u/muphasta

Back in the early 2000s, my wife mentioned that George Michael (GM) was on her top 5 must see list. So when his 25 Alive tour was announced, I knew I had to step up and get her great seats.

I found out that one must be a member of the GM Fan Club in order to get in on the ticket pre-sale, so I ponied up the $40 and joined the club.

I wanted this to be a night to remember so I kicked down $600 for two floor seats to the opening night of the tour in San Diego. Since her birthday and our anniversary are just 6 days apart, this would be a gift for both occasions. Things were tight back then for us, and this was a big extravagance.

Shortly before the tour, a rather large box arrived. I didn't remember ordering anything, and one can imagine my surprise to find two GM 25 Alive backpacks and 2 silicone bracelets with USB drives tucked into them. The USB drives contained 25 music videos.

To this day, that was one of the greatest shows we've attended, and we are both so happy we got to see him, before it was too late.

https://preview.redd.it/centhrhco62h1.jpg?width=2448&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=818c4c04aeb3379d9063c83ae1af76e808c13736

https://preview.redd.it/6rrkkshco62h1.jpg?width=3264&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2b79b3417dadc32d5925659c758b0b0e1b015186

https://preview.redd.it/xk4yfrhco62h1.jpg?width=2448&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=366207175f7d871bdff44e845ffe3382d94391b8

https://preview.redd.it/p4cu7rhco62h1.jpg?width=2448&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c4762e937a636dd6cd0d2692dfbba5b88b3244a

I've looked at the various forums for how to tell year of manufacture, but it seems to me that I may have one of those gray area "right after WWII" models.

The s/n is a 4 digit number starting w/a 6. No letters, just 4 numbers.

From what I've seen, there were a few 39A models made right after the war with a round barrel (vice octagonal) with the 4 digit s/n.

Thanks in advance.

https://preview.redd.it/64jufa27y60h1.jpg?width=5644&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a8b54ba69ba57d12a6a7fa0765234865a9c87194

My son loves camping and hates social media so I'm doing the legwork.

Should he bring his own camping gear (tent/sleeping bag/etc) or is gear available to check out/rent on campus?

I was able to grab the December SMS exclusive (Little Debby Christmas snack cake design) and I ordered April's just now.

https://preview.redd.it/vxqf5b3yz4yg1.png?width=316&format=png&auto=webp&s=6004bfcfbe7e4006530d9de05a02394ffdd04705

The image reminds me of where I grew up in rural Michigan, surrounded by farm fields.

I searched, but most posts are several years old.

In case my kid (incoming freshman) wants to have a wired connection for a streaming device/game system/etc. and his computer, can he connect a switch? I always prefer a wired connection when possible.