I looked up the old Peach Bowl Speedway. Did you ever go? Was at 1040 Brady Ave near Howell Mill, just a stone’s throw south of Westside Provisions, where Lang had his wedding reception. Closed in 1971. Amazing stuff. Never heard of it before. Once my dad spoke about a brick warehouse building where he may have worked, at Howell Mill and 14th. I also read a little about the Lakewood Speedway, which I remembered a tiny bit about from years ago.
Tuesday: at lunch I walked all over Sugarloaf Mills shopping mall. A huge place. Walked 2 miles (one lap!) trying to find different shops, then get back to my car. Checked out the Nike Outlet, the Puma store, Champs Sports, two different Lids stores, and a few other places. Didn’t find what I was looking for.
NEWS: while talking to the Lids employee about the yet to be unreleased new 2026 Braves City Connect caps and uniforms, the employee hinted about them not being peach colored as some had wondered – but instead more similar to the old early 1970’s Hank Aaron feather uniforms than the old City Connects were. That would be a sight for sore eyes. I expect the Braves will reveal the new uniforms in February or March.
Watch the Grizzlies on Tuesday night? Network TV.
Came back in to work on Wednesday. Worked on clearing out old stuff, etc. C was babysitting. Nothing was on the agenda for New Years Eve.
RANDY JOHNSON [SABR Bio] was who Nolan Ryan said would be the next great strikeout pitcher, in an interview following Ryan’s 7th no-hitter on 01-May-1991. Johnson’s passion for photography, developed in college but put on hiatus during his baseball career, came back into focus in retirement. He photographs wildlife & NFL football games among other subjects. He is the last pitcher to walk more than 150 batters in a season, with 152 for Seattle in 1991.
The 2026 calendar that I ordered online has been “delayed”. Just checked, it finally shipped.
March 20-21 JFBC men’s retreat at JFBC
March 27-29 Appalachian Trail mission trip $100
