FREE SPEECH for the week of Sept. 24 – Sept. 30
Sunday, September 23, 2012 - 9:24pm
Submitted by Cal Beverly
Submitted by Cal Beverly
Free Speechers, here’s your “have at it” page again.
Post on topic or off topic or make up your own topic.
Here are some anonymous contributions that showed up in my email last week to get your pumps primed.
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I have some advice on how to fix our messed up schools and budget deficit. Don’t cut the teacher pay, but cut their extra supplement by 5%, start charging for school busses, collect all the money we are owed from the out of county kids who have been caught in our schools illegally and do NOT let them back in, quit letting kids go to different schools in the county with “special permission” as that is what messed up our schools to begin with, get rid of the senior tax exemption if they have grandkids living with them that are in our schools, and start charging the out of county teachers kids that go to our schools. Maybe even stop serving hot meals. Not popular decisions, but necessary to save our school system. There you have it, and the advice was free.
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WOW,WOW,WOW. I just got put in the group that doesn’t pay federal income tax. The group that Romney says he doesn”t worry about because we expect the gov’t to take care us. My wife and I paid income tax until our retirement. Our retirement is not enough that we have to pay income tax. Mr. Romney, you really are out of touch with the lower middle class. I get nothing, natta, from the government; never have. Mr. Romney, you need to go into the cities and go to the poorer areas in the morning. You would see thousands of people going to work every morning on the subways and buses. Most of these folks go to jobs that do not pay a living wage. Mr. Romney, many of the folks clean homes, cars, offices, and have more than one generation living in a small apartment and they need government’s help. These folks furnish the young to fight our wars. How much is it worth to you, Mr. Romney, to have the poor kids to die in war so that you and the higher class won’t have to? You just lost our vote. — Senoia, Ga.
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E-gad. Yet another, too lengthy, dissertation from that Mr Parker in Peachtee City. ENOUGH! Even the AJC limits letter, faxes and e-mails to so many words or less. His using The Citizen to hear himself talk (and voicing his political views among other things) is getting to be too much. Who made him king? I'm just about ready to just throw your paper in the trash when it shows up, because it is the same thing over and over (about the same stuff, from the same people). We are just WEARY of it. Must say, though, I love the editorial cartoons!
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Thank you for the excellent article by Derek Wolter. It was superb. Kudos to you for giving us a good dose of thinking print.
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Free Speech is free for another week — have at it!
Sun, 02/09/2014 - 12:14am
#2
Yeah, yeah, yeah....
If those 50's had just not been so darn boring...
Sun, 02/09/2014 - 12:24am
#3
Needless to say
I liked the Rolling Stones.
Sun, 02/09/2014 - 12:41am
#4
Did you say
Rolling Stoned?
The first 36 seconds of this for you, rolling stone..enjoy.
Wed, 02/05/2014 - 9:46pm
#5
HB 885 medical marijuana drafts
To be delivered to the Capitol building in Atlanta next week.
“WHEREAS, the General Assembly asks forgiveness before God as they communicate to the citizens of the State of Georgia that they have been misinformed for over seventy years regarding the medicinal value of marijuana.
“WHEREAS, the General Assembly has recognized a drop in church membership reported by the Christian Coalition as a result of their opposition to marijuana.
“WHEREAS, it is recognized that hog tying Grandma and shooting the family dog for barking because Grandma is growing marijuana for her aches and pains has similarity to the era when witches were being burned at the stake.
“WHEREAS, the current war on marijuana is unholy.
“WHEREAS, an aging prison population is putting a strain on the state budget as healthcare starts to include geriatric care.
“WHEREAS, drug war money which produces negative results would be much better spent on education which is known to produce positive results,
“Article 5 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the use of cannabis for treatment of cancer and glaucoma, is amended by revising the article as follows:
“Article 5. This article shall be known and may be cited as 'Haleigh's Hope Act. The program shall be expanded to include all senior citizens who have reached 60 years of age to treat their aches and pains brought on by years of hard labor of which one third went to pay for taxes including the lost drug war.
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 1:04am
#6
OMAHA
No Omaha
No Denver
No contest
For a Patriots/Falcons fan (yes, my football Superbowl fantasy), at least the Broncos one-upped the Pats in season ending humiliating playoff losses. As if that's any consolation.
