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coach greg v wrote:

coach greg v wrote:

kikibalt wrote:Here's an old story that I have posted before Greg.

"Going To The Fights....1951


Eddie Gomez was watching a boxing match on a nineteen inch TV when his dad, Rudy, came in the house and told Eddie.
“Eddie, look what I have here”.
“Pops, did you get some tickets for the title fight?”
Eddie had been bugging his pop to take him to see the Art Argon vs Jimmy Carter lightweight title fight at the Olympic Auditorium for some time, his pop thought that Eddie; been twelve years old was to young to go to the fights.
“Yes, Eddie, I bought four tickets, your uncles, Tony and Ray, will be going with us. Now I hope your mom doesn't get mad at me, she too thinks you are to young to go to the fights”.
Eddie's mom, Lupe, was not too crazy to see Eddie going to the fights, but she did agree with Rudy; that their son would be disappointed if he was not allowed to go with his pop and uncles, so she gave her okay for Eddie to go.

Eddie couldn't wait to find his best friend, Cheno Diaz, to tell him the good news. He found Cheno tending his two cows and one goat at a nearby pasture.
“Cheno, my pops is taking me to see the Aragon and Carter title fight”.
"Gee Eddie, you are lucky, I wish I could go”.
“I'll ask my pop if he can get another ticket for you. Cheno, you think your mom and pops would let you go?”.
“I'll ask them” said Cheno.
Eddie ask his pop if he could get a ticket for Cheno.
“Yes, I'm sure I can get one, Eddie, you tell Cheno, that if his mom and pop say its okay for him to go; we'll take him with us”.
Next day in school, Eddie told Cheno the good news.
“Cheno, my pops said that he'll get you a ticket if your mom and pop say that's its okay for you to go”.
“Eddie, mom and pop said I could go as long as your father was going, they trust your father, but not your uncle Ray, they say he is crazy, that he himself will get into a fight at the fights”.
“Yeah, uncle Ray is a bit wild, especially when he is drinking beer, but pops won't let him drink too much, he'll be okay”.

Two weeks later, they all piled into Rudy's 1946 Dodge and headed west on Washington Boulevard. Eddie and Cheno were so excited that they couldn't sit still and it was starting to bug uncle Ray.
“If you kids don't sit still, we are going to stop and drop you off here; and you are going to have to wait for us to pick you up after the fights” said uncle Ray.
“Leave them alone Ray, they are just excited to be going to the fights, after all, its their first time to see boxing live. You remember when you went for the first time and you got all crazy on us?, wanting to fight everybody there” said uncle Tony.
“Yeah, but I was drunk; and let me remind you that I was doing okay until that big guy cold-cock me and knocked me on my ass” uncle Ray laughed.

The area was so pack that they had to park 3 blocks away. Eddie and Cheno were shadow boxing as they walked up 18th Avenue.
“Hey Eddie, Cheno, you two want to become fighters, because if you do, I'll train you guys” said uncle Ray.
“Ray, what the hell do you know about training fighters? asked Rudy.
“Hey, Rudy, I have fighting experience”.
“Yes, you do but, its street fighting experience, an I don't think you ever won a fight”
“At least I've never been ko, always finish on my feet” laughed Ray.

As the group approached the front entrance of the Olympic, they started seeing movie and boxing celebrities hanging around the sidewalk of Grand Avenue.
“Cheno! There's John Wayne and Pedro Armendariz” said the excitable Eddie.
“And over there is Rosemary Cooney and her husband Jose Ferrer” said uncle Tony
“I see Tommy Campbell, Frankie Muche, Bob Murphy, Enrique Bolanos and Freddie Babe Herman over there talking to two men” said Cheno
“That's Cal Eaton and Babe McCoy they are talking too, they are probably talking about upcoming fights” said Rudy.
Before entering the Olympic, they all bought the Knockout program from Speedy Dado. Eddie and Cheno started getting autographs on their programs to show their friends in school the next day.

They found their sits in the second to last roll in the peanut gallery. No sooner had they sat down when rolls of toilet paper started flying around, soon some ladies underwear were flying by. Eddie and Cheno started making paper plane and would fly them down to the ring.
“This is fun, Eddie, thanks for bringing me” said Cheno.
“Thank my pop, Cheno, he is the one who bought your ticket”.

