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Send us a textOn this very special editon of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated), the veteran writer greets a pair of living legends from the glory days of Big-Time Wrestling in Detroit: announcer and commentator Terry Sullivan and Dave Burzynski - better known to Detroit and Canadian fans as the wily manager "Supermouth" Dave Drason! This podcast is one for the books - if you're a 1970s pro wrestling fan, we guarantee you that on this show you'll hear facts about a host ouf legendary stars: The Sheik, The Mighty Igor, The McGuire Twins, Dr. Jerry Graham, Tony Marino, Bull Curry, Killer Brooks, Eddie Creachman, and the list goes on and on. You'll learn about the classic Cobo Arena program, and a lot about the Big-Time Wrestling TV show. Take a trip back in time with one of the best episodes of The Outdated Wrestling Hour yet!Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the Show.Contact us at outdatedwrestling@gmail.com!

When it comes to Olympic controversies, Winter or Summer, none matches the weirdness of the Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding saga. Days out from the 1994 US Figure Skating Championships, Nancy Kerrigan had just finished training at the Cobo Arena in Detroit when a man approached and hit her with a metal object just above her knee. Almost immediately, the FBI would identify four men as behind the attack, all linked to Kerrigan's main rival, Tonya Harding. Titus and Mick look back on the motley crew that carried out the attack, how they managed to botch almost every part of their plan and left a trail of clues so wide that anyone on the planet could have solved the case. If you'd like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you'll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access A fortnightly newsletter Access to the members-only chatroom Ability to vote on future episodes Early access to any live show tickets Follow Sports Bizarre on: Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok YouTubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's time for the 16th episode of our trip through SNME 1992 & 2006, and it's gonna be a fun ride. We are continuing our drive into the SATURDAY NIGHT'S MAIN EVENT catalog as we make another stop in the DELOREAN. Episode 16 of Season 5 is this upcoming Friday, and as per usual, ACEFIELD RETRO returns with MIKE BELCASTER to chat about an retro filled happening! We start our journey at Saturday Night's Main Event #31 on November 14, 1992, from the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana, headlined by Bret Hart vs. Papa Shango for the WWF Championship & end it at Saturday Night's Main Event #32 on March 18, 2006, from the Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan headlined by Shane McMahon vs Shawn Michaels in a Street Fight. This is the most significant time jump we've done in one episode of SHOT OF NOSTALGIA. There is almost a 15 year gap between the two shows. We chat about all the usual WWF/E happenings like titles changes, new debuts, and just the importance of this working relationship with Fox, NBC & WWF.  The celebrities & goofy presentation attempt to bring in the casual fans and tie in popular culture with some of the biggest names in WWF/E history.  Don't forget to grab your weekly Shot of Nostalgia at 7 PM Eastern to continue Flashback Friday on the trailer. As always, tip your bartenders & learn from the past!

We continue our examination of Hart Plaza and the Esoteric symbolism that is inlaid there and through out Michigan, an Obelisk Meridian Marker at the baseline center of Michigan. Chad retells the legendary encounter between David Bowie, A UFO and a huge crowd at Cobo Arena in Hart plaza. We discussed Esham and the influence of murder rap or acid rap, on the mainstream artist's like Kid Rock, ICP and Eminem. As well as Detroit's most recent art installment, The Citadel, which stands where an native built star fort once stood. We then shifted gears into the spooky, Chad took us through The peculiar history of the great lakes triangle, from the disappearance and reappearance of Steven Kubacki, and the disappearance of "Albatross" a Blue Angels Air Show Pilot in the middle of The Traverse City Cherry Festival. All within the 10,000 year old underwater stone circle aligned along the 45th parallel which has a Mastodon carved into it! The Kinross Incident, The disappearance of many vessels across the great lakes. Chad Relayed his dream experience of the Michigan Dogman, and the subsequent strange tales that followed this astral encounter. Michigan turns out to be a Dogman hotspot, but he's not alone there's Thunder Birds, Water Panthers, and we find out the Upper Peninsula Bigfoot has a secret that you don't want to miss! Chad's Website/Book: https://chadstuemke.com/store/Join us on the show! email us at esotericamericapodcast@gmail.com if you'd like to research your local area and share it with us, or if you know someone who can send us an email and let us know.Instagram: @esotericamericaWatch on Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO0A8caVlYmn-n3QgLosqXQRoman's Podcast: https://altmediaunited.com/rising-ft-ashes/ RSS/XML Feed: https://feed.podbean.com/risingfromtheashes/feed.xmlMark and Tara's Podcast: https://myfamilythinksimcrazy.com/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.transistor.fm/my-family-thinks-im-crazyGet the SEEEN Travel Guide!https://ko-fi.com/s/6f1e1173a0Music CreditsIntroSong: Title TownBy Ghost BeatzSong: Escape From SaturnBy Esham

