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Brokertothestars
04-06-2009, 01:26 PM
Hello,
I have uploaded video from my last visit to Old Comiskey in 1990. I wanted to capture the essence of the park, so I walked through the concourses and the different sections with the camera.
The footage is in three parts, the first of which can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaepsBBHTh4
Enjoy!
Philtration
04-06-2009, 01:35 PM
Hello,
I have uploaded video from my last visit to Old Comiskey in 1990. I wanted to capture the essence of the park, so I walked through the concourses and the different sections with the camera.
The footage is in three parts, the first of which can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaepsBBHTh4
Enjoy!
Oh man.
That was nice. Brings back a lot of great memories there.
Paul W
04-06-2009, 02:17 PM
thanx for the clips, was great place to see a game. just the game...
was there in august '90, for the 9 hour rain delay...
Boy that is really great. I wish I had gotten a chance to go to that old yard.
Chevy114
04-07-2009, 08:48 AM
Great video! I love the scoreboard lighting up!
mandrake
04-07-2009, 09:11 AM
thanx for the clips, was great place to see a game. just the game...
was there in august '90, for the 9 hour rain delay...
I was there in Sep 1990 the nite Thigpen broke the save record. Fisk nearly roofed one (scoreboard said it was 457 feet). That game had some film used for a CBS show with Charles Kuralt. Aired about two weeks after the game, my wife and I saw ourselves in the crowd while watching the show. If I knew we made the cut, I would have recorded the show!:D
DiggerODell
04-07-2009, 09:20 AM
Hello,
I have uploaded video from my last visit to Old Comiskey in 1990. I wanted to capture the essence of the park, so I walked through the concourses and the different sections with the camera.
The footage is in three parts, the first of which can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaepsBBHTh4
Enjoy!
Very nice video indeed broker! But I must admit, the one "Look" that really captured it all during the run of this . . . was your wife's reaction (an assumption of course) when you inquired "had enough?" . . . If I could have a dime for every time my wife has given me a similar look to this during my sessions of photography around a particular ballpark . . . ha! I usually recognize it and have deemed it, (and unfortunately, rarely heed) "The Look" . . . Great video!
Brokertothestars
04-07-2009, 10:19 AM
Very nice video indeed broker! But I must admit, the one "Look" that really captured it all during the run of this . . . was your wife's reaction (an assumption of course) when you inquired "had enough?" . . . If I could have a dime for every time my wife has given me a similar look to this during my sessions of photography around a particular ballpark . . . ha! I usually recognize it and have deemed it, (and unfortunately, rarely heed) "The Look" . . . Great video!
Digger, You had my wife's "look" pegged.....Her highlights for that evening were the italian beef sandwich and the beer! At least she was a trooper and traipsed around the park with me and my handycam vs keeping her fat ass parked in the boxes! LOL! Thanks for the feedback....
BTTS
Beech Cricker
04-08-2009, 04:50 PM
BTTS,
I am in awe. Wow. You really captured the atmosphere of dear old Comiskey.
I was fortunate to go to three games there, two of which were in the final season, including the final night game. This park is extremely underrated...the current stadium across the street and that one on the other side of town can't hold a candle to it.
Thank you very much for sharing this. You made my day.
Jeff
POLO GROUNDS 1957
04-08-2009, 11:27 PM
Thanks for posting these videos of Old Comiskey Park. they bring back alot of great memories of my 13 games that i saw at the old ballpark. it was great to see Andy the clown again to.
They should never tore down the old ballpark.i hate the new one just like the new ballpark in Detroit.
cgcoyne2
04-08-2009, 11:33 PM
Very nice. Thank you.
I will say this though. WHAT A DUMP!!!!
Is Andy the clown still alive?
The Left field picnic area is pretty cool.
The wife is pretty hot too!!!
When I go to the new Yankee Stadium I'll take some high def video and post it here. Oh Wait. That's right, you're not allowed to video record at Yankee Stadium. What was I thinking!!!!!!!
Greg B.
04-09-2009, 06:10 AM
Wow... that was great. It brought back lots of memories, especially the areas under the stands. Thanks for preserving all this. Oh, and I love your wife. ;)
Brokertothestars
04-09-2009, 06:47 AM
Wife: "What a bunch of sickos thinking I was hot - my hair looked like I stole it from Flock of Seagulls...!"
LOL
Andy the Clown, sadly, died in 1995. The guy had leather lungs - I can remember listening to Bob Elson/Red Rush radio broadcasts as a kid and hearing Andy in the background.
He even has his own Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_the_Clown
Cheers!
BTTS