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Re: Ad astra: another passing.
ryck #34961 07/04/15 06:58 PM
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Nicholas Winton, a British citizen who saved 650 Jewish children during the Holocaust by smuggling them out of Prague. He was 106 when he died.

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Re: Ad astra: another passing.
tacit #35455 08/09/15 11:44 PM
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Frank Gifford, a great player from my youth. At that time, football was actually a sport, not a vehicle for commercials and big money. (I now refuse to watch football because of the hype, violence, and commercialism.)

I never saw him play in person, but I used to watch NY Giants games on television, rooting for Gifford, Tittle, Shofner, and the whole crew.


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jchuzi #35476 08/11/15 11:24 AM
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You'd think that there'd be footage of Gifford's legendary one-handed catch, but I can't find any.

(You forgot to mention "Big Red".)


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Originally Posted By: artie505
You'd think that there'd be footage of Gifford's legendary one-handed catch, but I can't find any.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/new-york-giants/0ap3000000433606/Beckham-catches-worldwide-attention

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Re: Ad astra: another passing.
Virtual1 #35488 08/11/15 08:58 PM
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Thanks for the link; I had actually found it before I posted, but the commercial with which the vid opened was so incredibly obnoxious that I closed the window immediately, particularly knowing that it wasn't Gifford.

I watched it this time - semi-tolerable commercial - and that was a great catch (I had already found a different vid of Beckham making a similar catch.), but don't forget that Gifford did it without "magnetic" gloves.

As I recall, he was coming across the middle, and he just plain bare-handed the ball...a diving catch! In my memory, it was a truly spectacular, not merely great, reception.(He probably had some stickum assistance, but that stuff didn't help all that much.)

I wonder about their comparative hand sizes.


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Civil rights leader Julian Bond .


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Wes Craven, Horror Maestro, Dies at 76
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Kept many of us from getting good night's rest by starting the Nightmare on Elm Street, among other things

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wes-craven-horror-maestro-dies-818806


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Re: Wes Craven, Horror Maestro, Dies at 76
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Great stuff. Not a mere slasher, so many interesting levels to the Freddy movies (except Nightmare 2, which is just a slasher). Playing around in the sleep/wake worlds, the sequels playing on the characters' weaknesses instead of their fears, a boogie-man with good backstory. A self-funded, low budget thriller that became a big franchise.
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Yogi Berra I saw him play at Yankee Stadium several times. He was one of the greats. RIP, Yogi.

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"It ain't over 'till it's over..." Not just one of baseball's greats, IMHO made baseball great.

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Anybody remember "Me he for Yoo Hoo"?


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jchuzi #36108 09/24/15 08:48 AM
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Yup! He said that stuff, too. grin

He did have a way with words, didn't he?


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artie505 #36109 09/24/15 09:34 AM
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Many times, his seemingly nonsensical pronouncements made a lot of sense (like "It ain't over till it's over.").


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To me, he was baseball. It was him, Billy Martin kicking dirt, the guys who made it fun and funny.

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Canadian diplomat Ken Taylor who sheltered six Americans and helped them escape from Tehran in 1979.


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Fifteen year-old hero, Zaevion Dobson, who gave his life to save his friends.


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donikatz #38014 12/28/15 08:14 PM
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Not only a great basketball player, but a terrific entertainer too.. Meadowlark Lemon.


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Bob_00001 #38212 01/11/16 12:58 PM
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Yes, and rock music is quite a bit poorer today. Here's the New York Times piece.


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ryck #38225 01/12/16 09:49 AM
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David Bowie Allowed His Art to Deliver a Final [sic?] Message

Best passing ever! Totally within the man's ethos. Small wonder many thought it was a hoax. If anybody could return from beyond, it would be David Bowie. Ziggy and Major Tom got legs!

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His whole life was a work of art.

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donikatz #38368 01/20/16 06:39 PM
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Eagles co-founder, Glenn Frey.


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ryck #38392 01/24/16 12:09 AM
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For all who haven't been paying attention, this thread has now had more than 500,000 - that's one half of one million - views.

Maybe we're pushing the wrong product? tongue


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