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...shining and the wind less biting than usual for late January, so it’s perfect weather to stroll across the Old North Bridge and ogle Hawthorne’s Old Manse. But Tierney has both an exam and a paper due in less than 24 hours and her interest in Revolutionary War trivia fades fast. She is sacrificing study time because Griffin has a packed schedule and Tierney needs to fit her certification drive in before Griffin takes off for Australia. (At press time, Griffin is visiting Sydney, Melbourne and Tanzania courtesy of his fans—namely...

Author: By Rachel E. Dry, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baby, You Can Drive My Van | 2/7/2002 | See Source »

...Tierney does not allow herself to be distracted by the running commentary on Alewife (a member of the herring family) and on the surprisingly smooth and durable pavement (which has textile underneath...

Author: By Rachel E. Dry, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baby, You Can Drive My Van | 2/7/2002 | See Source »

This rogue spirit is especially true when he’s in the passenger’s seat directing the driving. Tierney asks politely which way to turn when it is unclear. She is often ignored in favor of comments on the relative merits of the Revolutionary War (“boring”) versus the Civil War (“I’m interested in the Civil War,” Griffin says. “I mean, who isn’t?”). But he does watch the road and sporadically cautions Tierney...

Author: By Rachel E. Dry, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baby, You Can Drive My Van | 2/7/2002 | See Source »

...Tierney nervously edges out of the parking lot, Griffin decides it is an opportune time to talk about a driver who got a van stuck in the ramp of a parking garage. Body work was required. Griffin turns the tables on Tierney and asks what she would do in a similar situation. The correct answer is she would never get herself into a similar situation...

Author: By Rachel E. Dry, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baby, You Can Drive My Van | 2/7/2002 | See Source »

Griffin refers to himself as PBHA’s resident Roads Scholar and he has the smarts to back up the pun. Tierney turns onto Interstate 95, which leads into a lesson on road numbers. The details are a bit hazy, but odd-numbered roads run north-south, three digits in a road name means it’s a loop and 93 percent of the country is to the west...

Author: By Rachel E. Dry, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baby, You Can Drive My Van | 2/7/2002 | See Source »

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