I’m 45 in a few weeks and was just reading a book call Fireworks by Jeff Cooper. Colonel Cooper died las t year in sept 07. for those gun guys out there, he ws the original owner of Gunsite, one the the first modern firearms training facilities. He was a noted author, editor of Guns and Ammo, and one very smart cookie.
He had a column in the back of Guns and Ammo with little thoughts on various news items, guns and so on. He was like your grandfather who was always right that might irritate you, but you learned so much from.
I never got to meet him, but could have if I ever decided to travel to Gunsite when he owned it back in the nineties. And I wish I did.
The other two are Frank Sinatra and Johnny Cash. I never made an effort to these these entertainers in concert, mainly because I was young. I was more worried about The Who, Springsteen and such. Now I appreciate them more than ever and that opportunity is long gone.
On the positive side, I’m taking my son to see Springsteen in two weeks. He likes a lot of stuff I like and it’s fun to think I first saw Bruce in 81 and my son was 13 years from then, hahaha!
So for the young guys, if you like some old timer stuff, go to that concert or class or book signing. Life has a way of gettign busy and you might miss a great opportunity.
Yeah, I’m 45 and my son is 15. I’m living through my 2nd youth via his experiences. Concerts and shows have returned to my life after years of working and responsibility running a business kept me out of a social life. Funny how kids make you re-adjust your views and priorities.
I saw John Lee Hooker shortly before he died, and we recently saw the Smithereens (because of the huge girth Pat DiNizio has aquired, I have the feeling he won’t be around long).
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
Yeah, I’m 45 and my son is 15. I’m living through my 2nd youth via his experiences. Concerts and shows have returned to my life after years of working and responsibility running a business kept me out of a social life. Funny how kids make you re-adjust your views and priorities.
I saw John Lee Hooker shortly before he died, and we recently saw the Smithereens (because of the huge girth Pat DiNizio has aquired, I have the feeling he won’t be around long).
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Exactly, not that it’s a bad thing, you just think you have so much time before you have kids.
[quote]Airtruth wrote:
I wish I had a chance to see Jordan play close up in his prime, I kept telling myself next year or next game. Then he retired.
I tried not to wait for Kobe, the one game I went to Kobe got suspended. For a B.S. Manu Ginobili flop, fuck the NBA.
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I got to see Jordan once, right before Chicago started their run oh championships. It was in a playoff game at Philly and he was unstoppable. Barkley was still playing at the time.
Jordan, Ali, Nicklaus. Had a chance to see Skynyrd when I was young, aww wait till next year…there was no next year. I did see the present version a few yrs ago…took my 3 teenagers, it was pretty good.
On the positive side, I’m taking my son to see Springsteen in two weeks. He likes a lot of stuff I like and it’s fun to think I first saw Bruce in 81 and my son was 13 years from then, hahaha!
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On the positive side, I’m taking my son to see Springsteen in two weeks. He likes a lot of stuff I like and it’s fun to think I first saw Bruce in 81 and my son was 13 years from then, hahaha!
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At Hersheypark?[/quote]
Yep, only 70 miles from my house. any other time I saw Springsteen was in Philly or State College.
[quote]tom63 wrote:
Airtruth wrote:
I wish I had a chance to see Jordan play close up in his prime, I kept telling myself next year or next game. Then he retired.
I tried not to wait for Kobe, the one game I went to Kobe got suspended. For a B.S. Manu Ginobili flop, fuck the NBA.
I got to see Jordan once, right before Chicago started their run oh championships. It was in a playoff game at Philly and he was unstoppable. Barkley was still playing at the time.
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Two of the greatest athletes in basketball, must have been incredible to watch. What made me even more jealous, one of my friends went to a game, and took a picture with jordan shooting a jumpshot and his feet about 3 feet in the air.
On the positive side, I’m taking my son to see Springsteen in two weeks. He likes a lot of stuff I like and it’s fun to think I first saw Bruce in 81 and my son was 13 years from then, hahaha!
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At Hersheypark?
Yep, only 70 miles from my house. any other time I saw Springsteen was in Philly or State College.
[quote]DaahsirRoon wrote:
Bruce Lee, to see if all the hype is legit.[/quote]
I actually think Bruce was legit, and more legit then most action movie fighters nowadays. I would love to see Bruce Lee, Michael Jai White, and the guy from transporter in an MMA match. I wouldn’t care if they win, long as they put up a decent fight. The movies make them look absolutely invincible.
[quote]Airtruth wrote:
tom63 wrote:
Airtruth wrote:
I wish I had a chance to see Jordan play close up in his prime, I kept telling myself next year or next game. Then he retired.
I tried not to wait for Kobe, the one game I went to Kobe got suspended. For a B.S. Manu Ginobili flop, fuck the NBA.
I got to see Jordan once, right before Chicago started their run oh championships. It was in a playoff game at Philly and he was unstoppable. Barkley was still playing at the time.
Two of the greatest athletes in basketball, must have been incredible to watch. What made me even more jealous, one of my friends went to a game, and took a picture with jordan shooting a jumpshot and his feet about 3 feet in the air.[/quote]
Damn, that’d be a sweet picture! We scalped some tickets and saw the Sixers lose a close one to the bulls. We were maybe 10-20 rows back, great seats. Funny thing, as a Sixers fan, I thought they should run all over the bulls. I didn’t realize that they were going up against maybe the greatest team run ever, Celtics aside.
On the positive side, I’m taking my son to see Springsteen in two weeks. He likes a lot of stuff I like and it’s fun to think I first saw Bruce in 81 and my son was 13 years from then, hahaha!
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At Hersheypark?
Yep, only 70 miles from my house. any other time I saw Springsteen was in Philly or State College.
I might be there. I’ll say hi if I see ya![/quote]
Cool,PM me, I’ll give you my cell number. We don’t know our schedule yet, but I might be there as early as 5.
[quote]Airtruth wrote:
DaahsirRoon wrote:
Bruce Lee, to see if all the hype is legit.
I actually think Bruce was legit, and more legit then most action movie fighters nowadays. I would love to see Bruce Lee, Michael Jai White, and the guy from transporter in an MMA match. I wouldn’t care if they win, long as they put up a decent fight. The movies make them look absolutely invincible.[/quote]
I think he was the real deal and did a lot of good for the martial arts, but I don’t think he could stand up to skilled 200+ lb guys who were well trained. Lee might have been the first mma guy in reality.
But at 140 pounds, he might have been able to best many bigger guys who were trained in one style.
[quote]Airtruth wrote:
tom63 wrote:
Airtruth wrote:
I wish I had a chance to see Jordan play close up in his prime, I kept telling myself next year or next game. Then he retired.
I tried not to wait for Kobe, the one game I went to Kobe got suspended. For a B.S. Manu Ginobili flop, fuck the NBA.
I got to see Jordan once, right before Chicago started their run oh championships. It was in a playoff game at Philly and he was unstoppable. Barkley was still playing at the time.
Two of the greatest athletes in basketball, must have been incredible to watch. What made me even more jealous, one of my friends went to a game, and took a picture with jordan shooting a jumpshot and his feet about 3 feet in the air.[/quote]
I once went to a Bulls game during their second championship run, when they had Jordan, Pippen and Rodman. Rodman I think had 22 rebounds in that game, Jordan had 32 pts. It was just awesome watching them. I never realized how hard Rodman worked under the basket until I saw it live.
I also sat directly behind the Rockets bench back when they had Barkley. He was hysterical to listen to during the timeouts. Actually being able to hear most of what was said on the court was really interesting.