Senior Moment

[mthieme]

I'm sitting here watching ESPN and they have the strongman thing going on. With a bar attaching two station wagons in the rear, guys are lifting the cars up.
So I have a flashback to my youth...rewind..The Wild World of Sports...does anyone miss that or what? Jim McKay. Howard Cosell. Anywho, I remember seeing athletes power lifting...they hadn't broken 400# at that time. They were straining with blood vessels bulging out of their faces, loosing their balance, etc. Out comes this huge ugly Russian that looks like he stepped out of a James Bond film and pops 500# up and over his head with no problem. He really separated the men from the boys. Can't remember his name though...something like Alexiyu. It's bugging me now. Anyone remember?
And who was the little retired Irish race car driver that sportscast sometimes?

Sorry, I'll turn this thing off and hit the hay now.

 

[Docknocker]

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OMG!! Remember them both!! Race driver was somthing Stewart - right?

 

[mthieme]

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Yup, I was gonna say Jimmy Stewart, but obviously the wrong person.
Good - I'm not alone!

Been googling ever since I posted this.
I found the Russian - Vasily Alekseev
and speaking of Russians - remember seeing Olga Korbut when she was 16?

Haven't come up with the Irish guy yet.

 

[mthieme]

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Just found him...he used to sportscast all the races.
Jackie Stewart.

I didn't know there were that many different types of racing until I searched "Wide World of Sports" and "racing".
You would think auto racing would be closer to the top of the list...wrong.
Hydroplane racing,
Cutter racing,
Dory boat racing,
Ice boat racing,
Power boat racing,
Yacht racing,
Bobsled racing,
BMX racing,
Bicycle racing
Horse racing,
Evel Knievel racing,
Drag racing, - close but no cigar (remember Don Garlitts ?)
LeMans racing - AHA.

Okay I'm happy now, hitting the hay.

 

[Docknocker]

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Jackie Stewart - there ya go. Hows about the guy crashing off the ski jump who, by the way, barely got a scratch?
Olga Korbut - Jeeze, we are dirty old men, huh?

 

[ebry710]

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"The agony of defeat" guy.

 

[Docknocker]

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Yup - How about suffering through "Mutual Of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" waiting for the "Disney" show? If our kids only knew what it was like when there where only 2 1/2 channels (ABC only came in good when it was raining...)

 

[ebry710]

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Jim fighting sharks and the Wonderful World of Disney Sunday night. Life was simpler then.......those were the good old days.

 

[Docknocker]

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Yea they where, and I miss them...

 

[ebry710]

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Most shows had theme songs. You could "Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip".

 

[Bob_VT]

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Now add in the old Timex commercials "and it's still ticking" ........

Oh wheat else is on...... want to watch the Untouchables or Bonanza.......

darn you ..............

had to mess with that Nostalgia button

 

[jcsercsa]

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Danger Will Roberson Danger Will !!! LOL John

 

[chiefalen]

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Roll em', roll, em', roll em', keep them doggies moving rawhide.

Who was that masked man, there he goes the lone ranger, with bullet, and trigger, and his faithful companion Tonto.

Only the shadow knows for sure.

Ed Sullivan show before Bonanza.

And upstate ny i kept putting longer and longer antante up, found the tallest tree and finally had reception.

 

[Bob_VT]

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Who was that masked man, there he goes the lone ranger, with bullet, and trigger, and his faithful companion Tonto.

Only the shadow knows for sure.Ed Sullivan show before Bonanza.

Silver bullets!

Topo Gigio!

Oooops we kind of hijacked this thread sorry!

 

[tashasdaddy]

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it didn't matter if you were in the room with the TV, you heard the theme song, and knew what was on. Don't forget Amos and Andy, Jack Benny and Lucy.

 

[chiefalen]

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Romper room.

Mighty mouse, here i come to save the day. And believe it or not when he got into trouble he would sniff a white powder, wonder what that was ha.

 

[Limited-Time]

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Red Skelton..............Remember this??

 

[chiefalen]

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He was the best.

Honeymooners, Bang zoom to the moon Alice to the moon.

My all time favorite, Popeye, the sailor man.

If you listened close it was all curses he was muttering.

 

[angus63]

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Adrienne Barbeau on Wide World of Sports Celebrity Superstars Competition running the obstacle course!!! Oh baby, hardly even noticed Gabe Kaplan running in the other lane.

Couldn't get enough of hunting shows with Kurt Gowdy either!!

Eclectic tastes I guess....

 

[aspeck]

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Bull Winkle and Underdog! Can't forget those cartoons!