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RedRidingHood10 73F
851 posts
9/14/2009 9:17 am
Eyebrows, Nails & Baseball :-)

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The positive is there. Sometimes it's just hard to find.


ackman1465 73M

9/14/2009 9:39 am

RRH: Some public people are "just so".... what a wonderful contrast to those who are so full of themselves.... God bless people like the Inges.....


Abelle2 83F
31252 posts
9/14/2009 10:51 am

What a wonderful story! You happened to be in the right place at the right time with the perfect person. I love it!!


50TallandBuilt9 70M

9/14/2009 11:31 am

Exactly what Ackman said only double!!

PS Did your Dad ever talk about seeing Al Kaline playing?? and hey was Sparky a great manager for you guys or what?
Please tell more baseball stories, I love em!!


michianaredhead 74F
12642 posts
9/14/2009 12:01 pm

Great story of a wonderful couple......Thanks for sharing it...there are many wonderful people doing wonderful selfless things everywhere..it is Nice to see some recognized...RED

Some believe in destiny, some believe in fate. I believe that happiness is something we create


ackman1465 73M

9/14/2009 6:29 pm

GS4U: Would you like to go to a Tigers game with me... and sit in the bleachers - out in right field - and make out?????


50TallandBuilt9 70M

9/14/2009 6:55 pm

LOL at Ackman, the man is persistent...smiling out loud!!


RedRidingHood10 73F
3728 posts
9/14/2009 7:55 pm

Attention everyone ~~ LoveTheCoast is the dear friend who suggested I delete the names/locations in this blog.

Thanks, LoveTheCoast. I received your message at FB. I didn't want to take the time to look it up and couldn't remember your SFF handle when I did my quick edit of this blog.

I said it before and I'll say it again, my SFF friends are the best. Love all y'all.




The positive is there. Sometimes it's just hard to find.


RedRidingHood10 73F
3728 posts
9/14/2009 7:57 pm

    Quoting ackman1465:
    RRH: Some public people are "just so".... what a wonderful contrast to those who are so full of themselves.... God bless people like the Inges.....
Ack ~~ Amen...



The positive is there. Sometimes it's just hard to find.


RedRidingHood10 73F
3728 posts
9/14/2009 8:02 pm

    Quoting Abelle2:
    What a wonderful story! You happened to be in the right place at the right time with the perfect person. I love it!!
Ann ~~ Thanks. I did make another appointment for two weeks from the day I was there -- hoping she'll also be there again!!



The positive is there. Sometimes it's just hard to find.


RedRidingHood10 73F
3728 posts
9/14/2009 8:12 pm

    Quoting  :

Lady ~~ How sad that personal tragedy(s) would catalyst // prompt establishing foundations. The positive must be when those athletes (or non-athletes) make their friends aware of the need to assist, the friends are ready, willing and able.



The positive is there. Sometimes it's just hard to find.


RedRidingHood10 73F
3728 posts
9/15/2009 11:19 am

    Quoting 50TallandBuilt9:
    Exactly what Ackman said only double!!

    PS Did your Dad ever talk about seeing Al Kaline playing?? and hey was Sparky a great manager for you guys or what?
    Please tell more baseball stories, I love em!!
50TB9 ~~ Thanks for the double!

Ouched...I'm pained...I remember Al Kaline playing. He was part of the '68 Tigers. Willie Horton is my all time favorite. I do have a Willie Horton story that I'll share one of these days.

Sparky worked wonders for the Tigers but my dad didn't care for him. Dad calls Leyland "Sparky Leyland". It's not a compliment!

I have a jillion baseball stories. What would you like to hear first? 'Bout my dad playing on a team with the neighborhood kids -- dirt poor -- against the rich suburban kids? Perhaps his baseball playing days while in the Air Force? Or 'bout when my youngest daughter was a tween and in love with Mickey Tettleton? We traveled all over the place to see him -- either playing or at autograph sessions. Or when my #3 daughter dated Julian Tavares?? Maybe my grandson's love for baseball? Pick a topic!!!



