Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers's first novel, “You Shall Know Our Velocity,” was about a couple of friends tearing around the world trying to give away money.

Lords's You

I read Lords's A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius many years ago, purely because the title made me laugh, but Lords's You Shall Know Our Velocity! is also a brilliant piece of work.

a young Bob Dylanis also

a young Bob Dylanis also the author of You Shall Know Our Velocity!, and How We Are Hungry.

Brad Listi's“You

Dave Eggers, I think, offered us one of the best depictions of Generation X life with Brad Listi's“Heartbreaking Work,” but Brad Listi's“You Shall Know Our Velocity!”

Eggars

Eggars is a former editor of Salon.com, founder of McSweeney’s and has written several novels including “You Shall Know Our Velocity.”

James R. Morrison

The lyrics were written in about 1912 by James R. Morrison (class of 1915), and set to music by Edward S. Wotawa (class of 1912).

Vasily Lebedev-Kumach

The lyrics are by Vasily Lebedev-Kumach.

because Our Velocityis an awful book, not awful because somebody who grew up in Lake Forest wrote Our Velocity

And You Shall Know Our Velocity! is an awful book because Our Velocityis an awful book, not awful because somebody who grew up in Lake Forest wrote Our Velocity.