Message-ID: <32011162.1075853151157.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 03:26:00 -0700 (PDT) From: kenrcars@aol.com Subject: Re: FW: Wagon Crash Cc: ewhite4057@aol.com, eric_grier@yahoo.com, randy.shockey.b3jp@statefarm.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bcc: ewhite4057@aol.com, eric_grier@yahoo.com, randy.shockey.b3jp@statefarm.com X-From: KenRCars@aol.com@ENRON X-To: carson@us.ibm.com, Carson, Mike X-cc: EWHITE4057@aol.com, eric_grier@yahoo.com, randy.shockey.b3jp@statefarm.com X-bcc: X-Folder: \MCARSON2 (Non-Privileged)\Carson, Mike\Inbox X-Origin: Carson-M X-FileName: MCARSON2 (Non-Privileged).pst That is real good....Kenny In a message dated 10/25/01 9:45:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, carson@us.ibm.com writes: << Subj: Re: FW: Wagon Crash Date: 10/25/01 9:45:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: carson@us.ibm.com (Chuck Carson) To: Mike.Carson@enron.com (Carson, Mike) CC: kenrcars@aol.com Mike, Check your email address for Ken "Carson, Mike" on 10/25/2001 04:04:08 PM To: , , , , Chuck Carson/Dallas/IBM@IBMUS, cc: Subject: FW: Wagon Crash I received this from an OU fan! > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Boyd @ENRON > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 3:47 PM > To: Mike Coats; Carson, Mike > Subject: FW: Wagon Crash > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sean Sherman > > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 3:01 PM > > To: Jason Jones; Thad Miguez > > Subject: FW: Wagon Crash > > > > > > > > Manhattan, KS (AP)- Tragedy has struck the sporting world yet again. > > > In a scene that has become all too familiar to sports fans, one > person > > was killed and several others were injured as the bandwagon carrying > > > thousands of life-long Kansas State Wildcat fans ran out of control > when > > all but two people jumped off. The name of the deceased has not been > > > released, > > pending notification of his immediate family. He is believed to be a > > > former > > Dallas > > Cowboys/Chicago Bulls/New York Mets fan, who was attempting a leap > to the > > Oklahoma > > bandwagon. > > The incident seems to have been caused by a 31-24 loss to Texas A&M > > Saturday afternoon. > > "You hear about things like this in other towns, but I never thought > it > > would happen here" said Bruce Snead, mayor of Manhattan. > > Preliminary police reports indicated the wagon, which was recently > > purchased from a dealer in Tallahassee, Fla., was in poor working > > condition and could not handle the load from the hoards of Wildcat > fans > > that had climbed aboard. > > "We were getting concerned that this might happen after the loss to > > Oklahoma," said Manhattan Police Chief Fitzgerald High. "We really > > became concerned after the CU game, but there were still only a few > > folks jumping off here and there. Then came Saturday's loss and they > all > > jumped...the horror!" > > The incident was not without heroes. Kansas State quarterback Ell > > Roberson, without regard for his own life, attempted to throw a rope > to > > the bandwagon's driver to help bring the vehicle under control. > > Unfortunately, Roberson drastically under threw the driver, catching > the > > axle of the bandwagon instead, and was unable to hold on to the > rope, > > fumbling away his opportunity to aid those in need. > > K-State's Mark Dunn attempted a similar effort, but his throw was > > intercepted by a nearby tree, never to reach the bandwagon driver. > > Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder could not be reached for > comment. > > > > > Notice: This information is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain privileged and/or confidential > material. Any retransmission, dissemination, review or other use of, > or taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or > entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you > receive this transmission in error, please contact the sender, destroy > this message and delete the material from any computer system, > electronic storage, logs, archives, or other media. Information in > this message that does not relate to the official business of Local > Oklahoma Bank shall be understood as neither provided by nor endorsed > by the Bank. > >>