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If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

The USC baseball team wrapped up its regular season on Thursday and is projected to make the NCAA Tournament. The Trojans (34-23-1) find out officially Monday when the bracket is released.

Freshman Austin Overn hit .314 with four home runs, 38 RBI, 54 runs scored and a nation-leading 14 triples.

  • Attendance for Tuesday’s City Section Division I baseball semifinals at Dedeaux Field was more than 1,100. That’s more than USC usually draws.
  • Real estate: Public Storage heir Tamara Gustavson put her Malibu house on the market last year for $127.5 million. Gustavson is a life trustee at USC and the Paradise Cove house previously belonged to her father, the late USC mega-donor Wayne Hughes.
  • And now for some history:
  • One of the loudest stadiums I’ve been at was KSU Stadium in Manhattan, Kan. Here’s the 2002 USC-Kansas State game. Tight end Gregg Guenther has the ball jarred loose by defensive back James McGill. The Wildcats won, 27-20.
  • Delon Washington looks for yardage against Washington with Brad Otton in the background in 1996.
  • It’s USC vs. UCLA in rugby in 1961.
  • This is the USC 440-yard relay team setting its world record of 38.6 seconds at the NCAA championships in Provo, Utah, in 1967. Fred Kuller hands the baton to O.J. Simpson. The record still stands today because of the switch to meters in races.
  • Nothing to see here. Just a Big Wheel race at halftime of the USC-Stanford game on the Coliseum track in 1979.
  • Los Angeles Rams rookies reported in 1958 and included defensive back K.C. Jones (42) and former Oregon halfback-defensive back Jack Morris. Jones wisely decided to play basketball for the Boston Celtics from 1958-67, where he won eight NBA championships. Morris rushed for a then-school-record 212-yards against USC in 1957.
  • Jim Brown, who died last week, played in the 1960 Pro Bowl at the Coliseum.
  • This was one of the biggest days in the history of USC’s Bovard Auditorium with two sold-out shows on Dec. 15, 1952. Comedian Joe E. Brown performed in the Living War Memorial Variety show at 12 p.m. The LWM raised scholarship money for children of veterans who were killed in military service.

Then at 3:15 p.m., USC professor Frank Baxter delivered his famed Christmas recital of prose and poetry. Now, for me, the idea of Baxter reading “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens sounds like a good way to induce sleep. But Baxter’s annual Christmas readings at Bovard Auditorium were events in themselves. One year, students clustered around loudspeakers outside in the rain, clutching their umbrellas as they listened intently, because there were no seats available inside.

By 1952, he did two Christmas shows, one for the students and two days later, an evening performance for the general public. By 1956, he had his own role in the science fiction film, “The Mole People.”

Some trivia: Did you know Joe E. Brown’s son, Joe L. Brown, was general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955-76?

DIFFERENT ERA

After Feyenoord won the 1970 European Champions Cup, all players received a washing machine from a local entrepeneur.

PICTURE OF THE WEEK

  • This is the 1950 movie, “Dial 1119.” What is crazier? That there is a bar with a TV before bars had TVs or that the TV is a flat screen nearly 50 years before flat-screen TV’s came out?

Too bad we can’t ask bartender William Conrad.

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

There’s something magical about how the exquisite Francoise Hardy can look like she is in 2023 even though this is a TV show from Paris in 1964. Throw in the incomparable vocals of Petula Clark and French sensation Sylvie Vartan and it’s a memorable performance.

CONCERT OF THE WEEK

  • Ike and Tina Turner performed at The 49er in El Monte 13 times between 1964-68.
  • Speaking of Joe E. Brown, he had a famous role in the comedy classic “Some Like It Hot,” which also starred . . . Marilyn Monroe.

81 thoughts on “If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column”

    1. I know it is, FUCC-TARD. How’s your morning going, you no spelling, Dumb Ass ? How’s the Missus yummy 😋 Peenus ? Let her know I need to check my tonsils with it .. ok ?

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      1. high, John/sparrowcaramelcalypso30266, when u cum over mi hose to teach my FUCC-TARD self how 2 spell ? Cuz I tired offff da people callling meee FUCC-TARD!! Missus say u can put her balls in ur big mouth to check ur tonsils.. ok? Butt only if u cum over

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    3. Trump to be tried for treason…

      Reuters

      http://www.reuters.com

      Trump revealed intelligence secrets to Russians in Oval Office: officials

      May 15, 2017 — President Donald Trump disclosed highly classified information to Russia’s foreign minister about a planned Islamic State operation,

      Lock Him Up!

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      2. More li8es from the Fake Media. Will you Dumbocrats ever stop your lies? Here’s the real treason:

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    4. I wanted to say that first, Ed!
      [Everybody needs to see the robot of Science Fiction Theater 2000 mock Professor Frank Baxter’s voiceover in Mole People]….
      #FrancoiseHardy&MarilynMonroeAreAboveMockery

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    2. He still uses it as his primary means of transportation. According to a source, he has his own special parking spot at the Rose Bowl designed for a Big-Wheel

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      1. A little more information for you on the COVID vaccine.

