Crew+Wars+History

=The Great Crew Bears Story= The Great Crew Bears Story Click the above story -- it is really really funny -- and is it true?

=Crew Wars History - FCDD=



=2003 -- FIRST INSTALLMENT=

The Saga of "The Great Crew Wars of 2003"
The Great Wars of 2003 began Tuesday, 11 February 2003, with a surprise sneak attack by the HC "...ing Webelos" on the SC Phantoms headquarters. The Webelos plastered their "Arrow of Light" logo on the Phantom's candy pumpkin, taped a mini rubber chicken across the top, taped the Everything Box shut, and branded the Phantom's oranges with the WB logo in sharpie! War was declared in one swift unprovoked attack. The following night, the Hampshire College "....ing Webelos" were caught offguard by a sneak attack from the SC Phantom swat team. The sick and twisted HC crew couldn't figure out how the SC crew gained access to their locked and secret spaces. All job folders and all gel folders -- all stapled shut or taped shut. SC logos (about 60) distributed over all locks, in all folders, over sound & liting equipment, in mop and bucket, and around the chicken's neck. They tortured the FCDD production manager to no avail. She would only say, "If I knew who did it, I would never tell you! Go ahead torture me with more chocolate; I won't talk! Yes, I would give them (SC-ers) my keys gladly to retaliate against the "....ing Webelos." " I love both sides equally!!! Tonight retaliation is expected in the SC headquarters. But...the SC Phantoms knows the HC "...ing Webelos"'s weakest spot --Friday will be a day of reckoning at Hampshire. Remember, no destructive or malicious tricks allowed.

=INSTALLMENT # 2 -- 2003=

then this happened (from smith about what they were planning next against hampshire)

"we're going for the chicken...we're gonna kidnap the chicken for an hour, take pictures of it wearing smith bikinis, then leaving the pictures all over backstage, and then we'll return the chicken. "

"p/s we tried bribing the chicken location out of CJ but she won't talk...."

and it went on and on.....

=2006 final INSTALLMENT -- FROM THE CHICKEN'S POINT OF VIEW.=

Dear Crew,

It is time that I retire from my crew-mascot position for the Hampshire Dance Program.

As many of you know, I began my position as the original mascot in the fall of 1987, having been donated to the booth by my first lighting designer, Jerry Stockman from UMass. During the ensuing seventeen years, I have watched so many of you (hundreds) learn the ropes (RRCCFF) (CCCC) (SSSQ) (FFOB), and grow, and have fun. You’ve dressed me up and included in your clever and sick jokes. I’ve been Baby, Barbie, Bandit, Madonna, so many many lives and personae.

The Great Crew Wars 2003 was a turning point in my career. Being abducted by the Smith College dance crew was scary, but exciting. I’d never been on the “outside” before. I got to meet my friends at K-B Toys, learn about money at the Bank of Boston, get weighed-in at Stop & Shop and meet my dear departed relatives in frozen foods. I went to KFC and learned that I could have my own bucket! Then they took me to the liquor store, got me drunk, ran over me, and did terrible things to me with that rabbit in the back seat of a pick-up truck. But I am not a victim; I am a survivor! I ended up pregnant (as you fall HCFF crew know) and delivered a brood of healthy baby chicks (crew chicken-bears) yesterday to this year’s HC Winter Concert crew.

I want to travel now in my retirement. I want to be a real CHICKEN-TO-GO! My hope is to travel to all the Five College Dance Dept. concerts and secretly infiltrate the booths and backstage at SC, MHC, UM, and of course back to visit old HC. Who knows – maybe I’ll even get to visit AC sometime when Kathy is there. I hear there’s some Festival over at Smith next week and I want to go!!! It’s time to fly, and Jean Baxter says you crew are always ready to help me take to wing!

My daughter Chiquita will be taking my place as crew-mascot at Hampshire, and I know you will treat her “well”. Paint her nails, cut her hair, show her the sick and wonderful backstage world!

By the way – I hear there’s going to be a Name-the-Chicken Contest. None of you ever guessed my one true name – and now it’s time. More about that later….

fondly,

THE CHICKEN