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re: The greatness that was Lewis Grizzard.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 9:00 am to OldHickory
Posted on 1/8/16 at 9:00 am to OldHickory
Google: "Greatest Sports Headline In The History Of Sports"
Will bring you to an article about a "headline" of one of Lew Grizzards sports columns when he was very young.
The next day, Georgia was playing South Carolina and
his headline was:
"DOGS TO PLAY COCKS WITH DICKS OUT"
The article is funny stuff.
Will bring you to an article about a "headline" of one of Lew Grizzards sports columns when he was very young.
The next day, Georgia was playing South Carolina and
his headline was:
"DOGS TO PLAY COCKS WITH DICKS OUT"
The article is funny stuff.
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Posted on 1/8/16 at 9:04 am to LSU1978
just to give some background so the headline makes sense, one of UGA's better players was named Happy Dicks (I know, i'm being serious though) and he was not able to play in the game, hence the headline.
My memory is fuzzy but I think the story around that was that Lewis was working for the AJC while still at UGA as a young buck. HD had something happen very late in the week (and late in the evening to boot), so Lewis basically edited the news headline at the very last hour. Essentially there was no one to come in behind him to edit or oversee that day's edition. He said he went back to his apartment to start pounding beers with his buddies and told them the next day they would witness one of the best headlines ever.
My memory is fuzzy but I think the story around that was that Lewis was working for the AJC while still at UGA as a young buck. HD had something happen very late in the week (and late in the evening to boot), so Lewis basically edited the news headline at the very last hour. Essentially there was no one to come in behind him to edit or oversee that day's edition. He said he went back to his apartment to start pounding beers with his buddies and told them the next day they would witness one of the best headlines ever.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 9:05 am to WG_Dawg
Posted on 1/8/16 at 9:08 am to WG_Dawg
correct on the background.
I met Happy Dicks when we played Georgia at a tailgate prior to game. Super nice guy
I met Happy Dicks when we played Georgia at a tailgate prior to game. Super nice guy
Posted on 1/8/16 at 9:08 am to OldHickory
"Chili dawgs always bark at night" made a long flight back home pass rather quickly.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 9:23 am to OldHickory
love the second one...I have been by his home many times..my parents owned all his books.....dude was hilarious and was a DGD... 
Posted on 1/8/16 at 9:28 am to SthGADawg
List of Lewis's works:
-Kathy Sue Loudermilk, I Love You: A Good Beer Joint Is Hard to Find and Other Facts of Life
-Won't You Come Home, Billy Bob Bailey?: An Assortment of Home-Cooked Journalism for People Who Wonder Why Clean Underwear Doesn't Grow on Trees
-Glory! Glory! Georgia's 1980 Championship Season: The Inside Story (Loran Smith with Lewis Grizzard)
-Don't Sit Under The Grits Tree With Anyone Else But Me
-They Tore Out My Heart and Stomped That Sucker Flat
-If Love Were Oil, I'd Be About A Quart Low
-Elvis Is Dead and I Don't Feel So Good Myself
-Shoot Low Boys - They're Riding Shetland Ponies
-My Daddy Was A Pistol and I'm a Son of a Gun
-When My Love Returns From The Ladies Room, Will I Be Too Old To Care?
-Don't Bend Over In the Garden, Granny - You Know Them Taters Got Eyes
-Lewis Grizzard on Fear of Flying (1 April 1989)
-Lewis Grizzard's Advice To The Newly Wed . . . & the Newly Divorced
-Chili Dawgs Always Bark At Night
-Does A Wild Bear Chip In The Woods?
-If I Ever Get Back To Georgia, I'm Gonna Nail My Feet To The Ground
-Don't Forget To Call Your Momma; I Wish I Could Call Mine
-You Can't Put No Boogie Woogie On The King of Rock and Roll
-I Haven't Understood Anything Since 1962 and Other Nekkid Truths
-I Took A Lickin' and Kept on Tickin' and Now I Believe In Miracles
-Kathy Sue Loudermilk, I Love You: A Good Beer Joint Is Hard to Find and Other Facts of Life
-Won't You Come Home, Billy Bob Bailey?: An Assortment of Home-Cooked Journalism for People Who Wonder Why Clean Underwear Doesn't Grow on Trees
-Glory! Glory! Georgia's 1980 Championship Season: The Inside Story (Loran Smith with Lewis Grizzard)
-Don't Sit Under The Grits Tree With Anyone Else But Me
-They Tore Out My Heart and Stomped That Sucker Flat
-If Love Were Oil, I'd Be About A Quart Low
-Elvis Is Dead and I Don't Feel So Good Myself
-Shoot Low Boys - They're Riding Shetland Ponies
-My Daddy Was A Pistol and I'm a Son of a Gun
-When My Love Returns From The Ladies Room, Will I Be Too Old To Care?
