"Dear Mom" (Letters from College)

[JonoBN41]

Letter Number 6

April 12, 1972

Dear Mom,
You won’t believe this but I called the Mercedes place today and they said that a new window costs $20.00! That price does not include installation either. I’m sure glad I’m covered. Last night two Brothers, Big Swamp, and I sat out in the parking lot with baseball bats trying to catch these guys. We didn’t see them. A lot of stuff gets ripped off each week here. Last Sat. night Jerry’s convertible roof was slashed and his speakers stolen. The next night they took his tire. He went to Dean Rose to complain about the security. Needless to say, he didn’t get any satisfaction and left with a few choice words. We plan to hide out this weekend again.
We’re (the fraternity) going up to the Cape this Sat. night to have a party and watch the launch the next day. I can’t wait to see one of those things take off! When my friends came down we took a NASA tour of the Cape. The bus broke down out in the middle of nowhere (it’s a big place) and we had to wait 45 minutes for another one. But we did see the rocket on the pad and the third largest building in the world and the crawler with 8 tracks of 52 cleats each – each weighing 1 ton apiece. I’m mad I can’t photograph the launch.
Well, I’m going to 7-11 and then to bed. I enclosed all the papers I think you need. By the way, send me another $100 dollars, OK? Thanks.
Love,
Jon