OT - R.I.P. Soupy Sales - Bleed Cubbie Blue

OT - R.I.P. Soupy Sales

Growing up in Michigan, watching Soupy was the OTHER reason to love being home sick from school- the Cubs being the first, of course...

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This post probably should have had "OT" in front of it....

… just sayin’.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Oct 23, 2009 7:55 AM CDT reply actions

Yeah, sorry Al. I realized it after i posted. I'll add it now.

"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)

Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...

by Zeke on Oct 23, 2009 8:51 AM CDT up reply actions

It's a sad week.

We lost Vic Mizzy , writer of my favorite finger clicking TV theme song a couple days ago.

♪♫They’re creepy and they’re kooky, Mysterious and spooky, They’re all together ooky….♪♫,

"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes

by katie casey on Oct 23, 2009 8:05 AM CDT reply actions

You rang?

I have to go clip the blooms off some roses, now ;)

"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)

Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...

by Zeke on Oct 23, 2009 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions

I have a look alike friend

who “older” people like to call him Soupy. The similarity is unreal. Too bad those under 40 probably never knew how funny this guy was.

This is only the beginning....Lou Pinella end of '07 season and Chicago Transit Authority (the band when they were really good).

by mrcubsfan on Oct 23, 2009 8:29 AM CDT reply actions

I had no idea he was still alive

There is no such thing as an ugly female breast

by Worf on Oct 23, 2009 8:36 AM CDT reply actions

Ouch Worf...

"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)

Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...

by Zeke on Oct 23, 2009 8:52 AM CDT up reply actions

Well...

… I didn’t either. If you want to know about older celebrities and whether they are still alive or not, there’s a website for that — Dead or Alive.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Oct 23, 2009 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions

Interesting trivia (or then again, maybe not):

Soupy’s kid “Hunt” Sales was a rock & roll drummer, notably with the Zepplin-esque band “PARIS” in the mid-1970s. Their leader was Bob Welch, former guitarist from Fleetwood Mac, and the bassist was Glen Cornick, formerly of Jethro Tull.

Check it out if you haven’t heard it. Interesting stuff.

Two albums (yes, before CDs and downloads, kids):

PARIS
Big Towne, 2061

"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)

Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...

by Zeke on Oct 23, 2009 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions

Neither did I, to be honest.

Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.

by daver on Oct 23, 2009 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions

I had no idea "Soupy Sales" was a person.

I thought this post was about the commerce of the liquid food soup.

"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks

by dtpollitt on Oct 23, 2009 1:44 PM CDT reply actions

OK. NOW, I feel old...

…like I needed any help!

"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)

Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...

by Zeke on Oct 23, 2009 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions

I knew who he was, and I'm under 40.

I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Oct 23, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions

A young pup!

Seriously, check out his early stuff on YouTube. WAY ahead of his time…

"Pain don't hurt you none" - Sparky Anderson (1987)

Obviously Sparky was never a Cubs fan...

by Zeke on Oct 23, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions

I thought Soupy was great

I admit that when I saw his obit, I had the same thought that I didn’t think that he was still around. I always thought that his showbiz name was good, kind of goofy, just like his act.

So long, Soupy…

"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill

by vonde6 on Oct 23, 2009 4:22 PM CDT reply actions

One of my favorites growing up. I’ll never forget that face.

by montecarlo on Oct 24, 2009 3:08 AM CDT reply actions

Yes

I remember the Soupy Sales show. When comedians didn’t have to drop the “F” bomb to be funny. And what a great show biz name!!

by Grockcubs on Oct 24, 2009 8:07 PM CDT reply actions

Soupy Sales dead?

What’s next, Charles Nelson Reilly succumbs? Or Rip Taylor chokes to death during a bizarre confetti throwing mishap? Or Foster Brooks dies of the hiccups?

Priceless that somebody posted on the passing of Soupy Sales.

"Cubs will win 79 to 83 games." BLou (7/21/09)

by BLou on Oct 25, 2009 7:10 PM CDT reply actions