What they do to John Harvard's foot...

gadad
Tue, 19 May 2009 08:31:01 +0000

The funniest thing to me is that the band plays for Primal Scream. Yeah, the band - in uniforms and all! And townies come out to watch like it’s the St. Patrick’s Day parade or something. Be forewarned though - everyone I know who first came out for it expecting something arousing came away proclaiming the spectacle kind of gross.

Regarding the foot - whether intended or not, the ritual smacks of the old aura of privilege associated with Harvard and the notion that those who enjoy privilege have the authority to - metaphorically or, in this case, literally - pee on the “common people” of society. But FWIW, I’ve read the the first order of business for the Grounds Crew at 7:00 each morning is to wash down the foot in preparation for the day’s tourists.