Comments for slkellydotorg https://slkelly.org Musings from an old pro (baseball; writer; longtime teacher). Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:25:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on I’m The Guy Who Pulled You Out of the Cocoanut Grove Fire by Jim Sotherden https://slkelly.org/2016/05/07/im-the-guy-who-pulled-you-out-of-the-cocoanut-grove-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-2908 Fri, 25 Nov 2022 23:45:54 +0000 http://slkelly.org/?p=328#comment-2908 November, 2022 80th anniversary of the Coconut Grove fire.
I am the nephew of Howard Sotherden. Howard was born and raised in Syracuse, NY. The second of 8 children. The Grove story was legendary in our family. Howard’s two daughters are alive, one in Northern California, the other in Tennessee.

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]]> Comment on More Than Five Decades Later, “Ode to Billie Joe” Still Haunts by stevegallanter https://slkelly.org/2017/07/04/50-years-later-ode-to-billie-joe-still-haunts/comment-page-1/#comment-2798 Sat, 04 Jun 2022 06:37:25 +0000 http://slkelly.org/?p=673#comment-2798 Reblogged this on Steve Gallanter's Blog.

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]]> Comment on The Goofy Years – The Laughable Patriots of Yore by slkelly2015 https://slkelly.org/2016/01/14/the-goofy-years-the-laughable-patriots-of-yore/comment-page-1/#comment-2784 Wed, 04 May 2022 18:55:18 +0000 http://slkelly.org/?p=174#comment-2784 In reply to Mkarshis.

I was there, and it was a classic nor’easter! I too wish there were more Pats games on YouTube from the early years. Have you seen this series? A must-see. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_x_frsLShk

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]]> Comment on The Goofy Years – The Laughable Patriots of Yore by Mkarshis https://slkelly.org/2016/01/14/the-goofy-years-the-laughable-patriots-of-yore/comment-page-1/#comment-2783 Wed, 04 May 2022 18:48:14 +0000 http://slkelly.org/?p=174#comment-2783 Wow, Shaun. Great article and amazing recall. I am from Foxboro originally and remember the Schaefer / Sullivan/Foxboro Stadium days in late 70’s to the 90’s before I left New England.

I am trying to read up & watch older games & highlights. It’s still spotty and harder to get full games especially on lower level AFC teams like the Pats. If you are an Eagles or Giants or Saints fan even with bad teams there seem to be a lot more full games from the 70’s available. I enjoy personal touches like these a great deal.

I watched a clip of the week 9 1969 game against Miami at Alumni Stadium when the end zone was half flooded. The Pats went for 2 to try to win the game at the end but failed on the conversion. Were you at that game? It seems to be one of those missing really bad weather games which a lot of old school football fans like to talk about. When I show this clip to others on classic football groups a lot of people are surprised by the amount of standing water. Was there something about the design of the field?

From those ’69 clips I can see what you mean about Alumni Stadium being a high school field. It’s a far cry from the great complex they built for football, hockey, and basketball in later years.

Cheers

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]]> Comment on An American Masterwork: Sam Cooke’s “Bring It Home To Me” by Thomas Bryant https://slkelly.org/2022/04/23/60-years-ago-today-sam-cooke-recorded-a-masterpiece-a-paean-to-bring-it-home-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2780 Sat, 23 Apr 2022 20:53:37 +0000 http://slkelly.org/?p=3651#comment-2780 true fan of sam cooke God bless 🙏]]> Just awesome 👌 true fan of sam cooke God bless 🙏

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]]> Comment on An American Masterwork: Sam Cooke’s “Bring It Home To Me” by lyndamartinez https://slkelly.org/2022/04/23/60-years-ago-today-sam-cooke-recorded-a-masterpiece-a-paean-to-bring-it-home-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2779 Sat, 23 Apr 2022 17:45:24 +0000 http://slkelly.org/?p=3651#comment-2779 wonderful article!!The incomparable Sam Cooke!!!!!

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]]> Comment on Above All Things, Kindness by slkelly2015 https://slkelly.org/2022/03/19/above-all-things-kindness/comment-page-1/#comment-2735 Sat, 02 Apr 2022 22:02:13 +0000 http://slkelly.org/?p=3669#comment-2735 Thank you for your generous words, Josephine! I truly appreciate it!

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]]> Comment on Above All Things, Kindness by Josephine Grahn https://slkelly.org/2022/03/19/above-all-things-kindness/comment-page-1/#comment-2734 Sat, 02 Apr 2022 21:47:16 +0000 http://slkelly.org/?p=3669#comment-2734 Shawn, I forget to leave comments, or I am “too busy”, but, I want you to know how much I enjoy reading your blog posts. Sometimes I learn things I did not know, sometimes I just get a good feeling about this world. Both of those are a welcome break from from the daily news. Thank you!

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]]> Comment on More Relevant Than Ever – Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search For Meaning by slkelly2015 https://slkelly.org/2019/01/01/more-relevant-than-ever-viktor-frankls-mans-search-for-meaning/comment-page-1/#comment-2704 Sun, 06 Mar 2022 14:44:37 +0000 http://slkelly.org/?p=1497#comment-2704 Thank you, my friend!

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]]> Comment on More Relevant Than Ever – Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search For Meaning by chrissiezarell https://slkelly.org/2019/01/01/more-relevant-than-ever-viktor-frankls-mans-search-for-meaning/comment-page-1/#comment-2703 Sun, 06 Mar 2022 13:38:19 +0000 http://slkelly.org/?p=1497#comment-2703 I never knew either man… but through your writing I feel like I did. As always, beautifully written Shaun!

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