Days out from the 1994 US Figure Skating Championships, Nancy Kerrigan had just finished training at the Cobo Arena in Detroit when a man approached and hit her with a metal object just above her knee. Almost immediately, the FBI would identify four men as behind the attack, all linked to Kerrigan's main rival, Tonya Harding. Titus and Mick look back on the motley crew that carried out the attack, how they managed to botch almost every part of their plan and left a trail of clues so wide that anyone on the planet could have solved the case. Follow Sports Bizarre on: Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok YouTube

Welcome, cats and kittens, to another Lawcast Classic. This time it's Halloween Havoc 1995, an infamously terrible WCW pay-per-view. This is the night where Hulk Hogan threw the Giant off the roof of Cobo Arena, only for Giant to mysteriously return an hour later to wrestle Hogan in the main event.It's also the night The YET-AY interfered and attacked Hogan. Plus we've got Randy Savage vs. Lex Luger and Sting teaming with Ric Flair to take on Arn Anderson and Brian Pillman.

Today, I talk to you all about the Tonya Harding Scandal...and forget Stranger Things characters. Sources and contact lists below! Sources: https://www.biography.com/news/tonya-harding-nancy-kerrigan-attack-photos https://www.liveabout.com/tonya-and-nancy-figure-skating-scandal-1282624 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonya_Harding#Assault_at_Cobo_Arena_/_legal_repercussions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Tonya https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.biography.com/.amp/athlete/tonya-harding Contact: twitter: @oneeyeopen.pod instagram: @oneeyeopen.podcast email: 1eyeopenpodcast@gmail.com tik tok: @oneeyeopenpod website:https://anchor.fm/taite-daniels

On this episode of Something To Wrestle, Bruce and Conrad revisit the return of SNME to primetime television! The March 18, 2006 edition was the first SNME since 1992, and took place at the Cobo Arena in Detroit, MI. In it, we'd see Shane McMahon vs. Shawn Michaels in a street fight, John Cena & HHH vs. Kurt Angle, Rey Mysterio & Randy Orton in a handicap match, Stone Cold and JBL in a beer drinking contest, and much more! BlueChew gives you the confidence in bed every time. Get your first order FREE and only pay $5 in shipping when you use our promo code WRESTLE. Do you own or rent your home? Sure you do! And I bet it can be hard work. You know what's easy? Bundling policies with GEICO. GEICO makes it EASY to bundle your homeowners or renters insurance, along with your auto policy. Visit GEICO.com today. Gifts that say I love you every single day, backed with decades of experience in the comfort of your own home. It's EASY! Just go to www.IHATESTEVENSINGER.com, fast, free and safe shipping. If you have credit card debt or in a 30 year loan? Well, www.savewithconrad.com can help you get out of that pinch and save money at the same time! Head over to SaveWithConrad.com for a quick quote.  Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard begins a new chapter in the Patreon world. Bruce joins Conrad's four other host at www.ADFREESHOWS.com, the largest collection of wrestling legends on one channel. ADFREESHOWS.com will have every podcast ad free and early, plus bonus content you won't get anywhere else. Join today www.ADFREESHOWS.com Want more Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard? Well, head on over to our YouTube channel for clips, full episodes and much more! www.SomethingToWrestleWithOnYouTube.com Don't put a "T" in his name, put a tee on your back over at www.BrucePrichard.com! Check out our growing catalog of shirts and of course our extremely popular "DOOT DOOT DOOT" fanny packs. If you want to promote your business on Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard it's easy! Fill out a quick form telling us about your business and what you'd like to do over at www.AdvertiseWithConrad.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

