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

Let’s take a break from the endless conference realignment talk.

Oh wait, just as we said that, we get pulled back in with this development.

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  • And now for some history:
  • It’s the 1997 USC-Florida State game. USC gamely challenged the No. 5-ranked Seminoles before losing, 14-7, at the Coliseum.
USC safety Rashard Cook chases Florida State running back Dee Feaster
This field goal was the only points scored as Oregon State upset No. 1-ranked USC, 3-0, in 1967. The Trojans rebounded with the famous victory over the new No. 1 UCLA the following week.
  • Don Clark, the new head coach USC, assembled his new staff together for a picture on April 3, 1957. From left: Clark; Marv Goux; Mel Hein centering the ball; George Dickson and Al Davis. Not pictured: Backfield coach Don Doll. These were the days when Davis would bring his infant son to USC (Mark Davis).
  • OK, now I have to talk about Don Doll, who led USC in rushing in 1944, 1947 and 1948.

In the history of the NFL, Doll is the only player to record 10 interceptions in three different seasons (1949, 1950 and 1953). In 1949, as a rookie with the Detroit Lions, he intercepted four passes in one game. When he retired in 1954, he was the NFL’s all-time leader in interceptions with 41.

Doll won an NFL title in 1952 and was the Pro Bowl MVP in 1953. In 2008, he was named to the Lions’ 75th season all-time team. He missed the 1945 season at USC because he was a marine and was on the U.S.S. Missouri when the Japanese signed surrender papers onboard to end World War II.

Don Doll runs for yardage for USC. On the ground is USC lineman John Ferraro, who was the longest-serving L.A. City Council member in history (1966-2001).
  • Rams defensive lineman Lamar Lundy (85) presents an imposing figure for Cowboys QB Don Meredith at the Coliseum on August 11, 1964. No. 53 is Rams linebacker Mike Henry, who of course was co-captain of the 1957 USC football team.
  • The Coliseum was dedicated on August 2, 1923, 100 years ago this week. President Warren G. Harding was going to lead the ceremonies as you can see from his busy schedule the day of the festivities.

But Harding died in San Francisco from a heart attack and never made it to Los Angeles.

  • Harding (center) did attend the 1923 Rose Bowl between USC and Penn State. USC president Rufus von KleinSmid, who never missed a photo opportunity with a famous public figure, is standing on the far left.
  • Hugh McElhenny, one of the greatest players ever produced in Los Angeles, is about to return this punt 80 yards for Washington High School vs. Canoga Park in 1947.

McElhenny wanted to go to USC but did not have the grades. So he went to Compton College, coached by former USC player Tay Brown. But after just one season, he learned the University of Washington could accept him immediately. USC needed him to go another year to Compton.

McElhenny went to Washington, became an All-American, rushed for 296 yards and 5 TD’s vs. Washington State and returned a punt 100 yards for a TD vs. USC. He then became the ninth player selected overall in the 1952 NFL Draft and was selected for the Pro Bowl six times.

BEAUTY QUEENS, BANQUETS AND LUNCHEONS

  • USC running back Lynn Cain, left, and defensive lineman Rich Dimler take a break from preparing to face Notre Dame at the Coliseum and concentrate on showing Rose Bowl Queen Catherine Gilmour the fine art of throwing a football.
  • Gilmour visited a USC practice on November 20, 1978. USC had already clinched its Rose Bowl bid and awaited the winner of that weekend’s Michigan-Ohio State game.

RESTAURANT OF THE WEEK

  • Literally across the street from USC and great hours!

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

What’s My Line on March 19, 1967 featured a very popular mystery guest: Ursula Andress.

PICTURES OF THE WEEK

Time to get dressed up and go to downtown Los Angeles in 1942. This is between 706-718 S. Hill Street.

The Cutts Building in the background is now the Great Western Building in the Jewelry District.

  • Below is the Warner Bros. Theatre at 405 W. 7th Street in 1953. “Roman Holiday,” starring Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn and Eddie Albert is playing.

An Arden Ice Cream promotion for Texas pecan ice cream, featuring horses and a stagecoach was traveling throughout Downtown Los Angeles when the photo was taken.

