tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244286881825228940.post742896919741896704..comments2024-02-03T05:26:55.771-08:00Comments on Infinite Jets: SheaInfinite Jetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02430627842781905439noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244286881825228940.post-41158323553766891932023-12-02T13:13:59.768-08:002023-12-02T13:13:59.768-08:00My dad had season tickets from the very first game...My dad had season tickets from the very first game. I remember bringing roast beef heroes from the local deli, and a thermos full of beef bouillon that my mom made for us. I remember my dad bringing a small samsonite case that was an actual bar! He brought it right in! He would mix drinks for his buddies in the section. I remember the cart shaped like a jet that drove the sideline after every score. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244286881825228940.post-25496347668750898052023-05-17T20:47:36.751-07:002023-05-17T20:47:36.751-07:00There were cheerleaders from 1966-1969. Sonny Werb...There were cheerleaders from 1966-1969. Sonny Werblin hired them. They were the kick line from St. John’s University and we’re known at Shea as the Jet Set Rockettes. When the Jets won the Super Bowl, they were fired as an unnecessary expense! AND - the jets haven’t won anything since then!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244286881825228940.post-51161124272788353912022-05-09T15:48:36.469-07:002022-05-09T15:48:36.469-07:00And all of the ugly slob New Yorkers with their po...And all of the ugly slob New Yorkers with their pom-pom ski hats and big snorkel noses, walking around and fouling up the stadium air and acting like big shots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244286881825228940.post-12257544666352793662021-07-06T08:12:00.102-07:002021-07-06T08:12:00.102-07:00I too was a child of the old Shea Stadium. My dad...I too was a child of the old Shea Stadium. My dad had season tickets from 67-71 and got to see the prime of Joe's years. My memories are the sound of the Bob Cleveland Orchestra, the smell of cigars and cigarettes wafting through the air, the vendors "beer heah" and the gigantic Harry Stevens beer cups. In the winter, the feet hanging over the mezzanine would drip on us the entire game, the hot chocolate vendors with the huge vats of steaming beverage that looked like WWII flamethrowers strapped to their backs...and the cold...the foot numbing cold. The December winds in that place were brutal. We got to see our share of wonderful football though, and a wonderful run to Super Bowl III.Boomdog02https://www.blogger.com/profile/04942656701659295793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244286881825228940.post-84532611291231617132016-10-23T12:31:17.715-07:002016-10-23T12:31:17.715-07:00The way the team currently plays, I say we bring b...The way the team currently plays, I say we bring back the band.Infinite Jetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430627842781905439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244286881825228940.post-2714679494700955962016-01-31T19:28:58.867-08:002016-01-31T19:28:58.867-08:00It's was the imperfectly positioned and out of...It's was the imperfectly positioned and out of reason existing Bob Cleveland Orchestra, with the man and his wand and his many musical compadres donned with poor man's Kelly green suits and ties...no cheerleaders, just a perfectly ridiculous orchestr - so perfect for usAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244286881825228940.post-16968964203342590092011-06-07T13:53:05.863-07:002011-06-07T13:53:05.863-07:00Thank you, Barry and Martin! My sentiments exactl...Thank you, Barry and Martin! My sentiments exactly: The Internet has replaced my long term memory.feedvolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244286881825228940.post-86367332588131793392011-05-22T14:52:41.808-07:002011-05-22T14:52:41.808-07:00Barry, thank you for that information. This is wh...Barry, thank you for that information. This is why the Internet was created.Infinite Jetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430627842781905439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244286881825228940.post-81908341375761298322011-05-18T09:25:23.922-07:002011-05-18T09:25:23.922-07:00Fellow Jets Fans,
The name of the band was the Bo...Fellow Jets Fans,<br /><br />The name of the band was the Bob Cleveland Orchestra. We were season ticket holders at Shea for years and it has not been the same since they left. A lot of heartbreak but a lot of fond memories too.Barrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244286881825228940.post-62458858592647825882010-08-11T19:24:53.469-07:002010-08-11T19:24:53.469-07:00I know what you're talking about, although the...I know what you're talking about, although they were gone by the time I started going to games in '75. I have a poster my Mom bought for me when I was an infant of George Sauer catching a Namath buttonhook pass against Denver in 1968, and in the distant, cloudy background, deep in the end zone, one can see a bored cheerleader (they had those too before my time) and what looks like a man with a saxophone and a music stand under an overhang. What did they play, I wonder. I'm afraid my crack research staff hasn't produced an answer yet.Infinite Jetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430627842781905439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244286881825228940.post-30910576304244140542009-10-14T18:50:18.169-07:002009-10-14T18:50:18.169-07:00Martin,
With all the attention that the Baltimore...Martin,<br /><br />With all the attention that the Baltimore Colts still-active marching band is receiving (now that there story has made it to the screen) I've been trying to recall the name of the jazz band that played in the open end of Shea behind the goal posts during the 70's. Do you remember?Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16257347462526037066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244286881825228940.post-89683100500709929782008-06-09T19:13:00.000-07:002008-06-09T19:13:00.000-07:00I need to get to a Mets game this summer just to s...I need to get to a Mets game this summer just to say farewell. It never fails to underwhelm every time I go back, but that's part of its charm. So many things have been written of what a hole it is, and yet when it was built, Shea was thought of state of the art.Infinite Jetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430627842781905439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244286881825228940.post-87616572296623593192008-05-07T09:04:00.000-07:002008-05-07T09:04:00.000-07:00Martin,This quote cracked me up...I remember the e...Martin,<BR/><BR/>This quote cracked me up...<BR/><BR/>I remember the embarrassing baseball diamond showing through the football field in September. I remember the feedback from the loudspeaker, and the airplanes whose serial numbers and landing gear tire brands could be easily read from the Loge section as they passed overhead. You learned to pace your conversation around domestic flights coming into LaGuardia, and your ears rang from the hissing of airplanes, never from the roar of the crowd. (Do I ever remember cheers? I remember sighs, pouts, screams of agony and despair, mocking laughter, and the boos -the incessant, blood curdling boos). <BR/><BR/>Classic...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com