The fighters for the first fight came in the ring. Rudy, Tony and Ray started betting on the fights, they would bet one dollar on the white or black corner, what ever fighter went to the corner they had, that was their bet.
The first fight was won by Al Galindo over Bobby Brewer, Rudy and Tony won a dollar each, Ray lost a dollar.
Second fight was between Joey Gurrola and Sammy Figueroa.
“Cheno, see that big guy in Figueroa's corner? That's big Jake Horn, he's a great trainer” said Eddie.
The fight ended in a draw.
“Guess it didn't help Figueroa having Jake Horn in the corner, did it, Eddie? Said Cheno, as he threw a roll of toilet paper.
“He didn't lose did he?” said Eddie.
“Well no, he didn't”.
.
After a couple of more fights it was time for the main event, Art Aragon and Jimmy Carter would be coming into the ring soon.

Aragon looking weak is the first to come into the ring.
“Aragon is going to lose” said Eddie.
“How do you know? Asked uncle Ray.
“Look how pale he looks, I read in the Mirror that he was having trouble making '35” said Eddie.
Carter comes into the ring looking great. After both fighters have been gloved in the ring they are introduce by Jimmy Lennon , referee Mushy Callahan calls the fighters to the center of the ring for their instructions.
The fight started fairly even for the first four rounds, from the fifth round on it was all Carter who won an easy 15 round unanimous decision.
Right after the fight ended uncle Ray wanted to leave.
'Okay guys, our guy lost; so lets get out of here”.
“No! We have to stay and watch Keeny Teran fight Bobby Garza, they are fighting a six rounder” said Eddie.
“Ray, Keeny is the toast of the town, we have to stay and watch him fight” said uncle Tony
They stayed and watch Keeny win a unanimous decision.

On the way home Uncle Ray asked Eddie and Cheno if they wanted to fight.
“Guys, if you want to fight, I'll train you, after you train for a couple of months; I'll take you to the downtown CYO where Johnny Flores run the boxing program, I'm sure we can get you some sparring. Johnny is my friend and he'll help us out.
“Ray, you don't even know Johnny Flores” said Rudy.
“Well maybe not, but I know where the CYO is at” laughed uncle Ray.

Next day at school Eddie and Cheno were the toast of the school as they were holding court with their friends.
“You should have seen Aragon land that left hook of his” said Cheno as he threw a left hook.
“To bad he didn't landed it enough” said Eddie.
“He was too weak from making weight”.
“He was” agree Eddie.
“But you should have seen that little Keeny Teran” Eddie and Cheno said in unison.
“Guys, Cheno and I are going to start training next week, my uncle Ray is going to train us” said Eddie.

>frank on one of those nights at 40 below. I could see myself reading your book and laughing my ass off...

>frank rick when was the last time you really got jacked up to see a fight. I mean had to see it.....????

Rick Farris wrote:

coach greg v wrote:

kikibalt wrote:

> I am near fairbanks but I will tell you this once you see it. Like you see a boxing ring.It has power....

Alaska . . .

All fun aside, I know you come from a beautiful place.
I've never been to Alaska, but I came kinda close once.
After a difficult divorce a cinematographer I used to work with took a job up in Vancouver.
He asked me to go with him, in fact begged me.
"It's going to be a hit show, I believe," he told me. "It's all supposed to take place in Alska, but we'll really film it in Washington State."
He told me they'd begin filming in Alaska, where they would shoot "stock shots" that could be edited in as establsihing shots for the season.

I read the pilot script, considered it for a few minutes, but felt myself start to shiver as I read some of the scenes.
I thanked my friend, but had to turn it down. He hired my referral and the two of them spent a couple seasons on the job.
They made a lot of money and had very few places to blow it up there, and returned with a nice bank roll.

The name of the series was, "Nothern Exposure."

coach greg v wrote:

raylawpc wrote:

coach greg v wrote: . norkus are u punch drunk

That would be quite an accomplishment. I don't think Chuck has ever boxed.

