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| Source:Red Frost Motivation- Theodore Roosevelt: the father of American progressivism? |
The daily diary and my daily comments about what I'm looking at and thinking about online, especially on Twitter, Facebook, Google, YouTube, and even in my email, I'll post on this page of this blog and even share those thoughts on my social media. And you're welcome to check them out and let me know what you think about what I'm looking at and what I think about what's going on in the news and life everyday. I'll try to do this daily, but I can't promise that I'll be able to do that.
5/24/21 - Manu Raju: "Mitt Romney, who had expressed some reservations of the Jan. 6 commission bill, just told me he would be a YES if the bill came forward for a vote.
“I would support the bill.”
Fred Schneider: "Mitt Romney standing up for democracy and personal responsibility."
5/24/21 - Fred Schneider: "John Berman nailing Marjorie Taylor Greene."
, don't you dare speak for me."
Comparing health measures to the Holocaust?
"Your words don't make me 'uncomfortable.' They make me sick."
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| Source:Bill Kristol: Twitter |
5/28/2021 - Bill Kristol: "Marjorie Taylor Greene bragged yesterday that she and Matt Gaetz are taking over the GOP. Today Senate Republicans are set to block a January 6th commission that could make that somewhat more difficult. Violence and authoritarianism has enablers as well as instigators."
Fred Schneider: "Well, Donald Trump already took over what used to be the Republican Party and GOP. So maybe MTG and Gaetz have taken Donald Trump's party from him."
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| Source:CNN- U.S. Representatives Matt Gaetz and Marjorie T. Greene |
If Marjorie T. Greene and Matt Gaetz want what's left of the Republican Party, let them have it and hopefully they'll go down as some Far-Right Nationalist party have no power whatsoever in America, similar to how Nationalist parties go down in Europe. And the real Republicans can come out of hiding and form a new Center-Right party in this country and perhaps Bill Kristol will be one of their leaders.
The MTG-Matt Gaetz is a political marriage that's made for hell (or political reality TV) and should end like any other hellish marriage, either in prison or in divorce. I guess they could divorce in prison.
5/30/2021 - Manu Raju: "Kyrsten Sinema office declining to comment about why she missed Friday’s vote procedural to open debate on Jan. 6 commission. She supports the legislation and co-authored a statement last week imploring Republicans to vote for it."
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Fred Schneider: "What they said in private was: "Senator Sinema is too scared about a Trump backlash in Arizona, to do anything that would offend them." Actually, I don't know that, but it makes sense."
Actually, I already know the answer to this, but let's say I didn't for a second: what's the point in serving in Congress, if you're too afraid to vote, whether it's Senator Kyrsten Sinema or anyone else? I guess they just want to office and job title.
6/02/2021 - "Oscar-winning actress and director Lee Grant reflects on the onscreen power and natural charm of Ida Lupino, actress and groundbreaking director during the studio era of Hollywood, in this TCM original production. Look for these films on Watch TCM at:TCM."
If the expression she's tougher than she looks means anything, it was written for Ida Lupino and you could add Lee Grant to that list as well. I refer to Ida as a Hollywood Babydoll because that's how she appears on the outside as a naturally adorable sweetheart who couldn't even hurt an ant. But like Lee Grant, Ida always played tough, hard-ass (to be frank) characters who didn't want yo screw around with (especially if you knew who you were screwing with) because they could destroy you.
Ida wasn't an actress, but a filmmaker who made films though acting, directing, and writing. She's probably the first great female Hollywood filmmaker that we've ever had and was making films in the 1940s in a time when women were barely working at all (or least didn't have careers) and were living in Jerry Falwell's and Phyllis Sclhalfy's 1940s and 50s America where women were expected to just get married and raise their husband's kids. Ida wasn't just way ahead of her time, but one of the best Hollywood filmmakers that we've ever had.
6/03/2021 - "Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin tells CNN’s
@mkraju
he’s not ready to move forward with Biden’s infrastructure proposal through reconciliation and that talks with Republicans should continue. “We need do something the bipartisan way.”
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| Source:CNN- U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (Democrat, West Virginia) talking to CNN's Congressional Correspondent Manu Raju. |
From The Situation Room
I don't believe this is an indefinite position for Senator Joe Manchin. If you're Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, you should asking Senator Manchin: "What do I and West Virginia need for you to vote for infrastructure, short of Senate Republicans voting for the bill?" Because you might get Senator Murkowski or Senator Collins to vote for a trillion-dollar bill (that's fully paid for) but what's more likely is that not even one Republican votes for the bill and wouldn't even take the 600 billion-dollar compromise, if President Biden and Congressional Democrats went along with that bill.
08/18/2021 - Happy Birthday to the Great #RobertRedford. Here he is with his good friend #PaulNewman as they're shooting #ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid (1969) one of my favorite movies.
TCM: "While Robert Redford was already rising in fame during the 60s, BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID ('69) was a turning point for his career. Starring alongside Paul Newman, he solidified his on-screen image as the "sardonic good guy."
In 1981, when Redford founded his now famous and internationally respected independent film institute and the Sundance Film Festival he named it "Sundance" after his character in the film. #SummerUnderTheStars"
8/19/2021 - #TheCandidate from 1972, is my favorite political movie, #Hollywood political satire, and favorite #RobertRedford movie.
And almost 50 years later our political system and career politicians and politicos, are probably just as crooked and dishonest as they were back then. So it's still a very relevant movie.
TCM: "In addition to advocating for the arts, Robert Redford also has played a role in supporting the LGBTQ community, Native American Rights, and issues surrounding environmentalism.
In 2012, Pitzer College launched the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability which focuses on creating sustainable solutions to environmental issues. #SummerUnderTheStars"
8/20/2021 - Check out the gorgeous, sexy blonde, in leather n denim and boots. Doing the jeans in boots look perfectly with a leather jacket. Very impressive.
Levi Ticus Fashions: "We got contacted by a manufacturer of leather jackets. This one is a Moto style and it fit Emily perfectly. We are not sure if we want to get into the leather jacket market or not.... ??? But at the very least, we wanted to share this image with you all because Emily looks so beautiful and healthy and tan and our new Black Leather Over-The-Knee Boots pair well with the whole look."
8/23/2021 - So President Joe Biden is in-between the Neoconservatives and the Trump Nationalists, on Afghanistan. But so is President Donald Trump, which can happen when you have a Republican Party that's as divided as it is today.
CNN: "CNN's John Avlon breaks down how Trump allies' recent criticisms of President Biden's decision to leave Afghanistan ring hollow in light of their past statements."
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| Source:CNN- 3 of President Donald J. Trump's (Republican, New York) NSC appointments. |
From The New Democrat
8/24/2021 - Hollywood Babydoll Kate Beckinsale out in Los Angeles in 2016. Sometimes I think she's too cute to also be that sexy, but then I think she sort of has it all.
Just Jared: "Kate Beckinsale sparkles in a glittery jacket as she enjoys a night out at The Nice Guy on Saturday (September 10) in West Hollywood, Calif. The 43-year-old English...
8/25/2021 - Hollywood Goddess Ruth Roman and Alex Nicol in Look In Any Window, from 1961. I've only seen like half of this movie, but I think it's one of her best.
Famous Fix: "Alex Nicol and Ruth Roman in the provocative Look in Any Window, 1961"
8/26/2021 - Hollywood Goddess Ruth Roman and the great character actor Jack Cassidy, in Look In Any Window, from 1961. She was so sweet to look at and listen to, with a quick wit as well. And he was a great character actor and comedian.
IMDB: "Look in Any Window (1961) Jack Cassidy and Ruth Roman in Look in Any Window (1961)"
8/27/2021 - Hollywood Goddess Ann Sheridan and George Raft, from The Drive By Night. She is so cute in this scene and looks like a little girl with her daddy, except for perhaps the kiss.
Ann Sheridan Fan Club: "Ann Sheridan - from They Drive by Night - with George Raft."
8/30/2021 - I don't care what others say, I love George Raft in They Drive By Night. It's as if he and #HumphreyBogart were operating in this movie with the same sense of humor and timing. FYI: #AnnSheridan ain't bad either. LOL
Ain't That a Kick In The Head: " ann sheridan george raft humphrey bogart they drive by night 1940 **myedits:gif** **annsheridan **georgeraft **humphreybogart **theydrivebynight 1940s gif warning"
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| Source:Ain't That a Kick In The Head- George Raft, Ann Sheridan, and Humphrey Bogart, in They Drive By Night (1940) |
From The Daily Review
8/31/2021 - The George Raft character asks the Ann Sheridan character (in They Drive By Night) something like: "How's the food?" and she replies: "I don't know, I never eat here."
Ann Sheridan reminds me of Lauren Bacall (speaking of Hollywood Goddess's) at least in the sense that they were not just really cute and funny, but they were adorably funny with great comedic timing.
If anyone knows exactly what Raft asked Sheridan here, feel free to share.
Dial N For Noir: "They Drive By Night (1940)"
9/01/2021 - Alfred Hitchcock is my favorite film director and Strangers On A Train is one of my top 5 Hitch films. Saw it the other night and Robert Walker is deadly funny in it. Plus, I couldn't keep my eyes off Ruth Roman every time the camera was on her. I still have that crush.
Carter Thallon: "In his 1951 film, Strangers on a Train, Alfred Hitchcock uses symbols to imply that the antagonist, Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker), is deeply connected to Pluto, the god of the underworld in Greek mythology. Bruno’s connection to Pluto emphasizes the truly malevolent nature of Bruno’s character."
9/02/2021 - Hollywood Goddess Ruth Roman in Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers On A Train, from 1951.
Every Hitch film has that one woman that gets guys (lets say) attention in the film where they always remember her and remember her in that film. Whether it's Eva Marie Saint, Kim Novak, Ingrid Bergman, Grace Kelly, Karen Black, and in this film with those beautiful eyes, cheeks, the sweet, sexy voice it was Ruth Roman.
OZU Teapot: "Strangers on a Train - Alfred Hitchcock - 1951 -Ruth Roman"
9/03/2021 - Hollywood Goddess Ruth Roman, in Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers On A Train. She was so cute with those eyes and cheeks and I think she knew it.
Cinemas Past: "Ruth Roman - Strangers On A Train (1951)"
9?20-21 - I know it's a couple weeks late, but Theodore Roosevelt represents what real Progressives think whether its about Labor Day or any other holiday. Not Socialists who pretend to be Progressives.
T Roosevelt Center: “Our ideal,” Theodore Roosevelt said on #LaborDay 1910, “should be a rate of wages sufficiently high to enable workmen to live in a manner comfortable to American ideals and standards, to educate their children, and to provide for sickness and old age."
9/21/2021 - "The House of Representatives voted to pass legislation on Tuesday to prevent a government shutdown at the end of the month and suspend the nation's borrowing limit, setting up a showdown with Republicans who insist Democrats should act alone to stave off a looming debt crisis. The party line vote was 220-211.
Government funding is set to expire on September 30, but the stopgap bill the House approved would extend funding and keep the government open through December 3. In addition, the measure includes a debt limit suspension through December 16, 2022. It would also provide $28.6 billion in disaster relief funding and $6.3 billion to assist Afghanistan evacuees.
The bill now faces an uphill battle in the Senate. By attaching the debt limit suspension to the must-pass funding bill, Democrats are essentially daring Republicans to vote no and spark a shutdown.
It's not yet clear what Democrats' plan B would be if the effort to avert a shutdown and suspend the debt limit runs aground in the Senate, as it appears is on track to happen."
This bill is what's known as DOA (or dead on arrival) in the Senate. Even if you could pass it with 50 votes plus Vice President Kamala Harris, you would probably lose at least 3 Senate Democrats and would have a single Senate Republican voting for the bill.
So what Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat, New York) needs to do is get his entire caucus on board and workout out an agreement with them and try to find 5-10 Senate Republicans that he can work with and workout a compromise, that would probably fund the government and raise the debt limit, but where the extension might have to be paid for, to get any Senate Republican votes instead.
What I think Leader Schumer is going to do instead is play chicken and try to blame Senate Minority Mitch McConnell (Republican, Kentucky) and company for the government shutdown and perhaps default on the national debt. But we'll see.
5/02/22 - Rosemary Church: "Evacuation efforts at a besieged #Mariupol steel plant finally under way, but moving slowly, our
@IsaCNN
has the latest & I'll have details on all your other news, including clashes between #Israelis & #Palestinians after another week of deadly violence. Join us next hour:
Fred Schneider: "Speaking of adorable. Rosemary and Isa Soares are very sharp as well."
5/12/2022 - CNN: "JUST IN: Investigators have issued a subpoena to the National Archives for access to classified documents that were taken to former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago, sources say"
Fred Schneider: "And the National Archives will cooperate."
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5/16/2022 - Rosemary Church: "#Finland & #Sweden poised to ditch decades of neutrality to join #NATO in response to #Putin's war on #Ukraine - we'll have analysis. And a nation in shock rocked by more #GunViolence - 4 mass shootings in the US over the weekend. What needs to be done? Join me next hour:"
Fred Schneider: "You are still gorgeous, Baby!"
5/19/2022 - CNN: "Former Attorney General William Barr has "tentatively agreed to give sworn testimony behind closed doors" to the House January 6 committee, sources tell CNN"
Fred Schneider: "Thank you, Attorney General Barr!"
5/20/2022 - GetTV: "After what seems like a routine arrest, Kojak is accused of extortion. Can he clear his name?
Tune in to tonight's episode at 7p ET to find out!"
Fred Schneider: "Only time will tell. Tune in to find out. Back to you, Bob. LOL"
5/23/2022 - GetTV: "Did you know Jaclyn Smith studied ballet? It’ll come in handy when she goes undercover on tonight’s episode of Charlies Angels. Catch it at 8p ET!"
Fred Schneider: "Jackie Baby! Jacklyn Smith is still too cute and gorgeous."
Jeff Zeleny: "Former Vice President Mike Pence made clear that he's thinking about the future of the GOP, rather than the past, saying: "When you say yes to Governor Brian Kemp tomorrow, you will send a deafening message all across America that the Republican Party is a party of the future."
Fred Schneider: "Has Mike Pence all the sudden become a center-right, establishment Republican? He used to be a Christian-Right, Tea Party populist."
From Jeff Zeleny
5/24/2022 - GetTV: "He’s an officer, he’s a gentleman, and he’s our guest star on tonight’s episode of Kojak! Catch #RichardGere at 6p ET on getTV!"
Fred Schneider: "Get it in Gere with Richard. LOL"
5/25/2022 - GetTV: "Tonight on All in the Family, a mysterious woman claims Mike is the father of her unborn child.
Will Archie finally throw him out? Tune in at 9p ET to find out!"
Fred Schneider: "I'll give you a clue: don't judge a TV show by it's cover."
5/26/2022 - GetTV: "Before playing Kris Munroe, #CherylLadd wanted to be a singer!
Watch her belt one out on tonight's musical episode of Charlie's Angels at 9p ET on
@gettv"
Fred Schneider: "I'm not saying Cheryl Ladd was better than Farrah Fawcett (even though I think she probably was) but Charlie's Angels couldn't have found a better replacement than Cheryl."
Fred Schneider: I obviously don't know if Kevin Spacey is innocent or guilty here. But if he is guilty, the phrase "some people never learn" seems very app with him. Especially considering what he's put his family and career through the last 5-10 years.
CNN: "US actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men, Britain's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Thursday.
Spacey was also charged with one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent, the CPS said.
The charges relate to two alleged incidents in London in 2005, another two in 2008, and a further incident in Gloucestershire, western England, in 2013.
The alleged victim of the 2005 incidents is now in his 40s, while the two men allegedly involved in the 2008 and 2013 incidents are now in their 30s, London's Metropolitan Police said."
5/31/2022 - GetTV: “If you don't know what holds the moon in space, then a lovesick fool is all you'll ever be.” - Jim Rockford
Fall in love with The Rockford Files again! See it on
@getTV
every weekday at 8p ET and weekends from 10-11:30p ET!"
Fred Schneider: "I'm thinking this is right before Lindsay Wagner landed The Bionic Woman, which was also on NBC."
6/01/2022 - Fred Schneider: Hollywood Goddess Ruth Roman and Paul Anka, in Look in Any Window, from 1961. If you told me that both Yancy Butler and Leah Remini were Ruth Roman's granddaughters, I could believe that. Very cute, beautiful, nice curves, good sense of humors, and they could all act, sweet, sexy, voices, etc.
Alamy: "RUTH ROMAN, PAUL ANKA, LOOK IN ANY WINDOW, 1961"
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6/03/2022 - Manu Raju: "Biden: “This is not about taking away anyone’s guns ... I respect the culture and tradition and concerns of lawful gun owners.” Biden: “Guns are the No. 1 killer of children in the United States of America. … How much more carnage are we willing to accept?”
Fred Schneider: "Way to go, Joe! That's telling them. We don't need to be radical to solve this problem, just need some commonsense."
From Manu Raju
Caelyn Mourner: "Can you explain how "commonsense" will solve this problem, or even what it means? I generally see it used by republicans to avoid any kind of social change"
Fred Schneider: "Inurashii: If you really don’t know what common sense means, I suggest you consult a dictionary."
From Caekyn Mourner
Caelyn Mourner: "I'm aware of the dictionary definition. It contains value judgment and no action. What does it mean to YOU, in this context? How does it curb violence to "have common sense"
From Caelyn Mourner
Caelyn Mourner: "Who needs to have the common sense and where are they getting from? What does it say to do here? How does Joe Biden use his common sense to stop school shootings, something he has not done at ALL"
From Caelyn Mourner
Fred Schneider: Just for the record: I didn't respond to this person who goes by Caelyn Mourner on Twitter, about President Joe Biden, because it looks to me, at least, that this person is simply looking for a partisan discussion or debate about President Biden. Which is not the discussion that I replied to CNN's Congressional Correspondent Manu Raju about. And no one else has responded to this person about Joe Biden either.
6/05/2022 - I originally commented on this YouTube video about Scott Peterson 1/21/2022.
Fred Schneider: I believe Scott Peterson was convicted because he's unpopular. Not even the prosecution knows how the crime was committed and who committed the crimes. Even some of the jurors admitted that.
Sophie: "They definitely know who committed the crime. And the jurors said no such thing."
Fred Schneider: ""They definitely know who committed the crime." How do they definitely? At least one of the jurors said that he doesn't how the murder was committed."
Sophie: " the evidence has proven it. Not to mention there is zero evidence that anyone else is responsible. You don't have to know how someone died."
Fred Schneider: ""The evidence has proven it." Such as? You don't give people death sentences simply because the evidence of the crime points to no one else."
From Inside Edition
6/06/2022 - Fred Schneider: Hollywood Goddess Vera Miles guess-starring on ABC's The Fugitive in 1963. Aw, what a sweetheart, too cute to scare a squirrel.
IMDB: "After being on the run for 6 months, Richard Kimble falls in love with a beautiful woman who has a young son. She also has a physically abusive, estranged husband, that wants Kimble out of town, or dead."
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6/07/2022 - Fred Schneider: David Janssen as The Fugitive, Dr. Richard Kimble and Hollywood Goddess Vera Miles. Dr. Kimble tries to help Monica Welles (played by Vera Miles) get away from her abusive husband Edward Welles (played by Brian Keith) and this is from the first scene.
IMDB: "The unaired original version of The Fugitive: Fear In A Desert City"
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6/08/2022 - Fred Schneider: Bernie Casey is what I call a talented man. He was a great NFL players in the 1960s and one of the best WR's from that decade. He's also an accomplished actor and a very funny man.
Jim Vanderlans: "Remembering Bernie Casey who was born on this day in 1939.
San Francisco 49ers (1961–1966)
Los Angeles Rams (1967–1968)
🏈 Games played = 105
🏈 Games started = 93
🏈 Receptions = 359
🏈 Receiving yards = 5,444
🏈 Touchdowns = 40
✅ The San Francisco 49ers made Casey the ninth overall pick in the NFL Draft, and he spent six seasons with the team (1961-66) as one of quarterback John Brodie’s favorite targets. In one game in his final year with the team, he caught 12 passes for 225 yards.
✅ He then spent two years with the Rams but unexpectedly retired before the 1969 season and finished his pro career with 359 catches for 5,444 yards and 40 touchdowns.
✅ Casey’s professional acting career began with “Guns of the Magnificent Seven,” a sequel to “The Magnificent Seven,” in 1969. He’s also known for parts in films such as “Sharky’s Machine”, “Revenge of the Nerds” and “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka.” He also had a number of television credits including “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” ”Murder She Wrote” and “L.A. Law.”
Enrique Palacios: "He was also the head Gargoyle in the 70s movie The Gargoyle"
Robert Hanna: "Think he was in Brians Song"
From The Daily View
6/09/2022 - Fred Schneider: I just love it when Donald Trump's people like Betsy DeVos, or Bill Barr, getting caught being honest and candid on camera.
CNN: "Betsy DeVos, who served as former President Donald Trump's secretary of education, is acknowledging publicly for the first time that she discussed the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment with other Cabinet members and then-Vice President Mike Pence following the January 6 US Capitol attack."
