On Mon, 6 Feb 2017 20:10:28 -0500, Alex wrote:

Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/5/2017 11:01 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 2/4/17 5:40 PM, True North wrote:
I may check on the Stupor Bowl to see if the game is entertaining and
competitive or just another snorefest.
In this area I, like most Maritimes, would support our cousins in the
Boston States.
I'll have to make sure I see the Lady Gaga Show.
She was delicious in that Haunted Hotel tv series a couple of years
ago.



We'll be doing our usual here for Super Bowl night...dinner and a movie.
I wouldn't mind seeing the Lady GaGa show, though...maybe it'll show up
on youtube

I went to the first NFL-AFL championship game, which I vaguely remember
as being in 1966 or 1967 on assignment for the newspaper. I didn't know
**** about football, really, and I still don't, but I went along with
the sports writing team to LA to do quickie interviews of KC area fans
who went out to see their team play Green Bay. I was "good" at
approaching folks and getting quotes from them. I didn't see that much
of the game, but I know the Chiefs were slaughtered.

That was the first and last pro football game I watched. I only remember
a couple of the players' names from those days, but they were
biggies...Bart Starr and Ray Nitschke for Green Bay and Len Dawson for
the Chiefs.


Years ago while on a business trip (I think late-80's) I was standing
in line at the ticket counter at Baltimore International airport. Guy
in line in front of me turned around to look at something and I
realized it was Johnny Unitas. He was already somewhat hobbled over
and moved with some difficulty. I remember looking up stats on him
after that indicated he was 6'1" in his playing years. Definitely
must have shrunk in retirement because I was almost a head taller than
him.

My other ancient football memory was from your neck of the woods ...
Les Shaw's restaurant. The Detroit Lions and the New York Giants were
in town to play an annual pre-season exhibition game. I worked at Les
Shaw's at the time as a busboy and the owner invited me to have
breakfast on game day with the Lions who had reserved the place for
the pre-game meal. Sat between Joe Don Looney and some other huge
player who's name I can't remember.

I met Fran Tarkenton as a kid. It was a book signing with my parents.

My best sport thing was meeting Mickey Mantle in the O'Hare American
Airlines VIP bar. It was Mick, another guy and me at a high top. We
were there for about an hour before it was time for our planes. The
other guy was a baseball nut and they did most of the talking. It was
interesting tho for a young kid like me. (~22). I grew up watching the
Yankees murder the Washington Senators. He was just retired and
pondering what was next. He had lots of people offering him stuff.
In those days the drinks were free in the VIP bar and we took
advantage of it. Mick was a drinking man ;-)
I also got a couple of minutes with Billy Kilmer and Sonny Jurgenson
in a bar in Alexandria when they recognized the girl I was with (old
friend) and called us over but that was just your typical "how you
doing" sort of conversation. They were both **** faced too.
Seems to be a pattern there.