J. Dan Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Story St. Louis lost a great man today. Fitting that the Blues won 6-0 tonight in honor of #6. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnH Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Wow... Earl Weaver too today . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieP_MechE Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Stan grew up in a town just a few miles from where I live. My grandfather used to play sandlot ball with him. I went to school with his granddaughter. He was a great guy. Rest in peace, Mr. Musial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakari lindhen Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Two of the best at their jobs, Weaver and Musial...RIP. NORD STAGE 2, IPAD 2 with lots of soft syths Roland td9 expanded Guitars, basses, Pod Xtl, GT-10b Garritan, Reason, Symphonic Choirs , Cubase, Sibelius Three shelter cats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ferris Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I saw it on ESPN last night in the restaurant I was gigging in. They just flashed his picture on the screen and knowing his recent declining health, I figured he had passed. Actually I was at his last game in Sept of '63. I was 10 and my father took me to original Busch Stadium (Sportsman's Park) there on Grand & Dodier. We sat in the bleachers I remember. He singled past rookie Pete Rose which was so ironic as Bob Costas points out in the video. Musial was the NL all time leader in hits for many years until Rose ended up passing him. A good video on his last at bat. It wasn't as dramatic as Ted Williams homering in his last bat but for St. Louis fans, just as meaningful. In St. Louis when I was growing up, Musial was as popular as the Pope, JFK and the Beatles put together . Btw the announcer on the video is Harry Caray who most knew as the Cubs announcer. But when I was growing up in the '60s, it was Caray and Jack Buck doing the color. [video:youtube] Sad day for all Cardinal and baseball fans everywhere. RIP Stan The Man ! https://soundcloud.com/dave-ferris https://www.youtube.com/@daveferris2709 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S_Gould Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 He was the 1st baseball player I ever heard of. I grew up in St.Louis in the late 50s - 60s. Stan "The Man" was a legend - all my teenage babysitters had a crush on him, even though he was in his late 30s/early 40s. I was fortunate enough to see him play. Even after retirement, he did a lot for the community, and was a role-model to kids even years later. Baseball has lost a true great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Of course, local news has been covering this story extensively, and I learned a few interesting things. He met 14 presidents and the Pope. His wife passed 8 months ago at 6pm (he was #6), and he passed at 5:45.... He always said, if you aren't 15 min early, you're late. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ferris Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 A nice and emotional eulogy from Bob Costas at the Musial funeral. http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25574499&topic_id=40773316&c_id=stl#/embed https://soundcloud.com/dave-ferris https://www.youtube.com/@daveferris2709 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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