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Two Pre-Inauguration Christmas Letters

Left: Ronald Reagan’s pre-inauguration letter to his wife (Dec. 25, 1980) Right: Vladimir Putin’s pre-inauguration letter to Donald Trump (Dec. 15, 2016)

#Make 'Merica Grate Again #Ca. 1980 = Ca. 2016 #Presidential Pukefest

California Über Leugner des Klimawandels

“If Trump turns off the satellites, California will launch its own damn satellites...”

#california uber alles #Governor Moonbeam Save Us All #California Will Save Us All

Fallon Takes Miami

If you plan to attend the National Convention of the Society for Baseball Research (SABR) in Miami, July 27-July 31, watch for Michael Fallon’s presentation “How the Dodgers (inadvertently) Saved Baseball in 1977″ — scheduled for Thursday, July 28, 11:45 am – 12:10 pm.

Fallon will also sign copies of his book Dodgerland: Decadent Los Angeles and the 1977-78 Dodgers shortly after the presentation at the University of Nebraska Press table in the convention’s vendor room.

#SABR 46 #1977 Los Angeles Dodgers #Baseball and Los Angeles #L.A. in the 1970s #Dodgerland

Fallon Takes Pasadena

During the week of July 17-July 23, check out these upcoming Pasadena appearances by author Michael Fallon:

July 17, 2 pm: Keynote Speech at the Shrine of the Eternals Induction Ceremony at the Pasadena Central Library

July 20, 7 pm: Book reading/signing at the Century Arts & Culture Project at Century Books in Pasadena

July 23, 2 pm: Book reading/signing, presented by the Baseball Reliquary, at the Allendale Branch Library

#Author Michael Fallon #Dodgerland #Creating the Future #L.A. in the 1970s #Los Angeles Dodgers #L.A. artists of the 1970s

Discussion and Book Signing with Michael Fallon

Co-sponsored by the Baseball Reliquary and the Allendale Branch Library

Saturday, July 23, 2016, 2:00 p.m.

Allendale Branch Library, 1130 S. Marengo Ave., Pasadena, CA 91106

#Dodgerland #Pasadena #Los Angeles in the 1970s #Baseball in Los Angeles #Writer Michael Fallon

Michael Fallon Keynote Address at the 2016 Shrine of the Eternals Induction Ceremony

I am pleased to announce that I will deliver the keynote address at the Shrine of the Eternals Induction Ceremony on Sunday, July 17, 2016, at the Donald R. Wright Auditorium in the Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena, California. The festivities will include the induction of Don Newcombe, Bo Jackson, and Arnold Hano to the Shrine of Eternals, and the presentation of the 2016 Hilda Award and 2016 Tony Salin Memorial Award.

#Writer Michael Fallon #Upcoming events #Baseball Reliquary #Pasadena #Los Angeles

Dodgerland Book Launch on Saturday, June 11

A quick reminder to anyone interested in coming to my book launch this Saturday, June 11 (4:30 pm), at Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis.

I can guarantee there'll be way too many references to the "Great Dodger in the Sky." And also probably too many uses of the the hottest, most truly awesome slang word of 1977.

#Awesome #The 1970s #Los Angeles in the 1970s #Baseball in L.A.#The Dodgers #Dodgerland

Announcing: A Dodgerland event in Pasadena

Dodgerland: Decadent Los Angeles and the 1977-78 Dodgers

What: Discussion and Book Signing with Michael Fallon

Where: Allendale Branch Library, 1130 S. Marengo Ave., Pasadena, CA 91106

When: Saturday, July 23, 2016, 2:00 p.m.

#Dodgerland #Baseball in the 1970s #Dodger77 #Los Angeles in the 1970s

Ron Barr's Interview of Dodgerland author Michael Fallon

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Here’s something you may enjoy: The full raw version of my recent interview with Ron Barr of the Sports Byline USA radio network to discuss Dodgerland: Decadent Los Angeles and the 1977-78 Dodgers.

#Dodgerland #The Los Angeles Dodgers #Author Michael Fallon #Baseball in the 1970s #Los Angeles in the 1970s

Q: What ultimately drew you to this subject matter — your grandfather, your following the team — and particularly the ’77 and ’78 Dodgers? A: All of these factors you mentioned played a role, of course, in my interest in the subject of “Dodgerland,” and I tried to portray how my grandfather gently passed on his love of baseball and of the team to my dad and to me, but there was more to it as well. I grew up with the Dodgers of the late 1970s as a constant presence in my private life, my family life, and my social life around the neighborhood. We all were — all of us kids on my side of the metro area — Dodger fans in the 1970s. At certain times of the year it was almost all we cared about. In driveway pickup games of wiffle ball, in sandlot pickup games of tennis ball baseball, and in little league practices we pretended we were our favorite Dodger players and tried to mimic their style and well-practiced technique. We copied batting stances... ; we argued who was the more deserving All Star; we boasted about whose fan club we belonged to, compared and traded the Topps cards of our favorite players, and marveled the few enterprising among us who’d actually gotten an autograph from one Dodger or another. We listened to the baseball games on the radio as often as we could, and we mimicked (as best we could) the intonations of Vin Scully. We also constantly mused about the team’s chances of making it to the Series. And we cursed the Reds for being so damn good and constantly killing our chances. With all this circling around us, there was almost no chance that a kid in L.A. those days wouldn’t become a Dodger fan, and I fell right in line....

(Excerpt from Tom Hoffarth’s feature on Dodgerland: Decadent Los Angeles and the 1977-78 Dodgers for his 30 Baseball Books for April (2016) series on www.insidesocal.com.)

#Dodgerland #Dodgers77 #Baseball in the 1970s #Los Angeles in the 1970s

You’re invited!

To the Dodgerland Book Launch Party

WHEN: June 11, 4:30 pm

WHERE: Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis

WHAT: A celebration of the release Dodgerland: Decadent Los Angeles and the 1977-78 Dodgers, the second book release by author Michael Fallon

WHY: Nothing says summertime like baseball, and nothing says baseball like the Dodgers of the 1970s -- Steve Garvey, Tommy Lasorda, Don Sutton, Ron Cey, Tommy John, Dusty Baker, Rick Monday, Vin Scully, and a full cast of supporting characters

#Dodgerland #Dodgers77 #Los Angeles in the 1970s #Los Angeles Dodgers

Are you revved up like a deuce for the 1977 baseball season? These hepcats are.

Photographic Proof That Steve Garvey Was Born to Hula-Hoop (at least at spring training)

1973 -- Garvey (6) and Willie Davis (3)

1977 -- Garvey (6), Russell (18), Lopes (15), Cey (10)

Ca. early 80s? -- Garvey (6), Lasorda (2), Monday (16), Scioscia (14)

For more spring training photos, factoids, and general frivolity, check out my project to LIVE TWEET the Dodgers’ 1977 baseball season (on twitter @michaelsfallon).

#Tales of L.A.#Baseball in L.A.#Los Angeles in the 1970s #Dodgertown #Steve Garvey

March 3, 1977, Dodgertown, Vero Beach, FL: Former Dodger manager Walter Alston offers a few spring-training words of wisdom to his replacement, Tom Lasorda.

For more photos like this, check my LIVE TWEET the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 1977 baseball season project, on Twitter @MichaelSFallon.

#1970s Baseball #L.A. in the 1970s #los angeles dodgers #Dodgerland #Tales of L.A.

Are you ready for baseball? Spring camp opens at Dodgertown in Vero Beach on March 1, 1977, and exhibition season begins on March 11. Get your tickets to games at Holman Stadium while they last!

#Tweeting Dodger 1977 #Tales of L.A.#Dodgertown: Decadent Los Angeles and the 1977-78 Dodgers

Announcing a Live-Tweeting Project

On March 1, 2016, I will begin live-tweeting — on my Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/michaelsfallon — the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 1977 baseball season.

This project will be in support of the upcoming, June 1, release of Dodgerland: Decadent Los Angeles and the 1977-78 Dodgers. It will cover spring training, the regular season, and the postseason all the way through the 1977 World Series. I also plan to post occasional images and longer ruminations about the team and season here on the Pacific Ocean Blue blog.

Play ball!

#Tales of L.A.#1977 Los Angeles Dodgers #Dodgertown #Los Angeles in the 1970s #www.twitter.com/michaelsfallon