6/10/2022 - Fred Schneider: I believe people who are familiar with the history of the New Orleans Saints, know that Archie Manning wasn't the reason for why they bad in the early and mid 1970s. Archive didn't have anybody with him until the late 70s in New Orleans.
Comrade Dobler: "1975 Saints at Browns Game 11"
6/11/2022 - Albert Brown: "He played in the action movie black Gunn. Starring Jim Brown 1972. Action. Movie excellent."
From The Daily View
6/13/2022 - Fred Schneider: During the late 1970s and early 80s, when the Falcons played defense, they could beat anyone and they were never out of it. They had QB Steve Bartkowski and all of that firepower on offense. You could also say the same thing about the Packers in the 1980s, at least when they had Len Dickey at QB.
Official Jaguar Gator: "In a 1981 game between the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons, the Falcons trailed 17-0 after three quarters, with all hope looking lost, and both of their quarterbacks injured. Somehow, the Falcons scored 31 unanswered in the 4th quarter, shattering every record in the book, and won the game in improbable fashion. This is the story of the greatest comeback in the history of the Falcons."
6/14/2022 - Fred Schneider: Not saying that the Vikings would've beaten the Steelers in Super Bowl 10. But the 1975 Vikings was Bud Grant's beat all around team. While the Cowboys peaked early in 1975, after missing the playoffs in 74.
Comrade Dobler: "1975 Cowboys at Vikings Divisional Playoff"
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| Source:YouTube- Comrade Dobler. Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry. I guess the funny hat served Coach Landry well in this game. |
From Comrade Dobler
6/15/2022 - Fred Schneider: The Rams were always a consistent QB away from winning the NFC in the 1970s. Which is why they didn't get to the Super Bowl until 1979.
The Vikings-Redskins matchup is obviously a lot better, at least on paper. The best Vikings team in the Bud Grant era, against a Redskins team that was looking to get back to the playoffs.
Comrade Dobler: "1975 Rams at Lions and Vikings at Redskins week 11"
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| Source:YouTube- Conrade Dobler. It almost seems sacrilegious to correct The Great Pat Summerall (who is the voice of the NFL) about anything. But he's wrong about Minnesota Vikings QB Fran Tarkenton, who you can see right here. Tarkenton accomplished everything in the NFL, except win a Super Bowl. As great of a QB that Tarkenton was (perhaps one of the 10 best ever) not winning a Super Bowl will always be a major part of his legacy. Just like with Dan Marino. |
From Conrade Dobler
6/16/2022 - Fred Schneider: The best all around Vikings team in Bud Grant's era, against a Lions team that actually wasn't that bad.
Comrade Dobler: "1975 Vikings at Lions week 13"
6/17/2022 - Fred Schneider: 1975 was Marion Campbell's 1st full season with the Falcons, as well as QB Steve Bartkowski's 1st season. So not a good time to be a Falcons fans. And the Los Angeles Rams were one of the best franchises, at least in the NFC, in the 1970s.
Comrade Dobler: "1975 Falcons at Rams week 5"
6/20/2022 - Fred Schneider: The Lions-Bears matchup should be one of the best rivalries in the NFL, just because of the two big cities involved and that they're not that far apart. But the Lions have never been consistent winners, at least since the 1970s.
Comrade Dobler: "1975 Lions at Bears week 12"
6/21/2022 - Fred Schneider: The 1975 Bears under 1st year head coach Jack Pardee, were 4-10. The 1975 Packers under 1st year head coach Bart Starr, were 4-10. Two of the best franchises in the entire NFL, were both on hard times.
Comrade Dobler: "1975 Bears at Packers week 11"
6/22/2022 - Fred Schneider: The Rams-49ers matchup was one of the best rivalries in the NFL in the 1980s and perhaps 1970s as well. And now that the Rams are back in Los Angeles (or Inglewood) this rivalry should be great again.
Comrade Dobler: "1973 Rams at Niners GOTW week 3"
6/23/2022 - Fred Schneider: The 49ers were pretty good in the early 1970s and then they just collapsed, as the Rams took over the NFC West.
Comrade Dobler: "1973 Niners at Rams week 10"
6/24/2022 - Fred Schneider: The Rams had a good rivalry with the Vikings in the 1970s. But they were a good QB away from beating the Vikings.
Comrade Dobler: "1973 Rams at Vikings week 7"
6/27/2022 - Fred Schneider: Had George Allen stayed in Los Angeles to coach the Rams and not had gone to Washington to coach the Redskins, would the Rams made it to the Super Bowl before 1979?
The 1968 Colts were the best team in football. I know they lost Super Bowl 3, but they had the best team when had all their people healthy.
Baltimore Memorial Stadium
Comrade Dobler: "1968 Rams at Colts GOTW week 7"
6/28/2022 - Fred Schneider: Saw this film last night (thanks, TCM) and I was very impressed by it. Excellent film noir, with plenty of drama and fear, as well as beautiful, adorable, sexy women, that keep your eyes glued to them.
IMDB: "An FBI agent investigates the murder of his partner by taking over the 3 cases he was working on, determined to find his killer."
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6/29/2022 - Gail Ann Boulet: "I have it. I watched it once. I will give it another go"
Fred Schneider: "So will I. Thanks, Ruth Roman and Martha Heyer."
From Fred Schneider
Gusti Hafizh Aldi Darwis: "Look up 1951 "The Mob"..... And if you watch carefully. You might spot Charles Bronson as an extra...
Fred Schneider: "I've seen that film as well."
From Fred Schneider
Fred Schneider: Hollywood Goddess Ruth Roman and Ken Toby in Down Three Dark Streets, from 1954. This is one of the first few scenes before the FBI agent (played by Ken Toby was murdered. She was great in this film and does the scared worried perfectly with those eyes and cheeks, that you just want to walk up to her and give her a hug.
IMDB: "An FBI agent investigates the murder of his partner by taking over the 3 cases he was working on, determined to find his killer."
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Perry Broadmax: "He's definitely a Ruth Roman Fan...Excellent Taste"
Fred Schneider: "I can't deny that."
From Fred Schneider
Paul Wardle: "In The Baby, you would NOT want to give her character a hug."
Fred Schneider: "Actually, I would. She was still a cutie."
From Fred Schneider
Elise Johnston: "Broderick Crawford makes an appearance in this dark film. I am anxious to see all the actors in this 50s classic!"
Fred Schneider: "Makes an appearance? He was the lead male actor."
From Fred Schneider
6/30/2022 - Paul Charla: "She never got the recognition she deserved. Beautiful woman and very talented."
The Daily View: "I completely agree. A very underrated actress and beauty."
From The Daily View
Fred Schneider: Hollywood Goddess Martha Hyer and actor Broderick Crawford, in Down Three Dark Streets, from 1954. She essentially played the role of the bimbo babydoll, sort of the babe in the woods, who supposedly didn't know what here criminal boyfriend was really like and up too. And did an excellent job.
Wayne Brooker: "Down Three Dark Streets (1954), Film Noir, Broderick Crawford,"
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7/01/2022 - Lori Rockwell: "Just discovered this movie when TCM showed it last week and I loved it!"
Fred Schneider: "Ding! Small world, so did I. Actually, I heard of the movie, but saw it for the first time Monday night."
From Fred Schneider
Vance Wittie: "Down Three Dark Streets has an interesting premise that distinguishes it from the run of the mill police procedural. The investigators and the audience do not know which of three separate cases is the one that led to the death of the FBI agent. There are a lot of plates spinning and the writers do a deft job of moving from one case to another. It's very much plot driven rather than character driven. The G-men could have been played by just about anyone and Crawford's prodigious talent is sort of wasted. The one stand-out performance is Martha Hyer's. There are flashes of intelligence in her character as well as a touching, if misguided, loyalty. Whenever she is offscreen the film droops a little."
Fred Schneider: "Noir Alley's Eddie Muller compared the film with Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue. Pretty good company. We disagree with Martha Hyer having the only standout appearance."
Vance Wittie: "Hill Street Blues was the first series to feature multiple plot lines going across episodes for an unpredictable length of time. It was really the first "modern" TV drama and the godfather of "prestige television." Three Dark Streets had different plot lines but of course the audience knew they would all be resolved within the running time of the film. It really allowed the writers to stitch together three rather sketchy stories to make a pretty interesting film. Safe to say it was decades ahead of its time, if not as revolutionary as Hill Street."
Fred Schneider: "Well, right, of course the viewers knew the crimes would probably be solved. This is Hollywood, the land of make believe."
From Fred Schneider
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From The Daily View
Fred Schneider: I had no idea that John Matuszak was drafted by the Oilers. But this Rams-Oilers game should've been a mismatch.
Comrade Dobler: "1973 Rams at Oilers week 4"
7/05/2022 - Fred Schneider: Definitely like the new uniforms that the Rams played with, against the Chiefs in 1973.
Comrade Dobler: "1973 Rams at Chiefs week 1"
7/06/2022 - Fred Schneider: Even though the Packers won the Super Bowl in 1967, the Rams actually won two more games that year. Tells you how good both teams were.
Rams head coach George Allen.
Comrade Dobler: "1967 Packers at Rams GOTW week 13"
7/07/2022 - Fred Schneider: The Vikings putting together their first great, all around team, in 1973. The 49ers falling way back after being very good from 1970-72.
Candlestick Park
Comrade Dobler: "1973 Vikings at Niners week 5"
7/11/2022 - Fred Schneider: With all due respect to the Green Bay Packers, the Bears-Vikings rivalry has been a better rivalry, at least since the 1980s.
Vikings QB Joe Kapp.
Bloomington Metropolitan Stadium
Comrade Dobler: "1967 Bears at Vikings week 3"
7/12/2022 - Fred Schneider: A 1972 Vikings team that would finish at 7-7, against a Chuck Noll Steelers team that was finally showing real life and ending their depression.
Actually, the 1971 Steelers finished at 6--8 and showed real improvement from where they were in 69 and 70 under Chuck Noll. In 1972, The Steelers finished at 11-3, won the AFC Central, and made it to the AFC Championship.
Pittsburgh Three Rivers Stadium
Comrade Dobler: "1972 Vikings at Steelers week 11"
7/13/2022 - Fred Schneider: The 1st great, all around Vikings team, against another mediocre Lions team.
Detroit Lions head coach Don McCafferty.
Detroit Tiger Stadium
Comrade Dobler: "1973 Vikings at Lions week 4"
7/14/2022 - Fred Schneider: Bud Grant's first Vikings team, vs the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers.
Milwaukee County Stadium
Comrade Dobler: "1967 Vikings at Packers week 5"
7/15/2022 - Fred Schneider: The Lions weren't bad in 1973, but this was the Vikings 2nd Super Bowl team.
Bloomington Metropolitan Stadium
Comrade Dobler: "1973 Lions at Vikings week 9"
7/18/2022 - Fred Schneider: By 1973, the Monsters of the Midway Bears were hibernating. Vince Lombardi's Packers were no more. So along comes Bud Grant's Purple People Eater Vikings.
Comrade Dobler: "1973 Vikings at Packers week 13"
7/19/2022 - Fred Schneider: I love to see Bengals QB Ken Anderson actually get to play for a good, winning team, which is what he got to do in 1973. He was one of the best QB's of the 1970s and should be in the Hall of Fame.
Minnesota Vikings head coach Bud Grant.
Cincinnati Riverfront Stadium
Comrade Dobler: "1973 Vikings at Bengals week 12"
7/20/2022 - Fred Schneider: Here's a familiar scene for you New Orleans Saints fan: QB Archie Manning running for his life.
Getty Images: "Quarterback Archie Manning of the New Orleans Saints runs with the ball against the Chicago Bears during an NFL football game at Soldier Field October 6, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois. Manning played for...
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Brad Sigler: "Great QB .... horrible teams"
Fred Schneider: "Well, 1978 and 79 the Saints won a total of 15 games with two good offensive teams. But they couldn't sustain that progress. Probably fired Hank Stram and Ted Nolan too soon."
From Fred Schneider
Tom Edell: "Archie Manning had Roger Staubach like ability. Unfortunately he was drafted and played for the worst NFL team of the 1970's."
Joe Thiel: "Not even close. Look at some stats."
Fred Schneider: "I think Tom Edell is talking about the ability of the two QB's, not their actual stats and games."
From Fred Schneider
7/21/2022 - Fred Schneider: Speaking of too cute: pool baby Vera Miles getting out of the pool in 1960. She's already 30 at this point. (If you can believe that)
Getty Images: "Vera Miles, US actress, smiling as she emerges from a swimming pool in a gold bikini, with a male swimmer in the pool and another man handing Miles a yellow towel, circa 1960."
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7/22/2022 - Fred Schneider: The House Jan 6. Committee did a great job tonight. But President Trump's Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is the missing link here, which is why this committee is coming back in September. DOJ is already talking about launching their own criminal investigation into Jan 6. So it could be in Meadows self-interest to cooperate with the House in this investigation.
From Fred Schneider
Robert Bowers: "mid-sixties; this was an ad for Coppertone. Miles also rocked a bikini in an episode of Dan August a few years later and looked great!"
Fred Schneider: "Thanks for mentioning that. I have that episode because she was on it. Very good show with Burt Reynolds."
From Fred Schneider
Jeffrey McGraw: "Shared your photo"
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Fred Schneider: If I had to put together a list of the top 5-10 Columbo movies from the 1970s together, Lovely But Lethal would be on it. Viveca Scott (played by Vera Miles) comes off as so cute and sweet, but she's a real bad girl in the film.
Vincent Price Legacy: "When Jenny Hammerton at Silver Screen Suppers was preparing her latest cuinary adventures, Cooking with Columbo: Suppers With the Shambling Sleuth, she invited friends and fellow Columbo fans to te…
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| Source:Pinterest- Vincent Price Legacy. Left to right: Vera Miles & Sian Barbara Allen. |
From Vincent Price Legacy
7/25/2022 - Fred Schneider: Saw Zero Hour over the weekend. (Thanks, TCM) If you are familiar with the disaster genre from Hollywood in the 1970s and like those movies, you'll like Zero Hour as well.
Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, and Sterling Hayden, as well as I believe some Canadian actors. Dana Andrews was also in The Crowded Sky (1960) and Airport (1975) so I guess you could call him a veteran of this genre.
IMDB: "In 1950s Canada, during a commercial flight, the pilots and some passengers suffer food poisoning, thus forcing an ex-WWII fighter pilot (Dana Andrews) to try to land the airliner in heavy fog."
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Brian Strollo: "I can now chime in on this one, as I finally saw it last week!
Yes, while the plot is nearly identical to Airplane, including all the characters names and fish being the food that gets everyone sick, it is not a comedy.
Airplane is essentially a National Lampoon version of Zero Hour."
Fred Schneider: "You don't say."
From Fred Schneider
Larry Whitson: "If you want to laugh, see this film and compare it to "Airplane!"
Joanne Rosso: " true I saw this film many comparisons to airplane"
From Fred Schneider
David Holland: "It is not just that the plot of "Airplane!" is "nearly identical"; the latter film was specifically a spoof of "Zero Hour," and about half the dialogue was lifted directly from the earlier film. Context makes all the difference."
Fred Schneider: "You don't say."
From Fred Schneider
Rick Greenway: "Don’t call me Shirley"
Fred Schneider: "All right, fine, I won't. You made your point."
From Fred Schneider
Fred Bebar: "This is also the movie of which AIrplane! Is a scene by scene parody."
Fred Schneider: "You don't say."
From Fred Schneider
Larry Diaz: "AIRPLANE is it's Remake!"
The Daily View: "You don't say."
Robert Tidwell: "almost word for word...almost."
Chris Mancini: "I never saw this, now I have to!
I always thought Airplane was based on the Airport movies and maybe The High and Mighty."
Larry Diaz: "No. Cast have the same name, and a lot of the script!"
From The Daily View
7/26/2022 - Fred Bebar: "you should have said "Surely you can't be serious!" 😂"
Fred Schneider: "But I am serious. And don't call me Surely."
From Fred Schneider
Ian Healy: It was the basis on which the 1980 comedy classic Airplane! was based.
Fred Schneider: You don't say. You have no idea how many people I've said that too, just in the last 24 hrs.
From Fred Schneider
Ken Donckels: "Producers of AIRPLANE! acquired the rights to this because they wanted to mirror the same story."
From The Daily View
Fred Schneider: Hollywood Goddess Linda Darnell and actor Dana Andrews, in Zero Hour, from 1957.
Two Hollywood actresses that did the "I'm scared look" or the terrified look perfectly, were Ruth Roman and Linda Darnell. Maybe it's because they both had those big adorable cheeks and eyes, as well as sweet, sexy voices.
Wayne Brooker: "Zero Hour 1957, Dana Andrews"
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7-27-2022- David Holland: "This movie was the basis for "Airplane!" They copied the scenes, and much of the dialogue remained intact. It's a great demonstration of how context can change everything."
Fred Schneider: "You don't say."
From Fred Schneider
7/28/2022- When they ran for President against each other in 1912, William Howard Taft was the Conservative and Theodore Roosevelt was the Progressive. So either Billy moved to the right or Teddy moved left, by the time they faced each other.
Theodore Roosevelt Center: "#OnThisDay in 1909, President William Howard Taft delivered his first message to Congress, in which he proposed a new corporate tax, as well as a federal income tax. Taft supported many Progressive policies at the start, but as Theodore Roosevelt moved further left politically, their relationship soured. Roosevelt later hurled brutal insults at Taft, calling him a "puzzlewit," a "fathead," and said he had a brain that ran about "three-guinea-pig power." Image from Wikimedia Commons."
Fred Schneider: Hollywood Goddess Linda Darnell, Canadian actress Leggy King, and Hollywood actor Dana Andrews, in Zero Hour from 1957.
It's been said that the movie Airplane! was based off of Zero Hour, with Zero Hour being the drama and Airplane! being the comedy. But the fact is Zero Hour, like the disaster movies that came after it, especially in the 1970s, is also a pretty funny movie as well. I guess it would have to be the keep the people from going crazy in it and always thinking about dying.
IMDB: "In 1950s Canada, during a commercial flight, the pilots and some passengers suffer food poisoning, thus forcing an ex-WWII fighter pilot (Dana Andrews) to try to land the airliner in heavy fog."
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7/29/2022 - 1967 is not the best Packers team, but still. better than everyone else. While the Cardinals were still playing in Mediocreville.
Cardinals QB Jim Hart against the Packers defense.
Busch Memorial Stadium
Comrade Dobler: "1967 Packers at Cards week 7. This video had no audio so I added some NFL music."
8/03/2022 - Fred Schneider: CSPAN (yes, I watch CSPAN) showing Joe Biden's Congressional hearings for SCOTUS nominees from the 1980s and 90s. It should give you an idea (if you watch) what he was looking for in nominees and what he wanted to hear from those nominees.
From Fred Schneider
8/05/2022 - GetTV: "Rick (Fred Dryer) and Dee Dee (Stephanie Kramer) go on the trail of a bounty hunter who is beating (or killing) the outlaws he brings in for a reward.
Don't miss your daily nightly double dose of Hunter starting at 10p ET on getTV!"
Fred Schneider: "Baby gotta gun. I love Stephanie Kramer as Sergeant McCall. A lot tougher than she looks."
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| Source:Twitter- GetTV. Stephanie Kramer & Fred Dryer as LAPD Detective Sergeants Dee Dee McCall and Rick Hunter. |
From GetTV
8/08/2022 - Fred Schneider: The Saints were in their 2nd season ever in 1968. And the Cardinals were actually pretty good, finishing at 9-4.
Saints QB Billy Kilmer
Busch Memorial Stadium
Comrade Dobler: "1968 Saints at Cardinals week 7"
8/09/2022 - Fred Schneider: The Saints were never boring in the 1960s and 70s. They were also never good.
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Comrade Dobler: "1968 Saints at Browns Game 9"
8/10/2022 - Fred Schneider: Jack Murphy Stadium before its expansion in the late 1990s, was a beautiful stadium for both baseball and football. Duane Thomas went downhill after leaving Cowboys.
Comrade Dobler: "1972 Cowboys at Chargers week 8"
8/11/2022 - Fred Schneider: The Steelers actually won two more games than the Giants in 1971. Which wasn't common at this point in NFL history. The Steelers were moving up and the Giants were down.
Steelers head coach Chuck Noll
Pittsburgh Three Rivers Stadium
Comrade Dobler: "1971 Giants at Steelers week 10"
8/12/2022 - Fred Schneider: The Eagles improved in 1973, because of their passing game, thanks to QB Roman Gabriel, Harold Carmichael, and Harold Jackson. The Buffalo Bills were 9-5 in 73 and just missed the AFC Playoffs.
Bills QB Joe Ferguson
Comrade Dobler: "1973 Eagles at Bills GOTW week 4"
8/15/2022 - Fred Schneider: You could certainly argue that the 49ers-Cowboys rivalry is the best non-divisional rivalry, at least in the NFC, if not the entire NFL. And that rivalry started in the early 1970s and it hasn't gone away.
