Mirror, mirror on the wall who is the dumbest one of all?

 It’s over ten years since Trump came down the elevator and the Democrats have not figured him out. 

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We remember Mr. Ed, the talking horse (1948-79)

The great talking horse Mr. Ed died in 1979 at age 31. We grew up watching Mr. Ed, although more have probably seen it on reruns.   It was a great show and the theme music was super:

“A horse is a horse, of course, of course, And no one can talk to a horse, of course That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mr. Ed Go right to the source and ask the horse, He’ll give you the answer that you’ll endorse He’s always on a steady course, talk to Mr. Ed. People yackety yak on the street and waste the time of day But Mr. Ed will never speak unless he has something to say. A horse is a horse, of course, of course, And no one can talk to a horse, of course That is of course unless the horse is the famous Mr. Ed.”

The shows bring back a ton of memories and watching my mother laugh at the idea of a talking horse. We expected a lot of surprises in the US but a talking horse was not one of them.

The shows are now available in DVD.

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1966: Remember when Koufax and Drysdale held out for spring training?

Once upon a time or 1966, Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax held out and refused to show up for spring training.   They were both looking for a better contract.

They held out for 32 days and signed eventually for $ 130,000 (Koufax) and $ 105,000 (Drysdale).

They Dodgers won 97 games and the NL pennant but lost to the Orioles in the World Series later that year.  

Koufax was great:  27-9 with a 1.73 ERA & 27 complete games.   On the other hand, Drysdale was a bit off form:  13-16 with a 3.42 ERA.   

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We remember Brian Jones (1942-69)

Brian Jones, one of the original members of The Rolling Stones, was born on this day in 1942.  He died July 3, 1969.

Jones was a very talented musician.  He played sitar in "Paint it black" and the dulcimer in "Lady Jane".  He also played the second guitar behind Keith Richards.

In June 1969, Brian Jones decided to quit the group.  It was explained as differences over the group's musical direction.  It may have been "differences" but Jones had terrible addiction problems.  He was missing studio sessions and was completely unreliable.

A month later, or July 3, 1969, Jones was found dead in his swimming pool.   His addictions apparently caught up with him.

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A wonderful book about Cuban-Americans

We spoke a few years ago with Amarilys Gacio-Rassler, the author of "Cuban American Dancing on the hyphen".

 Amarilys was born in Cuba and came to the US under Operation Pedro Pan.  She was one the 14,000 unaccompanied children to the US in the early 1960s.

This is a great read, from humorous posts to wonderful memories of "Abuelo" and "Tio Manuel".

We would strongly recommend this one for your Cuban-American library.    Get your copy.

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The Texas primary and runoffs are likely. Hockey Team 1960 and the 2026 team.

    

The Texas primary and runoffs are likely. Hockey Team 1960 and the 2026 team.

The hockey team that time forgot

What about the other team that time forgot? I'm talking about the 1960 team that won a gold medal.

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Martin Dihigo, Cuban American success story

Guest: Fernando Hernandez, author of "The Cubans".  We discussed the life and times of Martin Dihigo, Cuban baseball player and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame..........

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Trump's SOTU speech puts the GOP back in the game. Rep. Green puts on another silly show. Why did Cuba shoot at a US fishing boat? We remember Johnny Cash (1932-2003) and Fats Domino (1928-2017).

 Trump's SOTU speech puts the GOP back in the game.  Rep. Green puts on another silly show.  Why did Cuba shoot at a US fishing boat?  We remember Johnny Cash (1932-2003) and Fats Domino (1928-2017).

This Al Green ain't singing ‘Let's stay together’

That's Al for you. He always wants to get thrown out of the speech. I guess it must pay dividends in his district or something like that.

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