        In Pfizer’s original 2020 BLA they showed it prevented 2 deaths out of 21,621 doses. In their later 2021 follow-up it was revised to 1 death prevented.

        All cause mortality within the vaccine group was 23% higher than in the placebo group. Pfizer also acknowledged serious risk for myocarditis.

        These are the results from Pfizer’s own study on its vaccine.

        Democrats talk about science, but they ignore any datapoints that dont fit the narrative. Science should be about facts, not what authority figures tell you is true.

        Sorry to bring back the politics on the board, I will let it go from here.

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      4. Doesn’t matter what the reason is, 700K+ are on “his watch”. He’s the one who said no one who has had 220K die on his watch should be President.

        “Here’s my promise to you: If I’m elected president, I will always choose to unite rather than divide. I’ll take responsibility instead of blaming others. I’ll never forget that the job isn’t about me — it’s about you.”

        Blaming others [for not taking the vaccine] is exactly what he promised not to do. Quit making excuses. By the standard HE SET, he should not be President. When is he stepping down? Never. Because he wants to ignore that he ever said it and the MSM wants to also. That’s why we never hear them mention the 700K+!

        He claimed to have a plan and that he would do so much better than Trump did with the virus. Anyone with a memory knew that wasn’t true, based on how horribly they did with the spread of H1N1. They lucked out that it wasn’t nearly as fatal as COVID. But the Village Idiot looked only at the number who died from H1N1 and claimed that was an indication of how well Barack & Joe did in dealing with the virus. LMAO

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      5. Biden offered every American a free vaccine to combat covid. He can only suggest they take it, not mandatory(only if it was employment-related, no different than a mandatory drug test) So if the anti-vaxxers gave him the middle figure after knowing the possible consequence of refusing the shot then the people who died only have themself to blame.

        You’re trying to say Biden took a gun to their head and pulled the trigger. Wrong wrong wrong…..they all had a choice.

        Trump’s only focus during covid was a China trade deal and a way to win reelection….He let covid get out of hand due to his incompetence. You need to get your facts inline regarding H1N1

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      6. I’m a brainless Lib who thinks a vaccine that doesn’t prevent people from getting the virus and doesn’t prevent transmission to other is “90% effective”!!!!

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      7. I would explain why it’s 90% effective but I am sure you wouldn’t comprehend. Try the covid book for dummies, the illustrations might help.

        Wipe the chin, the icicles are gross!

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      8. Imagine if the polio vaccine didn’t prevent you from getting polio and becoming paralyzed for life and didn’t prevent you from spreading it to others. Fake Gabby would call that “90% effective”!

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      9. You fucking senile dipshit. You’re barking up the wrong fucking tree. The 90% came from the CDC….. GET EDUCATED LITTLE MAN. No vaccine in the world is 100 effective. You build immunity over time through vaccines…..so who is suffering from polio today….. Give me the numbers or STFU…..

        LET’S MEET UP!

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      11. Fake gabby is a washed up troll but knows more than the CDC… The stupidity that comes from that fool is massive

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      12. Still no answer on the polio numbers… You’re turning onto my new pinata

        LETS MEET UP. I HAVE A SPECIAL GIFT FOR YOU

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      15. Fake Gabby believed Senile Joe and the CDC when they told us this lie!

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      16. you fucking senile limp-dick troll…. NO VACCINE IN THE WORLD IS 100% EFFECTIVE…. what fucking part of that are you failing to comprehend….

        LET’S MEET UP!

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      17. Fake Gabby still won’t admit Senile Joe lied! You need mental help you manic depressive loser.

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      21. I enjoy denying that my president lied to us about the covid vaccine for 2 years and is senile and needs to be removed from office.

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  4. Hey, that $127.5 mil house in Malibu is up for sale. If all of us on the board pooled our allowances maybe we could put a bid in for the driveway

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      3. You know what’s really amazing, John? It would all happen so fast, it would be impossible to tell who was actually the last to go…
        #Police:”Wow!NeverSawAnythingLikeThisBefore!”

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  5. William Conrad aka Frank Cannon, was also the narrator of the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon bit’s with Boris and Natasha, Frostbite Falls etc.

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  6. You can have your SC’s, Ohio St’s, Georgia’s and so on
    but my money is on Bill Snyder, the coach of Kansas St
    in the middle of nowhere Manhattan (the other one)

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    1. Bill Snyder put KS State on the map as they were the step-child to the Jayhawks per basketball but KS football has to be the worst Power 5 program nationally. Not taking anything away from the Wildcats and Snyder

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    2. Snyder –most undervalued great coach in NCAA history —-he’d tear up the big name schools in bowl games…
      #RememberHowJimMoraDisrespectedHimAtHandshakeAfterGame?
      #Inexcusable

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      1. That was after K State didn’t recover the onside kick, then called timeout with the game clearly over and had the defensive back launch in the air and almost decapitate QB Bret Hundley on the last play of the game when Hundley took a knee…remember? Not exactly Snyder’s best moment.

