Word: kegs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...next night--Independence Day--a dozen or so soldiers held a hot-dog cookout around the picnic table. A radio blared music while the soldiers played Wiffle ball and drained a keg of beer. Although 21 is the legal drinking age in Kentucky, younger troops--like the 18-year-old Glover--downed many beers that night. A staff sergeant on duty in the barracks did nothing to halt the illegal drinking. Glover and Winchell kept away from each other, one soldier said, and there was no overt hostility between them. As midnight drew closer, the keg dribbled dry. Glover began...
...When we enter the building, we see folks strewn about the foyer and stairs, and we eventually find our way to the correct corridor. The party is winding down a bit, but still has ample attendees. The keg is definitely the sketchiest observed of the evening, as it is being kept in a garbage can, which is still accepting trash even with the keg inside. The guy serving is straddling it. Feeling the freedom that comes from having almost reached my goal, I dance a bit with Team Tag-along. Being on his home turf, Quadling Tad is pursued more...
...while The Game is a significant contest for the players involved, it is, and always has been as much--or more--about the events surrounding The Game than the football game itself. It's Harvard meeting Yale. Whether it be in the parking lot, at the keg party or across the chess board, the events surrounding the game make the occasion such a festival. It's an opportunity for people who wouldn't otherwise be somewhere near center-stage to shine, in the band, on the radio dial, wherever. For that, The Game is, indeed, worth caring for, worth going...
With school out early, about 50 kids gather in the backyard of the home of a sophomore. There's talk of a keg in the basement, and a steady stream of hopefuls goes downstairs to check it out. They return, disappointed that there's no keg but sporting Cokes spiked with bourbon. There's more smoke in the air than in a New York City bar, and not all of it comes from cigarettes. In a corner of the yard, three kids are smoking marijuana...
...punch event--meant to introduce potential members to current members of the Owl--began in the Owl basement with a keg and some champagne. Then group headed for the cruise...