Reflections and Confessions of an Erstwhile Economist. (Distinguished Guest Lecture)‪.‬

My invitation to speak here today reminded me of Southern Economic Association (SEA) conventions I attended in the 1960s as a student at the University of Georgia. Professor James Waller took me to the first one. It was my first plane ride, and the first leg was from Athens to Atlanta on a four-seater, including the pilot and copilot seats occupied by Georgia students. The doors weren't sealed, and the air rushed in, cold and loud. Another memorable Southern was in Atlanta in 1963. I was on my way home for the quarter, and someone slit the top of my 1957 Ford convertible and stole all my clothes. I was parked near Georgia Tech.