DOG COMMENTARY: The 31st edition of the NBA All Star Classic was held at Richfield Coliseum….an indoor arena located in Richfield Township, roughly halfway between Cleveland and Akron, Ohio….as these 1981 All Stars featured such acclaimed players on the East Squad as Larry Bird, Dr. J, Artis Gilmore, Michael Ray Richardson, Nate Archibald, Marques Johnson and…
DOG COMMENTARY: When Bone Daddy was growing up in the 1950’s and 1960’s out in Midland, Texas…..where the wind comes whipping down the plains…..in a time when the NFL was being watched on black and white television….while using “rabbit-ears” antenna to gain the best reception possible….for that is when the rivalry between the New York…
DOG ASIDE: Every time that I watch this video…..I just laugh and laugh and laugh….cuz funny is funny….and it never grows old….for here is a clip from the legendary film “M*A*S*H…..in which the M*A*S*H unit forms a football team to play General Hammond’s team….who had won the Army championship the year before. This clip starts…
DOG COMMENTARY: The country and its people were experiencing a time of prosperity and abundance…..which after having 4+ years of “reaganomics” (referring to US President Ronald Reagan economic policy) in play in the United States of America….as the economic times seemed to experience a great need to “show-off our successes” by providing the world with a grand 4th…
DOG COMMENTARY: Howard Matthew Moses “Howie” Long is an American former National Football League (NFL) defensive end, actor and sports analyst. He played in the NFL for 13 seasons and spent the entirety of his career with the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders franchise….during which was named to eight Pro Bowls….while helping his Raiders win a…
DOG COMMENTARY: Coming out for the 2nd half with a lead of 10 – 0 for the Texas Tech Red Raiders…..was definitely a potential huge upset in the making…..as the Longhorns were ranked # 2 in the country coming into their game with Tech….as the Red Raiders are notoriously “tough on their onw turf” at Jones…
DOG COMMENTARY: 1984 marked the 34 meeting of an American college football rivalry between the Texas Longhorns and the Texas Tech Red Raiders…..a rivalry that began in 1928….which accellerated in its intensity in 1960 when the Red Raiders joined the Southwest Football Conference…as these two storied universities have played each year since then for The…
DOG COMMENTARY: The year 1985 was a very good year in American history….for it was in the middle of Ronald Reagan’s presidency….and the good ole USA was back to a “churning economy” that had American spirits and patriotism running on high….evidenced by this video of the Lady Liberty Weekend Celebration in New York Harbor….where the…
DOG COMMENTARY: James Lawrence Marshall is a retired American football player who played defensive end for the Cleveland Browns (1960) and the Minnesota Vikings (1961–1979)….who was a member of the Vikings’ famous “Purple People Eaters”….a defensice line that consisted of Marshall (DE), Alan Page (DT), Gary Larsen(DT), and Carl Eller (DE),…a force down in the trenches…