About That Almost Perfect Game I Saw Back in '83-- Part 4: Do You Mention a Perfect Game During It

Back in April of 1983, I was at old Comiskey Park in Chicago on a very cool night and watching the White Sox play the Detroit Tigers.  A buddy and I had bought a White Sox twenty ticket plan and got tickets to twenty Sox games throughout the season.  The best thing about the plan was that we were guaranteed seats at the1983 All Star game which was played at Comiskey.  I think we paid around $100 each for the plan.

As usual, my buddy and I had parked in Bridgeport, just to the west of Comiskey and stopped at a bar for some food and drinks before walking to the park.  We got to our seats and settled in for some Friday night baseball.

Milt Wilcox was pitching for Detroit and the White Sox batters were being set down with regularity while Detroit was building up to a 6-0 lead.  As a matter of fact, by the end of the seventh inning the Sox had not gotten a hit or walk, nor had any reached on an error.  Could this be that rarest of the rare?

Of course, neither my Buddy or I said anything about it.  In baseball you just don't talk about no-hitters or perfect games while they ae underway.  It just isn't done by real fans.  It is especially true with announcers.  

Dan Holmes, a big Tiger fan, said that before Wilcox pitched to the Sox in the 8th inning, that the screen on his TV back in Detroit where he was watching the game ran the line score and announcer George Kell said:  "The Tigers have 13 hits tonight -- 13 more than the White Sox."

--RoadCox

TEENAGERS AND CATS:  You rarely see a cat walking outside of the house with an adult human being, and it can be safely said that no teenager in his or her right mind wants to be seen in public with his or her parents.

WLS Top Ten for Week of April 26, 1971: 'Love Her Madly'

Fifty years ago on Chicago's Mighty 890 AM, WLS Radio.

1.  JOY TO THE WORLD--  Three Dog Night

2.  IF--  Bread

3.  ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO--  Lobo

4.  NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE--  Jackson Five

5.  PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND--  Ocean

6.  STAY AWHILE--  Bells

7.  CHICK-A-BOOM--  Daddy Dewdrops

8.  I AM ... I SAID--  Neil Diamond

8.  LOVE HER MADLY--  Doors

10.  I PLAY AND SING--  Dawn

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DEBUTS

26.  SUPERSTAR--  Murray Head with the Trinidad Singers

27.  BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS--  Aretha Franklin

28.  BROWN SUGAR--  Rolling Stones

29.  LOVE'S MADE A FOOL OF YOU--  Cochise

30.  WANT ADS--  Honey Cone

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ALL HIT BOUND

SHE'S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN--  Eight Days (The 8th Day)

MELTING POT--  Booker T. & The M.G.s

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "But I Helped Him Drink His Wine, And He Always Had Some Mighty Fine Wine."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Joy To The World"

I'm Not Even Going to Watch the Academy Awards Tonight

And, there is a clear reason for it.  I haven't seen any new movies since February 2020.  And, there is a reason for that, too.  Enough said.

Normally, I will have seen at least five or six of the movies nominated as well as the other Oscars.  It makes it more fun when you can cheer for "your" movie.  Not so much fun if you don't have "your" movie to cheer for.

However, even without you-know-what, it is getting more difficult to see the movies these days.  

My biggest problems are movies that are only shown on streaming services like Netflix and others and the fact that so many nominated movies were just limited release.  It's difficult to see a movie if it is only out for a week or less.

Thankfully, my two local theater chains, Classic Cinemas and Regal Cinemas are nice enough to show many nominees in the month leading up to the Academy Awards Show so I di get the chance to see them.  And, I pretty much always agree with the people who pick the finalists.  Those shows nominated are very good movies.

So, I am not going to watch the awards tonight.

--RoadNo

Bob Stroud Root Salutes the Beatles-- Part 2: 'Can't Buy Me Love'

And remember, that the previous week on April 4, the Beatles had 14 songs in the Hot 100, but they also had the Top 5.

