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Originally Posted by Chung Tran
Seriously? They showed Deep Throat in the Student Union? How many people watched? How many girls?
I can't imagine a University showing Porn in 2020!
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yes, packed auditorium, about 50-50.
for a yr or two, there were all kinds of student groups showing movies in the various auditoriums on UT campus. soon after Deep Throat and Behind the Green Door were shown, UT officials said "well, maybe that wasnt such a good idea." and just Student Union and Student Government groups were allowed to do so.
on saturday mornings, another university auditorium was the site of the "Saturday Morning Fun Club" - 40s & 50s news trailers followed by cartoons then a 50s or 60s hollywood western, comedy, sci-fi.
all accompanied by the wafting haze from all those doobies.
those were wild days!! (that's when a "dime bag" really cost 10 dollars!)
another of their great ideas - allow 70,000 hippies into Memorial Stadium for an all day "Barn Dance & BBQ". concert lineup included Santana and ended with ZZ Top. many holes in the playing field, torn out bathrooms, and other mischievous acts. again, officials said "well, ...."