Reggie Theus was legit. His cousin used to ump our games in little league. Probably the only ump in little league I didn’t think was on some fake-ass small biz payroll (in a small town). Great, great dude and I bet Reggie from that same mold.
I loved his references during telecasts about areas or places in Oregon that only a true Oregonian would identify with
1975. Walton was a guest DJ, hanging with regular DJ Gloria Johnson on the old KVAN AM station out of Vancouver. My job got short shrift that afternoon, as I had to pull over to the side of the road and listen. Walton was playing ALL kinds of political protest music (Who's that eating at the White House trough? Why, It's Pig Nixon!! Oink, Oink). Really obscure and pointed stuff. And the whole time you could hear him and Gloria sparking up, taking huge drags and coughing up their lungs. Best radio show ever. And as time went on they just got more and more "out there" and the show just got better. The man was a presence.
Sad to hear this. It's a shame a lot of old NBA games are lost in the ether. He said something hysterical at least once every night as a Clippers broadcaster. RIP
Came home a flipped the TV on to this news. Sad day. RIP Bill Walton I didn’t even know he was battling cancer. Tough loss.
My mom grew up right by U of P. She said every home game he’d be riding his bike to the game heading down Willamette Blvd. Often times he had a joint sparked. She said he’d wave and be friendly with everyone that he’d interact with along his ride to the Coliseum. He was perfect for Portland and Portland was perfect for him.
iirc, his counter culture/pot smoking activities were not the most popular among Portlanders at the time.
Rip Bill Way before my time to watch him play but I have fond memories of him commentating and going back and forth with snapper
It was before I was born. But I thought Portland was always a liberal, hotbed for the dead head/hippie stuff. I could be wrong
The hippie stuff started as an anti-liberal movement protesting the liberal created war in Vietnam. Still, the politics in Portland were balanced, and things not only worked very well, we enjoyed one of the highest standards of living in the country. Things began to change in 1980. The liberals took control, and Portland has been on a steady decline ever since. Portland needs to get back to a balanced 2 party representation. One party control does not work.
There was always that culture, but no, the city as a whole wasn't liberal and many of the people weren't happy with Bill being outspoken or a pot user back in the 70s.
