tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-564385258186045514.post7787616210901595171..comments2023-03-24T08:38:04.980-06:00Comments on High Desert Dirt: A Brief Meeting with Billy MillsDesert Dirthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12413559978573420359noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-564385258186045514.post-65960373132121498112012-09-26T19:49:46.835-06:002012-09-26T19:49:46.835-06:00Hmm...i thought the picture was of Robby Benson. ...Hmm...i thought the picture was of Robby Benson. <br /><br />Cool stuff...and good choice about the Rock Chalk as I thought he had a falling out with KU...or maybe that someone else. Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08383863263923439025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-564385258186045514.post-39110204980605669132012-09-21T09:08:01.891-06:002012-09-21T09:08:01.891-06:00Bro - I did not give Mr. Mills a 'Rock Chalk&#...Bro - I did not give Mr. Mills a 'Rock Chalk'. No need to draw his attention to the fact that Charlie Weis is now coaching their football team. That's not going to end well.<br /><br />As for the announcing, I did a bit of sleuthing: If you watch the race again, you'll notice there is one guy doing the play-by-play. That was NBC's Bud Palmer. Palmer's call is somewhat dispassionate over the last 200m despite Mills' incredible move to the front. The other guy in the booth was Dick Bank, a huge track fan, who goes nuts and grabs the mic out of Palmer's hands and starts memorably shrieking Mills' name over and over. It's a very candid and authentic reaction to the sheer implausibility of the moment. Before the race nobody even knew the name Billy Mills. Banks' finishing call soon becomes inextricably linked to Mills' victory. Banks is fired by NBC for his unauthorized hijacking of Palmer's mic.Desert Dirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12413559978573420359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-564385258186045514.post-22285745098061401772012-09-19T16:20:21.755-06:002012-09-19T16:20:21.755-06:00I love the announcer- "LOOK AT MILLS! LOOK A...I love the announcer- "LOOK AT MILLS! LOOK AT MILLS!"The Mad Mexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15470953742714200949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-564385258186045514.post-87928655216581908222012-09-19T05:17:16.469-06:002012-09-19T05:17:16.469-06:00Bro, I hope you had the courtesy to give him a big...Bro, I hope you had the courtesy to give him a big "Rock Chalk!"Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02322830074945162090noreply@blogger.com