#38   I SAW HER STANDING THERE--  One of the great Beatle "B" sides, the flip of "I Want to Hold Your Hand."

#14   DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET--  

#9    PLEASE PLEASE ME--  

#7    I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND--  It was released in January so had spent three months in the Top 100 by now.

#4    SHE LOVES YOU--  This one was on the Swan label here in the United States.

#2    TWIST AND SHOUT--  Beatles doing the Isley's "Twist and Shout."

#1     CAN'T BUY ME LOVE--  Fourteen songs on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts back this week in 1964.  Another reason there will never be another band quite like the Beatles.  Fourteen songs that are the very definition of joy and jubilation that is rock and roll.  This is the #1 song in the country this week in 1964.

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This was Beatlemania at its best.  As much as I admire their later music which was a whole lot more involved, these were the "Fun" songs and the ones I most enjoy listening to.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Well She Was Just 17 And You Know What I mean."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"I Saw Her Standing There"

Bob Stroud Roots Salutes the Beatles Having 14 Songs in the Billboard Hot 100 on April 11, 1964-- Part 1: The Fab Four Fourteen

 #81  LOVE ME DO--  It's tough to get one song in the Hot 100.  They had 14.  This was what Beatlemania was all about.  Brand new single so was on  its way up the chart.

#78  ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN   Their version of Chuck Berry's song.  His 1956 hit.

#74  THERE'S A PLACE--  Flipside of "Twist and Shout"

#61  THANK YOU GIRL--   "B" side in the States.

#52  FROM ME TO YOU--   Also a "B" Side in the States

#50  ALL MY LOVING--  Not released as a single here in the States, but in Canada.  But on the strength of the imports which came flooding here into the States from Canada, this song charted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.  On the "B" side was "This Boy."   This was the "A" side.

#48   YOU CAN'T DO THAT--  Fab Four Fourteen Countdown.  More COWBELL!!!

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I Got Something To Say That Might Cause You Pain."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"You Can't Do That"

About That Almost Perfect Game I Saw Back in 1983-- Part 3: That Hairston Family

The other major player in this story is the White Sox player Jerry Hairston who pinch hit the single with two outs in the ninth.

In a career spanning 14 years, spent mostly with the Sox, he batted .258.  He was at his best in the year when he had 126 at bats, had 37 hits (one of which was The Hit) and batted .294.  Most of his career he was a pinch hitter, and what a pinch hitter.

On April 15, 1983, Jerry Hairston  broke a perfect game bid by Milt Wilcox of the Detroit Tigers, when he got a single with two outs in the ninth inning.  (Still hurts to think about it.)

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FROM A BASEBALL FAMILY

The Hairston family is one of only three families in Major League Baseball to have three generations of players.  The other two are the Boone family and the Bell family.

Jerry Hairston is the son of Sam Hairston, a Negro League and Major League player.  He played part of one season with the Chicago White Sox in 1951.

He is the brother of another MLB player, Johnny Hairston  He played one season for the Chicago Cubs in 1969.  (Ouch, I remember that year all too well.)

Jerry Hairston is also the father of Jerry Hairston, Jr., who played 16 years in the Majors and Scott Hairston who played  11 years in the majors.

That's What I call a MLB Family.  --RoadDog

WLS Top Ten for Week of April 19, 1971: 'Joy to the World'

These were the songs on Chicago's WLS, 890 AM exactly fifty years ago.  That's half of a century for those of you counting.

