9 Comments

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   common-sense on July 4, 2010 at 11:07 am

   Thanks, Jim! Those were the days.

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   Local Boy on July 4, 2010 at 11:25 am

   What a moment!!! I recall the following year as well, 1977, I was 11 and my dad took me to two of the World series home games–Dodgers VS Yankees–I remember it like yesterday–and then 1978–The All-Star game at Jack Murphy Stadium!!!
   Thanks for posting this Jim–brings a tear to my eye!

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   Genius on July 4, 2010 at 3:42 pm

   That was really cool, thanks for sharing.

   That’s awesome that you got to see the world series LB. Next time the Dodgers are in I’m definitely taking a trip up to LA.

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   Funny Money on July 4, 2010 at 5:23 pm

   No Tazers in those days… too bad.

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   Dan Tanner on July 4, 2010 at 8:31 pm

   That was great! I’d never heard of this before, even me being a Cub fan.

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   Sigh... on July 4, 2010 at 10:08 pm

   Thanks for posting this! I didn’t know the story, nor did my husband. He was touched enough to pass the link on to his Mom. Happy 4th!!

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   Dwip on July 5, 2010 at 1:40 pm

   I never heard of this before. Sure struck me as a major “WTF” moment. What was the plan, go to the stadium, get a hot dog, maybe a couple beers, try to catch some fly balls, and I dunno, run on the field and burn a flag? What’s up with that?

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   jimmyjamesjr on July 8, 2010 at 12:16 pm

   Every time I see some uber patriot displaying a flag improperly along my neighborhood streets in Phoenix, Arizona, (especially weathered and worn ones) I feel like burning them. However, I don’t have enough time to burn all of those flags. Buy the way, what are you suppose to do with a flag that touches the ground? Burn it, right?

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   David Overfield on July 11, 2010 at 10:27 pm

   Loved it; thanks for posting Jim.