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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 13, 2024 4:50:09 GMT -5
When I lived in KY there was a Boone presence in he area. I used to semi joke that the reason Boone cut down so many trees was that he was trying to get the hell out of there. The locals didn’t understand. Much of my comedy fell flat there. Sort of like here… 🤓 Trivia: Lovin' Spoonful bassist Steve Boone is a not too distant relative of Daniel... That’s a new one on me Bob. Loved the Spoonful. Steve is quite bald these days. Co-wrote "You Didn't Have To Be So Nice" and "Summer In The City." I don't recall him doing any vocals with the band. Three of the four principal LS members-- Boone, John Sebastian and Joe Butler -- are still living. Original guitarist Zal Yanovsky died quite awhile ago, although Jerry Yester, who replaced Zal on the last few hits, is still living. Jerry's brother Jim was in The Association. Small world out there. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 13, 2024 4:55:12 GMT -5
Yeah, sanitized Little Richard doesn't work. He was more in his lane with "Love Letters In The Sand." Not a huge Pat Boone fan, but he sang the opening song for the movie "Friendly Persuasion" ..."Thee I Love" which I did and still do like. It's a rare artist of any significance who didn't make at least something I thought was tolerable. Looking at you Celine Dion. For me Pat passed the test with "Moody River." |
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Post by inger on Jun 13, 2024 7:04:22 GMT -5
Not a huge Pat Boone fan, but he sang the opening song for the movie "Friendly Persuasion" ..."Thee I Love" which I did and still do like. It's a rare artist of any significance who didn't make at least something I thought was tolerable. Looking at you Celine Dion. For me Pat passed the test with "Moody River." There’s little doubt that Boone had a worthy career. I came at a strange time when the crooner was beginning to give way to the rocker. Remember that stretch when he suddenly started wearing that weird leather get up with no shirt on? 😂…I think he was about 60 years old… |
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Post by chiyankee on Jun 13, 2024 8:30:34 GMT -5
Last night Bob Boone passed Billy Martin to move into seventh place for victories for Yankee managers with 567. The next ahead of him is Joe Girardi with 910, so that will take a few years. Since the start of the live ball era, the Yankees have had ten managers who have managed at least 300 games. They all have winning records. 566 wins as a manager and some good games as a player in the World Series was all it took for Billy Martin to get his number retired by the Yankees.   |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 13, 2024 8:35:09 GMT -5
Last night Bob Boone passed Billy Martin to move into seventh place for victories for Yankee managers with 567. The next ahead of him is Joe Girardi with 910, so that will take a few years. Since the start of the live ball era, the Yankees have had ten managers who have managed at least 300 games. They all have winning records. 566 wins as a manager and some good games as a player in the World Series was all it took for Billy Martin to get his number retired by the Yankees. Well there was that time he decked the marshmallow salesman. Not many players can make that claim. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 13, 2024 8:37:59 GMT -5
It's a rare artist of any significance who didn't make at least something I thought was tolerable. Looking at you Celine Dion. For me Pat passed the test with "Moody River." There’s little doubt that Boone had a worthy career. I came at a strange time when the crooner was beginning to give way to the rocker. Remember that stretch when he suddenly started wearing that weird leather get up with shirt on? 😂…I think he was about 60 years old… Haha, yeah I do remember that phase. Pat didn't take himself too seriously. I remember seeing him on TV once singing "Love Letters In The Sand." There is a part in the middle where he whistles, which he rather impressively did live on stage. He stopped about halfway through the whistling and said to the audience "you didn't think I could do that, did you?" |
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Post by chiyankee on Jun 13, 2024 8:44:13 GMT -5
566 wins as a manager and some good games as a player in the World Series was all it took for Billy Martin to get his number retired by the Yankees. Well there was that time he decked the marshmallow salesman. Not many players can make that claim. Did he deck him or did he get decked? So many fights, I can't keep an accurate track on them all. |
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Post by Renfield on Jun 13, 2024 8:44:14 GMT -5
Not a huge Pat Boone fan, but he sang the opening song for the movie "Friendly Persuasion" ..."Thee I Love" which I did and still do like. It's a rare artist of any significance who didn't make at least something I thought was tolerable. Looking at you Celine Dion. For me Pat passed the test with "Moody River." Yeah. But your heart will go on. |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Jun 13, 2024 8:53:51 GMT -5
