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Post by pippsheadache on Apr 22, 2024 8:53:19 GMT -5
Thats five more than I've ever caught!
Maybe fishing for a compliment, but actual fishing for fish? Haven't tried it since maybe I was in grade school. Sounds like fun if you have good company though.
I grew up fishing, setting fish traps, hoop nets, trot lines, etc. in the sticks of southern Louisiana. My father expected fresh fish and game to fill the freezer in case of the apocalypse. It has been several years since I last went fishing - probably with my father-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, and Sarah on a big pontoon boat on a lake in Minnesota. Sometime after we left California. Not sure what year that would have been. My old roommate is absolutely crazy about fishing - he thinks about it constantly and is very competitive. Today, I started out with four to his one, and I could tell he was getting nervous. I really don't care about competition in fishing or hunting, as I don't really think of those endeavors as sports or games. He was fishing with three rods in the water to my one, which of course I teased him about. We were about to leave with me up 5-4, when he hooked another one. He was happy to be tied. I bought him lunch after we got the boat back on the trailer. He gets down in the midst of his divorce, so today was a great day to spend talking and getting things off his chest, while taking in some beautiful scenery. It was just a little bit too windy, but it was a really enjoyable day. Other than a little too much sun and not enough sunscreen, I came out unscathed! White boy. Great story Rizz. Unless I missed it, I didn't see what kind of fish you were reeling in. I haven't gone fishing in ages -- last time I was out it was to do a story on a bluefish expedition leaving from Point Pleasant NJ. The main thing I remember about bluefish is that they did not surrender easily and were pretty good at leaving some serious cuts on your hands. Plus they were too oily for my taste anyway. It wasn't as glamorous as Curt Gowdy and Ted Williams fishing for marlin in the Gulf of Mexico on "The American Sportsman." I remember watching Grits Gresham, one of your Bayou Boys, and Gadabout Gaddis, "The Flying Fisherman." With your taste for both belles lettres and the outdoors, my guess is "The Compleat Angler" has cropped up at some point on your reading list. My earliest fishing memories were of catching blue gills and sunfish and largemouth bass at our neighbor's pond. Very pleasant recollections, although limited as a food source. Have you ever done fly fishing? It was on my to-do list, but I never got around to it and I don't think it's going to happen now. And yes, pontoon boats are a gift. Accessible, easy-going, good for socializing and it isn't going to capsize. I am definitely on Team Sarah when it comes to getting out on the water. Anything that floats, from an inner tube to an aircraft carrier, I'm good with it. But especially sailing. We still do a fair amount of kayaking and canoeing. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Apr 22, 2024 9:13:13 GMT -5
They used to have ties in hockey. I was never fond of the Flyers. I appreciate Bobby Clarke's talent and toughness. Excellent player, but he was annoying. A long time ago, I went to MSG to see the Flyers play the NYR with some of my NYR fan friends. I think I was rooting harder for the NYR to win than they were. The fans in Philly cut the Flyers more slack than any of the other pro franchises. Still living off of 50 years ago. True the Broad Street Bullies had the goons like Dave Schultz and Don Saleski and Bob Kelly, but some seriously skilled guys like Clarke and Rick MacLeish and Reggie Leach and Bill Barber, plus the genuinely affable Bernie Parent in goal. And the mysterious Fred Shero as coach, although if memory serves his time with the Rangers wasn't quite as successful (although he did get them to the finals one year.) Although I grew up in the burbs of Philly, I was always a Bruins fan going back to pre-expansion days. When the Bruins and Rangers made that trade that sent Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais to New York for Jean Ratelle and Brad Park, my love of hockey took a tough hit. Those guys should have never left either New York or Boston. And then Bobby Orr to the Blackhawks. Tough times. |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Apr 22, 2024 9:18:26 GMT -5
