Possibly the most marking thing about New England as compared to the WildWildWest is how old stuff is out here. It’s crazy. The buildings. The sayings. The tradition. Having been to the East West and Europe, I can best describe the phenomenon with the controversial and infamous analogy: the East is to the West as Europe is to America.
No matter how you feel abt that loaded statement, the honest answer is that shit is just older out here. This got real deep when I stepped into the gym for the first time. No, the weights arent real old, ala st Marys cali, the are normal, maybe even up to date. But whats goes back (way bck) are the pictures of the teams over the years. Shit is deep, 1886 heavy gym team.
Back to the present day, im in NYC, university place, walking into heaven. Ok, not heaven, just Rugby. But i love it all the same. So i walk in, already wearing my rugby toggle, so fresh n o o so clean. But the interesting thing is that at the NYCrugby store, everyone dresses like 1886 heavy gym. all the employees are models, dipped in the bowties and knickers that they sell… its great. and the pics on the wall are really just the same pictures from Amherst. maybe that y i like it too, reminds me of my future alma mater. I got mad love for Amherst. Purps all day…
Im mad i lost my pics from the store but if u havent been peep it…. crazy