  • I’ve written about the Currie’s Ice Cream store that was right across from USC on Jefferson Blvd. But there was also one at the Coliseum Hotel, which was on the corner of Figueroa St. and W. Santa Barbara Ave. (later Martin Luther King Blvd.). This picture was taken in 1946.

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

  1. Does anyone take us back to life in the 1940s-1950s like Wolfie?

    Maybe the Pac-12 (Pac-9?) is not Titantic Part 2 afterall

    It looks as if that is the first time that Rose queen touched a football

    Women and men all donning hats– that was a nice look back then

    Oregon St seems to be a Pac-12 team nobody wants but I have been to their stadium and it is difficult to win there

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    1. John –Further proof Scott has mystical powers —-several years ago he came to the following conclusion: “I think the time is coming when my posters will be at each others’ throats over political differences —I need to start a column wherein I can take them back to happier times —replete with photos of legendary players and pretty homecoming queens —it’ll come in handy in the future as a kinda ‘oasis in the desert’ feature…”

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      1. I’ll likely over share my incestuous fantasies throughout the day. Please just ignore me since I’m a fucking idiot and have no friends or life. Or just consider it an unsolicited glimpse into the warped mind of a depraved leftist.

        LOL!

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      3. Reluctantly agree. I understand the need to voice political opinions during these troubled times –it’s hard not to —but this “little oasis” shouldn’t be spoiled. There are so many other forums.

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      4. Forums whose offices Biden & team contact, to have posts deleted & accounts suspended. And even if they aren’t contacted, many of them do a good job all on their own to delete posts with which they don’t agree. Most of us know that played a HUGE role in getting Dementia Joe installed in the first place.

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      5. The Senile Joe’s Gestapo FBI left no stone unturned in censoring all speech that could corrupt the minds of our youth.

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      6. Exactly, Gabby! Which is why I laugh at anyone who cries “Take it to Fakebook!”

        Why? So your dictator can censor it? The guy who loves to trample on the Constitution. (Besides…as if I’m on Fakebook! LOL)

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      7. So cal…..try wireclub(dot)com….there are some hardcore rebukes there…you will fit right in….

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      3. Stanford and Cal should join the Ivy League, they have the prestige and neither needs the money from any sports media tv contract deal

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      1. “Trump aides are mocking DeSantis over the Newsom debate. Senior adviser Jason Miller compared it to college basketball’s National Invitation Tournament, which invites teams that do not qualify for NCAA championship tournament.”

        I don’t agree. Newsom will be the Dim nominee.

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      4. California on the verge of becoming the 4th Largest Economy in the World is “ruining this state”?

        Find a different GOP talking point, that one is played out

        Would you rather introduce the economic model of one of the failed red states such as Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas or Louisiana?

        Pull your head out

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      5. Yeah, who cares about the crime, homelessness, residents and businesses leaving in droves. (Even your butt buddy in LV has mentioned this.)

        Pull MY head out? You should take your own advice.

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      6. Slo Cal lives amonst the homeless, he should have stayed in school so he could have afforded to live in a better neighborhood.

        No problem with any homeless here in the South Bay

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      7. The success of California has ZERO to do with the government and everything to do with the natural climate (farmland) and private enterprise that operates here. The government is a shambles. Infrastructure is a shambles in most of the state. Despite the enormous tax revenues, there is going to be a big deficit this year again.

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      8. Please! Money pit measures such as our high speed bullet train and HHH, where only contractors & politicians fill their coffers is a huge factor. Tax & spend, tax & spend to no end.

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      9. The US is way behind some developed countries when it comes to modern infrastructure, especially public transportation…..think before you speak

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      10. Newsom also wants to add another 11% to firearms & ammo purchases to “combat gun violence”. We already pay a minimum sales tax of 8% and another 11% on top of that for “wildlife preservation”.

        30% tax for guns & ammo?! Give me a freakin’ break!!

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      11. You constantly bitch about the price of “EVERYTHING” but you continue to take it up the ass by living in California…..dude you’re swimming in an ocean of hypocrisy…

        #MOVE!

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      12. Hey guys. Go easy on me. I’m a particular dunce when it comes to economic issues as evidenced by my lack of understanding of socialism. Believe it or not, I don’t understand that government doesn’t create private sector jobs.

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      13. Remember when Newsom was mayor of SF for 8 years and promised in 2008 to end the homeless problem in ten years? Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama think he succeeded!

