See the U.S.A.......

.......in a Chevrolet.

Chevy plant....

Flint, MI.....

1936.

Marty

OK GO again....

Chicago favs OK- GO

.......obviously on acid.

Marty

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.........

You know....when you WIN TRIVIA TUESDAY.....
you are allowed to sleep in!!

Congratulations to ME.....for stumping all of you.
(I know you played 'cause I see your clicks!)
This week's winning answer was Mr. Edward Joseph Farmer...
aka "Farmio" from the Chicago White Sox Radio Network.
If you watch the Sox games on TV with Hawk....I'm so sorry that you don't realize what you're missing on the radio. As an extra bonus when I am in southern Indiana...there is a Spanish radio station near the 670 dial...and it sounds like Farmer and DJ are broadcasting from a Mexican bordello.....not that I would know what a Mexican bordello sounds like....but let's move on!!

• Southside guy from St. Thomas More who went to St. Rita H.S.
• Drafted by Cleveland right out of High School.
• Signed by Jerry Krause....yeah...that Jerry Krause.
• In '79...while pitching for the Rangers....he hit 2 KC Royals players in one game.He broke Frank White's hand...and fractured Al Cowens jaw (for apparently looking back at the catcher to see his mitt placement)
• Cowens never forgot...a year later, Cowens was playing for Detroit and Farmer for our White Sox...Cowens came up to bat against Farmer for the first time since the incident a year before. Cowens hits the ball to the shortstop....but instead of running to first base, he runs directly at the pitchers mound to take out a years worth of frustration on Ed.
• I remember seeing this on the news back in the day....but can't find a clip of it now.....it was a riot.
• Farmer has an arrest warrant issued for Cowens the next day...and Cowens had to miss the next trip to Comiskey with the Tigers due to it.
• Farmer agreed to drop the charges and they finally shook hands and made good at home plate before their last game on Sept 1st 1980.
• Cowens died of a heart attack at age 50 about 10 years ago.
• We both started our "careers" at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park, IL
• He had a Kidney Replacement back in '91....received it from his brother Tom who was a friend of my Uncle Jim...this is where it gets foggy...

I think that both his Mom and Dad died in their late 30's or early 40's....Farmer signed his first MLB contract in his Mom's hospital room after discussing plans with her to nix a ride to Notre Dame...has 8 brothers and sisters....his Dad had a electrical contracting business around 79th and Kedzie....I sat in his Vette while visiting the Farmer house one day with my Uncle.

Only Vette I ever sat in.

....back to bed.

Marty

Adele is way too nice.....

Good stuff.

Marty

Battle Creek, MI

You know you're an electrician from Indiana when....

...tough times call for tough measures.

Marty

Meredosia, IL

Trivia Tuesday!!

OK.....back after a brief respite.....and a successful weekend in Cleveland.
I present you with this week's Cleveland inspired TT mystery.

First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name the Indian above will win this week's GRAND PRIZE and TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days!!

Hints...

• Spent this past weekend with him.....well kinda.


• Played in both the National & American League.


• Was an All-Star.


• Once took 2 players out in the same game by breaking their bones.


• Inspired a player to forget about running to 1st base after getting a base hit.


• We were both born at the same hospital.


• I once sat in his Corvette.
  
  Marty
  Tekonsha, MI
  

Sox Win(ning Ugly)!!

OK....so Adam Dunn still sucks....

but Ezequiel Carrera sucks mucho mas!!

(Always good to keep your sunglasses on your hat Zeke!)

We'll take it.

Marty

Cerro Gordo, IL

18 hours left in Cleveland....

Danny & Molly "bringing it" to Tribe Country!!
"Uh-huh...that's right....we're from Chicago...you gotta problem with dat!?"


Good news is that Cleveland has a great stadium with an awesome scoreboard!!

Bad news....it started raining at 7:05....and 2 hours later they called it.
Back to the park for a 1:05 start on Sunday....hopefully minus the rain.
I overdosed on Dippin' Dots....but I'll be OK!

Danny and I took a tour of the USS Cod submarine that is docked on the shores of Lake Erie.
(Danny on the artillery gun looking for Japs over Lake Erie.)
Pretty amazing that this beast was built back in the 40's with the limited technology that was available at the time. You can climb down to the torpedo launch levels...sleeping quarters...engine rooms...etc.
Everything is left intact including manuals, logs, US Navy kitchenware....GE washer...40's era green floor tile...and nothing is cordoned off from touching. You can lay in a bunk or sit down in the galley...old b/w pics from the '40s posted in the same room that you are in....with the same equipment from the '40. Pretty surreal seeing those pics and realizing that this was one of WWII's ironhorses. I would highly recommend seeing this if ever in Cleveland....very informative.
Warning>>You must be somewhat athletic and nimble to manuever around the sub.
When we went down the first galley ladder...
I was worried I would be stuck like Augustus Glopp.
(that was a good line...worth a Google if you don't get it)

Check out the Wiki link>>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cod_(SS-224)

The McNally's rocked the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!!
Now I must admit....I though this was going to be kind of cheesy.
But I was wonderfully proven wrong....we spent a quick 3 hours here and I could have stayed all day.
Tons of memorabilia and trivia from all genres of music...
Punk to Elvis....Hip Hop to Country Swing....they have it all covered.
Very busy today due to the Sox being in town....would be a great place to spend a rainy Tuesday at....
if you are a fan of music, you could really spend all day here.
A "must" return someday.

Marty
Moses Cleaveland, OH

42 Hours in Cleveland.....

..........I know it sounds like a bad Eddie Murphy movie.

My advice to you is this...
When your kids ask you to go to a Sox game "this weekend"...
make sure you know where they are playing BEFORE you answer.

One W in the books....going to buy a broom.

Marty
Cleveland, OH

Spotify.....

