Roger Maris hit # 61 in 1961

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Roger Maris hit # 61 on the last day of the 1961 season and set a new season record.    MLB put an asterisk next to Maris' 61 home runs.  It was a way of saying that Ruth hit 60 in a 154-game season and Maris under 162 games.

Maris's home run landed in the right field seats.  Sal Durante, a young man from Brooklyn, caught the ball.

Maris lived with an asterisk next to his record until his death in 1985.   It was removed by Commissioner Fay Vincent in 1991.    

This is a nice book about Maris.

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A few things about October 1st

A few things to remember about October 1st:

1) Johnny Carson made his debut on The Tonight Show this week in 1962.   It went on until May ’92 when Carson retired.

Along the way, Carson had a way of addressing our political issues with humor and incredible timing.  He made politics fun, specially when he would poke fun at both sides with great lines.

2) On the last day of the 1961 season, Roger Maris hit his 61st home run and set a new season record.   It stood until 1998 when Mark McGwire hit 70.

And third, we remember that Bonnie was born on this day in 1910.   It was many years ago that Bonnie & Clyde met the law for the last time in Louisiana.

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We remember Richard Harris (1930-2002)

Richard Harris was born in 1930 and died in 2002.   

He was a great actor.    We saw him in movies and on the stage.     In the summer of 1968, he got together with Jim Webb and released one of the best pop songs ever written:  “MacArthur Park”.

And there is always "Camelot".  

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1962: Johnny Carson and "The tonight show"

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Johnny Carson made his debut on The Tonight Show this week in 1962.   It went on until May ’92 when Carson retired.

Along the way, Carson had a way of addressing our political issues with humor and incredible timing.  He made politics fun, specially when he would poke fun at both sides with great lines.

Do we have someone like that today?  Not really!    I know that Saturday Night Live will do a good intro from time to time.

There are other comedians but I just don’t stay up to watch any of them anymore. Dennis Miller on The O’Reilly Factor was great but that's over.  

Where is Johnny when we really need him?

I plan to check out this book about Carson's amazing career.

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