Craig Morton playing QB for the Cowboys, not Roger Staubach.
Texas Stadium
Comrade Dobler: "1972 Niners at Cowboys week 11"
8/16/2022 - Kire Schneider: Norm Van Brocklin was a great QB, but a bad NFL head coach.
Jack Murphy Stadium
Comrade Dobler: "1973 Falcons at Chargers week 6"
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| Source:YouTube- Comrade Dobler. Atlanta Falcons HC Norm Van Brocklin & San Diego Chargers HC Harland Svare. |
From Comrade Dobler
8/17/2022 - Fred Schneider: The 1973 Falcons were actually pretty good, under Norm Van Brocklin, finishing at 9-5. While the New York Jets, were still the New York Jets of the 1970s.
Shea Stadium
Comrade Dobler: "1973 Falcons at Jets week 11"
8/18/2022 - Fred Schneider: Neither the Packers or the Patriots were awful in 1973. They just weren't good either. The Packers made the playoffs in 1972 and fell back down after that.
Packers HC Dan Devine and Patriots HC Chuck Fairbanks.
Sullivan Stadium
Comrade Dobler: "1973 Packers at Patriots week 10"
8/19/2022 - Fred Schneider: The Giants-Eagles matchup is one of the best rivalries in the NFC. But it's much better when both teams are good and not competing for last place, like they were doing in the early 70s.
Eagles HC Mike McCormack.
Philadelphia Veterans Stadium
Comrade Dobler: "1973 Giants at Eagles week 11"
8/22/2022 - Fred Schneider: We need a new WLAF. Maybe the USFL and CFL could merge, with a new European football league.
CFL Video: "WLAF 1991 LONDON AT FRANKFURT. VERY FIRST WLAF REGULAR SEASON GAME WEEK 1"
8/23/2022 - Fred Schneider: Orlando Thunder QB Kerwin Bell, was an All Star, championship QB, with the Edmonton Eskimos, in the CFL.
CFL Video: "WLAF 1991 FRANKFURT GALAXY AT ORLANDO THUNDER. SHORT CLIP WEEK 7."
Fred Schneider: Mick Mulvaney is so done with Donald Trump, that he tells the truth about The Donald every time he's interviewed about him. That's what happens when you leave a cult, you return to the real world.
CNN: "The National Archives told former President Donald Trump's legal team in May that it shared hundreds of pages of classified material it had retrieved in January with the FBI and other entities in the intelligence community so that an assessment could be done on potential damage from how the classified documents had been handled, according to a newly released letter. CNN's Kate Bolduan discusses with former acting Trump White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney."
8/24/2022 - Fred Schneider: The Barcelona Dragons were one of the best WLAF franchises during its entire history. I think they were there every season.
CFL Video: "WLAF 1992 BARCELONA DRAGONS AT ORLANDO THUNDER"
8/25/2022 - Fred Schneider: I would like to know which network originally showed this game.
Preserving The Game: "5/27/91 WLAF Barcelona Dragons at London Monarchs"
8/26/2022 - Fred Schneider: This must be the German broadcast of this Frankfurt Galaxy-London Monarchs WLAF game.
CFL Video: "WLAF 1992 FRANKFURT GALAXY AT LONDON MONARCHS. SHORT CLIP 92 SEASON IN GERMAN"
8/29/2022 - Fred Schneider: Donald Trump could've saved himself a helluva trouble by first not taking the classified documents with him, after his term was up, but then simply giving them back when they are requested from him.
CNN: "CNN legal analyst Elie Honig joins New Day to give the latest into the investigation over the classified documents discovered in former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate."
Fred Schneider: The British and European WLAF clubs were definitely road warriors, in the original WLAF.
Preserving The Game: "5/18/91 WLAF London Monarchs at Sacramento Surge"
8/30/2022 - Fred Schneider: Brad Nessler calling WLAF football for USA Sports.
CFL Video: "WLAF 1991 FRANKFURT GALAXY AT SAN ANTONIO RIDERS. SHORT CLIP WEEK 2"
8/31/2022 - Fred Schneider: I think it's obvious that American football is popular in Britain. And that's why the London Monarchs we're successful in the WLAF.
Matt Dunn: "Channel 4 montage of highlights of the London Monarchs. Taken from their triumphant, 1991 season in the World League of American Football."
9/01/2022 - Fred Schneider: Frankfurt and Germany in general, is a great place for American football. They all speak English and understand our sport and culture very well.
Izzy: "Promotional video produced by the Frankfurt Galaxy in 1996, celebrating their 1995 World Bowl Triumph."
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9/02/2022 - Fred Schneider: I just watching soccer games where both teams actually score in it. Even when just one team scores, that's pretty impressive to me. This was a great game because both teams played to win and not to go to a shootout, with the score tied at 0.
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9/06/2022 - Fred Schneider: Amsterdam Ajax, are sort of like the Celtics of Holland. And Milan AC, are sort of like the Lakers of Italy. So this is a great matchup.
UEFA Euro Match: "Ajax 1-0 AC Milan Final Champions League 1995 (Аякс 1-0 Милан 1995) - Boban - Maldini - Rijkaard#"
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9/07/2022 - Fred Schneider: I just love watching soccer games where both teams actually score in it. Even when just one team scores, that's pretty impressive to me. This was a great game because both teams played to win and not to go to a shootout, with the score tied at 0.
Ash Comps: "The 1996 Champions League final between Ajax and Juventus was a tie to capture the imagination. Louis van Gaal and Marcello Lippi were two of the game's best managers, leading two of Europe's most captivating sides.
The Dutch were the reigning European champions. Their run of 19 games unbeaten came to an end in the semi-final, but with a squad full of talent—Edwin van der Sar, Danny Blind, Edgar Davids, Marc Overmars and Patrick Kluivert to name but a few.
Their opponents were no slouches, either. Ciro Ferrara, Didier Deschamps, Antonio Conte and Gianluca Vialli were all at the height of their powers, and a young Alessandro Del Piero was very much in the ascendancy."
9/08/2022 - Fred Schneider: The rematch of the 1996 UEFA Champions League Final, between Amsterdam Ajax and Turin Juventus.
9/09/2022 - Fred Schneider: Who says there isn't any scoring in soccer, even in European soccer? There can be plenty of scoring, when both teams want to win the game.
Del Piero 10: "Juventus vs Real Madrid
Champions League season 1995-1996 Quarter Final
Leg 1 : Real Madrid vs Juventus 1-0
Leg 2 : Juventus vs Real Madrid 2-0
Juve win on agg 2-1"
9/12/2022 - Fred Schneider: The pro championship of European Soccer, from Munich Olympic Stadium.
UEFA: "Relive Borussia Dortmund's first #UCL win over Juventus in the 1997 UEFA Champions League final in Munich.
The #UCL Final Flashback series takes an amazing behind-the-scenes look at some of the greatest finals in the competition's history. An episode will publish every Sunday before a Champions League match-week through the 2018/19 season."
9/13/2022 - Fred Schneider: An actual European soccer game where there's scoring in it. I like that as an American whose at best a casual soccer fan.
UEFA: "Real Madrid v Juventus: 1998 UEFA Champions League final highlights"
9/14/2022 - Fred Schneider: It only takes 1 goal to win a soccer game. Which is all Madrid got and needed.
Football Tuber 12: "The 1998 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match that took place at the Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam, on 20 May 1998 to determine the winner of the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League. It pitted Real Madrid of Spain and Juventus of Italy. Juventus appeared in their third consecutive final, while Real Madrid were in their first of the Champions League era. Real Madrid won 1–0, the only goal scored by Predrag Mijatović, to clinch their seventh European title, their first for 32 years. The two teams faced each other in the final again in 2017 in Cardiff; Real Madrid won 4–1."
9/15/2022 - Fred Schneider: NASL soccer at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Good stadium for soccer. Bob Neal from Turner Sports, calling the game for the Chiefs.
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| Source:YouTube- Retro Soccer. The Atlanta Chiefs vs the Los Angeles Aztecs from 1980. |
From Retro Soccer
9/16/2022 - Fred Schneider: Watching a Cosmos-Rowdies game, was like watching a Celtics-76ers game, or a Lakers-76ers game. Two of the best teams, as well as franchises, where you could pretty much guarantee a good game when they played each other.
The Celebrated Misterk: "Highlights of a North American Soccer League match on June 6, 1976 that saw the Tampa Bay Rowdies defeat their rivals, the New York Cosmos, 5-1 behind a hat trick by Derek Smethurst. One thing you'll notice is the empty end zones, because they were still being constructed in June of 1976 in preparation for the debut of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers later that summer."
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9/19/2022 - Fred Schneider: NASL soccer being played at Husky Stadium in Seattle? It's a beautiful stadium and sort of looks like a CFL stadium, except that it's so damn big.
9/20/2022 - Fred Schneider: NASL soccer from Bobby Dodd Stadium, in Atlanta, Georgia. One of the best looking college football stadiums, at least in the football crazy Southeast.
9/21/2022 - Fred Schneider: "John Facenda, the voice of God." I can't improve on that. But I would like to know why the Philadelphia Atoms shared Philadelphia Veterans Stadium, with the Phillies and played on astroturf, when they could've had the beautiful Franklin Field all to themselves. Maybe they would've draw better at Franklin and lasted more than 4 seasons in the NASL.
9/22/2022 - Fred Schneider: Hollywood Goddess Ruth Roman, Dorothy McGuire, and Van Johnson, in Invitation from 1952. I think this movie is an excellent soap opera, with the Ruth once again playing the woman in waiting. But this time for a man whose married to a dying woman. Good film.
IMDB: "Always believing she had a happy marriage, a young wife's trust in her husband is shaken when she discovers that her father had paid him to marry her."
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9/23/2022 - Fred Schneider: Dorothy McGuire and Hollywood Goddess Ruth Roman, in Invitation, from 1952. Ruth plays Daniel Pierce's (played by Van Johnson) ex-girlfriend and sort of wants him back. But he's now married to Ellen Bowker, played by Dorothy McGuire.
Alamy: "RUTH ROMAN, DOROTHY MCGUIRE, INVITATION, 1952"
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9/24/2022 - Thomas R. Dean: "It's a very good movie! The odd thing about it however is the assumption - certainly felt by Ruth Roman as well as repeatedly voiced by under-confident McGuire that Roman is far more attractive. It's so wrong that it's quite funny! I can only think that in the early 1950s, if a woman was on the thin side, she was regarded as scrawny and unattractive - whereas Roman is quite curvy. But certainly it would now be hard to find anyone who saw McGuire as unattractive and that there needs to be some explanation why Van Johnson would marry her!"
Fred Schneider: "They're both beautiful, but perhaps beautiful in different ways. A lot of men like beautiful, baby-face, curvy brunettes, which is what Ruth Roman was."
Diana Doug Gardner: "Oh, don’t worry, I just happened to be in the building, and dropped into his office. Oh, he’s still yours, at least for the time being. I told you, remember, the day of your wedding, ‘I don’t give up so easily.’"
Fred Schneider: "Great line! Is that a quote? Few weeks since I've seen the film. Does sound a lot like Ruth Roman with her humor."
9/26/2022 - Fred Schneider: Hollywood Goddess Ruth Roman and Dorothy McGuire in Invitation from 1952. Ellen Bowker Pierce (played by Dorothy) is trying to convince Maud Redwick (I love that name: played by Ruth) that she's in love with her husband (played by Van Johnson) and she's trying to tell her that she's sort of sorry that she has Daniel now, not Maud and that Maud should be happy for them. Maud is not having it. Ruth Roman was pretty good with the comedic insults and you see that in this scene.
Alamy: "RUTH ROMAN, DOROTHY MCGUIRE, INVITATION, 1952"
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9/27/2022 - Fred Schneider: Dave Parker was truly a 5-tool player and one of the best players in MLB in the 1970s. But his career stats probably aren't impressive enough to get him into the Hall of Fame.
9/28/2022 - Fred Schneider: The Cardinals-Cubs rivalry is an excellent MLB rivalry. But it would be a helluva lot better if they were good at the same time. The Cardinals have always been traditional winners. The Cubs until 20 years ago, were generally losers, or a mediocre team.
9/29/2022 - Fred Schneider: I actually think the Mets-Cardinals rivalry in the 1980s, was better than the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry, simply because the Mets and Cards were consistent winners.
9/30/2022 - Fred Schneider: I guess Jack Clark didn't want to play for the Cardinals anymore. But the Cards picked up Pedro Guerrero the following season. And Clark only played in New York for one season.
10/02/2022 - This just in: The Commanders (as they're now called) lose again. Surprising to no one who is familiar with Dan Snyder's Washington Commanders.
Also in the news: The Washington Commanders black uniforms, make this team look like the old Vancouver Canucks. (For anyone whose familiar with the NHL)
From Fred Schneider
10/03/2022 - Fred Schneider: Len Barker pitching for the Braves. He was very good for them for a few years. Cardinals Vince Coleman, was one of the best leadoff hitters in MLB, for about 5 seasons. And Busch Memorial Stadium was the perfect ballpark for his style of hitting and running.
10/04/2022 - Fred Schneider: Ralph Kiner is one of the best power-hitters of all-time, in the Hall of Fame today as a player. Lindsay Nelson, was a long time sports announcer for CBS Sports. And they called this Mets-Reds game from Cincinnati Riverfront Stadium.
Classic MLB: "8th and 9th innings of Mets at Reds. Lindsay Nelson announcing."
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10/05/2022 - Fred Schneider: Saw the Columbo film Lovely But Lethal last week. And yes, Vera Miles is absolutely adorable in this film and yet she's also a two-time murderer. So the title fits her character perfectly.
Columblr: "In “Lovely But Lethal,” Vera Miles is Viveca Scott, a cosmetics magnate who needs a miracle product to keep her company from going under. When researcher Martin Sheen is discovered taking the formula to the competition, she murders him with the most deadly weapon known to mankind – a microscope. Throw in an alkie chemist, some Vincent Price, a little Bruce Kirby and oh, hey, another killing (this time, by poisoned cigarette) and no amount of foundation can cover up the blemishes of subterfuge and murder. Maybe Columbo’s some sort of cold cream of justice? Sure, let’s go with that. Elle Collins (Into It) helps Jon and RJ sort the whole thing out."
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10/06/2022 - Fred Schneider: One of the things I love about the NHL Playoffs, is that regular season records means almost nothing, when it comes to the playoffs. Especially when the two teams are big rivals, like the Flyers and Rangers.
Rangers VHS: "The New York Rangers defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2. Game#3/Round 2/1986 playoffs."
10/07/2022 - Fred Schneider: This is a great matchup, because both the Flyers and Blackhawks were tough, physical, hardworking, but very good teams, back then. Sounds like Tom Mees had the call of this game at Chicago Stadium.
Skif Usya: "The Blackhawks' sloppy start to the 1985-86 season continues as they battle the defending Wales Conference champions gamely, but 43 shots against on home ice is never a recipe for success, and the Flyers' hard work produces a fluke tie-breaking goal in the third period en route to a 5-2 Philadelphia victory."
10/09/2022 - Fred Schneider: The understatement of 2022.
Miller William: "We need the Redskins name back"
10/10/2022 - Fred Schneider: I love John Davidson. He was my favorite NHL analyst growing up and I think he's the best ever. Hockey is not my first sport and I'm certainly not an expert, but JD is one of the best ever.
Skif Usya: "For the second time in three years and with considerable personnel changes, the Blackhawks and Rangers open the NHL regular season in Chicago Stadium. Chris Chelios has a memorable regular season debut in a Chicago uniform with a goal and two assists, and Ed Belfour takes over in net."
10/11/2022 - Fred Schneider: New York-Chicago has always been a great sports rivalry in multiple sports. But the Rangers and Blackhawks have always been in opposite conferences, at least conference play started.
Skif Usya: "Steve Larmer with another two goals and an assist including putting the exclamation point on this chippy and spirited late-season game from the Stadium."
10/12/2022 - Fred Schneider: Just from looking at the two goalies, you have to give a major edge to the Blackhawks. Murray Braverman was a veteran, established goalie. The Rangers essentially had a rookie in the net.
Skif Usya: "Pierre Larouche and Steve Larmer provide the offensive highlights, scoring two goals each commensurate with their particular styles of play and skill sets in this somewhat sloppy but entertaining early-season matchup."
10/13/2022 - Fred Schneider: Oh, yes, back in the days when Washington had a respectable NFL franchise, known as the Redskins. This was before Dan Snyder destroyed what once was one of the great sports franchises in all of pro sports, not just the NFL.
Washington Commanders: "In honor of playing the Bears: A classic Darrell Green highlight ahead of #TNF
📺 #WASvsCHI NFL on Prime"
Fred Schneider: When you think of Minnesota-Chicago in sports, you obviously think of the Vikings-Bears when it comes to great rivalries. But the North Stars-Blackhawks rivalry was also very good.
Skif Usya: "Six months before they knocked the President's Trophy winning Blackhawks out of the playoffs, the North Stars were a struggling hockey club under new head coach Bob Gainey in this early-season visit to the Stadium."
10/14/2022 - Fred Schneider: One of the best games in the great Giants-Redskins rivalry, was in 1982 at RFK Stadium. The Redskins basically knocked the Giants out of the playoffs.
NFL Films: ""I have to go to the dentist."
Joe Theismann led a comeback with his front teeth knocked out 😮
📺 A Football Life: Friday 9 pm ET on NFL Network"
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Fred Schneider: If you are familiar with the old NHL Patrick Division (which was essentially the NHL East) and you are familiar with the NFC East, you know that they're basically the same divisions. Every team is good almost every year, great rivalries, where everybody hates each other and where records mean almost nothing, when they're playing each other.
The Rangers pounding the Capitals at the Capital Centre.
Rangers VHS: "Mike Richter gets his first career shutout against the Washington Capitals. Game#3/Round#1/1991 playoffs. Rangers win 6-0."
101/17/2022 - Fred Schneider: The way to look at the Flyers-Capitals rivalry, is the way you look at the Eagles-Redskins rivalry. You know the two teams hate each other, you know the fans hate each other, you know both teams are not only good, but good enough to beat each other. and you know the game is going to be well-played. The Patrick Division was the NFC East of the NHL. They all hated each other and most of the teams were good as well. A very tough game at the Capital Centre.
Sports Odyssey: "Mike Lange & Mickey Redmond (ESPN)"
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10/18/2022 - Fred Schneider: Harry Anderson: "One of my favorite Columbo. She looked cute in the platform sandals and bell bottom pants she wore in that episode."
Fred Schneider: "She look cute in everything. Saying that Vera Miles looked cute, is like saying Wilt Chamberlain was tall."
Fred Schneider: The Flyers had a great year in 1997, winning the East. With the Capitals missing the NHL Playoffs, for the 1st time in like 15 years. They met at the Capital Centre on that day.
Throwback Mac: "Highlights from the Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals game on March 25, 1997 at US Airways Arena in Landover, Maryland. The game aired on WB17 in Philadelphia with Jim Jackson and Gary Dornhoefer commentating.
The Flyers scored four goals in a row to chase Capitals goalie Bill Ranford and to take a lead they would not relinquish. Mikael Renberg, Eric Lindros, Dainius Zubrus and John LeClair gave the visitors a 4-1 lead. Lindros added an empty net goal to seal the Flyers' 5-3 victory.
Lindros (two goals), Renberg (goal, assist), Zubrus (goal, assist), Vinny Prospal (two assists) and Karl Dykhuis (two assists) all had multi-point nights for the Flyers."
10/19/2022 - Fred Schneider: ESPN analyst Bill Clement was wrong about the Capitals. They had several scoring threats that season, including Mike Gartner, but Dave Christian, Michal Pivonka, Bengt Gustafsson, Mike Ridley, and others. They didn't have one dominant scorer that demanded constant attention.
Skif Usya: "Denis Savard completes a hat trick performance in dramatic fashion late to cap off a wild third period between these two teams. Mike Gartner leads the way offensively for Washington with two goals."
10/20/2022 - Fred Schneider: The Capitals had some good, young firepower in the early and mid 1990s. The last time the Capitals would play the North Stars at the Bloomington Metro Center.
Russian NHL: "Like and subscribe if you enjoy this video."
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10/21/2022 - Fred Schneider: I'm thinking this is from the playoff series that the Capitals had against the New York Rangers in 1991. But perhaps the person who uploaded this video doesn't know that either. Great goal by Dmitri Khristich at the Capital Centre.
Russian NHL: "Like and subscribe if you enjoy this video."
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10/23/2022 - Fred Schneider: Apparently the best thing that's happen to the @Commanders so far this season, is their starting QB getting hurt.
WashingtonCommanders On CBS Sports: "Taylor Heinicke takes command"
Ian Healy: "The fact they were playing a Packers team who has been bad most of the year didn't hurt either."
Fred Schneider: "Yeah, it doesn't take a good team, to beat a bad team. You are correct, Sir."
From Fred Schneider
10/24/2022 - Fred Schneider: Hollywood Goddess Barbara Carrera and Chuck Norris, from Lone Wold McQuade. Barbara Carrera is drop-dead gorgeous, but she also has one the cutest serious looks that I've ever seen.
