Believe it or not, yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of Syracuse University’s final real MayFe — ahem — we mean SU Showcase. Remember (if you can) of the majesty that took place on Euclid Avenue and throughout the greater SU area. The streets were more packed than the mosh pits at a Justin Beiber concert, and the beer flowed to the triumphant beats of Dr. Dre blaring off someone’s front porch. Beer pong became the sport of choice, uniting friends, foes and the occasional random-guy-from-across-the-street-who-you-might-be-friends-with-on-Facebook.

Forget Disney World. This is where dreams really came true.

There was no law. There was no order … well, except for that naked guy who ran down the streets. He had to be shut down. The local news channels ate it all up by interviewing students on lawn chairs as if they were Gene Simmons. But then again, it’s easy to see where the confusion might have come from.
   
And let’s not forget the copious amounts of junk food SU pumped into our systems. Nothing complements all that Keystone Light better than a box … or three … of funnel cake fries. The occasional quarter-pound cheeseburger never hurt, either. Or the hot dogs. Or the popcorn.
   
It was probably the earliest many of us have gone to bed while in college, passing out in the euphoria of a beer and carnival food coma before the sun even managed to set. Sure, we all had stuff to do that day, but the only work being accomplished was social work (if that’s what you call it).

For those who missed out, our hearts (and Solo cups) truly go out to you. While we’re sure you’ve had plenty of inebriated experiences on the streets of Syracuse, there was nothing quite like this one.

Whether you choose to publicly intoxicate yourself once more on good old Euclid this year, the days when we actually got away with it are, sadly, dead and gone. Cue the T.I. and Justin Timberlake song.

— Compiled by Flash Steinbeiser, feature editor, anstenb@syr.edu