Monday, March 18, 1985

Elvis and "Flaming Star"

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Elvis Presley's " Flaming Star " was the featured film on one of those retro western channels.   I had never seen that movi...
Thursday, May 24, 1984

1984: The Tigers and the 35-5 start

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Back in 1984, the Detroit Tigers got off to a 35-5 start .    That's winning 87% of your first 40 games. The Tigers ended up with...
Tuesday, January 10, 1984

1984: Luis Aparicio, Harmon Killebrew, and Don Drysdale elected to the Hall of Fame

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On this day in 1984, Luis Aparicio, Harmon Killebrew and Don Drysdale, were elected to The Hall of Fame. Aparicio was a great sho...
Monday, December 12, 1983

1917: We remember Father Flanagan and Boys Town

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It's one of my favorite stories , and movies, too.    On this day in 1917 , Father Edward J. Flanagan, a 31-year-old Irish prie...
Sunday, March 20, 1983

“Shane” the 3rd best Western ever?

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Had a little time and watched “Shane”, a movie that I had seen bits and pieces of many times before.     It was great.     Shane is ...
Wednesday, January 12, 1983

1983: Brooks Robinson and Juan Marichal elected to the Hall of Fame

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Brooks Robinson and Juan Marichal were elected to The Hall of Fame on this day in 1983 .      Robinson broke into the majors with the O...
Saturday, March 20, 1982

John Wayne and "El Dorado"

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It's time to watch another John Wayne movie.     " El Dorado " is from 1966 and it includes Robert Mitchum and James Ca...
Monday, September 21, 1981

1981 and Steve Carlton set NL mark for K's

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The great Steve Carlton made some National League history  on this day in 1981 .   Carlton set the NL mark for K’s! Over an amazing ...
Wednesday, September 02, 1981

We remember Hugo Montenegro (1925-81)

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Hugo Montenegro was born in New York on this day in 1925.   He spent some time in the US Navy and then started writing and arranging mu...
Thursday, August 06, 1981

Leadership Reagan style and the air controllers

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Like many of you, I am yearning for presidential leadership.  I want a president who leads and sets the tone. 32 years ago yesterday, P...