tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post4534709881606049868..comments2024-03-27T22:35:08.926-04:00Comments on The Heath Post: 1966 Conference TournamentGoHeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-26059963949361399752014-10-09T15:09:02.818-04:002014-10-09T15:09:02.818-04:00Championship ...
Ballads of The Green Berets by S...Championship ...<br /><br /><i>Ballads of The Green Berets</i> by SSgt. Barry Sadler 72<br /><i>Revolver</i> by The Beatles 78Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-51627386291038873542014-10-03T11:13:52.539-04:002014-10-03T11:13:52.539-04:00Game 5 final ...
Revolver by The Beatles 93
Stran...Game 5 final ...<br /><br /><i>Revolver</i> by The Beatles 93<br /><i>Strangers in the Night</i> by Frank Sinatra 80<br />Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-41483334536285102422014-10-03T10:55:56.920-04:002014-10-03T10:55:56.920-04:00More solid, Side 2 minutes from "For No One.&...More solid, Side 2 minutes from "For No One." Tournament-MVP talk is picking up around the longer-haired boys on press row.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-31536364995517333692014-10-03T10:39:26.236-04:002014-10-03T10:39:26.236-04:00Half: Beatles pull even, 43 apiece.
"'Y...Half: Beatles pull even, 43 apiece. <br /><br />"'Yellow Submarine'?" I say to no one in particular before taking a sip of coffee from a Styrofoam cup while waiting for my hot dog at the concession stand.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-59447067893161077662014-10-03T10:32:03.550-04:002014-10-03T10:32:03.550-04:00But, suddenly, "Call Me" has come on, an...But, suddenly, "Call Me" has come on, and the Sinatras can't seem to find decent shots ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-46221609931364065242014-10-03T10:30:28.338-04:002014-10-03T10:30:28.338-04:00Game 5 ... Frank Sinatra is up, 25-17, midway thro...Game 5 ... Frank Sinatra is up, 25-17, midway through the first half on the Beatles ... all of us middle-aged guys who showed up at the arena in our suits on this Monday, Oct. 3, 1966, are standing at the urinals in the men's room, smoking our cigarettes and telling each other that maybe things aren't changing so much, after all ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-70978066848482597712014-10-03T08:36:53.842-04:002014-10-03T08:36:53.842-04:00Game 4 final ...
Ballads of The Green Berets by S...Game 4 final ...<br /><br />Ballads of The Green Berets by SSgt. Barry Sadler 78<br />What Now My Love? by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass 74Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-51661239747746670022014-10-03T08:33:38.707-04:002014-10-03T08:33:38.707-04:00Like the Internet, voice-recognition software on s...Like the Internet, voice-recognition software on smartphones is amazing.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-61279892604083401592014-10-02T13:31:17.687-04:002014-10-02T13:31:17.687-04:00at half the berries lead 39 234and the herb appear...at half the berries lead 39 234and the herb appear confoundedErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-2800155706630045132014-10-02T13:28:58.095-04:002014-10-02T13:28:58.095-04:00the gritty Saddlers have come outand and demanded ...the gritty Saddlers have come outand and demanded that this game herbs conform to their preferred slow tempoErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-30334638289321479162014-10-02T13:12:08.330-04:002014-10-02T13:12:08.330-04:00but the 1966 conference tournament is not her B Al...but the 1966 conference tournament is not her B Alberts coronation partyErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-20165570457767804732014-10-02T12:16:10.408-04:002014-10-02T12:16:10.408-04:00but albert also ad exotic modern innovation and th...but albert also ad exotic modern innovation and the combination has taken he and the tijuana brass to the top of the 1966 conference standingsErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-2715454351281776392014-10-02T12:05:22.853-04:002014-10-02T12:05:22.853-04:00albert plays hey lovely precise game that is pleas...albert plays hey lovely precise game that is pleasing to the eyes in years traditional fan Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-69278770326569502012014-10-02T12:00:39.175-04:002014-10-02T12:00:39.175-04:00Alpert came into this tournament as the top seed h...Alpert came into this tournament as the top seed his records led the billboard 200 album sales charts for the United States more weeks than any other artists in 