Guess Bob Dylan is broke.
I missed the Doritos Office Thief...(Google it)
Joe Namath in a fur coat, now that was worth the price of admission.
Sun, 02/02/2014 - 3:56pm
#7
Crime Scene at 305 Hip Pocket just now?
Drove by Pebblepocket park and heard a gunshot. On down to address above and PD and GBI there with the driveway blocked off with crime scene tape. An adult male was sitting on the front steps. The GBI seemed to already know about the gunshot in the park and could have cared less. "Yup, we'll take care of it". And smiled. On the way back, looked like a female leo in the park, maybe discharging a weapon there??
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 2:07pm
#8
Moe: Hip Pocket crime scene
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 2:19pm
#9
John Munford
Thank you. That explains some of it. I still don't get the need for the gunshot that I heard. Or was that what you call "a special remediation agent"? Was it blown up in the park? In any event, thank you for the information. Sometimes we have to hear about things from The Citizen and we are thankful for your reporting.
Thu, 01/23/2014 - 12:46am
#10
Hey Davids mom
Here's something for us ex Angelenos; Raph Story and his production of a LA histroy show called "Things That Aren't Here Anymore".
It's was on KCET tonight as their feature fund raising effort. You can see some of it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfQQBIgNDkQ
Enjoy.
Sun, 01/26/2014 - 11:28pm
#11
cyclist
Just sharing a possible 'moment'! While watching the Pro Bowl - my husband realized that we remember when we thought Dion was a 'young' pro bowl player - and tonight, he was an OLD pro bowl player. Thank heavens WE haven't aged.
Thu, 01/23/2014 - 9:39am
#12
Cyclist
Can't thank you enough! I was around 9 when Ralph Story started broadcasting. He was part of my 'breakfast before school' memories. This is a keeper! Still watching! Grateful for the memories! Thanks again!
Fri, 01/10/2014 - 9:18pm
#13
3 more years of this
and then what?
Hillary Clinton, "What difference does it make?"
Michelle Obama, "Eat before you come."
Mon, 12/30/2013 - 6:57pm
#14
What will they think of...
next:
http://www.hammacher.com/product/12225
Drink beer and pedal faster!!!
Mon, 12/30/2013 - 10:43pm
#15
Cy
What, no flat screen and server for 40 grand?
Sat, 12/28/2013 - 12:23am
#16
Pies-On out of business yet?
Always like Pies-On in Fayetteville . . . service was slow but food was good. Heard they're going of business.
Sat, 12/28/2013 - 12:20am
#17
Towne Club---what???
How will this change for the residents? It is a relatively new place.
Fri, 12/27/2013 - 9:06pm
#18
Towne Club in PTC is no more
the new name, effective today is Auburn Trace. A national company.
Lordy, Lordy, what will this mean for those over forty?
Mon, 12/30/2013 - 11:08pm
#19
Towne Club
A truly beautiful facility and according to many friends, an excellent and caring staff. I hope the service does not change. Seriously looking at the facility for our '80's !!!!!!
Sat, 12/28/2013 - 6:39am
#20
Might lower the rental rates for less affluent seniors
If it is the same Auburn Communities which operates mostly in Florida, they use tax credit subsidies the same as that group Haddix let into Kedron with his big mouth. That might lower the rental rates for new residents.
Can't figure why this has been sold when they are almost full. Maybe that was the plan all along to rent it up and sell it. Or maybe their slow start - 2008 was not a good time to open, put them behind the 8-ball with the bank. Nevertheless, that's a really nice place, much better than Somerby - good location as well.
Mon, 12/30/2013 - 12:13pm
#21
Former Towne Club
now is managed by Arbor out of Atlanta.
It is now owned by Capitol Senior Housing out of D.C.
Anyone who would be interested in the assisted living lifestyle, please watch the PBS Frontline documentary below:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/life-and-death-in-assisted-living/
Tue, 12/24/2013 - 12:55pm
#22
Santa Tracker
courtesy of NORAD
Tue, 12/24/2013 - 4:31pm
#23
C'mon Santa
Merry Christmas to all!
