1 registered members (Toodoped),
82
guests, and 16
spiders. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
Forums21
Topics42,389
Posts1,059,919
Members10,349
|
Most Online796 Jan 21st, 2020
|
|
|
Re: Smoking ???
#39119
05/28/06 11:30 AM
05/28/06 11:30 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 8,224 New Jersey
AppleOnYa
|
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 8,224
New Jersey
|
Originally posted by plawrence: ...I'll bet even a youngster like Don Cardi remembers that trio who worked together until the mid or late 60's, I guess)... Actually, the 'trio' who did the games broadcast on WPIX-11 were Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer and I believe the other guy's last name was White (ROY White?). My father was a huge Yankees fan and I remember in a one-tv household having to sit through many a game during the summer's of the 1960's. I am quite familiar though, with Mel Allen...who probably did the radio broadcasts. Apple
A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.
- THOMAS JEFFERSON
|
|
|
Re: Smoking ???
#39120
05/28/06 12:04 PM
05/28/06 12:04 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 19,518 AZ
Turnbull
|
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 19,518
AZ
|
Originally posted by AppleOnYa: My father was a huge Yankees fan and I remember in a one-tv household having to sit through many a game during the summer's of the 1960's.
I am quite familiar though, with Mel Allen...who probably did the radio broadcasts.
Apple And since this topic was about tobacco: In the days before cancer-consciousness (remember the TV cameras zeroing in on Whitey Ford smoking in the dugout?), Mel Allen, doing his cigar commercial, would say (in that inimitable Alabama accent): "An' Yogi...smokes a What Owl..."
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
|
|
|
Re: Smoking ???
#39121
05/28/06 12:17 PM
05/28/06 12:17 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 15,058 The Slippery Slope
plawrence
RIP StatMan
|
RIP StatMan
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 15,058
The Slippery Slope
|
Originally posted by AppleOnYa: Actually, the 'trio' who did the games broadcast on WPIX-11 were Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer and I believe the other guy's last name was White (ROY White?).
My father was a huge Yankees fan and I remember in a one-tv household having to sit through many a game during the summer's of the 1960's.
I am quite familiar though, with Mel Allen...who probably did the radio broadcasts. Um, no..... Allen, Rizutto, and Barber worked together as a trio until at least the mid 60's and possibly later. I'll Google it and find out for sure after I finish writing this. Also, back then there was no such thing as one of them being the radio announcer and someone else doing TV. The three of them would rotate around. (The Mets had the same arrangment with their original broadcasting crew of Lindsey Nelson, Ralph Kiner, and Bob Murphy) Frank Messer, I believe, was Mel Allen's replacement, and I think Jerry Coleman were in there before the White (Bill) you are thinking of.
"Difficult....not impossible"
|
|
|
Re: Smoking ???
#39123
05/28/06 12:42 PM
05/28/06 12:42 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 15,058 The Slippery Slope
plawrence
RIP StatMan
|
RIP StatMan
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 15,058
The Slippery Slope
|
OK....here's the chronology of Yankee broadcasters from 1957, the year after Phil Rizutto retired and formed the Allen - Rizutto - Barber trio
1957 - 1964: Allen, Rizutto, and Barber 1965 - 1966: Rizutto, Barber, and Joe Garagiola (replaces Allen) 1967: Rizutto, Garagiola, and Jerry Coleman (replaces Barber) 1968 - 1970: Rizutto, Coleman, and Frank Messer (replaces Garagiola) 1971 - 1984: Rizutto, Messer, and Bill White (replaces Coleman)
So Allen, Rizutto, and Barber worked together as a trio until 1964, and Rizutto, Messer, and White did not begin working together until 1971.
And I am not the MUCH older of thew two of us.
MUCH older would be if you were in your 20's or 30's.....
Let's go with "somewhat" older, shall we?
"Difficult....not impossible"
|
|
|
Re: Smoking ???
#39125
05/28/06 01:11 PM
05/28/06 01:11 PM
|
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 103 dc
Don Dallal
OP
De Facto Boss
|
OP
De Facto Boss
Made Member
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 103
dc
|
Wow My first Topic Look How It Turned Out .. Cool Thanx Guys Help Apreciated And Also The New Intersting subjects that got out from this topic .... Thanx
Chris: DOES THIS LOOK LIKE THE SENATE TO YOU ( T ) ???!!!
|
|
|
Re: Smoking ???
#39127
05/28/06 09:30 PM
05/28/06 09:30 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 15,058 The Slippery Slope
plawrence
RIP StatMan
|
RIP StatMan
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 15,058
The Slippery Slope
|
Originally posted by AppleOnYa: plawrence, I've seen you in person. You're much older.
I guess it depends on how you define "much".
"Difficult....not impossible"
|
|
|
Re: Smoking ???
#39128
05/29/06 01:34 AM
05/29/06 01:34 AM
|
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 22,902 New York
SC
Consigliere
|
Consigliere
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 22,902
New York
|
Originally posted by plawrence: Originally posted by AppleOnYa: [b] plawrence, I've seen you in person. You're much older.
I guess it depends on how you define "much". [/b]A whole lot??
.
|
|
|
Re: Smoking ???
#39129
05/29/06 02:04 AM
05/29/06 02:04 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 15,058 The Slippery Slope
plawrence
RIP StatMan
|
RIP StatMan
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 15,058
The Slippery Slope
|
Could you perhaps quantify "a whole lot" as it pertains to age? A 15-year old is much older than a 4-year old, but is a 57-year old much older than a 46-year old? And hey, SC....I bet you didn't realize that you're much older than Apple (at least by her definition) also, did you?
"Difficult....not impossible"
|
|
|
Re: Smoking ???
#39132
05/29/06 08:25 AM
05/29/06 08:25 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 8,224 New Jersey
AppleOnYa
|
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 8,224
New Jersey
|
Originally posted by plawrence: ...And hey, SC....I bet you didn't realize that you're much older than Apple (at least by her definition) also, did you?... Except for one thing, plaw...I never did 'define' it. Although it looks like you tried real hard to. (And to get others to as well) I do owe you an apology though...I never dreamed you'd become so obsessed with this one particular subject. Don't fret over it...age is merely a state of mind. Best, Apple
A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.
- THOMAS JEFFERSON
|
|
|
Re: Smoking ???
#39134
05/29/06 09:02 AM
05/29/06 09:02 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 8,224 New Jersey
AppleOnYa
|
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 8,224
New Jersey
|
You've got a point there, Don Cardi!!! Here I try to be nice and defer to plaw's age and knowledge with regard to a bunch of sportscasters ... and he STILL finds a way to draw it out into a debate!! Anyway, nothing much would amount in a 'Plaw&Apple' only thread. Too easy. Apparently for some, the thrill is in the chase. Take care, Apple
A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.
- THOMAS JEFFERSON
|
|
|
Re: Smoking ???
#39135
05/29/06 11:18 AM
05/29/06 11:18 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 15,058 The Slippery Slope
plawrence
RIP StatMan
|
RIP StatMan
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 15,058
The Slippery Slope
|
Originally posted by Don Cardi: Why is it that lately, in almost every topic that I go into to, Plaw and Apple are going at it, back and forth, post after post? I would tell you why, but I think you already know. After all, it's fairly obvious. Having separate threads is a good idea, though. We can start one for you too, for the folks that you always start barking at every time they make an appearance. (Actually, AAMOF, I think you and I have one of those in common )
"Difficult....not impossible"
|
|
|
Re: Smoking ???
#39136
05/29/06 11:24 AM
05/29/06 11:24 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 15,058 The Slippery Slope
plawrence
RIP StatMan
|
RIP StatMan
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 15,058
The Slippery Slope
|
Originally posted by AppleOnYa: Don't fret over it...age is merely a state of mind.
No it's not....It's a number of years. You want to tell me that if someone who is 90 years old thinks and acts like they're 60 then that makes them 60, then you're in for a shock when you get a bit older. And wasn't it you who said somwhere recently that even if a boy thinks he is a man he's still a boy?
"Difficult....not impossible"
|
|
|
Re: Smoking ???
#39138
05/29/06 09:03 PM
05/29/06 09:03 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 8,224 New Jersey
AppleOnYa
|
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 8,224
New Jersey
|
Originally posted by plawrence: [QUOTE]...No it's not....It's a number of years.
