SA Footy

The scenario is that, if you could go back in time and attend three events in history, which three would you observe or participate in? One must be local to SA, one must be somewhere in Australia, and the third one must be somewhere internationally. Any event - sport, politics, personal, family, religious, gluttony or whatever! Under the scenario, you cannot or will not die. You cannot influence the outcome to change history - just watch and absorb it all.

For me, my initial thoughts are:

Local:

The Bodyline Test at Adelaide Oval. All five days.

National:
The shootout at Glenrowan between Vic Police and the Kelly Gang.

International:

A seat directly in front of Hitler at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, German Translator alongside me, watching Jesse Owens win all his gold medals whilst Hitler was trying to create the Arian "Master" race.

I'm sure the more I think about this, the more thoughts I will have!

LOCAL
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1958 QEH hospital when I was born.

NATIONAL
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1966 SK V CO grand final.

INTERNATIONAL
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Cleopatras bedroom.

Local - Beatles come to town, 1964.
National - 97/98 AFL GF
International - Marylin Manroe, that white dress or her Playboy shot.

Local- 1972 Adelaide Oval- Champions of Australia, North Adelaide defeats Carlton by 1 point.

National- 1986 Bojangles Nightclub, St Kilda- Chopper Read shoots dead Siam Ozerkam in "self defense"

International- not so sure *to be updated*

LOCAL - 72 champs of australia at adel oval

NATIONAL - 72 bathurst 500

INTERNATIONAL - 1969 Altamont speedway rock festival

Local -
1900 - North's first premiership (Can I at least take photos? )
(Close 2nd 1977 at the Tivoli Hotel to see Radio Birdman)

National -
1930s - The Tivoli in Melbourne to see Mo on stage (maybe run into Squizzy Taylor as well)
(close 2nd 1978 at the Crystal Ballroom to see The Boys Next Door)

International -
1963 - JFK's assassination (just to keep an eye on the grassy knoll)
(close 2nd 1979 ,San Francisco to see first Dead Kennedys gig)

Leaping Lindner wrote:
International -
1963 - JFK's assassination (just to keep an eye on the grassy knoll)

I thought of that too. Interesting 2 part series on Lee Harvey Oswald on TV at present - part 2 scrrening Sat nite at 8.30pm. With this option I don't know where to stand though - on the grassy knoll, in the Texas schoolbook depository, behind the grassy knoll by the railway tracks, on the bridge or opposite the grassy knoll. Tough one that!

Option B for me:

International: Summit of Everest to see who made it first - Sir Edmund Hillary or Tenzing Norgay?

Leaping Lindner wrote:International -
1963 - JFK's assassination (just to keep an eye on the grassy knoll)
(close 2nd 1979 ,San Francisco to see first Dead Kennedys gig)

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Local:
tie:
1905 GF when North kept Port to the lowest score ever between the 2 sides in the SANFL
& the game when Ken Farmer kicked 23 goals

Nation:
tie:
1972 Championship of Australia, North d Carlton & 89 NSWRL GF when Canberra beat Balmain

International:
2004 English Rugby League GF when the Leeds Rhinos broke a 32 year drought at Old Trafford.

Local: 1978 Grand Final

National: 97' Prelim Final, Adel v WB

International: 2005 Champions League Final, Liverpool v AC Milan, Istanbul

Local
Norwood Town Hall, November 1975, Johnny O'Keefe playing - The night my parents met.

National
All of Australia West Indies series 60-61, especially the 5th test

International
Trailing Mark Chapman in to the Dakota when he shot and killed John Lennon, 1980

Dissident wrote:Local
Norwood Town Hall, November 1975, Johnny O'Keefe playing - The night my parents met.

Good call, put me down for a 3rd local for a JOK concert!

Local

Led Zeppelin concert 1976. Never did get to see em.

Australia

Sydney at VJ-Day 1945. What a party that would have been. A dead cert to get laid.

World

Whitechapel 1888...finding out who the Ripper was!

regards,

REB

Wedgie wrote:

Dissident wrote:Local
Norwood Town Hall, November 1975, Johnny O'Keefe playing - The night my parents met.

Good call, put me down for a 3rd local for a JOK concert!

Haha - Well it wasn't really for THAT reason obviously ...

Rik E Boy wrote:Local

Led Zeppelin concert 1976. Never did get to see em.

Australia

Sydney at VJ-Day 1945. What a party that would have been. A dead cert to get laid.

World

Whitechapel 1888...finding out who the Ripper was!

regards,

REB

I was tempted to go that one!!

Local: 1970s arts, and in particular film through the SAFC, reneissance in SA. Come to think of it, SA coming of age in the 1970s (before quickly reverting back to 'The Wowser State.')

National: Steps of Parliament House, November 11, 1975.

International: When Moses parted the Red Seas.
(although being in Hitler's bunker in the dying days of the Third Reich would be interesting.)

Magpiespower wrote:Local: 1970s arts, and in particular film through the SAFC, reneissance in SA. Come to think of it, SA coming of age in the 1970s (before quickly reverting back to 'The Wowser State.')

National: Steps of Parliament House, November 11, 1975.

International: When Moses parted the Red Seas.
(although being in Hitler's bunker in the dying days of the Third Reich would be interesting.)

Hmmm in that case, I'd like to be there when Snow White met the Seven Dwarves....

Dissident wrote:
Hmmm in that case, I'd like to be there when Snow White met the Seven Dwarves....

LOL!

For whatever reasons, a mate of mine is still traumatised after picking up a redhead.