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TransMonk Aug 16 2020 12:39 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 08 2021 10:38 AM

I didn't know where to put this...and I meant to have posted this yesterday, but last week my wife found this 1985 Mets scorebook at a local thrift store. It has a Shea game ticket attached from 35 years ago yesterday. https://i.imgur.com/YsZeLK3.png> Bonus: Ray Knight signed the empty scorecard. [fimg=300]https://i.imgur.com/XDeL805.png[/fimg] Also, 55 years ago yesterday: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bc/Shea1.jpg>

Frayed Knot Aug 16 2020 01:53 PM Re: It was [X Number] of years ago...

Aug 16th is the anniversary of a bad date for royalty. 72 years ago today, Babe Ruth died 53 years ago today, Elvis Presley died 2 years ago today, Aretha Franklin died That's a Sultan (of swat), a King (of Rock 'n Roll), and a Queen (of soul)

batmagadanleadoff Aug 16 2020 05:23 PM Re: It was [X Number] of years ago...

Frayed Knot wrote: Aug 16th is the anniversary of a bad date for royalty. 72 years ago today, Babe Ruth died 53 years ago today, Elvis Presley died 2 years ago today, Aretha Franklin died That's a Sultan (of swat), a King (of Rock 'n Roll), and a Queen (of soul) And Robert Johnson, King of the Delta Blues Singers, 82 years ago today. [FIMG=444]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/916qy5DP-OL._SL1500_.jpg[/FIMG]

whippoorwill Aug 16 2020 07:17 PM Re: It was [X Number] of years ago...

Wow Ron was cute But I was in love with Sid

whippoorwill Aug 16 2020 07:18 PM Re: It was [X Number] of years ago...

Can't be right about Elvis I was not 8

whippoorwill Aug 16 2020 07:20 PM Re: It was [X Number] of years ago...

That ticket was $650!!

smg58 Aug 17 2020 07:16 AM Re: It was [X Number] of years ago...

Elvis was 43 years ago. My parents were at Shea Stadium on August 15, 1965. They do not have any souvenirs of the occasion, alas.

Edgy MD Aug 17 2020 07:42 AM Re: It was [X Number] of years ago...

Frayed Knot wrote: Aug 16th is the anniversary of a bad date for royalty. 72 years ago today, Babe Ruth died 53 years ago today, Elvis Presley died 2 years ago today, Aretha Franklin died That's a Sultan (of swat), a King (of Rock 'n Roll), and a Queen (of soul) And Robert Johnson, King of the Delta Blues Singers, 82 years ago today. And The Earl of Snohomish, Earl Averill, died on August 16, 1983.

kcmets Sep 20 2020 11:22 AM Re: It was [X Number] of years ago...

40 years ago today Bilzzard of Ozz came out. You're old, no you. Ozzy not your cup of tea? Watch only to witness Randy at his peak... [YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3LvhdFEOqs[/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSfNvTVEALw[/YOUTUBE]

Frayed Knot Mar 08 2021 06:10 AM Re: It was [X Number] of years ago...

There were big sporting events, there were really big sporting events ... and then there was this one. [FIMG=450]https://dyn1.heritagestatic.com/lf?set=path%5B2%2F1%2F4%2F1%2F8%2F21418531%5D&call=url%5Bfile%3Aproduct.chain%5D[/FIMG] 50 years ago today

Frayed Knot Mar 14 2021 06:57 PM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago... Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Mar 15 2021 03:50 AM

50 years ago this weekend -- Thursday March 11 thru Saturday March 13: The Allman Brothers Band, Live at the Fillmore East. The recordings were all apparently done on Fri & Sat. On opening night Thursday, the Allmans were the opening act for Elvin Bishop and Edgar Winter. But when promoter Bill Graham saw the house start to empty when the 'warmup act' finished their set, he quickly shuffled the deck for the weekend dates and the ABB went on last on Friday & Saturday nights (and into Saturday and Sunday mornings).

Fman99 Mar 14 2021 08:36 PM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

That is a great record. I love the "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" from that release best.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 15 2021 05:27 AM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

Julius Caesar was assassinated 2,065 years ago today.

