DOG ASIDE: What ESPN is to sports when considering their loyal fandom…..Austin City Limits is to music when considering their loyal fandom…..as both have a long history of bringing programming together…..that showcases the vast appeal and beauty to all types of sports and music. I love the fact that Bone Daddy has so much content…
DOG ASIDE: Journeyman Catcher Bob Uecker played for the Milwaukee Braves, St Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves in his 5 year MLB career from 1962 to 1967….but became a star of considerable notoriety after retiring….becoming a sportscaster, comedian and actor. Uecker was given the title of “Mr. Baseball” by TV talk show host Johnny…
DOG ASIDE: Coaches in general are like surrogate parents….they are always there when a young person needs their help….and Philadelphia 76’ers Coach Mo Cheeks provides video evidence of that fact….when he helps 7 year old Natalie Ross over the hump of forgetting the words to the National Anthem….as there is no better expression anywhere of…
DOG ASIDE: Since the dawn of time….man has sought the Heavens…..with eyes skyward….he saw the magic of flight in the feathered wings of hollow-boned birds….as you will see in this comedic rendition of man in his attempts at this endeavor. Centuries of failed imitations and bone crushing frustrations followed…until at a place called Kitty Hawk….for…
DOG ASIDE: In this salute to Julius Erving on the night of announcing his retirement from the NBA…..a young ESPN Chris Bermen introduces a wonderful tribute to Dr. J…..with Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and 76’ers Coach and teammate Billy Cunningham paying their respects. In the 2nd part of this video….Sportscaster Pat O’Brien provides a good…
DOG ASIDE: One of the greatest word merchants of all time throughout human history had to be Comedian George Carlin. In this piece, Carlin gives the world his comparison of the game of baseball with the game of football….and it is priceless….and probably Bone Daddy’s favorite explanation of two sports in the universe of sport.…
DOG ASIDE: There are a handful of NFL players throughout history that got better as they got longer in the tooth in their NFL careers….especially quarterbacks like George Blanda, Sonny Jorgenson, Billy Kilmer, Carsen Palmer and Earl Morrell. It wasn’t that these leaders were bad when they were young….cuz they weren’t….it is just like fine…