En 1978, les Detroit Pistons veulent changer de dimension. Lassé d'être toujours la dernière équipe de la Motor City, Bill Davidson, le propriétaire de l'équipe, cherche un architecte. Son rôle : coacher l'équipe, lui inculquer une culture de la gagne et la faire exister dans la paysage sportif de Detroit. Et pour mener cette mission à bien, Davidson engagera l'Homme le plus acclamé de tout Detroit en cette période : Dick Vitale. Dick Vitale, vous le connaissez peut-être comme commentateur de la NCAA sur ESPN. L'Homme officie depuis 40 ans sur le network, avec sa voix reconnaissable entre milles et ses expression bien à lui. Et pourtant initialement, Dick Vitale était un coach de basket. Son plus grand fait d'arme, c'est avec l'Université de Detroit qu'il l'a réalisé, mettant les Titans sur la carte alors même que le programme basket n'avait jamais vraiment brillé. Vitale conduira son équipe jusqu'au tournoi NCAA et se fera une belle réputation à Detroit. Et c'est justement cette réussite à partir de rien et cette popularité croissante qui amènera Dick Vitale jusqu'aux Detroit Pistons. Avec l’arrivée de Dick Vitale, c'est un nouveau cycle qui commence pour les Pistons. D’abord Detroit sera basculé enfin dans la Conférence Est puis l'équipe se trouvera une nouvelle maison quittant la Cobo Arena pour le Pontiac Silverdome. Enfin, les Pistons inaugurent de nouveaux jerseys électriques, parsemé d’éclairs, qui rompent avec leur classique uniforme. Pour symboliser tous ces changements, l'équipe marketing de la franchise met en place un slogan autour du nom de Dick Vitale : le nouveau coach sera là pour « re-Vitale-iser » la Motor City (« re-Vitalize-ing » en V.O.) comme il a pu le faire pour l’Université de Detroit. Malheureusement, l'histoire ne sera pas une réussite et Dick Vitale ne passera qu’une saison et demi à Detroit. Le gouffre entre NCAA et NBA est bien trop grand pour lui, surtout qu'il est rapidement pris par ses opérations de promotion de la franchise. La première saison, les Pistons ne gagneront que 30 matchs et Vitale sera licencié après seulement 12 matchs en 1979. Mais pourtant, il était important de parler de Dick Vitale dans les Chroniques de Motor City : d'abord parce qu'il a eu les clés de la franchise pendant un moment, ensuite parce qu'il a essayé de relancer l'équipe mais surtout parce qu'il a échoué ! C'est à partir du moment où Dick Vitale a touché le fond que les Pistons ont décidé de tout reprendre de nouveau d'une feuille blanche. Et ironie de l'histoire, c'est Dick Vitale qui encouragera Bill Davidson à confier les rênes de l’équipe à Jack McCloskey, futur architecte des Bad Boys. Pour aller plus loin : - Maillot Lighting Bolt - The Dickie V Era, NBA.com - In Detroit, Vitale Revisits His Season of Despair, New York Times - Dick Vitale didn't last long with 1979-80 Pistons, Michigan Live "Les Chroniques de Motor City", c'est votre podcast dédié à l'Histoire et à la Culture des Detroit Pistons. Ensemble, nous voyageons dans le temps pour découvrir ou re-découvrir les moments qui ont compté dans la vie de la Franchise. Podcast humblement piloté par @PistonsFR

