CAPITAL TIMES, October 4, 1989
Exclusive
Sondra Kinsey
Capital Times Staff
The Nittany Lion has changed his skin
this year. The Lion, who has never
before been known to talk, granted the
Capital Times the following exclusive
interview.
Q: We noticed your new birthday suit at
Orientation this year. What made you
decide to make the change?
A: Well, actually I didn't. The S.G.A.
decided for me.
Q: What was wrong with the old one?
A: I'd had it for seven years and it was
mostly just getting old. My dentures
were falling out; my tail was coming
off; my legs were rubbed raw. The thing
that bothered me most was that my old
skin was so hot and heavy. I felt
feverish all the time. This nevi one is
just dandy.
Q: We didn't realize a public figure like
yourself had so many problems. Just
how much interaction do you have with
the public?
A: I always go to Orientation. Then,
there are the basketball and volleyball
games, the lecture series, the ice cream
social and a couple other events as they
come up. The XGIs like me to go
along with them over to the Hershey
Medical Center to visit the pediatric
unit. They love me over there. That's
where I get my tail pulled, sometimes
my leg.
Q: Besides the skin weight, what else is
different about the new. you?
A: Fm a little bigger than I used to be.
When I'm standing my tallest, I'm about
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6'2" and weigh 250 pounds. My helmet
skull is bigger, too. We college
personalities need more brain room, you
know.
My tail ligaments are braced. And
they replaced my dentures with implants.
Would you believe the people who do
the suturing wanted to lay my ears down
and do away with my incisors! They
said I would be too scary. But I insisted
on the erect ears and fangs. I didn't want
those kids at the Medical Center to think
I was a puppy!
Q: How do you plan to take care of
yourself in the future?
A: The same way I have in the past. I
go back home to Clearfield Furs once a
year for touch-ups and tuck-ups.
Q: What about the mental adjustments
related to both your recent surgery and
lifestyle as a Nittany Lion? With all the
internal and external changes, along with
your Santa Claus-like übiquitousness, do
you ever have conflicts over identity
issues?
A: Probably not as many as you might
think. Whenever I feel stressed, I go
hang out in a closet by myself
somewhere to get in touch with who I
am.
Q: If it's not too personal, may we ask
how much your reconstruction cost?
A: Sure. I think the total bill was
about $550.
Q: Wow! That's a lot of money. Do
you think your hide is worth it?
A: What do you take me for? I'm a
Somebody. Of course I do.
Interviewer: Well, thank you for your
time.
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Mark Olenick
Capital Times Contributor
On Sept. 16 and 17, Harrisburg
International Airport held it's annual
airshow. As in many of the past years it
managed to rain as least one of the two
day on which it was held. Fortunately
for the crowd, it was clear and sunny on
the day that the U.S. Air Force
Thunderbirds were scheduled to perform
their areal acrobatic show. The
Thunderbirds performed for
approximately 45 minutes. During this
time they displayed various types of
flying formations, high speed
manuevers, and a spectacular Mach 2
flyby of the grand stand.
Besides the Thunderbirds, there were
two other stunt flying teams. They
were; The Holiday Inn and French
Connection. Both flying teams
performed their manuevers in modified
bi-planes although they did not posess
the raw horsepower like the F-16's jets
which the Thunderbirds used, their grace
and agility more than compensated for
the lack of ponies they had under the
hood.
Stunt flying wasn't the only event at
the airshow this year. Their were
numerous stationary displays of various
aircraft and military equipment. And of
course the armed forces were there
plugging for new recruits. I managed to
avoid the recruiters. The display of
planes included World War II bombers,
modern fighter/attack jets and the
infamous B-2 Stealth Bomber. As I
approached the B-2 for a closer look a
guard stopped me and said, "no one is
allowed past the rope." As I walked
away I thought back, "I guess the blonde
haired lady with big hoop earrings
sitting in the B-2 cockpit was only a
figment of my imagination.
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