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Tetsu and The Core Selling Popcorn

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My Thoughts Back in July 2021 on this National Media Trumped Up Astros Sign Stealing "Scandal"

My Thoughts Back in July 2021 on this National Media Trumped Up Astros Sign Stealing “Scandal”

Former Astros Pitcher Mike Fiers I wrote this back in July.  I want to place it here because I am writing a follow up once the 2021 World Series between the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves is over. For an edited version of this, please see my contribution to the SABR Houston Larry Dierker Chapter Summer 2021 Newsletter here: https://sabrhouston.org/chapter-newsletter/  Article Title “Astros…

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Van Halen Tee Shirts - The David Lee Roth Years

Van Halen Tee Shirts – The David Lee Roth Years

One of my great regrets as a rock and roll fan born in the ’70s (1971), heavily influenced culturally in the ’80s, and semi-matured in the ’90s. is that I never saw Van Halen in concert. Jules Verne was is that bloody time machine!!

Still, Van Halen is my favorite rock and roll band of all time! According to “Top 15 Best-Selling Rock Artists of All Time in U.S. Sales” a 2019 online article…

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SABR July 2020 Chapter Meeting with special guest former Astros play-by-play announcer Brett Dolan

SABR July 2020 Chapter Meeting with special guest former Astros play-by-play announcer Brett Dolan

Hello everyone.

The July 2020 Chapter Meeting with special guest speaker former Houston Astros play-by-play announcer #BrettDolan is now on YouTube. Enjoy everyone!

A summary of the meeting is located in the description section of the video on our chapter’s YouTube page (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoyLegIeolNfvvkEFpt9iWg/about?view_as=subscriber).

Please subscribe to our channel…

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Items from The Sangster Kid's Dream Reliquary

Items from The Sangster Kid’s Dream Reliquary

Great column here by the late Dr. Bill McCurdy

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The Pecan Park Eagle

The Pecan Park Eagle

— Read on bill37mccurdy.com/

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Rare Footage of ’62 Colts First Game I’m learning that it sometimes pays to simply ask YouTube what they have on any given specific past event. This is a clip I found this morning when I… Rare Footage of ’62 Colts First Game

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The 10 Best 80s Cartoons That Will Make You Nostalgic For Childhood | ComingSoon.net

The 10 Best 80s Cartoons That Will Make You Nostalgic For Childhood | ComingSoon.net

The 10 Best 80s Cartoons That Will Make You Nostalgic For Childhood | ComingSoon.net — Read on www.google.com/amp/s/www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/948551-the-10-best-80s-cartoons/amp

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John Adams - Declaration of Independence - video dailymotion

John Adams – Declaration of Independence – video dailymotion

Happy Independence Day everyone!

‘On July 1, 1776, debate on the Lee Resolution (Richard Henry Lee’s resolution for independence from Great Britain) resumed as planned, with a majority of the delegates favoring the resolution. Congress thought it of the utmost importance that independence be unanimously proclaimed. To ensure this, they delayed the final vote until July 2, when 12 colonial…

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Film as History: Baseball Style

Film as History: Baseball Style

How many times have you heard the expression “the book is always better than the movie?” For us book and film lovers, we hear it all the time. Very rarely do I watch a film and think to myself, that was better than the book.In fact, about 95% of the time I have read the book before watching the movie, I feel empty and disappointed when the movie ends. There have been very few exceptions to this,

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The Maria and Matthew Looney Web Page

Pages devoted to the Looney series of junior sci-fi books written by Jerome Beatty, Jr. — Read on www.angelfire.com/il2/mapleparklibrary/beatty/

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A Coronavirus-Size Pause Button on Space Exploration - The Atlantic

A Coronavirus-Size Pause Button on Space Exploration – The Atlantic

Space missions around the world are on hold—a poignant reminder of how COVID-19 has upended civilization. — Read on www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-nasa-space-exploration/608782/

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COVID-19 thoughts

Besides a sports historian, I consider myself a historian of the media, and how the media influences our lives.

With the COVID-19 outbreak, I can’t help but do a little research on how this years flu season in the US compares with others. It’s interesting to see how this year is truly unique in terms of the flu season itself and how the media (traditional and social) are playing a huge role in…

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The Radical Message of 'Halt and Catch Fire'

The Radical Message of ‘Halt and Catch Fire’

The Radical Message of ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ — Read on www.google.com/amp/s/www.wired.com/story/halt-and-catch-fire-finale-message/amp

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Billy Sunday | Ames Historical Society

Billy Sunday | Ames Historical Society

William Ashley (Billy) Sunday was born on his grandparents’ farm just south of Ames, Iowa, on November 19, 1862.  Martin and Mary Ann Cory settled there in 1852 on land now occupied by the Highway 30 and Duff Avenue interchange, and the old sewage treatment plant.  The Cory family cemetery is still located on that site. — Read on ameshistory.org/content/billy-sunday

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Major-League Stoners: Why Pro Baseball is Full of Marijuana • High Times

Major-League Stoners: Why Pro Baseball is Full of Marijuana • High Times

Major-League Stoners: Why Pro Baseball is Full of Marijuana • High Times — Read on www.google.com/amp/s/hightimes.com/culture/major-league-stoners-why-pro-baseball-is-full-of-marijuana/amp/

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Triple 000 and Sub-penny Chart Plays Message Board - InvestorsHub

Triple 000 and Sub-penny Chart Plays Message Board – InvestorsHub

Triple 000 and Sub-penny Chart Plays Message Board — Read on investorshub.advfn.com/Triple-000-and-Sub-penny-Chart-Plays-23986/

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