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First real anti-establishment baseball player that I can remember.Rip Jim Bouton, ball four plus ball five was one of my favorite reads.
Ball Four began ClickbaitWorld, really. The first time i remember a behind-the-scenes, emperor-has-no-clothes, tell-all piece of media. He did such an uncanny job of making the locker room feel so real that, soon, every writer in the land was looking to get behind the curtain on something. Great book, even for a Yankee. RIP -Rip Jim Bouton, ball four plus ball five was one of my favorite reads.
Sports-wise, North Dallas Forty comes to mind.Ball Four began ClickbaitWorld, really. The first time i remember a behind-the-scenes, emperor-has-no-clothes, tell-all piece of media. He did such an uncanny job of making the locker room feel so real that, soon, every writer in the land was looking to get behind the curtain on something. Great book, even for a Yankee. RIP -
He was the first guy to ever publicize Mickey Mantle's wild lifestyle. Think about that for a second. Mantle had been in the public spotlight for nearly 20 years, all the players and most of the press knew about his drinking and womanizing, and yet there was a complete code of omertà. No one said a word. Not in the newspapers, not in the gossip rags, not in a radio interview, not even in a lighthearted manner on a TV talk show. Then Bouton comes along and just shatters the glass veil. And it wasn't even intentional -- Bouton was far more interested in telling other stories, and the stuff about Mantle was little more than an afterthought.Ball Four began ClickbaitWorld, really. The first time i remember a behind-the-scenes, emperor-has-no-clothes, tell-all piece of media. He did such an uncanny job of making the locker room feel so real that, soon, every writer in the land was looking to get behind the curtain on something. Great book, even for a Yankee. RIP -Rip Jim Bouton, ball four plus ball five was one of my favorite reads.
was going to post this yesterday when they took her off life-support.
Hope no one in the hospital had the bad taste to say "Violet, you're turning violet, Violet."El Floppo said:was going to post this yesterday when they took her off life-support.
I liked it but it was a novel. A pretty thinly veiled novel, I'll give you that.identikit said:Sports-wise, North Dallas Forty comes to mind.
I'll never forget when he dismantled chavez, but still got a draw.RIP Sweet Pea
Greatest death monologue of all time.
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.
I loved those but I believe my favorite was "Hobo With A Shotgun."
The Vangelis soundtrack combined with that scene was surreal.
Sooooo underrated.
I'm more a fan of LadyHawke and Hitcher than Nighthawks. Hitcher is just a good, fun thriller for the period. Ladyhawke is kind of offbeat, as I recall, but it's interesting.
Nice catch. Must mean he came to life in 2015.R.I.P. Roy Batty
Movie character & actor both dying in 2019.
One of the central characters in my all time favorite Simpsons episodes, "Bart of Darkness".
Now every time I see Martin I will be hearing Minnie.
i loved the episode where Martin becomes one of the troublemakers with Bart. Martin helps Bart study for some test while Bart teaches him to let loose. Martin was a favorite character of mine in those early seasons.One of the central characters in my all time favorite Simpsons episodes, "Bart of Darkness".
"More I say, more! Hang those who yeah of less!"
And the outro (nude) Martin version of "Summer Wind..." Classic.
RIP
Milhouse Mussolini Van Houten is my favorite, but I do have Martin ranked ahead of Unibrow Baby.i loved the episode where Martin becomes one of the troublemakers with Bart. Martin helps Bart study for some test while Bart teaches him to let loose. Martin was a favorite character of mine in those early seasons.
My first Patriot and worthy of the name. RIP -
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Martins voice is outstanding. Easily my favorite voice on the Simpsons.i loved the episode where Martin becomes one of the troublemakers with Bart. Martin helps Bart study for some test while Bart teaches him to let loose. Martin was a favorite character of mine in those early seasons.
After 9/11, he was the person who was able to come in and host Inside the NFL. He was dignified and comforting. I was very grateful.RIP Nick B -- also should be lauded for his advocacy of and fundraising for paralysis research. Many here know of Nick's son Marc's struggles, but I'm not sure how well known that is outside of sports fandom.
ours one for Inside the NFL: