Jun112018

Movie – 1978 – Animal House – Starring John Belushi + Tom Hulce + Donald Sutherland

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DOG COMMENTARY:   National Lampoon’s Animal House is a 1978 American comedy film directed by John Landis and written by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney and Chris Miller…..which stars John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Thomas Hulce, Stephen Furst, and Donald Sutherland….as the film is about a misfit group of fraternity members who challenge the authority of the dean of Faber College.  The film was produced by Matty Simmons of National Lampoon fame….along with Ivan Reitman for Universal Pictures.…

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Jun102018

News – 1978 – CBS Evening News With Bob Schieffer – Story Of Jim Jones + Jonestown Guayanna

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DOG COMMENTARY: The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project….which was better known by its informal name Jonestown was a remote settlement established by the Peoples Temple….which was an American cult under the leadership of reverend Jim Jones in north Guyana.  Jonestown became internationally notorious on November 18, 1978….when a total of 918 people died in the settlement….at the nearby airstrip in Port Kaituma….and at a Temple-run building…

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Jun102018

Comedy – 1977 – SNL Opening – Jimmy Carter + Bert Lance For National Express Credit Cards

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DOG ASIDE: OK folks….for those of you who remember…..did it get any better in comedy than Dan Akroyd doing President Jimmy Carter….who we at ImaSportsphile can’t stand for his decision to let politics enter into sports by boycotting the 1980 Moscow Games….cua the worst tics are poli-tics….and John Belushi doing  Bert Lance….the American businessman who served as Director…

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Jun102018

Music – 1981 – Journey Live Tour With Albert King + Pinetop Perkins + Luther Allison + Jerry Portnoy

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DOG COMMENTARY:  Sometimes this lil ole chiweenie Sportsphile just likes to take a slow walk down memory lane….and watching this video of Journey Live in Concert during their 1981 tour….has brought back so many memories of Bone Daddy at his bar on 6th Street in Austin in 1981….and how often he spoke of going a block down…

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Jun102018

Comedy – 1977 – SNL – George Carlin Opening Monologue

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DOG ASIDE:  George Carlin stands alone when it comes to using the English language as a source of humor and comedy….as Carlin was also noted for his black comedy and reflections on politics, psychology, religion, and various taboo subjects…..as his “seven dirty words” comedy routine were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case of F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation….in which a…

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Jun102018

TV Special – 1978 – The Chippenfield Circus – Host Robert Morely – Part 1

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DOG COMMENTARY:  The Chipperfield Circus is a long-running English family show based on the 300-year-old Chipperfield dynasty….which started with James Chipperfield and his performing animals at the Thames Frost Fair of 1684….and continued through the 19th century….as the circus toured all of England….with a menagerie of animals, teams of acrobats and clowns.  After World War II, under the management of Jimmy Chipperfield….the show became one of…

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Jun82018

Comedy – 1978 – Franken & Davis – Khomeini The Magnificient – Iran’s Mystical Leader

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DOG ASIDE:  This 1978 Saturday Night Live skit features the comedic team of Al Franken and Tom Davis in one of their funnier pieces that ever aired…..as it features Franken as Khomeini the Magnificent, the spiritual leader of Iran….who is providing “sealed answers” resulting from his exceptional mystical powers know the questions to the “sealed answers” in the envelop he holds up to…

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Jun82018

Boxing – 1986 – 10 Round Middleweight Bout – Milton McCrory Vs Doug DeWitt

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DOG COMMENTARY: The well known CBS Boxing broadcast team of Tim Ryan and Gil Clancy brought many live fights for CBS Sports during the Golden Age of Boxing….especially during the decades of the 1970’s and 1980’s…..as many were featured on their Sports Saturday and Sports Sunday program slots. This 10-round middleweight bout between Milt McCrory verses Doug DeWitt featured two…

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Jun82018

Music – 1979 – Star Spangled Banner – KLRU PBS Nightly Sign Off

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DOG COMMENTARY: This video shows up to be posted in May of 2018….a time when the National Anthem of The United States of America is in the national and local news on a regular basis on dang near every network and channel that airs the news….as the current US President, Donald J. Trump, has “brought…

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