Category: Sports

February 3, 2013 /

ALERT THE MEDIA – I HAVE SEEN THE NFL LIGHT

According to this fellow: …it involves his old team and the Raven’s of Baltimore, who apparently like their cheerleaders: …very slender. The Ravens’ cheerleader and her telltale waistline – latimes.com.

February 2, 2013 /

CLINT EASTWOOD – HUSH PUPPIES

Listen, don’t ever put cream cheese in guacamole, it’s just gross.

February 1, 2013 /

THE JACKIE ROBINSON STORY -1950

Here he’s pictured with Ruby Dee in “The Jackie Robinson Story”:

February 1, 2013 /

JACKIE ROBINSON AT UCLA

In 1939 Mr. Robinson went from Pasadena Jr. College to UCLA – and not only played baseball, but football and basketball as well.

January 21, 2013 /

OUR PURPOSE ENDURES

MR. OBAMA: Vice President Biden, Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: Each time we gather to inaugurate a president, we bear witness to the enduring strength of our Constitution. We affirm the promise of our democracy. We recall that what binds this…

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January 20, 2013 /

FAREWELL TO GEORGE AND JACK

George Bellows – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jack Dempsey – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

January 20, 2013 /

BELLOWS AND DEMPSEY – GRIT AND MUSCLE AND ARTISTRY

Bellows was renowned for his dramatic painting style. Dempsey, like Lindbergh and the Babe, was an icon of his era. Sketch by George Bellows of Dempsey knocked out of the boxing ring: This is a photo of Dempsey working out: A portrait of a young boxer: Study of Dempsey’s shoulders…

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January 20, 2013 /

GEORGE BELLOWS AND JACK DEMPSEY AND THE GREATEST FIGHT OF ALL TIME

The Met is displaying the works of the Ashcan School titan: George Bellows. The Metropolitan Museum of Art – George Bellows. Jack Dempsey vs. Luis Ángel Firpo, September 14, 1923, The Polo Grounds, NYC Watch Dempsey knocked out of the ring by Firpo at about 1:50:

January 19, 2013 /

WALKS IN BEACHWOOD AND COOL OLD HOUSES

There are stairs from street to street all over Beachwood Canyon. I had a friend who counted them – I think she said there were four hundred (stairs, not stairways) – she used them to get in shape for her wedding gown. (Lord, children, she was fit!) Here’s a picture…

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January 12, 2013 /

1931 – THESE WERE THE FASTEST HUMANS

Coached by Dean Cromwell of USC – who came up with the flying finish… Charley Paddock (center) and Frank Wykoff (far right) cross the finish line at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Paddock won gold in the 1920 Olympics, in 1924 (in the film “Chariots of Fire” as portrayed by Dennis…

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