DOG ASIDE: Middleweights Rocky Graziano and Tony Zale really did not like each other at all….especially when they were facing each other within the 18 foot ring. During the decade of the 1940’s….they put on 3 really good Championship Fights that thrilled fight fans from coast to coast. These highlights provide good memories from their…
DOG ASIDE: Rodeo in America and abroad is a hugely popular sport…..with the Bull Riding Competition being the fans favorite….due to the incredible strength and bucking power of the RCA Rodeo bulls….for nothing in sports is more dangerous than riding a 2000 lb. animal….who has his balls tied back to make the bull buck more…
DOG ASIDE: Coming from West Texas…..Bone Daddy has a warm spot in his heart for cowboys…..especially rodeo cowboys…..as he attended his 1st Midland Rodeo when he was 7 years old in 1954…..participating in the Greased Pig contest…..a true hoot and a holler for all participants and fans. The Mesquite Rodeo Championship….along with The Calgary Stampede…
DOG ASIDE: Never in the history of the sport of American Speed Skating has there been a better skater than Eric Heiden….whether it be in the 500 meter, 1000 meter, 1500 meter, 5000 meter or 10,000 meter races…..he was simply the best. In 1980 at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics…..Heiden proved the proceeding statement…..as he…
DOG ASIDE: An iconic figure in the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings storied history was QB Joe Kapp…..a hard-nosed battle tested veteran who played the game with a no holds barred attitude from his 1st 7 years in the Canadian Football League with the Calgary Stampeders and B C Lions through his years with 4 years with…
DOG ASIDE: Singer / Songwriter Taj Majal was a frequent visitor to Austin, Texas in the 1970’s and 1980’s playing live venues all over town with all the local great like guitarist Stevie Ray Vaugh and Singer Bonnie Raitt. He brought the sweet sounds of the islands with steel drums coupled with the acoustic sounds…
DOG ASIDE: 41st US President George H. Bush was a huge baseball fan most of his life….for Bone Daddy has known this since he was 9 years old and in his first year in Little League baseball…..playing centerfield for the 1956 Midland Central Little League Braves…..against the Cubs…..coached by George H. Bush….with his son, George…