tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post4130351024887242246..comments2024-03-29T05:08:30.047-04:00Comments on The Heath Post: The Freakin' Weekend (1972)GoHeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-88265564848112054312018-06-06T22:41:42.441-04:002018-06-06T22:41:42.441-04:00May 27, 1972: A's 6, White Sox 3. Jim Hunter t...May 27, 1972: A's 6, White Sox 3. Jim Hunter throws a complete game.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-41333020941345503482018-06-05T18:36:35.614-04:002018-06-05T18:36:35.614-04:00OK, good, now I don't feel such pressure to ha...OK, good, now I don't feel such pressure to have to watch. Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-24764882777939705612018-06-05T18:34:46.012-04:002018-06-05T18:34:46.012-04:00This isn't the New Dick Van Dyke Show episode ...<a href="https://youtu.be/xDwixxkPmrc" rel="nofollow">This isn't the <i>New Dick Van Dyke Show</i> episode that reran on May 26, 1972, but I like it. This one originally aired Jan. 15, 1972.</a> <br /><br />Part of the story has Dick Preston attending a Phoenix Suns game. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_NBA_season" rel="nofollow">The (real) 1971-72 Suns went 49-33 in their fourth season. That was their best-ever record, and it was fifth best in the Western Conference, just missing qualifications for the playoffs. WKU's Clem Haskins averaged 15.7 points per game in his first season in Phoenix, and the Suns were the only team in the NBA to beat the Los Angeles Lakers as many as two times (in six tries) until the Western Conference finals. There, the defending-champion Milwaukee Bucks also got two wins against the Lakers (in six tries), and then the Lakers whipped the NBA70-champ New York Knicks in the NBA finals, four games to one.</a>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-36508579578675610932018-06-05T16:28:56.338-04:002018-06-05T16:28:56.338-04:00Gorgeous ABC Wide World of Sports promo amid a Dic...<a href="https://youtu.be/PaoG-2QA2xc?t=8m28s" rel="nofollow">Gorgeous <i>ABC Wide World of Sports</i> promo amid a Dick Caveat from May 1972.</a>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-38387182747279676802018-06-05T16:16:42.388-04:002018-06-05T16:16:42.388-04:00And then Joey Ramone's version of "What a...And then Joey Ramone's version of "What a Wonderful World" and the Cure's "In Between Days."Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-59276479439622957552018-06-05T16:11:14.381-04:002018-06-05T16:11:14.381-04:00And here's some great home-movie footage of th...<a href="https://youtu.be/aqBGjk-BMkU" rel="nofollow">And here's some great home-movie footage of the race, effectively played to U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name."</a>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-38797699485045744872018-06-05T14:37:21.232-04:002018-06-05T14:37:21.232-04:00A couple of things about the Sunday-evening, May 2...A couple of things about the Sunday-evening, May 28, 1972, ABC News broadcast embedded in the post here:<br /><br />-- Based strictly on the coverage here of President Nixon and Democratic challengers Hubert Humphrey and George McGovern, I feel pretty certain I would've been voting come November for the incumbent.<br /><br />-- That the Soviet Union had only one known Protestant church is (still) astounding. I love church. I was 32 before I started attending one regularly, and I'm 49 now. I certainly hope I never have to live anywhere that at least one isn't available to me.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-4932427604337587592018-06-05T11:44:14.354-04:002018-06-05T11:44:14.354-04:00Also, rest in peace, Jim Malloy of Columbus, Nebra...Also, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Malloy#Indy_car_racing" rel="nofollow">rest in peace, Jim Malloy of Columbus, Nebraska</a>. Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-54315699327294059662018-06-05T11:43:19.619-04:002018-06-05T11:43:19.619-04:00Super Wikipedia: "On race morning, track pres...Super Wikipedia: "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Indianapolis_500#Pre-race_ceremonies_%E2%80%94_Jim_Nabors" rel="nofollow">On race morning, track president Tony Hulman was talking with William F. Harrah, owner of Harrah's. Jim Nabors was accompanying Harrah as a guest at the race. Hulman recognized Nabors, and asked him if he wanted to "sing the song" during the pre-race ceremonies. Believing that Hulman was talking about "The Star-Spangled Banner", Nabors agreed, and walked over to arrange with the Purdue Band. Nabors asked the band leader what key they were going to play, and it was not until that moment that he was informed he was going to be singing "Back Home Again in Indiana". A surprised Nabors quickly wrote the lyrics down on a piece of paper, climbed up on a ladder, and performed the song unrehearsed. It was the beginning of a tradition that would see Nabors perform the song at Indianapolis nearly every year through 2014.</a>"Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-49512415613303699982018-06-05T11:41:42.378-04:002018-06-05T11:41:42.378-04:00My man Mario of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, ran out of...My man Mario of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, ran out of fuel again, after 194 laps, and this time he couldn't keep it going. He finished eighth.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-84550185797548462018-06-05T11:39:33.106-04:002018-06-05T11:39:33.106-04:00Yes, congratulations to Mark Donahue.