Tue, 12/24/2013 - 5:11pm
#24
Merry Christmas to you
Spy, and Merry Christmas to everyone else, too!
Tue, 12/24/2013 - 1:35pm
#25
Santa Tracking
Not to be outdone by NORAD, National Weather Service and the FAA, the Department of Agriculture has blessed the entry of Santa's reindeer into the USA.
The agency has waived the disease-testing requirement typically in place for those bringing livestock across the border.
http://www.npr.org/2013/12/24/256744575/the-last-word-in-business
I'm sure impressed.
Tue, 12/24/2013 - 10:26am
#26
NASA Live
Watch the astronauts install a new pump module
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#.Urmmy_a5b-Q
Fri, 12/20/2013 - 8:26pm
#27
Welcome home Sargent Joseph Gantt
Thu, 12/12/2013 - 9:24pm
#28
Coweta Fayette EMC
had about 15 trucks at Pinewood this afternoon. Working along Sandy Creek and Veterans Pkwy the length of the studio land. I have no idea how many trucks they have, but I bet a good majority of what they have were there. Working along the big transmission lines, there, too. Unbeweebable.
Thu, 12/12/2013 - 10:17pm
#29
Final Inspections
Can't get a Certificate of Occupancy without permanent power. Guess they had to be sure the Pinewood check cleared before they would run the lines. Lol. Is this holding up final inspections?
Tue, 12/10/2013 - 11:12pm
#30
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Tue, 12/10/2013 - 6:09pm
#31
968 feet per second...
is about the speed of an average .45 ACP. It was also the speed the B767 that flew me home today from LA. Got to love those 146 MPH tailwinds!!!!!
660 MPH groundspeed.
Wed, 12/11/2013 - 7:49am
#32
Speed records
DFW 2 JFK GS 647 MPH, gotta love the winter winds. There is a website out there that you can post your fastest time between city pairings, but I forget the address.
Tue, 12/10/2013 - 7:29pm
#33
Cy-good grief!
Are your eyeballs still on your face or coming out the back of your head?
Welcome home, slingshot.
Mon, 11/11/2013 - 1:39pm
#34
Braves Moving
Sad to see the Braves moving a little further north into Cobb County.
http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/baseball/braves-plan-to-build-new-stadium...
Wish Frank Wren could have talked John Schuerholz into moving them to Fayette. We could have hidden the stadium behind one of the studios for an entertainment mecca.
Sat, 11/02/2013 - 10:02am
#35
Duck Boat Parade LIVE on WCVB.COM or
Redsox.com starting at 9AM Sat. (today). Parade starts at 10AM at Fenway Park, goes down Boylston St. and ends up with a splash into the Charles River.
The city is expecting a million or more fans (give or take) to show up. 24 Duck boats....quack, quack...
Thu, 10/31/2013 - 8:05pm
#36
Breaking news from Boston
Big Papi was just seen walking down Storrow Drive with a bat in his hands asking anyone he saw if they had some balls.
He has a rare form of recently diagnosed ninetyfiveyearticulitis.
The most effective treatment is to lay down on a warm tropical beach with a margarita in one hand, a beautiful woman in the the other, and scream at the top of your lungs the folllowing: WHO'S YOUR PAPI NOW??
Malady subsides and health should restore to normal about 4 months from onset of symptoms.
Oh, and btw, those Champion (so smoooth sounding) Red Sox will be at Turner Field on May 26 & 27th 2014, to play the Bravos. Sans beards. Memorial Day. Be there.
Thu, 10/31/2013 - 12:08am
#37
Happy, happy, happy!
One happy fan and 2 great series. Beat the best to be the best. What this team did for the city of Boston is remarkable. Cheers!
The Wicked Bats of October below:
Jay Leno on Big Papi below:
Happy Halloween!
Wed, 10/30/2013 - 11:22pm
#38
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Wed, 10/30/2013 - 5:24pm
#39
No prezbo at the game tonight
Thank Gawwwd!
Wed, 10/30/2013 - 8:41pm
#40
The fat lady is tuning up
Well there goes any drama more than likely. Sox up 6-0 now.
Good series and go Braves in 2014, they won 1 less game than the Cards this year...
