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as much as I hate to see Yankee Stadium replaced, I think they did a heck of a job maintaining the character in the new designs. I never really liked the renovated Yankee Stadium, as much of what I loved about the original (like the 'frieze' running along the outfield, and the 'el' train visible past the outfield), was gone. They say they're bringing back the distinctive frieze, tho I couldn't tell by the drawing I saw.

I didn't see the fight or what led up to it , so I don't have an opinion, except that that's alot of players being suspended in the middle of the pennant race. Eaton being thrown out of one game was one thing, but multiple games for multiple players is another. Maybe it was justified-like I said, I didn't see it. I got real sick of the Yankees-Sox brawls, with the Pedro-Zimmer incident turning me off to the great rival. I can't imagine 5 game (5 GAMES !) this weekend without incident. Do these guys play each other every week? Sure seems like it. I'd swear the Dodgers don't play the Giants half as often. An all LA series has me laughing as much as mstar, tho I'm starting to believe the Dodgers pitching can carry them through the national league where no team is very scary.

It's dead, Jim

'Davey and Goliath' was about as well done as Gumby,only with 'human' puppets and settings. The dog Goliath's voice-so accurately referred to in the above post, was particularly grating. Each 15 minute cartoon taught a 'lesson'. about God, not unlike 'Sunday school', with Davey learning about God in real life situations the hard way. As corny as it was, there was one extended episode that genuinely moved me as a child. It was an Easter 'special'. The first part shows Davey spending a great day with his grandmother, and making plans for the next week. His grandmother dies before he sees her again and he is understandably angry and bitter. Of course this led to Davey learning about Jesus and the ressurection. I think I got the point more than any other teaching .

I think the suppression of emotions was a key factor in turning out the nut jobs from the way corps. Never in my life had I seen such emotional outbursts based on nothing, than from some of these poor people. Of course it was really 'spiritual anger'. Yes, God was very upset that you missed that dust on top of the refigerator.

If he did, that's news to me, Paw. But then, I know little about his non working life. Now you've got me curious .

you didn't miss a question. the item invented by Woolhat's mom was white-out. oh yeah, Gumby was weak-but distinctive. Art Clokey also did those 'Davey and Goliath' religious puppetoons.

gumby-as I'm writing this I'm looking at the Gumby figurine on my desk, signed by his creator, Art Clokey.It has special meaning for me, tho I'm not that big a gumby fan. Oh-I just remembered, I also drew a few Gumby comic books back in the 80's! The funniest Gumby ever had to be Eddie Murphy, dressing as him on Saturday Night Live. As far as stopping the pigeon-it's safe to say that if you've seen one, you've seen them all.

Stephen Stills white-out

Take heart Mstar. The Dodgers lost 13 of 14 after the all star break and were dead in the water. Now they've won 12 of 13 and in first place. The Sox will go home, Ortiz will pop one in the ninth, and all will be right with the world again. The season has a way of balancing itself out, and usually the team that should be there at the end , is. stiill, the wisdom of Yogi speaks loudest.

It's Superman....oops too late. Speaking of which, the first 4 seasons are now out on dvd, remastered and looking good. I would highly recommend the first b&w season, when the world and George Reeves was young. They didn't know they were making a children's show that year. They play like a good 40's b movie gangster type film, with the Superman character taking a back seat to George Reeves no nonsense Clark Kent. It also features my personal favorite Lois Lane, Phyllis Coates. Some fairly violent, mature themes. I just picked up seasons 3 and 4, in color. Even tho it was a different show by then, kid friendly, and sponsor Kellog's cereal friendly, it's still entertaining as heck, thanks mainly to the charm of the actors. There's a movie coming out soon, about the life and death of George Reeves, and whether it was a suicide or murder. I've read books and articles on it, and like to believe it wasn't in him to kill himself, but it's still a mystery.

I don't know if you could call the show with 'Great Caeser's Ghost" a sitcom , necessarily. Though by it's 3rd or 4th year it was certainly oriented to kids. The first year was actually a pretty violent, serious show based on the 'film noir' stylings of 40's gangster films. "I'm a Believer' was only a drug anthem in the mind of the dude who wrote 'The Marxist Minstrels'. The Monkees were made fun of for various reasons, but I still like a fair number of their songs, which is more than I can say for some more 'respected' groups.

Yogi knew what he was about when he said 'it gets late early here'. as the shadows in Yankee Stadium were notoriusly dark in left field and home as soon as the sun shifted. I've read the Mick and Number 1. Fine books. I never warmed as much to the Mick as you would expect a 10 year old Yankee fan to. I used to feel sorry for him actually, as you could see the pain he was going through on those ruined legs. I marvelled at his gargantuan home runs, but more often groaned at his frequent strike outs. The NY papers did some job of painting Roger Maris as a surly discontent, and Mantle as the fair haired boy, but I was more of a Maris fan. I think time has shown that Maris was given short shrift in NY, and was really the more humble and unaffected of the 2. Heck , he WANTED to play in Kansas City, instead of NY. Like all kids, I dug Mickey too tho. I'll never forgrt his 'day' at the stadium, when he was retiring-the last reminder of the great Yankee teams, when the Yankees were amazingly awful. Kids can make strange choices though. My absolute favorite player for a few years was Joe Pepitone !

