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Sunday, April 24. 2016

Some Classic Audio


A good narrator, or orator, can make anything sound interesting.  Vin Scully, long time voice of the Dodgers, is a great one.  I'm not a fan of the Dodgers, and my exposure to Scully is limited to his coverage of nationally televised games, but his skill is evident.  So much so, he once deigned (a strong word, by most accounts he has a great sense of humor) read a grocery list on air.  The results were, not surprisingly, intriguing and entertaining.  Or, as my Dodger fan friend who sent this to me said, "enthralling."  As he begins his 67th and final year as the voice of the Dodgers, it seems a fitting tribute.  


No other announcer can boast Scully's experience, beginning in Brooklyn in 1950, following the Dodgers to Los Angeles, there are few team voices as unique and recognizable as Scully's.





Posted by Bulldog in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 09:58 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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Is this to dovetail with the "How to sound smart TED talk?
#1 Jerry on 2016-04-24 11:31 (Reply)
Vin Scully is one of the all time greats for sure. He is such a link to the past.

I am a little surprised he is going to retire. I thought he might die behind the mike.

Some years back, Mrs. feeblemind said that if we were in LA during the season she would take me to up to the press box to meet Vince and eat Dodger Dogs. Alas it looks like we will never make it.
#2 feeblemind on 2016-04-24 12:14 (Reply)
Orson Welles did a commercial where he just read a menu.

LA has been blessed with some excellent play by play men. Scully never worked with a color man, he preferred the intimacy of a conversation with the fans.

Bob Miller with the Kings is top drawer.

Chick Hearn with the Lakers coined the terms slam dunk, garbage time, dribble-drive, no harm, no foul and about a hundred others.
#3 Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz on 2016-04-24 21:24 (Reply)

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