Who was Shorty Price?
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I'm going to try and get more this weekend at my granny's house.... and hopefully in the next few weeks I can get the full interview of him in the "vintage shorty" piece done by the newsman that someone posted off of youtube. My granny has the whole un-edited version on VHS and hopefully we can transfer it to a .mov or .avi file sometime soon.
"Morning attire" is black pants, cutaway coat with gray weskit and top hat. At Homecoming, all the law students wore it and Shorty matched us. He would also occasionally wear it for other games. "Drunk as a Lord" comes from Britain and is literally centuries old. I haven't looked it up, but, as I remember, it was a slur the MOP Commons used to describe the behavior of the House of Lords...<chuckle> Now you've done it. Now you'll have to explain morning attire.
p.s. - I haven't heard 'drunk as a lord' in quite a while, either.
If you look up in the stands behind KarmaQ's last photo, you'll see the law students in morning attire. I'm probably somewhere up there, since I remember that scene...
When I was a little girl, my mom had that record but it was destroyed. I have no idea what was on it, but it was the first time I remember hearing his voice. I'm searching for anything about him for my family, because all my cousins never got to know him. I think only one, maybe two of us were alive when he died. If you know anyone that has it and is willing to make a copy and send me the MP3, I will reimburse them for their time. I'm trying to put together info to pass down to my kids...his great grand kids... in order to keep his memory alive. Thanks, Jacquelyn
Oh wow! That's awesome! What was he doing.. or saying rather? I'm trying to get as much info about him as possible, things that family do not already know, or things they don't remember.
I remember my Mom and Dad chuckling about shorty, but I was to young to remember why. Later I began to understand, and saw the pics again, and the next thing I knew ""I was laughing too as a teenager".
I also remember a huge Bama fan that came back from Vietnam with a dis-figured face but was an awesome Bama fan, do you remember that gentlemans name? I think he ran for office at the time...
I met Shorty when he was driving through south Alabama. I was 15 and worked at a gas station. He came through and did not have any money, but needed gas.
He was a good salesman, because he convinced me to give him some gas for a signed Shorty Price book. I went home and told my dad of my great trade and conquest and he just shook his head and smiled.
I have to find that book.
He was a good salesman, because he convinced me to give him some gas for a signed Shorty Price book. I went home and told my dad of my great trade and conquest and he just shook his head and smiled.
I have to find that book.
You might be thinking of Charles Woods. He was burned in WWII, became a wealthy business man, and ran for governor. I remember seeing him in political commercials as a kid, and was very impressed with how successful he was despite such disfigurement. Here's more info Charles Woods - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
That rings true. I love similes, especially humourous ones, so unusual similes catch my eye and ear. I'm not sure if I ever remember anyone using "drunk as a Lord" in public speech, but I have seen it in print a few times.
Morning attire is all but gone now (Alas!), unless some retro movement resurrects it. The last public figures I remember seeing in morning attire were Reagan and the Japanese Prime Minister some time in the 80's. The tradition of law students wearing it to Homecoming games predates me, I think.
Did I mention that I love this thread? KarmaQ, thank you for the pictures. Please post more, and more often.
From the Drunktionary comes this: "Drunk as a lord - Especially in the 1700s and 1800s, men prided themselves in the amount of liquor they could consume at one sitting; overindulgence was considered a sign of gentility (perhaps because one could afford so much drink)"
Jacquelyn, thank you so much for taking the time to post this. I really enjoyed reading about your grandfather. Great to have you on-board, and look forward to hearing some more.
one of my favorite things at the homecoming parades when i was a kid (mid-70s) was watching the law school float go by. every one was dressed to the nines (not sure if it was "morning attire" or not, i always thought of them being in tux's and hats) and three sheets to the wind.
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Oh yeah. The Charterwoods guy. I vaguely remember my mom saying grandpa knew him. He opened up the behavioral health center a few miles from here... but I think it has a different name now. I don't remember if they knew each other personally or if it was just through political ties. Here's a good picture of him with his model t. http://www.daretodreamnetwork.net/images/woods_model_t.jpg
May as well have been. I don't believe he ever had a ticket to a game. Would just go in with the band or the cheerleaders.
My Brother and I were leaving Fred Sington's store before a game in the '70s and found Shorty staggering down the middle of 4th avenue. We stopped and poured him into the car and took him to Legion Field. He went into the stadium with the band.
I will definitely share all the info I get and as I remember things too. My granny is coming down with my aunt tomorrow and I'm going to hit her up for some stories. Just now, I remember one of the more popular family stories. It was from when he was drinking after the Alabama-Auburn game one year and he got into an argument with an Auburn fan. Grandpa pushed the Auburn fan to the limit and he picked grandpa up and slid him down the bar, breaking every glass on the way down. Grandpa got ....ed off and flipped him off as he was leaving the pub when the fan came up and shut the door, chopping off his middle finger. He stared at it for a little while, looked at my granny and said in a nonchalant manner, "Well... pick it up and lets go to the hospital."That rings true. I love similes, especially humourous ones, so unusual similes catch my eye and ear. I'm not sure if I ever remember anyone using "drunk as a Lord" in public speech, but I have seen it in print a few times.
Morning attire is all but gone now (Alas!), unless some retro movement resurrects it. The last public figures I remember seeing in morning attire were Reagan and the Japanese Prime Minister some time in the 80's. The tradition of law students wearing it to Homecoming games predates me, I think.
Did I mention that I love this thread? KarmaQ, thank you for the pictures. Please post more, and more often.
As for the morning attire, I wasn't aware it had a name. Learn something new everyday! He was buried in the suit on his second book. It looked like those, but it was made out of a material he picked out that has "Roll Tide" all over it. There was a tie made out of it too. My granny has a pillow that is made from the leftover material. We have all kinds of political campaign signs, hats, and books at my granny's house in the garage. She was married to him 20 years and her second husband, Kenny just died after 20 years of marriage too and she kept all that stuff after all these years. Some may remember, but she was actually the first woman to run for Governor. When Wallace planned to get around the rule about being elected governor consecutively, he wanted Lurleen to run. However, my granny was the first to actually run, but she was disqualified when a reporter found out how old she was. I'll try and get one of the handout cards that has a picture of them both (so cute) and it says, two hearts that beat as one. She was the quiet, level headed one of the two though he had pushed her to her limit once or twice too. My mom told me about when she was a kid and grandpa Shorty came in and kept on bugging the hell out of Granny. He kept on and kept on til finally her quiet, timidness started to wear thin. She said, "you don't stop... and you're gonna be sorry" or something to that effect. The point is, she warned him. He shut up because he knew she was serious. However, by the way my mom described it, his "hamster wheel" kept on turning and he couldn't keep his mouth shut and my granny immediately turned around and in one fluid movement whopped him upside the head with a frying pan while turning around and putting the pan on the stove to start cooking. Too bad we didn't have reality shows back then.
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