A chat with Richard Baehr, chief political correspondent, American Thinker
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Hit the road, 'LO...
Hit the road, 'LO...: They voted last week in Mexico and everyone is talking about making history.
Yes, Mexicans elected their first woman as president but history continues to be made because another politician was killed.
This is the story:
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— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) June 11, 2024
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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Happy # 68 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.
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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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.
"Spicks And Specks"...Bee Gees.... https://t.co/rhSErgtaWD via @amazon— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) June 20, 2017