1.  JOY TO THE WORLD--  Three Dog Night

2.  I AM ... I SAID--  Neil Diamond

3.  I PLAY & SING--  Dawn

4.  IF--    Bread

5.  ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO--  Lobo

6.  SHE'S A LADY--  Tom Jones

7.  NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE--  Jackson Five 

8.  PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND--  Ocean

9.  STAY AWHILE--  Bells

10.   EIGHTEEN--  Alice Cooper

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DEBUTS

27.  I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS--  Fuzz

28.  TREAT HER LIKE A LADY--  Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

29.  REACH OUT AND I'LL BE THERE--  Diana Ross

30.  I'LL MEET YOU HALFWAY--  Partridge Family

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HIT BOUND

LOVE'S MADE A FOOL OF YOU--  Cochise

WANT ADS--  Honey Cone

BROWN SUGAR--  Rolling Stones

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I Remember To This Day, The Bright Red Georgia Clay."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Me and You and a Dog Named Boo"

About That Almost Perfect Game I Saw Back in 1983-- Part 2

Milt Wilcox pitched for  16 years in the Majors and had a 119-113 record with a 4.07 ERA.  In 1983, he posted an 11-10 record with 3.97 ERA.  By far, his best year inn the majors was with Detroit he following year, 1984, when he was 17-8 with a 4.00 ERA.

I see in Wikipedia that his birthday is April 20, 1950, so this near perfect game was a nice birthday gift for him.

Wikipedia has this to say about that near perfect game:

On April 15, 1983, Wilcox came within one out of a perfect game, when White Sox batter Jerry Hairston, Sr., singled off him in the ninth inning.  The perfect game would have been the first no-hitter by a Tiger since Jim Bunning  in 1958.

So, Milt Wilcox had a very journeyman career.

And, on April 15, here he was, on the thresh hold of a baseball pitcher's perfection and there I was, freezing and watching him right there in old Comiskey Park.

--RoadDog

About That Almost Perfect Game That I Saw at Comiskey Park in 1983-- Part 1

In 1983, a buddy of mine and I bought a special White Sox ticket package where we got to see 20 games during the season, plus were guaranteed tickets to the 1983 All-Star game which was held at Comiskey and also we had tickets to any post season games (and that turned out to be a real good buy because the Sox did go to the playoffs before they broke my heart, but that is another story).

Anyway, Wednesday I was thinking about that game for some reason earlier in the day while I was online and I did a search and found a great account of the game.  "Remembering Milt Wilcox's Near-Perfect  Game in 1983" by Dan Holmes in Vintage Detroit Collection.  That sure brought the memories back to an April freezing night some 38 years earlier.

As a matter of fact, this magical game was on April 15, 1983.  Carlos Rodon's was on April 14, 2021.

Coincidence?

Yep, this was another near-perfect game and back then it was for Detroit pitcher Milt Wilcox against my beloved Sox.  From the 7th inning on, I became a big Detroit fan, especially for a guy named Milt.

--RoadMilt

Carlos Rodon's No-Hitter Last Night: 'One Shoelace Away From Perfection'

Good ol' frigid Comiskey Park (sorry, it will always be Comiskey Park for me) in April.  One place that is not good to be for night games in April and May because it is soooooo COLD!!  And I know, having been there many times over the years in April and May.

It was kind of strange because yesterday I was thinking about another near perfect game in which I was in attendance at Comiskey, and that one was back to 1983.  I was thinking about it during the morning and even went to a site about the game.  Of course, this was way before Carlos Rodon took the mound yesterday.

And, like 1983, it was a perfect game going into the 9th inning.  Last night, Rodon had one out in the 9th when he hit a Cleveland Indians' foot which put him on first and ruined the perfect game, but at least he still had a no hitter going.  He then got the next two outs to preserve his first no-hitter.

Sadly, though, in 1983, Detroit Tiger Milt Wilcox had a perfect game with two outs in the 9th, when it was all ruined by a White Sox pinch hitter.  The single ruined not only the perfect game, but the no hitter.  I am a huge White Sox fan, but not when I am about to see baseball history being made.

White Sox announcer Steve Stone, himself a former major league pitcher summed it up perfect with these words: "One Shoelace away from perfection."

--RoadSox

JSS: Classic Cinemas Reopens-- Lawn Tractor Comes Home (Hopefully)-- Dandelions Anyone

JSS:  Just Some Stuff

1.  CLASSIC CINEMAS REOPENS--  Well, some good news today.  I received an e-mail from my main movie theater chain, Classic Cinemas, that all locations are reopen today, Thursday, April 15.  With the exception f one restart back last summer that was short-lived, they've been closed since March 2020.

