thanks, but i finally found it:

"McAdory Lipscomb, who operated Toomer's Drugstore for more than 30 years, estimates that while the corner has been a popular gathering place for generations, the initial rolling of the corner occurred around 1962. At first, only the power and telephone lines were rolled–not the trees–and only for away-game victories.

As part of urban renewal, the city removed all the power lines and went to underground utilities. With no power lines to roll, the trees took the full brunt of the rolling.

Legend also has it that "Rolling Toomer's" began as early as the 1940s, when away-game victories were announced via toilet paper after news had come in to Toomer's Drugstore, which boasted the only wireless in the area.

The year 1989 may have marked the fans' move from rolling the intersection to rolling other trees down the street. The Auburn-Alabama game took place at Birmingham's Legion Field, but on Dec. 2, 1989, the series finally came to Auburn. When the Tigers secured their 30-20 victory, the celebration at Toomer's Corner couldn't be contained to just the intersection, according to some."

the entire article can be read here for those interested:

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This post was edited on 5/17/11 at 10:24 pm