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  Bill Veeck’s Saloon

  Bill Veeck

  Sample interviews and monologues shot for “Bill Veeck’s Saloon,” a TV pilot for an opinion show starring baseball legend Bill Veeck.

• Cubs game

  Cubs

  Playoffs game #4. 2 of 3.

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  [1969 Cubs #4, #5, #6, #7]

  Cubs

  00:21 An emcee introduces a fundraising event called the “Dream Game ’86,” a reunion of the ’69 Chicago Cubs versus the ’69 New York Mets. 00:46 The emcee introduces the next guest speaker, Jack Brickhouse, a revered sportscaster who covered the Chicago Cubs for WGN-TV from 1948 to 1981. Brickhouse takes the podium, referencing the 1986 New York Mets World Series championship team. 02:33 Brickhouse introduces the other speakers for the evening, including Jack Singer, general manager for the AAA […]

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  Cubs Scoreboard #1

  Chicago, Cubs, Sports, Viewers Choice

  Raw tape shot inside the Chicago Cubs’ scoreboard.

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  [Once a Star raw : Floyd Patterson #10]

  Once A Star, Sports, Tom Weinberg

  This tape features raw footage of an interview with boxing legend Floyd Patterson (1935-2006) at a boxing arena in Atlantic City. Taped for the 1985 television series “Once A Star.” Patterson talks about his legendary boxing career and his schooling in Brooklyn, New York.

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  [Once a Star raw: Phoenix, Arizona #9]

  Once A Star, Sports, Tom Weinberg

  This tape features a continuation of footage from the ’69 Chicago Cubs and New York Mets teams at “Dream Game ’86,” shot for the television series “Once A Star.”

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  [Once a Star raw: NBA Legends #15 Dallas]

  Once A Star, Sports, Tom Weinberg

  Raw footage for the 1986 television special “Once a Star” from the NBA Legends basketball game during the 1986 All-Star Weekend. This tape is a continuation of an interview with Pete Maravich (1947-1988).

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  [Once a Star raw: Jim Rivera #1]

  Chicago, Communities, Latinx, Once A Star, Sports, White Sox

  00:00 Bars and background noise. 01:07 Video opens with b-roll footage of traffic in Angola. 03:17 A sign for “Captains Cabin: Unexcelled Dining Overlooking Beautiful Crooked Lake” 04:20 Footage of swimmers in the lake. 06:13 In a Jungle Jim’s Saloon, talking with former Chicago White Sox outfielder Jim Rivera. He talks about sliding headfirst, and Rogers Hornsby. 08:26 Why don’t baseball players play all-out? He blames the contracts. Players don’t need to earn the big payout. 10:56 Rivera talks about […]