The Reilly Thanksgiving Invitational Story The Ultimate Guide to Reading Enjoyment
In these links, you will find a treasure-trove of information about the many people, places, and things we refer to in The RTI Story. We also start the decades with lines from songs that capture the feelings we’ve tried to convey. Enjoy!
RTI VIDEOS “The RTI Story – Through the Years” — page xx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXbeRxK6JmE&feature=youtu.be
“The RTI 1977 Invitation Cassette Video” — Chapter 5, page 100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ZvR2EWhYo&feature=youtu.be
Richard Parker’s “The Best of the Turkey Bowl” — Chapter 6, page 113 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dub5Laywkwc&feature=youtu.be
The Fabulous RIYO Company: “Ten Minutes of Stupid” — Chapter 6, page 166 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXDaVwCP1sE&feature=youtu.be
The Fabulous RIYO Company: “The Brent Parrott Story” — Chapter 6, page 166 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH89Kc2rgTU&feature=youtu.be
“Bobby Bassett 2017 Memorial Video” — Chapter 11, page 351 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU_7k66w460&feature=youtu.be
“Turkey Bowl Invitations and Photos” — Chapter 12, page 395 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fknTMC1thEc&feature=youtu.be
VIDEOS NOT FEATURED IN OUR BOOK “KPRC Interview: Fifty Consecutive Years of Thanksgiving Day Football Tradition” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJWEmG2gR2g
“The RTI Story: Getting Ready for Our KPRC Channel 2 TV Interview” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfeF_i-m9jY
“The Reilly Thanksgiving Invitational 60th Anniversary Celebration” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEtO-61hm6k
OPENING SONG LYRICS Chapter Three:
Lean on me, when you’re not strong, I’ll be your friend, I’ll help you carry on… “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers; from the 1972 album, Still Bill. Chapter Four:
You say you want a revolution… “Revolution” by the Beatles; from the 1968 White Album. Chapter Five:
I get by with a little help from my friends… “With a Little Help from My Friends,” Joe Cocker version; from the 1969 album, Joe Cocker. Chapter Six:
Glory days, well, they pass you by… “Glory Days” by Bruce Springsteen; from the single recorded in 1982. Chapter Seven:
Exit light, enter night, take my hand, we’re off to never-never land… “Enter Sandman” by Metallica; from the 1991 album, Metallica. Chapter Eight:
We’ve been doing this longer than you’ve been alive, propelled by some mysterious drive… “Longer Than You’ve Been Alive” by Old 97’s; from the 2014 album, Most Messed Up. Chapter Nine:
And admit that the waters around you have grown… “The Times They Are a-Changin’” by Bob Dylan; from the 1964 album of the same name. Chapter Ten:
If heaven was a town, it would be my town… “If Heaven,” Andy Griggs version; from the 2004 album, This I Gotta See. Chapter Eleven:
You get your chance to try in the twinkling of an eye… “Free Four” by Pink Floyd; from the 1972 album, Obscured by Clouds. Chapter Twelve:
There are places I’ll remember, all my life, though some have changed… “In My Life” by the Beatles; from the 1965 album, Rubber Soul.
Mentioned in Chapter Two “George of the Jungle,” “Superman,” YouTube. 45 RPM single record, YouTube. “Lawrence Welk,” YouTube. Wikipedia. “Lawman,” YouTube. “Sing Along with Mitch,” Cars from the 50s and 60s “Sugarfoot,” YouTube. Wikipedia. with fins, Google search “Wanted Dead or Alive,” Chuck Berry, YouTube. results. YouTube. Kingston Trio, YouTube. Glovolium, YouTube. “Have Gun Will Travel,” Harry Bellefonte, YouTube. Brylcreem, YouTube. YouTube. Jerry Lee Lewis, YouTube. Brown vs. Board of Tex Ritter, Wikipedia. “In the Mood,” YouTube. Education, ThoughtCo. Gene Autry, Wikipedia. “Raunchy,” YouTube. Disneyland opens in “Roy Rogers,” YouTube. White Rock Lake, Dallas California, ThoughtCo. “Sky King,” YouTube. Parks and Recreation McDonald’s, ThoughtCo. “Howdy Doody,” YouTube. website. Rosa