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re: Happy Birthday, Jim Taylor

Posted by abreo on 9/20/23 at 12:11 pm

Off season, Jimmy Taylor lived on Baird Dr. in middle-class Magnolia Woods in BR (how times have changed!). He would answer the door to us kids, handing out autographed photos. He was why I was a Packers fan before the Saints were born; of course he was on the first 1967 Saints team. Moved about ...

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re: GameDay- Old Guy - Back in the day there we no day games, TS sat about

Posted by abreo on 9/11/23 at 9:09 pm

I sold whatever I could to get in the games from 65-72 (still think '69 was one of LSU's greatest). Walking up the stairs with metal rack of Pepsi and Teem, paper cups with wax paper lid seal. Post game, after making $3 or $4, walked to the union, used the free phones to call Dad to come get me. I...

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re: Does anybody remember "Joe-D's grocery on Jefferson Hwy. near Gov't St....

Posted by abreo on 11/29/18 at 5:10 pm

Hot sausage poboys were the best...

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re: Basketball Radio Broadcaster - Maravich Years

Posted by abreo on 1/30/09 at 6:52 pm

The announcer was Bob Peters. He was not a homer, more of a neutral type - and pretty good at describing the amazing skills of Maravich, especially the famous run-out-the-clock dribbling clinic at Georgia. Peters would let kids (I was in 7th grade) gather around his announcer table after the gam...

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