Alamy: "LONE WOLF MCQUADE (1983) BARBARA CARRERA, CHUCK NORRIS, STEVE CARVER (DIR) LWMQ 006 MOVIESTORE COLLECTION LTD"
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10/25/2022 - Fred Schneider: Hollywood Goddess Barbara Carrera and Chuck Norris in Lone Wolf McQuade. Yeah, I would get down and dirty, as well as wet, for Barbara Carrera. Actually, I think I'm jealous of Chuck here.
Alamy:"LONE WOLF MCQUADE (1983) BARBARA CARRERA, CHUCK NORRIS, STEVE CARVER (DIR) LWMQ 006 MOVIESTORE COLLECTION LTD"
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10/26/2022 - Fred Schneider: Dallas and Kansas City have always been two pf the best major league indoor soccer markets in America.
Joey Teefizz: "MISL Soccer at Kemper with great goals, good halftime info...ESPN Broadcast"
10/27/2022 - The Laura Coates: "What makeup?"
Fred Schneider: "I would say: "Baby Girl, how are you!" but apparently Laura Coates doesn't like that."
Fred Schneider: The original MISL, was really a major league indoor soccer league, at least in the sense that they operated mostly in major cities and major markets. And they really had the best indoor soccer players anywhere.
Joey Teefizz: "Game 5 in San Diego as the Sockers face a must win at home trailing 3-1. Oddly, there are three missing goals on this tape in the 4th Qtr. The Final score tells the tale...
10/28/2022 - Fred Schneider: The Ambush and Crunch were probably the two best franchises in the entire NPSL. They were both consistent winers and won championships.
Crunch/Force Fan: "This game was interupted in the 2nd half by a press conference of Magic Johnson coming out of retirement. I edited it out but that is why such a big chunk of the 2nd half is missing."
10/29/2022 - Fred Schneider: I remember Gary Hogeboom a little bit growing up in the 1980s, as a Redskins and NFL fan, especially when he played for the Dallas Cowboys.
Gary Hogeboom didn't ruin Cowboys QB Danny White's career, Tom Landry did that almost bye himself. But Coach Landry thought that Hogeboom would be the next great Cowboys QB, because he had a rocket arm and was fairly accurate, as well as mobile.
Hogeboom was overconfident, threw too many INT's, didn't read defenses very well, and as a result, became a journeyman NFL QB, whose probably better well-known as one of the first so-called reality TV stars during the 2000s, than as an NFL QB.
NFL Past Players: "After time with Dallas and Indianapolis, quarterback Gary Hogeboom spent 1989, his 10th and final season in Phoenix, starting 13 games for the Cardinals"
10/30/2022 - Fred Schneider: How would you like to try to block a guy, especially if you are an offensive guard or center, and he's 6'7, 300 plus ponds, of muscle, who gets off the line of scrimmage like a horse, with power and quickness? That's what it was like to try to block Redskins DT Dave Butz.
Most offensive lineman in the 1970s and 80s, weren't 300 pounds. And there were almost no defensive lineman either that big and strong. The supersized OL and DL became fairly common in the 1990s. But during Butz's career, he was like a monster, playing against boys.
Redskins DT Dave Butz, about to take on NFC East rival the New York Giants, at Giants Stadium.
Johnny Rocco: "One of the greatest!"
10/31/2022 - Fred Schneider: If you look at records, this Steamers-Strikers game looks like a battle of mediocrity. But the Strikers made it to the MISL Finals in 1986. Nationals play by play announcer Bob Carpenter, calling this game for the Steamer, at the Bloomington Metro Center.
Joey Teefizz: "About 7,000 fans on hand in Minnesota. Can the Strikers win their 18th home game in a row? Great halftime piece on Coach Pat Mcbride of the Steamers"
11/01/2022 - Fred Schneider: If you consider the MISL to be a major league sports league, then the New York Arrows were one of the least popular, great teams of the 1980s. They won 4 straight MISL Finals from 1980-83 and yet almost no one in Long Island where they played knew about it. Joel Myers who worked for NBC Sports in the 1980s and 90s, with the call of this game.
Joey Teefizz: "MISL Soccer, St. Louis Steamers at Long Island Arrows in the 2nd half...Steve Zungul game winner"
11/02/2022 - Fred Schneider: Mike Stankovic is one of the best players in Baltimore Blast/Spirit history. He was also a successful head coach. If there is a professional major league indoor soccer hall of fame, Stan should be in it. Good game at the Baltimore Civic Arena.
Joey Teefizz: "Great game in Balty...down to the wire. Great halftime piece on Redmond Lane "Mom knows best eh?"
11/03/2022 - Fred Schneider: Bob Carpenter who announced this game for the St. Louis Steamers, before he became the announcer of the Nationals, was. a local St. Louis sportscaster, before moving to ESPN in the 1990s. And he called this game for the Steamers against the Blast, at the Baltimore Civic Arena.
Joey Teefizz: "MISL action at Balty....good halftime piece with Defender Sammy Bick"
11/04/2022 - Fred Schneider: Cage of Evil from 1960, with Pat Blair and Ronald Foster. TCM host Eddie Muller really beats the hell out of this movie on his Noir Alley show and I agree this film is cheaply made, but it's actually a pretty entertaining and good film, with a good cast.
TCM: "A cattle driver finds himself stuck working for both sides during the Civil War."
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11/05/2022 - Fred Schneider: For about 5 years so in the late 1960s and early 70s, Redskins RB Larry Brown was one of the best runners in the NFL. The problem for him, is that the Redskins simply overused him. Imagine if the Redskins drafted Brown, instead of the New York Jets and that was the Redskins backfield in the 1970s, LB and JR.
11/06/2022 - Fred Schneider: The Cleveland Browns with the greatest runner of all-time (Jim Brown) against the New York Giants, when they were still very good, at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Sports Card Frames: "GSP's
Cleveland Browns Jim Brown (32) in action, rushing vs New York Giants at Municipal Stadium. Cleveland, OH 9/16/1962"
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Fred Schneider: Imagine having to cover a WR whose 6'2-6'3, 210 pounds of muscle, who runs a 4.4 or 4.5, who has hands that are like gloves. Because that's what it was like trying to cover the great Redskins WR Art Monk.
11/07/2022 - Fred Schneider: Compulsion from 1959, with Orson Welles, Dean Stockwell, and Bradford Dilmon. Saw this movie last week. I think it gets off to a slow start, but once the police have their suspects, it picks up really fast.
IMDB: "Two wealthy law-school students go on trial for murder in this version of the Leopold-Loeb case."
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11/08/2022 - Susan Bennett: "Great performance from Orson Welles."
Fred Schneider: "Yeah, he reminds me of Perry Mason."
Fred Schneider: Saw Girls In Prison last week. Good film, especially considering there really isn't a single star in it, but a lot of good solid, character actors, playing very important roles. No angels in this film. Everyone is out for something and intends to get it.
IMDB: "Anne Carson, meeting the seamy side of prison life, finds that everyone thinks she knows where unrecovered bank loot is."
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11/09/2022 - Fred Schneider: I really don't need any other reason than both Gina Gershon and Elizabeth Berkley, not only in the same film, but both with major roles in the same film, to watch Showgirls. They were so cute and beautiful, and both had excellent comedic timing in it.
Fred Schneider: Saw Joe MacBeth the other night. Only the 2nd time that I've seen this film and yet it's already one of my favorite gangster films.
Lilly MacBeth (played by Ruth Roman) is no babe in the woods in this film. If anything, she's a mobstress who has a bigger killer instinct than her husband and yet is still very cute and beautiful in the film, as always.
IMDB: "Shakespeare (more-or-less) in modern gangster setting. Lily MacBeth pushes her husband Joe to rub out the reigning crime boss and become the new "kingpin" himself. Success is short- lived, however, as he confronts Lennie, a mobster whose father and wife are Joe's murder victims."
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9/10/2022 - Fred Schneider: Damn, Andrea Navedo is beautiful.
Andrea Navedo: "Starting fresh 📸
#BTS @millionlittlethingsabc
#rested #freshstart #millionlittlethings #abc #happythursday #morning #actorslife"
Fred Schneider: Hollywood Goddess Ruth Roman had one of the prettiest and cutest smiles that I've ever seen. Went perfectly with her curves.
IMAGO: "Ruth Roman Characters Lily MacBeth Film Joe Macbeth (1956) Director Ken Hughes 18 October 1955 PUBLICA"
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11/11 2022 - Fred Schneider: Chicago Bears QB Bobby Douglas on the cover of Football Digest in the early 1970s. I always thought that if he was drafted by a good team, with a good coach, who knew NFL offense, he probably would've been a successful NFL QB. He had great size, strength, mobility, and arm strength, but he never had a good QB coach or offensive coordinator, until he got to the New Orleans Saints in 1976, when they were still pretty bad.
Fred Schneider: I think the main reason for the Pistons success against Michael Jordan pre-1991, is because they simply had a better team. Jordan became a much better all around player, when he didn't have to do everything for the Bulls on offense.
Michael Jordan against the Pistons, at the Auburn Hills Palace.
NBA: "MJ's BEST Battles Against The Bad Boy Pistons!"
11/12/2022 - Fred Schneider: Big Dave Butz destroying New York Giants FB Maurice Carthon. This was back when the Redskins-Giants matchup, was one of the best rivalries in all of the NFL, before it went down in the 2000s. Big game at Giants Stadium.
Harold Wells: "A real Redskin"
11/12/2022 - Fred Schneider: Not the greatest runner of all-time, but the greatest all around running back of all-time and perhaps one of the 3-5 best offensive players of all-time. But other than that, what did Walter Payton ever accomplish in the NFL?
@ProFootballHOF: "Nobody who came before him and nobody who's come along since has been quite like Walter Payton, a running back who defined a generation and beyond.
On the 23-year anniversary of the Chicago Bears legend's passing, we pause to honor his legacy. #HOFForever"
Fred Schneider: If it's possible to shoot all your toes off in one election cycle, that's exactly what the MAGA Party did to the Republican Party in 2022. In an election where they should've won both the House and Senate back going away, they may once again might not control either chamber of Congress next year.
CNN: "Former Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham for the Republican party following the 2022 midterm elections. #CNN #News"
11/14/2022 - Fred Schneider: Even Lawrence Taylor, as great and big and strong as he was, struggled to try to tackle John Riggins by himself. It was like trying to tackle a horse all by yourself, as he's running full speed.
Byron Baber: "LT and Riggo.These games were always battles"
Fred Schneider: The so-called Jordan Rules are very simple: the Pistons weren't going to let Michael Jordan beat them all by himself. Someone else from the Bulls was going to have to step up to beat the Pistons.This might be the last game before the Jordan Rules.
MJ23 His Airness Forever: "This video is for those who don't have time to watch the full game, still recommand you to watch it though. MJ was marvelous in this game, facing Pistons' defense (aka Jordan Rule), double team, triple team, didn't matter. Nothing could stop him. Not to mention that he had to play point guard in this game. If you seek a classic MJ performance, this is the one!!!"
11/15/2022 - Fred Schneider: Good looking shot at the Houston Astrodome. If they just played baseball there and not football, didn't add the upper decks in the outfield and kept the glass roof, I think it's a good looking ballpark, even with the dome.
Baseball In Pics: "The Astrodome with natural grass and transparent roof, 1965. Willie Mays is on deck for the Giants."
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Fred Schneider: If you have no idea why Patrick Ewing's nickname was the warrior, just look at his battles with Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem, and Kevin McHale. Then you'll have an excellent idea. One of the few players in the 1990s that had the upper body and leg strength, as well as the game, to go one-on-one with Shaq and make Shaq work at both ends of the court.
House of Highlights: "Patrick Ewing 32 Pts 9 reb, Shaquille O'Neal 22 Pts 13 reb 5 Blocks Full Highlights | Orlando Magic vs New York Knicks | February 6, 1994 | 1993-94 NBA Season | HOH Throwback"
11/16/2022 - Fred Schneider: The gorgeous Julie Newmar as Cat Woman. Not the only beautiful cat woman, just the best looking of the pussy cats.
Classic TV Beauties: "Julie Newmar"
Fred Schneider: If you are talking about the great NBA scorers, I think Dominique Wilkins is one of the best ever. But when you are talking about the greatest all around players ever, Dominique is not on my list. He was a good rebounder and a decent defender (when he wanted to be) but didn't have the great all around game that other players in his era had.
Basketball Time Machine: "In this Video NBA Legends explain why Dominique Wilkins was Better than everybody
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Larry Bird funny Moments, Dominique Wilkins dunks, Dominique Wilkins michael jordan,
Larry Bird 2022, nba legends on larry Bird, Larry Bird open court, michael jordan Larry Bird, Larry Bird Clutch Moments, NBA Legends explain Larry Bird, Larry Bird Full Game, Larry Bird documentary, Larry Bird dennis rodman."
11/17/2022- Fred Schneider: I forgot the exact name of the play that the Redskins called on this, but offensive line coach Joe Bugel explained it perfectly in the NFL Films highlight show of this game.
This play was basically designed to get all the Dolphins defenders blocked, except one DB, with the thinking being that no DB in the NFL was going to stop John Riggins one-one-one, especially 4th and 1, in a Super Bowl game. And it worked perfectly.
Anyone who believes John Riggins didn't have speed or even great speed, obviously hasn't seen this play. No Dolphin defender in sight, as JR runs down the field for the go head TD in Super Bowl 17.
11/17/2022 - Fred Schneider: This is one of the best NBA regular season games ever. One of the best games in the great Celtics-76ers rivalry and the 76ers beat the Celtics, without their best player, Moses Malone. Great game at the Philadelphia Spectrum.
Taong Grasa Vlog: "Watch this match of your two favorite teams in the 80s between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics. In this game, Julius Erving and company will try to end the 14 straight winning streak of the Boston Celtics. Dr. J @ 37, is nearing the end of his career at this point but let's try to watch if he can still keep up with the likes of Larry Bird @ 29, who is at the peak of his career."
11/18/2022 - Fred Schneider: Two of the best power-hitters, at least from the 1960s, Carl Yastrzemski and Orlando Cepeda. The Cardinals vs the Red Sox.
Baseball in Pics: "Orlando Cepeda holds on Carl Yastrzemski during the 1967 World Series"
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Fred Schneider: Talk about your human bulls or horses, because I don't think there are better terms to describe Moses Malone and Jeff Ruland. Ruland was an athletic, quick version of Bill Laimbeer. If he didn't break his leg, he's probably in the Hall of Fame today. Good 76ers-Bullets game at the Capital Centre.
11/19/2022 - Fred Schneider: I know Frank Howard was a big, tall, guy. But what Harmon Killebrew really that short? The Minnesota Twins apparently playing the Senators, at RFK Stadium. Don't ask me what year.
Baseball In Pics : "Harmon Killebrew talking to Frank Howard at first"
Fred Schneider: Andre Dawson was a great player for some very mediocre Chicago Cubs teams in the late 1980s and early 90s. But he was a great, 5-tool player, which is why he's in the Hall of Fame today.
Baseball In Pics: "Cubs outfielder Andre Dawson becomes the first player from a last-place club ever to win an Most Valuable Player Award, taking National League honors with .287 average, 49 home runs, and 137 RBI. November 18, 1987"
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11/20/2022 - Fred Schneider: Walter Payton and the Bears, run over the defending NFC champion Minnesota Vikings.
NFL On CBS: "On this day in 1977, the flu was no match for Walter Payton. (🎥 @nfllegacy)
🔸 101-degree fever.
🔸 275 yards."
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Fred Schneider: For about 5-6 years, Dwight Gooden was the best pitcher, at least in the National League. But his drug addiction ruined that.
Baseball In Pics: "Dwight Gooden becomes the youngest player ever to win the National League Rookie of the Year Award, November 20, 1984."
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Fred Schneider: Was Nolan Ryan the best power pitcher in MLB, or at least the NL, in the 1980s? There was no one better at striking people out during that period.
Larry Bowen: "OTD; in 1979, Nolan Ryan signed a 4-year, $4.5 million dollar contract with the Houston Astros. He became the first player to have a contract worth more than $1 million per year."
11/21/2022 - Fred Schneider: What's even more impressive about this game, is that the Los Angeles Rams had a very good defense in 1983. They stuffed the Cowboys, at Dallas, in the NFL Wildcard. The Redskins were just that big and strong and great on both sides of that ball, that season.
Marc Havenner: "Riggins rushing against the Los Angeles Rams during the 1983 NFC Divisional Playoff on January 1, 1984. Washington won 51-7.
Russ Grimm is also in the photo."
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To be completely clear, Paul Ryan was never a Donald Trump Republican. He sort of put up with The Donald when he was Speaker, because he believed he needed him, to get his agenda through the House.
CNN: "Former President Donald Trump addressed the influential Republican Jewish Coalition, days after becoming the first declared GOP candidate of the 2024 presidential campaign. But the chandeliered ballroom at the opulent Venetian resort hotel in Las Vegas teemed with his rivals – including potential chief nemesis Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis – as some of the party’s most influential donors weigh alternatives to the divisive former president. #CNN #News"
Fred Schneider: Damn, I wish the Wizards (as they're called now) could've kept Jeff Ruland and Rick Mahorn together.But the Bullets trade Mahorn to Detroit before the start of the 1986 season. And Jeff Ruland breaks his leg during the 86 season.
Beef Brothers - Jeff Ruland & Rick Mahorn: "Game highlights from the Bullets' 116-108 win over the Knicks (Dec 29, 1984). Jeff Ruland (25p) was one of four Washington players to score 20-or-more points. Fellow Beef Brother, Rick Mahorn, added 12 for the Bullets. New York's Bernard King led all scorers with 37 points.
The Original Beef Brothers, Jeff Ruland and Rick Mahorn. More videos and original clothing coming soon...
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11/22/2022 - Fred Schneider: The Bears of the 1970s aren't as bad as advertised. They didn't have much of an offense, other than Walter Payton and a few players who had good seasons here and there. But they had good talent on defense, like Jim Osborne.
Jim Osborne sacking Redskins QB Sonny Jurgensen, perhaps in 1972.
The Sports Notebook: "The Chicago Bears used a seventh-round pick on Jim Osborne in 1972. That small investment produced a defensive tackle who would anchor the middle of the Bears line over a decade. Osborne started almost every game as a rookie. He became a pass-rushing force in his second season, 1973, when he recorded 10 sacks. That was one of three seasons Osborne produced double-digit sacks, including a career-high 15 in 1976. He started for two playoff teams, in 1977 and 1979, and was able to be a contributor to the early years of Mike Ditka’s successful rebuilding project in the early 1980s."
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Fred Schneider: The 1st game ever for Moses Malone with the Wizards. (As the Bullets are now called) Moses was good with the Bullets, but they only had him for 2 seasons and they were a 500, 1st round playoff exit team. The 76ers should've never traded him. It's fitting that Moses 1st game with the Bullets, would at the Boston Garden, with the great 76ers-Celtics rivalry.
All Basketball TV: "1986-87 NBA Regular Season: Washington Bullets at Boston Celtics"
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11/23/2022 - Fred Schneider: Michael Jordan also had a great game, but for the Chicago Bulls, against the Bullets, at the Capital Centre in 1987. But the Bullets won, because they had a better team.
Lamar Matic: "Despite suffering a blow to his left eye early on and having to miss time as he was stitched up, Dominique Wilkins puts on a real show for the Capital Centre crowd by seemingly going for a dunk every time he could. It certainly seemed like Nique wanted to get one on Manute Bol. After two collisions and one semi-tip-dunk against Manute he finally got his wish by slamming down a nasty poster on Bol to clinch his 31-point performance. March 24, 1987."
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Fred Schneider: Vice President Pence really should cooperate with DOJ on Jan 6. He's not going to be POTUS and he has all the motivation in the world to testify against former President Donald Trump and Trump's allies.
CNN: "The Department of Justice is seeking to question former Vice President Mike Pence in its investigation into the January 6th insurrection. CNN’s Evan Perez reports, and senior legal analyst Preet Bharara joins to discuss. #CNN #News"
11/24/2022 - Fred Schneider: Some people say that this game right here in 1983, was the official start of the fall of Tom Landry's Cowboys. They were never a Super Bowl contender under Landry again, even though they still had plenty of talent.
The Redskins beating the Cowboys at Texas Stadium, to win the NFC East, in 1983.
11/24/2022 - Fred Schneider: Even though the Bullets lost this game, this is one of the best regular season games in the history of the Capital Centre.
Ken Ice Cilelli: "Classic double OT game!"
Fred Schneider: Vice President Pence really should cooperate with DOJ on Jan 6. He's not going to be POTUS and he has all the motivation in the world to testify against former President Donald Trump and Trump's allies. History would judge Vice President Pence as a champion for the rule of law and checks and balances and his personal approval would go up with the country.
