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Nile Kinnick diary of service in the U.S. Naval Reserve Air Corps, February 26, 1942-September 1, 1942

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Tuesday - Mar 10
General routine with an intra-squad game in baseball at 4:30. I didn't get to play because of my finger. It is no fun sitting on the sidelines - thank goodness I haven't had to do much of it during the past few years.
Saw Deanna Durbin in "It Started with Eve" after supper. What a vibrant, stimulating smile she has - and when she sings, oh my! it is a real joy to watch and hear her sing.
I am experiencing a greater degree of anonymity here than at any time for the past three years, perhaps longer. It is not unpleasant. In fact, in many ways it is downright enjoyable - less pressure, less responsibility, less expected of me. Having enjoyed an unusual degree of publicity and popularity at one time I can see how an athlete has some difficulty in making the adjustment when his career is over. People even speak to you in a different tone. That deference once accorded is no longer observed. All that is as it

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Tuesday - Mar 10 General routine with an intra-squad game in baseball at 4:30. I didn't get to play because of my finger. It is no fun sitting on the sidelines - thank goodness I haven't had to do much of it during the past few years. Saw Deanna Durbin in "It Started with Eve" after supper. What a vibrant, stimulating smile she has - and when she sings, oh my! it is a real joy to watch and hear her sing. I am experiencing a greater degree of anonymity here than at any time for the past three years, perhaps longer. It is not unpleasant. In fact, in many ways it is downright enjoyable - less pressure, less responsibility, less expected of me. Having enjoyed an unusual degree of publicity and popularity at one time I can see how an athlete has some difficulty in making the adjustment when his career is over. People even speak to you in a different tone. That deference once accorded is no longer observed. All that is as it