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Quite performance by the legendary band Bad Company at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in South Florida. The casino / hotel is under construction as a new guitar shaped hotel is being built as well as a whole new casino & concert venue.  Hard Rock International is putting is moving its headquarters here & t he new Casino / Hotel is a $1.5 billion project that will bring additional millions of $$$ to South Florida. The current, temporary concert venue sits 3,500 people with a new concert hall being built to seat 7,500.  This was great place to see a show, I got tickets right at front right side of the stage, six rows off the floor under $100 a ticket, great value!  Bad Company are still a classic rock radio staple & were one of the biggest bands of the seventies. The first band signed to Led Zeppelin's Swan Song label & managed by their legendary management led by peter Grant.  Bad Company 1975 When they formed they were considered a Super...

Peter Halsten Thorkelson was born February 13th, 1942 in Washington D.C. Although his early Monkees bio claimed falsely that he was born in New York City. As a child he exceled in music, playing piano, then guitar, banjo & the bass.  After attending high school & college in Connecticut, he moved to New York City's Greenwich Village. There he became part of the Folk scene with many others, like himself, who would become pop & rock stars in the sixties. The likes of Bob Dylan, John Sebastian (The Lovin' Spoonful), Cass Elliot, John Phillips & Denny Doherty of the Mammas & Pappas, Ritchie Havens, and Steven Stills (of Buffalo Springfield & Crosby Stills & Nash). Peter & Stills became good friends, in fact it was Stills, who had auditioned, but did not get the role in the Monkees. But when asked if he knew anyone who resembled himself, with the so called Nordic look, he suggested Peter. He encouraged Peter to go for the part & he got it, bec...

50th Anniversary of the 1969 World Champion "Amazing Mets" On 1969 the MLB season was in jeopardy right as Spring Training was about to begin. What has now become common every few years, was pretty ne back then, a Players strike was looming.  The newly formed MLB Players Association (1966) was fronted by Marvin Miller, who had negotiated labor agreements for the National War Labor Board, the International Association of Machinist, the United Auto Workers Union & most recently the United Steel Workers Union. Miller would change the way baseball operated forever. In 1969 the main issue was the players pensions, mostly how revenues from the gate& television dollars from the World Series & All Star Games were distributed to the plan. In 1969 NBC had signed a three year $45 million dollar deal. Lots of bucks for that era. Some players not all on board yet with the union idea, crossed the picket lines but many did not, especially the big names.  Tom Seaver...

The New York Mets new minor league AAA affiliate for 2019 is the Syracuse Mets. They part ways with the Las Vegas 51s, who are now the Las Vegas Aviators an affiliate of the Oakland A's in the Pacific Coast League. The Syracuse Mets have a long history, formerly known as the Chiefs for majority of that time, with a ten year period being known as the Sky Chiefs. The team dates back to 1936, when they moved from Jersey City New Jersey, as the Skeeters upstate to Syracuse as the minor league club of the Boston Redsox.  From 1957 to 1961 there was no team at Syracuse, as two different teams with the name left town. Then after the Montreal Royals, the long time affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers was abandon, it moved south to become the Syracuse Chiefs once again.  Thru the years, 13 different teams have been affiliated with Syracuse along the way, most recently the Washington Nationals from 2009-2018. Before that the Toronto Blue Jays had the longest run with AA baseball ...

Glenn Patrick Sherlock was born September 26th 1960 in Nahant, Massachusetts. The six foot left hand hitting catcher attended Rollins College at Winter Park Florida, earning a degree in Environmental studies. He was drafted in the 21st round of the 1983 draft by the Houston Astros.  He spent seven years at all levels of the minors playing for Houston & the A.L. New York's teams organizations, while never making it to the big leagues. In 297 minor league career games he batted .250 with 7 HRs 26 doubles 216 hits & 99 RBIs. He retired in 1988 & began coaching two years later. Retirement & Coaching Career: Sherlock began coaching in the A.L. New York's team organization as a manager in the Rookie league & A ball levels. He served ten years in their organization, also serving as their bull pen coach for three seasons.  Sherlock moved to the Arizona Diamondbacks in their inaugural season and would remain there for 16 seasons, the longest tenure of any o...

Sergio (Marrero) Ferrer was born on January 29, 1951 in Santurce, Puerto Rico. The five foot seven middle infielder was originally signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1970. He was then drafted away Rule V, by the Minnesota Twins in December 1973. He debut in Minnesota at the start of the 1974 season behind regular short stop Danny Thompson. That year he hit a career best .281 in 24 games before being sent back to AAA in May. He would make the team out of Spring Training again in 1975 & play 32 more games. He hit.247 & drove in his first two career runs but was back in the minors by June. Ferrer would spend the next two seasons in the minors getting traded first to the Philadelphia Phillies & then the AL New York club. He played in their organizations before coming over to the New York Mets for Roy Staiger in December 1977. He was the first played to don the uniform #3 after Bud Harrelson had worn it since the mid sixties. Ferrer drove in 22 runs batting ...

Steven Michael Springer was Born on February 11, 1961 in Long Beach, California. Springer attended the University of Utah The six foot infielder was drafted by the New York Mets in the 20th round of the 1982 draft.  Springer then spent seven years in the Mets organization, playing at AAA Tidewater from 1985-1988 before he was traded to the Chicago White Sox. By 1990 he signed with the Cleveland Indians and got to the big leagues debuting on May 22nd 1990 playing at third base getting is first career hit. He would only play in four games before going back down to AAA Vancouver on June 4th.  In December 1991 he signed on with the Mets as a free agent. In the last season of the Tidewater Tides he hit .290 leading the club with 16 HRs & 70 RBIs. The Mets called him up on August 15th & he pinch hit in a home game against the Philadelphia Phillies.  Springer only played in four career Mets games, getting his only start on August 25th 1992 going 2-3 with a d...