Amber returns to the podcast to celebrate 50 episodes with Alysa by discussing the attack on the 1994 attack on ice skater, Nancy Kerrigan, and the role of her rival, Tonya Harding. All sources are located in show notes and any images will be posted on Instagram. Email Alysa! Tell her all about the case that has stuck with you! = fataliteaspod@gmail.com Follow Fataliteas on Social Media! Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/fataliteaspod/  Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/fataliteaspod/   Twitter = https://twitter.com/fataliteaspod  Fataliteas Theme Song! SuZen Marie and Jeffrey Lynn / Contact: martinihill3@gmail.com Drinks from this Episode! Adagio “Make a Wish” Birthday Cake tea = https://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/blend.html?blend=45297 All Things Divine – Lemon Berry Mint = https://www.facebook.com/Allthingaresdivine/ Media Discussed or Recommended! 1917 = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZjQROMAh_s Best Forevers: A Podcast for Kindred Spirits = https://bestforeverspod.libsyn.com Birds of Prey = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGM4uYZzfu0 The Body: A Guide for Occupants = https://www.amazon.com/Body-Guide-Occupants-Bill-Bryson/dp/0385539304 Lovecraft Country = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvamPJp17Ds The Price of Gold = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQAyFcsmbd0 Sharp Edges = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810012/ Ice Skating Videos 1991 Nationals – Tonya Harding’s Triple Axel Routine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdC5G7CDvbI 1994 Olympics All Women's Short Programs https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=1994+olympics+free+skate+womens 1994 Olympics Tonya Harding's Long Program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63flkf3S1bE 1994 Olympics Nancy Kerrigan's Long Program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV-SfAOmI1M 1994 Olympics Oksana Baiul's Long Program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_fvrG3f0fI Sources from this Episode! https://www.biography.com/athlete/nancy-kerrigan https://www.biography.com/athlete/tonya-harding https://www.biography.com/news/tonya-harding-nancy-kerrigan-attack-photos https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/movies/tonya-harding-i-tonya-nancy-kerrigan-scandal.html https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/skater-nancy-kerrigan-attacked https://time.com/5048328/tonya-harding-nancy-kerrigan-now/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Cobo_Arena_attack https://www.scribd.com/doc/210813255/USFSA-s-decision-regarding-Tonya-Harding https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2017/12/06/tonya-harding-nancy-kerrigan-attack/866652001/ https://www.espn.com/classic/s/sc_flashback_kerrigan_harding.html https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/06/sports/focus-on-sports-the-whole-world-is-watching.html?pagewanted=print&src=pm https://www.insider.com/olympic-figure-skater-costs-2018-2 https://people.com/movies/tonya-harding-mother-monster-friend/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW20kpQgWeE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR-ZhuLLUiQ http://progressavenue.org/?p=2066

The attack on Nancy Kerrigan at the Cobo Arena and the role Tonya Harding played in it are the topic of this episode. Known as the biggest scandal in ice skating, I tell y'all the tale of these two Ice Queens and the mustachioed mastermind behind everything. #crochet #truecrime #HookedonCrimePod #HookedonCrimePodcast #hooksandcrooks #explicit #crochet #HookedonCrimePod #HookedonCrimePodcast #hooksandcrooks #explicit #truecrime All information in this podcast has been compiled from different internet sources and or word of mouth. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hookedoncrimepod/support

Welcome to the paradise of Smooth Jazz with Follow Me 87.6 Fm. Today in our virtual stage, we have the great luck of having two consecrated artists and a newcomer with their first cd these are the musicians that will act for you today: Charles Greene is a pianist, keyboardist, composer and producer. While in high school, he was lucky enough to meet John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk in the backyard of Cobo Arena in Detroit (1967). He has toured on keyboards with various acts of Motown (Spinners, Four Tops and Jimmy Ruffin), and has also worked with Vic Damone, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Ernestine Anderson, Laura Lee, Marcus Belgrave, Jerald Daemyon and many others Matthias Beckmann MPENZI WANGU is the title of the debut album of the young trumpet - a great album! Funky, cool, emotional! Oli Silk Keyboard composer and producer, is the Smooth Jazz Ambassador of the United Kingdom. His credentials as music director are also powerful, especially for 4 years at the Dubai International Jazz Festival, overseeing more than 30 artists at the Jazz Garden Stage. Thank you for choosing us, you will find us, in Hearthis.at-Ivoox- Soundcloud- Itunes (podcats) Facebook-Instagram

