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Tom Jones was a curious choice as the leadoff guest, but now we're rolling with some rainy-afternoon footage of Louisville's General Hospital, where Muhammad Ali was born in 1942.
1121 West Oak Street in Louisville, per Google Maps, as of September 2014.
Now here's Mrs. Clay! I hope she spends her time talking about growing up around Earlington, where she was born in 1917. Maybe she'll mention my mom's dad, who was also from there and only about 15 years older than her.
Rahaman Ali of Louisville was 14-3-1 as a professional heavyweight.
I'd love it if the BBC went back and showed us all of the footage of Dixie Highway that they shot for this show.
This is so great.
Muhammad Ali's wife here, Veronica Porsche, later married the actor who played Judas Iscariot in Jesus Christ Superstar. Earth is so weird.
Hmmm ... never heard of this TV movie.
Moving to see Muhammad Ali's reaction to Joe Louis's taped appearance.
... Ali does not deserve a free pass, or unquestioned heroism. He need not be roundly condemned either; his case is a complex one that might provide valuable insights in a time of great upheaval. But instead, we have taken the easy way out and turned his life into a moralistic melodrama of good versus evil, victim versus oppressor, and allowed ideology to win the day over history. ...
Tom Jones was a curious choice as the leadoff guest, but now we're rolling with some rainy-afternoon footage of Louisville's General Hospital, where Muhammad Ali was born in 1942.
ReplyDelete1121 West Oak Street in Louisville, per Google Maps, as of September 2014.
ReplyDeleteNow here's Mrs. Clay! I hope she spends her time talking about growing up around Earlington, where she was born in 1917. Maybe she'll mention my mom's dad, who was also from there and only about 15 years older than her.
ReplyDeleteRahaman Ali of Louisville was 14-3-1 as a professional heavyweight.
ReplyDeleteI'd love it if the BBC went back and showed us all of the footage of Dixie Highway that they shot for this show.
ReplyDeleteThis is so great.
ReplyDeleteMuhammad Ali's wife here, Veronica Porsche, later married the actor who played Judas Iscariot in Jesus Christ Superstar. Earth is so weird.
ReplyDeleteHmmm ... never heard of this TV movie.
ReplyDeleteMoving to see Muhammad Ali's reaction to Joe Louis's taped appearance.
ReplyDelete... Ali does not deserve a free pass, or unquestioned heroism. He need not be roundly condemned either; his case is a complex one that might provide valuable insights in a time of great upheaval.
ReplyDeleteBut instead, we have taken the easy way out and turned his life into a moralistic melodrama of good versus evil, victim versus oppressor, and allowed ideology to win the day over history. ...