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mwald wrote:As a child we sang "Up With People" in music class while our music teacher banged it out on piano. I can still sing that song without missing a lyric.
Sometimes today, when triggered by a smell or a word or a single note, it just comes out. Doesn't matter where I'm at.
Get 'em young, the brain washers say...
Kinda like "...the tables down at Morey's..."
But, be careful about gettin' 'em too young. That's a no-no.
"It was a different game when I played.
When a player made a good play, he didn't jump up and down.
Those kinds of plays were expected."
~ Arnie Weinmeister
mwald wrote:One more fact about Mile High at Denver: our tour guide told us that Pat Bowlen's private suite had a bookshelf with a book or notch of some sort that, when pulled, triggered a panel that slid open revealing an elevator that took him straight down to field level.
This might not be all that uncommon in newer stadiums, but I thought it was cool in a James Bond sort of way.
That's exactly the setup Bruce Wayne had for his entrance to the Batcave in the 60's TV series.
"Every time you lose, you die a little bit. You die inside. Not all your organs, maybe just your liver." - George Allen
