Mount Pleasant Magazine Sept/Oct 2014

spent the earliest years of my life in a baseball neighborhood.

While other kids shot hoops and tossed a football around once the long, lazy days of summer were over

and we returned to school, the Gutman brothers, Cootie Bug Markow and I insisted that there was only one

game in town. The way I remember it, we were in the driveway between the even side of Williams Avenue

and the odd side of Forrest Avenue in far north Philadelphia 365 days a year, throwing around a beat up base-

ball and racing around a makeshift diamond, all the while pretending we were people named Gene Freese,

Joe Koppe and Harry Anderson.

If you never heard of those guys, you’re not alone. The South is college football country, and that’s what our cover,

featuring original art by Dana Coleman, is all about. Have you ever wondered who’s inside those mascot costumes at the

University of South Carolina and Clemson University? Check out the article on page 52. Some of your questions will be

answered while others will remain a mystery.

Also in this issue, we’ll give you a look at Wando High School football and a local resident who makes collars

for Boo and The General, names more recognizable to you, I’m sure, than the aforementioned Phillies – they’re the

Citadel mascots.

There’s much more to read in this edition of Mount Pleasant Magazine, of course, from a unique look at Hurricane

Hugo – 25 years later – to Dragon Boats and breast cancer prevention; restaurants with a farm-to-table philosophy;

and suggestions on how to remodel your kitchen and bathroom. You’ll also enjoy a look at some Sullivan’s Island homes

carved out of World War II bunkers. And don’t forget to vote in our Best of Mount Pleasant competition.

If you get a chance, check out something called the World Series. It’s scheduled to start on Oct. 22, the Wednesday

before Clemson hosts Syracuse and USC visits Auburn. Who knows? You might like it.

– BRIAN SHERMAN

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