CNN: "Justice Department prosecutors have reached out to representatives of former Vice President Mike Pence to seek his testimony in the criminal investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump and allies to impede the transfer of power after the 2020 election, according to people familiar with the matter. #CNN #News"
12/05/2022 - Fred Schneider: The New York Knicks at the Baltimore Bullets, at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland. I think the Bullets were looking for a new arena at this point.
12/06/2022 - Fred Schneider: Doesn't get any better than Julius Erving and his one-man air force, against The Giant of the NBA, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, at least during the 1970s and early 80s. The 76ers-Lakers rivalry of that era, was one of the best ever. 3 NBA Finals in 4 years.
Old Images of Philadelphia: "Circa 1980s - Philadelphia 76ers forward Julius "Dr. J" Erving soars over Laker defenders Kurt Rambis, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Jamal Wilkes as Sixers Andrew Toney looks on. Photo Credit: Getty Images."
Fred Schneider: You could argue that the New York Knicks had the best backcourt in the NBA in the early and mid 1970s. The Baltimore Bullets shouldn't have let Monroe go. Good game at Cole Field House.
12/07/2022 - Fred Schneider: The New York Knicks had a very impressive frontline with Jerry Lucas and Willis Reed upfront. And then Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe in the backcourt. Good matchup for the Baltimore Bullets at Cole Field House.
12/08/2022 - Fred Schneider: Love the brown leather and blue denim combo, as well as the boots. Very beautiful.
@AndreaNavedo: I heard 2 is better than 1!!! Check out this throwback picture of me and my double on set of Leverage Redemption! 🙌🏽"
Fred Schneider: Dave DeBusschere was a great two-way big man and a great rebounder. Good game between the New York Knicks and Baltimore Bullets, at Cole Field House.
12/09/2022 - Fred Schneider: I think a lot of people became Chicago Cubs fans, or at least fans of their fans, after they finally got back to the NL Playoffs in 1984. Great shot at Ryne Sandburg at Pittsburgh Three Rivers Stadium.
@baseballinpix : Ryne Sandberg walks off the field after the Cubs clinch the 1984 NL East title in Pittsburgh"
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Fred Schneider: Walt Frazier is one of the best two-way point guards ever. He would be a great player in any era. Good game between the New York Knicks and Baltimore Bullets, at Cole Field House.
12/10/2022 - Fred Schneider: Krysten Sinema's switch to Independent, doesn't change the party makeup and structure in the Senate. Senate Democrats will still be in the majority in the next Congress and will still have a one seat majority on each committee. Senator Sinema will still caucus with Democrats, because she's not dumb enough to give up her committee assignments and sub committee chairmanships.
Chris Cuomo: Dems...take a breath: OF COURSE Krysten Sinema’s party switch is a selfish and arguably unethical. But, it is also a signal for you and for ALL party players. It shows the way we go from the worst of times to the best of times.
12/11/2022 - Fred Schneider: Wes Unseld is my favorite Washington Wizard (as they're now called) ever. One of the best players ever, even though he wasn't a high scorer, but he was a great rebounder, defender, and passer. Classic Bullets-Celtics game at the Boston Garden.
12/12/2022 - Fred Schneider: Phil Chenier with his typical great, all around game, for the Baltimore Bullets, against the New York Knicks, at Cole Field House.
12/13/2022 - Fred Schneider: I think you could argue that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, is the NBA player of both the 1970s and 80s. But post-1985, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are the two best players of the 1980s, at least and I would argue ever since. They simply dominated the NBA by outthinking everyone else and being quicker, seeing things before they happened, seeing things and making things happen, that no one else was even thinking about.
Classic Lakers-Celtics game at the Boston Garden.
Fred Schneider: Don't let the baby face fool you, because this baby cutie could blow you away.
12/14/2022 - Fred Schneider: Don't let the baby face fool you, because this baby cutie could blow you away.
Fred Schneider: This is very simple. Kevin McCarthy can't become Speaker of the House, without the Far-Right in the House. But privately, of course he doesn't want another government shut down.
CNN: "House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy took a public shot at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for working with Democrats on a bipartisan spending deal. CNN’s Melanie Zanona reports some Republicans have told her McCarthy may be rooting for the bill in private despite railing against it in public."
12/15/2022 - Fred Schneider: Looks like Larry Bird trying to cover Adrian Dantley. I'm guessing this is from the 1987 NBA Eastern Conference Finals, between the Pistons and Celtics, which is one of the best playoff series ever, but I don't know for sure. Great game at the Boston Garden.
Fred Schneider: Beautiful, sexy, woman, all leathered up in her black leather jacket, leather jeans, and leather boots. Leather jeans are fairly popular with women in Europe, but have never quite caught on in America, at last outside of rock & roll and biker culture.
12/16/2022 - Fred Schneider: Two beautiful, sexy women, in their black, Wrangler, leather jeans and boots. No complaints here.
Fred Schneider: I'm starting to think that Kojak is the best cop show of all-time. And that Telly Savalas is the funniest TV cop of all-time.
@gettv: Who loves ya, baby? The viewers do! In its first season (in 1973-74), Kojak finished No. 7 overall in all of primetime (tied with "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour").
DON'T MISS Telly Savalas in Kojak today at 6p ET on getTV!
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12/17/2022 - Fred Schneider: I think if the Cardinals had a better head coach in the 1980s, the would no only had stayed in St. Louis, but would've won several NFC East titles and perhaps even the entire NFC. They were loaded on offense and when their offense played well, their defense was good enough. Game played at New York Giants Stadium.
12/18/2022 - Fred Schneider: Not many players who were big, strong, and fast enough to tackle Redskins FB John Riggins in the 1980s. But New York Giants LB Lawrence Taylor was one of those players. Not saying that LT could chase down JR, because I don't think he could. But in a one-on-one matchup, LT could tackle JR.
Marc Havenner: Riggins vs. the New York Giants and Lawrence Taylor.
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Fred Schneider: Just to give you one example of how the different the NBA is today: back in the 1970s and 80s, it was common for the center or power forward, at least, to be the best player on even good teams. Which is what Wilt Chamberlain represented for the Los Angeles Lakers and Willis Reed represented for the New York Knicks. Now the big man position (center/power forward) has all but disappeared in the NBA.
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12/19/2022 - Fred Schneider: Keep in mind, that Charles Barkley is maybe 6'5, at most and back in the mid 1980s, he was probably 260 pounds. So we're talking about an NFL defensive lineman here, as far as size, dunking the basketball for the 76ers, against the Celtics, at the Boston Garden. He was just a very strong and athletic man.
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Fred Schneider: For Americans who are interested in learning about Euro League Basketball: it's basically like American college basketball, as far as style and the rules.
Bosiopan: "Final of the 1995 Euroleague Final Four in Spain. Real Madrid won the Euroleague against Olympiakos."
12/20/2022 - Fred Schneider: Simon Oakland is one of my favorite character actors.
@gettv: Ironside is on the case of an ex-cop (guest star Simon Oakland) who kills his wife and carries out a plan to mislead police and establish an alibi for himself.
Join Raymond Burr in Ironside at 11a ET on getTV!
Fred Schneider: David Rivers was an excellent college basketball player for Notre Dame in America. But never quite made it in the NBA. Athens Olympiakos played a great game.
V 7 Nom: "olympiacos (coach dusan ivkovic)
bakatsias, sigalas, papanikolaou, galakteros, tomic, nakic, tarlac, fassoulas, welp, rivers
barcelona (coach aito reneses)
djordjevic, fernandez, jimenez, karnisovas, rivas, jofresa, esteller, andreou, duenas"
12/21/2022 - Fred Schneider: Tom Atkins another one of my favorite character actors. He was great on TV and in film.
@gettv When Jim's girlfriend suddenly disappears, Lt. Diel (Tom Atkins) thinks Rockford is probably responsible for her disappearance and orders him to stay away from the case.
Join James Garner for this installment of The Rockford Files at 9p ET on getTV!
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Fred Schneider: Before the feat and leg injuries, Arvydas Sabonis was literally one of the best basketball players in the world. Madrid Real with a great game against Athens Olympiakos.
Basketball Nostalgic: "Lithuanian Basketball Legend Arvydas Sabonis scored 23 points against Greek Giant Olympiakos in the final of Fiba European League Final game at Zaragoza Spain in 1995. That was his last season at Europe."
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12/22/2022 - Fred Schneider: I think without the foot injuries, we're talking about the two best NBA centers and perhaps players ever, in Bill Walton and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Walton and Jabbar, were literally that great as all around basketball players. I think this game is from 1986, because Walton is playing and is apparently healthy. Celtics with a big victory over the Lakers, at the Great Western Forum.
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Fred Schneider: Before the feat and leg injuries, Arvydas Sabonis was literally one of the best basketball players in the world.
Sabonis & Tkachenko: "After playing with Fórum Valladolid, Arvydas Sabonis signed with the Spanish club Real Madrid. With them, Sabonis won two Spanish League titles (1993,1994), one Spanish Cup (1993) and a FIBA European League (1995). He was named Spanish League Finals MVP (1993, 1994), Spanish League MVP (1994,1995), FIBA European League Final Four MVP and Euroleague Finals Top Scorer (1995)"
12/23/2022 - Fred Schneider: Barbara Anderson also had a regular role as the female agent on Mission Impossible. I believe the last season. Great to look at and listen too.
@gettv: DID YOU KNOW? Barbara Anderson won the Emmy Award in 1968 for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama. Her tenure on Ironside, however, was short-lived. In 1971, she exited the series to spend more time with her husband.
Catch detective-themed Ironside at 11a ET on getTV!
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Fred Schneider: Berlin Alba looking good against Athens Olympiakos, in the Euro League.
12/24/2022 - Fred Schneider: This sounds like an episode of Hunter from the 1980, where Isaac Hayes character gets sent to prison for a crime that he didn't commit, by Sergeant Hunter.
@GetTV_Official: After serving 20 years for slaying his wife, ex-convict Gandy Fitch (Isaac Hayes) hires a relucent Rockford to find the real assassin.
DON'T MISS The Rockford Files at 10p ET on getTV!
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12/25/2022 - Fred Schneider: I saw this episode a few months ago on GetTV. (Of all places) Lieutenant Kojak and his squad earn their money that night.
@GetTV_Official: Christmas Eve is anything by restful for Kojak. First, a woman is convinced her boyfriend is going to commit some kind of crime-but she doesn't know what. Then, a jealous husband is looking to kill his cheating wife.
Deck the halls with more drama on Kojak at 12a ET on getTV!
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12/26/2022 - Fred Schneider: Larry Brown was a great RB for the Redskins for about 5 years. The problem was, he only weighed around 200 pounds (or less) and George Allen used him like he was 225 pound FB. And LB's legs wore out.
Jim Vanderlans: December 16, 1973 - Larry Brown in action as Washington takes on Philadelphia at RFK Stadium.
Fred Schneider: Don't understand a damn word that this play by play announcer is saying. But the action looks good.
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12/27/2022 - Fred Schneider: I love Sarah Sidner as an anchor. She's so cute and pretty, yet very tough. And I like Alice Stewart as a political analyst, because she always tells you what she's thinks and is honest.
CNN: "Former adviser to Vice President Mike Pence Olivia Troye and Republican strategist Alice Stewart joins CNN's Sara Sidner to discuss the recent video of GOP Rep.-elect George Santos admitting to lying on his resume."
Fred Schneider: Don't understand a damn word that this play by play announcer is saying. But the action looks good.
Pala Watsch: "Champions Hockey League 2014/15 | ZSC Lions Zürich (Switzerland) - Eisbären Berlin (Germany)
Endstand / Final Score: ZSC 3-2 BER
Spielstätte / Stadium: Hallenstadion Zürich (2,361 Zuschauer/Spectators)"
12/28/2022 - Fred Schneider: So Donald Trump's White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, had admitted to obstructing justice, which is a Federal felony.
CNN: "The January 6 committee released another batch of transcripts, including two more of its interviews with witness Cassidy Hutchinson who says she saw White House chief of staff Mark Meadows burn documents during the transition period."
Fred Schneider: Good hockey game between the Zurich Lions and Vienna Capitals.
Champions Hockey League: "Champions Hockey League - Gameday 5 - Group A
Highlights: ZSC Lions Zurich vs. Vienna Capitals"
12/29/2022 - Fred Schneider: This was from game 1 of the 1982 NBA Eastern Conference Finals at the Boston Garden. If I had to start my own NBA franchise today, Dr. J and Larry Legend would be my starting forwards. The two best small forwards ever, at least in my opinion. Great game, in a great 76ers-Celtics rivalry.
Bill Bixby: This was truly my era of basketball
Fred Schneider: Interesting game between Prague Sparta and Bern SC.
12/30/2022 - Fred Schneider: Kevin McCarthy is almost powerless. He has at best a 5-6 seat majority in the House, which really empowers the MAGA Far-Right. He would be nothing but a puppet for the radicals in the House Republican Conference, because they could kick him out anytime they want.
CNN: "House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has offered a key concession to critics of his bid for the House speakership. CNN Political analyst Scott Jennings discusses the possible ramifications on this move.#CNN #News"
Fred Schneider: As a German-American, it's great to see major league hockey in Germany.
MAGENTA SPORT: "PENNY DEL, Hauptrunde, 36. Spieltag, EHC Red Bull München - Düsseldorfer EG 2:5, Eishockey live bei MagentaSport.
Der EHC Red Bull München muss sich der Düsseldorfer EG mit 2:5 geschlagen geben. Der Tabellensiebte aus Düsseldorf zeigt gegen den Liga-Primus eine bärenstarke Leistung und fügt den Münchnern die achte Saisonniederlage zu."
12/31/2022 - Fred Schneider: If you watch the NFL Network documentary of the 1985 Chicago Bears, you'll see and hear Coach Mike Ditka talk about this game. I think this is the hit where he said he thought Wilbur Marshall killed Detroit Lions QB Joe Ferguson. Da Bears dominating the Lions at the Pontiac Silverdome.
Die-Hard Chicago Bears Fans: 📸 1985 Bears defense was DIFFERENT 💯
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1/01/2023 - Fred Schneider: The best MLB and perhaps the best all around NFL LB of the 1980s, is Mike Singletary. New Jersey Giants (as I call them) QB Phill Simms knew that too well, when the Bears destroyed them in the NFC Playoffs in 1985.
Die-Hard Chicago Bears Fans: 📸 Mike Singletary has that look in his eyes 😳
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1/02/2023 - Fred Schneider: I don't think Kevin McCarthy has the votes in the House to become the Speaker. And thanks to the MAGA Caucus, I don't see him getting hit. If Minority Leader McCarthy fails, I predict Steve Scalise becomes the next Speaker of the House. I thunk he could get enough votes from both the Center and Far-Right in the House Republican Conference.
CNN: "As Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) finalizes his campaign to become House speaker, Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) is predicting that there will be a mystery candidate for the role if McCarthy fails to win in the first round of voting. #CNN #News"
Fred Schneider: Saw Birdman of Alcatraz a few weeks ago. (Thanks, TCM) It really should've been called the Birdman of Leavenworth, because most of the film takes place there. But it's still an excellent Burt Lancaster film.
Amazon: How does bitter convict Robert Stroud cope with a lifetime of solitary confinement? The answer, in a sense, comes from abovein the form of a feeble sparrow he finds in the isolation yard. Stroud brings this newfound companion to his cell, nurses it to health and, from that point on, there's no turning back. Despite having only a third-grade education, and no hope of parole, Stroud becomes a renowned ornithologistand achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind prison walls than many in the outside world will ever know. The "finest prison picture ever made" (Variety), this inspirational and compelling classic stars Burt Lancaster in an OscarÂ(r)-nominated* performance as Stroudthe convict who, in his power to heal birds, finds the power to heal himself. *1962: Actor
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1/03/2023 - Fred Schneider: Lauren Boebert is officially a U.S. Representative and even a Republican. But in actuality, she's not in the House to govern and to legislate, but to create some new right-wing revolution, which is what most, if not all MAGA members are in Congress to do.
CNN: "CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Manu Raju reports on the Republican infighting over Rep. Kevin McCarthy's bid for House Speaker. #CNN #News"
Fred Schneider: I love the Betty Field character in Birdman of Alcatraz, except one thing. She's so sweet, intelligent, beautiful, has her own business in Indiana. And yet seemed so lonely to the point that she would go to two-time murderer Robert Stroud (played by Burt Lancaster) for companionship. A man who never gets out of prison.
TCM: Betty Field as Mrs. Stella Johnson Stroud in Birdman of Alcatraz (1962).
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1/04/2023 - Fred Schneider: Loved Vera Miles on Dan August with Burt Reynolds. Absolutely adorable and gorgeous and her character knew how to play people, to get what she wanted.
Markus Penzialek: Vera Miles, superstar and Legend ❤️❤️❤️"
Fred Schneider: Saw Odds Against Tomorrow a few weeks ago. (Thanks, TCM) Not a bad movie, just not a good movie either. They spend too much time dealing with the family members of these folks that are involved in the heist. And not enough of Gloria Grahame and Shelley Winters in this film, at least for my taste.
IMDB: Dave Burke looks to hire two men to assist him in a bank raid: Earle Slater, a white ex-convict, and Johnny Ingram, a Black gambler. Both are reluctant, but Burke arranges for Ingram's creditors to pressure him, while Slater feels humiliated by his failure to provide for his girlfriend; they eventually accept. But Slater loathes and despises Black people, and the tensions in the gang rapidly mount.
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1/05/2023 - Kire Schneider: Not everyday that I disagree with CNN's Dan Bash. But the House of Representatives has the right to nominate anyone they want for Speaker. John King with a great pun about Biggest Loser Don, the man with 1 vote.
CNN: "CNN’s Dana Bash criticizes Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and GOP for nominating Former US President Donald Trump as House Speaker. Watch the analysis. #CNN #News"
Fred Schneider: Hollywood Babydoll Gloria Grahame in Odds Against Tomorrow. Had she had a bigger role in this film, I would've liked the film a lot more. She's always very memorable.
The Film Archives: First off, this Robert Wise film written by Abraham Polonsky (using the front name of John O. Kilens because of the HUAC blacklist) has a fabulously fatalistic noir title. Harry Belafonte (also producer here helping drive the film to be made)’s Ingram is a gambler as well to give the set up and title an added layer as well.
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1/06/2023 - Fred Schneider: I love beautiful, sexy cowgirls, but I also love the long sleeve black t-shirt, with the tight denim jeans and boots look. They're so sexy.
Fred Schneider: Hollywood Babydoll Gloria Grahame in Odds Against Tomorrow from 1959. Her role in this film is so small (our deep loss) that I wasn't sure there would be any solid GIF's with her in the film.
George Tyerbyter: Starring the incredibly talented Harry Belafonte and directed by the great Robert Wise, it’s “Odds Against Tomorrow” (1959)—an especially dark, small-budget noir heist film that packs a big wallop! In the scene above, sexual tensions run high and things get out-of-hand as the next-door neighbor, Gloria Grahame—playing a mother who becomes caught up in a fatal attraction of her own doing—gets more than she bargained for from psychotic Robert Ryan.
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6/07/2023 - Fred Schneider: If Hakeem Jeffries plays his cards right, he could become the most powerful House Minority Leader ever. Even more powerful than Nancy Pelosi and Bob Michel, because of how split the House Republican Conference is split between MAGA and what's left the center-right of the Republican Party in the House.
CNN: "CNN senior political analyst Ron Brownstein breaks down Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-GA) actions on the House floor during the House Speaker vote. #CNN #News"
6/08/2023 - Fred Schneider: This is what a lot of us were talking about last week and still are. Speaker McCarthy only has a 5 seat majority. Any member of the House can move to recall the Speaker. 140-150 MAGA members in the House Conference. Those folks aren't in Congress to govern, but to fight and beat as many center-right Republicans and Democrats as possible. The first time that Speaker McCarthy cuts a deal with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, to avoid a government shutdown, prevent a government default or do anything that the Federal Government has to do by law, could cost Kevin McCarthy his speakership, because of the House MAGA Caucus.
CNN: "CNN's Jake Tapper asks Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) about upcoming debt ceiling negotiations that could cause the US to default on its debt if an agreement is not reached. #CNN #News"
6/09/2023 - Fred Schneider: If you like action/comedy, or at the very least funny action films, then I think you'll like ConAir. It's also loaded with great stars, including Rachel Ticotin, whose one of my favorite character actresses.
IMDB: Newly-paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner-transport plane when the passengers seize control.
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6/10/2023 - Fred Schneider: Yeah, trying to catch JR by his ankles, is like trying to catch an elephant with a flyswatter. 1983 NFC Championship against the San Francisco 49ers.
Bryon Baber: January 8,1984
RFK Stadium
Riggins breaks free of Keena Turner's tackle during the Redskins 24-21 victory in the NFC Championship game.
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Fred Schneider: The Doctor of Sky and Dunk, Julius Erving, leading the Philadelphia 76ers, against the New Jersey Nets, at the Meadowlands Arena.