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      14. I have not lived in Cali in over two decades….nice try…..go service your goats

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    1. Ricky, Ricky, Ricky Ticky: Did you get a refund on bozo CFP ticket rip off?

      Utah 47 – bozo FB 24…Clank…Clown U drops its loser anchor in a shallow, Vegas puddle; LFOL…no bozos in the 2022 CFP.

      Cue: The Tulane Green Wave fight song.

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      1. 48-45….DING DING DING!

        DTR chokes under pressure!

        (on a side note, DTR played well against the Jets last night.)

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      2. Just like you did when Plow Horse accepted you invitation to brawl.

        Plow Horse describes you perfectly, Cowardly Gabby aka SenileObama:

        Plow Horse
        JULY 26, 2023 AT 4:10 PM
        From the article entitled “Narcissistic Obsession with Attention” in Psychology Today.

        The most important person in the life of a narcissist is the narcissist.

        “People high in narcissism tend to have a distinct preoccupation with being the center of attention. They are highly skilled at making themselves the star of the show, whether by writing the script themselves or hijacking another person’s scene. “

        How to Handle the Need for Attention

        “The best tactic for dealing with someone high in narcissism is usually not to engage with them unless you absolutely have to. Do not respond to emails, text messages, phone calls, or social media messages. Go full no-contact if you can, or at least insist on communicating via email or text messages so you have proof of what was said.”

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  3. One jewel of this Wolf-blog is how it will provoke old memories,
    conjuring them up such as
    Rose Bowls 1947 to 1960
    Big-10 teams 12
    Pacific teams 1 (Only the great 1952 SC team)

    I recall my Dad and I watching every Rose Bowl game
    and being depressed year-after-year– Go West Coast!

    But Bob Schloredt, the one-eyed Washington Husky
    wonderful quarterback, won 2 in a row in 1960-61
    and SC finished them off in 1962 with its 42-37

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    1. Careful, the leg-humper(gotroll)will attack you. The troll is so spun, he can’t figure out which shoe goes on which foot…..basket case….I was slapping him around like a pinata last night until my arm got tired.

      #FIGHT-ON!

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      1. I love the smell of napalmed wanna be Cowardly Gabby aka TebowObama in the morning! It smells like… victory.

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      2. That’s the stench of your soiled diaper, you senile fruitcake. Feel special, your hero wears a diaper…ouch!

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      5. Like you gave one to Plow Horse?

        You had two chances to show up and fight posters you had challenged , Cowardly Gabby.

        Fake Gabby is afraid when called to put up or shut up!
        Plow Horse
        JUNE 22, 2023 AT 8:02 PM
        Gabby:

        Explain how a policy of hiring the best person for the job is racist. You brought it up. Please answer instead of being a chickensh*t.

        Also, I note that when you want to really denigrate the wife of someone you don’t like on this board, presumably a white person, you say that she has a black dildo. Or you suggest that she is cheating with a black man. To you a white woman with a black man is the ultimate denigration. Is that racist? Frankly, I think you are the only truly racist person who regularly posts on this board. Like most leftists, you accuse others of doing the very thing that you do -treat black person as incapable of competing on equal terms with white people. I invite you to explain yourself but predict you will be a chickensh*t.

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      7. LMAO! Cowardly Gabby is the one who insists on visiting a blog every day and bitching about what Scott Wolf does. Dumbass acts as if someone puts a gun to her head and forces her to come here.

        Disagreeing with him occasionally is one thing. But she takes it to a whole ‘nother level. As so many have said, it’s a shame she doesn’t get the help she desperately needs.

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      8. LMAO! Cowardly fake Gabby is the one who insists on visiting a blog every day and bitching about Joe, Hunter, and real Gabby . Dumbass acts as if someone puts a gun to her head and forces her to come here.

        Disagreeing with him occasionally is one thing. But she takes it to a whole ‘nother level. As so many have said, it’s a shame she doesn’t get the help she desperately needs

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    2. We need more teams so the B1G can split into a Pacific division and an Atlantic division. Which would greatly improve the traveling logistics, and also preserve some traditions.

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      1. “We”? You are not a USC alum and you live in a dumpster on Skid Row, you wanna be psycho loser .

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      3. Where, from your dumpster on Skid Row? Plow Horse is still waiting for you to show up for the fight you promised over and over you wanted.

