Hanging with Rich

The End of Willie Mays, and the Beginning of The End For Lebron..... Back in the 60's and 70's, watching a game on TV was a big deal. Today, and every day, I have my choice of games, and networks to watch a game. But back in the day the pickings were slim. Especially for baseball and basketball. Willie's catch in 54 World Series called the greatest ever. If you wanted to watch a nationally televised baseball game in the early 70's you had your choice of one game a week. Uno . It was the NBC Game of the Week . on Saturday afternoon. But it was must see TV. Because it was the only chance you would get to see National League baseball stars play. There was no inter-league play back then. Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and Roberto Clemente were stars that you only saw occasional highlights. (No YouTube either.) One of my favorites was Willie Mays. He had all the tools. Most importantly, he played the game with joy and excitement, like his pants were on fire. He play

Mrs. Maisel Is Marvelous..... I usually don't give TV or movie reviews. But this one is  different in more ways than one. First, it's a little hard to watch. It's not on broadcast or cable TV.  You have to stream it on Amazon Video. I have not been a fan of paying for extra channels via streaming. But Amazon Video is free with Amazon Prime. So I gave it a shot. After pressing the extra buttons on my remote, I was able to get on Amazon Video. They have a few interesting original shows, the most notable being The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel . (One side note about streaming this show - it's available in 4K. If you have a 4K TV.) The most obvious thing about this show is that it's a period piece. Set in the late 1950's. The sets, the clothes, the accessories, the attitudes are all spot on. This show is like taking a time machine back to 1959. It's so good, the time period is almost like a character on the show. The show is about the life and times of Midge