-Don't Bend Over In the Garden, Granny - You Know Them Taters Got Eyes
-Lewis Grizzard on Fear of Flying (1 April 1989)
-Lewis Grizzard's Advice To The Newly Wed . . . & the Newly Divorced
-Chili Dawgs Always Bark At Night
-Does A Wild Bear Chip In The Woods?
-If I Ever Get Back To Georgia, I'm Gonna Nail My Feet To The Ground
-Don't Forget To Call Your Momma; I Wish I Could Call Mine
-You Can't Put No Boogie Woogie On The King of Rock and Roll
-I Haven't Understood Anything Since 1962 and Other Nekkid Truths
-I Took A Lickin' and Kept on Tickin' and Now I Believe In Miracles
Posted on 1/8/16 at 10:27 am to OldHickory
I miss this guy. His columns were great. His books were better. His speaking engagement routines were off the charts. Along with most of his books, a framed & signed letter from Lewis is one of my most prized possessions.
I was introduced to him by a friend when I was still in my 20's. I was gifted with two of his books for singing at a wedding. "Don't Sit Under The Grits Tree..." and "Elvis is Dead...". They knew I'd appreciate his humor and they were spot-on. I was a faithful fan and reader since that time. I'm 53 now.
I was introduced to him by a friend when I was still in my 20's. I was gifted with two of his books for singing at a wedding. "Don't Sit Under The Grits Tree..." and "Elvis is Dead...". They knew I'd appreciate his humor and they were spot-on. I was a faithful fan and reader since that time. I'm 53 now.
This post was edited on 1/8/16 at 10:36 am
Posted on 1/8/16 at 10:58 am to heatom2
quote:
Patrick F. Mcmanus
Loved reading his stuff in F&S, and Outdoor Life. He would have me crying from laughing so much.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 11:13 am to WG_Dawg
I think of him often, as a teen I loved reading his newspaper columns and read a few of his books.
"You will never meet true love in a barroom, believe me, I tried." One of the memorable Grizzard quotes. He was married five times.
"You will never meet true love in a barroom, believe me, I tried." One of the memorable Grizzard quotes. He was married five times.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 12:30 pm to 75503Tiger
@75503Tiger...
...and he maintained that all his ex-wives were pretty good old girls. He couldn't remember any of their names though...he just refers to them as "Plaintiff".
...and he maintained that all his ex-wives were pretty good old girls. He couldn't remember any of their names though...he just refers to them as "Plaintiff".
This post was edited on 1/8/16 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 1/8/16 at 12:44 pm to OldHickory
My Favorite character; Weyman C Wannamaker Jr, A great American! My wife and I kick ourselves every time we think about passing on going to one of his performances in Laf. back in the early 90's.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 1:06 pm to sparkinator
I've read several of his books. i always looked forward to his syndicated column in the paper. One of my favorites was "What You Can Tell By What Folks Drink". I can't post the link for fear of it getting whacked, but a Google search will guide you to the 1985 Orlando Sentinal article. The man had some insight.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 1:17 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
quote:He also had a great one about the UGA marching band having to remove the word Dixie from their name (at the time The Dixie Redcoat Band) - as it was considered offensive to some. Lewis, as was his way, was able to figure out how most of the other words in the name could be considered offensive and that by removing all of the other offensive words, the group would just be called "The" which was a dumb name for a group of musicians.
I wish I could find his column about the Confederate flag coming down from the Georgia Statehouse. It was classic Grizzard.
One of my favorite bits from Lewis's concert performances was Sittin' Up With the Dead, about the death of the great uncle of his boyhood friend and idol, Wayman C. Wannamaker, Jr., great American.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 1:19 pm to TigerTattle
quote:Man after my own heart.
And hated, absolutely hated, sweet cornbread
Posted on 1/8/16 at 1:33 pm to OldHickory
He once explained the difference between the words naked (not wearing any clothes) and nekkid (not wearing any clothes and up to something).
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