I'm old enough to remember Yogi playing. He was alternating between catching and playing left field by the time I came around. Elston Howard was becoming the everyday catcher, but Yogi still played every day. The memories that have stuck are Yogi being a great 'bad ball' hitter. Even as a kid, I wondered at some of the pitches he would reach for and line into the gap. He also did a great 'cheesy' Yoo-Hoo commercial. (Yoo-Hoo being that strangely awful yet alluring chocolate drink). They superimposed a b and w photo of Yogi's head,on a badly drawn cartoon body of a leftfielder in Yankee Stadium running up the flagpole to catch a fly ball. I loved Yogi as a kid. He was so much more human to me than Mickey mantle.

no argument concerning the Beatles here

yeah, we get the Yogi aflac commercial. Joe Garagiola, his boyhood friend summerized what makes a genuine Yogi statement is an observation that sounds funny, but makes perfect sense. like-Noone goes to that restaurant anymore-it's too crowded.

Of all the things that Yogi said, supposedly said, and definately didn't say, he hit the nail on the head with "in baseball-you don't know NUTHIN "

ah- The Marxist Minstrels That book was pure comedy, tho I'm sure there are those who bought into it. I'm also sure there were some 'truths' or 'half-truths' in there. I'm not going to disect that ancient history. I just remember doing a 'spit take' when the Monkees, and 'I'm a Believer' was trumpeted as an anthem for the drug culture. Who knew Mickey Dolenz was so devious.

I try to stay out of the whole 'tacks thing as a rule. I always hate the water when I put my toe in. The 'Paul is dead' rumor was perhaps the BIGGEST thing ever when I was in high school. Noone really believed it, but it wouldn't go away, and new 'evidence' was always popping up. It eventually was overshadowed by reality events like the coming of Yoko, and the long break up that you knew was coming, but didn't want to believe it. If you weren't there, it's hard to convey just how big the Beatles were, or how devastating it was when they broke up. This may seem silly, but I sort of charted my adolescence, maturing and growing disillusionment in life, with the Beatles. I was 12 when they were on Ed Sullivan as the happy 'mop tops'. As I grew older, the Beatles did too, and I felt like their music and lifestyle was growing and evolving as I grew. When they broke up and 'the dream was over', I felt the same way after a troubled adolescence and fearful future out of high school. It's no wonder that I was primed for that little cult from Ohio.

good grief-now the DODGERS have won 10 in a row. They're printing play off tickets in LA as we speak. 3 weeks ago the city had them buried after losing 13 of 14. I have no idea how it will turn out, but I'm headed to Dodger Stadium on Thursday to enjoy the hysteria while I can.

Thanks, Kathy, I understand what you're saying. I see that the whole Zappa thing was Sudo's tongue in cheek humor. I shouldn't be on the computer in the middle of the night anyway, when I'm not discerning. I read the posts half asleep, and just responded without thinking. Actually, I am learning to not take Sudo's comments seriously. I get that he uses his own brand of humor to gently poke fun or make a point. I really do like him ,by the way, in case you think I don't. Oh, and your not REALLY counting me as an 'aggressive 'tack man' I'm sure. That would be a first in my life.

I don't know if you expect people to take you seriously or not sometimes , Sudo. If I talk about Zappa for a couple of posts it doesn't mean I'm comparing him to the Beatles for corn's sake 'Magical Mystery Tour ', as wonderful as it was, was an absolute disaster Paul goaded the unwilling members, who were already getting sick of the whole thing, to do this cross country bus trip, where anything can happen. It was filmed for the BBC, if I remember rightly. It was a valiant try, but got caught up in misdirection, and bad feelings. It also was the first Beatles project to bomb. John was barely conscious at the time, drugged up and bitter, and really only wrote 'I Am the Walrus', for it. Still, the songs are wonderful, and the videos are years ahead of their time.

you mean the camera guys didn't pick me out to show off instead of those girls ?? It is a wonder at Angels, and Dodger Stadium, where some of these women come from.

I never saw 200 motels-but I did buy the double (!) album when it came out. There are some Zappa albums that I've really enjoyed (Hot Rats, Absolutely Free), and I bought it on a whim. I think I played it once then it gathered dust until some long forgotten Uncle Harry day.

Just got back from Angel Stadium. I showed up but the Rangers didn't. I felt the ejection of Eaton in the first inning was a bad call. He had just given up a 3 run homer, then overthrew the next pitch up, in and to the backstop. The ump threw him out for throwing at the hitter, which he may have been doing, but he didn't come close, and a warning would have sufficed. It makes the umpire a factor in the game, having to bring in a new pitcher cold-and in the first inning yet. I lived like the elite for a day though. I parked literally at the front door of the Stadium, and went immediately through the clubhouse restaurant to my seat. 3 minutes from car to seat. 9 rows up behind home plate, and waited on. I got a nice pastrami sandwich just for kicks, and it was almost as good as some I've had in the Bronx (I said ALMOST). A tighter game would have been welcome, but I'm not gonna start complaining. Did the batter get hit? All I remember is the ball buzzing by him and caroming off the backstop. Got all caught up in the umpire nonsense after that.