Official Jon Gruden Thread 37

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10ecVol said:
My grandmother lived on Gaither. We'd visit summers, sometimes near Christmas. Grandfather died in 63 before I could really remember him. Grandmother had to move out in 67 after MLK was shot- The neighborhood got mean. She moved to Whitehaven, then back to mid-town a few years later and worked at Goldsmith's. I have great memories of the Gaither neighborhood.
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My grandfather died in 1952, two years before I was born. My grandmother stayed in her home until 1984, living alone and scaring the wits out of my mother and uncle toward the end, as she had a gas stove but was no longer firing on all cylinders. Lots of burned-up black-eyed peasant ruined saucepans.

When her heart finally wore out, they brought her to my mother's house on a Monday, took her to the ER that Friday, and she died an hour later. When my mother got back home, the Seth Thomas clock that my grandfather had given her as a wedding present in 1922 had stopped at the time of her death. That clock is now on the mantel in my living room.

During the Depression, they had three mortgages on their house (the one on Tanglewood) and took in boarders. My grandfather was laid off from the railroad, and as a former teacher, she went to the Memphis Board of Education to apply for a job. The man who interviewed her said, "Mrs. Jones, I can't hire a woman when men are out of work." So yeah...

Good old Goldsmith's, now Macy's (boo.) I worked one Christmas (1973? 1974?) at the Goldsmith's at Poplar and Park, in the record department.

(Yes children, there were these things called "records.")

I was required to play Elvis's "Blue Christmas" every three rotations. I thought I would lose my mind. There are only three (maybe) Elvis songs I liked, and that ain't one of them. I protested by playing Pure Prairie League and Al Green in hot rotation.

Happy Friday, namaste y'all, and Gruden to the hill! Apologies for the nostalgia attack! :peace2:
 
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ER Vol said:
To what now? Also we are definitely going to have a beer next time I am in Memphis. In the mood for some good blues and BBQ.
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I can’t post the pic because I am technologically inept, but it’s a pic of secretariat winning the Belmont by 31 lengths
 
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Honestly I don't care about concerns about Grudens ability to coach. He'll be fine. Plus he'd have good assistants. It's the talent I KNOW he'd bring in. Even the naysayers admit we'd have 5 stars coming out of our arses with Gruden.
 
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Coastypop said:
My question earlier and no one answered
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I have grown tired of the never ending troll search - the whole pitch forks and torches has gotten really out of hand. That is unless you are some naysayer who likes to poke his or her head in our thread and throw dung around - you folks can GTFO!

Until I hear definitive information that Gruden has turned us down and/or Currie marches someone else out for the presser I will continue to hope and believe that we are going to get Gruden.

At least we know Currie is serious about football again. Now if Currie parades some schmuck out for the presser as the next head coach of our beloved Vols then it will be his own funeral.

I love the fact that we are swinging for the fences.

Carry on and

Soon!!!!
 
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Updating you on Beaver

Last night he was faced with a troll who claimed to know who he was. The person spouted nonsense for nearly an hour and never revealed anything. Beaver called him a f***boy and blocked him.

This is why people think Beaver is a troll.

On the avatar/recent tweet front, he has changed his avatar to this:

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And he last tweeted this:

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Hope you enjoyed this quick update on the beaver you know and love.
 
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G8rh8r said:
Who knows? Some people just like to be negative.

Although I told my husband about beaver and bubba and the cryptic tweets. He thinks I’m insane.

Edit : I think if you weren’t here for all of the beaver droppings, it would be easy to disbelieve. All the previous posts from before the pseudo doxing are gone. You had to be in before that and see that process IMO
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Beaver is entertainment. It's rude to come out and call him a troll because he makes the thread more fun.
 
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djohnnyg said:
Honestly I don't care about concerns about Grudens ability to coach. He'll be fine. Plus he'd have good assistants. It's the talent I KNOW he'd bring in. Even the naysayers admit we'd have 5 stars coming out of our arses with Gruden.
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He had the ability to win a freaking Super Bowl which is the pinnacle of football. You don't do that if you can't coach.
 
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VolNExile said:
My grandfather died in 1952, two years before I was born. My grandmother stayed in her home until 1984, living alone and scaring the wits out of my mother and uncle toward the end, as she had a gas stove but was no longer firing on all cylinders. Lots of burned-up black-eyed peasant ruined saucepans.

When her heart finally wore out, they brought her to my mother's house on a Monday, took her to the ER that Friday, and she died an hour later. When my mother got back home, the Seth Thomas clock that my grandfather had given her as a wedding present in 1922 had stopped at the time of her death. That clock is now on the mantel in my living room.

During the Depression, they had three mortgages on their house (the one on Tanglewood) and took in boarders. My grandfather was laid off from the railroad, and as a former teacher, she went to the Memphis Board of Education to apply for a job. The man who interviewed her said, "Mrs. Jones, I can't hire a woman when men are out of work." So yeah...

Good old Goldsmith's, now Macy's (boo.) I worked one Christmas (1973? 1974?) at the Goldsmith's at Poplar and Park, in the record department.

(Yes children, there were these things called "records.")

I was required to play Elvis's "Blue Christmas" every three rotations. I thought I would lose my mind. There are only three (maybe) Elvis songs I liked, and that ain't one of them. I protested by playing Pure Prairie League and Al Green in hot rotation.

Happy Friday, namaste y'all, and Gruden to the hill! Apologies for the nostalgia attack! :peace2:
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You are awesome.
 
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VolPenn said:
Used to be my all time favorite house bourbon. Could get a fifth for $20 and it would rank up there with any $50+ bottle. But its popularity grew and they started using lesser quality barrels in the mix to keep up with demand (similar to Jack Daniels Number 7 which they'll even tell you on the tour has happened.)

Still a very good bourbon for the price. But I would suggest Russell's Reserve 10, it's a little more pricey at around $30, but it's the champ right now for me of non-premium bourbons.
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Or just get Wild Turkey 101. Almost the same thing except with a kick and $10 less.
 
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