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“And the Band, They Played One More Song”
“One for the mockingbird.” – Cutting Crew A happy belated new year to you all! Hindsight is indeed now 2020. Hey-oh! One thing 2020 brought more of to me personally was bird-watching in my backyard. I hung up more bird … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, consistency, Cutting Crew, happy new year, mockingbird, Nick Van Eede, One for the Mockingbird, persistence
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“She Cheers Me Up When I Feel Alone”
“And that’s why baby I’ve got to let you know” – Kool and the Gang In the final installment of this five-part series, I honor my dad and the players that made magic happen on a “God-awful blue court” in … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC Gang, Anthony Bowie, Archie Marshall, Brad Underwood, Brandon Buss, Carliss Jeter, Dana Altman, Independence Kansas, Jim Kerwin, Joanna, John Calipari, Kansas Jayhawks, Kool and the Gang, Larry Brown, Larry Gipson, OKC Rams, Oklahoma Sooners, Ray Alford, Riley Wallace, Ron Roberts, Sam Lacks, Seminole, Seminole Trojans, SJC, Southern Arkansas Tech, Surgeons of Slam, William Childs, Winfred Case
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“Well, My Friends, the Time Has Come”
“To raise the roof and have some fun.” – Lionel Richie In this five-part series, I honor my dad and the players that made magic happen on a “God-awful blue court” in a gym located on the campus of Seminole … Continue reading
“There’s a Party Tonight, You’re in a Red Light Zone”
“If you don’t want a ticket you better move on” – Midnight Star In this five-part series, I honor my dad and the players that made magic happen on a “God-awful blue court” in a gym located on the campus … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC Gang, Adam Frank, Anthony Bowie, Archie Marshall, Jim Kerwin, Larry Sims, Midnight Star, No Parking on the Dance Floor, OKC Rams, Ray Alford, Ron Moddelmog, Sam Lacks, Seminole, Seminole Trojans, SJC, The White House, Thurman Edwards, William Childs, Winfred Case
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“Let’s Groove Tonight”
“Share the spice of life.” – Earth, Wind and Fire In this five part series, I honor my dad and the players that made magic happen on a “God-awful blue court” in a gym located on the campus of Seminole … Continue reading
“Celebrate Good Times”
“Come on! (Let’s Celebrate)” – Kool and the Gang In this five part series, I honor my dad and the players that made magic happen on a “God-awful blue court” in a gym located on the campus of Seminole Junior … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980-81, Bruce Lee, Celebration, Greg Hicks, Harold Taylor, Henry Wright, Jim Kerwin, Kool & the Gang, Northern Oklahoma College, Ribault High School, Rodney Slim Jones, Seminole, Seminole Trojans, Thurman Edwards, Trojan Power, Westark Lions, Willie Maree, Win Case
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“They’ve Got Cars Big As Bars”
“They’ve got rivers of gold. But the wind goes right through you. It’s no place for the old” – The Pogues Usually every December I’m featuring some 80’s Christmas song and video. I’ve written about Wham! and the iconic “Last … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Elvis Costello, Fairytale of New York, Kristy MacColl, Pogue Mahone, Shane MacGowan, The Pogues
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“There is nothin’ fair in this world”
“There is nothin’ safe in this world.” – Billy Idol That last line – “there is nothin’ safe in this world” leads me to believe that Billy Idol is clairvoyant and saw 2020 coming way back in 1982. Whether he … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Idol, gnats, LovedefeatsCOVID, weddings, White Wedding
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“We Got Wayman, Billy, and the Boys”
I met Coach Billy Tubbs in 1984. I was 13 and he had just hired my dad to become an assistant coach for the University of Oklahoma men’s basketball team. At that time I was happy for my dad, but … Continue reading