Thread: "And that's the way it is, July 17th, 2009..........

Tommy Joe said...

>
> ........This is Walter Cronkite. Goodnight."


The voice of confidence! He'll be missed.

My family were allowed to stand in his CBS studio during one of his evening
news broadcasts.

Godspeed Walter!

Andy

"Tommy Joe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
>
> ........This is Walter Cronkite. Goodnight."


The end of an era. He will be missed.

Jill

jmcquown said...

> "Tommy Joe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]..
>>
>> ........This is Walter Cronkite. Goodnight."
>
>
> The end of an era. He will be missed.
>
> Jill


Jill,

Yes! I missed him going into retirement!!!

Afterwards, his on and off again documentary programs were always a treat!

Best,

Andy

jmcquown said...

> "Tommy Joe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]..
>>
>> ........This is Walter Cronkite. Goodnight."
>
>
> The end of an era. He will be missed.
>
> Jill


BTW, are you by any chance watching the British Open (Turnberry, Ayrshire,
Scotland) golf tournament?

Wanna play a round?

Andy

"Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]..
> jmcquown said...
>
>> "Tommy Joe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]..
>>>
>>> ........This is Walter Cronkite. Goodnight."
>>
>>
>> The end of an era. He will be missed.
>>
>> Jill
>
>
> BTW, are you by any chance watching the British Open (Turnberry, Ayrshire,
> Scotland) golf tournament?
>
> Wanna play a round?
>
> Andy



No. I may live on a golf course, that doesn't mean I have to watch it.

Jill

jmcquown said...

>> BTW, are you by any chance watching the British Open (Turnberry, Ayrshire,
>> Scotland) golf tournament?
>>
>> Wanna play a round?
>>
>> Andy
>
>
>
> No. I may live on a golf course, that doesn't mean I have to watch it.
>
> Jill


Shucks!

Andy

"Tommy Joe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
>
> ........This is Walter Cronkite. Goodnight."


I'll bet Cronkite's death doesn't get nearly as much airplay as that of
Michael Jackson.

There's no comparison, of course, but Cronkite brought the world into our
living rooms for decades. (Sort of like Matthew Brady brought the Civil War
to life with his photos.) He was a classic journalist, straight and to the
point. He didn't embellish, he didn't try to turn it into drama or theatre.
He reported the news. Period. For that, I admire him. He will be missed.

Jill

jmcquown said...

> "Tommy Joe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]..
>>
>> ........This is Walter Cronkite. Goodnight."
>
>
> I'll bet Cronkite's death doesn't get nearly as much airplay as that of
> Michael Jackson.
>
> There's no comparison, of course, but Cronkite brought the world into
> our living rooms for decades. (Sort of like Matthew Brady brought the
> Civil War to life with his photos.) He was a classic journalist,
> straight and to the point. He didn't embellish, he didn't try to turn
> it into drama or theatre. He reported the news. Period. For that, I
> admire him. He will be missed.
>
> Jill


Even foreign correspondents envied him.

Andy

Andy wrote:
> jmcquown said...
>
>> "Tommy Joe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]..
>>> ........This is Walter Cronkite. Goodnight."
>>
>> The end of an era. He will be missed.
>>
>> Jill
>
>
> BTW, are you by any chance watching the British Open (Turnberry, Ayrshire,
> Scotland) golf tournament?


Nope. My neighbour is doing some painting and it is just as interesting
to watch the paint dry as it is to watch a golf tournament. I have to
give golfers credit for finding a sport <?> where they can drink alcohol
and smoke while they play.

Dave Smith said...

> Andy wrote:
>> jmcquown said...
>>
>>> "Tommy Joe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected].
>>> .
>>>> ........This is Walter Cronkite. Goodnight."
>>>
>>> The end of an era. He will be missed.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>>
>> BTW, are you by any chance watching the British Open (Turnberry,
>> Ayrshire, Scotland) golf tournament?
>
>
> Nope. My neighbour is doing some painting and it is just as interesting
> to watch the paint dry as it is to watch a golf tournament. I have to
> give golfers credit for finding a sport <?> where they can drink alcohol
> and smoke while they play.


LOLOLOL!!!

Andy

"Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]..
> jmcquown said...
>
>>> BTW, are you by any chance watching the British Open (Turnberry,
>>> Ayrshire,
>>> Scotland) golf tournament?
>>>
>>> Wanna play a round?
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>>
>>
>> No. I may live on a golf course, that doesn't mean I have to watch it.
>>
>> Jill
>
>
> Shucks!
>
> Andy

Shoulda asked Jill if she wants to play around. LOL

Dave Smith wrote:
> Nope. My neighbour is doing some painting and it is just as interesting
> to watch the paint dry as it is to watch a golf tournament. I have to
> give golfers credit for finding a sport <?> where they can drink alcohol
> and smoke while they play.

C'mon, now. Professional bowlers do it too.

