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Post by domeplease on Feb 8, 2022 17:33:45 GMT -5
Would PLEASE be to no end:
Ex-Patriots Quarterback Says Tom Brady Wants To Play For 1 Other Team...
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Post by pippsheadache on Feb 8, 2022 20:48:44 GMT -5
I'm laughing at the remembrance of the wooden frame with wing nuts for the Jack Kramer racket. Yep, that's the one. It was the most popular model of the day, with Jack's all-business visage watching you play. You're right, I don't believe there was ever a more popular time for racket sports before or since. Both men's and women's tennis coverage exploded in the 1970s -- Bud Collins was almost as much of a fixture as Curt Gowdy or Pat Summerall -- and there was an enormous growth of public courts, much as golf had taken off in the 50s and 60s. Singles tennis is such a great workout, and I agree it demands a completely different mental approach (ruthless versus good sportsmanship.) In the late seventies the paper I worked for sent me to cover the US Indoor Tennis Championships at The Spectrum in Philly. I think it was 1978 that the angle of the network coverage had me showing up on camera for much of the afternoon. Oblivious in my burnt orange turtleneck and corduroy jacket. Lots of "was that you?" calls the next day. Plus the "pleasure" of being part of the press crew attempting to interview the likes of Jimmy Connors and Ilie Nastase. Smart-assery at levels I had never previously encountered.  Is this close, or did it have textured ridges? Man, you are quite the researcher. That is uncomfortably close, although it did in fact have textured ridges. And the jacket is sadly similar, although mine was a more chocolatey brown and I like to think decently color-coordinated. By the standards of 1978, of course. Which were not good standards. Be glad you were too young to be considered responsible for the wardrobe you had in the late 70s. |
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Post by inger on Feb 8, 2022 20:51:48 GMT -5
Is this close, or did it have textured ridges? Man, you are quite the researcher. That is uncomfortably close, although it did in fact have textured ridges. And the jacket is sadly similar, although mine was a more chocolatey brown and I like to think decently color-coordinated. By the standards of 1978, of course. Which were not good standards. Be glad you were too young to be considered responsible for the wardrobe you had in the late 70s. The wardrobe, your hair… it was all bad, man. Even the cologne with Avon making a huge “splash” along with Aqua Velva, Old Spice… Now that I think of it, even the shoes sucked. |
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Post by inger on Feb 8, 2022 20:52:57 GMT -5
Would PLEASE be to no end:
Ex-Patriots Quarterback Says Tom Brady Wants To Play For 1 Other Team...
Brady can suck a lemon as far as I’m concerned… |
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Post by kaybli on Feb 8, 2022 20:53:18 GMT -5
Is this close, or did it have textured ridges? Man, you are quite the researcher. That is uncomfortably close, although it did in fact have textured ridges. And the jacket is sadly similar, although mine was a more chocolatey brown and I like to think decently color-coordinated. By the standards of 1978, of course. Which were not good standards. Be glad you were too young to be considered responsible for the wardrobe you had in the late 70s. I would kill for a picture of you in this outfit pipps!  |
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Post by inger on Feb 8, 2022 20:56:33 GMT -5
Man, you are quite the researcher. That is uncomfortably close, although it did in fact have textured ridges. And the jacket is sadly similar, although mine was a more chocolatey brown and I like to think decently color-coordinated. By the standards of 1978, of course. Which were not good standards. Be glad you were too young to be considered responsible for the wardrobe you had in the late 70s. I would kill for a picture of you in this outfit pipps! This is definitely more important than Brady posts… |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 8, 2022 20:58:33 GMT -5
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 8, 2022 20:59:28 GMT -5
I would kill for a picture of you in this outfit pipps! This is definitely more important than Brady posts… Definitely more fun! |
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Post by pippsheadache on Feb 8, 2022 20:59:51 GMT -5
Man, you are quite the researcher. That is uncomfortably close, although it did in fact have textured ridges. And the jacket is sadly similar, although mine was a more chocolatey brown and I like to think decently color-coordinated. By the standards of 1978, of course. Which were not good standards. Be glad you were too young to be considered responsible for the wardrobe you had in the late 70s. I would kill for a picture of you in this outfit pipps! I had enough foresight to avoid having any photographic evidence. But nobody was covering themselves in sartorial glory in the late 70s. Except maybe Don Cornelius on "Soul Train." |
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Post by pippsheadache on Feb 8, 2022 21:04:07 GMT -5
Eesh, that's brutal, but pretty much it. I paid more than that in 1978 at Anderson-Little! And at no point in my life did I look as dorky as that guy, if I do say so myself. |
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Post by kaybli on Feb 8, 2022 21:11:44 GMT -5
I would kill for a picture of you in this outfit pipps! I had enough foresight to avoid having any photographic evidence. But nobody was covering themselves in sartorial glory in the late 70s. Except maybe Don Cornelius on "Soul Train." Its okay, I have one:
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Post by inger on Feb 8, 2022 21:22:46 GMT -5
I had enough foresight to avoid having any photographic evidence. But nobody was covering themselves in sartorial glory in the late 70s. Except maybe Don Cornelius on "Soul Train." Its okay, I have one:
Ouch! Me friggin turtleneck has jarred me neck out of place. Why is me ead so askew??! Taxi! … |
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Post by pippsheadache on Feb 8, 2022 21:31:46 GMT -5
Man, you are quite the researcher. That is uncomfortably close, although it did in fact have textured ridges. And the jacket is sadly similar, although mine was a more chocolatey brown and I like to think decently color-coordinated. By the standards of 1978, of course. Which were not good standards. Be glad you were too young to be considered responsible for the wardrobe you had in the late 70s. The wardrobe, your hair… it was all bad, man. Even the cologne with Avon making a huge “splash” along with Aqua Velva, Old Spice… Now that I think of it, even the shoes sucked. Remember Earth shoes? With the "negative heel?" Before the corduroy jacket, I had a pair of those. Direct from Denmark. They had to be cool, right? I think they were in style for about six months, but I needed some new shoes during those six months. |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 8, 2022 21:37:43 GMT -5
The wardrobe, your hair… it was all bad, man. Even the cologne with Avon making a huge “splash” along with Aqua Velva, Old Spice… Now that I think of it, even the shoes sucked. Remember Earth shoes? With the "negative heel?" Before the corduroy jacket, I had a pair of those. Direct from Denmark. They had to be cool, right? I think they were in style for about six months, but I needed some new shoes during those six months. Is this the one? I have never heard of them before! |
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Post by inger on Feb 8, 2022 21:37:53 GMT -5
The wardrobe, your hair… it was all bad, man. Even the cologne with Avon making a huge “splash” along with Aqua Velva, Old Spice… Now that I think of it, even the shoes sucked. Remember Earth shoes? With the "negative heel?" Before the corduroy jacket, I had a pair of those. Direct from Denmark. They had to be cool, right? I think they were in style for about six months, but I needed some new shoes during those six months. Earth shoes, platform heels, clogs, two tone shoes, hush puppies including two-tone hush-puppies, go-go boots. It seemed there was no safe place to hide. Even sneakers were tough because of the Converse intrusion… In the 80’s, Nike saved the world from bad footwear!!! |
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