Saturday, December 31, 2022

The Absent Friends of 2022 - A Final Salute

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The time has come when The Grandstander pays one final tribute to those Absent Friends of 2022.  When I began writing this blog thirteen (!!...
Friday, December 30, 2022

To Absent Friends - Pele

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Pele 1940 - 2022 Even people who don't know a lot about international futbol, like me, all know one fact:  that Pele, born Edson Arantes...
Thursday, December 22, 2022

To Absent Friends - Franco Harris

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Franco Harris 1950 - 2022 On January 1, 1973, twenty-one year old me awoke to the news that Roberto Clemente had been killed in a plane cras...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Three Movies and A Streaming Series (no spoilers!)

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Because so much is being covered today, these critiques will be shorter than usual.  Here goes..... "The White Lotus" HBO has give...
Monday, December 19, 2022

Futbol and Football

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The 2024 World Cup, oh, excuse me, the 2024 FIFA World Cup came to a thrilling  conclusion yesterday when Argentina defeated France on penal...
Saturday, December 10, 2022

Reviews: "The Fabelmans" and "The Crown"

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Before getting to the normal business of this Blog - sports, movie, TV, and book reviews, and obituaries - I need to acknowledge one very  i...
Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Steelers 24 - Colts 17 and the Updated Grandstander Power Rankings

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  Benny Snell Scores the go-ahead (and winning) TD That the Steelers  bumped  their record to 4-7 by beating the crummy Indy Colts last nigh...