Thu, 11/07/2013 - 11:27pm
#41
Hey Spy-did you see this
Wed, 10/30/2013 - 5:05pm
#42
Dropkick Murphys at Fenway tonight
singing the National Anthem. Should be a kickin' wild Irish night up there!
They will also be singing Shipping Up to Boston, but it won't be on TV.
Wed, 10/30/2013 - 6:41pm
#43
Dropkick Murphys the best Boston band ever - even Aerosmith
Love those dudes. Also love the Sox. Win tonite, win tomorrow, love it.
Wed, 10/30/2013 - 4:23pm
#44
Westpark-Firehouse Subs
I like the new color theme and lettering going up on the building exterior.
Anyone tried it yet? Next to Verizon, on the Hwy 54 side of the building.
Wed, 10/30/2013 - 4:39pm
#45
Firehouse
Haven't eaten at Westpark yet, but have eaten at the one near Ga Tech. It's better than Subway and Quioznos, but can't compete with Pats or Geno's in south Philadelphia.
Wed, 10/30/2013 - 5:01pm
#46
thanks h&f
Never been to Philly, on any side. When I go to the one here, I'll report in.
Wed, 10/30/2013 - 8:37pm
#47
It's good
I remember the last time I ate there in the spring, we did enjoy our meal while showing southern hospitality to the woman swimmers from Florida State Univ. fueling up for a meet.
Wed, 10/30/2013 - 10:49am
#48
Barry O dopesmoked his way
thru Harvard, right across the Charles River from Fenway Park. He, of all people, knows the difficulty of the logistics of moving traffic and people around the city of Boston. Depending on the outcome of the game tonight and maybe tomorrow night, there could be a parade with hundreds of thousands of people coming to the city, again.
The burden on the Boston PD, FD, EMS to cover these events is enormous, and Obummer adds to that by deciding just a week ago, to bring his security issues into the mix, also.
All of this is just so unfair to the fans, the city, law enforcement and especially the teams. Not to mention totally unnecessary.
Wed, 10/30/2013 - 10:11am
#49
Knucklehead Obama-Stay Away from World Series
tonight. Howie Carr from the Boston Herald speaks for fans of the game:
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/columnists/howie_carr/2013/10/carr_...
See how much they love him in Boston below:
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/opinion/op_ed/2013/10/graham_obamac...
Wed, 10/30/2013 - 10:18am
#50
Can you really blame him for
Can you really blame him for wanting to go?
Wed, 10/30/2013 - 10:28am
#51
Yes, I can and everyone should, too
He is there to brag on Obamacare in a speech at Faneuil Hall.
He is there for another weekly fundraiser.
This is the most transparent pathetic grasp at attention ever. And for him, that's saying alot.
This city was and still is traumatized on April 15th. What more to get worldwide attention than to attempt another attack than this event with the prezbo present?
Screwing the businesses that have been told to shut down from 11AM to 4PM just for him.
Trust me, many, many of the fans at Fenway tonight who can afford to be there, are NOT his voting base and they will let him have it in both of those big fat elephant ears of his, as they should.
This should NOT be a distraction from the joy of the game of baseball for those who just want to watch 2 teams who have worked their butts off for over 9 months to get to tonight. They are the best of the best and deserve ALL the publicity to be directed at their efforts.
Wed, 10/30/2013 - 10:32am
#52
Agreed, tonight is not the time and place
for this. Agree, just a dumb move by the POTUS and all the distractions it brings to a city during an event like this.
Now the Halloween finale should be a good one. Not for the POTUS to show up, the game itself. :)
Wed, 10/30/2013 - 11:04am
#53
As a fan of the game
As a fan of the game, I don't blame anyone who wants to go .
As a kid, I spent my milk money to watch a series game from the nose bleed section with some friends. I couldn't get any higher, but it was a great time.
Hope for a good game tonight with a Cardinal win so we can all enjoy a game 7.
Mon, 10/28/2013 - 11:17pm
#54
Sweet, sweet
Win. It never ceases to amaze me that a person can throw a little ball like that for 9 months and still hit the target. Awesome pitching on both teams. Now, let's just stop a Wacha.
Let's just hope that someone tells Barry OBummer and his Auntie Zeituni and Uncle Omar to stay away from Fenway.
