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To: Tomato who wrote (9147)	3/31/1999 3:05:00 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Respond to of 62549

A great story from country singer, recently turned bluegrass artist Steve Earle: I met Bill Monroe several years ago. He wrote "God bless you" on my album, then told me to get a haircut. Monroe had a very dry sense of humor. The most famous Monroe New York story is he went to Carnegie Deli, and they got him a bagel and cream cheese. And he finished it and said, "That's the worst donut I've ever had." Now Monroe had been to New York hundreds of times, but people in Nashville will tell that story as if Bill Monroe was some kind of rube who didn't know the difference between a bagel and a donut. But that's the way his humor was, you either got it or you didn't.

To: Tomato who wrote (9147)	3/31/1999 3:36:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62549

Oh, but as an urban legend, it's so tearjerking. The power of myth often trumps the banality of truth.

To: Tomato who wrote (9147)	3/31/1999 4:21:00 PM
From: david james	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62549

Well, its not quite total bull, but the real one isn't quite as humorous stanford.edu The Stanfords returned to America in May and, before proceeding to Palo Alto, visited Cornell, Yale, Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They talked with President Eliot of Harvard about three ideas: a university at Palo Alto, a large institution in San Francisco combining a lecture hall and a museum, and a technical school. They asked him which of these seemed most desirable and President Eliot answered, a university. Mrs. Stanford then asked him how much the endowment should be, in addition to land and buildings, and he replied, not less than $5 million. A silence followed and Mrs. Stanford looked grave. Finally, Mr. Stanford said with a smile, "Well, Jane, we could manage that, couldn't we?" and Mrs. Stanford nodded her assent.