On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 12:43:06 PM UTC-7, C.R. Domino wrote: > > Anyone remember Jimmy the Greek... He was a big deal TV sports > handicapper and analyst until this... > > This sports personality’s legacy was tainted by perhaps the most iconic > racist statement in the history of sport. Conveyed to a TV reporter, Jimmy > Snyder said: > > “*The black is a better athlete to begin with because he’s been bred to > be that way — because of his high thighs and big thighs that goes up into > his back, and they can jump higher and run faster because of their bigger > thighs. This goes back all the way to the Civil War when during the slave > trading, the owner — the slave owner would breed his big black to his big > woman so that he could have a big black kid.*” > > And that was pretty much the end of the famed handicapper’s career. Beyond > that tone statement, there was little evidence that Snyder harbored any > racist sentiments, but, in light of the fact that he was a public figure > representing a TV station, it should come as no surprise that the network > did what they did. > > > > On Monday, November 11, 2013 6:20:06 PM UTC-7, C.R. Domino wrote: > >> Let's make it official… >> Can be music, TV, Movie, general entertainment related… >> >> Beach Boys back out of the Monterrey Pop festival >> >> Wiki - >> Cancellations and >> no-shows[edit<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monterey_Pop_Festival&action=edit§ion=10> >> ] >> >> Several acts were also notable for their non-appearance at Monterrey Pop. >> >> The Beach Boys <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beach_Boys>, who had >> been involved in the conception of the >> event[17]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey_Pop_Festival#cite_note-pc47-17> >> and >> were at one point scheduled to headline and close the show, failed to >> perform. This resulted from a number of issues plaguing the group. Carl >> Wilson <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Wilson> was in a feud with >> officials for his refusal to be drafted into military service during the >> Vietnam War. The group's new, radical album >> *Smile*<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smile_(The_Beach_Boys_album)> had >> recently been aborted, with band leader Brian >> Wilson<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Wilson> in >> a depressed state and unwilling to perform (he hadn't performed live with >> the group since late 1964, although he would do so in Honolulu, Hawaii in >> August 1967). Since *Smile* had not been released, the group felt their >> older material would not go over well. The cancellation permanently damaged >> their reputation and popularity in the US, which would contribute to their >> replacement album *Smiley Smile >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiley_Smile>* charting lower than any >> other of their previous album releases. >> >
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