> do not know why he has to run down where I live I love his boxing articles

coach greg v wrote:

Rick Farris wrote:

coach greg v wrote: > I am near fairbanks but I will tell you this once you see it. Like you see a boxing ring.It has power....

Alaska . . .

All fun aside, I know you come from a beautiful place.
I've never been to Alaska, but I came kinda close once.
After a difficult divorce a cinematographer I used to work with took a job up in Vancouver.
He asked me to go with him, in fact begged me.
"It's going to be a hit show, I believe," he told me. "It's all supposed to take place in Alska, but we'll really film it in Washington State."
He told me they'd begin filming in Alaska, where they would shoot "stock shots" that could be edited in as establsihing shots for the season.

I read the pilot script, considered it for a few minutes, but felt myself start to shiver as I read some of the scenes.
I thanked my friend, but had to turn it down. He hired my referral and the two of them spent a couple seasons on the job.
They made a lot of money and had very few places to blow it up there, and returned with a nice bank roll.

The name of the series was, "Nothern Exposure."

>we laugh about that up here because it is no way like alaska. it was a hit show at the time. sun rises today at 600am tmp about 72 sunset tonight about 9:30. you pay for that russia statement farris lol

CNorkusJr wrote:A new reality TV series started appearing last year on A&E channel (I think) called something like Gold Rush-Alaska. It's about these guys who got together and spent half their life's savings putting together miners equipment and rented a spot near a river up there. I forgot exact location, but after 6 or seven episodes they only mined about $10,000 worth of Gold between them.It chronicles their machine failures (which seemed like every episode),sicknesses,arguements and eventual snowfall shut down their operation just as they were getting it together.
Series 2 starts soon(probably filming as we speak) and I'm looking forward to it.

They showed some beautiful scenerary shots and some wildlife nearby. Isn't hard to believe that a beautiful landscape like that offers up gold from its depths.

raylawpc wrote:

coach greg v wrote:

raylawpc wrote: Greg, I've had lots of family members who have lived in Alaska, and visiting Alaska is on my bucket list . . . but not in the winter! I'd enjoy seeing you in the summer time!

> finally some sense. you make it sound like I live in the boondocks

In a perfect world, I'd live Memorial Day to Labor Day in Sweden, and Labor Day to Memorial Day in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Rick Farris wrote:

coach greg v wrote:

Rick Farris wrote: Alaska . . .

All fun aside, I know you come from a beautiful place.
I've never been to Alaska, but I came kinda close once.
After a difficult divorce a cinematographer I used to work with took a job up in Vancouver.
He asked me to go with him, in fact begged me.
"It's going to be a hit show, I believe," he told me. "It's all supposed to take place in Alska, but we'll really film it in Washington State."
He told me they'd begin filming in Alaska, where they would shoot "stock shots" that could be edited in as establsihing shots for the season.

I read the pilot script, considered it for a few minutes, but felt myself start to shiver as I read some of the scenes.
I thanked my friend, but had to turn it down. He hired my referral and the two of them spent a couple seasons on the job.
They made a lot of money and had very few places to blow it up there, and returned with a nice bank roll.

The name of the series was, "Nothern Exposure."

>we laugh about that up here because it is no way like alaska. it was a hit show at the time. sun rises today at 600am tmp about 72 sunset tonight about 9:30. you pay for that russia statement farris lol

No, your Governor is paying for that one.

coach greg v wrote:

kikibalt wrote:

raylawpc wrote: In a perfect world, I'd live Memorial Day to Labor Day in Sweden, and Labor Day to Memorial Day in Scottsdale, Arizona.

As my Cockney mate Dave Wescott would say, "And why not?"

Not quite enough $$$$ and a wife who likes "seasons". . . My wife's from Minnesota. She likes snow and cold.

Last weekend, we were visiting her relatives in Minnesota. When we were driving around town, I noticed that all of the fire hydrants had metal poles painted red and white attached to them. These poles were about five feet tall. "What's with the poles on the fire hydrants?," I asked her. "So you can see where the fire hydrants are when they are buried in the snow during winter."

