New York Knicks Quiz: In descending order, who were the top
5 in scoring on the 1969-70 World Champion Knicks? Bonus
Quiz: Who led the NBA in scoring that ”69-70 season? Answers
below.
Stocking Stuffer Quiz: As submitted by a friend, which of the
following makes for the best stocking stuffer this Christmas.
a) Coal b) A StocksandNews coffee mug c) Claudia Schiffer
d) Beef Jerky. Answer below.
NCAA Wants to Ban Gambling On Games
According to the AP, the NCAA is taking its case to Congress,
hoping for a nationwide law banning gambling on college sports.
“I think this is a very troublesome issue for us,” Sen. Richard
Bryan of Nevada said on Wednesday. “If the NCAA rallies the
college presidents, alumni associations and other academic
groups, I think this could be a very difficult issue for us to deal
with.”
Casino interests contributed almost $6 million to federal
campaigns last year. Nevada”s 138 legal sports books took in
$2.3 billion in sports wagers in fiscal 1999, earning nearly $99
million, according to the state Gaming Control Board. It is
estimated that 40% of the betting is on college sports.
Sen. Bryan said Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., promised to
introduce the NCAA bill. A federal law passed seven years ago
prohibits betting on amateur and professional sports, but Nevada
was exempted along with Oregon, Montana and Delaware, who
currently don”t allow it under their own laws.
Dolly Parton
For obvious reasons I couldn”t include her in my above “stocking
stuffer” question, if you catch my drift. In the 11/21 Sunday
Times Magazine, Dolly was asked why she dressed the way she
did (not that there is anything wrong with that).
“I patterned myself after this woman that was the town tramp
back home. She had blond hair and high heels and red fingernails
and lips, and to me she was like what movie stars were to other
kids. We”d see her, and I”d say, ”Oh, look, she”s got plastic
goldfish in her heels!” and my mama would say, ”She ain”t
nothin” but trash, nothin” but trash,” and I thought, ”Ooh, that”s
what I”m gonna be when I grow up – trash!”” You go, Girl!!
Renaissance Treasure Found in Pa.
In another recent story from the AP, a painting that hung almost
unnoticed for nearly 70 years in a dark corridor of a Jesuit center
has been authenticated as a rare and valuable work by Tintoretto,
a 16th century Venetian artist (and one of my personal favorites as
I stare at a print…or maybe it”s real!)
The painting, “The Raising of Lazarus,” is estimated to be worth
as much as $2 million. The Jesuits thought it was a reproduction
and the couple who donated it paid $35,000 for the work in 1928.
Said one art curator, “This is a world-class painting that could
easily be part of the collection of the Louvre.” It was this
curator, Dr. Robert Metzger, who convinced the Jesuits to let art
experts authenticate it. The work, painted around 1556, shows
Christ raising Lazarus from his death bed.
So, check all of your paintings, immediately. I only ask for a 10%
cut if you have some treasures lying around.
Top 3 songs for the week of 11/23/68: #1 “Hey Jude” (The
Beatles…final week of a 9-week run at #1) #2 “Love Child”
(Diana Ross & The Supremes.yes, they had been just ”The
Supremes.”) #3 “Those Were The Days” (Mary Hopkins)
Knicks Quiz Answer: The 1969-70 Knicks went 60-22 during the
regular season. The 5 leading scorers were Willis Reed, 21.7,
Walt Frazier, 20.9, Dick Barnett, 14.9, Dave Debusschere, 14.6
and Bill Bradley, 14.5. Coming off the bench were Cazzie
Russell, 11.5, Dave Stallworth (and his sweet rainbow jumper),
7.8, and Mike Riordan, 7.7.
Jerry West led the NBA in scoring that season with a 31.2 avg.
Abdul-Jabbar was 2nd at 28.8.
Stocking Stuffer Quiz: Of course the correct answer is “b,” the
StocksandNews coffee mug. Order yours today. And if you
place the order by Dec. 15th, you should receive it in time.
Next Bar Chat, Monday…more on John Daly. Why? ”Cause it”s
Bar Chat!