MFS62 Mar 15 2021 06:51 AM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Julius Caesar was assassinated 2,065 years ago today. His Gall (bladder) was divided into three parts. Later

Willets Point May 18 2021 08:49 AM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

40 years ago R.E.M. recorded their first single.

TransMonk May 18 2021 08:59 AM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

41 years since Mount St. Helens erupted.

kcmets May 18 2021 09:31 AM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

I have a Mt Saint Helens Xmas tree ornament.

Frayed Knot May 18 2021 09:44 AM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

=kcmets post_id=64575 time=1621351866 user_id=53] I have a Mt Saint Helens Xmas tree ornament.

Doesn't that get a bit messy?

Frayed Knot May 18 2021 09:51 AM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

Willets Point wrote: 40 years ago R.E.M. recorded their first single. [I] "Debut single that changed the world " ... "turned the world upside-down " ... "blew minds all over the world " ... And that's just in the opening paragraph. I may be going out on a limb here, but I'm guessing that the writer here is a fan.

TransMonk May 18 2021 10:42 AM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

R.E.M.'s Out Of Time was the #1 album 30 years ago this week.

Johnny Lunchbucket May 18 2021 06:26 PM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

=TransMonk post_id=64580 time=1621356130 user_id=71] R.E.M.'s Out Of Time was the #1 album 30 years ago this week.

That was the first REM album I bought on CD rather than vinyl and kinda knew even then it was a ripoff that would not last

Edgy MD May 20 2021 07:46 AM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

What is your Out of Time cut? [list=1] [*]"Radio Song" [*]"Losing My Religion" [*]"Low" [*]"Near Wild Heaven" [*]"Endgame" [*]"Shiny Happy People" [*]"Belong" [*]"Half a World Away" [*]"Texarkana" [*]"Country Feedback" [*]"Me in Honey" [/list] When a favorite band takes a turn that isn't quite a pure sellout, but tends to piss you off, there's usually a track you grumblingly forgive them for, right? The track that makes you wish they had gone in that direction.

Johnny Lunchbucket May 20 2021 12:05 PM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

There was like 31 flavors of REM on this record. You got your Mandolin Rain, you got your old-school mumbly-grumbly Stipe; new-school, annunciated, Voice of a Generation Stipe; you've got your RnB funk, you got country, you got guest vocalists, you got your sunshine pop. For me tracks 7-9-10-11 all hold up as REM-worthy, so I guess I like country/guest vocalist/Mills-sung REM. If I never hear Religion or Radio Song again I wouldn't give a damn.

Edgy MD May 20 2021 12:15 PM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

Yeah, I can live on side two also. I mostly love "Texarkana," but those damn baroque string beds are there, and they take the countermelody at times, answering the tag at the end of the refrain with a line that should have gone to the guitar.

Fman99 May 20 2021 06:12 PM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

Edgy MD wrote: Yeah, I can live on side two also. I mostly love "Texarkana," but those damn baroque string beds are there, and they take the countermelody at times, answering the tag at the end of the refrain with a line that should have gone to the guitar. Yah I also go with Texarcana. Less whiny than most.

Frayed Knot May 21 2021 06:27 AM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

I'm sure this will get a mention in the booth tonight. Forty years ago today [YOUTUBE]rDLInQbP2eo[/YOUTUBE] https://nypost.com/2021/05/21/game-that-left-ron-darling-frank-viola-linked-life-turns-40/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDLInQbP2eo

Willets Point May 21 2021 08:30 AM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

Edgy MD wrote: When a favorite band takes a turn that isn't quite a pure sellout, but tends to piss you off, there's usually a track you grumblingly forgive them for, right? The track that makes you wish they had gone in that direction. So you made me re-listen to this album for the first time since I don't know when. Thoughts: 1. This much more Light Rock than I remembered. 2. When I was a freshman in college in 1991-1992 and worked at the college radio station, my DJ partner and I would mix together songs (we didn't call 'em mashups back then) in "clever" ways. One mix was "Endgame" with "You Can't Touch This," which we called R.E.M.C. Hammer. I'd totally forgot about that until today. 3. To answer Edgy's question, "Half A World Away" is a pretty song. I don't know if it's the direction I wanted R.E.M. to have gone in, especially since it easily could've fit on either of their two previous albums, but it was pleasant to listen to. "Me in Honey" is good too.

