1979

I am excited to announce that I get today 1979's Doonesbury.

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-paducah-sun/195483586/

Article from Apr 13, 1979 The Paducah Sun (Paducah, Kentucky)

I often don't get the joke in Doonesbury, but today I do, and I think it and I are very clever.

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1979

He was the All-Star leading scorer on the red, white and blue Washington Bullets, which won the NBA championship when I was 9 years old and went to the NBA Finals three times before I turned 11. Plus, his nickname was "The Big E," and there was this commercial. So, yes, Elvin Hayes was absolutely my favorite NBA player when I was a kid.