5.04.2010

92 Ain’t a Short Life

Ernie Harwell passed away while I was catching up on Gossip Girl. That is a shame. He hasn’t broadcasted a game for years but that changes nothing - his voice is the sound of everything I (and probably a few million other Michiganders) remember about being young; summertime living, lakes, horseshoes, drives home from the grandparents, getting shushed by my father, bless you boys-ing, crackling AM radio, pop-up campers, and Kirk Gibson.

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Molly Donahue said...

ahhhhhhh yes. a michigan legend...

Unknown said...

I was going to go to the viewing but the radio said two to three hours wait. I loved Ernie (baseball is meant to be listened to on the radio), but if it had been Pete Rose I would have stood in line all night in the rain.