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From Left Field - strosrays style!
« on: June 11, 2007, 09:50:38 am »
strosrays has submitted an excellent guest column to From Left Field.

http://www.orangewhoopass.com/forums/index.php?topic=102531

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Re: From Left Field - strosrays style!
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2007, 10:04:17 am »
Just as long as it doesn't go black at the end.
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Re: From Left Field - strosrays style!
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2007, 10:20:05 am »
A very nice piece--that strosrays guy is a damn fine writer and probably also has a fine tenor voice.

Made me wonder whatever happened to Diane (and Bjorkman).

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Re: From Left Field - strosrays style!
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2007, 11:09:37 am »
Quote from: Taras Bulba on June 11, 2007, 10:20:05 am
A very nice piece--that strosrays guy is a damn fine writer and probably also has a fine tenor voice.

Made me wonder whatever happened to Diane (and Bjorkman).



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Re: From Left Field - strosrays style!
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2007, 11:34:00 am »
Thanks strosrays, that was a great story to read.
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Re: From Left Field - strosrays style!
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2007, 11:35:35 am »
Quote from: Craig on June 11, 2007, 11:34:00 am
Thanks strosrays, that was a great story to read.

T'was perfect, except for the missing photos of Diane.
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Re: From Left Field - strosrays style!
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2007, 12:31:33 pm »
Quote from: Andyzipp on June 11, 2007, 09:50:38 am
strosrays has submitted an excellent guest column to From Left Field.

http://www.orangewhoopass.com/forums/index.php?topic=102531

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very, very nice
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« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2007, 01:49:20 pm »
Fantastic. I enjoyed it throughout the day.
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Re: From Left Field - strosrays style!
« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2007, 04:55:43 pm »
Wow, that is a powerful reminiscence...makes me miss the old 'Dome.  On top of that, it makes me feel like a bad Houstonian because I've never ridden on the ferry.

Quote from: Andyzipp on June 11, 2007, 09:50:38 am
strosrays has submitted an excellent guest column to From Left Field.

http://www.orangewhoopass.com/forums/index.php?topic=102531

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Re: From Left Field - strosrays style!
« Reply #9 on: June 11, 2007, 05:41:58 pm »
Nice. Having grown up in Galveston and ridden the ferry one million times (always getting out of the car), I swear I could smell your story--the salt, the coconut Coppertone, the beer...thanks for taking me back.
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Re: From Left Field - strosrays style!
« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2007, 05:55:12 pm »
I want stros-rays to write my obituary.  I can't wait to see how he descbribes the freak scene I had with Sherry in the end zone at Rice Stadium.
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Re: From Left Field - strosrays style!
« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2007, 06:13:12 pm »
Quote from: HudsonHawk on June 11, 2007, 05:55:12 pm
I want stros-rays to write my obituary.  I can't wait to see how he descbribes the freak scene I had with Sherry in the end zone at Rice Stadium.

stros-rays, fantastic!

HH... come on man, I'm headed to dinner here soon. That was uncalled for.
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Re: From Left Field - strosrays style!
« Reply #12 on: June 11, 2007, 06:16:42 pm »
Quote from: MRaup on June 11, 2007, 06:13:12 pm
stros-rays, fantastic!

HH... come on man, I'm headed to dinner here soon. That was uncalled for.


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Re: From Left Field - strosrays style!
« Reply #13 on: June 12, 2007, 06:48:39 am »
God darnit, Mr. strosrays, you use your tongue prettier than a twenty dollar whore.
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Re: From Left Field - strosrays style!
« Reply #14 on: June 12, 2007, 09:26:05 am »
Nice. You really are a fine writer.
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Re: From Left Field - strosrays style!
« Reply #15 on: June 12, 2007, 09:58:56 am »
I think I'll print this out so I can use it as summer reading when down on the beach.

Stros Rays, your recollection of detail and superb writing style leads me to believe you must be a professional writer...or you should be.

Excellent post, thanks for sharing.

I imagine Bjorkman would love to hear from you, and I'd venture to say that so would Diane.

Oh, and I love the admin's post script challenging all of us wannabes to submit a From Left Field after reading that masterpiece.
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Re: From Left Field - strosrays style!
« Reply #16 on: June 12, 2007, 10:15:22 am »
i'm thinking that you'd better keep your wife away from your, uh, writing. too many wistful recollections of lost loves to do you any good at all.
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Re: From Left Field - strosrays style!
« Reply #17 on: June 12, 2007, 10:30:48 am »
Quote from: JimR on June 12, 2007, 10:15:22 am
too many wistful recollections of lost loves to do you any goos at all.

A masterful fredian slip.
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Re: From Left Field - strosrays style!
« Reply #18 on: June 12, 2007, 10:52:19 am »
Quote from: MusicMan on June 12, 2007, 10:30:48 am
A masterful fredian slip.

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Re: From Left Field - strosrays style!
« Reply #20 on: June 12, 2007, 05:19:48 pm »
I'm speechless. Outstanding.
 
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Re: From Left Field - strosrays style!
« Reply #21 on: June 13, 2007, 08:55:31 am »

Absolutely superb.
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