Edgy MD May 21 2021 08:48 AM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

Frayed Knot wrote: I'm sure this will get a mention in the booth tonight. Forty years ago today [YOUTUBE]rDLInQbP2eo[/YOUTUBE] https://nypost.com/2021/05/21/game-that-left-ron-darling-frank-viola-linked-life-turns-40/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDLInQbP2eo Looks like the whole audience is scouts.

Frayed Knot May 21 2021 09:48 AM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

I'm sure a bunch of them were, although if you read the linked NYPost account it talks about the crowd swelling to around 2.500 as word of mouth got around. A local TV station got wind and came down to take a look (that's where the film is from) and it mentions Roger Angell in the stands sitting with former big league hurler Smoky Joe Wood. Wood, who pitched mostly for the Red Sox from 1908 thru 1922, was a 91 y/o Connecticut resident at the time.

Edgy MD Jun 21 2021 06:08 PM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

On this day in 1913 (108 years ago), Tiny Broadwick became the first woman to parachute from a plane. https://skydivingmuseum.org/sites/skydivingmuseum.org/files/styles/large/public/slider-2010-inductee-tiny-broadwick.jpg?itok=kNBZXw57> https://www.mediastorehouse.com/p/497/tiny-broadwick-suspended-plane-piloted-glenn-l-10717160.jpg>

Willets Point Jul 22 2021 08:43 AM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

50 years since the release of Maggot Brain. It's also George Clinton's 80th birthday today.

Frayed Knot Aug 01 2021 08:03 PM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

MTV debuted 40 years ago today (Aug 1, 1981)

cal sharpie Aug 03 2021 09:42 AM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

Sunday was the 50th anniversary of the Concert for Bangladesh. I had dreams of it being my first concert. My friend's father had some dealings with Allen Klein and he (the father) thought that maybe he could get tickets and if so I could go with the father and my friend. Meanwhile, my family was going on a vacation to Montauk which ordinarily I would have looked forward to but I really wanted to go to that concert. My family was uninterested in my wishes and took me along to Montauk. As it turned out my friend's father was unable to score tix from Klein so it was moot but I didn't know that until I got back from Montauk and throughout the whole vacation I grumbled about my missed opportunity.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 04 2021 08:07 AM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

Fifty years ago today, I attended my very first Mets game. I was eight years old. I remember a scoreboard message that wished Cleon Jones a happy birthday. I remember being excited to see Gil Hodges come out of the dugout for a mound visit. And I remember that our seats were near the back of the Mezzanine section. My parents had never been to Shea before, so didn't know how awful those seats were. You couldn't see the sky or the scoreboard. (Terrible stadium design!) They complained to an usher and we got moved to better seats. Mets lost 1-0. I didn't get to see the Mets score a run until my grandfather treated me to my second ballgame, the following June, a win over the Pirates which happened to be Jim Fregosi's best day as a Met. http://ultimatemets.com/scorecard_graph.php?game=1576&font=1>

Willets Point Aug 24 2021 09:28 AM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

100 years ago, the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest labor uprising in US history began in West Virginia.

Johnny Lunchbucket Aug 25 2021 06:46 AM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

"I have seen the past of rock n' roll and its name was Bruce Springsteen." BORN TO RUN released 45 years ago today http://www.beta.mbtn.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Born-to-run.jpg>

Johnny Lunchbucket Aug 25 2021 09:17 AM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

Actually 46, saw a tweet that had it wrong

Johnny Lunchbucket Aug 26 2021 07:40 AM Re: It was [X Number of] years ago...

35 years ago this week. Every generation sends a hero up the pop charts. [YOUTUBE]Uy5T6s25XK4[/YOUTUBE] And if you're #old, WFUV is playing an entire day of songs from 40 years ago, 1981, RIGHT NOW