Jim McKay
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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 – Jim McKay: A Career of Expressed Eloquence and Elegance
Today I am going to give you a very special gift….in a very special way……cuz I get to do something…
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Music – 1986 – David Hasslehoff + 74th US Army Band – Star Spangled Banner – Start Of The Indy 500
David Hasselhoff is an American actor, singer, producer and businessman….who set a Guinness World Record as the most watched man on TV…..as he…
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Music – 1986 – Playing Of TAPS – Start Of Indy 500 Race In Salute To Those Who Died – With Jim McKay
“Taps“ is a bugle call played at dusk….during flag ceremonies….at military funerals by the United States Armed Forces….and at any event that salutes those…
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Music – 1987 – Sing Along Song – My Old Kentucky Home – Sang At 113th Running Of The Kentucky Derby
The 1987 Kentucky Derby was the 113th running of the Kentucky Derby….as the race took place on May 2, 1987…..with 130,532 people in…
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Music – 1984 – Ray Charles – America The Beautiful – USA Medal Winners At Sarajevo Olympics Hilights
“America the Beautiful“ is a patriotic song…..with the lyrics having been written by Katharine Lee Bates….while the music was composed by church organist and…
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Music – 1980 – Star Spangled Banner – At Lake Placid Olympics Mens Hockey USA Gold Medal Ceremony
The “Miracle on Ice“ was a medal-round game during the men’s ice hockey tournament at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York….which was played between…
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Music – 1980 – Ludwig Van Beethoven – Ode To Joy – With Sights + Moments Of Lake Placid Olympics
“Ode to Joy“ is an ode (poem) written in the summer of 1785 by German poet, playwright, and historian Friedrich Schiller….and published the following year in Thalia.…
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Music – 1980 – Chuck Mangione – Give It All You Got – Theme Of The Lake Placid Winter Olympics
In the late 1960’s, Chuck Mangione was a member of the band The National Gallery….which in 1968 released the album Performing…
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