Bienvenidos al paraiso del Smooth Jazz de la mano de Follow Me 87.6 Fm. Hoy en nuestro escenario virtual, tenemos la gran suerte de tener dos artistas consagrados y un debutante con su primer cd, estos son los musicos que actuaran para ti hoy: Charles Greene es pianista, teclista, compositor y productor. Mientras estaba en la escuela secundaria, tuvo la suerte de conocer a John Coltrane y Thelonious Monk en el backstage de Cobo Arena en Detroit (1967). Ha realizado giras en teclados con varios actos de Motown ( Spinners , Four Tops y Jimmy Ruffin ), y también ha trabajado con Vic Damone , Richard "Groove" Holmes , Ernestine Anderson , Laura Lee , Marcus Belgrave , Jerald Daemyon y muchos otros Matthias Beckmann MPENZI WANGU es el título del álbum debut de la joven trompeta.- un álbum genial! Funky, cool, emocional! Oli Silk Teclista compositor y productor, es el Smooth Jazz Ambassador del Reino Unido. Sus credenciales como director musical también son de gran alcance, sobre todo durante 4 años en el Festival Internacional de Jazz de Dubai, supervisando a más de 30 artistas en el Jazz Garden Stage. Gracias por elegirnos, nos encontraras, en Hearthis.at-Ivoox- Soundcloud- Itunes(podcats) Facebook-Instagram

Welcome to the paradise of Smooth Jazz with Follow Me 87.6 Fm. Today in our virtual stage, we have the great luck of having two consecrated artists and a newcomer with their first cd these are the musicians that will act for you today: Charles Greene is a pianist, keyboardist, composer and producer. While in high school, he was lucky enough to meet John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk in the backyard of Cobo Arena in Detroit (1967). He has toured on keyboards with various acts of Motown (Spinners, Four Tops and Jimmy Ruffin), and has also worked with Vic Damone, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Ernestine Anderson, Laura Lee, Marcus Belgrave, Jerald Daemyon and many others Matthias Beckmann MPENZI WANGU is the title of the debut album of the young trumpet - a great album! Funky, cool, emotional! Oli Silk Keyboard composer and producer, is the Smooth Jazz Ambassador of the United Kingdom. His credentials as music director are also powerful, especially for 4 years at the Dubai International Jazz Festival, overseeing more than 30 artists at the Jazz Garden Stage. Thank you for choosing us, you will find us, in Hearthis.at-Ivoox- Soundcloud- Itunes (podcats) Facebook-Instagram

Welcome to the paradise of Smooth Jazz with Follow Me 87.6 Fm. Today in our virtual stage, we have the great luck of having two consecrated artists and a newcomer with their first cd these are the musicians that will act for you today: Charles Greene is a pianist, keyboardist, composer and producer. While in high school, he was lucky enough to meet John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk in the backyard of Cobo Arena in Detroit (1967). He has toured on keyboards with various acts of Motown (Spinners, Four Tops and Jimmy Ruffin), and has also worked with Vic Damone, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Ernestine Anderson, Laura Lee, Marcus Belgrave, Jerald Daemyon and many others Matthias Beckmann MPENZI WANGU is the title of the debut album of the young trumpet - a great album! Funky, cool, emotional! Oli Silk Keyboard composer and producer, is the Smooth Jazz Ambassador of the United Kingdom. His credentials as music director are also powerful, especially for 4 years at the Dubai International Jazz Festival, overseeing more than 30 artists at the Jazz Garden Stage. Thank you for choosing us, you will find us, in Hearthis.at-Ivoox- Soundcloud- Itunes (podcats) Facebook-Instagram

