Jefferson Starship

Something funny happened at practice on Monday that I would like to relate to all of you. Paul "Phatty" Regan, a name you should recognize from the men's team entry video, was on campus to talk about the Peace Corps and he dropped by the pool. He asked us if we still watched the men's team entry video and revealed the secret identity of "Package." I forget his name. BUT, he was a freshman that year and just happened to be walking by Nourse while they were filming the video. According to AC, he swam the 50 at MIACs and disqualified because he missed the wall on the flip turn, but still won his heat. The reasoning behind the nickname? In the first few days of practice, AC referred to him as "the complete package." According to Phatty, the women's team never really bought this explanation.

However, the true reason for this post is what happened after we discussed the men's team entry video. Phatty joked that he had several AC stories to tell and asked if we had heard the starship story. Andy nervously laughed and said, no, he doesn't tell that story anymore. I inquired as to whether this might be the Jefferson Starship story. Andy spun around and looked at me and asked how I knew the story. "Elliot" was all I said. Later, he told Mamoru that it's a story from his foolish youth and that he should ask me to tell him the story.

So - AC now knows that we know. He also used to tell the men's team the starship story, but subsequently decided that it was a bad idea. That was one unnecessary practice that was WELL worth it.