        Cowardly Gabby, when are you going to show up to fight Plow Horse in Pasadena?

        Fake Gabby ducks when called out!

        Plow Horse
        JUNE 22, 2023 AT 10:23 PM
        Gabby is the biggest pussy on this blog.

        Still waiting for dates, Mr. keyboard tough guy.

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      6. I have never seen anyone on any blog —sports or political —go so far out of his way to alienate everyone else 24/7 than Cowardly Gabby. It’s like she is paid to come here.

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      7. Well, you are referring to someone who doesn’t know the difference between the price of goods & services and the TAXES we’re charged for the privilege of purchasing them. So go easy on her. 🙂

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      8. IN THE EYES OF THE CONSUMER THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE…IT’S MONEY SPENT…..YOU HAVE GOT TO BE THE BIGGEST CHEAP-SCREW AROUND…..YOU SHOULD HAVE BUILT A BETTER CAREER….THAT’S A YOU PROBLEM NOT A NEWSOM PROBLEM

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      9. Says the guy who cries that I can afford season tickets and leave after the band performs at halftime without thinking twice about it. LOL

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      10. ….It’s obvious you’re confusing laughing with crying….I won’t hold it against you.

        Actually, crying is a form of expressing sorrow. I do feel sorry for you in the sense that a guy with a USC education living in the advanced years of his life has very limited discretionary income.

        #FIGHT-ON!

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    2. I have no problem playing both teams annually. Beating ranked teams improves your SOS and resume. High risk, high reward!

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      1. And who cares what a paranoid schizophrenic bum like you thinks?
        You need to focus on treating your schizophrenia. It generally involves multiple methods applied in sequence or at the same time. Medication, therapy and self-management techniques are common, and all three can help treat this condition when applied consistently and effectively. Diagnosing and treating this condition sooner rather than later also increases the likelihood of a good outcome. Get to Atascadero State Hospital, stat!

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  7. The reason USC and Ucla had to pay to leave the league was the media rights (projected) for the season following their departure. I assume they paid it. Now with a lot of teams in the league on the cusp of leaving, I expect there will be no PAC 12 in the very near future.
    This begs the question, will the payment to CAL by Ucla still be necessary if CAL leaves? What about Colorado? What do they pay.
    There are reports that the B1G is ready to take Oregon and Washington (by vote) today. Arizona should be making announcement later today. Nobody will pay $$ if the league dissolves.

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      2. STFU…..BEFORE I GIVE YOU A GOOD ASS WHIPPING….GO EMPTY THE DROOL BUCKET…..GROSS!

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      3. Plow Horse sums you up:

        Plow Horse
        JULY 8, 2023 AT 9:15 PM
        I have never been an imposter Gabby, unlike yourself who has posted under at least 8 names including my name. You are embarrassed that you got caught posting as steveg and now you are trying to accuse others of what you do. It is called projection. It is one of the things narcistic personalities do. They also will lie and manipulate – like posting under others names.

        And I posted “athletic looking”. You can tell how someone LOOKS from a photo. Why don’t you try to give it a rest. You are really embarrassing yourself. You have been exposed as a massive liar who is morally bankrupt and has no courage. I am really surprised that you would even show yourself on the blog again but a lack of social awareness is another trait of narcissism.

        Now I look forward to you making response after response after response. You won’t be able to leave it alone. It is part of your mental illness and unfortunately for the rest of us it has ruined what was once a very nice blog. Scott needs to rename his blog “inside Gabby’s mental illness”.

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      4. STFU……BEFORE I GIVE YOU A GOOD ASS WHIPPING..

        plow knows where I live….I offered to meet in Barstow…..plow never agreed.

