2015 podcast: Christmas books and poetry of the season with Frank Burke

Christmas books and poetry of the season with Frank Burke....

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We remember Mike Flanagan (1950-2011)

We remember Mike Flanagan who was born in New Hampshire on this 1951.   

Mike broke with the Orioles in 1975 and turned into one of the best lefties in the American League.     I remember watching Mike pitch game 1 of the 1979 World Series, a complete game 4-3 victory over Pittsburgh.

His best year was 1979:   23-9, 3.08 ERA, Cy Young Award and a trip to the World Series.

Overall, he won 167 games with a 3.90 ERA.   He also pitched with Toronto in 1987-89.

Mike Flanagan died of an apparent suicide in 2011.   Very sad ending to a pretty good baseball life.

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We remember Jane Austen (1775-1817)

Jane Austen was born on this day in 1775.   She wrote some of the most popular novels of the 19th century.   

In recent years, many discovered her novels because of movies like "Sense and Sensibility"  "Pride and Prejudice" and "Emma".   Jane Austen was one of the greatest writers in English history.   A few years ago, a BBC poll named her one of the "100 Most Famous Britons of All Time." 

She died in 1816.

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Happy birthday Mr. Beethoven (1770-1827)

We remember Ludwig van Beethoven born on this day in 1770.    He died in 1827.

During his life, Beethoven composed some of the great masterpieces of music, from the symphonies to sonatas. 

To be fair, there is a bit of confusion regarding his actual date of birth.   I have seen both December 16th & 17th.   Nevertheless, we will go with the birthday greetings anyway and remember the amazing composer.

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