George Blaha joined us to talk early days of his 42-year current run with the Detroit Pistons, including Cobo Arena, the Bad Boys personalities, growing up listening to baseball broadcasts, and his catchphrases. Part two with George is tomorrow. We also recap the PistonsGT quarterfinal loss on Friday in the NBA2K League playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

George Blaha joined us to talk early days of his 42-year current run with the Detroit Pistons, including Cobo Arena, the Bad Boys personalities, growing up listening to baseball broadcasts, and his catchphrases. Part two with George is tomorrow. We also recap the PistonsGT quarterfinal loss on Friday in the NBA2K League playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Detroit Rock City (1999) from director Adam Rifkin is the story of four friends and their desperate quest to get from Cleveland to Detroit to see KISS play live at Cobo Arena in 1978. They're faced with a series of challenges that threaten to keep them from seeing Gene, Paul, Ace, and Peter play the hits.Returning from the Never Too Young To Die episode are co-hosts Josh Stewart and Heather Drain join Mike on this deluxe episode of the show which features director Adam Rifkin, screenwriter Carl V. Dupré, producer Tim Sullivan, actress Lin Shaye, and James Campion author of Shout It Out Loud: The Story of Kiss's Destroyer and the Making of an American Icon.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Detroit Rock City (1999) from director Adam Rifkin is the story of four friends and their desperate quest to get from Cleveland to Detroit to see KISS play live at Cobo Arena in 1978. They're faced with a series of challenges that threaten to keep them from seeing Gene, Paul, Ace, and Peter play the hits. Returning from the Never Too Young To Die episode are co-hosts Josh Stewart and Heather Drain join Mike on this deluxe episode of the show which features director Adam Rifkin, screenwriter Carl V. Dupré, producer Tim Sullivan, actress Lin Shaye, and James Campion author of Shout It Out Loud: The Story of Kiss's Destroyer and the Making of an American Icon.

Detroit Rock City (1999) from director Adam Rifkin is the story of four friends and their desperate quest to get from Cleveland to Detroit to see KISS play live at Cobo Arena in 1978. They're faced with a series of challenges that threaten to keep them from seeing Gene, Paul, Ace, and Peter play the hits. Returning from the Never Too Young To Die episode are co-hosts Josh Stewart and Heather Drain join Mike on this deluxe episode of the show which features director Adam Rifkin, screenwriter Carl V. Dupré, producer Tim Sullivan, actress Lin Shaye, and James Campion author of Shout It Out Loud: The Story of Kiss's Destroyer and the Making of an American Icon.