I most often go to the theater in Fox Lake, Illinois, but also the one in Woodstock.  Most years I see between 40 and 80 movies at the theater and sure do miss it.  

The last one I saw was "Birds of Prey" back on February 28, 2020.

2.  LAWN TRACTOR COMES HOME (Hopefully)--  Hopefully my John Deere tractor/mower comes back home on Friday.  It is at the John Deere place getting summerized.  That grass is REALLY, REALLY growing fast.  Sure can't get behind on the grass in the spring growing season.

3.  DANDELIONS ANYONE--  Of course, along with the grass greening up, certain yellow objects have begun making their appearance.  The annual dandelion attack is underway.  Oh well, think of it this way, it is flowers in the yard.  I don't mind the yellow part of their lives, but don't particularly like the dried, tall, parachute phase.

Spring Has Sprung and Theaters Are Opening.  --RoadLion

TEENAGERS AND CATS:  No matter what you do for them, it is not enough.  Indeed. all human efforts are barely adequate to compensate for the privilege of waiting on them hand and foot.

WLS Top 30 for Week of April 12, 1971-- Part 5, the Top Ten: 'Just My Imagination'

Fifty Years Ago.  

*  means it was climbing the charts.  The Number after the artist is how high it got on the Billboard Hot 100.

10.  *ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO--  Lobo    #5      Always reminds me of "Me and Bobby McGee"

9. *IF--  Bread   #4

8.  ANOTHER DAY--  Paul McCartney    #5    His first solo hit.

7.  *I PLAY & SING--  Dawn     #25       I don't remember this one at all.

6.  JUST MY IMAGINATION--  Temptations    #1

5.  L.A. GOODBYE--  Ides of March    #73    WLS again pushing the local bands.

4.  *JOY TO THE WORLD--  Three Dog Night     #1

3.  *I AM... I SAID--  Neil Diamond    #4

2.  *EIGHTEEN--  Alice Cooper    #21   His first hit.

1.  SHE'S A LADY--  Tom Jones    #2

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog, Was A Good Friend Of Mine."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Joy to the World"

WLS Top 30 for Week of April 12, 1971-- Part 4: 'Chick-A-Boom'

Yep, that would make this fifty years ago.  A long time even in dog years.

*  Means it is climbing the charts.

15.  *CHICK-A-BOOM--  Daddy Dewdrop     #9   Come on.  You know you love this song and are probably singing it right now, don't you know.  A true AM One Hit Wonder, but what a wonder.  Real name Richard Monda.  His only ever Top 100 song.

14.  *NO LOVE AT ALL--  B.J. Thomas    #16     Joe South wrote it.

13.  *STAY AWHILE--  Bells      #7   A Canadian group that went to #1 in Canada and this was their only U.S. hit.  Talk about your bedroom voices.   Wonder what they were doing?

12.  *PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND--  Ocean     #2    Proof that Jesus was groovy in the 1970s.  Great Christian music.  I put this one right up there with "Spirit in the Sky."

11.  *NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE--  Jackson Five      #2    He was just 11, don't you know.   Their first six songs charted #1s and #2s.  This was the last of the first six songs.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Of The Man From A-Galilee."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Put Your Hands in the Hands"

Update on the Beatles Top Five Billboard Chart Hits

In Sunday's post on the Beatles having the Top Five slots on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 11, 1964, I was off by one week.  The Top Five they had was the week before, April 4.  I realized this when listening to Bob Stroud's Rock and Roll Roots show yesterday and he did not have those.

It turns out that the Top Five that I listed was from April 4 and there were a total of just 12 Beatles songs in the Hot 100.  Two more joined the following week which was the one that Stroud played.

You can see the Top Five songs on my Sunday, April 11, 2021, post.