Panzerfaust wrote:

coach greg v wrote:

kikibalt wrote: In a perfect world, I'd live Memorial Day to Labor Day in Sweden, and Labor Day to Memorial Day in Scottsdale, Arizona.

As my Cockney mate Dave Wescott would say, "And why not?"

Not quite enough $$$$ and a wife who likes "seasons". . . My wife's from Minnesota. She likes snow and cold.

Last weekend, we were visiting her relatives in Minnesota. When we were driving around town, I noticed that all of the fire hydrants had metal poles painted red and white attached to them. These poles were about five feet tall. "What's with the poles on the fire hydrants?," I asked her. "So you can see where the fire hydrants are when they are buried in the snow during winter."

coach greg v wrote:

Rick Farris wrote:

coach greg v wrote: >we laugh about that up here because it is no way like alaska. it was a hit show at the time. sun rises today at 600am tmp about 72 sunset tonight about 9:30. you pay for that russia statement farris lol

No, your Governor is paying for that one.

>hey wise guy northern exposure was not filmed in alaska and everybody in that series were so sanctomonius they had to be from northern california

Panzerfaust wrote:

raylawpc wrote:

coach greg v wrote: > finally some sense. you make it sound like I live in the boondocks

In a perfect world, I'd live Memorial Day to Labor Day in Sweden, and Labor Day to Memorial Day in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Sweden is good to visit, but no place to live if you like free thinking :(

Rick Farris wrote:

Panzerfaust wrote:

raylawpc wrote: In a perfect world, I'd live Memorial Day to Labor Day in Sweden, and Labor Day to Memorial Day in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Sweden is good to visit, but no place to live if you like free thinking :(

I hate the cold and I'd hate to give up my "free thinking", but a change might be good if a couple of Scandanavian blondes were part of the deal?
I know that beauty exists in all parts of the world, however, when it comes to looks Scandanavian women are second to none.

Rick Farris wrote:

Panzerfaust wrote:

raylawpc wrote: In a perfect world, I'd live Memorial Day to Labor Day in Sweden, and Labor Day to Memorial Day in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Sweden is good to visit, but no place to live if you like free thinking :(

I hate the cold and I'd hate to give up my "free thinking", but a change might be good if a couple of Scandanavian blondes were part of the deal?
I know that beauty exists in all parts of the world, however, when it comes to looks Scandanavian women are second to none.

Panzerfaust wrote:

Rick Farris wrote:
I hate the cold and I'd hate to give up my "free thinking", but a change might be good if a couple of Scandanavian blondes were part of the deal?
I know that beauty exists in all parts of the world, however, when it comes to looks Scandanavian women are second to none.

And when it comes to scandinavian women the swedish ones are the best of the lot I tried googling ''swedish girls'' but i didnt dare to continue my girl could have caught me

kikibalt wrote:

Panzerfaust wrote:

Rick Farris wrote:
I hate the cold and I'd hate to give up my "free thinking", but a change might be good if a couple of Scandanavian blondes were part of the deal?
I know that beauty exists in all parts of the world, however, when it comes to looks Scandanavian women are second to none.

And when it comes to scandinavian women the swedish ones are the best of the lot I tried googling ''swedish girls'' but i didnt dare to continue my girl could have caught me

Ever heard that old adage "who your are going to believe me, or your lying eyes?"

kikibalt wrote:

Panzerfaust wrote:

Rick Farris wrote:
I hate the cold and I'd hate to give up my "free thinking", but a change might be good if a couple of Scandanavian blondes were part of the deal?
I know that beauty exists in all parts of the world, however, when it comes to looks Scandanavian women are second to none.

And when it comes to scandinavian women the swedish ones are the best of the lot I tried googling ''swedish girls'' but i didnt dare to continue my girl could have caught me

Ever heard that old adage "who your are going to believe me, or your lying eyes?"

Panzerfaust wrote:

kikibalt wrote:

Panzerfaust wrote: And when it comes to scandinavian women the swedish ones are the best of the lot I tried googling ''swedish girls'' but i didnt dare to continue my girl could have caught me

Ever heard that old adage "who your are going to believe me, or your lying eyes?"

Nope never, but i understand what it means.... i think

kikibalt wrote:

Panzerfaust wrote:

kikibalt wrote:

Ever heard that old adage "who your are going to believe me, or your lying eyes?"