The positive is there. Sometimes it's just hard to find.


RedRidingHood10 73F
3728 posts
9/15/2009 11:21 am

    Quoting michianaredhead:
    Great story of a wonderful couple......Thanks for sharing it...there are many wonderful people doing wonderful selfless things everywhere..it is Nice to see some recognized...RED
Red ~~ So true. Neither one of them are native to the Detroit area but pitched right in to do what they could/can. I feel honored to have met her.



The positive is there. Sometimes it's just hard to find.


RedRidingHood10 73F
3728 posts
9/15/2009 11:27 am

    Quoting  :

Wink ~~ Yep, it'd be real nice. I think Pollyana is related to many of us.



The positive is there. Sometimes it's just hard to find.


RedRidingHood10 73F
3728 posts
9/15/2009 11:35 am

    Quoting  :

Blue ~~ Those were the good 'ole days. I loved listening to George & Ernie do the broadcasting. It is my opinion that they were squeezed out years ago for the "younger crowd". Pa-leeze! They were the voices of baseball.

George died not too long ago and now, yes, Ernie has inoperable cancer. He will be at the Tiger game on Thursday to address his many fans. It will be an emotional day in Detroit.

I didn't know Ernie served with the Marines. Thanks for that information.

And for all you true Tiger fans ~~ "...a man from St. Clair Shores just caught that foul ball in the 4th row behind third base".



The positive is there. Sometimes it's just hard to find.


RedRidingHood10 73F
3728 posts
9/15/2009 11:38 am

    Quoting  :

AneMac ~~ De Nada! I'm glad you enjoyed the story. Come to Detroit and I'll teach ya everything ya need to know 'bout baseball. The offer is always open!



The positive is there. Sometimes it's just hard to find.


RedRidingHood10 73F
3728 posts
9/15/2009 11:43 am

    Quoting  :

Maggie ~~ Thanks! The Inges are awesome, aren't they?! I've a jillion baseball stories that over time I'll be happy to blog about/tell. Baseball, music and jet fuel run though my blood! LOL

Fair-weather fan??? We gotta pump some baseball fever into that gorgeous frame of yours!



The positive is there. Sometimes it's just hard to find.


RedRidingHood10 73F
3728 posts
9/15/2009 11:46 am

    Quoting ackman1465:
    GS4U: Would you like to go to a Tigers game with me... and sit in the bleachers - out in right field - and make out?????
Damn, Ack ~~ I'm the baseball fan 'round here!! Can I sit in the bleachers with ya?? Oops...just read your motive. I can't make out with ya...how would I explain it to Ben?? Never mind.



The positive is there. Sometimes it's just hard to find.


RedRidingHood10 73F
3728 posts
9/15/2009 11:49 am

    Quoting karinpepita:
    Thank you for sharing this story, it did my heart good...
De Nada, Karin! I enjoy uplift stories.



The positive is there. Sometimes it's just hard to find.


50TallandBuilt9 70M

9/16/2009 12:18 am

Hi ya Red

Ok what did you think about the Last 30 game winner in one season, (I think ) in baseball, a southpaw, Denny Mcclain from your team? I think his life went south too, and that's a shame..30 game winner, that's unheard of and yet no one talks about it much...

I too grew up playing base ball in the streets,or in a concrete school yard, no glove or bat of my own but it didn't matter, where there was kids playing I joined in. I could whack it pretty far and was always ask to play..I loved it soo much, a great diversion from all the crap going on..
I also spend 4 years of coaching my son in little league, we won a couple trophies but the ones the kids gave me that just said " "Greatest Coach" was the best ever, I still have it today..
Yep base ball, hot damm !!!!!Bring it on, I can get into any major league game on TV..well almost any game..The RedSox Yanks and Rangers are killing my team.. The Angels..bummer..
Living in Northern KY, I was a Cincy fan for years and years..met Johnny Bench, Pete Rose and Morgan and others..Met Duke Snyder ( the Reds killer for years) and other old time major leaguers at a function in LA several years ago..great fun..
Thanks
Your turn my lady