David Ross comment on the paper airplane: that was pretty impressive...That thing glided right in there, the ump, me & yadi were all impressed.
Sun, 10/27/2013 - 12:11am
#55
Intent does not matter
in obstruction call.
So Middlebrooks was supposed to amputate his lower torso to get out of the way of Craig? For crying out loud, look at where Craig went when he got up to run to home. Right AT Middlebrooks.
Look at Craig throwing his right arm out at Middlebrooks as he slid into 3rd. Any obstruction there?
OF COURSE Jim Joyce called this. MLB just cannot have another "Jim Joyce bad call", now can they?
Craig would NOT have scored without Middlebrooks in front of him because Salty had the plate blocked AND he tagged him out. Craig was not "right there" as Demuth claimed. He was limping down the third base line and slid and missed the plate altogether.
DeMuth OF COURSE backed Joyce up, just as payback to the Sox for his unbelievably bad call in game 1 at second base that got overturned by all 5 of the other umpires when Farrell objected.
27 years ago tonight, back comes the curse of Bill Buckner.
My oh my.
Sun, 10/27/2013 - 10:01am
#56
Good call to me
Even if intent doesn't matter at all on the call, there is little doubt in my mind that Middlebrooks definitely tried to obstruct Craig.
Lost in all of this is how terrible of a play Saltalamacchia made to begin with, which shouldn't be too surprising. He's one of the worst catchers in the MLB defensively and has been since Day 1 of his career.
Sun, 10/27/2013 - 10:53am
#57
Then it is obvious
you did not watch the play in real time and don't have a clue what happened. Definitely tried? How? By reaching to catch the ball and then not having anywhere to go to get out of Craig's way? You call that TRYING to obstruct? You obviously went the Joyce school of umpiring. It's not about Salty's throw, it's about a rule that takes all common sense away and 2 umpires, one who makes colossally bad calls and another who backed him up as payback for the 2nd base call the other night.
No, lost in all of this the continual alienation of the fan base by an MLB that makes decisions to put games on that go past midnight, ticket prices that are obscene and decision makers who would rather have games decided on inept calls than run it thru a replay system such as the NFL to offer the chance make it fair for the players and the fans.
Sun, 10/27/2013 - 11:05am
#58
Wahh Wahh Wahhh
If you missed it in "real time" or anything taped, you'll see he raised both of his legs to definitely interfere. Not that intent has anything to do with the ruling to begin with, but he definitely tried to intentionally slow him down. Not a bad move, unless you get busted for it.
Don't want to hear the whining from Red Sox fans :) Ya'll gave the game away and that is also what happens when you put a scrub like Salty in your lineup and can't hide him since he's a catcher.
Yeah, guys laying on their stomach normally raise both of their legs up in the air to try and stand up....LMAO. Take off the homer glasses.
Sun, 10/27/2013 - 11:20am
#59
Oh stop
and look at what you obviously can't see. When you are flat on your stomach and think about getting up, do you raise your legs to do it? Try doing it without raising your legs. He had NO chance to get out of the way either by laying down or getting up. Of course, Craig made sure of that by intentionally crawling over him. I mean, that's how the game is played, right?
You call it whining? Funny, last I checked I have a right to be p.o.'d by a crappy rule that assumes anyone trying to catch a ball is interfering with a runner. And by a call by Jim Joyce, joke of the umpiring world. And a CYA move by Demuth to back him up. And by Joe Torre, Mr. No Bias Toward the Red Sox at all.
This is not about Salty, yes he made a bad throw, but the play wasn't even close at home, Salty caught that ball way out in front of home plate and tagged Craig way before he got there. Even limping on two good feet, Craig would have been tagged out on that play.
The last line of the rule reads: "He very likely has obstructed the runner." It doesn't say he has obstructed the runner, it says it is very likely. That means the whole decision is left to the umpire and Joyce got it wrong....again. And Demuth had a bone to pick over his crappy call in Game 1.
Sun, 10/27/2013 - 12:02pm
#60
Actually, no, that isn't how you get back to a standing position
You pull your knees up under you, not flail the back of your legs upward conveniently while a base runner is right there. You might even try and raise your upper body at the same time, that's assuming that you're trying to get upright and not just interfering with the runner.
