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November 30, 2009

CA.TV Books: “Satchel” by Larry Tye

“Satchel”, a new autobiography on Satchel Paige was recently published. Paige was of course born in Mobile and reportedly earned his nickname as a porter at the GM&O Station. Paige’s firsts:

  • Oldest Major League rookie at age 42
  • First black man to pitch in the World Series
  • First “vintage” Negro League player elected to Hall of Fame 
  • http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/15/books/review/15maslin.html

    Political Advertising at the Gas Pump?

    Have you seen the seal pictured below recently at your local gas station?  Is it a coincidence that the only legible part is the commissioner’s name, Ron Sparks, who also happens to be a gubernatorial candidate? Has the commissioner’s name always been so prominent, or is this free advertising?

    November 29, 2009

    Hit Movie ‘The Blind Side’ Has Gulf Coast Connection

    ‘The Blind Side’  is based on the true story of Sean & Leigh Ann Tuohy, who adopted a disadvantaged youth, Michael Oher, who later became a star offensive lineman. The movies has received great reviews (from reviewers with common-sense).

    The movie is based on the book ‘The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game’ which was written by …

    al.com: When Ducks Blocked the Sun

    by Sam Hodges

    As a young sportsman, Billy March greeted many a dawn in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, gun in hand, ready to claim his share of a seemingly inexhaustible supply of canvasbacks, mallards, gadwalls and wigeons.

    “There’d be such flights of ducks the sky would almost look gray, like a cloud had come over,” said March, 78.

    The …

    November 28, 2009

    Mobile Excerpted: Alfred Falk’s Trans-Pacific Sketches, 1877


    Mobile, known also as the ” Gulf City,” is the largest town and the only seaport in the State of Alabama; and is situated on the Mobile River, thirty miles distant from the Gulf of Mexico, in the midst of a sandy plain, bounded at the distance of a …

    November 27, 2009

    Jimmy Hall at MCI Benefit

    Jimmy Hall (of Wet Willie) gave a stunning performance at the Celebrate Hope Gala for the Mitchell Cancer Institute - along with the Rock & Pop Masters - members of Survivor, Orleans, John Cafferty, & more.

    Jun Kaneko Exhibit at MMOA until Dec. 6

    Works of Japanese-born Jun Kaneko will be on exhibit at the Mobile Museum of Art until 12/6.  If you haven’t been yet hurry.

    Kaneko’s works include giant ceramic heads and dangos - see below (child added for scale).

    http://www.mobilemuseumofart.com/index.php?sector=3&view=2

     

    Black Friday Has Double Meaning Today

    Black Friday is the largest shopping day of the year in the US where retailers put black ink or profits on the books. But the Dubai real estate collapse has sent future stocks down anticipating while you are out shopping the Dow may lose hundreds of points as the economic recovery is called in to …

    November 26, 2009

    Thanksgiving Proclomation

    Proclomation of President Abraham Lincoln, 1863, “… I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea …

    Thanksgiving Message

    Colossians 3:15-17

     15Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as …

    CA.TV Thankful

    Coastalalabama.TV is thankful for: our readers, the Mobile Cultural Revival, our area’s (relative) economic resilience, the plethora of options to enjoy life in Coastal Alabama, good food, waterbodies, the Saints and Jags, and the abscence of major hurricanes in 2009

    Thanksgiving Day

    A unique American holiday worthy of celebrating every day.

    November 25, 2009

    Obama’s Vietnam

    Truman had Korea and Johnson had Vietnam and now Obama has Afghanistan… a war where he has already said success will not be measured by victory but because failing to act would be defeat. How do you spell Vietnam. One top US military leader in charge of Afghanistan retraining soldiers said more soldiers are needed …

    CA.TV Mobile Bay Trivia Contest: Name that Mobilian

    Prize is $25 cash (or avoid harrasment by estranged relatives and the IRS and tell us to DONATE TO A LOCAL CHARITY):

    AKA Dr. Jose —– e Pensacola, this naturalist wrote a weekly column in a local newspaper (with his research associate Tim) until his death in 1996 and authored a book on Brazilian psychiatry.  …

    Skip Black Friday at Wal-Mart - Go to DCWF’s Black Market in Downtown Mobile

    The Downtown Creative Wellness Foundation Presents the First “Black Market”; Day-After-Thanksgiving Art Market and Swap Meet

    On Nov 27 2009, Mobile, AL receives an alternative to the stressful rush of Black Friday crowd-shopping and sale-chasing in the form of a new downtown event, Black …