Didn’t know Mary was a Tiger, her sister Peg was, and her grandniece and Frank’s granddaughter Marieke Hardy was Fitzroy. Did Mike Williamson have a team? I think he just liked the game.TigerForce said:
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No but in those days we had mike Williamson, butch gale, Doug Heywood, Tony Charlton, Geoff leek, Ian Cleland and on radio the captain and the major, Harry beitzel, Bill Jacobs, Clark Hanson, Smokey Dawson and the list goes on. The halcyon days of commentary imo.duddelist said:
Fond memories of Mike Williamson hosting children-oriented footy events at the major shopping centres in the late 70's /early 80's. Had to ask the old man who he was. "You know the 1967 Grand Final replay that we watched on the Footy Marathon..."
At Forest Hill there was KB and I think Russell Greene. They had a footy trivia shootout and one of the questions was what number Jack Titus wore. Pretty sure KB got it right.
At Knox City with Sheedy and Trevor Barker, I won a Richmond footy signed by Sheedy in a handball comp. Sheedy told the old man I handballed like Ron Barassi. He lied.
Another time at Knox City during school holidays it was Michael Roach and Peter Knights. I remember Roachy arriving a tad late and being quite shy and deferential towards Knights.
R.I.P.
At Forest Hill there was KB and I think Russell Greene. They had a footy trivia shootout and one of the questions was what number Jack Titus wore. Pretty sure KB got it right.
At Knox City with Sheedy and Trevor Barker, I won a Richmond footy signed by Sheedy in a handball comp. Sheedy told the old man I handballed like Ron Barassi. He lied.
Another time at Knox City during school holidays it was Michael Roach and Peter Knights. I remember Roachy arriving a tad late and being quite shy and deferential towards Knights.
R.I.P.
I thought Williamson had passed away years ago.
I was only saying to my wife last week how I hated Saturday nights as a kid having to watch TPC (remembering there was only ONE tv in the house and dad ruled it) and them breaking to cross to the trots!
I was only saying to my wife last week how I hated Saturday nights as a kid having to watch TPC (remembering there was only ONE tv in the house and dad ruled it) and them breaking to cross to the trots!
TT33 said:
Mary definitely was a Tiger fan. I recall when I was a kid watching an episode of the The Penthouse Club and she was hosting with the race caller Bill Collins (he must have been filling in for Mike Williamson). Anyway Bill was a South Melbourne supporter and we had beaten them that day. She was giving him *smile* and they even had model cars painted in the clubs' colours. She grabbed the Richmond car and smashed it into the South car :hihi
tigertim said:
Just heard. RIP Doris Day. 97 years old. What an amazing life for this great actress.
IanG said:
She did well with James Stewart in that one, but I reckon Midnight Lace (1960) was a more dramatic role for her.
TT33 said:
The dentist sketch from the carol Burnett show is generally considered one of the funniest pieces of comedy of all time. He was brilliant!
lukeanddad said:
I remember him from McHale's Navy which wasn't one of my regular favourites as a kid.