But also re...Yes, congratulations to Mark Donahue.<br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Donohue#Death" rel="nofollow">But also rest in peace. He wrecked in a practice session for the 1975 Austrian Grand Prix. A track marshal was killed, and Donahue died later. He is buried in Summit, New Jersey.</a>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-31491324986702579142018-06-05T11:36:04.953-04:002018-06-05T11:36:04.953-04:00Wait! What? Mark Donahue won? I don't even rem...Wait! What? <i>Mark Donahue won?</i> I don't even remember hearing of that dude.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-32728136141510744452018-06-05T11:35:39.904-04:002018-06-05T11:35:39.904-04:00Foyt, a three-time winner, is out.
And now Betten...Foyt, a three-time winner, is out.<br /><br />And now Bettenhausen--does he become the annual hard-luck story that Jim McKay was always talking about?--is out, too.<br /><br />Now our leader is Jerry Grant of Escondido, California. But then he has a mess up on timing of pit stops, and that allows Mark Donahue of Media, Pennsylvania to the fore.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-25265566255487442242018-06-05T11:29:04.153-04:002018-06-05T11:29:04.153-04:00Gary Bettenhausen of Tinsley Park, Illinois, is ou...Gary Bettenhausen of Tinsley Park, Illinois, is our new leader, and now Foyt's engine is smoking.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-89971710153158148172018-06-05T11:28:13.506-04:002018-06-05T11:28:13.506-04:00Unser's engine is dead!Unser's engine is dead!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-2575693214385738882018-06-05T11:27:48.687-04:002018-06-05T11:27:48.687-04:00Pole-sitter Bobby Unser of Albuquerque, New Mexico...Pole-sitter Bobby Unser of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is the early leader. A.J. Foyt of Houston is way back in the pack, as his engine wouldn't start until most everyone else was already one lap ahead.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-16313841757802876762018-06-05T11:22:01.998-04:002018-06-05T11:22:01.998-04:00All 33 qualifiers for the 1972 race were faster th...All 33 qualifiers for the 1972 race were faster than the 1971 pole sitter.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-45785736232666977112018-06-05T11:09:44.489-04:002018-06-05T11:09:44.489-04:001972 appears to be the debut of wings at the India...1972 appears to be the debut of wings at the Indianapolis 500, though they've been in the race's logo since inception.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-2987973234904711412018-06-05T11:09:12.430-04:002018-06-05T11:09:12.430-04:00Despite the commonly held assumption (among me) th...Despite the commonly held assumption (among me) that the "wings" on Indianapolis 500 cars are there because they make them look sharp and space-agey, the truth is that they are intended to work in reverse effect of airplane wings--pushing the car down, particularly in curves, and, therefore, allowing drivers to more safely go faster.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-23422298372071505892018-06-05T10:56:30.440-04:002018-06-05T10:56:30.440-04:00I am rooting for Mario Andretti in the Indianapoli...I am rooting for Mario Andretti in the Indianapolis 500.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-76865616765272519322018-06-01T17:10:18.038-04:002018-06-01T17:10:18.038-04:0010. Hot Rod Lincoln, Commander Cody
9. Sylvia’s M...10. Hot Rod Lincoln, Commander Cody<br /><br />9. Sylvia’s Mother, Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show<br /><br />8. I Gotcha, Joe Tex<br /><br />7. <a href="https://youtu.be/ftk32FKD4Io" rel="nofollow">Tumbling Dice, Rolling Stones</a><br /><br />6. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X48weyESpec" rel="nofollow">Morning Has Broken, Cat Stevens</a> <br /><br />5. <a href="https://youtu.be/AYihDAhVPko" rel="nofollow">Candy Man, Sammy Davis Jr.</a> (this is one of the first songs I can remember hearing out and about in the culture; I still like it, and I'm thankful for it breaking a dry run of songs on the countdown for me personally)<br /><br />4. <a href="https://youtu.be/gDZa0BFBpIM" rel="nofollow">Look What You Done For Me, Al Green</a> (Casey especially likes this one)<br /><br />3. <a href="https://youtu.be/r9jmusgMgro" rel="nofollow">First Time Ever Saw Your Face, Roberta Flack</a> (love her, LOVE HER)<br /><br />2. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHpoGK1aX5Y" rel="nofollow">I’ll Take You There, Staples Singers</a> (love this, too ... strong finish here to the countdown ...)<br /><br />1. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM7QN5OkUMA" rel="nofollow">Oh Girl, Chi-lites</a> (excellent song ... strong top five ... satisfying ... thank you, Casey!)Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-24303916424449230412018-06-01T16:49:26.799-04:002018-06-01T16:49:26.799-04:0018. Song Sung Blue, Neil Diamond
