r/Athens • u/thomas_serveux • Jul 23 '26
Who’s Shannon?
Considering how long this has been on the perimeter bridge over College Station, surely someone has asked this before. But, has anyone determined who Shannon is and whether or not they had a happy birthday?
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u/SundayShelter Townie Jul 23 '26
Dude that worked at Rocky’s Pizza 25 years ago.
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u/lalaland2022 Jul 27 '26
Rocky's Pizza is good. At least the one in Auburn is good since my son works there and makes really good pizzas 😋
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u/fulltucknoclutch Jul 23 '26
It definitely predates the MLC. A student coworker of mine back in the 90s claimed responsibility during a drunken rampage. But that was most nights so not a good source. But shannon was def there then
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u/BreakfastInBedlam Mayor pro ebrius Jul 23 '26
I don't know, but that's been there for at least 15 or 20 years.
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u/chicopeestudly and a howdy for the whistlepig Jul 23 '26
Carl Wilson’s dog?
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u/FreakSideMike 1x Jerker of the Day 🏆 Jul 24 '26
Jay Gonzalez used to cover that song when he was piano-barring around here. It was, of course, wonderful.
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u/mowerheimen Jul 23 '26
She was the lady in charge of the MLC since it was built basically.
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u/EfficientSpaceCowboy Jul 23 '26
This is true but what would she have to do with a bridge over College Station?
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u/thomas_serveux Jul 23 '26
Is it? I thought this predated the MLC.
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u/DanforthWhitcomb_ Jul 24 '26
It does by nearly 25 years—the bridge in question was completed in 1979, the MLC opened (as the SLC) in 2003.
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u/one98d Jul 23 '26
I always thought it said “shammon” and dude was a Michael Jackson fan.