The other Beatles songs in the Hot 100 on April 4, 1964

31.  I SAW HER STANDING THERE  (Capitol)

41.  FROM ME TO YOU  (Vee Jay)

46.  DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET  (Vee Jay)

58.  ALL MY LOVING   (Capitol)

65.  YOU CAN'T DO THAT   (Capitol)

68.  ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN   (Capitol)

79.  THANK YOU GIRL   (Vee Jay)

Of interest, the 12 Hot 100 songs were not all on the same label, but four labels which showed how the record companies were scurrying to cash in on the Beatle phenomenon.  They were Capitol, Tollie, Swan and Vee Jay.  I put the record companies on the Top Five on my Sunday post.

Learn Somethin' Ever' Day.  --RoadTle

TEENAGERS AND CATS:   Neither teenagers nor cats turn their heads when you call them by name.

WLS Top 30 for Week of April 12, 1971-- Part 3: 'What Is Life'

*  Means the song is climbing the charts.  The number after the artist is how high the song got on the Billboard National Hot 100 charts.

20.  WHAT IS LIFE--  George Harrison     #10    Tell me again why John and Paul tried to keep his songs out of the albums?  The Quiet Beatle lets his music do the talking.

19.  *DREAM BABY--  Glen Campbell    #31    Originally done by Roy Orbison.

18.  ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE--  Brewer & Shipley     #10    Is this a "Stoner" song?

17.  *LOVE HER MADLY--  Doors     #11      Comment:  You Tube is the closest thing we have to a time machine.  I agree completely.  Every time I do a Top 30 songs, I listen to every one of them on You Tube.  That's a real trip back.

16.  WHAT'S GOING ON--  Marvin Gaye     #2    This song could just as easily be released today, and especially last year.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Liken She Didn1000 Times Before."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Love Her Madly"

 

April 11, 1964: Beatles Have the Top 5 Songs in U.S. and 14 in the Hot 100

Five of the Beatle songs were in the Top Five.

And Bob Stroud is going to play all 14 of those songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for you in just a few minutes (and again at 9 PM CDST) on his Rock and Roll Roots Show on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM.  It streams, so tune in.  (www.wdrv.com)

Beatlemania was at its height back then, all those 57 years ago!!

#1  CAN'T BUY ME LOVE  (Capitol)

#2  TWIST AND SHOUT    (Tollie)

#3  SHE LOVES YOU   (Swan)

#4  I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND    (Capitol)

#5  PLEASE PLEASE ME    (Vee Jay)

There were also two Beatles' tribute songs on the list:

41.  WE LOVE YOU BEATLES--  The Carefrees

85.  A LETTER TO THE BEATLES--  Four Preps

--RoadBeatle

WLS Top 30 for Week of April 12, 1971-- Part 2: 'Power to the People'

25  *I DON'T BLAME YOU AT ALL--  Smokey Robinson & the Miracles      #18   I don't remember hearing it, but a great song.  Follow up to "Tears of a Clown."

24.  *WILD WORLD--  Cat Stevens     #11     One of my all-time favorites.  My intro to the Cat.  But, did he so "Wild" or "Wide"?    Brings back memories of my time at the University of Georgia.

23.  POWER TO THE PEOPLE--  John Lennon      #11   An organizing song?

22.  LOVE STORY (WHERE DO I BEGIN)--   Andy Williams     #9     Sap on Sap.  

21.  WE CAN WORK IT OUT--  Stevie Wonder     #13    Soulifying the Beatles and doing a great job.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Now That I've Lost Everything To You.  You Say You Wanna Start Something New."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Wild World"

WLS Top 30 for Week of April 123, 1971-- Part 1: 'Here Comes the Sun'

These songs were on the WLS music survey fifty years ago.  That's half a century for those of you counting.

WLS, 890 AM, Chicago.

* in front of the song means it was climbing the chart.  The number after the artist is how high the song got on the Billboard Hot 100 National Charts.

HITBOUND SONGS:

*TREAT HER LIKE A LADY--   Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose     #3    You know, if you want to keep her, you'd better do as they say.   Family group from Dania, Florida.

