That was then and this is 2026. Mexico City is one chaotic mess where everybody wants to protest about something.
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Thursday, June 11, 2026
Everybody protesting about everything down in Mexico
Everybody protesting about everything down in Mexico:
We remember Vince Lombardi (1913-70)
My brother and I fell in love with Packer football when we moved to Wisconsin.
We landed in Wisconsin in 1964 or in the middle of "the Lombardi run" that culminated with winning the first 2 Super Bowls. Lombardi also won several NFL titles before the merger in 1971.
Between that first game that we saw on TV and Super Bowl II, we caught just about every game.
I remember the famous "Ice Bowl"!
Bart Starr was my first football hero. I wore # 15 because of my admiration for Starr.
We also watched the Lombardi TV show discussing the last game and looking forward to next Sunday. I loved the films, the strategy discussions and never missed a show.
Thinking of Lombardi brings back many good memories.
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John Wayne died in 1979
The great John Wayne died on June 11, 1979.
His career goes back to the 1930’s: "Fort Apache" (1948), "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (1949), "Rio Grande" (1950), "The Quiet Man" (1952) and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence" (1962).
“The shootist” from 1976 is my favorite movie. It was ironically the story of an old cowboy dying of cancer.
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Happy # 70 Joe Montana
Was Joe Montana the greatest quarterback ever? He is definitely one of them!
Montana won a college championship in Notre Dame and then led the 49ers to 4 Super Bowl titles. We will always remember him in Dallas for “the catch” or the play that beat Dallas and put San Francisco in the Super Bowl.
Overall, he was 117-47 as a starter, threw 273 TD, and completed 63.3% of his passes for 40,551 yards. In the playoffs, Joe was 16-7 and was known for being cool under pressure.
June 1970: "The Long and Winding Road" or the last # 1 by The Beatles
"The Long and Winding Road" turned out to be the last single released by the group.
There were other singles in the 1970's, such "Got to get you into my life" and "A day in the life". However, those were old songs reissued for one reason or another.
It was "The long and winding road", with "For you blue" on the B-side, that was the last hit by the legendary band. It reached # 1 on Billboard in June.
Later, a "Naked version" without Phil Spector's strings and choir, was also released. Frankly, it was a lot better but we did not hear it until almost 30 years later.
You can get the LP HERE. The so called "Naked version" HERE. It was "The long and winding road", with "For you blue" on the B-side, that was the last hit by the legendary band. It reached # 1 on Billboard in June.
Later, a "Naked version" without Phil Spector's strings and choir, was also released. Frankly, it was a lot better but we did not hear it until almost 30 years later.
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1990: Nolan Ryan no-hitter # 6
On this day in 1990, the amazing Nolan Ryan pitched his 6th no-hitter in Oakland.
Ryan pitched a no-hitter for 3 different teams (Angels, Astros & Rangers) and 3 different decades.
On a personal note, I did not watch the whole game. It was a Pacific time game, or it started in Texas at 9 pm. I fell asleep after 3 or 4 innings and did not watch it.
On a personal note, I did not watch the whole game. It was a Pacific time game, or it started in Texas at 9 pm. I fell asleep after 3 or 4 innings and did not watch it.
I heard about it the next morning when when the alarm went off at 6 am. It was one of the leading stories on the radio!
Ryan flirted with no-hitters a couple of times in 1989, or his first year in Texas. In fact, I was at one of those games when he took a perfect game into the 9th, or 25 outs! Then he gave up a single!
The amazing Mr. Ryan!
"Spicks and Specks": The Bee Gees' first big hit!
We continue to look back at the amazing career of Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb.
The brothers celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2010, although they stopped recording after Maurice's death in 2003. Robin died in 2012.
In 1966, Barry was 19 and Robin & Maurice were 17.
After several years of recording and TV appearances in Australia, The Bee Gees recorded their first big hit: "Spicks and Specks".
Barry did the lead vocals. "Spicks and specks" got the brothers into the European charts and set the table for their international success in 1967. It was not heard in the US but got them to London and their first recording session with Robert Stigwood.
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Yeah, you better move on (you better move on)
A new poll suggests that more than half of Democrats don’t like the U.S. or even want to live here, and it does seem like we’ve reached a fork in the road.
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As my late father used to say, we have more polls in this land than gas stations. Yes, it feels that way when everyone and his brother is publishing a story based on a poll. What did we do before polls? I don’t know, but maybe we found time to do other things, like talking to people with whom we disagreed.
The latest poll going around is about Democrats and the U.S. It seems, according to the poll, that 55% of them just don’t like the U.S. or prefer to live elsewhere. Let’s check this out via Power Line:
It is interesting that there is very little difference based on income or ethnicity. The huge difference is political: Democrats want to live somewhere else, Republicans don’t. I find the Democrats’ offer acceptable and would like to see if there is a way to satisfy their desire.
Seriously, I do think that the U.S. may be in the process of breaking up. When Democrats say they would like to live in a different country, I think it means they want a country of their own–a socialist country where there are 256 genders, no rich people, no free speech, no religion. Someday, I think they may get it. Because there is no basis for common citizenship between us, who love our country and want to preserve it, and them, who hate our country and want to destroy it.
Yes, we may be on the brink of that moment when things just break up. It could be a friendship gone bad. Or a business relationship gone sour. Or a marriage gone toxic where nothing seems to work anymore.
What makes this difference different, if you know what I mean, is that it seems that we want a different future. Or we’re not on the same page as they say!
The Democrats want a more socialist society with the government running more and more of our affairs. The funny thing is that most Democrat young people have never actually lived in a country like that, say Cuba, but they have fallen in love with whatever their college professor has told them about the socialist utopia. Another big difference is getting married and having kids, another point where the two sides don’t see eye to eye.
The Republicans like the country, although they understand that nothing is perfect. They don’t believe that blowing up the whole thing will give us a better product.
So here we are. It does seem like we’ve reached that famous fork in the road, or a moment of decision.
My preference would be to stay together and keep all the stars on that beautiful flag. However, we may be at that point where we need to tell the disenchanted, or the ones who want to live in another country, that “you better move on,” to paraphrase Mick and the Stones.
Let them move on and find that utopia. We’ll miss you at Christmas time, and send you a birthday card. And we’ll consider letting you back when all of your utopian dreams crash,as they always do.
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Happy # 79 Ken Singleton
We say happy birthday to Ken Singleton who was born in New York on this day in 1947. He is one of my all my time favorite Orioles.
Ken came to Baltimore in 1975 in one of the biggest trades in the team's history: Dave McNally and Richie Coggins to Montreal for Ken Singleton and Mike Torrez.
Singleton was one of the key players in the teams that won the AL pennant in 1979 and World Series in 1983.
His best season was probably 1979: .295 average, 35 HR & 111 RBI.
Overall, Ken hit .282 with 246 HR & 1,065 RBI. He was also a three-time All-Star (1977, 1979, 1981).
After baseball, Ken went into the TV and radio booth.
After baseball, Ken went into the TV and radio booth.
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