Team Saturdazzle: The One With Roasted Hope and the zest of Lemon

Yesterday I posted Ronald Reagan's commencement address from Eureka College when He was President of the Unite States. . Today, I have footage of him while Governor of California performing at a celebrity roast for Bob Hope.

 

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 Headline of the week: 

 A Pope Who Ministers to the Suffering? Yup, He's A White Sox Fan.

New York Times 5/10/2025

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My Brother texted me during the coverage of the announcement of the new pope that one of my childhood White Sox heroes, Chet Lemon had passed away.  Now, that Dick Allen has been elected to the Hall of Fame, Lemon is one of the best White Sox players to not make it to Cooperstown.  A 3 time all star,  and a World Series  champion with the 1984 Tigers.  Lemon was aggressive at the plate, on the base paths, and patrolling center field.  In the time he played in the MLB between 1975 and 1990 he was 2nd in being hit by a pitch.  He holds the American League single season record for most put outs as a centerfielder (509 in 1997) when he was with the White Sox.

Some of Lemon's leatherwork is in display when he was on the Baseball Bunch T.V. show.  In the episode he works with young players on how to run down a ball and be aware of the fence.  

 

Footage of Lemon's famous catch in game 3 of the 1984 World Series.  

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That's all the Saturdazzle I have for today, Hope to be back next week with more.  

Eureka College Commencement Address: President Reagan's Commencement Add...

I shared a clip from this speech last year. I thought it would be interesting to share the speech on it's 43rd anniversary, the year that the average Eureka grad is reaching retirement age.

 

Judson University Choir, Featuring Bob Bennett - "Come and See"

Judson University is located about a mile from my house.  I drive by it 10 to 15 times a week and have seen many concerts and performances at it over the years. I even ran in a 5 k there.   A few years ago I walked into the church I was attending at the time and saw that Bob Bennett was going to be performing a few songs during the service.  

The director of the Judson Choir was also the worship director at this church and Bob and  the Choir were recording a live album together and the director had arranged for Bob to sing at our church that Sunday morning.

I took one or two videos from my phone of his songs and have posted them on you tube and some of them here over the years.  I didn't take this video it was filmed at Judson during the course of making the album.  Now, that the A to Z challenge is over I'd like to have a few more midweek music breaks and thought this would be an excellent place to start.

 

Wordless Wednesday (Sort Of): What's the difference between false advertising and hyperbole?

If a picture is worth 1,000 words, how many rants are 4 worth? I'll just put one short one at the end,  

 The Rant:  I have worked a myriad of jobs and at none of them have I always felt valued.  It is a promise that no employer can keep especially one like McDonalds with a long history of exploiting their workers.  

For More Wordless Wednesday click here   for the Wordless Wednesday blog and here for the comedy plus site.   As I am participating in both places today.