17. It’s Going T...18. Song Sung Blue, Neil Diamond<br /><br />17. It’s Going To Take Some Time This Time, Carpenters<br /><br />16. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmFBDN7ugeM" rel="nofollow">Slippin into Darkness, WAR</a><br /><br />15. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GFDUWzWP9A" rel="nofollow">Daydreaming, Aretha Franklin</a> (such a pretty song that brilliantly sounds like someone daydreaming)<br /><br />14. <a href="https://youtu.be/y2NPJwZV4ag" rel="nofollow">Betcha By Golly Wow, Stylistics</a><br /><br />13. Little Bitty Pretty One, Jackson 5<br /><br />12. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBBIZkOKprA" rel="nofollow">Last Night I Couldn’t Get To Sleep At All, Fifth Dimension</a> (1980s stereo equipment is beautiful)<br /><br />11. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7B04p0oAHE" rel="nofollow">Nice To Be With You, Gallery</a>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-58968986709741168272018-05-31T18:56:26.781-04:002018-05-31T18:56:26.781-04:0021. I Saw the Light, Todd Rundgren (why does this ...21. <a href="https://youtu.be/WxB4weCzqGE" rel="nofollow">I Saw the Light, Todd Rundgren</a> (why does this song stay so fresh?)<br /><br />20. <a href="https://youtu.be/wfQHSwZX4sg" rel="nofollow">Walking in the Rain with the One I Love, Love Unlimited</a> (don't remember ever hearing this one, excellent speaking appearance by Barry White at the end)<br /><br />19. Diary, BreadErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-48620048415717869072018-05-31T13:04:56.526-04:002018-05-31T13:04:56.526-04:0024. Doctor My Eyes, Jackson Browne
23. Back Off B...24. Doctor My Eyes, Jackson Browne<br /><br />23. Back Off Boogaloo, Ringo Starr<br /><br />22. Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard, Paul Simon<br /><br />So I've been listening a good bit to the <i>Paul Simon</i> solo record on which this song appears. It was really his second solo record. But <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paul_Simon_Songbook" rel="nofollow">the first one was released in 1965 in the UK while Simon and Garfunkel was still together</a>, so this album seems to be his first true effort of his own particular vision, though with contributors (as opposed to something where he is creating songs into a joint vision he shared with Art Garfunkel). <br /><br />I love the album. "Duncan" is about as perfect a lyric that as has ever been written, for my money. And I love stuff like "Armistice Day" where Paul Simon seems to be exploring his love for the pure sound of words and various musical instruments and styles, not so much the literal meaning of the words, for example. "Armistice Day, Armistice Day/that's all that I really wanted to say" is such a nakedly lovely piece of driftwood for a chorus, coming from a guy who has been so widely (and correctly) hailed as such a brilliant lyricist. <br /><br />"Me and Julio" ... hey, it's not my favorite. But it's obviously such a great, enduring, infectious pop song. And what is so interesting about it to me is how much of a signature style Simon and Garfunkel had and then how definitively different a signature Paul Simon has, right from the start in <i>Paul Simon</i>. I mean, it's incredible how close 1972's "Me and Julio" already sounds to 1986's <i>Graceland</i> but how suddenly different it sounds to 1970's <i>Bridge over Troubled Water</i>. <br /><br />I saw Paul Simon talking to David Letterman on his NBC show once, so this must've been the early 1980s. It was after the big Central Park concert reunion success. David Letterman was talking to him about how much he felt the listening public wanted Paul Simon to perform with Art Garfunkel again. And there was a sentimentalism/nostalgia David Letterman was speaking in, which I'm totally down with. But that tone was lost on Paul Simon. I remember his response being something about how he was interested in maybe doing new material with Art Garfunkel because of how their voices had aged over the last 10/15 years and what songs he might be able to create leveraging these changed instruments. For a guy who so loved Mickey Mantle, who wrote about high-school yearbooks and who famously looked "back on all the crap I learned in high school"--the laureate who entered into this nation's history the question, "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?"--it was interesting that he didn't seem to get at all that what Letterman was begging for was to sit misty eyed and hear good, old Simon and Garfunkel just one more time. Paul Simon was imagining only what he and Art Garfunkel could create new together now.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-3436036039769012822018-05-30T18:18:30.710-04:002018-05-30T18:18:30.710-04:0027. Vincent, Don McLean (heard and enjoyed this so...27. <a href="https://youtu.be/4wrNFDxCRzU" rel="nofollow">Vincent, Don McLean</a> (heard and enjoyed this song for 30 years before realizing it was about Vincent Van Gogh)<br /><br />26. Rockin’ Robin, Michael Jackson<br /><br />25. <a href="https://youtu.be/_YWGTMC3u5o" rel="nofollow">Taxi, Harry Chapin (fantastic song, of course, and a beautiful video I'd never seen before)</a>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.com