Sport
Sporting events are often interesting, and bookmark the passage of years well. Share and enjoy memories of sporting events throughout the years.
The Grand National That Never Was
In 1993 we saw “the National that never was” as the world’s most famous steeple chase was declared void after false starting twice, and one totally armless flagman… The race was declared void after the horses false started twice, and, on the second occasion, most of the runners continued without having seen the officials flagging [...]
That Milk Advert – “Accrington Stanley, who are they?”
An item of big time nostalgic value: that milk advert. “Milk, yeurgh!” Advertising milk to children must be the stuff of nightmares for any marketer, but somehow those who produced this classic early 90s TV ad hit the mark so well that they entered an entire generation’s psyche. The Advert on Video
Linford Christie’s Puma Contact Lenses
Linford Christie, the (only?) Olympic Gold Medal winning British 100 metre sprinter wore some tremendous Puma contact lenses during the 1990s. This was soon stomped on by the authorities as “advertising”, but I admire his moxy to this very day. Whether or not the powers that be banned the use of the lenses, they were [...]
