obwnn: Out of the corner of my eye in a bar, I saw the late Eddie Layton interviewed for the Sheppard obit. And, of course, Layton is the only stadium organist ever to perform the World News Polka.
Rich (NL rocks!) --- On Tue, 7/13/10, Mike Koval <[email protected]> wrote: From: Mike Koval <[email protected]> Subject: Re: st peter 1, yankees 0 To: "World News Now Discussion List" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 6:14 PM Must have heard the Voice of God calling him ... The other voices of the Yankees, the voices on radio and then television with whom we all grew up, they came and went. Always though, in all the important ways, there was Bob Sheppard, above it all at Yankee Stadium. "The modern PA announcers like to shout," he said outside his booth one night at the old Stadium, "to do everything and anything to draw attention to themselves. That has never been my style." But that is why Sheppard became the height of style. That is why he did draw so much attention to himself over nearly 60 years as the voice of the Yankees over the public-address system, what Reggie Jackson first called "the voice of God." http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2010/07/12/2010-07-12_yankees_voice_of_god_lives_on_true_man_of_style_led_us_through_the_glory_days_of.html On Jul 13, 5:19 pm, Richard de Give <[email protected]> wrote: > I think you need to check with the new president of the Yankees, George > Costansa. > > Rich > > --- On Tue, 7/13/10, Doug Elrod <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Doug Elrod <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: st peter 1, yankees 0 > To: "World News Now Discussion List" <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 12:41 PM > > On Jul 13, 10:45 am, rych <[email protected]> wrote: > > > George Steinbrenner dead at 80 of heart attack. > > I wonder how long a "package" ESPN had prepared, and whether they're > now poring through the deep archives to supplement it :-). > Does anyone know who'll be airing "The Bronx is Burning" first? > > -Doug Elrod ([email protected]) > Everyone should hide under their desks, in tribute? ;-) (RIP, Mr. S.) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "World News Now Discussion List" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en.
