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<DIV><FONT size=4>My father took Doug and me to our first major league game, at
Forbes Field, in October 1951. Pirates vs. Dodgers, Preacher Roe
pitching for the Dodgers and Murray Dickson for the Pirates. Dodgers won
3-1. Next day I went back to Pittsburgh and rode last days of Rts 17 and
20 and the Mt. Oliver Incline. Still have very vivid memories of all
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Dont ask me what happened yesterday.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Dwight</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org
href="mailto:pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org">Fred Schneider via
Pittsburgh-railways</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 09 July, 2015 15:28</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=bob.dietrich1@verizon.net
href="mailto:bob.dietrich1@verizon.net">BobDietrich</A> ; <A
title=pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org
href="mailto:pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org">Western PA Trolley
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [PRCo] A trip down memory lane for Grateful
Fred...</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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did for the first nine years
we left in 1949. I came back every
year after that but only for a visit to Grandma. <BR><BR>In my
youth, I remember the Lone Ranger, the Railroad Hour, Fibber Magee, the Great
Gildersleeve and other radio shows
stations KQV, KDKA when it was an NBC
affiliate. <BR><BR>But the Pirates. My eddicahun was
neglected. My father was not into sports. He took me to
a game at Forbes Field once
I suspect someone gave him a couple of free
tickets. Nothing was explain to me so it was one of the most boring
events in an eight year old's life. Perhaps, had I grown up in a house where you
listened to all the games, it might have meant something. But I grew
up with the Metropolitan Opera on the radio every Saturday.
<BR><BR>But the old man did some good for me
took me places like Glenwood,
24th St., North Bessemer to look at all those puffer bellies lined up in
rows. And when the my mother was waiting in the doctor's office with
my sister, dad would be killing time with me trackside in Swissvale or
Wilkinsburg. <BR><BR><BR>On Jul 9, 2015, at 3:06 PM, BobDietrich via
Pittsburgh-railways wrote:<BR><BR>> Wasn't it before Bob Prince? Rosie
Roswell or someone?<BR>> <BR>> Give Fred credit, he didn't grow up in the
'burgh.<BR>> <BR>> When the Pirates hit a home run it was announced with
something like "open<BR>> the window Aunt Minnie, here she
comes".....<BR>> <BR>> And the Grateful Fred wasn't from the South
Side<BR>> <BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From:
Pittsburgh-railways<BR>>
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounces@mailman.dementix.org] On Behalf Of D<BR>>
Brashear via Pittsburgh-railways<BR>> Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2015 2:04
PM<BR>> To: Fred Schneider; Western PA Trolley discussion<BR>> Subject:
Re: [PRCo] A trip down memory lane for Grateful Fred...<BR>> <BR>> I'm..
what, probably close to youngest, and I know who Bob Prince was...<BR>>
<BR>> On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 2:01 PM, Fred Schneider via Pittsburgh-railways
<<BR>> pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org> wrote:<BR>>
<BR>>> <BR>>> SO SPLAIN WHY DONCHA!<BR>>> <BR>>> On Jul
9, 2015, at 11:44 AM, dwightlong via Pittsburgh-railways wrote:<BR>>>
<BR>>>> <BR>>>> I thought Aunt Minnie lived a lot closer to
Forbes Field!<BR>>>> <BR>>>> (only very old folks will
understand this)<BR>>>> <BR>>>> Dwight<BR>>>>
<BR>>>> From: Daria Brashear via Pittsburgh-railways<BR>>>>
Sent: Wednesday, 08 July, 2015 21:59<BR>>>> To: Western PA Trolley
discussion<BR>>>> Subject: [PRCo] A trip down memory lane for Grateful
Fred...<BR>>>> Presumably, anyway, since he grew up across the
street!<BR>>>> <BR>>>> <BR>>>
http://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/thedigs/2015/07/08/stories-fro<BR>>>
m-a-jane-street-slaughterhouse/<BR>>>> <BR>>>>
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