Getty Images: EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - 1983: Julius Erving #6 of the Philadelphia 76ers drives to the basket for a layup against the New Jersey Nets during an NBA game in 1983 at the Brendan Byrne in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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Fred Schneider: I know I'm bias here, because I've had a crush on Rachel Ticotin since I saw her in Falling Down (speaking of great films) when I was in high school. But she's always played characters who are very tough and yet very cute and beautiful, as well as sexy, and who are smart-asses. Easy to have a crush on a woman like that.
Alamy: Rachel Ticotin con air 1997 Stock Photos and Images
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6/11/2023 - After all these years, (not that Andrea Navedo is old) she still has the beautiful baby face.
Andrea Navedo: “Be the woman you would look up to!”
#Dreambig #goforit #betonyourself #wcw
Michelle Kosinski: The guy who was supposed to be one of Putin's top hellions, in charge of the carnage in Ukraine, has been demoted. And who knows, could be falling soon, through a window near you.
Fred Schneider: This guy will be probably be found guilty of being a loser and sent to Siberia.
Fred Schneider: This is why Joe Montana is still considered by a lot of people to be the GOAT QB of the NFL, because he had a habit of making plays like this, when the 49ers had to have it, in the biggest games. Game at Candlestick Park.
CBS Sports: On this date in 1982, Joe Montana to Dwight Clark. (🎥 @nfllegacy) 'The Catch'
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Fred Schneider: I've only seen Con-Air a few times, but I think this is the scene early on in the movie where Rachel Ticotin's character, gives John Cusack's character, the list of the inmates who are going to be on the plane. On a personal note: Rachel is pretty cute in a baseball cap.
Alamy: RACHEL TICOTIN, JOHN CUSACK, CON AIR, 1997
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6/12/2023 - Fred Schneider: Good interview with Speaker Paul Ryan. I agree with him about opening up the House. If there anything that's good about Republicans controlling the House, it's that more bills and amendments will be offered and voted on and members will actually be able to read the bills before, they vote on them. And of course Donald Trump is a proven loser. Even his family now gets that.
CNN: "In an exclusive interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, former House Speaker Paul Ryan discusses the future of former President Trump and the Republican Party. #CNN #News"
Fred Schneider: Mykelti Williamson, Nick Cage, and Hollywood Goddess Rachel Ticotin. If there any good people as far as the characters in this film, who were on the plane, it's these three.
Alamy: "Con Air" Mykelti Williamson, Nicolas Cage, Rachel Ticotin 1997 Touchstone Pictures Photo credit: Frank Masi
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6/13/2023 - Fred Schneider: Well, maybe if Joe Biden paid Lindsey Graham to kiss his ass, Lindsey might do that for Joe as well. Of course this is all about Lindsey's career politics and nothing else.
CNN: "CNN looks at how both Republicans and Democrats reacted to the mishandling of classified documents by President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. #CNN #News"
Fred Schneider: Here's a great off-guard matchup. Sidney Moncrief and the Milwaukee Bucks, vs Jeff Malone and the Wizards (as they're now called) at the Capital Centre. Two of the best two-way guards in the NBA from the 1980s. Both excellent scorers and defenders.
Getty Images: "CIRCA 1980's: Sidney Moncrief #4 of the Milwaukee Bucks in action shooting over Jeff Malone #24 of the Washington Bullets during a early circa 1980's NBA basketball game...
Fred Schneider: Hollywood Goddess Rachel Ticotin from Con-Air. I agree with this blogger. Rachel Ticotin is definitely an underrated badass.
The Action Elite: Rachel Ticotin may not be an A-list name but you’ve seen her in some of the best action movies of all time; I’ve always found she really sticks out in the movies she’s in as she is a master of playing tough women who are also likeable.
Who can forget her as Melina in the classic Arnold movie Total Recall? Her fight with Sharon Stone was hardcore, with them literally kicking the Hell out of each other. Rather than waiting to be rescued by our hero, she was kicking just as much ass, if not more!
She has always played strong female characters and never the annoying squealing sidekick that so many women were lumbered with during the 80’s.
She can play tough but it doesn’t feel forced; you believe every character she plays and she always brings authenticity to her roles.
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1/14/2023 - Fred Schneider: The Doctor of Sky and Dunk Julius Erving and the Philadelphia 76ers, vs Greg Ballard and the Wizards, at the Capital Centre. Don't know the year and date of this photo. This was one of the best rivalries in the NBA, at least in the Eastern Conference, in the 1970s and 80s.
Getty Images: UNDATED: Philadelphia 76ers' Julius Erving #6 jumps and shoots during a game against the Washington Bullets at Capital Centre circa the 1980's in Washington, DC...
1/15/2023 - Fred Schneider: Probably my 2 favorite NFL players growing up in the 1980s were Joe Theisman and John Riggins. I'm just glad I got to see them play when they were still playing.
Marc Havenner: Joe Theismann, John Riggins, and Rick Walker after touchdown by Riggins during the 1982 NFC Conference Championship game on January 22, 1983 against Dallas.
We are coming up on the 40th anniversary of that game.
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1/16/2023 - Fred Schneider: Billy Wilder's The Apartment (1960) with Jack Lemmon and Hollywood Babydoll Shirley MacLaine. Definitely one of the funniest and best holiday movies ever, with a great comedic cast, including Jack and Shirley.
Amazon: Winner* of five 1960 Academy AwardsÂ(r), including Best Picture, The Apartment is legendary writer/director Billy Wilder at his scathing, satirical best, and one of "the finest comedies Hollywood has turned out" (Newsweek). C.C. "Bud" Baxter (Jack Lemmon) knows the way to success in business...it's through the door of his apartment! By providing a perfect hideaway for philandering bosses, the ambitious young employee reaps a series of undeserved promotions. But when Bud lends the key to big boss J.D. Sheldrake (Fred MacMurray), he not only advances his career, but his own love life as well. For Sheldrake's mistress is the lovely Fran Kubelik (Shirley MacLaine), elevator girl and angel of Bud's dreams. Convinced that he is the only man for Fran, Bud must makethe most important executive decision of his career: lose the girl...or his job. *1960: Director, Story and Screenplay, Editing, Art Direction (B&W)
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1/17/2023 - Fred Schneider: Jack Lemmon and Hollywood Babydoll Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment. If you know this movie well, then I don't have to tell you what the key line in this scene is.
IMDB: The Apartment (1960)
Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)
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1/18/2023 - Fred Schneider: The Apartment with Jack Lemmon and Hollywood Babydoll Shirley MacLaine. Bud (played by Jack Lemmon) is about to go upstairs to get his promotion, because he's been such a good boy with the execs. And Fran (played by Shirley MacLaine) being the adorable sweetie pie that she is, wants him to look good.
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1/19/2023 - Fred Schneider: Sexy Baby Elisabeth Shue. She can fill out a pair of tight denim jeans, about as well as it's ever been done.
@IconicCool: Elisabeth Shue.
Fred Schneider: I always get the feeling that Fran (played by Shirley MacLaine) was never happy or have much self-confidence, in The Apartment.
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1/20/2023 - Fred Schneider: Dorothy Malone, you are gorgeous, Baby!
Eric Smith: Beautiful Dorothy Malone ❤
Fred Schneider: Watched In Cold Blood, the whole film last week (thanks, TCM) and I think the first 30 minutes is somewhat unimpressive. But wants these two commit their crimes and the chase is on, the last 2 hours is very interesting and well-done.
IMDB: Two ex-cons murder a family in a robbery attempt, before going on the run from the authorities. The police try to piece together the details of the murder in an attempt to track down the killers.
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1/21/2023 - It doesn't matter what's in George Santos's background and what he's done in the past. As long as House Republicans need his House seat, they'll never turn on him. It's all about power and partisan politics.
CNN: "CNN's Omar Jimenez takes a look back at some of the lies of newly-elected Republican Rep. George Santos. #CNN #News"
1/22/2023 - Fred Schneider: More like flying like a Bear, but I get the point. Walter Payton and Marcus Allen, perhaps the two best aerial RB ever.
@DieHardChicagoBearsFans: Flying like an eagle 🦅
1/23/2023 - Fred Schneider: This must be where Walter Payton breaks Jim Brown's NFL rushing record against the New Orleans Saints. (I wish this game was available on YouTube) Payton was a better all around RB than Brown. But Jim Brown is still the best runner ever in the NFL, regardless of the position.
Die-Hard Chicago Bears Fans: 📸 Walter Payton goes down as the best RB ever 💯
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Fred Schneider: Saw Vicki over the weekend. Anytime you get the opportunity to see Jean Peters and Jeanne Crain in the same film, I suggest you take it. I just wish they both had longer careers in Hollywood. This is very good New York City (if not Hollywood based) crime drama, involving the murder of a Hollywood actress.
IMDB: The untimely murder of a New York glamor-girl sparks an investigation with an emotionally driven detective at the helm.
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1/24/2023 - Fred Schneider: Who needs MSNBC and Democracy Now, when you have CNN representing all their left-wing, anti-corporate spin?
CNN: As the head of Disney’s PR for just three months, from January to April of last year, Geoff Morrell made about $150,000 a day -- another sign that the corporate world is just a big game you can learn to play, writes Allison Morrow.
That sum included salary, bonuses and $537,438 for relocating his family from London to Los Angeles, as well as an additional $500,000 to “account for his unique circumstances” of relocating the family again upon his departure.
Tap the link in bio for more.
📸 : Tom Williams/CG Roll Call/Getty
Fred Schneider: At first in the movie, Vicki (played by Jean Peters) starts off as a local waitress at some cafeteria, that even the customers and workers there would probably call a dive. Until she's discovered by a publicity agent, who basically makes her a star overnight.
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1/25/2023 - Fred Schneider: Speaking of adorable: Jeanne Crain and Jean Peters in the Vicki, from 1953. I think this is an excellent Hollywood crime story. But they're so adorable and give you that added reason to watch the whole film and remember it.
Lasso The Movies: “Vicki” (1953) is a film noir that is based on Steve Fisher’s 1941 novel, “I Wake Up Screaming”. In the film, Vicki Lynn (Jean Peters) is a model who has been murdered. Police Detective Ed Cornell (Richard Boone) takes the case and is obsessively determined find her killer. ThroughVicki (1953) flashbacks, we discover that Vicki was a beautiful waitress who was discovered by talent promoter, Steve Christopher (Elliott Reid), while she is working the nightshift in a New York diner. With the help of columnist Larry Evans (Max Showalter) and a famous actor named Robin Ray (Alexander D’Arcy), Vicki is turned into an overnight star. Not long after, she decides to go to Hollywood, thus terminating her working relationship with all three men. Detective Cornell seems determined to convict Christopher, especially when he discovers that Christopher and Vicki’s sister, Jill (Jeanne Crain), are falling in love. There is, however, more than meets the eye with this case, as it turns out that everyone wanted something from Vicki.
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1/26/2023 - Fred Schneider: Hollywood Babydoll's Jean Peters and Jeanne Crain, from Vicki. The Cutie Sisters in that film.
Alamy: Vicki Vicki Year: 1953 USA Jeanne Crain Director: Harry Horner
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1/27/2023 - @michellemkosinski: Michelle Kosinski: Fresh bed
Warm lap
Music made for cats
Bird ‘n squirrel videos
Like a feline spa evening
Fred Schneider: Looks like a couple of pussy cats.
Fred Schneider: Hollywood Babydoll Jeanne Crain and actor Elliot Reid in Vicki. He was very good as the suspected killer in the film. He was definitely innocent and took no junk (to put it mildly) from Detective Ed Cornell (played by Richard Boone) who was intent on putting him away for the murder.
Alamy: VICKI 1953 20th Century Fox film with Jeanne Crain and Elliott Reid
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1/28/2023 - Mike Spook Forbess: He was from Kansas but he wasn't no comet 🤣
Fred Schneider JR was better than the Kansas Comet. He was built to last because he was the Kansas Diesel because he was too fast for most defenders to run down, or to even tackle, if they got to him.
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Fred Schneider: All I know about this photo is that she's a beautiful, sexy woman, in a black leather jacket, jeans, and boots.
1/29/2023 - Fred Schneider: Happy Birthday, to the gorgeous Dorothy Malone. Just hope I get to see a lot more of her work.
Sherry Bharucha: 91ST BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE.
1/30/2023 - Fred Schneider: Saw Escape From San Quentin not this weekend, but the weekend before it. I think this is a very claver prison/crime film, especially how the two inmates get out of San Quentin. And the story with them on the run is pretty good too.
Rotten Tomatoes: An ex-airman (Johnny Desmond) flies himself and another convict (Richard Devon) out of prison, then hides with his wife's sister (Merry Anders)
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1/31/20223 - Fred Schneider: Hollywood Goddess Merry Anders and Johnny Desmond, in Escape From San Quentin. At this point in the film, Mike Gilbert's partner (played by Richard Devon) is sort of in charge of this little heist that they're trying to pull. But they're really just looking for short-term cash, as they figure out their next play.
Film Affinity: An escaped convict decides to quit running and turn himself and his fellow escapee in to the authorities - but not without complications.
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2/01/2023 - Kieran Riley: He finished with 13,000 yards and 116 TDs what do you think his numbers would have been if he hadn’t sat out a year and Allen would have used him as the feature back instead of a blocker for Mike Thomas ? I’m guessing 15/16 thousand yards and at least 20 more TDs …he was in his prime then.
Christopher Allison: you can argue the alternative too: the fact that he didn't have as many miles on his legs/knees going into the Joe Gibbs era enabled him to last as long as he did, and score as many TDs as he ended up with.
Fred Schneider: Christopher is right. JR probably doesn't win a Super Bowl with the Redskins in the 1980s, at least not as the feature TB, if he played TB his whole career and didn't take 1980 off. But Kieran is also right that JR would've rushed for a lot more yards, had he been a full-time TB. He could've also been a great receiver out of the backfield with his hands, speed, and power. But that would've taken some miles off him as well.
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Fred Schneider: Those Cowboys-Giants games at Giants Stadium from the 1980s, were great because the Giants started winning again the Cowboys were still very good, at least on defense.Jack Buck and John Madden with the call of the game.
ItalicNY 1975: "Scoring plays and turnovers from the New York Giants Vs Dallas Cowboys game played on September 9, 1984. Giants win strong 28-7. Jack Buck and John Madden call the game. LT was a monster!"
2/02/2023 - Fred Schneider: The Cowboys actually had a very good team going into the 1986 season, but they were devastated by injuries, especially at QB and the OL. Which is why this game at Texas Stadium looks like another mismatch.
Sports Odyssey: "Chicago Bears vs Dallas Cowboys (12-21-1986) "Flutie And The Bears Roll It Up On The Cowboys" Pat Summerall & John Madden (CBS Sports)"
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2/03/2023 - Fred Schneider: I don't know about that. I thought Sergeant Hunter's Dodge Monaco was a pretty cool police car. He had it for like 6 seasons.
@gettv_official DID YOU KNOW? The reason behind Rick Hunter always getting a junk car was because the scripts often called for his car to be destroyed.
Catch Fred Dryer in action on Hunter TODAY at 10p ET on getTV!
Fred Schneider: This Cowboys-Anaheim Rams (as I called them back then) could've been the MNF game of the year for 1986 going into the season. But the Cowboys were destroyed by injuries, especially on offense. The Rams were a good offensive team with Jim Everett. Harry Kallas with the call of this video.
Rog: "Sunday Night Football, this NFL Films video is of the Cowboys Rams game in Anaheim, CA for Sunday Night Football.
Final Score: Los Angeles Rams 29 Dallas Cowboys 10"
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2/04/2023 - Fred Schneider: Both Vince Lombardi and George Allen taught the Redskins how to win again.
Bruce Proctor: I became a Redskins fan in 72 at the age of 10. Unfortunately The Over The Hill Gang couldn’t finish the job in SB VII at The LA Memorial Coliseum against The undefeated Miami Dolphins on 1/14/73. They wil always be the Redskins to me!
2/05/2023 - Anyone else want to try to run down and tackle this runaway horse? Not sure even Darrel Green could do that, at least the tackling part. Joe Bugel has the perfect description of this play for NFL Films when he's talking about 50 gut. The play designed to have every Dolphin defender blocked, except for one DB. The theory being that no NFL DB can tackle John Riggins by himself.
Bruce Proctor: As Riggo is sprinting with the game winning TD in SB XVII, I would Love to know what Don Shula is thinking about. The greatest play in Washington Redskins History.
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2/06/2023 - Fred Schneider: Very funny man.
Tommy Callaghan: Happy Birthday. James Spader. February 7th 1960, (63)
Fred Schneider: Saw Malcolm X over the weekend. (Thanks, TCM) I could've done without the 1st hour which doesn't even get into his time as prison, let alone as a leader of the African-American-Nationalist movement in America. But the last 150 minutes of this film are fascinating. And Denzel Washington is literally one of the best actors of his generation.
TCM: Biographical drama on the life of the late Malcolm X, who was assassinated on February 21, 1965.
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2/07/2023 - Fred Schneider: I'm not much of a stats guy when it comes to these classic sports groups, but most Larry Brown's production in the NFL, was in his 1st 4 seasons. And then he was sort of in and out of the Redskins lineup. Redskins Ring of Honor, sure. But to be in the Hall of Fame and to have played as little as LB, you need a lot of 1000 yd seasons, lots of td's, MVP's, Super Bowl championships, etc. His resume is fairly thin.
Bruce Proctor: The Heart and Soul of The Washington Redskins Larry Brown. Took a pounding but got up. Tough, determined and resilient. Should be in The HOF.
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Fred Schneider: Cutie Katey Vernon and Denzel Washington in Malcolm X. Kate Vernon does not play the babe in the woods in this film. She's definitely a bad girl.
IMDB: Denzel Washington and Kate Vernon in Malcolm X (1992)
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2/08/2023 - @michellemkosinski: America is reeling from a sickness, it's not covid, and it looks like this under the microscope
Fred Schneider: Michelle, you are a helluva tougher than you look. But you are also damn right about MTG.
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| Source:Twitter- Michelle Kosinski. U.S. Representative Marjorie T. Greene (Christian Nationalist, Georgia) |
From Michelle Kosinski
Fred Schneider: Anyone who thinks Robert Parish wasn't a great defensive player, is either high, drunk, stupid, crazy, doesn't know enough about basketball, or perhaps all of those things in a big juicy pot. But even the greatest NBA defensive centers (and Parish is one of those players) couldn't stop the GOAT NBA center and player Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
Getty Images: "Lakers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shoots over Celtics Robert Parish during 1985 NBA Finals between Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics, June 2, 1985 in Inglewood, California."
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2/09/2023 - The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, I believe from the 1986 NBA regular season, when the Celtics swept the Lakers and beat them at the Great Western Forum.
It's such a shame that Bill Walton didn't have stronger feet, because if he played a normal career in games and years, I think we're talking about the 2 best centers and perhaps 2 best players in NBA history, Walton and Jabbar. Walton was a 6'11, 240 pound Larry Bird. He was that great when it came to eye-hand coordination and knowledge of the game. Kareem had those strengths as well.
Getty Images: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar battles with Bill Walton during 1985 NBA Finals between Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics, June 2, 1985 in Inglewood, California.
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2/10/2023 - Fred Schneider: Beautiful, sexy, cowgirl, in the perfect outfit.
Hannah Barron: A little @brantleygilbert & @5fdp for Black Friday 🤘🏻
2/11/2023 - Fred Schneider: Gary Clark might be the best, great, NFL WR whose currently eligible for the PFHOF, whose currently not there. One of the best WR's of the 1980s and perhaps 1990s as well. Earned his money by making big catches over the middle of the field and risking major injuries. As well as big TD catches down the field. The Redskins are still getting screwed by the PFHOF when it comes to Joe Jacoby, Dexter Manley, and Gary Clark. And maybe we can thank Dan Snyder for that as well.
Bruce Proctor: When it came to toughness JMU’S Gary Clark part of the Trio Of The Posse was a Baller, Spirited, Athletic and Team Player. #HTTR.
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2/12/2023 - Fred Schneider: Anyone who knows their NBA history, who loves NBA history, knows who the two main characters in this photo are. The Celtics-Pistons rivalry officially started with the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals, but it was already there before that, probably since since 1984, since they had a hard fought, physical playoff series in 85. The Larry Bird Celtics, were the standard, that Bill Laimbeer and he Pistons were trying to accomplish for themselves.
2/13/2023 - Fred Schneider: 1983 is not the best season in the Giants-Eagles rivalry. The Giants were 3-12, the Eagles were 5-11. But both teams lost a lot of very close games. Another good Giant-Eagle game at Philadelphia Veterans Stadium.
Italic NY 1975: "We go back to the 1983 season, when the Giants traveled to Veteran's Stadium. First quarter Eagles quarterback Ron Jawarski is sacked by Lawrence Taylor. Later Kicker Ali Haji-Sheik gives the Giants an early 3-0 lead. Late in the 1st Jawarski is intercepted by Mark Haynes. That sets up Butch Wolfolk, who sweeps in from 12 yards out 10-0 Giants. Later Jersey Joe Pisarchek is sacked by Harry Carson. Before the Half, Haji-Sheik blasts a 48-yard field goal 13-0 Giants. Late 3rd Ali Haji-Sheik gives the Giants a 16-0 lead with his 3rd field goal of the game. Later Pisarchek is sacked again this time by George Martin. 4th quarter the late John Tuggle barrels in from 6 yards out giving the Giants a 23-0 lead. Later Pisarchek is sacked again this time by Casey Merrell. Final Giants win 23-0."