I was never fond of the Flyers. I appreciate Bobby Clarke's talent and toughness. Excellent player, but he was annoying. A long time ago, I went to MSG to see the Flyers play the NYR with some of my NYR fan friends. I think I was rooting harder for the NYR to win than they were. The fans in Philly cut the Flyers more slack than any of the other pro franchises. Still living off of 50 years ago. True the Broad Street Bullies had the goons like Dave Schultz and Don Saleski and Bob Kelly, but some seriously skilled guys like Clarke and Rick MacLeish and Reggie Leach and Bill Barber, plus the genuinely affable Bernie Parent in goal. And the mysterious Fred Shero as coach, although if memory serves his time with the Rangers wasn't quite as successful (although he did get them to the finals one year.) Although I grew up in the burbs of Philly, I was always a Bruins fan going back to pre-expansion days. When the Bruins and Rangers made that trade that sent Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais to New York for Jean Ratelle and Brad Park, my love of hockey took a tough hit. Those guys should have never left either New York or Boston. And then Bobby Orr to the Blackhawks. Tough times. I'm a Hawks fan for no other reason than when I was a kid I thought their uniforms were really cool. |
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Post by kaybli on Apr 22, 2024 9:19:15 GMT -5
I was never fond of the Flyers. I appreciate Bobby Clarke's talent and toughness. Excellent player, but he was annoying. A long time ago, I went to MSG to see the Flyers play the NYR with some of my NYR fan friends. I think I was rooting harder for the NYR to win than they were. The fans in Philly cut the Flyers more slack than any of the other pro franchises. Still living off of 50 years ago. True the Broad Street Bullies had the goons like Dave Schultz and Don Saleski and Bob Kelly, but some seriously skilled guys like Clarke and Rick MacLeish and Reggie Leach and Bill Barber, plus the genuinely affable Bernie Parent in goal. And the mysterious Fred Shero as coach, although if memory serves his time with the Rangers wasn't quite as successful (although he did get them to the finals one year.) Although I grew up in the burbs of Philly, I was always a Bruins fan going back to pre-expansion days. When the Bruins and Rangers made that trade that sent Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais to New York for Jean Ratelle and Brad Park, my love of hockey took a tough hit. Those guys should have never left either New York or Boston. And then Bobby Orr to the Blackhawks. Tough times. pipps a fan of a Boston team! Say it ain't so!  |
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Post by pippsheadache on Apr 22, 2024 9:19:46 GMT -5
Always wondered what the Quebec fans thought when their team moved to Colorado and won the Cup. Yeah...the Avs, with Sakic, Forsberg and Roy were a formidable team early on. I still have the letter somewhere from John McMullen (or maybe Peter Gilbert) thanking me for my support of the Rockies but...too bad, so sad...the team was moving to New Jersey. I followed the Grizzles for awhile before losing interest. I can never resist commenting on a defunct franchise. I recall those original Rockies -- who had actually begun as the Kansas City Scouts for a few years before heading to Denver. I remember some of the early guys like two original Flyers Simon Nolet and Doug Favelle. A bunch of former Canadiens like Michel Plasse and Phil Roberto and John Van Boxmeer and others I am not conjuring up. And now I see you guys are losing the Coyotes to Salt Lake City. What's going on? I know there was a lot of arena-shopping. But typically with sports, you got the Coyotes at the expense of the Winnipeg Jets. Always robbing Peter to pay Paul. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Apr 22, 2024 9:21:25 GMT -5
The fans in Philly cut the Flyers more slack than any of the other pro franchises. Still living off of 50 years ago. True the Broad Street Bullies had the goons like Dave Schultz and Don Saleski and Bob Kelly, but some seriously skilled guys like Clarke and Rick MacLeish and Reggie Leach and Bill Barber, plus the genuinely affable Bernie Parent in goal. And the mysterious Fred Shero as coach, although if memory serves his time with the Rangers wasn't quite as successful (although he did get them to the finals one year.) Although I grew up in the burbs of Philly, I was always a Bruins fan going back to pre-expansion days. When the Bruins and Rangers made that trade that sent Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais to New York for Jean Ratelle and Brad Park, my love of hockey took a tough hit. Those guys should have never left either New York or Boston. And then Bobby Orr to the Blackhawks. Tough times. I'm a Hawks fan for no other reason than when I was a kid I thought their uniforms were really cool. My brother is a fanatic Hawks fan since the time of Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita and Tony Esposito. I agree those are beautiful uniforms, among the best in all of pro sports. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Apr 22, 2024 9:26:46 GMT -5
