One More USC/UCLA Post

This is the opening part of one of my favorite shows, which was dropped this year. It was called Trojan Rewind and they showed a half-hour highlights version of the previous weeks game. What I liked about it was they spent the first four or five minutes of every show giving you an example of what it was like to be at the game, the extra stuff. Here's the opening of the USC/UCLA game from 2005, USC won 66-19! Shows you some idea what it's like to attend this game in person, something I was fortunate enough to do many times in the late 70's and on through the 80's.

The Greatest Rivalry in College Sports

That's right, UCLA may stink this year but there is still no better rivalry in college sports than USC/UCLA. Show me any other place where you have two schools of this caliber in the SAME TOWN!

Here's some you tube stuff I found on the rivalry:

This one I can't embed but it's funny

USC 38, Notre Dame 3!

YES!

Happy Thanksgiving!

A few scenes from one of my favorite movies, Plains, Trains and Automobiles, a film I watch every Thanksgiving:

My 101st post!

As the title says, this is the 101st post on my 'new' blog. I figured it should have something to do with dalmations. (even Michelle should be able to figure out that!)

Ukranian Cold War Humor

Set in the late 70's, early 80's, a Ukranian hog expert, from Kyiv, is in Cincinnati and decides to defect to WKRP

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Great Line

watching Everybody Loves Raymond, he's going through mid-life crisis and his wife catches him making a list of life goals. She's dismayed most of them are foods he wants to try, nothing serious.

She says 'you are a writer, don't you want to write the great american novel?"

His answer, "I don't even want to READ the great american novel"

Going out way we came in

Brethren's season ended much the way it started:

Brethren Christian falls on the road in first round

TWENTYNINE PALMS – Brethren Christian lost to Twentynine Palms, 63-22, on Friday night in the first round of the CIF-SS East Valley Division playoffs at Twentynine Palms High.

Warriors quarterback Brad Hess got as much as he could out of the passing game by completing 12 of 24 passes for 272 yards and two touchdowns. He also threw one interception.

Hess’s primary target was wide receiver Jeremiah Bell, who caught seven passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns.

The Warriors’ defense was swamped early, allowing the Wildcats to score 56 of their 63 points in the first half.

Tim Conway

Another of my favorite comedians..note how hard Harvey Korman is trying not to laugh during this scene:

One of my favorite comedians

I don't think I ever posted any Bob Newhart stuff yet, but lot of my personality and sense of humor is similar to his. This is a classic scene from the Bob Newhart Show where he plays a shrink who thinks he's going on a morning TV show to discuss advances in psychology.

Somehow BHS made CIF Playoffs

The bracket

When will they ever learn?

PBS has some new show that claims lot of the old testament is fairy tales, so to speak.

Here is my favorite line in this stupid article:
The entire Exodus story is debunked, as is the idea that the Israelites were monotheistic following the contract made between God and Abraham. It turns out idol worship was common through the reign of King David and right up to the Babylonian exile.

NOW, I never went to seminary or anything, but even I know, just from reading Exodus-2 Kings that idol worship WAS common in Israel. That's why God kept having to punish them constantly. Pretty much from the reign of Joshua through Solomon and beyond it was common.

If that's their big selling point of why this show will be groundbreaking, I don't see it frankly.

I also like this line:
Is the Bible the word of God? Only if God dictated it to dozens, maybe hundreds, of different writers, each of whom wrote and modified stories using different patterns of language over a period of centuries.

Well, duh! It says that IN the Bible. There was no Washington Post around in 400 BC.

Our Speaker of the House

Nancy Pelosi Techno Chicken from wreckandsalvage on Vimeo.

A little Cap history

This is the first college football game I ever saw on TV and why I am a big USC fan to this day..
It's November of 1974, USC is losing 24-0 to Notre Dame late in the first half...watch and see how it turns out (it's not that long)

One more cool USC band video

Here's the drummers warming up before the on-campus pep rally. This is pretty impressive even for those who don't like hearing drum music by itself

Four Straight Wins for the Kings

This win came on the road too!

What it's like at a USC Football game

I told Michelle I'd post some typical atmosphere at a USC football game, since she's never been to one.