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2/14/2023 - Fred Schneider: Two of the best TV private eyes ever.
@gettv_official : Tom Selleck guest stars in his one of two appearances on The Rockford Files as the charming detective Lance White, which led to his being cast in Magnum, P.I.
Catch Magnum, P.I. at 6p ET followed by The Rockford Files at 8p ET on getTV!
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Fred Schneider: One of the best ABC-MNF games ever and the full game is still not available on YouTube. Great football game at Candlestick Park.
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2/15/2023 - Fred Schneider: This might not sound like much of a consolation, but at least the Browns got whipped by the best team in the NFL in 1984 (perhaps the best team ever) at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. 49ers QB Joe Montana in the photo.
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2/26/2023 - Fred Schneider: I saw the 1985 Bears-Cowboys game from Texas Stadium, on YouTube a couple months ago. I might be in a slim minority on this and I'm not even a Cowboys fan, but I really don't believe, if you look at the two rosters that year, that the Bears were that much better than the Cowboys in 85. I think the Bears were just that great on defense in that game.
It took the Cowboys 2 quarters to make any adjustments at all, against the Bears outside, red dog, blitz. Bears LB Otis Wilson (55 in the photo) must have had 10 pressures and hits against the Cowboys QB's all by himself in that game.
Going into this game, it looked like it was going to be a great game. Perhaps the two defenses in the NFL that season (at least as far as personal) and Cowboys were excellent on offense. And the Bears had that great running game and big play passing game. But their defense simply took over and dominated the show and won 44-0.
Jake Perper: Bears great Otis Wilson was nice enough to sit down and talk about everything football including concussions, the 85' Bears, Trestman and the new regime and a whole lot more.
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Fred Schneider: Two very good defenses in this game, but the Browns did almost nothing on offense that season because of their QB situation. And the Saints only needed 16 points to beat the Browns at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The great Harry Kallas with the call of this video.
2/17/2023 - Fred Schneider: 1991 was the perfect season for the Atlanta Falcons to beat the 49ers, especially at Atlanta Fulton Stadium, because that 49er team was up and down all season, with an inexperienced and raw Steve Young leading them. ESPN's Chris Berman with the call of this video.
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2/18?2023 - Fred Schneider: I don't know this for a fact, but I believe this is also from the Bears 44-0 victory over the Cowboys, at Texas Stadium from 1985.
Walter Payton had a good game. Actually, QB Steve Fuller even though he got off to a good start and Cowboys defense played well early in the game, especially the 1st quarter, played well also. He completed some passes down the field, including a TD pass and made some plays on the run. But of course its Buddy Ryan's 46 defense that was the story of this game. All the sacks, pressures, and turnovers.
2/19/2023 - Fred Schneider: I believe this is from the 1984 NFC Championship between the Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers, but I don't know for sure. But something tells me that there might be a few Bears out there. So feel free to weigh in if you know that this is either from 1984 NFC Championship, 1985 regular season, or perhaps a different game.
The 1984 NFC Championship was a battle of 2 great defenses. But as 49er fans will tell you (and I'm not one of them) the Bears offense forgot to show up. Bears QB Jim McMahon being too fragile to play barely half a season, let alone an entire season, didn't help the Bears pre-1985 or after that, either.
Getty Images: SAN FRANCISCO, CA - CIRCA 1980's: Running back Walter Payton #34 of the Chicago Bears in action runs pass the out stretched arm of defensive back Dwight Hicks #22 of the San Francisco 49ers circa mid 1980's during an NFL football game at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. Payton played for the Bears from 1975-87. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
2/20/2023 - Sara Sidner: No. We did not talk before the show. And yet….great minds.
And don’t even start with that who wore it best crap….because we both did. ❤️❤️❤️ @poppyharlowcnn @cnnthismorning
We are together on a HUGE news day. A rate and historic visits by @potus to Ukraine an active war zone without US troops on the ground.
President Biden is the first President to visit a war zone with no US troops on the ground since we think 1980’s Korea incursion. Im ready to be fact checked and will change if you can prove me wrong!
Fred Schneider: The CNN Morning Show just got a lot better looking.
2/21/2023 - Fred Schneider: I love John Ashton. He's always been a very funny character actor.
Tommy Callaghan: Happy Birthday. John Ashton. February 22nd 1945, (78)
Fred Schneider: Three beautiful, sexy, blonds. I believe they're cowgirls based on their outfits. You might want to wearing shaded when you look at this photo.
2/22/2023 - Fred Schneider: A chance to see Jim McMahon vs Neal Lomax at Busch Memorial Stadium, because Jim Mc was actually healthy enough to play. The great Harry Kallas with the call of this video.
2/23/2023 - Fred Schneider: Maybe only Jerry Rice was a better all around WR in the NFL during Art Monk's career. Great size, strength, speed, footwork, and hands. The Redskins playing the Denver Broncos, in 1992, on ABC's Monday Night Football.
@Pro Football Hall of Fame: At one time, Art Monk's 106 receptions in a season were the most in NFL history. He's also still the record holder for most games in a row with a reception (183).
In 1992, this resulted in Monk setting the record for most receptions in NFL history. #GoldJacketSpotlight
📹: @NFL Films
Fred Schneider: The Bears trying to avoid another losing season and knock their arch-rival Packers out of the NFC Playoffs. The Packers had a great offense in 1983, but didn't have the all around team to be a playoff team. They would win games they shouldn't and lose games they shouldn't. Which is normal for 8-8 teams. The great Harry Kallas with the call of this video.
Beau Bear: "Week 16 highlights of Chicago’s triumphant last second win over Green Bay."
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2/24/2023 - Fred Schneider: Even though they were only 8-8, the 1979 Saints were a very good team as far as personal. You had to play well to beat them, especially on the road. The great Harry Kallas with the call of this video.
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2/25/2023 - Fred Schneider: One of my favorite Hollywood tough guys and badasses.
Tommy Callaghan: Happy Birthday. Bill Duke. February 26th 1943, (80)
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2/26/2023 - Damn, I miss those old Redskins games from the 1980s. Back then, they could dominate you both offensively and defensively, in the same game, as they did to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 22. Their defense was actually better and more consistent, than their offense, in 1987.
Super Bowl 22 from Jack Murphy Stadium.
Pro Football Hall of Fame: When Doug Williams went 18-for-29, passed for 340 yards and led Washington to a Super Bowl record 35 points in the second quarter, he did more than earn Super Bowl MVP honors.
He also became the first African-American QB to ever win a Super Bowl. #BlackHistoryMonth
📹: @NFL
Andrea Navedo: When I was growing up like most kids, I really wasn’t into vegetables or salads. That was mostly because they weren’t prepared very well and I didn’t have an education of how good they were for me or how tasty they could be.
Now as an adult, I’ve learned how to make homemade dressings and some really good big ass salads with all kinds of wonderful veggies.
This one has avocado, apples, cucumber, pinto beans, toasted, pumpkin, sunflower seeds, red onion, baby arugula, leftover over chicken from dinner and homemade honey lemon vinaigrette.
#yummy #healthyeating #bigasssalad #happysunday #intermittentfasting
Fred Schneider: Andrea, you are way too cute. I guess eating healthy is how you keep your precious baby face.
2/27/2023 - Fred Schneider: Julie Newmar as Pussycat Woman. She was so beautiful and adorable and yet so bad.
David Magnis: Julie Newmar as Catwoman in Batman
2/28/2023 - Fred Schneider: Check out this beautiful, sexy, cowgirl. Her hair is too long for me, but she's still very cute and pretty.
3/01/2023 - Fred Schneider: No hitters are very impressive regardless of who is the pitcher, who the team that gets no hit, or where the no hitter happened. But this was against a very weak hitting Giants team, at a ballpark that favors pitchers, especially at night.
Jerry Reuss: "This is an edit of the final inning of the no hitter by Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Jerry Reuss against the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park on June 27, 1980."
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3/02/2023 - Fred Schneider: I think Marjorie T. Greene is absolutely adorable and entertaining and is the perfect example of someone whose way over head and should be doing something else. Similar to Sarah Palin, I think she would make a great political satirist or talk show host, as a comedian.
CNN: "Marjorie Taylor Greene continued to spread false information about the 2020 election at a congressional hearing and attacked a Republican election official in Georgia named Gabriel Sterling. Sterling speaks with Anderson Cooper about the exchange and discusses why Taylor Greene continues to lie about the 2020 election. #CNN #News"
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| Source:YouTube- Gabe Sterling deserves a raise just for having to have to listen to Marjorie Taylor Greene. |
From CNN
3/03/2023 - Fred Schneider: Even after they renovated Candlestick for football in the early 1970s, I always thought it was a good looking ballpark for baseball, at least on TV. But it was beautiful when it was just for baseball. They should've never played football there.
@Baseball In Pics: The winning entry in the Giants' Name-the-Park contest is Candlestick Park, reflecting the shape of the rocks found in the area known as Candlestick Point, March 3, 1959.
3/06/2023 - Fred Schneider: Check out this beautiful, sexy, vaquera.
3/07/2023 - Fred Schneider: If you love not just Hollywood films (I think most movie fans do) but movies that are about Hollywood and a look at the Hollywood entertainment industry, I think The Oscar with Stephen Boyd, Tony Bennett, Jill St. John, Eleanor Parker, Elke Sommer, and many other great people in Hollywood, is a great film for you.
IMDB: Snotty Hollywood actor becomes even more full of himself after he's nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
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3/10/2023 - Fred Schneider: Check out this gorgeous, sexy, cowgirl. Warning! You might want to do that with shades.
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3/13/2023 - Fred Schneider: Two beautiful, sexy, cowgirls, in their black, Wrangler, leather jeans and boots.
3/14/2023 - Fred Schneider: I think Rick Rossovitch is one of those guys who gave up football while he still could. Because he was a much better Hollywood tough guy and comedian, than NFL player.
@Jim Vanderlans: Remembering Tim Rossovich who was born on this day in 1946.
Philadelphia Eagles (1968–1971)
San Diego Chargers (1972–1973)
Philadelphia Bell (1974–1975)
Houston Oilers (1976)
🏈 Games played = 88
🏈 Interceptions = 3
🏈 Fumble recoveries = 10
✅ Tim played college football at the University of Southern California, and was one of five USC Trojans players taken in the first round of the 1968 NFL Draft after his senior year. Rossovich played for the National Football League Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers, and Houston Oilers between 1968 and 1976. He played in the Pro Bowl in 1969.
✅ Rossovich roomed with Tom Selleck in college, and he appeared on three episodes of Selleck’s CBS series Magnum, P.I. from 1986-88.
✅ Six-foot-4 and 245 pounds in his prime, Rossovich got started in Hollywood by doing stunts on the 1978 Burt Reynolds film Hooper. He played a bodyguard on the first and second seasons of ABC’s Soap in 1978 and ’79 and was a boxer in the Barbra Streisand-Ryan O’Neal movie The Main Event (1979).
✅ He later showed up on other shows including Matt Houston, Hart to Hart, The A-Team, Remington Steele, The Fall Guy, The New Mike Hammer, Hunter, MacGyver, Jake and the Fatman and Baywatch and on the big screen in The Long Riders (1980), Looker (1981), Night Shift (1982) and The Sting II (1983).
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3/15/2023 - Fred Schneider: I know I'm a Redskins fan and everything, but I'm not sure even a lot of Redskins fans, unless they were watching the Redskins in the 1970s, understand how big, strong, and fast JR was. There's a play in this game against the Cowboys, where JR turns an inside trap or draw, into a sweep, because the Cowboys defended the play well. Except they let JR get outside and he goes running down the field for a TD, because there wasn't even a Cowboy DB who could chase him down. He was 6'2, 235-240 pounds of muscle, who was always one play a away from scoring.
@Byron Faber: Riggins busting up some Cowboys.Also pictured are John Dutton(78) and Harvey Martin(79).
From Byron Baber
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3/17/2023 - Fred Schneider: Two beautiful, sexy, cowgirls, in black leather Wrangler jeans.
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3/20/2023 - Fred Schneider: This woman would be free to arrest and interrogate me anytime she wants. Just as long as she's wearing this outfit.
3/21/2023 - Fred Schneider: I completely agree with George Conway here. Donald Trump wasn't prosecuted from 2017-2021, because he was POTUS. So you can't argue now that he's being prosecuted because he isn't POTUS.
@CNN: "CNN's Jake Tapper speaks with conservative lawyer George Conway about the key points in former President Donald Trump's potential indictment. #CNN #News"
3/22/2023 - Fred Schneider: This is just one reason why Vice President Mike Pence should be cooperating with Federal investigators and prosecutors. There's no room and base for him to run as POTUS.
@CNN: "The Atlantic staff writer McKay Coppins joins "CNN This Morning" to discuss his article about former Vice President Mike Pence's popularity among Republican voters. #CNN #News"
3/23/2023 - Natalie Jacoby: Would Donald Trump turn in his own family to save his own skin
Fred Schneider: Does it ever snow in Wisconsin. The answer to both questions is obvious.
3/24/2023: @Fred Schneider: I completely agree with William. That's the only thing that makes sense about this post.
@William C. Leisch: These posts are made on purpose to get a rise out of people.. nobody with even half a brain thinks this lol.. and I'm not even a cowboys fan.. but Staubach and Aikman were the best cowboys QB. Romo couldn't even carry their jocks.
@:NFL Banter: The most talented of the great Dallas QBs
3/30/2023 - Fred Schneider: I have this on DVD, a long with the pilot film and the series ending film. Vera Miles was perfect for TV because of that face, voice, and her ability to act.
@Charles Wyngate: With just a dash of color (the colorizing sensor in photoshop getting better and better!) we understand even more clearly why the pilot episode of The Fugitive ('Fear in a Desert City') was a homerun. 💖Only thing missing from the pic is the crude contribution of Brian Keith's character -- such a lowly son-of-a-bitch -- in a brilliant piece of acting.
3/31/2023 - Fred Schneider: I think one thing that people should look at in the cases against Donald J. Trump, is that everyone that is trying to put a case against him, whether it's Manhattan, Atlanta, or U.S. DOJ, is that none of these folks want DJT to ever even get close to The White House again. Neither do I, but you might think that the Manhattan case is fairly minor, at least compared with Atlanta and DOJ, except that keeping DJT under prosecution and getting him convicted of multiple felonies, is probably the safest way to ever keep him from becoming POTUS again.
From my Facebook page.
@Fred Schneider: It's not shocking that Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka, would not be happy about her father being indicted. Now his niece Mary, that's a whole different story.
@CNN: "Ivanka Trump – who has remained largely silent in political matters concerning her father in the fallout of the 2020 election – reacted in an Instagram post to the former president’s indictment by a Manhattan grand jury. #CNN #News"
4/04/2023 - @Fred Schneider: In Donald Trump's own universe, he's the king. And not just King of New York or Florida, or even America, he's just King Donald, period. Which means (according to him) he's not capable of ever taking any responsibility for any negative thing that ever happens to him or to other people, because of him. Which is what you see in his speech tonight.
From my Facebook page.
4/06/2023 - @Fred Schneider: So far we only have Karen McDougal's word vs Donald Trump's. I don't think The Donald's word is worth a bucket of spit, but that's all the story is right now, her word against his.
@Inside Edition: "Former Playboy model Karen McDougal is breaking her silence over Donald Trump's hush money indictment. In an Instagram caption, she writes, "I've been out and about enjoying god's country... I hope I didn't miss anything." McDougal is "woman 1" in the court papers filed by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. It's alleged Trump and the National Enquirer paid her $150,000 "to secure her silence" about claims she had a long-term affair with Trump."
4/07/2023 - @Fred Schneider: Well, when you live in Reality TV World, (which is where the Trump Family comes from) I'm not sure there's such a thing a real family. It's all about who's up and down, even when it comes to your relatives. And right now Donald Trump is down, which is why most of his kids and his current wife, are keeping their distance from him.
@Inside Edition: Ivanka and former first lady Melania were no-shows when Donald Trump spoke at a rally following his arraignment on Tuesday. But Trump’s 29-year-old daughter Tiffany was right there in the front row, with her billionaire husband by her side. An insider told Page Six, “Tiffany is trying to be the supportive daughter. This could be her way to get closer to her father.” Tiffany, whose mother is Marla Maples, graduated from Georgetown Law School in 2020.
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| Source:YouTube- Inside Edition. Hard to believe that there's someone in the Trump Family, whose actually cuter then Ivanka. |
From Inside Edition
4/12/2023 - @Fred Schneider: Pre-Kevin McHale, at least, Elvin was the greatest power forward. Also had the size and strength to be a good center, similar to McHale. Definitely the greatest Bullet/Wizard offensive player ever.
@Basketball Republic: Elvin Hayes
One could easily make the case that Elvin Hayes is the greatest player in franchise history, and I honestly see him and Unseld as interchangeable. “The Big E” played in Washington for nine seasons, making the All-Star team in eight of those years. Hayes racked up numerous accolades throughout his Hall of Fame career, including 12 All-Star appearances, six All-NBA selections, two All-Defensive Team selections, and an NBA Championship with the Bullets in 1978. He is a D.C. sports legend and one of the greatest power forwards of all time.
Tito Boy 🥸
4/13/2023 - @Fred Schneider: If Dan Snyder wants to leave Washington and not just sell the Redskins, (as they use to be called) I'm sure there are hundreds of thousands, if not millions of Redskins fans, who would consider it a rare honor, to help Mr. Snyder pack and leave town.
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4/26/2023 - @Fred Schneider: Charles Barkley didn't play a position because he really didn't have one. Not a good enough defender to defend either the 3 or 4. Obviously not quick enough to be a guard or tall enough to be a center. But he was a great all around, offensive player and height for height, the best rebounder in NBA history.
@Basketball Republic: Charles Barkley
Barkley didn’t play a position; he played Basketball. He was one of the greatest rebounders in NBA history and he was actually short in stature for his position. Barkley arrived as the Sixers were starting to get old, and with Barkley’s help, the Sixers remained a constant playoff team until his departure.
Hancock 🐓
4/27/2023 - @Matt Bennett: Offensively, you’re really going to compare one of the league’s most dynamic and efficient scorers with one of the most mechanical, inefficient and overrated offensive players?
Hayes: 21.3 ppg, 1.8 apg, .458%, .677%, TS: .492
Bernard on One Leg: 22 ppg, 3.9 apg, .483, .796%, TS: .538
Hayes had only one move (and King’s version was better), he could barely dribble, he didn’t pass, he forced shots, he disappeared in big games and he didn’t make his teammates better.
He was loathed by teammates and coaches.
To name just a few, Pearl, Dandridge, Ruland, Jeff Malone, Webber and Beal were all better offensive players.
@Fred Schneider: Sometimes I get the feeling that all the statisticians and accountants reply to me. As well as people who don’t bother to read the comments that they reply to. Perhaps they also try to land planes blindfolded, while they’re reading more stats. Again, I’m not talking about the entire careers of both players in the NBA. Just their time with the Bullets. You simply can’t credibly argue that Bernard King was a better Bullet than Elvin Hayes, who retired as the best power forward ever.
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@Matt Bennett: You wrote: “Definitely the greatest Bullet/Wizard offensive player ever.” He’s not even close. In his own team, Dandridge was better.
As for retiring as the greatest power forward ever, that’s a disingenuous statement since back-to-the-basket, post-up “power forwards” first emerged during Hayes’s career. He was, arguably, the first but he was quickly outclassed by the likes of Dantley, McHale, Malone and Barkley.
Before him, guys like Elgin, Pettit, Heinson Debusschere and Jerry Lucas were simply called forwards and they were all face-up perimeter players
Hayes was and is totally overrated as an offensive player. He was a selfish gunner, a volume scorer who shot 45% for his career and choked under pressure.
Beal will finish his career as the team’s 2nd most important player, after Unseld. Hayes will be 3rd but only because of his longevity. Many other Bullets/Wizards were better players but their tenures with the team were shortened.
Unseld, Motta and Dandridge all hated him. Jack Ramsay thought Mo Lucas was much better.
@Fred Schneider: Right, the greatest Bullet/Wizard offensive player ever, Elvin Hayes. You can’t credibly argue that Bernard King was a better Bullet than Elvin, when he was with the Bullets. It’s a ridiculous statement on your part. Almost everything that Bernard King accomplished during his career, was before he came to Washington and before he broke his leg.
From Basketball Republic
5/01/2023 - @Matt Bennett: wore #11 in high school, I went to virtually every home playoff game 1978 and 1979 l and I held season tickets in the 90s and 2000s.
Obviously, Hayes was a better shot-blocker and rebounder than King and he put up greater career offensive TOTALS but, statistically, King put up better averages in a Washington uniform, as I posted (and his 90-91 season dwarfed any season that Hayes had).