Again, only a Boston fan thinks this was a bad call, especially since intent isn't even part of the rule. Next time, maybe Saltalamacchia doesn't sling it into the outfield for no reason besides that fact that he's a scrub. I see a lot of Sox fans calling for him to be benched for the rest of the series, and rightfully so. Terrible mistake and then it's GAME OVER.
Sun, 10/27/2013 - 2:08pm
#61
Seems you know
Gee, when someone is stepping on your legs and tripping over you, and presses down on your lower back with the weight of a push off on you, kinda hard to raise your upper body last I checked.
Of course, that's assuming you're trying to get up when you know darn well if you do, you will be called for interference anyway. Tell me, how does MLB want a 3rd baseman to move in this case? What are his choices? Split seconds, now.
Craig saw that ball sail by, he watched it go into the outfield. Watch him turn to watch it go. Then he made the choice to go over Middlebrooks, not along the baseline where you are suppose to run. He knew he could get that call.
You seem to know a lot about Boston fans. Might you just have some roots up there?
Do you just follow what MLB puts out there for the sports media to report? Do you have a clue how much MLB controls the World Series media and how scripted this all is? I'm not talking about the blogs or the fan reaction. I'm talking about MLB and their rules and control over the image of a blown call due to a rule that is poorly written and not followed by the umps on the field.
Of course the fans are calling for him to be benched. It's based on his work this year, not on this singular play.
Sun, 10/27/2013 - 2:38pm
#62
Joe Torre
Now he's real impartial and fair. Right. Running the press conference with the umps after the game? Gee, how necessary was that other than to control the mantra that MLB puts out there for the press.
Sun, 10/27/2013 - 9:10am
#63
Go Cards!
:)
Sat, 10/26/2013 - 9:07am
#64
Obama In Boston for Game 6
Can there be any more incentive for the Sox AND Cards to finish this series in 5 games?
Go SOX!!! In FIVE!!!
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/10/obama_visit_...
Sat, 10/26/2013 - 9:25am
#65
I think it goes at least 6
But I see your point about the POTUS.
Fri, 10/25/2013 - 9:18pm
#66
I'm sure glad The C...
is back on-line!!!!
Sat, 10/26/2013 - 11:00am
#67
Mr. Beverly, thank you for the speed with which you brought the
site back into commission. Thanks, too, for the forum to speak our mind. It is appreciated.
Sat, 10/26/2013 - 2:14pm
#68
Mytimite
Your sharing about the importance of a degree was 'right on'!
Sat, 10/26/2013 - 9:02am
#69
Online!
Me too! :-)
Thu, 10/24/2013 - 12:46am
#70
John Mrosek-1967 in Boston
Here's a little nostalgia. My aunt was a nursing student at Mass. General Hospital in 1967. She was 18 years younger than my mother (her sister). One of her roommates wanted to fix her up on a blind date with a guy who was a friend of her boyfriend.
My aunt, who had been skiing with her dad (my grandfather) in northern NH not too long before that, had met another guy who had come down the same slope and plowed into my grandfather and knocked him over. This young hotshot was very apologetic and embarrassed and helped get my grandfather up and made sure he was okay. My aunt, after finding her dad was okay, thought it was hilarious. So, later this hotshot, thinking how pretty she was and what a great sense of humor she had, found her in the lodge and they talked and they eventually started dating. He lived just north of Boston, she lived in the city.
Well, to make a long story short, (ahem), when her roomie tried to fix her up, she said no thanks, I think I have a keeper already. So, she never met the blind date or went out with him.
Who was the date? Bobby Orr. So, my uncle (yup, they married) spent the rest of his life bragging that he married a girl who refused Bobby Orr just to be with him. Did she know who Bobby Orr was at the time and that was who her roomie wanted to fix her up with? Yes, but he was just starting out in the NHL and she was already smitten. Ain't love grand?
Sat, 10/26/2013 - 8:31pm
#71
moelarrycurly :sweet Story
Love this story, wish we had more positive postings like this
Sat, 10/26/2013 - 10:01pm
#72
rmoc
I do, too. Thank you.
