tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post5020245705630979203..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: This week in TV Guide: February 4, 1984Mitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-16494365616382618382015-12-30T17:17:04.533-05:002015-12-30T17:17:04.533-05:00The Olympic Hockey tournament had to open a day be...The Olympic Hockey tournament had to open a day before the opening ceremonies in order for all of the games to be played by the time of the closing ceremonies.paulsonj72https://www.blogger.com/profile/18118231322032199900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-2660955922920838672013-02-16T09:16:10.962-05:002013-02-16T09:16:10.962-05:00I'm late coming to this post, but I have also ...I'm late coming to this post, but I have also noticed the busy-ness of magazines in the early 80s. My wife picked up a 1983 edition of People in an antique store a while back, and it was surprising to us how different it looked. Ads were cluttered with text and images on images; the text of the articles seemed squashed onto the pages and was in a not-very-eye-friendly font. This was all about to change--the transformation to a visual society that I have always credited to the influence of MTV--but to see it in its last gasp was pretty fascinatingjbhttp://jabartlett.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-72290379032469143392013-02-05T06:40:26.518-05:002013-02-05T06:40:26.518-05:00Perfect thinking, we're at the AT&T Pebble...Perfect thinking, we're at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am this week, and you probably wouldn't believe what Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium (as Kosevo is now deemed, named in honour of the Yugoslav footballer; the Bosnian national team's home stadium) looks now, as UEFA rules imposed after the rash of mid to late 1980's fatalities on the pitch changed the venue to an all-seater.<br /><br />As for the figure skating venue, the rebuilt venue is known as Juan Antonio Samaranch Olympic Hall for the IOC executive.<br /><br />Bobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366544608847776006noreply@blogger.com