As for the eye test, there’s no comparison. King was more versatile, better and more efficient. Hayes was a ball-stopper and a Black Hole. He had one move, on the left block, he scored on putbacks and he could finish on the break. That’s it.
King could score on either block, had better post moves, could face up, could handle, could move without the ball, could and would pass and he was a better shooter from the field and from the line and he was a better clutch player.
Hayes never made a clutch shot in his career and disappeared on big games (with the notable exception of the 78 series against the Sixers).
In his career, King shot less than only twice while Hayes only shot better than the league average twice and he finished his career with a pathetic 45% shooting percentage, a horrible figure for a big. He would inevitably force shots against double and triple teams. He would never pass which is why his teammates hated him.
For every shot he missed as a Bullet, King scored about 2.23 points, whereas Hayes scored less about 1.91 points per missed shot. By way of comparison, McHale, Lucas and Karl Malone scored about 2.91, 1.96, 2.57 points per missed shot. King’s career figure was 2.46.
BTW, Wes played with Elvin and coached King and Connie Unseld would tell you that Wes thought Bernard was the better offensive player…as a Bullet.
@Fred Schneider: You just don’t get the point here. You are now trying to argue that Bernard King was a better Bullet, because of one season he had with the Bullets. And putting aside the 9 great seasons that Elvin had with the Bullets, including the 8 All Star appearances, 3 All NBA selections, etc. You must have some idea how ridiculous that sounds.
From Basketball Republic
5/12/2023 - @Michelle Kosinski: Thanks for the great makeup,
@bynihi
!
@Fred Schneider: Check out Miss Adorable Michelle Kosinski. And beautiful as well.
5/16/2023 - @Fred Schneider: I wouldn’t call 210-184 domination. You don’t make either the AFC or NFC Playoffs, with a 532 winning percentage, at least not back then. In Roger Goodell’s NFL, maybe today. But the AFC did win 8-10 Super Bowls. I think the reasons for that are fairly obvious. Just like in the 1990s with the NFC, the AFC dominated the line of scrimmage. They ran the ball down the throat of the other conference and stuffed the run. They also protected their QB’s and attacked the other QB’s. It was Joe Gibbs and Bill Parcells brand of football as far how how you win the games.
@NFL In The 1970s: The Interconference Situation: Why was the AFC Better in the 1970s?
Throughout the decade of the 1970s, the American Football Conference (AFC) dominated the National Football Conference (NFC) in terms of both regular season victories and Super Bowl wins. From 1970 to 1979, the AFC teams beat the NFC teams a total of 214 times during the regular seasons. The NFC teams could only beat the AFC teams 180 times during the same time span. There were incidentally six ties. Also, in the 10 Super Bowls during the decade, the AFC team won eight of them. Heck, the AFC teams even had 17 more wins over the NFC teams during the preseason games of the 1970s. There were only two seasons (1970 and 1971) where the NFC teams actually had more victories over their AFC foes. The rest of the decade was dominated by the AFC clubs. Why was this so? Any legitimate reasons? I’d be interested to read your intelligent responses.
8/05/2023 - @Fred Schneider: A very sexy outfit, with the leather jacket, concho belt, and denim jeans.
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8/13/2023 - @Fred Schneider: Some people say that Jerry Glanville's Grits Blitz, was a forerunner to Buddy Ryan's 46. I think it's a much smaller version than the 46, at least as far as the size and strength of the Falcons defenders, compared with the Bears. But the style and goals of the defense was very similar, which was to destroy opposing QB's with a total amount of pressure.
@NFL In The 1970s: Remembering Atlanta's "Grits Blitz" Defense.
In the late 1970s, the Atlanta Falcons defense became one of the most impressive young defenses in the NFL. Once Leeman Bennett became Atlanta's head coach in 1977, he wasted no time in developing a stalwart defensive unit. With the exception of All-Pro defensive end Claude Humphrey, Bennett's defenders were not household names. Many were undersized for their positions, but they were extremely quick and agile. They fit Bennett's scheme of applying pressure to opposing offenses perfectly. Utilizing a wide variety of blitzes from several linebackers on almost every play, it took a while for many teams to adjust to what the Falcons were doing. Atlanta's defense during those years even had a catchy nickname...the "Grits Blitz." In 1977, they established a league record of only 129 points allowed, a record that almost assuredly will never be broken. In 1978, Atlanta made the playoffs for the first time in their history.
What are your memories of the Atlanta Falcons' Grits Blitz defense?
8/16/2023 - Fred Schneider: I don't think there was a better regular season QB in the NFL, then Fran Tarkenton, during his career, at least in the 1970s. He has the numbers and the won-loss record to prove that. And doing all of this in an era where the rules benefited the defenses on purpose.
@NFL In The 1970s: Was Fran Tarkenton of the Minnesota Vikings, the New York Giants, and then the Minnesota Vikings again...overrated? Sure, he's a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. When he retired following the 1978 season, he owned the league record in virtually every important passing category, including attempts (6,467), completions (3,686), passing yards (47,003), and touchdown passes (342).
But Tarkenton also managed to throw 266 interceptions during his 18-year pro career. And then there are his three losses in the Super Bowls that he played in to consider. Today, we seem to measure the greatness of players from the 1970s with the standards that we use for the players today in 2023. To many, this is unfair and, in many situations, ridiculous.
But what do you think? Is Fran Tarkenton overrated? I'm looking forward to reading your opinions and comments.
8/18/2023 - Fred Schneider: Atlanta Fulton Stadium was much better suited for baseball, then football, because the fans were on top of the action and close to the game. Knock out the upper deck in the outfield and it's a very good looking ballpark, if you just played baseball there.
@NFL In The 1970s: Remembering Atlanta Fulton County Stadium.
The first home of the Atlanta Falcons was one of those multi-purpose venues called Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. It actually opened back in 1965 for a cost of just slightly more than $14 million. The Falcons shared the use of it with their Major League Baseball counterparts, the Atlanta Braves. Like most of the "cookie-cutter" stadiums during the 1970s, Atlanta's stadium did not compare with the modern facilities that you see today. It had a natural grass field all throughout its 32 years of use. Moreover, it only had five private suites, and a seating capacity of just 60,763 for football games. It was demolished in 1997.
What are your memories of Atlanta Fulton County Stadium?
9/03/2023 - @Fred Schneider: One of the few times in this divisional rivalry, that both the Falcons and Saints had good teams, going into the game. So their fans had real reasons to hate each other. Both teams were in the NFC Playoff race for most of 1978.
@The NFL In The 1970s: Remembering Atlanta's Infamous "Big Ben" Play.
On November 12, 1978, the Atlanta Falcons were down to their last chance in a crucial game at New Orleans. Atlanta desperately needed to win this game in order to keep their wild card hopes alive, but their options were slim. With just 10 seconds left to play and trailing by four points, Falcons quarterback Steve Bartkowski (#10 in photo) needed a miracle touchdown, but his offense was 57 yards away from scoring.
Enter the miracle. Bartkowski flooded the right side of the field with two wide receivers (Alfred Jenkins and Wallace Francis) and had them both run deep fly patterns alongside the far sideline. The Saints defense immediately employed their prevent defense, in an effort to stop any long bomb. The New Orleans' defensive strategy failed, however. After Bartkowski launched the ball deep downfield, Saints defensive back Clarence Chapman leaped for the ball at the 15-yard line, alongside of Francis of the Falcons. Both men tipped the ball up in the air. Jenkins was trailing the play, and he caught the deflected ball as it descended at the 12-yard line, then sprinted untouched for the winning touchdown.
The play was called "Big Ben Right" in the Atlanta huddle, but it went down in history as simply, Atlanta's "Big Ben" play. It gave the Falcons a vital 20-17 victory, as they went on to earn their first ever playoff appearance in that 1978 season. If you are interested in seeing the "Big Ben" play, click on the link to the Atlanta Falcons' 1978 highlight film below.
What are your memories of Atlanta's "Big Ben" play?
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9/10/2023 - @Fred Schneider: The St. Louis Cardinals and Minnesota Vikings, from some point in the 1970s. (Hopefully I'm not being too specific) Perhaps from the 1974 NFC Divisional Playoff, at Bloomington Metropolitan Stadium. But I don't know.
From Gary Lee Wilson
9/12/2023 - @Hard Times BBQ: Dirty hit, try hitting him when he’s got the ball! Hit a defenseless QB. Joe won 2 Super Bowls after this, water off a ducks back.
@Fred Schneider: You sound like a true 49ers fan. It was a clean, great hit. You don't have to hit the QB why he still has the ball. You are allowed a couple of seconds. What Montana accomplished after this game, is irrelevant.
From the New York Giants
9/16/2023 - @Fred Schneider: Before Billy Sims and Barry Sanders, the Detroit Lions has Dexter Bussey. The Lions were putting together very good teams, both on offense and defense, under Monte Clark in the mid and late 1970s. I'm surprised they didn't win a lot more back then.
@D: Dexter Bussey #24 of the Detroit Lions carries the ball during an NFL game against the Green Bay Packers in September 1980 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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9/17/2023 - @Fred Schneider: All I know about this photo is that it's the Bart Starr and the Green Bay Packers, against Alex Karras and the Detroit Lions, at Detroit Tiger Stadium, probably in the 1960s. Doesn't get much better than Karras VS Starr, at least back then.
9/23/2023 - @Mike Kale: Gritty, tough, smart, resourceful, fierce competitor, and a consistently accurate passer. In the question of all time great QBs, I believe that Tark is underrated.
@Fred Schneider: I completely agree with you. It's the 3 Super Bowl losses that hold Fran back. But he's a top 10-15 NFL QB's ever.
From William Bergeron
9/24/2023 - @Darius Gee: 14,000 MISSED FIELD GOALS 5,000 TURNOVERS 5,000 MISSED 3s
6 L L L L L L
@Fred Schneider: Or the times he was swept in the playoffs, including the NBA Finals. Too bad for Lebron the NBA is still a team game.
From Kemonte Robinson
10/04/2023 - @Andy Burdetsky: The only coach that owned Gibbs is not on the list.
@Craig Phillips: Owned? Who that? Tom Flores? Travesty it took till 2021 for Flores to join the HoF.
@Andy Burdetsky: Parcells.
@Craig Phillips: Gibbs' Super Bowl teams--in 1982, '87 and '91--swept the Giants each of those years in the season series.
@Andy Burdetsky: Ray Handley was the coach in 91 , also lost a big game to them in there 86 championship game and got swept that season. I’m not sure what their head to head record was but Parcells got the best of Gibbs for sure.
@Fred Schneider: So in conclusion: Neither Bill Parcells owned Joe Gibbs or vice-versa. The Redskins and Giants had a great rivalry in the 1980s, period.
10/05/2023 - @Fred Schneider: Not the inventor of the vertical spread offense (as I call it) but the head coach that perfected it. Even when the Chargers became mediocre in the mid 1980s, they were still very good on offense.
@The NFL In The 1970s: Don Coryell was indeed a visionary. He realized all throughout the 1960s during his days as the head coach of San Diego State University, that the offensive philosophies of football were involved in an eventual transition of focus. Coryell felt that the passing game was going to be the primary means with which future offenses would advance the ball. He was correct in that belief.
Coryell (in photo standing with St. Louis quarterback Jim Hart) helped to bring about that transition of strategy during the 1970s in the NFL, first as the head coach of the St. Louis Cardinals from 1973 to 1977, then as the head coach of the San Diego Chargers from 1978 to 1986. Along the way, he infused a variety of methods to take the utmost advantage of throwing the football. Moreover, he also made great use of the talents of his offensive personnel.
Coryell's Cardinals won back-to-back division titles in 1974 and 1975, surprising practically every pro football expert. For his efforts, Coryell was named the NFL's Coach of the Year in 1974. His "Cardiac Cards" of 1975 were one of the most exciting teams in the league, as they pulled off numerous games during the waning moments. In his years with the Chargers, Coryell oversaw the incessant aerial bombing of opposing defenses, with strong-armed quarterback Dan Fouts throwing to the likes of John Jefferson, Kellen Winslow, and Charlie Joiner.
Coryell was finally enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023, an honor that should have been his decades ago. What are your memories of Don Coryell and his offensive philosophies?
10/07/2023 - @Fred Schneider: A woman who calls herself Makenzie Lee, looking very beautiful in her tight denim jeans and boots. Don't you just love fall fashion?
10/08/2023 - @Fred Schneider: The Detroit Lions actually had a pretty good team in 1991, both on offense and defense. But the Redskins just overwhelmed them in both games.
@Classic Sports: 1991-09-01 Detroit Lions vs Washington Redskins
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10/13/2023 - @Steve Matza: Just wanted to give Fran Tarkenton some respect. Hardly ever mentioned as one of the greatest of all time. All this man did was retire owning all the significant passing records. Could you imagine how well his style would translate in today’s game when all you have to do is breathe heavy on a QB to get 15! I know most of you guys saw him play. Losing 3 Super Bowls is his biggest knock but he lost to some all time great teams. Fran was The Man!
@Fred Schneider: Not just breathe heavy on a QB, but close enough to sniff the QB, or just have bead breath.
From Steve Matza
10/14/2023 - @Fred Schneider: Andrea Nevedo is in her mid 40s and she's still absolutely beautiful and adorable. I don't think she's lost a thing since she was on Law & Order 20 years ago. And you can see why, because she stays in great shape.
@Andrea Navedo: Showing up is more than half the battle. #IWonTodaysBattle #HappyFriday
From Andrea Navedo
10/15/2023 - @Fred Schneider: Two of our Progressive Republican President's. I know that Progressive Republican sounds crazy, perhaps even like an Oxymoron, but that's exactly who they were.
@Hoover Library: Happy Birthday, Dwight D. Eisenhower! Here Hoover is seen with President Eisenhower at dedication ceremony of Bell Tower Memorial for Robert Taft. @ikelibrary (31-1959-17) #happybirthday
10/18/2023 - @Richard Strub: A great franchise at one time.
@Fred Schneider: Ain't that the truth.
@Troy Landry Fans: Joe Gibbs rides the shoulders of Fred Stokes and Tim Johnson after winning Super Bowl XXVI 37-24 Victory over the Buffalo Bills !!!
From Troy Landry Fans
10/19/2023 - Fred Schneider: Bobby Douglas was a great athlete at QB. If only he could throw the football. Or at least throw it accurately.
From The NFL In The 1970s
10/21/2023 - @Fred Schneider: That's easy. Joe Dumars. Joe D was a great, all around, two-way guard. Reggie Miller was basically a mid, to up double-figure scorer for most of his career, even though he was generally the 1st option on several 40 win Pacers teams. Reggie was a great clutch shooter, which is why he gets the respect that he does. But Dumars was the better player.
@Eric Ratcliff: Reggie Miller or Joe Dumars 🤔
From Eric Ratcliff
10/21/2023 - @Pro Football Hall of Fame: Lee Roy Selmon was the face of the
@Buccaneers
during the team's early years, emerging as the first Hall of Famer in franchise history.
The late Selmon was born #OTD in 1954. #HOFForever
@Fred Schneider: Lee Roy Selmon was one of the most dominant pass rushers in the NFL, in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He played on some bad Buccaneers teams before they became good.
From the Pro Football Hall of Fame
10/22/2023 - @Fred Schneider: This might have been the last great Baltimore Colts MNF game at Baltimore Memorial Stadium. They only got close to 500 like 1 other season in Baltimore.
@Jim Vanderlans: November 6, 1978 - John Riggins in action during the Washington Redskins vs Baltimore Colts Monday night game at Memorial Stadium.
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10/22/2023 - @Fred Schneider: Even in 1983, the Bears were a pretty good team on offense, when you look at their backfield, WR's, and OL. It was just a matter if Jim McMahon was healthy enough to play or not. Good game at Baltimore Memorial Stadium.
@Bear Downs: 1983 Chicago Bears Week 4
Chicago Bears at Baltimore Colts
September 25th, 1983
10/23/2023 - @Fred Schneider: A 6'2, 235 pound horse, running 4.4-4.5 speed, speeding down the football field, without a single Dolphin defender to even try to chase him down. That's how big and strong, as well as fast, and just pure great, John Riggins was.
@Marc Havenner: "The Run" in Super Bowl XVII. January 30, 1983.
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10/23/2023 - @Andrea Navedo: I Recently did a lifestyle photo shoot at my home with the amazing team of Zalo Photography. I’m loving them!
@Fred Schneider: Andrea, you are still gorgeous, baby.
From Andrea Navedo
10/25/2023 - @Fred Schneider: Talk about your world heavyweight championship fights. And not just the height and weight, but all that muscle as well.
@Marc Havenner: Lawrence Taylor vs. John Riggins
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10/28/2023 - @Fred Schneider: Bloomington Metropolitan similar to Milwaukee Country, was one of those stadiums that was technically a multi-purpose stadium, but only because both baseball and football were played there. But both stadiums were always baseball first simply because they were better suited for baseball. The New York Giants played at Yankee Stadium for like 20 years, but that's considered one of the best baseball parks ever. The Bears played at Wrigley Field for a long time. Again, one of the best baseball parks ever. The Patriots played at Fenway Park for like 10 years. That's perhaps the best baseball park ever. And I could go on. Back in the 1960s and 70s, taxpayers didn't want to personally invest in multiple outdoor stadiums, for multiple sports. And I can see why.
@The NFL In The 1970s: Remembering Old Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota.
In the 1970s, there were few iconic places across the NFL landscape that offered more of a homefield advantage than Metropolitan Stadium did for the Minnesota Vikings. Its capacity of 49,784 meant that it was one of the smallest stadiums in the pro ranks.
Nevertheless, the Vikings won a lot of games in the old ballpark. A lot of games. Minnesota posted 54 regular season wins at home during the 1970s. "The Met," as it was called, also saw a total of seven postseason games during the decade, with the Vikings winning five of those games. Perhaps the two greatest victories for the Vikes at Metropolitan Stadium occurred in the 1974 and the 1976 NFC Championship Games, where Minnesota defeated the Los Angeles Rams in both of those title matchups.
Do you have any special memories of Metropolitan Stadium? If so, please share them with us here!
From The NFL In The 1970s
11/04/2023 - @Fred Schneider: Shaquille O'Neal who admitted to weighing over 400 pounds when he played, which is probably why he got tired in the 4th and perhaps contributed to all his miss free throws, ranking him over Wilt Chamberlain, and Tim Duncan over Larry Bird, this list is barely worth looking at.
11/05/2023 - @Fred Schneider: So being the best center and player in NBA history, is not about what one brings to the league as a player and what their abilities might be, what they accomplish, but the size and popularity of the league, at the time that they played. That sounds like the modern NBA, not the real NBA.
@Daniel Jones: Can y’all stop overrating Bill Russell and Wilt Chambleran ? They played in a horrible era 9 teams in the league it’s not hard to win mvps and rings when there’s 1/3 of the competition not to mention the lack of talent back then.
From Daniel Jones
11/12/2023 - @Fred Schneider: Maybe Ken Houston should be the "Commanders" DC or DB coach. Because he knew how to tackle and could teach them how to tackle.
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11/22/2023 - @Fred Schneider: That's easy, Fran Tarkenton. I think Jim Kelly had to have great players around him to be a great QB. Fran had some great years, on some mediocre Giants and Vikings teams.
@Tony Mansour: Fran Tarkenton vs Jim Kelly!
Both took their teams to the show several times but lost...
Who you choose on your team and why??
From Tony Mansour
11/23/2023 - @Fred Schneider: When Danny White was healthy, he was a winner and a Pro Bowl caliber QB. Tommy Kramer was a roller coaster, even when he was healthy.
@Tony Mansour: Tommy Kramer vs Danny White
Two players who had big shoes to fill...
Both had moderate success.
Which one do you choose out of these two and why??
From Tony Mansour
11/24/2023 - @David Axelrod: By defying a direct court order and again targeting the Judge's clerk in his NY civil suit, is Trump TRYING to provoke a confrontation to further his false but profitable narrative of political persecution?
Sure seems like it.
@Fred Schneider: David, what else is new? It's not as if DJT can win his case based on the evidence. They're not even trying to.
From David Axelrod
11/25/2023 - @The Man In The Arena: “When the criminal has been punished, if he then shows a sincere desire to lead a decent and upright life, he should be given the chance, he should be helped and not hindered.” - Theodore Roosevelt in his autobiography...
@Fred Schneider: TR talking about prison rehabilitation.
From The Man In The Arena
11/25/2023 - @Tyler Dohrmann: It’s tough being a commanders and Nebraska fan
@Fred Schneider: It's tough being a Commanders fan, period.
From Tyler Dohrmann
11/26/2023 - @Fred Schneider: I think I've seen this post before. But Danny White was a winner and Pro Bowl caliber QB, when he was healthy. You didn't know what you were getting from Tommy Kramer from week to week. The Vikings of the 1980s were an NFL roller coaster.
@Tony Mansour: Tommy Kramer vs Danny White
Two players who had big shoes to fill...
Both had moderate success.
Which one do you choose out of these two and why??
From Tony Mansour
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