You want to tell me that if someone who is 90 years old thinks and acts like they're 60 then that makes them 60, then you're in for a shock when you get a bit older... Well then in that case, here we are back to square one. You're still much older than me. I guess if there can be boys who think they're men...then there are also old men walking around who think and act like boys (or let's say perhaps ... 'younger' men??). Apple (Hoping I don't live to be 90 because I probably wouldn't be able to think or act like ANYTHING!)
A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.
- THOMAS JEFFERSON
|
|
|
Re: Smoking ???
#39140
05/29/06 09:44 PM
05/29/06 09:44 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 8,224 New Jersey
AppleOnYa
|
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 8,224
New Jersey
|
SB, I have to say I envy you for your mother and her friends.
My mother is now 76 and over the years has allowed herself to age so drastically (both physically and mentally) that it's really difficult to even look at her. She really has NOT taken care of herself and every time we've tried to get her to, she's basically just cried and whined to be left alone. Although my father did not go out of his way to make her happy in the later years...she has also been a woman who has much to be thankful for. She's happier complaining and feeling sorry for herself than pretty much anything else. She's become the type of person who just CAN'T be comfortable being anything but miserable, and there are times when it simply hurts (emotionally) just to be around her.
Speaking of age being a state of mind vs. 'number of years'...I was telling my mother about a photo I saw of Liz Taylor (now age 74) and that she wasn't looking too well. My mother replied that she think she herself happense to look pretty good for her age. I looked straight at her and said, "No you don't...you look and act about 20 years older than your real age and you've got nobody to blame but yourself." She didn't appreciate that very much, but I really didn't care.
I know that sounds incredibly cruel...and I would have to agree. But it was also something I felt my mother needed to hear because I was certainly NOT going to sit there and let her believe that she looks any better than she does, when she could've taken care of herself alot better than she has (again, I do not mean only in terms of appearance but with regard to her general health both physical and emotional...which DOES eventually have an effect on appearance).
Well...there was a mouthful. Sorry for that venting, everyone...but I guess with this 'Smoking' thread that evolved in to 'much' older vs. 'somewhat' older, Liz Taylor and the final straw with my mother...it was time for my fingers to let loose at the keyboard!!
Apple
A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.
- THOMAS JEFFERSON
|
|
|
Re: Smoking ???
#39141
05/30/06 12:10 AM
05/30/06 12:10 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 15,058 The Slippery Slope
plawrence
RIP StatMan
|
RIP StatMan
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 15,058
The Slippery Slope
|
Originally posted by AppleOnYa: My mother is now 76.... She's happier complaining and.... She's become the type of person who just CAN'T be comfortable being anything but miserable..... OH, did I want to post "I guess the apple didn't fall too far from the tree" Would have been SOOOOOOOOOOO perfect
"Difficult....not impossible"
|
|
|
Re: Smoking ???
#39142
05/30/06 12:19 AM
05/30/06 12:19 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 8,224 New Jersey
AppleOnYa
|
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 8,224
New Jersey
|
Especially coming from an ASSHOOOOOOOOOOLE I'll have to admit I had that coming and can take it as well as I can give it. But I gave even plaw credit for being above making jokes about what is really a very serious family matter. Live & learn... Ah, well...I'll have to be careful where (and how) I vent from now on. Hopefully, some of us shall get past this old age business and move on to other things. It's a big board out there and there's plenty to chat about. Apple
A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.
- THOMAS JEFFERSON
|
|
|
Re: Smoking ???
#39143
05/30/06 12:42 AM
05/30/06 12:42 AM
|
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,211 Little Chicago
Tony Love
Underboss
|
Underboss
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,211
Little Chicago
|
Originally posted by plawrence: Originally posted by AppleOnYa: [b]My mother is now 76.... She's happier complaining and.... She's become the type of person who just CAN'T be comfortable being anything but miserable..... OH, did I want to post
"I guess the apple didn't fall too far from the tree"
Would have been SOOOOOOOOOOO perfect [/b]Hahaha! You're right, it would have!
"Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so"-Gore Vidal "Conformity is the jailer of freedom and enemy of growth"-John Fitzgerald Kennedy "The reason the mainstream is thought of as a stream is because of its shallowness"-George Carlin
|
|
|
Re: Smoking ???
#39144
05/30/06 05:57 AM
05/30/06 05:57 AM
|
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 22,902 New York
SC
Consigliere
|
Consigliere
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 22,902
New York
|
Originally posted by AppleOnYa: But I gave even plaw credit for being above making jokes about what is really a very serious family matter. Apple - Its not my intention to "stick up" for plaw here (mainly because he doesn't need anybody else to do so for him) but you HAVE to admit what he said was a funny play on your name. I'm surprised that you posted something so intimate as that story. I haven't walked in your shoes so I can't speak about your relationship with your mother but I'll say this: my mom will be 88 soon and she's really aging now. She's hunched over from that bone-loss disease that women get from age, her face has taken on a hollowed out look and she loves to complain about her aches and pains. I just hug her and tell her she looks fine. She KNOWS I'm lying but she'll smile. What does that cost me?? I probably have a different realtionship with my mom than you have with yours, so maybe I shouldn't hold you to an expected level of behavior with your mother. Who knows?
.
|
|
|
Re: Smoking ???
#39145
05/30/06 08:42 AM
05/30/06 08:42 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 8,224 New Jersey
AppleOnYa
|
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 8,224
New Jersey
|
Originally posted by SC: [QUOTE]... you HAVE to admit what he said was a funny play on your name. I did admit that...by positng that 'laugh' icon. Actually, despite that 'intimate' story I do have a pretty good relationship w/ my mother. She's hunched over as well, and has that same 'hollow' look you describe for your almost 88 year old mother. I don't mind your gentle chastisement for what I said to my mom. I probably posted the story partially out of guilt anyway. I suppose I could've just stayed silent and said nothing. But after all that's gone on the past few years (the details of which I will not bore this list with)...I was not about to allow her to think she 'looks pretty good' for her age. She's not that delicate yet that she can't handle the truth. And get real, SC...of COURSE you were sticking up for plaw !! Apple
A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.
- THOMAS JEFFERSON
|
|
|
Re: Smoking ???
#39146
05/30/06 08:49 AM
05/30/06 08:49 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 17,300 New York
Sicilian Babe
|
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 17,300
New York
|
Mothers and daughters...a complex relationship to be sure. I've been blessed with the mother I have. Nothing has ever slowed her down, not cancer, not a heart attack, not bypass surgery, not an aneurism, or a broken back, or a shattered hand (rollerskating injury!!), or the loss of her husband of 50 years, who she nursed at home until the day he died. She sold her house, moved here, and walked into a senior club where she didn't know a soul. She made tons of new friends and goes out every Friday night for dinner and cards with "the girls". She's got tons of health issues, yet nobody believes her when she tells them she's going to be 80, and yells at me if I go out without makeup on, as she would rather be dead than caught without her "rouge and lipstick".
It must be hard to deal with someone like your mom, Apple, but perhaps she needs to be encouraged, as you yourself said that your father never encouraged her. It can't be easy, but perhaps if she was nudged gently, she might get back into the swing of things. You never know until you try.
President Emeritus of the Neal Pulcawer Fan Club
|
|
|
Re: Smoking ???
#39147
05/30/06 09:10 AM
05/30/06 09:10 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 8,224 New Jersey
AppleOnYa
|
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 8,224
New Jersey
|
Sicilian Babe...like I said, without providing boring details...we HAVE been encouraging her, gently nudging. More so since my father's death, but really even before that. If we hadn't been...she'd be in even worse shape than she is now.
Sometimes she responds, sometimes not. It's a bit difficult to explain, but it really appears she has made the 'easier' choice to sink into the abyss of old age long before her time. And THAT is why I could not let her sit there thinking she looks good.
So sorry everyone...I didn't intend for this to now evolve into a thread about my mother.
Weren't we initially talking about smoking? (Which miraculously is one thing neither of my parents ever did and so thankfully, my brother, sister and myself are all non-smokers.)
Best, Apple
A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.
- THOMAS JEFFERSON
|
|
|
|