theeagleman5 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Was anyone else offended that CBS sports listed ORU's most famous alumnus as KATHY LEE GIFFORD on the broadcast yesterday????....i mean, please.....i was the laughing stock at the bar...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 By the way....i sat next to Kathy Lee Epstein (name in those days) in two classes back in the early 70's and she wasn't that hot back then..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 I wasn't offended. I haven't walked a mile in her shoes. We both lived in Susie V. the first year it was open and she sang with the World Action Singers. We only had 1,100 students at the time and she was always a nice person. (that means we went to ORU together theeagleman5) Cody's house has helped a lot of children http://www.kathieleegifford.com/lamb04/ ... PRmesg.php I was more offended when during Founder's Day everyone that Dean Hamilton listed as famous alumni was a minister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Was anyone else offended that CBS sports listed ORU's most famous alumnus as KATHY LEE GIFFORD on the broadcast yesterday????....i mean, please.....i was the laughing stock at the bar...... Name a more famous alumni - alumnus - alumnae - person who graduated from ORU. Would you prefer Ned Flanders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManiacAlum Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 By the way....i sat next to Kathy Lee Epstein (name in those days) in two classes back in the early 70's and she wasn't that hot back then..... LOL. Seriously though, with all the stuff going on the last few months they probably did us a favor going the Kathie Lee/Matt Groening route. They could have tried to run the religious angle into the ground. But I did see a True Hollywood Story on Kathie Lee and she kinda disowned her time at ORU. Hater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted March 22, 2008 Author Share Posted March 22, 2008 I agree with Maniac...KLG has become an ORU hater....but i have no axe to gring against her...yeah, i would have preferred Ned Flanders....lol......and yes, Mom....i guess we did go to ORU together....i was on 5 Yellow of the mens dorm...it was Sesame Street my first year and then became Youngblood....but i got married after my soph year and moved off campus....that is a whole other regrettable story....LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted March 22, 2008 Author Share Posted March 22, 2008 who knows ORUmom...maybe we dated..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cletus Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 When CBS put up that little blip about Kathy Lee Gifford the Pitt fans I was with jokingly said, "Hey, Cletus, how come your name isn't there as a famous alumnus?" I replied, "Because I live in Lower Burrell PA just like you, come on!" We all laughed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg1984 Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 ms gifford did not speak kindly about oru and the rules would rather have them say taubert,law or luce as well known alumni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUalum Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 a hipper more current alum to mention would have been ryan tedder. you can't turn on a top 40 radio station and not hear his hit "apologize." what has kathie lee done in the last 20 years other than enslave a bunch of third world kids to make her clothes? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_3XRx8EnuI http://articles.latimes.com/2007/11/20/calendar/et-onerepublic20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Before we get too judgmental on Kathy Lee.....the former ORU culture and her not being welcomed at ORU had a lot to do with her attitude towards ORU. It was the result of "seeds planted". If that had been different, it is safe to assume that the ripple effect would have been different as well. I too would have liked Ryan Tedder ( OneRepublic). Wonder if we could get him to do a concert as a fundraiser at ORU? We could certainly pack the Mabee!! Maybe DJ Clay could be an opening act? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOLO_Gold Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Let's also not forget that maybe Kathy Lee was jaded for reasons that are not longer up in running at ORU. There's a new culture at ORU that is growing and maybe we should reach our hand out to her and invite her back to the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanic Eagle Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 would rather have them say taubert,law or luce as well known alumni I'm an alum and I have no idea who you're talking about, so they can't be that "well-known", much less "famous". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Let's also not forget that maybe Kathy Lee was jaded for reasons that are not longer up in running at ORU. There's a new culture at ORU that is growing and maybe we should reach our hand out to her and invite her back to the table. I totally agree and Frank Gifford would be a great name to have for a fundraising event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManiacVP Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 I agree with Maniac...KLG has become an ORU hater....but i have no axe to gring against her...yeah, i would have preferred Ned Flanders....lol......and yes, Mom....i guess we did go to ORU together....i was on 5 Yellow of the mens dorm...it was Sesame Street my first year and then became Youngblood....but i got married after my soph year and moved off campus....that is a whole other regrettable story....LOL Im living on the Blood right now Eagleman... what room did you live in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasgrip Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Im living on the Blood right now Eagleman... what room did you live in? I'm not Eagleman, but I was in the 2nd room on the right after the bathroom...can't remember the room #... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 ms gifford did not speak kindly about oru and the rules would rather have them say taubert,law or luce as well known alumni Some people might know Cliff Taulbert (who I also went to ORU with) because of his books and movies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifton_Taulbert Cliff was nominated for a Pulitzer prize. Ron Luce founded Teen Mania http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/08/22/gw ... ans/ Terry Law started Living Sound after graduating from ORU http://worldcompassion.tv/ While they all have done wonderful things, I don't think they have the name recognition of Kathy Lee, Ryan Tedder or Matt Groening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterns78 Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 a hipper more current alum to mention would have been ryan tedder. you can't turn on a top 40 radio station and not hear his hit "apologize." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_3XRx8EnuI http://articles.latimes.com/2007/11/20/calendar/et-onerepublic20 We know Ryan's parents and my wife was his mom's delivery nurse - she was there for his birth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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