Parks, ThoughtCo. “Pinky Lee,” YouTube. Elvis Presley Gyrates on Ed “Ding-Dong School,” Mentioned in Chapter Four Sullivan’s Show, ThoughtCo. YouTube. The Grateful Dead: “What a Sputnik 1, ThoughtCo. “Captain Kangaroo,” long strange trip,” YouTube. Cat in the Hat, Wikipedia. YouTube. John F. Kennedy Elected Lego, Wikipedia. “Mickey Mouse Club,” President, History.com. “Davey Crockett,” YouTube. YouTube. The Beatles: “Revolution,” Adlai Stephenson, “Andy’s Gang,” YouTube. YouTube. Wikipedia. “Soupy Sales,” YouTube. Astronaut Neil Armstrong “Hound Dog,” YouTube. “Winky-Dink and You,” sets foot on the moon, “Peyton Place,” YouTube. YouTube. YouTube. “The Three Stooges,” “Icky Twerp and Slam Bang Draft Lottery, Wikipedia. YouTube. Theater,” YouTube. 1963 Chevy Corvair Spyder, “Laurel and Hardy,” “Gunsmoke,” YouTube. Google search results. Wikipedia. “Ed Sullivan,” YouTube. BBC News: Jack Ruby shot The Marx Brothers, “I Love Lucy,” YouTube. and Killed Lee Harvey Wikipedia. “Abbott and “The Honeymooners,” Oswald, YouTube. Costello,” YouTube. YouTube. Monte Carlo, Google search “Little Rascals/Our Gang,” “Disney’s Wonderful World results. Wikipedia. of Color,” YouTube. Hacienda Casino, Google Frankenstein, YouTube. “The Donna Reed Show,” search results. Dracula, YouTube. YouTube. Frank Sinatra and the Rat Wolfman, YouTube. “The Jack Benny Show,” Pack, YouTube. The Mummy, YouTube. Wikipedia. Santa Anita Race Track, “Tom and Jerry,” Wikipedia. “The Red Skelton Show,” Santa Anita website. “Crusader Rabbit,” YouTube. Wikipedia. Braniff, Wikipedia. “Rocky and Bullwinkle,” “Father Knows Best,” “The Lone Ranger,” YouTube. YouTube. YouTube. “Dudley Do-Right,” YouTube. “Leave It to Beaver,” Astroturf toe, WebMD “Peabody’s Improbable YouTube. website. History,” YouTube. “Rawhide,” YouTube. Flash Gordon, Wikipedia. Doak Walker, Wikipedia. David Graham, Golf Hall of Phil Ochs, Wikipedia. Bogey, Wikipedia. Fame website. Rayfield Wright, Wikipedia. Lee Trevino, Wikipedia. Risk, Wikipedia. Mentioned in Chapter Six Breaking Away, YouTube. John Lee Hooker, Wikipedia. Rubik ’s Cube, Wikipedia. Top Gun. Google search Freddie King, Wikipedia. Prince Charles marries Lady results. Michael Bloomfield, Diana Ross Perot, Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Spencer, Wikipedia. Plan 9 from Outer Space, Elvin Bishop, Wikipedia. Viet Nam War Memorial, YouTube. Paul Butterfield, Wikipedia. Google search results. Bonnie Raitt, Wikipedia. Eckerd’s, Wikipedia. “Thriller,” YouTube. Willy Deville, Willy Deville Mill Valley, Wikipedia. Ben Hogan golf cap, Google Music website. “Hit the Road Jack,” Google search results. Chuck Berry: “Nadine,” search results. Howard Cosell, Don YouTube. “Gilligan’s Island,” You Tube. Meredith, Frank Gifford, Sam the Sham, YouTube. “Margaritaville,” YouTube. Sports Illustrated website. The Five Satins: “In the Still Citizen Kane, YouTube. Vince Lombardi, Wikipedia. of the Night,” YouTube. To Kill a Mockingbird, Billy Kilmer, IMDB website. Charcos, Google search YouTube. Sonny and Cher: “I Got You results. Ben Hur, YouTube. Babe,” YouTube. Keller’s Drive-in, Google The Good, the Bad and the Harvey Martin, Wikipedia. search results. Ugly, YouTube. Theme from Rocky, Kips, Google search results. The Creature From the Black YouTube. Carpetbaggers, Wikipedia. Lagoon, YouTube. “The Life of Riley,” YouTube. “Lonesome Dove,” Bing Tom and Foolery, Merriam- Mentioned in Chapter Seven search results. Webster website. Eric Harris and Dylan Elvin Hayes, Wikipedia. Ray Charles Anthology, Klebold, Wikipedia. Blackie Sherrod, Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Columbine High School, Dan Jenkins, Wikipedia. The Great Escape, YouTube. Wikipedia. Larry McMurtry, Wikipedia. 7 Samurai, YouTube. Nosara, Wikipedia. The Beach Boys, YouTube. Body Heat, YouTube. Harry “the Hat” Walker, Frank Deford, Wikipedia. Casablanca, YouTube. Wikipedia. Tom Landry, Wikipedia. Shane, YouTube. J.P. Donleavy, Wikipedia. Ghandi, Wikipedia. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Random Harvest, YouTube Joni Mitchell, Wikipedia. World, YouTube. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Sharon Stone, Wikipedia. Apocalypse Now, YouTube. Nest, Google search results. Robin Williams, Wikipedia. Deer Hunter, YouTube. Lightnin’ Hopkins, Joan Baez, Wikipedia. Maltese Falcon, YouTube. Wikipedia. The Barber of Seville, Manhattan, YouTube. Leon Redbone, Wikipedia. YouTube. Red River, Google search Early BeeGees, BeeGees Giaochino Rossini, YouTube. results. website. Peter Grimes Benjamin Oklahoma, YouTube. Zombies, The Zombies Britten, YouTube. Gone with the Wind, Music website. “How I Became Human YouTube. Jimmy Rogers, Wikipedia. Again” by John Anders, D Woody Guthrie, Wikipedia. Magazine. Mentioned in Chapter Eight The African Queen, YouTube. Bruce Springsteen, 2000 presidential election, Doyle Bramhall, YouTube. YouTube. Infoplease. Lou Ann Barton, YouTube. The Talking Heads, Terrorists attack United Renee Fleming, YouTube. YouTube. States, Infoplease. Eddie LeBaron, Wikipedia. Sade, YouTube. Anthrax, Infoplease. James Earl Jones, Wikipedia. Natalie Merchant, YouTube. North Korea, Infoplease. Ronny “Stradivarius” Neal, Robert Earl Keene, George Walker Bush, YouTube. YouTube. Infoplease. The Magnificent Seven, Jerry Jeff Walker, YouTube. Colin Powell, Infoplease. YouTube. Mickey Newberry, YouTube. American troops capture The Wild Bunch, YouTube. Counting Crows, YouTube. Saddam Hussein, A Shot in the Dark, YouTube. Roxy Music, YouTube. Infoplease. Giant, YouTube. Old 97’s, YouTube. California governor Gray Gladiator, YouTube. Wilco/Jeff Tweedy, YouTube. Davis, Infoplease. My Dinner with Andre, Jason Isabel, YouTube. Arnold Schwarzenegger, YouTube. Ryan Adams, YouTube. Infoplease. Mark Twain, Wikipedia. Sturgill Simpson, YouTube. Columbia Astronauts, Jules Verne, Wikipedia. White Buffalo, YouTube. Infoplease. The Mavericks, YouTube. 2004 Summer Olympics, Mentioned in Chapter Nine Cody Jinks, YouTube. Infoplease. “Old man syndrome,” Brandi Carlile, YouTube. Chechen terrorists, WebMD. My Morning Jacket, Infoplease. Obama “JV team,” Rocket YouTube. Gay marriages, Infoplease. News. Whiskey Myers, YouTube. John Kerry, Infoplease. Obergefell vs. Hodges, Savannah Conley, YouTube. Pope John Paul II, Wikipedia. The National, YouTube. Infoplease. Amazon Music, Wikipedia. The War on Drugs, Benedict XVI, Infoplease. Bluetooth, Wikipedia. YouTube. Barack Obama, Infoplease. Sonos, Wikipedia. Michael Connelly, Michael Unemployment, Infoplease. The Loving Spoonfull, Connelly website. Bernard Madoff, Infoplease. YouTube. Mitch Rapp Books, Vince Ponzi scheme, Infoplease. The Turtles, YouTube. Flynn website. Michael Jackson, Infoplease. Buffalo Springfield, Thomas Berger, Wikipedia. Rod McKuen, Wikipedia. YouTube. David McCullough, Simon Cool Hand Luke, YouTube. Sam Cooke, YouTube. and Schuster Publishing. The Pad and How to Use It, Jackie Wilson, YouTube. Catcher in the Rye, YouTube. Marvin Gaye, YouTube. Wikipedia. “Gloria” by Them (and my James Brown, YouTube. Little Big Man, Wikipedia. version), YouTube. Four Tops, YouTube. A Confederacy of Dunces, “Come Go with Me” by the Temptations, YouTube. Wikipedia. Dell Vikings, YouTube. John Prine, YouTube. Great Expectations, Bonnie and Clyde, YouTube. Pink Floyd, YouTube. Wikipedia. Pulp Fiction, YouTube. Jerry Rafferty, YouTube. Truman, Wikipedia. Shawshank Redemption, Bill Withers, YouTube. John Adams, Wikipedia. YouTube. All six Thin Man movies, YouTube. Night at the Opera, YouTube. Old Yeller, YouTube. The Graduate, YouTube. Godfather I & II, YouTube. Little Big Man, YouTube. Saving Private Ryan, YouTube. The Searcher, YouTube. Red River, YouTube. For a Few Dollars More, YouTube. No Country for Old Men, YouTube. Goldfinger, YouTube. Casino Royale, YouTube. Forest Gump, YouTube. The Wire, YouTube. The Sopranos, YouTube. “The Way I Heard It,” Mike Row podcast. Dan Bongino, Dan Bongino podcast. Music that Matters, KEXP website. Movies, Films and Flix, Movies, Films and Flix website. Mark Levin, Mark Levin audio-rewind.