Our band should dedicate the half time show to Robber Baron Leland Stanford.

Curly1918 18438 posts Joined: Aug 30, 2017

Posted 10:40 am on Oct 11, 2024

"Behind every great fortune there is a crime." Balzac

Link: https://medium.com/thesixfifty/lelands-legacy-how-a-robber-baron-built-stanford-sparked-silicon-valley-and-transformed-america-f8e2f9489650

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Our band should dedicate the half time show to Robber Baron Leland Stanford.Link Curly1918 10:40am · 10/11/24
- F the Stanfux and their band of tools.NT ND521 8:12pm · 10/11/24
- The author of that piece failed to mention Stanford grads, Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard...very TyroneIrish 2:59pm · 10/11/24
  - The source of my ire Link Curly1918 3:33pm · 10/11/24
    - The Stanford Band has been an extreme test of “Free Speech” ;-)…and that display you TyroneIrish 5:12pm · 10/11/24
      - My favorite “The Game” moment when I was doing grad work at Cal.Link Curly1918 7:34pm · 10/11/24
        
        My BIL is a Cal grad...and attorney...doesn't get too worked up about the Stanford Band, and has TyroneIrish 7:56pm · 10/11/24
        
        He’s right. That game is the highest moment for Cal football. Curly1918 8:23am · 10/12/24
      - Here's the Stanford Band playing "All Right Now", one of their staples.NTLink Irishize 5:47pm · 10/11/24
        
        Thanks for that... TyroneIrish 6:38pm · 10/11/24
- Will Musk U, Bezos college and Gates Academy one day be playing for the CFB playoff championship?NT LanceManion 11:48am · 10/11/24
  - I would live and die with the Musk Oxes.NT Irishize 4:55pm · 10/11/24
    - It sells itselfNT LanceManion 7:57pm · 10/11/24
- Stanford students voted to change to the "Robber Barons" in the 70s after changing from the Indians Turkish 11:31am · 10/11/24
  - On a side note, Valparaiso University switched from Crusaders to Beacons ELP 11:46am · 10/11/24

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