tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post116223136820999506..comments2024-02-26T11:07:08.028-05:00Comments on Leesa's Stories: Normal Time and End of an EraLeesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09552562808209927463noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1162304428469266992006-10-31T09:20:00.000-05:002006-10-31T09:20:00.000-05:00advizer: Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier f...advizer: Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier for baseball, but he was not the first black player.<BR/><BR/>mal: Magic always looks so kind, so approachable.<BR/><BR/>gw: sometimes the path one takes from sin to redemption is much more meaningful.<BR/><BR/>quaser: I have been to Boston.<BR/><BR/>ian: thanks. I like learning things about the greats of years ago. Bobby Jones instead of Jack Nikolaus/Tiger Woods.Leesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552562808209927463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1162298372846520752006-10-31T07:39:00.000-05:002006-10-31T07:39:00.000-05:00As you are a Bill Russell fan, Leesa, I can only t...As you are a Bill Russell fan, Leesa, I can only think good things about you.<BR/>your friend<BR/>IanIan Lidsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14106994463366766471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1162279515275648302006-10-31T02:25:00.000-05:002006-10-31T02:25:00.000-05:00Lol Leesa, your dreams come true in the voting at ...Lol Leesa, your dreams come true in the voting at Sar's place<BR/><BR/>Both Kat + I declared joint winners<BR/>so you get to chose <EM>either way</EM> which gender makes you sway, which candidate you wish to lay<BR/><BR/>PS - If its to lay out on deck with one punch, kat might be your best choice. If it's to drink under the table, kat might still be your best choice. If it's to get pics to profit from, hmmm kay might still be your best choice<BR/><BR/>Gosh, I feel I'm losing badly<BR/>Si I guess thatr makes me the next challenger... gotta try catch that ball, gotta try keep an eye on the ballQUASAR9https://www.blogger.com/profile/00593390598251093182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1162260226407870662006-10-30T21:03:00.000-05:002006-10-30T21:03:00.000-05:00Magic Johnson, not to mention a very big adulterer...Magic Johnson, not to mention a very big adulterer. But yeah. *snickers*<BR/><BR/>My personal opinion though about MJ, is that yes he was good. He was a great player even, but he was also the only player in the NBA that was given the green light to do whatever it is he wanted to do with the ball. "Mike, you wanna pass the ball...go ahead and pass it..you wanna take it down the court..go for it." and basically to the other players, "you et in trouble, pass it to Mike, you see Mike open, pass it to him...if Mike wants the ball..give it to him"<BR/><BR/>That is simply the way of things. Magic Johnson was just as good as him, but not better. Wilt Chamberlain...as good..maybe better...Dr. J. arguably a better player...not to down play MJ (Jordan)...but we can't really say that because no other players have been given such free reign of the court.Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114220019018827843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1162258750288128232006-10-30T20:39:00.000-05:002006-10-30T20:39:00.000-05:00A little girl in pigtails thought Ford was a crook...A little girl in pigtails thought Ford was a crook who kept tripping while getting off airplanes. lol!<BR/>Little sis, in those days I thought Ford was something with wheels, to drive pedal to the metal<BR/><BR/>PS - I say little sis, as a thirty something, your pops is probably a couple years older than I.<BR/>And I know nothing about Boston Celtic, but I find Boston Legal a bizarrely humorous and strangely interesting mix of star trek and LA Law. Seems whether in deep space or in a court of law or at the stadium - humans are human.QUASAR9https://www.blogger.com/profile/00593390598251093182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1162236760679989432006-10-30T14:32:00.000-05:002006-10-30T14:32:00.000-05:00Leesa, You were right and wrong. Red Auerbach ...Leesa,<BR/> You were right and wrong. Red Auerbach was racist, like a lot of people, but changed, and made up for his sins.<BR/> Larry Bird has a bastard child that he has nothing to do with. I dont like that part of him.Blog hoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089898091995628787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1162235972259071232006-10-30T14:19:00.000-05:002006-10-30T14:19:00.000-05:00Hindsight is always so much clearer than our visio...Hindsight is always so much clearer than our vision of the moment. <BR/><BR/>I remember watching Nixon resign and then heading to a summer evening class to discuss deriviatives...amazingly, we actually got to the topic.<BR/><BR/>Birds playing rival, Magic Johnson is someone who very much impresses me. I remember when the Lakers drafted him. He sounded so much like just another jock. As the years have gone on, he has become an eloquent spokesman for the virtue of ongoing improvement. I am further impressed by how much he has put back into the LA community. He is a big man in so many ways...malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12182913972445521943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-1162235008617514732006-10-30T14:03:00.000-05:002006-10-30T14:03:00.000-05:00I heard the same story this morning and was surpri...I heard the same story this morning and was surprised to know that Red Aurbach had so many "firsts" in crossing the color line. My dad wasn't (isn't) a big sports fan so I had no impression of Aurbach, or the Celtics even, as a kid, but I was surprised that I hadn't heard more about him on these racial issues.<BR/><BR/>We hear a lot about Jackie Robinson and other "firsts" in sports, but not so much about Red. <BR/><BR/>And as for being old, my main memory of Richard "I am not a crook" Nixon is that the impeachment hearings pre-empted my TV Shows for weeks. My parents were riveted to the set and all of my shows were gone. When they told me that shows were all about our president, I figured he was a pretty mean guy to bump all of my shows. I'm sure however, that Nixon didn't like the hearings on TV either.Advizor54https://www.blogger.com/profile/02818587592229617693noreply@blogger.com