Radio Announcers Spoil The Picture With Too Much Talk
The narrator recalls his father’s complaint about incessant radio style commentary on TV baseball. Announcers narrate every action from Sammy Sluggo to Billy Bunter, and even the dramatic double play is mugged by constant explanations, ending with the line that the game ends with one of the most incredible double plays he has seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Sammy Sluggo
Sammy
Billy Bunter
Billy
Bunter
Lockjaw Lewis
Beanball Bennett
Dennis Durbosky
Lewis
Durbosky
Former Executive Squeals On GM
Book excerpts recount John Z. De Lorean's criticisms of GM operations and Vega failings. Wright self-published a candid view of GM during De Lorean’s 17 years, plus notes on Corvair Pontiac and top executive life. Library copies available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
Red
J. Patrick Wright
Wright Enterprises
John Z. de Lorean
Truck and Car
de Lorean
Pontiac
Vega
Wright
Aiken County
Weekend Fun On Wheels At Aiken Roller Rinks
Aiken hosts two roller skating venues Sunset Arena on Silver Bluff Road and Red Wing Rollerway offering public sessions for all ages. Sunset Arena runs Thursday to Saturday evenings with a daytime matinee, while Red Wing Rollerway operates daily with day and evening slots including an all ages option and an adult only Wednesday. A spill becomes a smile as 12 year old Carlotta White steadies 7 year old Spanzean Jones after a near fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Sunset Arena
Silver Bluff Road
Spanzean Jones
Augusta
Carlotta White
Brubaker stars Redford in Wakefield Prison reform tale
Robert Redford plays a reform-minded warden in a loosely based true story set inside Wakefield Prison. Yaphet Kotto shines as Coombes, with Jane Alexander portraying Lillian, while the film exposes brutality and corruption. Brubaker plays Augusta's Columbia Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brubaker
Robert Redford
Wakefield Prison
Thomas Morton
Arkansas
Morton
Redford
Wakefield
Yaphet Kotto
Coombes
Kotto
Jane Alexander
Lillian
Also Mentioned on This Page
BY Jeff Wallace
By Kathryn Smith
Barbara Walters
Jane Pauley
Bettina Gregory
Dorothy Kilgallen
Broadway
Kilgallen
Dell
Lee Israel
Dorothy
New York Evening Journal
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Harper and Row
Jane Smiley
Karlsons
Kate
Peter
Chris Eubanks
Red Wing Rollerway
Elizabeth Harrington
John Henry Williams
Richard Williams
Lynne Voit
Columbia Square
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!