Champion Ingenuity

When Murph was younger, he enjoyed spending time with his family going on fishing trips to New Hampshire and Maine. Later, he became an Eagle Scout and received a letter of recognition from the US Federal Marshals Service for being a great example to the community. Also at that time, Murph learned to challenge himself with team sports like football in High School with his old friend, Teddy Bruschi, and that's when things really started clicking.

Murph transferred to Boston University in his junior year, and that’s when he earned his challenging role as Wing Forward on the starting side with the BU Rugby Club. That year, the team went undefeated to win the New England Championship, 1990.

The following year on tour in the Bahamas, and having now become team captain, Murph was enjoying a quiet moment at a beach-side lounge and drinking his usual cool milk from a dirty glass when his pals “Woobie” and “Scratty” came over for a chat.

As his friends were laughing and telling jokes, and the babes were out playing in the sun, Murph began to reflect on something he was told back in his earlier days. In that moment, Murph experienced a kind of quantum leap, where the sum of all his experiences seemed to join together all at once. Then with great zeal, Murph said to his buddies...“I’ve got an idea!”

Back in Boston, he went underground with his new mission and worked hours into the night and on weekends developing his pilot project. When completed, Murph then mailed his invention proposal over to Warin Dexter at BU, which was then forwarded over to Steve D’Marco at T’s Pub. Later, it was delivered to the State of Massachusetts Senate Office of Ted Kennedy. Ted liked it so much that he went to battle it with the boys in Washington DC. Finally, Murph’s proposal made it all the way to the Editor of the publication for "American Inventions".

Global corporations liked Murph’s idea, too, and they implemented it into their Web architecture and database communications systems. NASA used the idea to help further their spacecrafts into planetary exploration around our solar system. The Red Cross made their own innovations on Murph’s theme to help better feed the hungry in Asia, South America and Africa.

Soon, Murph was appointed top level clearance and Ambassadorship with the United Nations. At his Keynote Address to the World Summit Conference held in Geneva, 1999, Murph spoke about his dreams and ideas. He said... “When I was younger, it was suggested to me that sometimes two heads are better than one… so why not two beverages at once? … and don’t worry folks, we beat Harvard twice… I’m with the good guys”. And then the crowd cheered and the whole world praised the name of John “Murph” Murphy.

Today, Murph keeps up contacts with his pals both local and international. You’ll see him at the BU Rugby Alumni reunion in September, 2009, in New York City, where you can buy him a cool glass of milk.

Thanks for reading...

(This story has some content that is fictional and is intended for fun.)

More to come...

T Lena

John "Murph" Murphy (center) with AJ, Sid, John "Toe", Paul and friends. Alumni game 1999, Magazine Beach.

Here's a few kind emails from many of you, thank you...

"Hope everything is well and Wazup dude!! By the way I have given up on scotch but no worries, I drink Irish whisky now, Jameson it is.. Take care."
Melih Turan
Turkey 9/17/08

"The Ballad of Big Ass Lil and Yukon Pete was MY baby. I'm glad to see it is still with you guys after 25+ years. Actually, I ripped it from John Volpe."
Rich Doyle
9/17/08

"Hey Todd...this is great stuff. You're efforts are much appreciated. That's me in front of Dow! Can't tell you how much my kids checking dear old dad on the pitch. My parents still live on Long Island...so a reunion in 09 sounds fine."
Ron Malanowski
SMG '90 - 9/13/08

"Hey Todd, the pics bring back all those rugby memories... Bloody knees, rocky fields,
road trips...and of course drink ups. My one question is .... Where are the pictures of you playing your guitar? Regards"
Tim Turner
9/17/08

"Todd,
Keep up the good work."
Ski
Head Coach of BURFC 1989
9/13/08

"The philosopher speaks!"
Bob McAlear
9/4/08

"Lena, the web site is great and I'm glad everyone still stays in touch. I have been talking to Wally from time to time and I owe Cavalli a phone call. I am living in Trumbull, CT with Beverly and four kids. What are you up to?"
Dan Kryzanski
9/3/08

"Oh yeah!"
Mark Hallal
8/22/08

"Hey TL,
I'm still working on getting you some pictures. In the meantime, here are some shots from the 2003 Alumni Game. This was the first alumni game held on the turf at Nickerson - the usual ccast of characters were in attendance...
Keep up the good work!"
Christian Clark
7/7/08

"Brilliant site, Todd."
Major Rob Connor
Head Coach for BURFC 1990
6/16/08

"Todd, keeping the heritage and tradition going! Well done, socialllll!"
Dan Cockerell
6/12/08

Todd at LenaVision: Arlington, Massachusetts USA / phone 617-429-1038 / strongspirit67@yahoo.com