Saw where Jeff Allison just got his first win!!!
One step at a time ...............
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TR, when I first looked at your message, in the haze of my aging brain, I thought I saw "Jefferson Airplane" instead of "Jeff Allison". In any case, I wish both Jeff Allison and Grace Slick well this summer.
KRAK
And I thought my mind was going !!!
LOL
And I thought my mind was going !!!
LOL
Far out, Krak, and don't be following that White Rabbit..... 
Oh, Orlando, you old hookah-smoking caterpillar you!! 
Hmmm...I had no idea we had met 
. But you know what they say about the '60's: If you can remember them, you weren't there....
. But you know what they say about the '60's: If you can remember them, you weren't there....
Krakatoa,
Not quite sure what you meant by the "Jefferson Airplane and "Grace Slick" comments with regard to Jeff Allison's return.
Not quite sure what you meant by the "Jefferson Airplane and "Grace Slick" comments with regard to Jeff Allison's return.
Didn't 'mean' anything. At first glance at the post, my brain saw "Jefferson Airplane" and I had to re-read it. That is all.
Are you implying something else?
(by the way, who is Jeff Allison?)
Are you implying something else?
(by the way, who is Jeff Allison?)
Okay - just did some research on him -- good comeback saga. Wish him well.
Krak,
Just played on the old PA system last night some Jefferson Airplane/Starship. Great tunes, and you're showing your age dude. Groovy
Just played on the old PA system last night some Jefferson Airplane/Starship. Great tunes, and you're showing your age dude. Groovy
Hokie, I was born in 1961 and I honestly believe those of us who were able to grow up in the sixties and graduate HS in the 70s had the last best opportunities to really be kids - free and easy, the whole neighborhood wide open, no worries about abductions and all that, and people sat out on their porches. And, faintly, one could hear the strains of 'Somebody To Love' by the Airplane wafting town from some teenage hippie girl's bedroom........
You're a mere child my friend; I was born in the year of our Lord 19 and 54, shortly before Sir Willie Mays galloped into center field in the Polo Grounds and made "The Catch".
Oddly enough, I play a lot of 60's and 70's music at our high school games and the high schoolers comment favorably.
Totally unrelated, but came across a song fun to play if only for the title:
"I Met My Baby In The Port-John Line" (by Nothing Fancy)
H-1
Oddly enough, I play a lot of 60's and 70's music at our high school games and the high schoolers comment favorably.
Totally unrelated, but came across a song fun to play if only for the title:
"I Met My Baby In The Port-John Line" (by Nothing Fancy)
H-1
1942 here and had the great fortune of seeing Say Hey Willie in his first year and his complete career as I did with Mickey Mantle
Kind of old here! Not as old as TR
Big Willie Mays fan! Also a big Jeff Allison fan! Hope he gets it done!
Big Willie Mays fan! Also a big Jeff Allison fan! Hope he gets it done!
PG
I am with you--in the kids corner all the way
I am with you--in the kids corner all the way
Krakatoa,
No, I wasn't implying anything else. I just wasn't sure what you menat by the references to Jef. Airplane and G. Slick. A lot of people who do not know anything about Allison's background, etc., just his struggles with substances, want to criticize him and run him down. I'm not defending or condoning his behaviors, but I do know that there is a lot more to his situation than might meet the eye of the casual observer. He has had absolutely "electric" stuff in the past, really outstanding stuff that few are lucky enough to be gifted with and I hope he can get his life straightened out so that he can enjoy himself and have some success on the field. Not that baseball is the most important thing by any means.
I am also a child of '54, and I agree that our childhood days were much safer and easier days than our kids are experiencing today. It is a helluva lot tougher to be a teenager in 2005 than it was in 1970 or 1980. We do need to remember that before we make judgements about the Josh Hamiltons and Jeff Allisons.
No, I wasn't implying anything else. I just wasn't sure what you menat by the references to Jef. Airplane and G. Slick. A lot of people who do not know anything about Allison's background, etc., just his struggles with substances, want to criticize him and run him down. I'm not defending or condoning his behaviors, but I do know that there is a lot more to his situation than might meet the eye of the casual observer. He has had absolutely "electric" stuff in the past, really outstanding stuff that few are lucky enough to be gifted with and I hope he can get his life straightened out so that he can enjoy himself and have some success on the field. Not that baseball is the most important thing by any means.
I am also a child of '54, and I agree that our childhood days were much safer and easier days than our kids are experiencing today. It is a helluva lot tougher to be a teenager in 2005 than it was in 1970 or 1980. We do need to remember that before we make judgements about the Josh Hamiltons and Jeff Allisons.
read this, this is very educational
A PITCHER'S DUEL | THE JEFF ALLISON STORY
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2004/12/13/reclaiming_his_life_and_his_life_in_baseball
A PITCHER'S DUEL | THE JEFF ALLISON STORY
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2004/12/13/reclaiming_his_life_and_his_life_in_baseball