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Agree with the Hostess Pies... Lemon, Blueberry, Apple, & Cherry (if I remember right?) in a wax-paper wrapper. As a kid I thought those Cherry Pies were confection perfection -- sweet as hell & simply delicious. (Drakes) Ring Dings remain my fave today... I buy em when they're on sale & put...

Just saw this thread... some thoughts that I didn't see others raise (?) ... I think Vick got that (very severe) sentence (prison & big bucks $$$) more from the gambling aspect than the cruelty. No? You don't screw with the IRS! :) And they were making him an example. There are people who get...

Weapons training is a requirement that varies with the jurisdiction, and it's very expensive (even using wad-cutter reloads), so that's probably the reason for lower(ed) training standards in many places. But shooting situations take more than just training. ;) I've shot & trained with all...

Just to set the record straight... Marianne Martin (US) not only won it, she did it before Greg did. :) (I'm a huge Lemond fan BTW ;))

Redux note here... I didn't hear the Bill Graham comments (on the It's a Beautiful Day vid) until after I was offline (I usually save flash instead of running it when I surf... don't ask:p). Anyway, you're exactly right... what Graham said was just what I was getting at about Woodstock... what...

I've read Bill's book... and it's good. But the fact you put up that video (by It's a Beautiful Day) is eerie. :eek: :) The reason is, it's one of the acts I also write about (within the comments I mentioned above). I went into some other songs of theirs, but the whole history is intertwined...

:) I remember coming close to sending in a check for tickets (early on)... money that all vanished into the ether. :oops: Luckily I didn't. :D

Heck, I thought you (Waquoit) were being facetious with your original post (".... That decision probably cost her superstardom...."). :) I (also) really don't think Joni was hurt all that much by missing Woodstock... the reason (as made by RS9999X) is the fact she became about as big a music...

What you say makes perfect sense. I'm from the eastern part of the state, and it's not often I travel to S-NJ or PA (anymore). As an occasional trip, I'm not worried about miles or time (working, rush hour etc) or saving 5 minutes or a toll. And I've always found the very northern end part of...

The Merritt is essentially parallel to 95 (from New Haven south)... you then take 287 west, over the Tap Zee, to the start of the GS Parkway (which parallels 95 South). Yeah, it's probably a bit longer in miles, but I (for one) will never (NEVER!) drive 95 again thru NYC if I can avoid it. :)...

Ollie would no doubt be a great coach (as would many others). X's & O's, practice and motivation on the court is one thing... but being able to (sweet) talk kids & convince them they'll do better here, (recruiting)... that's the most important thing. Both Jim & Geno had that (rare...

Ditto... that's yer best start... both exclude trucks, and you don't have the huge holes in the pavement that 95 has (in spots). And better now than in the future... the new Tappan Zee bridge toll is estimated to triple to $14, and perhaps $40-50 for trucks (?) (but knowing how cost-over-runs...

Cosell's (first?) book had 3 chapters on Ali... "the rise," "the limbo," and "the fall" (if memory serves :rolleyes:). It's a great short history of his rise to fame (that few reach). He doesn't glamorize him. Cosell himself was quite brilliant (& complicated) and found himself in the sports...

Just to set the record straight... Ali (as a Pro, not as a light heavyweight in the 60 Olympics) started the loudmouth "arrogant" schtick as a publicity stunt (courtesy of the the 'wrastler' Gorgeous George Wagner he'd seen). Ali was personally quite reserved, but saw the benefit (publicity & $)...

:eek: I didn't know that... that's quite amazing. The 800 is (IMHO) the most brutal track race. (although the current 1500 times are getting insane too). My fave was Katie Ladecky... the youngest kid we had over there... just finished her freshman year in HS... and she sets an American Record...

Fishy & Biff are exactly right about the aero factor in cycling. It's basic physics. That force (drag) that any moving object receives (from the resistance of the air) ...goes up exponentially as your speed increases linearly. Double your speed from 10 mph to 20, and the force of the wind goes...

There have been some studies that showed jockeys are (pound-for-pound) the best athletes.:eek: And I've heard experts in equestrian talk about how difficult riding is on many levels. My own opinion (of sports I've never experienced personally) is that it's almost certainly 10 times more...

