tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518231813580748886.post2921967410179484470..comments2015-10-24T09:27:31.813-07:00Comments on Doubtin' Thomas: The Last TimeDoubtin Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02275589401331009534noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518231813580748886.post-49093449555872331352009-01-19T19:17:00.000-08:002009-01-19T19:17:00.000-08:00I have remembered with a great deal of ....pride a...I have remembered with a great deal of ....pride and appreciation for having been there with you when Reggie Jackson hit those three home runs. I also remember being thrilled with the victory. <BR/><BR/>It isn't in any way a counerpoint to those recollections, but with equal vividness, that I can still see the others that attended that game do amazing and destructive things to our beloved stadium. <BR/><BR/>All in the name of hapiness? Jubuliance? I am sure most couldn't tell you exactly why, but there was one scene where a man was literally trying to steal third base. Three or more security guards (they may have been police I couldn't tell) were clubing him as he kept trying to pry the base from the ground. It was quite a sight.<BR/><BR/>I loved those games but remember the fans/people far differently. I think much has been lost over time of our civility, our patience and our appreciation for knoweldge and wisdom. But in many respects those things have apparently been enjoying something of a reniassance in New York City at least. That city endured Ed Kotch, Dinkins and managed to rebuild with Guilianni even prior to 9/11. Bloomberg is a businessman with an apparent desire to serve at least at some level. <BR/><BR/>So while I miss the old sadium, I treasure the memories of my youth with you and the teams that were truly my first view of great sports teams. I hope that the new stadium, will offer the opportunity to take my kids to see greatness some day. That New York City will continue in its revival and that the new stadium may in some way reflect some of level of its renewed appreciation for its own self worth, if nothing else. <BR/><BR/>But I am rambling, and I am hearing the refrain "Thanks for the memories......." which while fairly far before "my time" seems just right to end with.Slippery Slopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715636140740027517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518231813580748886.post-10494097530798351952008-09-22T22:31:00.000-07:002008-09-22T22:31:00.000-07:00I will miss it too. You took me once as well. Ti...I will miss it too. You took me once as well. Times are certainly changing....for the better? Maybe not. Time will tell.Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16244874469470434062noreply@blogger.com