.....remember, you heard it hear first!!

Marty
Cleveland ROCKS!, OH

Sometimes you have to stop and smell......

....the butterflys.

This was on my car as I was leaving Marion.

So Katie....
why is it that we are not scared of big,
blue butterflys that are the size of my head....
but little blue dragonflys scare the bejeezus out of us?
Dragonflys are gettin' a bad rap man!

Marty
Takonsha, MI

...and you thought I had too much time on MY hands!!

Australian Jacob French is walking across Australia while wearing Star Wars stormtrooper armor for Starlight Children’s Foundation. French is making quite a few friends along the way, including the local authorities...
"Starting in July 2011 I aim to walk from Perth (Western Australia) to Sydney (New South Wales). Over the course of the trek I will cross 4 states and cover approximately 5000km's in modified stormtrooper armour. The plan for now is to push a lightweight buggy with needed supplies an average distance of 35-40km's for 5 days a week until the trek is complete."

Marty

Cerro Gordo, IL

Technical Difficulties.....

Unfortunately......

limited Internet connection last night prohibited the TT Research Dept from submitting this week's TT to the blog administrator.

We will resume normal TT activities again next Tuesday.

You are welcome to guess anyways!

Marty

Goreville, IL

Take your Mom to work day.....

Racecar driver takes his Mom for a spin.....

Marty

Goreville, IL

Good deed....gone bad.

So this past week.....

Wed night about 10:30pm....

I stop at this rest stop in Northern Michigan.....

so far north that it is still daylight at 10:30pm.

Only a couple of cars in the parking lot and no one in the Mens Restroom.

As I come back to my car....I get in....

get on the phone and looking out of my front windshield I see this dog....

kind of a Huskie/Shepard mix laying down on a bluff in front of me leading down to a farm.

Nothing for miles as far as a farm house or any house for that matter.

Thinking that maybe he is with somebody in the Ladies restroom....I wait a few minutes.

But no one comes in or out of there and the cars that are in the lot have people sleeping in them.

So I get out of the car.....and do the old...

"come here puppy....puppy....puppy".....

maybe I can find a contact name on her collar.

Those were almost my last words......

My "puppy"....

stands up.....

positions herself in a lunging position....and shows me her teeth.

Turns out my "puppy" is a Northern Michigan Wolf.

Protecting her 3 little pups as they scampered off to the farm below.

So.....

slowly I turned...

step by step......

back to the car and in I went.

She waited about another 30 seconds and took off.

It was close sports fans....almost my last blog.

A little warning to you if you're heading north this summer.......

"Don't pet the puppies!"

Marty

Things to do this weekend.....

....work on my Nollie Flip.

Marty

We Have a Wiener!!!

Congrats go to Mz. Maggie Pollard who knew what a phalanx was....

or at least knew to Google phalanx.

Mr. Roger Ebert was this week's mystery man.....

didja know that he dated Oprah??

He actually gave her advice on syndicating her show back in the day.

Mr. Jungle Fever would have also been a correct answer this week.

Marty

Kokomo, IN

You know you're in the Hood when.....

Caution:

PG-13 warning for stupidity and language!

Marty

St. Johns, MI

Secrets of Walt......

Marty

Mancelona, MI

Trivia Tuesday!!

OK....back after a nice July 4th break....

Let's get back to it!!

First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name the "graduate" above will win this week's GRAND PRIZE and TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days!!

Hints....

• born and raised in Illinois.
• son of an electrician.
• once battled alcoholism.
• married to an attorney.
• author of over a dozen books.
• movie screenwriter.
• Has a Pulitzer Prize and a Hollywood Star....
• His phalanx is trademarked.

Marty

Southfield, MI

Streaker vs. Window.....

IMPOSSIBLE not to laugh....
and I don't care how many times you watch it...
it keeps delivering!!

Thanks to Mr. Farrell.

Marty
South Bend, IN

Song of the Week.....

Hooky!

Marty

Tokin' on the Lawrence Welk Show....

Watching some classic Lawrence Welk last week and saw this song pop up....
interesting.....a "modern spiritual" claims Lawrence at the end.

Marty

My diet starts tomorrow.....

...not recommended for pregnant women or children.

I'm good to go!

Marty
St. Johns, MI

You know you're in Northern Michigan when.....

Marty
Mancelona, MI

If the Beatles started their careers today.....

Marty
Hartford, MI

You know you're in Indiana shopping for fireworks when....

Wow....
Special 10th Anniversary 9/11 Fireworks!!
USA....USA....USA!
Somebody in China needs to hire an etiquette translator!

Due to an overextended weekend....
Trivia Tuesday will resume next Tuesday at it's regularly

scheduled time and channel.

Marty
Marion, IN

Fun at the old ....ball......game!

Southern Miners>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7
Windy City Thunderbolts>>>>>>> 2
# of dollars for a Bud>>>>>>>>>>>>>>5
Southern Miner Mascots>>>>>>>>>>> 4
# of dollars for parking >>>>>>>>>>>>3
# of managers thrown out >>>>>>>>>>1
# of loser 2nd basemans >>>>>>>>>>>1
# of Bud's sold after 9pm >>>>>>>>>>0

Almost starting a fight with the opposing loser 2nd baseman......
PRICELESS!

Marty

4th Day of July.....

.....still holds up some 25 years later.

Marty

Summer.....

Katie.....

doing her best "Air Jordan".

Marty

We Have a Wiener!!!

First of all......

I had nothing to do with the passing of Mrs. Ryan this past week.

That picture was picked several weeks ago and there is a no connection.

Now that I have cleared that up.....

CONGRATS to Mz. Molly Maley,

who regains TT Bragging Rights after a long TT hiatus.....

glad to have you back.

Happy July!!

Marty

Goreville, IL