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....
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...
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....
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,...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Tradition Attrition
Legendtorial for April 8, 2014
I can remember long ago, before NASCAR had been around long enough to have really establised its own "tradition" or "traditions", the Big Bill publicist often used that word to give the...
Legendtorial for April 1, 2014
I love it When a Plan Comes Together
Perhaps I should have entitled this something along the lines of being open to suggestions of those who are obviously wiser about certain issues than I, or you, maybe. As some of...
Let's Get Racey
Legendtorial for March 25, 2014
First thing tonight I want to express my sincere sympathy to the Waltrip family on the loss of the middle brother, Bobby Waltrip. I may not care for D.W. and Mikey and that is a well known...
From Thee Goat Rodeo - NASCAR Nirvana...
As discussed in this week's Goat Rodeo Show, NASCAR should be enjoying a nirvana of sorts this year...considering the achievement of several perceived goals. We've had six different winners, JR is running...
Legendtorial Sometimes It Works Out for You
Legendtorial for March 18, 2014
The fourth race of the 2014 Sprint Cup season and the fourth different winner. Also it was the second time fans were subjected to hour after hour of rain delay....
Our Kitty Died and Junior Ran Out of Gas
Legendtorial for March 11, 2014
Two events of the past two weeks that have caused sadness. One event, the death of our kitty of 17 years, caused Ann and me great sadness. But we rationalize by thinking of...