Today's episode is based on a piece of unpublished cathartic writing I did on December 8, 2017, after interviewing Karen Smith of Episode 122.  The universe has been at it again. Playing with me, steering me. At 54, I know how this stuff works now. You may call this God doing his work. I don't know what to name it, but I know it when it shows up. Maybe you have experienced this? Life brings something quite random to your attention, into your peripheral vision at first; then, with each subsequent visit, the experience becomes more poignant until it demands that you show it some respect and try to pay attention and connect the dots. I've been in that "thing". Okay, I'm listening now; I'm paying attention. What's with this? I don't know about you, but I am just freaking fascinated by how our world and our brains intersect; knitting people and things and experiences and thoughts together like an undeniably destined to be worn sweater. In case you are wondering at this point: No, this is not drunken blogging. Here's my story: Two weeks ago, or so, I was sent a list of questions in advance of an interview I was giving. The guy who wants to interview me asks all of his guests the same 12 questions, no deviation. He believes that within the answers to these 12 questions, a person's "story" is revealed. Interesting concept. One of the questions: "What is your favorite song?" Initially, I thought, what a dumb question. How could I, or anyone, ever pick ONE song as my favorite? Music has been at the core of my being since Elton John's Goodbye Yellowbrick Road album in 1973. But it did lead me to consider which of my many favorite songs would I rate as the most personally significant piece of music in my life. I did not come to any conclusive selection, but the question has been bouncing around in my head ever since. A couple of days later, a mentor/coach/friend of mine asked  What is your number one go-to song that can immediately take you right back to the time in your life when it was fresh music? Again, I thought how could I choose just one song. Any song from Saturday Night Fever took me to my junior high days, anything by Dave Matthews Band to my divorce in 1996, etc... Music has always been my calendar connection to life events. I also wondered why I was being asked such similar questions in a short time span. Two more times in the next few days, I hwas asked similar questions about music as a prompt to reveal something about myself. Very strange. Okay, as I said at the beginning, I'm Paying Attention Now. There is a reason for this. I don't know what it is yet, but I do know that it will be revealed, at some point. This kind of thing has happened to me enough times over the years that I have learned to just take my seat on the Trust Train, shut up and enjoy the view as I travel towards... something. Getting Closer To Something A few hours ago, I was the one doing the interviewing. My guest, 59-year-old Karen Smith of New Jersey and I were recording episode 122 of Experience 50 discussing guardianship of, for lack of a better term, "special needs relatives". After the interview was done and we were just chatting, out of the blue, she mentions that she now lives in the home of a former member of The E-Street Band. Yes, Bruce Springsteen's band. Really? She goes on to mention that her son is friends with Clarence Clemons' (The Big Man, Bruce's saxophone player) son, Nick Clemons. Sweet Jesus. The Trust Train is picking up speed. Bruce Springsteen's song Jungleland is the most powerfully significant song of my life. No question. Bam! When Karen Smith mentioned Bruce Springsteen, I was instantly awash in goosebumps and her words faded away like Charlie Brown's teacher's squawky voice in Peanuts cartoons. It is October 1980, I am at Cobo Arena in Detroit and Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band are on stage performing Jungleland, where I am sobbing along with the entire crowd and don't know why. Stay with me. After the call with Karen, with my most awesome headphones still on, I visit my iTunes playlist and hit the play button on Jungleland. I turn up the volume, close my eyes and immerse myself in the sound of the violin, the piano, the drums, the guitar and then the voice, and the saxophone solo of all time. The epic lyrics of an opera mixed with a common man - street gang storyline reminiscent of West Side Story. Nine minutes and thirty-three minutes later (yes, it is a very long song), hot tears are streaming down my face, my eyes remain shut and I am being to understand. The engineer of the Trust Train has just collected my ticket. This is beginning to make sense to me, almost. I move my cursor on the player back to the 08:30 mark and listen to the last minute again. And again and again and again, I keep listening to that loop of the final minute. Then I hit YouTube for another couple of rounds of the live performance. More tears. For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about, Jungleland ends with Bruce Springsteen letting out a series of six guttural, wailing, howling and beautifully shifting notes that literally give voice to the most completely despairing and brutally honest pain of the human experience. It is beautiful. Beautiful pain. The tears that came to me in 1980, hearing the song performed live and sharing the experience with 12,000 fellow human beings, were tears of collective joy and pain of the human condition, experience and connection. So why did I need to hear this? Why was I being led by the hand of coincidence to listen to this song, today? Here goes: My family has been touched by great loss lately, by people we love very much. Our closest friends have lost loved ones and we know that we too will be losing one of our own due to age and illness in the coming weeks or months. Here come those hot tears again. The pain in those notes at the end of Jungleland are beautiful, the pain we feel in our hearts is beautiful. Beautiful, because we are human and we love and we get hurt, we sometimes feel exuberant and then insignificant. Babies are born and people die. We fall in love. We laugh. The towers fall. A rainbow takes our breath away. It is life. I heard a version of Bruce's notes just weeks ago, in the gut-wrenching wail of sorrow from a man just learning his brother had killed himself. The cry of pain was primal, he loved his brother and now his brother was gone, forever, in spite of having done everything he could to prevent this final act of despair. So raw, so real, so very human. I've heard that scream of complete sorrow too many times in my life. I've made those sounds myself, in private moments of coming to terms with loss. That, my friend, is what I needed to come to. I needed to hear and feel the beauty of pain. I needed to listen to the last minute of a song from 1980 in order to make sense of 2017. It took five unrelated human beings to cross my path over a period of a few weeks to get me where I would come to terms with the human connection between the heights of joy matching the depths of our sorrows The alternative would be a flat line existence. No thank you. My friend, when coincidences occur, pay attention. It may not be a song but whatever it is, trust that there is a reason and do pay attention. M.R.

