Remember 99

Tomorrow night would have been the night the traditional on-campus Fightin' Texas Aggie Bonfire would have been lit in preparation for the A&M/Texas game on Friday afternoon. Last night, the off-campus bonfire was lit (see picture below). While the experience will never be the same, I am glad the tradition lives on in some fashion.



The Bryan College Station Eagle reported that about 3,000 students and alumni attended the bonfire last night.

Bonfire has been moved off campus and out of the county since the 1999 bonfire collapse. To give you some idea what it took to build the ol'bonfire, I have attached a video of the 1994 bonfire, which collapsed (no injuries), and was rebuilt in time for the lighting. Because the 94 Bonfire collapsed so slowly, all the students were able to get off the stacks before anyone was hurt.