OK, sounds cheesy now, but in 1985, Miami Vice was all the rage. As most college students do, we planned to raise some of our funds for our first fundraiser – for St. Brigit’s Soup Kitchen – by hosting an on-campus pub at Bert's Bar (now the Ob). But we were not content to just stick posters up around campus and pray for a good turnout. No indeed – we managed to persuade two TV broadcasting students – and our tv production prof, Ron Nieman -- to help us produce a promotional video for our pub. Shooting took place around the campus, and an entire weekend (and a few all-nighters) were spent in the production studio cutting together the finished product. We toured the campus with a VCR and TV, playing our video for anyone who would watch. Tickets – at a mere $1 apiece – began to fly. It was a sellout event – and a few budding TV stars were born!
I’d love to show you the video, but youtube wants to strip out the soundtrack as we used a few copyrighted songs (I guess you'll have to come to our reunion to see it!). I will just leave you with this image: two cool cats in sharp suits and shades prowling the campus to try to determine “who killed that unfortunate 2-4 at Bert’s Bar”…. Like I said, cheesy…
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