For several glorious years of my life, the last weekend of April/first weekend of May was a major holiday. The incomparable Calf Fry in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Live Red Dirt music. Dancing. Drinking. Laughing. Pancakes at IHOP at 3 in the morning. Our favorite security guard, Wally. Forgetting about upcoming finals. Friends. Fun. A house full of people sleeping it off. The great outdoors. Usually mud was involved. It was everything good.
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| First Calf Fry - 2004 |
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| Funniest night of my life - Calf Fry 2006 |
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| Three of my best friends from high school - Calf Fry 2005 |
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| Talk about looking young....BFF and me....2004 |
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| He was very excited - 2006 |
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| The New Mexicans - 2006 (night 1) |
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| Happy couple - 2006 |
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| Meeting Alex Weeden |
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| 2006...the girls who stayed in our 2 bedroom apt (plus the guy taking the picture) |
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| 2009-ish? |
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| Trailerpark Bryan made friends with the afro - 2006 |
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| We all got the white memo. |
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| Calf Fry 2006 pre-party |
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| Calf Fry 2004 - The NM crew |
And now, 10 years to the day after my very first Calf Fry, I think that it is time I finally retire the holiday. I'll do so with memories I will never forget. The funniest night of my life, hands down, happened there. While in college, we blew off finals, snuck out of a relay for life, and pulled vehicles out of mud to get there.
Some of my favorite quotes and inside jokes happened on these weekends. "You saw nothing!" "If you throw pickles at him, he'll stop playing." "But the Australians liked us on the real world!" "I don't know the guy on the couch, but make him leave before you do and don't let him steal the silver wear."
There was great music. Chris LeDoux. Miranda Lambert. Daryl Worley (who was equally cool in Ihop when Cole announced him to the restaurant). Cross Canadian Ragweed about 100 times. Jason Bowlin. Eli Young Band. Randy Rogers Band. Everything good.
So, you crazy college kids, I'm giving her to you. You've got big shoes to fill. Lots of fun to live up to. Great memories to make. Don't waste the opportunity. Do us proud.