The fans in Philly cut the Flyers more slack than any of the other pro franchises. Still living off of 50 years ago. True the Broad Street Bullies had the goons like Dave Schultz and Don Saleski and Bob Kelly, but some seriously skilled guys like Clarke and Rick MacLeish and Reggie Leach and Bill Barber, plus the genuinely affable Bernie Parent in goal. And the mysterious Fred Shero as coach, although if memory serves his time with the Rangers wasn't quite as successful (although he did get them to the finals one year.) Although I grew up in the burbs of Philly, I was always a Bruins fan going back to pre-expansion days. When the Bruins and Rangers made that trade that sent Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais to New York for Jean Ratelle and Brad Park, my love of hockey took a tough hit. Those guys should have never left either New York or Boston. And then Bobby Orr to the Blackhawks. Tough times. pipps a fan of a Boston team! Say it ain't so! Yep, Bruins and Celtics both. First the Celtics since 1957 because they were so good and I really enjoy winning. Although I stayed with them through the crappy years too, I never change teams. A few years later I started following the NHL -- there were only six teams at that time -- and since the Bruins also played in Boston Garden, I just went with them. But really, I barely pay attention to either the NBA or NHL anymore. Used to be all-in on both, just got tired of the changes. Oddly enough I have never rooted for any of the Philly teams, and I still root for both the Eagles and 76ers to lose. The Phillies I pull for in the NL only, and the Flyers are harmless enough. I am guessing you are a NY guy in all the sports, which is actually more normal than my smorgasbord of teams. |
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Post by azbob643 on Apr 22, 2024 9:54:13 GMT -5
Yeah...the Avs, with Sakic, Forsberg and Roy were a formidable team early on. I still have the letter somewhere from John McMullen (or maybe Peter Gilbert) thanking me for my support of the Rockies but...too bad, so sad...the team was moving to New Jersey. I followed the Grizzles for awhile before losing interest. I can never resist commenting on a defunct franchise. I recall those original Rockies -- who had actually begun as the Kansas City Scouts for a few years before heading to Denver. I remember some of the early guys like two original Flyers Simon Nolet and Doug Favelle. A bunch of former Canadiens like Michel Plasse and Phil Roberto and John Van Boxmeer and others I am not conjuring up. And now I see you guys are losing the Coyotes to Salt Lake City. What's going on? I know there was a lot of arena-shopping. But typically with sports, you got the Coyotes at the expense of the Winnipeg Jets. Always robbing Peter to pay Paul. Yeah…also Lanny McDonald, he of the incredible ‘stache, Rob Ramage, the always entertaining Glenn “Chico” Resch in goal and, of course, the flamboyant Don Cherry. The Coyotes have had “problems” since arriving here from Winnipeg, mostly centered around their inability to secure an adequate facility in which to play, starting with Phoenix and later Glendale, which refused to renew their lease in ’21. The team moved to 5000 seat Mullett Arena, home of the ASU hockey team, as a temporary home until a new state-of-the-art facility could be built in Tempe. The voters of Tempe rejected that proposal, so the next option was for the Coyotes to build a facility in North Phoenix. That plan would’ve taken too long, so the NHL essentially “bought” the team from its owners and sold it to the Utah group. The owner of the Coyotes has been promised an expansion team when and if an adequate facility can be built within the next few years. I’m not optimistic that’ll happen. Not a big deal to me as I don’t follow hockey closely, but I’m sure the fans here are angry and will feel the loss. |
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Post by Max on Apr 22, 2024 10:03:46 GMT -5
In my opinion...Players of the game...Gil, Verdugo, and Trevino.
