Are there any former students or Old Ags who worked on Bonfire back when it was on campus that visit this website? If so, please reply! I really want to interview a former Bonfire worker!

What for?

It's just for my own personal enjoyment. I'm a big supporter/fan of Bonfire. I went to the Bonfire exhibit that was put together in honor of the 10-year anniversary of the collapse. While I was viewing that, I overheard some men talking about back when they worked on Bonfire so I walked over to them and asked if they worked on it and they said yes. I asked if I could interview them and they said yes. I asked them what they think of the Bonfire tradition, if they think it should continue, what they think of Student Bonfire, etc. I actually got lucky because they were the student workers of the 1963 Aggie Bonfire and that was the year that it was cancelled because of President Kennedy's assassination.

I'm wanting to interview other former students who worked on Bonfire to ask them similar questions and to see what working on Bonfire was and still is like. This is just for my own personal enjoyment to watch.

Would you be interested? I would very much appreciate it! I grew up around A&M and Bonfire and went to it as a child and still have a very strong interest in it.

You could always come out once Cut starts again in the fall.

Why ask when you can do? Nothing much has changed about swinging an axe at a tree or carrying logs with human power in the last several thousand years. Experience will teach much more than merely listening to the experiences of others. More so in the case of Bonfire, considering how much is dorm/outfit specific and how much isn't discussed regarding those group-specific experiences with those from outside.

What Nav and ThatGuy said. The experience will teach you SO much more about what Bonfire is really about.




On a different note, I spoke with a number of people who worked on the '63 Bonfire at the 12th Man Foundation tailgate for the Cotton Bowl. I wore a Student Bonfire shirt, they started asking questions. I wanted to hear about their experiences, but they were more interested in what the current organization has become.

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I wore a Student Bonfire shirt, they started asking questions.

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Can't tell you how many times that's happened to me as well, and often in completely random places.

Howdy,
I worked on the on campus bonfire.

I would be happy to answer any questions that you may have.

Rebel-E91,

May I get your email address please to email you to discuss this in more detail?

Thanks!

[This message has been edited by Rebel-E91 (edited 1/27/2011 8:33a).]

Howdy-

i think if u post your email you will get more responses. just a thought.

Or just ask questions here.

I was a crew chief in the early 1990s. Feel free to ask me any questions, too.

Zeke1995- Could I have your email address please to get further into detail?

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Let me know when you get it so I can take it down from here.

[This message has been edited by Zeke1995 (edited 2/7/2011 9:27a).]

Zeke1995- I got your email address and sent you an email...