Nope never, but i understand what it means.... i think

Ram, here's another line you can use..."No matter what you see, I'm innocent"...

Rick Farris wrote:

Chuck1052 wrote:

CNorkusJr wrote:Boy, I wish I got in earlier on this one.

Bklyn Dodgers history-no other teams made World Series appearances like The Yanks & Dodgers did throughout the 1940's & 1950's. If you were a Yankees fan-you got any arguement beat by a mile, but the Dodgers wrapped up the National League solid during that time period. The only problem was that they came away from all those series as losers except one-1955.
Brooklynites had Brooklyn and Queens solid,Yankees the Bronx,The Giants had Manhattan and let the good times roll.
You could see the animosity that O'Malley brought to Bklyn feelings still to this date.
When the Giants left-Giant fans cried, but eventually went over to the Yankees.
But Dodger fans still hate OMalley with a passion even though he rolling over in a grave for years.To make matters worse, 2 years ago, there were several bars & Restaurants here in the New York area that in some form or another used "Ebbets Field" in their names, not "Dodgers",just Ebbets Field. LA Dodgers sued those small-time bars and rests. as they (LA Dodgers) owned the "Ebbets Field" property name. After a few months of legal posturing-LA Dodgers won, causing changes to the names.
Best advice for anyone visiting Bklyn these days-dont wear any LA Dodger shirts or hats !
Us Boxing Fans remember that the sport of Boxing in those days ran a close 2nd behind baseball in US sports interests then. Now football,then baseball ans all the rest and boxing coming up at the bottom behind water polo, I feel.

Tom, correct me if I'm wrong-didnt the St Louis Cardinals football team bail out on St.Louis awhile back to go to Arizona, thus opening a need for the Rams.
I will not argue that St Louis baseball is one of the biggest and most successful franchises in history,behind the Yanks.Stan The Man,still draws a standing room only crowd.

Rick, there is a Jets ticket here with your name on it whenever you wish to use it. !!!

The Brooklyn Dodgers' yearly attendance went from about 1.8 million to about 1.1 million within a decade by the middle 1950s. This was despite the fact that the Dodgers won six pennants and one World Series during the period from 1947 to 1956. Moreover, Walter O'Malley was having trouble getting a new stadium built to replace the aging Ebbets Field.

The New York Giants were drawing an average of about nine thousand fans a game just before the team moved to San Francisco in 1958. This was at a time when the great Willie Mays was at his peak while playing for the team.

Due to having very low attendance figures while playing in Boston during the early 1950s, the Braves moved to Milwaukee, where the team started attract about two million fans a year on a regular basis while playing in a new ballpark. By the middle 1950s, the Braves had a very talented team and were contending for the National League pennant on a regular basis. Think of this....the Braves had Hank Aaron, Warren Spahn, Eddie Mathews, Joe Adcock, Lew Burdette, Bob Buhl, Del Crandell and Johnny Logan at the time.

The Dodgers were such a financial success under the O'Malley's in L.A.
In addition to the Stadium, they owned Dodger Town in Vero Beach. Everything they touched turned to gold.
There was a time when the Dodgers were the only team in major league baseball to operate in the black.

CNorkusJr wrote:East Coast experiences earthquake.
I was in my cardiologists office for a routine check-up a couple of hours ago when the room shook pretty good for about 15 seconds. Nothing fell over but for us here,is quite unusual for a bldg to shake unless something very bad happens terrorist wise.It registered 5.9 here in NY,and they are saying it was centered in Virginia somewhere.No big damage reported,just alot of talking.

Now I do realize that you guys in So Cal or even the entire West Coast get these often like you guys get your morning coffee, but we get them this big every 10-12 years or so.
If gets us East Coasters talking and calling our family members saying "Did you feel it ?".

I'm sure it would be the same for you guys if you guys got a foot or two of snow,sending everyone scrambling for snow shovels-if there are any out there !

CNorkusJr wrote:Oh please, The President is having a news conference on this 5.9 earthquake.
Wait till the 65.9 hits in Dec 2012 according to Nostradamus.