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Post by Max on Apr 22, 2024 10:10:40 GMT -5
Yeah...the Avs, with Sakic, Forsberg and Roy were a formidable team early on. I still have the letter somewhere from John McMullen (or maybe Peter Gilbert) thanking me for my support of the Rockies but...too bad, so sad...the team was moving to New Jersey. I followed the Grizzles for awhile before losing interest. I can never resist commenting on a defunct franchise. I recall those original Rockies -- who had actually begun as the Kansas City Scouts for a few years before heading to Denver. I remember some of the early guys like two original Flyers Simon Nolet and Doug Favelle. A bunch of former Canadiens like Michel Plasse and Phil Roberto and John Van Boxmeer and others I am not conjuring up. And now I see you guys are losing the Coyotes to Salt Lake City. What's going on? I know there was a lot of arena-shopping. But typically with sports, you got the Coyotes at the expense of the Winnipeg Jets. Always robbing Peter to pay Paul. Remember the Cleveland Barons? |
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Post by kaybli on Apr 22, 2024 10:12:26 GMT -5
pipps a fan of a Boston team! Say it ain't so! Yep, Bruins and Celtics both. First the Celtics since 1957 because they were so good and I really enjoy winning. Although I stayed with them through the crappy years too, I never change teams. A few years later I started following the NHL -- there were only six teams at that time -- and since the Bruins also played in Boston Garden, I just went with them. But really, I barely pay attention to either the NBA or NHL anymore. Used to be all-in on both, just got tired of the changes. Oddly enough I have never rooted for any of the Philly teams, and I still root for both the Eagles and 76ers to lose. The Phillies I pull for in the NL only, and the Flyers are harmless enough. I am guessing you are a NY guy in all the sports, which is actually more normal than my smorgasbord of teams. No worries my beantown loving friend. 😆 I’m just joking with you. Yes, I am Yankees, Giants, and Knicks. The best is that you are a Cleveland browns fan too. Oh boy, that’s a tough one. Did you watch back when Elway beat them in the AFC championship game I think it was? |
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Post by pippsheadache on Apr 22, 2024 10:17:45 GMT -5
I can never resist commenting on a defunct franchise. I recall those original Rockies -- who had actually begun as the Kansas City Scouts for a few years before heading to Denver. I remember some of the early guys like two original Flyers Simon Nolet and Doug Favelle. A bunch of former Canadiens like Michel Plasse and Phil Roberto and John Van Boxmeer and others I am not conjuring up. And now I see you guys are losing the Coyotes to Salt Lake City. What's going on? I know there was a lot of arena-shopping. But typically with sports, you got the Coyotes at the expense of the Winnipeg Jets. Always robbing Peter to pay Paul. Remember the Cleveland Barons? Yep. Formerly the California Golden Seals and the last pro franchise in the four major sports to actually fold. If memory serves they merged with the then Minnesota North Stars. |
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Post by azbob643 on Apr 22, 2024 10:20:18 GMT -5
No worries my beantown loving friend. 😆 I’m just joking with you. Yes, I am Yankees, Giants, and Knicks. The best is that you are a Cleveland browns fan too. Oh boy, that’s a tough one. Did you watch back when Elway beat them in the AFC championship game I think it was? "The Drive"...which followed "The Fumble" the previous year. |
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Post by azbob643 on Apr 22, 2024 10:23:03 GMT -5
Remember the Cleveland Barons? Yep. Formerly the California Golden Seals and the last pro franchise in the four major sports to actually fold. If memory serves they merged with the then Minnesota North Stars. Who then became the Dallas Stars... |
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Post by Max on Apr 22, 2024 10:24:11 GMT -5
Remember the Cleveland Barons? Yep. Formerly the California Golden Seals and the last pro franchise in the four major sports to actually fold. If memory serves they merged with the then Minnesota North Stars. I believe that you are correct about them merging with the Noth Stars.
Switching leagues for a second... I wonder how many NBA fans today remember the Cincinnati Royals lead by the great Oscar Robertson. |
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