i've not really had the chance to really follow much of the glenbrook north hazing thing, although i've noticed it sure is wild and i sort of wish that i was still in high school so that i could go to glenbrook south-glenbrook north games and engage in cheers such as "sal-mon whack-ers (clap, clap, clapclapclap)" or "pig in-tes-tines (clap, clap, clapclapclap)" or yell mildly offensive things such as "why don't you go get drunk and throw poop at each other!?!"

anyway, i found out today my true connection to the event. (my only previous connection was having a sister who went to middle school with one of the senior girls, a pretty strong connection indeed.) apparently, it turns out that the home at which the junior girls got liquored up before getting beaten up was the same home where i attended a post-fifth grade graduation pool party. (younger sister of my classmate is apparently one of the junior girls. mother of junior [her name, mary spiwak, is public] did not purchase the beer, but did offer a venue for its consumption.)

apparently, mom and junior girl are also interviewed in the current edition of people of some other publication, discussing the injustices or the horror of the whole ordeal or something. go field middle school.

i think i can safely consider myself a fringe celebrity with a connection like this.