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Originally posted by xtc
first of all, greetings.
now, as for the toast song, i think that it should stay as is. i also feel like whoever challenges the toast song has the right to do so. whether or not i will sing it other than the way it was originally written is another question.
i too feel like some traditions need to die, but those sentiments are mostly aimed at bad and morally defunct traditions, not rich traditions that are simply outdated and and inapplicable due to a change in demographics. of course that happens to some traditions, but isnt that what makes them worth a damn in the first place? isnt that what its about? remembering and observing the simple and humble existence from which we have come? being able to sing the same song that H. Roe Bartle sang and sharing the same grip that Frank Reed Horton gave to other brothers in our past and being able to connect with the past?
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Uh, realize that we AREN'T singing the same song that H. Roe Bartle sang. Back then, it only had one verse. The second one came out in the 60s.
Also, don't be too sure that we use the same grip that FRH. I've had some long time alum inform me at Nationals that our current grip is NOT our original one. That it was originally based on the then current boy scout handshake. (but this is something I plan on researching more)