First, it starts with the on-campus pep rally about 90-minutes before the game (this video I couldn't imbed, sorry)

Making the short walk across the street to the Coliseum for the game:



Then, before the game, the pre-game show (this is from the Rose Bowl when USC won the national title):


This song is always played as soon as USC clinches a win and also the first song played after wins in the postgame concert


Another post-game concert song, a special tribute to UCLA

The former home of BHS baseball

Shot of Long Beach's Blair Field...

If you look just past third base you'll see the dugout where RichardJ spent the majority of time during his one glorious season of HS baseball.

In the stands behind it you'll see where Michelle sat, trying to figure out the difference between a hit or an error or a wild pitch or passed ball.

For a visual tour go to this site

Some other ballpark tours of note:
Salt Lake City Bees
Cooperstown's Doubleday Field
Our lousy Class A Stadium in Watertown

A good argument for remaining single

I found this comic strip to be amusing today

Footage of RichardJ's Wedding Reception

I found this on you tube, it's Richard's wedding reception from several years back..I'm also going to book this group if I ever get married for my reception:

Kings win again! (3 straight, .500 record now)

Is it too early to plan a Stanley Cup parade?

Veteran's Day

Found this video on NHL.com, it's about a former Clarkson player I covered, Chris Clark (class of 98). He was always one of my favorite players to deal with, really great guy off the ice. On the ice, however, he's a goon!

Vintage Larry David/Michael Richards

From 1981 sketch comedy show Fridays (sorry picture is slightly blurry)

The hottest team in pro sports!

Ok...so maybe they aren't, but the Kings did win another game!

Some old-fashioned hockey violence

Pretty good short video I found on you tube of some of the best hits from Clarkson's two games with top-ranked Colorado College a few weeks ago...(it's hard to believe but these actually are very nice guys off the ice)

Do you believe in miracles?

Ok..this isn't as dramatic as the US beating the Soviets in Lake Placid, but BHS actually dominated a football game Friday night? I believe the 'mighty' Warriors are now 3-6 on the season.

A Classic Larry David Moment

Clip from 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' on HBO. Larry David comes home from shooting a movie in New York City to some surprising news:

Kings snap 5-game winless streak!

Good to see there are worse teams in the NHL than the Kings!

Cartoon Break

One of my favorite Disney cartoon shorts from when I was a kid

California

Glad to see my home state hasn't lost all common sense!

Kings Lose 1-0 to Ducks

At least a goal was scored in 60 minutes, that's better than my rate of seeing 3 goals in 410 minutes of HS soccer games.

The Bright Side

It's the morning after, here are my thoughts for some 'depressed' Republicans...

1. McCain would not have been a good president, had he won, it would certainly have led to a defeat in four years and then, shudder, we could have heard this phrase, "President Hillary Clinton".

2. Remember 1994...This win puts ALL the pressure on the Democrats, who now have the house and senate as well. If Obama tries to get too radical the public will backlash, just as it did with Hillary's health care takeover attempt, and Republicans will win back congress.

3. This was NOT a change in how America feels about itself politically. Some are going to try to claim that this has become a more liberal country, etc. I completely disagree. We had possibly the most unpopular president of modern times in office, we are in two wars, one which most people don't agree with (note, I'm not taking sides on that issue here merely pointing out that fact) and a few Republicans disgraced the party while in office with stupid scandals. This was more just people wanting to go a different way for a while. I'm not panicking and assuming this means death to the idea of Republicans ever having power again. It just means we have to stop nominating old war heroes (see Bob Dole 1996) for president and start nominating people that are in touch with the current times and will appeal to people who want to see the government move in a different direction. Frankly, we had a LOUSY group of people running for president this year and there really was no great choice who could have overcome all this background stuff.

4. Finally, it appears the Democrats will NOT get 60 senate seats, which means Obama HAS to govern more from the center. If he tries to push some over-the-top legislation through congress it will be filibustered.

Anyway, no reason for despair, you can't expect your party to win every election, that's not realistic, and our country will be just fine.

Election Humor

Funny clip from the Daily Show's Election 2004 coverage on the stupidity of exit polling

Kings Lose Again

Is the season over yet? At least the Kings made the second game of the Hockey Night in Canada doubleheader