The Fault, Dear Brutus…
Legendtorial for July 1, 1014
Actually, the full quote, from the William Shakespeare play, “Julius Caesar”, Act 1, Scene Two, is “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars but in ourselves”. Good old Cassius was trying...
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Tomorrow is Yesterday
Legendtorial for June 24, 2014
Any of you who may be now, or once was a “Trekkie” may recognize the title of this Legendtorial as also being the title of one of the episodes of the original Star Trek series from the 1960s....
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Songs, Time and Race Drivers
Legendtorial for June 17, 2014
Jim Croce, one of my favorite singers from back in the day, had a number of songs I really liked. One was “Time in a Bottle” which they played at my son’s High School Graduation and it...
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A Walk on the Red Carpet
Legendtorial for June 10, 2014
I don’t know how many of you watch those award shows that seem to inundate television these days. There are awards for the best of Hollywood, Broadway, Television, and all variety of music....
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The Great Sphinx of Giza and Native Americans
Legendtorial for June 3, 2014
Ok, here we go again with the Legend off on a tangent for a Legendtorial theme. But hang with me here and see if you agree.
Did you know that the Great Sphinx of Giza,...
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From the Podium
Legendtorial for May 27, 2014
As the current commercial for Chevrolet reminds us, sometimes far too often during a race telecast, May is a month full of special events. Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, unofficial start of summer,...
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Practically Perfect
Legendtorial for May 6, 2014
If any of you have ever seen the Disney Movie "Mary Poppins", you may remember when Mary pulls out the tape measure to measure the kids and instead of giving us a height in feet and inches, it gives...
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I'll Never Hitch a Ride in the Blimp
Legendtorial for April 29, 2014
I can't recall exactly the first time I ever saw the Goodyear Blimp in the sky. I'm pretty sure it was for the Daytona 500 in 1962 or 1963, maybe even 1964, but it was an...
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The rear view or the windshield?
Legendtorial for April 22, 2014
How many times have you heard commentators during a race, mostly at Daytona or Talladega, talk about driving with the rear view mirror as much as the windshield? In those...
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He did, he didn't, and who really cares anyway
Legendtorial for April 15, 2014
Oh yes, I know that last week I talked about the then upcoming Darlington weekend, and bemoaned the fact that tradition had fallen by the wayside when...
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