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The RIP thread
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TT33 said:
Also played with the Monkees and Beach Boys. Always came across as a decent human being
craig said:
Mmmm. How many contemporary entertainers are going to be remembered with the same fondness in fifty years?
tigertim said:
Wasn't aware of this.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/harry-beitzel-was-a-footy-media-pioneer-who-dared-to-be-different-and-it-worked/news-story/cf9240114f5457722a52525e925cc87d
Did a tremendous amount for football before I was born. Hard to reconcile it with the later behaviour that stained his reputation.
R.I.P.
Just on Rhinestone Cowboy by Glenn Campbell, just another song I didn't realise wasn't an original. Some guy named Leon Weiss wrote it and released it as a single in 1974 with little success, Campbell heard it and did his own version and it becomes a hit!Midsy said:
Harry Beitzel, he was truly one of a kind, always thinking of ways to promote footy. He wa the instigator of the "Galahs " tours to Ireland & the USA etc. These were the forerunner to later International Rules tours.
Tried many other ideas as well, before getting into some trouble.
I heard his daughter on KBs show earlier today, she said that Harry absolutely loved KB, couldn't express how much so.
Who could ever forget Harry on 3KZ crossing to Tommy Lahiff. "Are you there Tommy, yes Harry, Are ya there Arry, yes I'm here Tommy"
It was the same every week not matter which game they covered, I loved it, chuckled just thinking about it. In some ways footy is the poorer for the "Professionism" that has engulfed it.
RIP Harry
Tried many other ideas as well, before getting into some trouble.
I heard his daughter on KBs show earlier today, she said that Harry absolutely loved KB, couldn't express how much so.
Who could ever forget Harry on 3KZ crossing to Tommy Lahiff. "Are you there Tommy, yes Harry, Are ya there Arry, yes I'm here Tommy"
It was the same every week not matter which game they covered, I loved it, chuckled just thinking about it. In some ways footy is the poorer for the "Professionism" that has engulfed it.
RIP Harry
TigerForce said:
Yeah they were the days i remember my old man always listening to Harry and Tommy or the Captain and the Major on a Saturday in the garage or whilst washing the cars.
My dad always used to laugh with the Harry and Tommy repartie post match.
They were great days imo in the 80s better than today. Footy was really good too plentry of characters and plenty of real tribalsim, standing in the outer muddy grounds one on one clashes high marks hard hits, that was footy, not the sterile soccer mum friendly stuff of today.
craig said:
Too true craigo.
With 6 games on a Saturday and just 5 radio stations: 3LO, 3DB, 3KZ, 3AW, 3GL (only doing Geelong games), I used to get p!ssed off if we weren't broadcasted and was always impatient while waiting for the around the ground scores. ;D Worse was when 2 stations did the same game!
Remember those days.
They were great with Harry & Tommy. Interviews from the rooms were sometimes hilarious.
Can you hear me Tommy'
Major and Dyer were equally funny for Dyers little sayings. You though never knew who had the ball or who was in front.
Miss those days listening to the games with dad.
RIP Harry
They were great with Harry & Tommy. Interviews from the rooms were sometimes hilarious.
Can you hear me Tommy'
Major and Dyer were equally funny for Dyers little sayings. You though never knew who had the ball or who was in front.
Miss those days listening to the games with dad.
RIP Harry
Yeah, the current crop of media just don't have that same sense of chaos that the old ones did. I'm sure they'll talk about increased professionalism, but I liked how it was.waiting said:
TigerForce said:
Worse was when you were on one of the racing stations...DB or UZ also did footy ... I reckon XY might have too. When on racing stations we were almost better off tuning into KZ and getting the around The grounds scores. But being a gun team in the 60 And 70s we tended to be on the main footy stations.
22nd Man said:
Very true, although sometimes it excited me when listening to the race with anticipation and the commentator interrupted with...."Richmond goal"..... yes!!!! :hihi