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  8. That visionary ‘seeing’ a 20-team BIG-10
    with 10 teams in a West Division and 10 in the East
    with the division winners playing in the Rose Bowl
    (but not on January 1) may come to fruition–
    West–
    SC
    sucla
    Stanford
    Cal
    Oregon
    Washington
    Iowa
    Nebraska
    Wisconsin
    Northwestern

    (May only have to cross-country travel 2-3 times a season)

    The balance make up the East’s 10-teams and Ohio St-Michigan remain in the same division

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      1. P. S.
        San Marcos,
        I think UCLA should pay Cal AND Stanford AND USC…
        #ItJustSeemsTheFairestWay…
        #Win/Win/Win

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      2. Right, MG, the SC-Oregon and Washington rivals remain,
        they truly represent the ‘Best in the West’
        so the ‘Son of the Pac-12’ lives on
        (We don’t need Cal and Stanford, but who knows)

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      4. I mainly like the possibility we’ll play most of our games in our own time zone….
        #TheCorrectTimeZone
        #[Hawaii’sIsIncorrect,btw]

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      6. Playing in the MW might bring back some relevance to the football program. If there was ever any…

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    2. IMO. …I know the Rose Bowl speaks tradition, but Allegiant Stadium would be a better draw revenue and experience-wise.

      Perhaps it could rotate between the two venues, just a thought

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      1. Ha!
        #ThatIsSOSelfish,VegasGuy….
        #[ThinkOfWhatYou’reAskingOf”Traveler”]
        P. S.
        Now that we’re “at peace” can you drop “chickenshit gotroy22” from your name? Maybe he’ll drop “Gabby” & we can become one Happy Family again….
        Yours Truly,
        Pollyanna

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      2. Sure Allegiant is some home cooking. There is something about a well-designed indoor stadium that can’t be matched outdoors. During the Pac-12 championship game, the intensity inside that place was ridiculous. Massive “wow” factor. I hope you can experience it one day. Perhaps a CFP game.

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  9. I hope that USC is demanding that the Big 10 create an NIL standard which all the programs must abide by. No more pay for play to high school students. It must be real NIL, not fake. There should also be a limit that any one donor can give in NIL, which would prevent a single rich person from buying athletes.

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    2. At least Oregon would be getting as low as 50% share, not full share.

      Bohn made a big mistake in joining the Big 10. He should have found a way for USC to carve out a unique independent status for football only and then stay in the Pac-12 for the rest of the sports. He could have still demanded a full share of the Pac-12 media rights, but only played 6 games against the best TV market Pac-12 teams (Oregon, Washington, Arizona or ASU, Cal, Colorado or Utah, Stanford) and then set up games against other major rivals (Texas, Penn State, Michigan, etc) in a TV deal. This would have combined the best of both worlds, higher media revenues and more exposure in big national games plus less travel for all the other sports.

      With USC playing half the games in the Pac-12, USC could have made sure the Pac-12 stayed together and Oregon would be stuck in the league.

      I originally was happy to exit the Pac-12, but realize that there was a way to get what we want, without shattering the league.

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      3. You never do, you psycho freak.

        Remember this epic moment of Cowardly Gabby sucking
        up?

        Gabby (original)
        JULY 13, 2023 AT 6:01 PM

        Thanks for sharing your experiences. He must have made an impression on you, your details are still clear after many years.

        Gabby aka The Guy who posts as So Cal’s Wife & LawyerJohn & Pudly & Plow Horse & steveg49 & DOJ & Scott Wolf and Frank Young
        JULY 14, 2023 AT 1:36 PM
        Look at Cowardly Gabby the hypocrite. She exploded in rage and cursed out Plowhorse for exactly the same thing!

        Plow Horse
        JULY 8, 2023 AT 2:54 AM
        Wow. What are the odds we have 3 regular bloggers attend the 1968 Rose Bowl. I worked with a guy in 1982 who was a cornerback on the Indiana team. I asked him what was his impression of O.J. Simpson. He said “yeah, I meet him in the hole, helmet first, left my impression on him.”

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        Gabby (original)
        JULY 8, 2023 AT 3:01 AM
        LIKE YOU FUCKING REMEMBER WORD FOR WORD WHAT A GUY TOLD YOU 40 YEARS AGO…..YET YOU CONVENTILY FORGET YOUR DEBUNKED RANTS OR HOW YOU TALKED SHIT ABOUT ANYONE THAT PROVED YOU WRONG…BUT YOUR OLD LADY IS OFF LIMITS….I SEE WHY YOUR LAW CAREER ENDED EARLY

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    1. Brooklyn Ave. was so named back when there was a Jewish enclave in ELA. Had Jewish owned clothing and hardware stores that operated on store credit, delicatessens, and synagogues. A few years back, a Jewish history professor was offering a historical tour of Jewish ELA.

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