1966Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-78174690620746693902014-10-02T11:58:47.005-04:002014-10-02T11:58:47.005-04:00it's pretty clear that Barry Sadler is going t...it's pretty clear that Barry Sadler is going to have a hard time disrupting herb Alpert's beautiful game this afternoonErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-34749762098668086712014-10-02T11:57:27.356-04:002014-10-02T11:57:27.356-04:00II'm listening the game 4 of the 1966 conferen...II'm listening the game 4 of the 1966 conference tournament on the radio in my carErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-449121781537451542014-10-02T11:05:50.224-04:002014-10-02T11:05:50.224-04:00"I'm a Lucky One" by Barry Sadler ha...<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv8cKqqsO24" rel="nofollow">"I'm a Lucky One" by Barry Sadler</a> has such a strangely specific transporting effect on me. The Floyd Cramer-ish piano and background vocals send me straight to a particular restaurant with red-vinyl-topped bar stools and a pie case in a particular southeastern Kentucky town--Somerset, maybe--on a particular summer Friday night in 1991 or '92 that I was traveling through there. That song or maybe some Floyd Cramer piano hit must've been playing in there that evening.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-12572077371261983572014-10-02T10:22:36.438-04:002014-10-02T10:22:36.438-04:00The sad story of Barry Sadler's end in Murfree...<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Sadler#Death" rel="nofollow">The sad story of Barry Sadler's end in Murfreesboro, Tenn.</a>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-88043178573996297912014-10-02T09:46:34.870-04:002014-10-02T09:46:34.870-04:00Game 3 final:
Revolver by The Beatles 101
If You ...Game 3 final:<br /><br /><i>Revolver</i> by The Beatles 101<br /><i>If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears</i> by The Mamas & the Papas 69Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-67681694311748081842014-10-02T09:37:27.381-04:002014-10-02T09:37:27.381-04:00Bogged down in "Spanish Harlem," the Mam...Bogged down in "Spanish Harlem," the Mamas & the Papas will now have to fight to keep the margin respectable.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-17959601681603518112014-10-02T09:30:51.473-04:002014-10-02T09:30:51.473-04:00Fun story about the cover of If You Can Believe Yo...<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_You_Can_Believe_Your_Eyes_and_Ears#Album_covers" rel="nofollow">Fun story about the cover of <i>If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears</i>.</a>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-87718065326496952022014-10-02T09:13:54.791-04:002014-10-02T09:13:54.791-04:00The depth of the Beatles is underrated. "For ...The depth of the Beatles is underrated. <a href="http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/beatles/fornoone.html" rel="nofollow">"For No One"</a> doesn't get many minutes but makes them count. Those 1966 Conference fans who are arriving at the arena late after church on Sunday, Oct. 2, 1966, are going to see the scoreboard and have no clue of the valiant effort posted by the Ms&Ps early in this game.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-46852435318338906422014-10-02T08:49:20.965-04:002014-10-02T08:49:20.965-04:00The Mamas & the Papas come out sharp with the ...The Mamas & the Papas come out sharp with the fluid "Monday, Monday" and "Straight Shooter" and take a somewhat surprising early lead. But the Beatles, unbothered, come back from the first TV timeout and answer effectively with perfect "Eleanor Rigby." The Beatles have so many ways to beat you. The teams are trading buckets and leads midway through the first half.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-14026871811401130502014-10-02T08:40:04.670-04:002014-10-02T08:40:04.670-04:00Day 2 of the tournament. Early on, the refs are wh...Day 2 of the tournament. Early on, the refs are whistling "Tax Man" for palming a lot more frequently than the Beatles are accustomed to having it called. Beatles fans are complaining to one another about inconsistent officiating, and one can understand their frustration.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-36418570474553779132014-10-02T07:51:27.041-04:002014-10-02T07:51:27.041-04:00I got my fried chicken to go, by the way, and went...I got my fried chicken to go, by the way, and went back to the hotel room and watched a <i>My Three Sons</i>.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.com