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12-26-2023, 10:14 PM
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MY LIFE IN 1961
EC's Havin' Fun in '61 Nope, not really having fun in real life... still sad and lonely... no social life... but I'm lovin' every minute of sports, movies and music... those are my fantasy retreats... EC's Dream Worlds. Sorry, forgot to cover the National Hockey League... personally as far as sports leagues are concerned, I think "less is more"... really like the 6-team NHL... you could really get to know the players and teams... they should have stopped at 16 when they expanded... EC loved MLB when it was 16 teams... also preferred the NBA in the good old golden days of yore... the NFL, too... all of them have over-expanded... you really do need a scorecard to know who playing. The 1961–62 NHL season was the 45th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Toronto Maple Leafs were the Stanley Cup champions as they defeated the Chicago Black Hawks four games to two. Last edited by Eugene Church; 12-26-2023 at 10:22 PM. |
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12-26-2023, 10:16 PM
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12-28-2023, 10:12 PM
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MY LIFE IN 2023
Yep, EC's Life Is Still Filled With Glee in '23 EC's having fun but I'm still on the run... playing music at Nursing Homes and doing a 2-hour weekly Southern Gospel music radio show... to slow things down and make my life a little less hectic, I decided to cut back to just 2 nursing homes and play them each 2 times a month... that means once a week I will play music... that cut my schedule in half... hate to admit it, age may be catching up with me... at 83 it is getting physically harder to load and unload my sound system... EC is no longer as young as he thinks he is... I have noticed the change in the last few months... keep in mind I have to load up my car, go to the nursing home, unload my car and carry it into the nursing home, set the equipment up... play music for 2 hours, while also dancing with the residents... then load the equipment back up and take it to my car and load it... go home and unload it again... that loading and unloading 6 times... yeah, buddy, EC is pretty tired at the end of the day. I have finished Bill Veeck's very enjoyable book about his life in baseball "Veeck As In Wreck"... Bill was a club owner with a heart... he was easy to deal with at contract time... players loved Bill Veeck and rightly so... he was a good and decent human being... Bill served in World War II... was wounded badly in the leg... he suffered from pain the rest of his life, but persevered and never let it get him down... Bill lived his life on one leg with a big smile on his face and a lot of love of life in his heart... life gave him plenty of lemons, but Bill just used them to make a lot of lemonade ... Bill Veeck was a great owner, a good guy and a baseball visionary... also a darn good writer... yeah buddy, he is greatly missed. "Wit, Quips and Quotes from the Diamond Minds" Excerpts from "Veeck As In Wreck" by Bill Veeck and Ed Linn: "If I could have picked my own place in the game of baseball, I would have been out there on the field, making stunning plays at shortstop like Lou Boudreau, or turning casually at the crack of the bat to make one of those brilliant over-the-shoulder catches of Joe DiMaggio. ("Yea, Veeck"). As a kid in high school, I showed nothing more breathtaking than a stunning inability to hit a curveball, and so I have done the next best thing. I'm like a book publisher who, unable to write the great American novel himself, passes judgment upon the manuscripts of his betters. The old adolescent dream has left its mark, though. As all ballplayers can tell you, I am a hero worshipper. Wherever ballplayers of taste gather together, I am spoken of fondly as a ballplayer's lamb. There is almost nothing I won't do for a player, who is putting out for me." I have never had a serious holdout. As far as salaries are concerned, I would just as soon give a player what he thinks he deserves, if I can afford it. I have always found baseball players' demands quite reasonable. At St. Louis, I once had half-a-dozen of my players sign blank contracts and let me fill in the salary myself. There was a little gamesmanship involved on their part, of course, since I was putting an onus on myself to be more than fair. But gamesmanship apart, they knew Ole Will would give them a fair shake. We did have a few publicity holdouts just to get some ink during the off-season, one of the more harmless winter sports. In Cleveland, Bob Feller would drop in to see me from time to time for widely heralded contract negotiations. Bob and I would chat awhile about everything under sun except salary, then release a statement that we were still fairly wide apart, but had every confidence our differences would be settled amicably. At last, with the weather turning warm, I'd say, "Hey Roberto, maybe we out to sign. The actual signing couldn't have been quicker or easier. Bob and I would each write down a figure for his basic salary on a piece of paper and split the difference. The first year, he wrote down $60,000 and I wrote $65,000, so he cost himself $2,500. The next year he wrote down my original $65,000, but my figure was $62,500, which meant he recouped half his loss. He did a lot better than that, actually, I had Feller on an attendance-bonus clause those first two years, and in that record-breaking second year, he earned himself and extra $27,500." Last edited by Eugene Church; 12-29-2023 at 11:30 AM. |
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12-30-2023, 04:35 PM
