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Thursday, July 25, 2024
But Josh is pro-Israel
But Josh is pro-Israel: The VP short list includes a few interesting names like Governor Josh Shapiro. I don't live in Pennsylvania but they tell me that the governor is popular. I hear that he could deliver that important state to the Democrats.
But why would the…
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— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) July 25, 2024
July 25, 1956: Roberto Clemente inside the park walk off grand slam!
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Roberto Clemente was one of the greatest players in major league history.
Clemente broke with the Pirates in 1955 and was killed in a plane crash at the end of 1972. He was travelling to Nicaragua to deliver supplies for the victims of a terrible earthquake.
Clemente won 3 batting titles and left the game with 3,000 hits and a .317 career average,
On this day in 1956, Clemente hit the only walk off inside-the-park grand slam in the history of Major League Baseball.
According to news reports, the fans at Forbes Field went crazy. No one had ever seen this before or since.
Amazing Clemente!
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Clemente broke with the Pirates in 1955 and was killed in a plane crash at the end of 1972. He was travelling to Nicaragua to deliver supplies for the victims of a terrible earthquake.
Clemente won 3 batting titles and left the game with 3,000 hits and a .317 career average,
On this day in 1956, Clemente hit the only walk off inside-the-park grand slam in the history of Major League Baseball.
According to news reports, the fans at Forbes Field went crazy. No one had ever seen this before or since.
Amazing Clemente!
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"Brief encounter" is intense but very nice
A few years ago, I caught a portion of Noel Coward's "Brief encounter" on TCM. It is a movie from 1945.
It is the story of a married woman who meets a doctor at a train station. It's a chance meeting and they begin to see each other. She is Celia Johnson and he is Trevor Howard.
I had no idea that the movie is considered a romantic classic.
Also, the movie's soundtrack is fabulous, or Rachmaninoff's second piano concerto exquisitely dropped in at different moments of the story.
Very nice movie. What happened to the married woman and the doctor? Watch the movie and find out!
It is the story of a married woman who meets a doctor at a train station. It's a chance meeting and they begin to see each other. She is Celia Johnson and he is Trevor Howard.
I had no idea that the movie is considered a romantic classic.
Also, the movie's soundtrack is fabulous, or Rachmaninoff's second piano concerto exquisitely dropped in at different moments of the story.
Very nice movie. What happened to the married woman and the doctor? Watch the movie and find out!
P.S. You can listen to my show. If you like our posts, please look for ”Donate” on the right column of the blog page.
1978: Rose reached # 38 on the way to 44!
Pete Rose’s streak made it 38 games on this day in 1978. He got 3 hits off Craig Swan of the Mets.
The streak started on June 14 and turned into the second longest in major league history. The streak was a huge national story with hundreds of reporters following Pete & the Reds from game to game.
1978 also turned out to be his last year with the Reds: .302 average, 198 hits and 51 doubles. He signed a huge free agent contract with the Phillies and led them to a World Series victory in 1980. He also won two titles with the Reds in 1975 & 1976.
Last, but not least, Pete got his 3000th hit that year, too. The pitcher was Steve Rogers of the Expos.
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The streak started on June 14 and turned into the second longest in major league history. The streak was a huge national story with hundreds of reporters following Pete & the Reds from game to game.
1978 also turned out to be his last year with the Reds: .302 average, 198 hits and 51 doubles. He signed a huge free agent contract with the Phillies and led them to a World Series victory in 1980. He also won two titles with the Reds in 1975 & 1976.
Last, but not least, Pete got his 3000th hit that year, too. The pitcher was Steve Rogers of the Expos.
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July 1965: Dylan from acoustic to electric guitar
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On this day in 1965, Dylan put down the acoustic and played an electric guitar at the Newport Folk Festival.
Maybe we can say that Dylan moved rock and folk music closer together by going electric.
P.S. You can listen to my show. If you like our posts, please look for ”Donate” on the right column of the blog page.Maybe we can say that Dylan moved rock and folk music closer together by going electric.
“Like a rolling stone” and “Queen Jane approximately“, from the LP “Highway 61 Revisited“, were early examples of Dylan going electric.
At about the same time, The Byrds released their electric version of “Mr. Tambourine Man“. The group's LP also included “All I really want to do“, another Dylan song.
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