Comcast NE brought him in to do Celtics road games a few years ago because Tommy Heinsohn was getting old & didn't want to travel as much anymore. That was the year they won the title... good timing indeed. ;) If you have Comcast cable you've also seen him during the nightly (6 PM & later)...

Amby Burfoot & his HS coach John Kelly Dwight Freeney...

I don't wholly disagree... but I'll expand the discussion a bit. The government's primary (constitutional) responsibility is safety. But that was also the (general underlying) responsibility of the (private) lifeguard Co too. The fact the (individual) bozo who fired the kid was wrong (we all...

As to the Creationism issue... I'm an agnostic with a highly science based education & background. But the fact a large % of people believe in creationism... and that makes (other) people upset... makes me wonder. Why aren't (the same people) upset that an even larger % of people believe in...

On Ryback... I still have a paperback (71) of his book "The High Adventures of ER." I think the N Geo piece was taken (in part) from it. I've hiked a lot of the AT, and was planning on hiking the PCrest (parts in Wash & Oregon... Mt Shuksan, Adams, etc) in the late 70's. I didn't even know...

:) I've recently been listening to some (missed) old Jean Shepard broadcasts, including many of his old Army stories. It's interesting, Shep was from the mid-west but moved to NYC where he did live gigs at the Limelight, his WOR radio broadcasts, & wrote his stories (his books are among the best...

That's sad, but no doubt true. I don't know if the (popular) culture (or environment) has much to do with it... probably more how many people think, reason, & pre-judge certain things. It's a human reaction. And it's why specious allegations can do real damage. If someone in high school...

Many people, and (especially) many females:) might not (fully) get (all of) that. Maybe it's worth some expansion. Geno grew up in Phili, and picked up a similar (interpersonal) behavior that New Yorkers have. It's probably due (in some part) from the close-knit neighborhoods & the cultural...

Er... like traditional college graduation rates & debt are so great today? :) "...Just 56 percent of college students complete four-year degrees within six years, according to a 2011 Harvard Graduate School of Education study. Among the 18 developed countries in the OECD, the U.S. was dead...

Just saw this thread (been busy offline :D )... but just last night I was listening to "On Yoolis Night" (CD) by Anonymous 4 (a chick vocal quartet). They sing all manner of (quite amazing) classical & medieval spiritual pieces. Described as "the sound of heaven." Anonymous 4 - Hildegarda von...

True. But her "reported" (private) statement was more related to Aids (& reckless sexual promiscuity) which was just becoming a huge (& tragic) epidemic. It wasn't so much anti-gay. She was more wary of the culture & where it was heading. And eventually even the gay community would come to the...

I saw the documentary some years ago. It should be required viewing for any high school athlete. It's multi-layered....science (physiology), politics & history (cold war & totalitarian states), and morality. I remember Shirley Babashoff was given lots of pre-Olympic hype (fully earned)...

I first heard Gary Moore in Skid Row (70), his first (& very raw) recorded band (Dublin, Ireland). He met Phil Lynott there (still unknown too), worked with some other bands & did his own solo albums... but he was always fairly obscure. He then overcame some demons & had a very successful later...

Nah.... just a longtime music fan (nut) & collector (LPs, R:R & 45's). ;) I played a few instruments back in the day, and was in a R&R band for a bit, but it was just amateur stuff for the love of it (HS & college). (although we got paid occasionally). But it was the collecting that became a...

There are hundreds of great guitarists out there, so (as a collector) I'll just mention a few, and some lesser-knowns. Jimi Hendrix remains my own fave. When you consider he only recorded for a couple years, and look at what other artists have put out over long 40+ year careers, it's even more...

The PSA (score) is of more importance when it changes (goes up). If you get routine blood tests, it's smart to include it, even if you're young (30's), because it gives a baseline to compare future readings. That still wouldn't prove you have cancer, but it's a good tool that MAY warn you before...

I use Comcast (in SE CT). But the channel allocations (here) are (no doubt) different in other local (Comcast) ISP hubs. Here, CPTV has it's low band (over air/ NON-HD) feed on ch-16. The HD feed is on ch-24.1 But that (ch) will show up (be received) differently on different TVs because...

As Harriet stated, CTSN (Ct Sports Netw) has been on our cable system (Comcast) for well over a year (on the standard package). The channel carried (coaches & athletes) interviews, championship game replays of all manner of CT HS sports... football, basketball, etc... boys & girls... S to LL. It...