We live in a weird world, kids. And, I suppose, this tame blog is part of it. All blogs are. Random stuff, almost impossible to verify, that should be taken with a boulder of salt whenever “real issues” are being preached. A few lives ago, when I was still sports editor of the San Bernardino […]

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I could almost swear it was Steve Dilbeck. Well, no, there was no reason Steve Dilbeck should be striding along as I caught up to him on the track at Victoria Park. I don’t think he’s been to Hong Kong, or intends to go. But it could have been him. Instead, it was his Asian […]

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Another blow to the San Bernardino Sun, and specifically to its sports section: John Murphy is leaving the paper to join its arch-rival, the Riverside-based Press-Enterprise. And there just went one of the last reasons to buy The Sun instead of the PE.

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It’s hard to be a good guy and a good reporter. I’ve known more than a few good people, in journalism. But they tended not to be rise-to-the-top reporters or editors, and they often got stepped on during the career scramble. Because “good” held them back. I’ve known some very good journalists. But I don’t […]

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I was about to suggest that it’s interesting, what moments you remember in a three-decade career. Then I considered that we’re talking about a middle-of-the-lineup Angels hitter being shot dead on the streets of Gary, Indiana, and, yes, that probably ought to make for a memorable moment. Doesn’t happen every day. Anyway, that quote came […]

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Remember this? The Seasons in The Sun series … in which I’m trying to write about one former sports co-worker for the 33 years (or parts of years) I spent at the San Bernardino Sun? By no means do all the interesting folks get in. There were too many. Especially during the periods when the […]

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What a handsome crew! Here is the group photo taken at the Sun Sports Reunion at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, July 20-21. Photo courtesy Gil Hulse, and taken by either Jean Leyva, Gayle Pollard or Cathy Bui. From left, top: Cindy Robinson, Mike Terry, Gil Hulse, Jim Schulte, Mike Davis, Steve Dilbeck, Nick […]

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Sort of a running joke, during The Sun sports reunion in Las Vegas, were expressions that seemed to strike someone as a good name for a band. They were coming about one-an-hour, there for a while. Some of those I remember … and feel free, homeboys and girls, to add more:

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Let’s see … “hitting on a soft 20” probably will be the line that sticks in people’s heads. Though “goat on a staircase” … “yes, I sit to pee” … “lucky goiter” … and “Black Death Tour” have a chance to live in infamy, as well. Ah, yes, The Sun sports department reunion weekend, July […]

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May not get much posted today. I’m in Las Vegas for the Sun sports reunion.  We’ve got something like 14 former Sun sports staffers here on The Strip, and it’s a little wilder than I expected, frankly. Not that I’m contributing a whole lot to it. Might be able to catch up tomorrow or the […]

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