"The Last Stop" by Brian Cable

On the essay "The Last Stop," Brian Cable observed a mortuary.  My feelings on this essay are in the middle.  I feel like I'm being pulled to both sides.  I really enjoyed his approach on the subject: the layout and organization. On the other hand, I did not like his topic. A mortuary? Maybe I'm just proving his point, but I would rather not hear about someone touching a dead corpse.

The way Brian Cable approached his essay "The Last Stop" was really enjoyable.  I loved the analysis first followed by the description.  His introduction was probably one of the best that I've read in a while. It really drew me in.  His description of the undertaker was like one from a movie.  I just pictured this ugly, pointy-nosed guy (Snape??). He described everything he saw extremely well.

Maybe it was the subject of death or maybe it was the talk of touching a dead body, I did not want to hear about a mortuary.  I recently had a family member die and this story just reminded me of how I would not want anyone to touch her dead corpse.  It's disrespectful. I realize that I am proving his point of not wanting to think about or hear about death, but I would just rather live my life in the moment not thinking of life after death and enjoy myself.

"At Ole Miss, the Tailgaters Never Lose" by William L. Hamilton

Though I've never had the opportunity to participate in the excitement of a tailgate, I can see the similarities of an Ole Miss tailgate compared to an Auburn tailgate.  Being a member of the Auburn Flag Line, I've never had that much time before the game to tailgate.  We have to be dressed and ready about two hours prior to the game, but even without participating I can still feel and see the excitement all around.  While I walk through the streets in my sequined uniform, I pass hundreds of tents. Auburn fans have set up their TVs, so they can watch the game.  Like in Hamilton's observations, most girls are wearing newly bought dresses, and guys are either dressed nice or have paint on their chests.  

Like the Ole Miss tradition of their band playing at the Grove, The Auburn University Marching Band (AUMB) plays at Tiger Walk, and the AUMB plays a spirit march.  At Tiger Walk the half of the AUMB plays the fight song along with other songs for the Auburn Football Team as they walk from the busses to the stadium.  At the Spirit march, the band breaks off into four parts and we march from four corners and meet on the corner of S Donahue and the stadium. This is just another similarity of Auburn and Ole Miss. 

In Hamilton's story, he mentioned some cheers that the Rebels fans cheered around the stadium.  This reminded me of all the cheers we learned at Camp War Eagle.  They are the cheers we chant in the stands during the game and at the pep rallies. Some of our cheers are Bodda Getta, Two Bits, and Track 'Em.  Auburn and Ole Miss are similar in many ways.  In particular the tailgaters at Ole Miss and Auburn always know how to have a good time. Whether the team wins or loses, they party.