Recent content by Metal Mike

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    Paging Notre Dame

    I cannot believe that is a sport at the college level. Thanks for posting.
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    OT: Describe your “Life flashed before your eyes” experience.

    My experience happened while a senior at PSU. I was taking flight lessons thru ROTC and on my second lesson the flight instructor demonstrated stalls. He noted that stalls were important because on landing we stall the aircraft. The demonstration at a safe altitude was to reduce the throttle...
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    Paging Notre Dame

    I have to ask what is Artistic swimming?
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    Paging Notre Dame

    I have to ask what is Artistic swimming?
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    OT: Best Hawaii 5-0's.

    I not only loved the opening song but loved the opening credits as they showed Hawaii and had a real feel. I was not in Hawaii when Hawaii 50 was on the air but was there when Magnum PI was being filmed. I was amazed how little was filmed in Hawaii. The crew would show up in early Aug. and...
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    Another 1960 Pittsburgh Pirate has died.

    Shake Rattle and Roll was Smokey Burgess I believe Bob Prince referred to Dick Groat as "The Captain". While my memory is not what it used to be I thought Bob Prince "The Gunner" had a nickname for the whole roster. It is hard to believe it has been 41 years since he is gone.
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    Penn State may cut 49 majors

    I was very concerned when I read that PSU may cut 49 Majors. I feel this will hit hardest at the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS). EMS has many majors with tiny enrollments. Back in the day I was a metallurgy major. In my last two years we had only 8 people as undergraduates...
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    OT: Name 7 sports films you want with you forever (in no order)...

    Dodgeball
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    I hope that the B1G won’t let them play non

    Earlier I watched a video on why Notre Dame would never join the Big Ten. Early in the 20th Century ND attempted to join the Big Ten 4 times. Four times and each time the anti-Catholic basis caused the Big Ten to reject ND. The way the rejections were worded made it clear the Big Ten was...
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    Dec 7th (84 Years)

    While there were many indications of Japan preparing for war, most agencies believed the Philippines would be the target. As to how the IJN task group got close to Hawaii no big mystery. They sailed from northern Japan and stayed in the North Pacific (which had very little traffic and) south...
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    Dec 7th (84 Years)

    A couple of thoughts: Gordon Prange author of "At Dawn we Slept" was a professor at Pitt. All but 2 of the Battleships sunk or damaged on 7 Dec. were back in the fight by 1944. This attack presented a major problem to FDR. On 8 Dec he asked and got Congress to declare war on Japan, but we...
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    Veterans-are you having issues with VA appointments?

    No problems with VA appointments. In fact the VA has been very accommodating. Had two appointments, one in May and another in June with two different doctors. So no problem here.
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    June 4, 1942, the Miracle at Midway

    I agree with HarrisburgDave "Shattered Sword" is a excellent account of the battle. Shattered Sword by Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully lists data I have seen no where else. On another note Japan had one hope (a slim one) to win the war. Japan needed a short war. Japan needed the US to...
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    Q for Pirates fans: Who is the greatest Pirates player ever?

    One note "The inaugural Hall of Fame election results were announced in the media on Feb. 2, 1936, and featured Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner as the Class of 1936." Being in the first class of Hall of Fame inductees is a point in Wagner's favor.
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    OT: Athletes you knew while at PSU and considered friends...

    Not a friend but met Mike Reed at a bar one night. He was very friendly and shared his opinion on various topics. We talked football not music. I remember him as one great guy and someone I will always look up to.
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