On Jul 18, 9:15*am, Pennyaline <norwegianb...@deadparrot.com> wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
> > Nope. My neighbour is doing some painting and it is just as interesting
> > to watch the paint dry as it is to watch a golf tournament. *I have to
> > give golfers credit for finding a sport <?> where they can drink alcohol
> > and smoke while they play.
>
> C'mon, now. Professional bowlers do it too.

they can drink but they can't smoke in the bowling alley...at least in
the USA.

Dave Smith wrote:
>
>
>
> Nope. My neighbour is doing some painting and it is just as interesting
> to watch the paint dry as it is to watch a golf tournament. I have to
> give golfers credit for finding a sport <?> where they can drink alcohol
> and smoke while they play.


People are always debating what is and what is not a sport, or
what is or isn't athletics. The older I get I see just getting out of
bed as an athletic endeavor. But really, I do see bowling and golf
and pocket billiards as athletics. Poker and chess are sport for
sure, but you can have someone move the chess pieces or play the cards
for you. You can't do that in the others I mentioned. That's where I
draw the line. Sure, some athletic endeavors are more exertive than
others, but I say golf is indeed athletic, and even though everyone
must die, meaning that longevity doesn't mean much (in the long run),
I have noticed over the years that it is very very rare to ever hear
of a famous golfer dying before his 80s, and even then rarely from a
heart attack. So, athletics or not, I'd say it's probably healthier
than all-out exertion, and the older you get the more you might come
to view almost any movement as a form of athletics. On the other
hand, as a naturally gifted person who has never strived to achieve
anything in life, and has succeeded in my efforts to achieve nothing,
I will admit that when I look at golfers I am certain that had I
started at a young age I could certainly blow most of them away. I
was a pretty good pool player. Most pool players are good at other
similar games - golf, bowling, etc. My favorite athletic endeavor
though is telling people how great I could have been at this or that
instead of actually trying to do something and maybe falling short.

Tommy Joe

jmcquown wrote:
> "Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]..
>> jmcquown said...
>>
>>> "Tommy Joe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]..
>>>>
>>>> ........This is Walter Cronkite. Goodnight."
>>>
>>>
>>> The end of an era. He will be missed.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>>
>> BTW, are you by any chance watching the British Open (Turnberry,
>> Ayrshire,
>> Scotland) golf tournament?
>>
>> Wanna play a round?
>>
>> Andy
>
>
>
> No. I may live on a golf course, that doesn't mean I have to watch it.
>
> Jill

Of course you do.

d

On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:22:32 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:

> Andy wrote:
>> jmcquown said...
>>
>>> "Tommy Joe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]..
>>>> ........This is Walter Cronkite. Goodnight."
>>>
>>> The end of an era. He will be missed.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> BTW, are you by any chance watching the British Open (Turnberry, Ayrshire,
>> Scotland) golf tournament?
>
> Nope. My neighbour is doing some painting and it is just as interesting
> to watch the paint dry as it is to watch a golf tournament. I have to
> give golfers credit for finding a sport <?> where they can drink alcohol
> and smoke while they play.

there's always adult softball.

your pal,
blake

Chemo the Clown wrote:
> On Jul 18, 9:15 am, Pennyaline <norwegianb...@deadparrot.com> wrote:
>> Dave Smith wrote:
>>> Nope. My neighbour is doing some painting and it is just as interesting
>>> to watch the paint dry as it is to watch a golf tournament. I have to
>>> give golfers credit for finding a sport <?> where they can drink alcohol
>>> and smoke while they play.
>> C'mon, now. Professional bowlers do it too.
>
> they can drink but they can't smoke in the bowling alley...at least in
> the USA.

Oh, silly me! Just goes to show you how old I am.

blake murphy wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:22:32 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> Andy wrote:
>>> jmcquown said...
>>>
>>>> "Tommy Joe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>> news:[email protected]..
>>>>> ........This is Walter Cronkite. Goodnight."
>>>> The end of an era. He will be missed.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>> BTW, are you by any chance watching the British Open (Turnberry, Ayrshire,
>>> Scotland) golf tournament?
>> Nope. My neighbour is doing some painting and it is just as interesting
>> to watch the paint dry as it is to watch a golf tournament. I have to
>> give golfers credit for finding a sport <?> where they can drink alcohol
>> and smoke while they play.
>
> there's always adult softball.
>
> your pal,
> blake

Hell, any kind of baseball. The idea is not to let the other team get
any hits, so, other than the pitcher and the catcher, no one has to move
at all.

Tommy Joe wrote:
>
> Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>
>> Nope. My neighbour is doing some painting and it is just as interesting
>> to watch the paint dry as it is to watch a golf tournament. I have to
>> give golfers credit for finding a sport <?> where they can drink alcohol
>> and smoke while they play.
>
>
> People are always debating what is and what is not a sport, or
> what is or isn't athletics. The older I get I see just getting out of
> bed as an athletic endeavor. But really, I do see bowling and golf
> and pocket billiards as athletics.

Not in my books. They are recreational activities.