Last night Bob Boone passed Billy Martin to move into seventh place for victories for Yankee managers with 567. The next ahead of him is Joe Girardi with 910, so that will take a few years. Since the start of the live ball era, the Yankees have had ten managers who have managed at least 300 games. They all have winning records. 566 wins as a manager and some good games as a player in the World Series was all it took for Billy Martin to get his number retired by the Yankees. His .594 winning percentage puts him at number 7 on the list just .003 behind the great Miller Huggins. Interestingly, Dick Howser has the highest winning percentage of .632 as a Yankee manager but for only one season. What did that get him? He was fired by George after the Yanks were swept by the Royals in the post season. By all accounts Howser was a really decent guy who stood up to George when told he had to fire one of his Coaches or be fired himself. He had a short successful managing stint with the Royals after his one season with the Yanks until he unfortunately died from brain cancer. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 13, 2024 8:57:28 GMT -5
Well there was that time he decked the marshmallow salesman. Not many players can make that claim. Did he deck him or did he get decked? So many fights, I can't keep an accurate track on them all. Billy did the decking, Chi. The marshmallow salesman required 15 stitches. The guy said that he was sitting at the bar in Minneapolis next to Martin and that Martin asked him what he did for a living. When he said he was a marshmallow salesman, Martin started ridiculing him and called him Joe Marshmallow. I guess Joe took exception and Billy responded the only way he knew how. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 13, 2024 8:58:30 GMT -5
It's a rare artist of any significance who didn't make at least something I thought was tolerable. Looking at you Celine Dion. For me Pat passed the test with "Moody River." Yeah. But your heart will go on. Near....Far....Wherever you are. Barf! |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 13, 2024 9:03:35 GMT -5
566 wins as a manager and some good games as a player in the World Series was all it took for Billy Martin to get his number retired by the Yankees. His .594 winning percentage puts him at number 7 on the list just .003 behind the great Miller Huggins. Interestingly, Dick Howser has the highest winning percentage of .632 as a Yankee manager but for only one season. What did that get him? He was fired by George after the Yanks were swept by the Royals in the post season. By all accounts Howser was a really decent guy who stood up to George when told he had to fire one of his Coaches or be fired himself. He had a short successful managing stint with the Royals after his one season with the Yanks until he unfortunately died from drain cancer. Howser was a really good guy and a good manager too. I was so happy for him when he won that ring for the Royals in 1985. How tragic he died less than two years later. When I was a kid and he was still an active player with Cleveland I got him to sign an autograph at a game at Yankee Stadium. He was very good-natured and approachable. |
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Post by inger on Jun 13, 2024 9:06:36 GMT -5
Last night Bob Boone passed Billy Martin to move into seventh place for victories for Yankee managers with 567. The next ahead of him is Joe Girardi with 910, so that will take a few years. Since the start of the live ball era, the Yankees have had ten managers who have managed at least 300 games. They all have winning records. 566 wins as a manager and some good games as a player in the World Series was all it took for Billy Martin to get his number retired by the Yankees. If the old man was still around he’d look out there and say “Take that number down.” Then the next week: “What happened to Martin’s number? Put it back up there!”… Then, a month later…🤓 |
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Post by inger on Jun 13, 2024 9:09:59 GMT -5
Yeah. But your heart will go on. Near....Far....Wherever you are. Barf! Agreed. 🤮… |
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Post by azbob643 on Jun 13, 2024 9:10:37 GMT -5
His .594 winning percentage puts him at number 7 on the list just .003 behind the great Miller Huggins. Interestingly, Dick Howser has the highest winning percentage of .632 as a Yankee manager but for only one season. What did that get him? He was fired by George after the Yanks were swept by the Royals in the post season. By all accounts Howser was a really decent guy who stood up to George when told he had to fire one of his Coaches or be fired himself. He had a short successful managing stint with the Royals after his one season with the Yanks until he unfortunately died from drain cancer. Howser was a really good guy and a good manager too. I was so happy for him when he won that ring for the Royals in 1985. How tragic he died less than two years later. When I was a kid and he was still an active player with Cleveland I got him to sign an autograph at a game at Yankee Stadium. He was very good-natured and approachable. Dan Quisenberry, who was on that '85 team, also died of brain cancer. |
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