From the monthly archives:

September 2008

The Way We Were, 1964

September 29, 2008

Last year I published some photos I took of Beaver Stadium back in 1964, when I was a student at Penn State. At that time, Beaver Stadium had been in its present location for only about five years since it was moved piece-by piece from its prior location north of Rec Hall, where it was called “New Beaver Field.” I’ll republish the photos here this year just in case anyone missed them.

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Boss to Grace Halftime at Super Bowl XLIII

September 28, 2008

Yeah, you heard it somehwere else first, but it seems that the NFL has continued in its string of selecting aging rock superstars for halftime entertainment at its premier event. Bruce Springsteen and the reassembled E Street Band will perform in Tampa at Super Bowl XLIII.

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Williams Comes Alive in Lions Win

September 28, 2008

We’re used to expressing disappointment about Derrick Williams’ performances in our post-game retrospectives. Except for his freshman year, 2005, Williams has been an underachiever in view of his much hyped recruitment dossier. However, on Saturday night, Williams finally lived up to his vaunted potential, performing a triple-threat feat no one else has ever done under head coach Joe Paterno.

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Just So’s Ya Know

September 27, 2008

The cable guy got here at 8:15 PM. So much for “between 1 and 4″.

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