Indeed it was. I served an internship for Prism (the former TV outlet that morphed into Comcast Sportsnet), and I ran all over the tunnels of that building, peeking in on concerts, tractor pulls, and of course, hockey and basketball games . Those were some fun times, and I *just* missed out on being a permanent part of that scene. The road not taken.
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Can you see Lurie doing that?
He'd be in a walking boot for a monthJohn Erlichman, one of President Richard Nixon's closest aides, has admitted America's "War on Drugs" was a hoax designed to vilify and disrupt "the antiwar left and black people" when it was launched in 1971.
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Yet another story.
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When Phil Jasner, the longtime Sixers beat writer for the Daily News, was hospitalized with the cancer that eventually killed him, Snider offered to put Jasner in a private room and cover all the expenses.
"Dad politely declined the offer," Jasner's son, Andy, said Monday in a post on his Facebook page. "But wow what a wonderful gesture. Mr. Snider told me we take care of each other in this community. I will never forget it."
-That was Ed Snider.
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---John Erlichman, one of President Richard Nixon's closest aides, has admitted America's "War on Drugs" was a hoax designed to vilify and disrupt "the antiwar left and black people" when it was launched in 1971.
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When Phil Jasner, the longtime Sixers beat writer for the Daily News, was hospitalized with the cancer that eventually killed him, Snider offered to put Jasner in a private room and cover all the expenses.
"Dad politely declined the offer," Jasner's son, Andy, said Monday in a post on his Facebook page. "But wow what a wonderful gesture. Mr. Snider told me we take care of each other in this community. I will never forget it."
-That was Ed Snider.
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