Wednesday, January 19, 1977

1977: Ernie Banks selected to the Hall of Fame

Ernie Banks was selected to the Hall of Fame on this day in 1977.   

Banks was a three-time .300 hitter and retired with a .274 average,  2,583 hits, 1,305 runs scored, and 1, 636 RBI.    He won the NL MVP in 1958 and 1959 despite playing for some bad Cubs' teams.

On May 12, 1970, Banks hit # 500 and finished with 512.   He died in 2015.

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Tuesday, January 18, 1977

A 1951 film with Ronald Reagan & Rhonda Fleming

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Late last night, I flipped TV channels and found Ronald Reagan and Rhonda Fleming in "The Last Outpost".     It was reissued later as "Cavalry Charge".    

What's the plot?   It is the story of two brothers who survive an Indian attack in the Old West.

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Saturday, January 08, 1977

Flipping channels and I found Elvis and "Wild in the country"


Flipping channels and then I find Elvis and "Wild in the country".

It's another of those serious movies that Elvis made, like "Flaming Star", the one I that I mentioned a few days ago.

Elvis is a troubled young man who needs a bit of "tough love".   He wants to be a writer and Hope Lange plays his counselor.    Tuesday Weld and Millie Perkins are the two ladies in the movie.

It's a good movie.  There were no hit songs from this movie.   Two tunes did end up as B-sides for other big Elvis hits.   

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