May202018

Music – 1978 – The Temptations – Papa Was A Rolling Stone + Just The Way You Are + My Girl + More

1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Dog Commentary, Music, Pop Music, R & B Music, Soul Music, The Temptations, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY:  The Temptations are an American vocal group who released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960’s and 1970’s….as their work with producer Norman Whitfield…. which started with the Top 10 hit single “Cloud Nine” in October 1968….pioneered psychedelic soul and was significant in the evolution of R&B and soul music….as te band members are known for…

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May192018

Comedy – 1984 – The Fantastic Funnies – Host Loni Anderson

1980s, Advertisements & commercials, Animals, Animation, Comedy, Comic Strips / Funnies, Dog Commentary, Humor, Loni Anderson, Specials, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY: This 1984 TV special Those Fantastic Funnies hosted by Loni Anderson is absolutely priceless to us at ImaSportsphile….cuz there is nothing more American than the funnies…..as along with sports, the comic strips are maybe the best of the complex culture and society known as the USA A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in…

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May192018

Special – 1981 – Year Of Sports In Review – Host George Plimpton Covers The World Of Sports In 1981

1980s, Athletes, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, CBS, Dog Aside, Football, George Plimpton, Golf, Great Sports Years, Highlights, History, Hockey, Horse Racing, Specials, Sports Saturday / Sunday, VideosLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE:    Nobody produced better highlight reviews of the year in sports than George Plimpton’s syndicated programs….as his specials just seemed to be a little more special than the others produced by various networks….and this review of the year 1981 by Plimpton was no exception.    1981 was an outstanding year in sports….which provided…

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May182018

Music – 1980 – Best Of ACL – Roy Clark & Gatemouth Brown + John Hartford + Jimmy Buffet

1970s, 1980s, Austin, Austin City Limits, Blue Grass Music, Country Music, Dog Commentary, Gatemouth Brown, Jimmy Buffett, John Hartford, Music, PBS, Pop Music, Rock N Roll Music, Roy ClarkLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY: In our opinion here at ImaSportsphile…..we believe that Austin City Limits is by far the best long running televised music program ever….as ACL has gone a long way in making Austin, Texas what it is known as in 2018….the Live Music Capital of The World.  This best of ACL program features country music’s national anthem…..The Orange…

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May182018

Comedy – 1977 – Special – Dan Akroyd + Steve Martin – Two Wild And Crazy Guys – Ping Pong

1970s, Comedians, Comedy, Dan Akroyd, Dog Aside, Entertainers, Gilda Radner, Humor, Jane Curtain, Saturday Night Live, Steve Martin, VideosLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE: The comedic talents of Dan Akroyd and Steve Martin were on display throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s on many episodes of Saturday Night Live.….with the skits of Two Wild and Crazy Guys being some of their funniest work….as seen in this video herewith….where the skit is titled “Ping Pong”…..which features SNL icons Jane Curtain and Gilda…

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May182018

Boxing – 1986 – IBF Heavyweight Title Fight – Larry Holmes Vs Michael Spinks – Fight II

1980s, Barry Tomkins, Boxing, Dog Commentary, HBO, Heavyweight Boxing, Heavyweight Boxing Champions, Heavyweight Boxing Title Fights, Larry Holmes, Larry Merchant, Michael Spinks, Sugar Ray Leonard, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY:    As with the first time The Easton Assassin Holmes and Jinx Spinks got in the ring….some 7 months before this fight took place….we at ImaSportsphile felt that Holmes got absolutely robbed of his title….and in this April 19, 1986 second fight at the Las Vegas Hilton….Holmes fought better than in the 1st fight before…

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May182018

Music – 1978 – Sting & The Police – We Are Spirits In A Material World

1970s, 1980s, 2000s, Dog Commentary, Music, Pop Music, Rock N Roll Music, Sting and The Police, USA Network, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY:   The Police were a British rock band formed in London in 1977…..who for most of their history the band consisted of Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar, primary songwriter)….Andy Summers (guitar)….and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion)…..as The Police became globally popular in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s….who are generally regarded as one of the first new-wave groups to achieve mainstream success …..while playing a style of rock influenced by punk, reggae,…

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May182018

Comedy – 1980 – Special – Albert Brooks – Performing Open Heart Surgery

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DOG COMMENTARY: Albert Brooks is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director….who has received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for 1987’s Broadcast News….and was widely praised for his performance in the 2011 film Drive….as his voice acting credits include Marlin in Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016)….which along with recurring guest voices for The Simpsons….including Russ Cargill in The Simpsons Movie (2007). He…

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May182018

Music – 1979 – The Rolling Stones – Someone To Lean On + You Make A Grown Man Cry + Honky Tonk Woman

1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Blues music, Country Music, Dog Aside, Mick Jagger, Pop Music, R & B Music, Rock N Roll Concerts, Rock N Roll Music, The Rolling Stones, VideosLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE: There are really only two musical groups that rank as the best rock and roll musicians of all time…..The Beatles and The Rolling Stones….as all other great rock groups are merely pretenders to the crown of best of all time….and t The Beatles with members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr became widely regarded as the…

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