Wed, 10/23/2013 - 10:34pm
#73
Game 1
Game 1....Check!
Game 2....
Game 3....
Game 4....
Wed, 10/23/2013 - 12:39pm
#74
World Series at Fenway
tonight. Game start 50 degrees, 60% chance of rain, moving on to 35 degrees at 11PM and 60% chance of rain.
Parkas and hooded rain ponchos and lotsa chowdah (lobstah and clam), a Fenway frank and a couple two three Samuel Adams Boston Lagers to wash it down.
Oh, and don't forget to keep your beard dry.
In the video below, the guy behind home plate in the stands in the front row just behind the umpire (blond hair, Robert Redford look alike) has been at every game, in that same seat, since at least the 2004 World Series. Every game. Superfan.
Wed, 10/23/2013 - 2:58pm
#75
Cards Rule
Over the Sox.
Wed, 10/23/2013 - 3:04pm
#76
Spy
Game on, bro!
Wed, 10/23/2013 - 2:24pm
#80
World Series at Fenway----
World Series at Fenway---- its a beautiful thing, MLC ! Victorino's granny was a Green Monster moment right up there with Fisk in 1975 or Bucky "Bleeping" Dent in 1978.
Sox win in 5 and go to 2-2 against the Cardinals. In 1967, the Cards broke my heart when the amazing Bob Gibson won 3 games, a feat that I never fully appreciated the enormity of that.
What do you call 25 guys watching the World Series in their living room? THE NEW YORK YANKEES !
GO SAWX !!!
Wed, 10/23/2013 - 6:57pm
#81
Yaz--- yeah, MLC, it's kind
Yaz--- yeah, MLC, it's kind of comforting that my boyhood idol is still alive. I have his card in hard plastic in my office along with 2004 Fenway infield dirt, a photo of the 1918 Sox rotation, etc, etc.
Let me say this about the Cardinals--- a truly class organization.
If a foreigner asked me about where he should go see this game of baseball I would say go to Wrigley Field in Chicago and watch the visiting rival St. Louis Cardinals. They have a much more polite rivalry than the Sox and the Yankees, which is frankly quite nasty at times. Go to Yankee Stadium or Fenway when they are not playing each other and you will still see tee-shirts that you don't want your daughter to see. Really.
Besides....the only dream I ever had of playing in a Major League game was playing second base for the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. A counselor (or my wife) would probably have a field day with that one.
Wed, 10/23/2013 - 2:36pm
#82
John-let me add
One to the 25....Don Mattingly!!!
If I heard it right, Yaz is throwing out the first pitch.
Wed, 10/23/2013 - 1:17pm
#83
The Boston Beards
Just a little background on this:
Wed, 10/23/2013 - 1:27pm
#84
Beards
Is it hockey playoff time?, lol
Tue, 10/08/2013 - 12:03am
#85
Dodgers
suck. Now let the Red Sox whip their butts.
Fri, 10/18/2013 - 3:00am
#86
moe - Dodgers
When the Dodgers cage those birds from St. Louis they'll take on your beantown swingers. So here's the deal, if your beantown crew can beat those boys from Chavez Ravine, I'll buy you a cup of coffee at the next coffee get together. Deal?
Fri, 10/18/2013 - 9:11am
#87
Go Cardinals!
St Louis rocks for baseball...the Dodgers and their bloated payroll need to go home. :)
Fri, 10/18/2013 - 10:32am
#88
St Louis rocks for baseball???
Good gawd, I've heard it all now!!!
Well tomorrow - actually today for you - those boys in blue will tie the series and then finish them birds on Saturday. The fat Cyclist guy has spoken!!!
Fri, 10/18/2013 - 9:38pm
#89
Need an update on the Cardinals score? 9 at this point
Overpaid Dodgers naught.
Sat, 10/19/2013 - 11:47pm
#90
Boston Strong
I almost threw up, too, Koji Uehara.
What a great series. Detroit was one tough team and now let's bring red on red (birds and Sox) and play some more excellent ball!
Two teams with the best records this year...as it should be.
Coffee's on me, Cy. Hopefully, by the end of the month. I don't know if Spy will agree with me, though.:)
http://youtu.be/gx6dzhAEwZs