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June 19, 1961 CONTENDERS JACKSON, DELTA, MERAUX WIN TWINBILLS IN SUPREME LEAGUE The top three clubs in the South Island Supreme League were all victors yesterday... first place Jackson, second place Delta and third place Meraux all swept a pair of twinbills to keep pace with one another in the pennant hunt... with only 4 games left on the schedule the Jackson Jackalopes are one game up on the Delta Stars and 3 games in front of the Meraux Tigers. The Jacks disposed of the Braxton Bruins 6-5 and 13-8, the Stars took two close ones from last place New Yerby 8-6 and 4-3, the Tigers triumphed twice over Zebulon 6-5 in 10 innings and 6-4 in the nightcap and Grin Hill and Mystic split the doubleheader with the Smileys taking the opener 5-3 and the Mariners winning game two 7-0. Last edited by Eugene Church; 12-30-2023 at 04:38 PM. |
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12-30-2023, 04:40 PM
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12-30-2023, 04:40 PM
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12-30-2023, 04:41 PM
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12-30-2023, 04:45 PM
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12-30-2023, 04:46 PM
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12-30-2023, 04:51 PM
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01-03-2024, 11:58 AM
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MY LIFE IN 2024
EC'S LIFE IS AN ENCORE IN '24 Yeah, buddy... 2023 was a glorious year... and 2024 started off great for me, too... hope it did for all you buckaroos and you little darlin's, too... yesterday EC had a great day at the nursing home, swingin' and swayin' and singin' and dancin' with my friends... EC is blessed with 8935 songs in my music library and I play about 25 of them over my big boomin' Peavey PA system over the two hours I am there... the wonderful residents are the most neglected folks in our society... sadly, we don't take very good care of our old folks in the USA... they just grow more lonesome everyday... if you want a special blessing for your life, go and visit them on a regular basis... if you are a DJ, musician or have a small musical ensemble, go and entertain them... they are a great audience... this is one of the best things that has ever happened in my life... they think I am doing them a favor... actually, it a win-win for me and them... when I leave them, I leave them smiling... yep, there's big smile on my face, too... life don't get much better than that... and for you that don't have any talent, just go by and say "Hello In There" (a song by John Prine)... and sit a spell with them. Give John Prine a listen... not the greatest singer, but a wonderful songwriter, yes indeedy do... he's a darn good songwriter. This is a wonderful song and video... be sure to watch it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfwGkplB_sY Just started a brand new book... "Why We Love Baseball" by Joe Posnanski... a history of baseball in 50 moments... lordy mercy, it's a good 'un... EC has read only the introduction and already have 4 or 5 very interesting items to share with you and I haven't even gotten to the 50 great moments... Posnanski is one of the best sportswriters I have encountered... his wonderful book about Negro League ambassador, player and manager Buck O'Neal, is one of the best baseball books I have ever read... "The Soul of Baseball" will lift your spirit, make you smile and break your heart all at the same time... I also read Posnanski's "The Baseball 100"... his best 100 players of all-time... it was very good, too. My niece gave me his latest book for Christmas... my wife got me 5 books... two about music... "Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All The Way"... and "Nashville Cats"... it's about all of the great country musicians in Nashville... all the great pickers on the A Team that played on a 1000 hit songs... and three about baseball: "The Long Season" by Jim Brosnan... "Nice Guy Finish Last" by Leo "The Lip" Durocher... and "The Long Summer" by Roger Angell... yep, life is good for EC... gonna share two more songs with you... "Tin Cup Chalice" by Jimmy Buffett and "Nashville Cats", a great song by the Lovin' Spoonful. All you Buckaroos and Little Darlin's enjoy the music... it will tickle your innards and bless your little peapickin' ears. Be sure to watch the video with Jimmy Buffett. Rest in Peace, Jimmy... I'll bet you are sittin' on the beach with your toes in the water, with a tin cup for a chalice, filled up with red wine and chewin' on a honeysuckle vine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pIsuYgBnF8 It's time to pick and grin a little bit with the Lovin' Spoonful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZqgFyj5uTo Yeah, buddy... life is good today. Last edited by Eugene Church; 01-03-2024 at 10:56 PM. |
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01-11-2024, 05:42 PM
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Monday, June 19, 1961 RUNNERS-UP STOUTS AND SAINTS GAIN GROUND ON 1ST PLACE GREEN GIANTS Two clubs tailing the top team in the South Island Secondary League narrowed the gap... second place Cherrywood and St. Dominic took doubleheaders this past Sunday, while the top team, Joliet, divided their twinbill... going down the home stretch, the Green Giants lead by 2 games over the Stouts and the Saints with 4 games to go. Joliet divided a twinbill with the Parkland Perfectos, winning the opener 5-1, but falling in the nightcap 6-4... Cherrywood swept a pair from the Pelham Oaks 6-2 and 10-5... St. Dominic slipped past the Littleville Supermen 3-2 and 2-1... and Bar Harbor split two games with the Billings Rams... the Acadians captured the first game 3-1, but lost the second one 5-2. |
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01-11-2024, 05:44 PM
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