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It's News to Me

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  • CopperC Offline
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    Copper
    wrote on last edited by
    #5

    How does a guy live to be 73 years old and never mention to any of his 6 children that he was on a tv show with Mickey Mantle?

    On the other hand I ran into Mickey Mantle in a bar in North Dallas 40 years ago and I chatted with him for a few minutes. He never mentioned being on a tv show with my father, so I guess that evens the score.

    $40 was probably a week's pay.

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    • taiwan_girlT Offline
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      taiwan_girl
      wrote on last edited by
      #6

      @Copper That was awesome!!!

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      • George KG George K

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_News_to_Me

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        taiwan_girl
        wrote on last edited by
        #7

        @George-K said in It's News to Me:

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_News_to_Me

        You should update the Wiki entry. It said the contestants start with USD$25 and play USD$5 per time. Appears Copper's dad started with USD$30 and played USD$10 each time. LOL

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        • JollyJ Offline
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          Jolly
          wrote on last edited by
          #8

          Really neat story ..

          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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          • RenaudaR Offline
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            Renauda
            wrote on last edited by Renauda
            #9

            @Copper

            I understand your dad. I have never told my son that I met one Prime Minister, drank beer with another and later time met with Gorbachev. Nor that I had coffee with
            h B.B. King either. But that’s another story.

            The real event though was getting Johnny MacKenzie, Johnny Bucyk and Fred Stanfield to sign my colour inserts from *Hockey World * while they were trying to have lunch in the local mall.

            Elbows up!

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            • bachophileB Offline
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              bachophile
              wrote on last edited by
              #10

              I had lunch with Elvis last week

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              • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                Doctor Phibes
                wrote on last edited by
                #11

                Copper, that is very cool.

                I was only joking

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                • jon-nycJ Offline
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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #12

                  Great story!

                  Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                  • LuFins DadL Offline
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                    LuFins Dad
                    wrote on last edited by LuFins Dad
                    #13

                    Wow! How wonderful! edit to add - your dad seemed to be a little bit of a no-nonsense type of guy…

                    The Brad

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                    • 89th8 Offline
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                      89th
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                      #14

                      That is great, Copper. Thanks for sharing.

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                      • HoraceH Offline
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                        Horace
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                        #15

                        That's neat.

                        Education is extremely important.

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                        • RenaudaR Renauda

                          @Copper

                          I understand your dad. I have never told my son that I met one Prime Minister, drank beer with another and later time met with Gorbachev. Nor that I had coffee with
                          h B.B. King either. But that’s another story.

                          The real event though was getting Johnny MacKenzie, Johnny Bucyk and Fred Stanfield to sign my colour inserts from *Hockey World * while they were trying to have lunch in the local mall.

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                          taiwan_girl
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #16

                          @Renauda Do tell!!

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                          • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                            @Renauda Do tell!!

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                            Renauda
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #17

                            @taiwan_girl said in It's News to Me:

                            @Renauda Do tell!!

                            I’m more interested to hear from bach whether Elvis mentioned that B. B. King had coffee with him as well.

                            Elbows up!

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                              cathys
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #18

                              Very neat discovery!

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