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      2. That’s not all that happened, you fucking senile troll….

        LET’S MEET UP….PUSSY BOY……

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      3. Hundley didn’t mind it…. It’s a 60 minute game….why did Mora flip?
        #AlmostDecapitated..
        #”AlmostDoesn’tCount,Mama”
        —George Seagal “Where’s Poppa?”

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      4. In 20 years coaching in the Big 12 he won only two conference championships and was 2-4 in major bowls games. I question his value!

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      5. Real fake Gabby (whoever you are) I watched the video and I didn’t see the play of which post, but I did see plenty of bogus penalties called on Ucla. Not an excuse…

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      6. Fake Gabby says the game tape is a lie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a liar that manic depressive weirdo is!

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      7. Fake Gabby wrote: “defensive back launch in the air and almost decapitate QB Bret Hundley on the last play of the game”

        You fucking pimp-dick senile troll, where is this play you talk about, another fucking lie. the video below is the last play of the game….you blind sack of shit….wipe the drool and go service your goats

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      9. where is this DB jumping the line ready to decapitate the QB….seek mental help! you’re a fucking joke!

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      11. I am such a loser. I am arguing about a play on the field that didn’t happen. I will ignore Gabby and stick with the phantom play. I am such a dick

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      12. I am such a loser. I am arguing about a play on the field that didn’t happen. I will ignore Gabby and stick with the phantom play. I am such a dick

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      15. I am so confused about what the last play of the game was. I refuse to believe the video…..The QB was almost decapitated the video shows something different…I am all screwed up in the head….help me

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      16. I am so confused about what the last play of the game was. I refuse to believe the video…..The QB was almost decapitated the video shows something different…I am all screwed up in the head….help me

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      18. I am so confused and paranoid, I must deny what the tape shows and what everyone who covered the game and wrote about it says. Even Rich Eisen is lying to me!

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      19. i suffer from dementia….the QB never almost had his head taken off. I just love to be an imposter and ruin the blog with my stupidity. I need a gun to the temple

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      20. Rich never spoke about the last play of the game. I really need to get help for my Gabby obsession. It’s 24/7 and controlling my life

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  7. Yet another picture of Marylin where she looks so ” happy ”

    ” But please don’t tread on dearest Marilyn
    Cause she’s not very tough
    She should have been made of iron or steel
    But she was only made of flesh and blood ”

    The Kinks
    Celluloid Heroes

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    1. Some 70’s woman poet wrote “everyone in Hollywood was broken up over Marilyn’s death —-cuz they weren’t through murdering her.”

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    1. Better question: Will anything in Mike’s defense be put out there? Answer: Not unless he puts it out there himself, Alv….
      #WhichForSomeUnknownReasonHe’sNotDoing…..

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  9. At first I wondered what the big deal was about a big wheel race, but I remember them being a kids toy from 1969. The original design was for a kid between 50 and 90 lbs. If you add 100 lbs. to that, the front wheel doesn’t get much traction. Now imagine pedaling that thing a quarter mile and you’ll get a leg cramp just thinking about it. The big thing to do on those was spin out by stopping the front wheel and skidding around with the rear. I never rode one but I knew people who made their own version for adults, they still had to lean forward to get the front wheel to pull.
    I love that Scott leaves you wanting more by posting a picture of Marilyn every Friday.
    I hate that he has to get a dig in about attendance at a college baseball game. With the Dodgers, Angels and four minor league teams (that I can think of) in the area combined with the poor showing in recent years, it’s possible the Trojans had trouble getting the player’s families to show up. Maybe Scott is pointing out that the numerous USC students from around the world aren’t as sports minded as the locals once were, but the last time I checked games are recorded by who won, not by who showed up.

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    1. Ghost,
      I like UCLA’s approach: fail to draw a crowd…AND…Lose the game…
      #AsJackNicholsonSezInSomething’sGottaGive:”AWinningCombo!”

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  10. What no one on this boards states is that we somehow avoided a catastrophe that should have devastated the planet because the Trump Administration helped get vaccines developed and medical information to the right folks who helped create policies that allowed our country to move on from the pandemic to a state of endemic and the Biden Administration was smart to continue the correct course of action without imposing a federal mandate on closures like China did, until February 2023 and now China is suffering from a GDP growth lower than 3% as well as a hostile nation that refuses to accept lockdowns.

    Trying to win pointless arguments, by arguing the other person sucks is childish. We should be focusing on Marilyn’s tits-oops, Ms. Monroe’s allure.

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  11. RIP Tina Turner and makes me think of the funniest/cringeworthy headline from The Onion upon Ike Turner’s death in 2007: Ike Turner Beats Tina Turner To Death.

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