*I'LL MEET YOU HALFWAY--  Partridge Family     #9     That Susan Dey on the organ.  So cute.

*I LOVE  YOU FOR ALL SEASONS--  Fuzz     #21    With a name like Fuzz, I thought they might be a  psychedelic group.  They weren't.  Three black ladies with wonderful voices.  I didn't remember ever hearing it.  From Washington, D.C.     Their biggest hit.

30.  DOESN'T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED--  Partridge Family       #6      Hey, I was a Partridge Family fan and watched the TV show and liked their music, but mainly because of Susan Dey.

29.  ME AND BOBBY McGEE--  Janis Joplin    #1    She was rough, oh so rough.   Roger Miller had a #12 country hit with it in 1969.

28.  *HERE COMES THE SUN--  Richie Havens      #16     The man who, opened Woodstock  He sure could do stuff with a guitar.     Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1941.  His only Top 100 song.

27.  *FRIENDS--  Elton John    From the movie.    #34   Follow up to "Your Song."

26.  *SWEET & INNOCENT--  Donny Osmond      #7    Are you sure this is not the young white Michael Jackson?   Look for the Flowerfield video on YouTube with Donny dressed in an Elvis jumpsuit.  This song will grow on you.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Busted Flat In Baton Rouge, Headin' For The Trains."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Me and Bobby McGee"

Every Bloomin' THing: Early April 2021

Just like almost overnight, the green wave has hit the grass.  Boom, green.  Working in the flower beds, I have seen several small dandelions, of course.  I have been working on clearing out other people's leaves from my flowerbeds and I have a great supply of their extras.

I had the lawn tractor/mower picked up in the middle of March and it is not back yet.  I am hoping I get it back before that grass starts growing.

The jonquils, or do you call them daffodils are blooming and are the hyacinths.

Trees are budding out.  I noticed that our subdivision has a whole lot of redbud trees.  I planted one a couple years ago and am hoping it makes a go of it.  Two others that I've had in the past didn't make it.  I just don't have any luck with  them.

Rained off and on all day, but the last three days before that had temps in the upper 70s and plenty of sunshine so I got to have some breakfasts and coffee out on the front porch (FP) and a couple lunches on the deck (OD).  Eating outside means you know what is nearly here.

--RoadBud

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How About That UCLA-Gonzaga Game Saturday!!! Wow!!

Like they said, it just doesn't get any better than this.  MAN!!!  What a game!!!

Regardless of who won.  

And, I had Gonzaga going all the way and it is from a Group of Five conference which means the lower echelon when compared to that snooty Power Five group.  And, UCLA is a member of a Power Five conference.

Normally, I would have been pulling all the way for Gonzaga.  But the road that UCLA had to go, having to play into the tournament with the Front Round and then those two games the previous weekend against Alabama (and that one, Wow!), a #2 and then a #1 in Michigan.

But, nothing prepared me for Saturday.  Talk about two great teams.  And, I found myself in the strange position of pulling for one of the Big Guys.  UCLA.

Back and forth, back and forth.  Usually the difference in scores was one or two points.  And then overtime and that shot at the buzzer from almost half court that went in to secure the win for Gonzaga.

This is why the basketball tournament is my favorite sporting event of all.

Man, Just Too Much!!  --RoadBall

WLS Top Ten for Week of April 5, 1971: 'Another Day'

That's right, 50 years ago.  Or, to put it in perspective, half a century.  Egads!!

