2000s
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L E’s Stories – From The Birmingham Black Barons To Making The Catch As The Say Hey Kid – Salute To Willie Mays
Bone Daddy started playing organized baseball in 1954 at the age of seven…. when he first played T-ball in the…
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L E’s Stories – “An Exercise In Dreams And Determination” – The Story Of British Ski Jumper Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards
While being the 2nd accredited Sportsphile….and following after our Bone Daddy, the original Sportsphile….for I have developed an opinion about…
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L E’s Stories – “Shotgun Willie Sits Around In His Underwear Playing Trigger While Riding Honeysuckle Rose
There is a great deal of joy that comes with writing this story and tribute of a true American icon….cuz…
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L E’s Stories – “The Merchant Of Venom Was Also Mr. Warmth” – A Tribute To The Comedic Genius Of Don Rickles
When it comes to comedy, the really great comedians have a unique style that they make their own….which sets them…
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L E’s Stories – “Baseball’s Perfect Warrior Is Baseball’s Perfect Knight.” – Tribute To “Stan The Man” Musial
While putting the magnifying glass on the Louisiana Street Whiffleball League in Midland, Texas from 1953 to 1963….any observer would find…
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L E’s Stories – “An Unprecedented Achievement That Has Almost Been Forgotten” – Tribute To Long Track Speed Skater Eric Heiden
When the subject of the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics comes up in conversation….dang near every person involved in the…
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L E’s Stories – “The Comedic Genius Of The Master Of Spontaneity And King Of Ad Libs” – Salute To Jonathan Winters
If you were to tie Bone Daddy down and strap him to a chair….while refusing to let him go until…
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L E’s Stories -“Hercules, Hulk And Superman All Rolled Into One” – Salute To Browns FB Jim Brown
When I told Bone Daddy that I was doing a story about Cleveland Browns Hall of Fame fullback Jim Brown….that…
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L E’s Stories – “The Button-Down Mind Of A Comic Genius” – Tribute To Comedian Bob Newhart
It seems to me that the period from 1950 to 1990 was the Golden Age of Comedy….for this was a time…
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