On this date in 1994, American figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked by a man hired by the husband of her main competitor, Tonya Harding. Here are some things you may not have known about the skaters and the attack. Nancy Kerrigan was born in 1969 in a suburb of Boston. She began skating at the age of six and won her first competition at age nine. She placed fourth in the junior competition at the U.S. championships in 1987, and made her senior debut the next season. She placed third at the 1991 U.S. Championships and earned a trip to the world championships. There she earned the bronze medal behind fellow Americans Kristi Yamaguchi and Tonya Harding. She finished third at the 1992 Winter Olympics. Tonya Harding was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1970. As a child, she claims she was physically abused by her mother. She began skating at age three and landed her first triple lutz at age 12. She dropped out of high school during her sophomore year to concentrate on figure skating. In 1991, she landed her first triple axel in competition on her way to winning the national championship. She was the first woman to complete a triple axel in a short program, the first woman to land two triple axels in one competition and the first woman to complete a triple axel/double toe loop combination. She finished fourth at the 1992 Olympics but failed to qualify for the 1993 World Championships. Which brings us to 1994. Nancy Kerrigan was attacked by Shane Stant following a practice session at the U.S. Championships at Detroit’s Cobo Arena. She was struck a few inches above the knee with a telescopic baton. Her leg was bruised, but not broken, but she was still forced to withdraw from the event which determined the two-person U.S. Olympic team. Harding won the title and a berth to the Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. It was later discovered that Stant was hired by Harding’s husband Jeff Gillooly and her bodyguard Shawn Eckhardt. Kerrigan was named to the Olympic team despite not competing in the national championships. Kerrigan earned the silver medal at Lillehammer, while Harding finished eighth, after restarting her free program due to a broken lace on her skate. Kerrigan retired from competitive skating following the Olympics. Gillooly, Eckhardt and getaway driver Derrick Smith were sent to prison for their parts in the attack. Harding pleaded guilty to conspiring to hinder the prosecution of the attackers. She received three years probation, 500 hours of community service and a $160,000 fine. In June of 1994, Harding was stripped of her national championship and banned for life by the U.S. Figure Skating Association. Harding later claimed that she didn’t go to authorities before the attack because Gillooly had threatened to kill her. Following his release from prison, Gillooly changed his name to Jeff Stone. Eckhardt changed his name to Brian Sean Griffith. He died in 2007 at the age of 40. Our question, who did Nancy Kerrigan bump from the 1994 Olympic Team? Today is Armed Forces Day in Iraq and Epiphany. It’s unofficially Apple Tree Day, National Bean Day and National Shortbread Day. It’s the birthday of musician Syd Barrett, who was born in 1946; actor and comedian Rowan Atkinson, who is 62 and actress and comedian Kate McKinnon, who is 33. This week in 1994 the top song in the U.S. was “Hero” by Mariah Carey; the No. 1 movie was “Mrs. Doubtfire” and “Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend” by Robert James Waller topped the New York Times Bestsellers list. Thanks to somesayhescalledthestig, for the five-star review on iTunes. Reviews are the second-best way to help support the show. Thanks for listening to the Trivia Minute, for details on other ways to support the show, visit triviapeople.com Links Follow us on Twitter, Facebook or our website. Also, if you’re enjoying the show, please consider supporting it through Patreon.com Please rate the show on iTunes by clicking here. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Kerrigan#Kerrigan.27s_Olympic_skating_fashions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonya_Harding http://www.oprah.com/world/Tonya-Hardings-Figure-Skating-Scandal http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1994-02-26/news/9402260180_1_figure-skating-competition-tonya-harding-lace