1.  SHE'S A LADY--  Tom Jones

2.  JUST MY IMAGINATION--  Temptations

3.  ANOTHER DAY--  Paul McCartney

4.  EIGHTEEN--  Alice Cooper

5.  L.A. GOODBYE--   Ides of March

6.  WHAT'S GOING ON--  Marvin Gaye

7.  I AM... I SAID--  Neil Diamond

8.  ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE--  Brewer & Shipley

9.  JOY TO THE WORLD--  Three Dog Night

10.  WE CAN WORK IT OUT--  Stevie Wonder

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DEBUTS

22.  STAY AWHILE--  Bells

23.  CHICK-A-BOOM--   Daddy Dewdrops

24.  POWER TO THE PEOPLE--  John Lennon

25.  LOVE HER MADLY--  Doors

HIT BOUND:  I DON'T BLAME YOU AT ALL--  Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Always Something Nice To Say, Oh What A Blessing."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"She's a Lady"

NCAA Basketball Tournament Sure Hasn't Disappointed

I sure missed it last year.  This is by far my favorite of any pro or college playoffs.  One and Done, you know, if you don't win.  It's all out.

In the first two rounds I pull for every Little Guy versus Big Guy team and all the Underdogs.  I sure enjoyed the runs by Oral Roberts (which sent everyone to their smart phones to find out where this school was), Abilene Christian, Ohio and Loyola.

And how about perennial powerhouses Michigan State and UCLA having to play in.  Even better, those two One and Done player schools Kentucky and Duke not making the playoffs at all.  Loved it.

Anyway, I would normally be pulling for Gonzaga tonight as they are Little Guys not in a Power 5 conference, but you've got give UCLA credit, man those were great games, especially the Alabama one.

So, I'll have to see who I will pull for in that game.

--RoadDog

The Case of the Flying Deck Umbrella

Well, we sure had the wind last week.

Tuesday, when I got up, I was looking out the windows to see if there was anything amiss because of all that wind.

Looking out the front window at the driveway I saw what appeared to be a pile of trash.  Today is garbage pickup day and most people in the neighborhood put their receptacles out at night which means they were out in all that wind and at times that wind was intense to say the least.

When I took our garbage out to the street I got a closer look at the "garbage."  Turns out it was our umbrella from the deck in the back of the house.  The umbrella had not been open either.

That must have been one strong gust of wind to pick it up and take it over the house like that.

Wind Under My Umbrella.  --RoadDog

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Music Deaths: Gene Taylor, Boogie Woogie Piano Guy

GENE TAYLOR, 68

Died 20 February 2021

Pianist.  Played with  the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Blasters.

Check out Gene Taylor's Blues Band  playing "Roll 'Em Pete" Live at McCabes on You Tube.  Boogie My Woogie.

Also "My Babe" with Fabulous Thunderbirds.

"Don't Lie to Me" with the Blasters.

Played on three albums with the Blasters.

1969 Anyone?-- Part 3: 'Living Loving Maid'

Only 52 years ago.

IN THE BEGINNING/LOVELY TO SEE YOU--  Moody Blues

HEARTBREAKER--  Led Zeppelin

LIVING LOVING MAID--  Led Zeppelin    I'm so surprised they played these two songs back-to-back.  Aren't you?

BEGINNINGS--  Chicago

VICTORIA--  Kinks

ROCK ME--  Steppenwolf     If I heard this once on the jukebox in Senior Lounge at Palatine High School, I heard it a whole lot.

I WANT YOU BACK--  Jackson Five

SPACE COWBOY--  Steve Miller

I GOT DEM OLD TIME BLUES--  Janis Joplin

WISHFUL SINFUL--  Doors

GIVE PEACE A CHANCE--  John Lennon  Or do you say Plastic Ono Band?

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "She Asked Me Maybe I Could Share Her Sorrow."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Rock Me"

Music Deaths: Gene Summers: 1950s Rockabilly, Rock and Roll

GENE SUMMERS, 82

Died 17 February 2021

Rockabilly, Rock and Roll Singer.

Texas Rock & Roll pioneer  Called "The Texas Rebel."  His sons played with him.  Best-known for his late50s singles with his group, the Rebels.

None of his songs made the Billboard Hot 100 though.

But some of his popular ones were :

"School of Rock & Roll"

"Nervous"

"Straight Skirt"   Ooowie, ooowie, ooowie  Yes She Does!!

"Alabama Shake"

Give them a listen on You Tube.