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Meadowlark Lemon RIP
- Thread starter Soulman
- Start date
Mr Bridger
Sound of the suburbs
As you say, great entertainer and another great name gone from my yoof.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Oh wow. Another name gone from my youth.
Perfidious Albion
Well-known member
Sad news indeed.. I was mesmerised by the dribbling ball skills of the Harlem Globetrotters ..like watching the finest football team run and pass ,leaving defenders in their wake.....sheer poetry in motion. Lemon was the catalyst ,the star, the guv'nor. He will not be forgotten
Lush
Mods' Pet
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Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
One the day the Washington Generals WILL WIN
melias shoes
Well-known member
- Oct 14, 2010
- 4,830
Sad indeed. The Harlem Globetrotters mesmerising and magical to watch when I was a youngster.
Chances are that'll be the week I don't bet on them.
AlbionPics&SouthCoastTwit
New member
Lower West Stander
Well-known member
I was always worried they might.
Used to love watching the Globetrotters after Grandstand.
He was a true legend. Wonder how he'd have got on against LeBron and Steph Curry?
Box of Frogs
Zamoras Left Boot
Sad news. Used to love watching the Globetrotters. Pure entertainment.
arfer guinness
Well-known member
- Feb 15, 2007
- 348
Great entertainment for all the family. Went to see them at Wembley in the 70's the two stand outs were Meadowlark and Curly.
Mellor 3 Ward 4
Well-known member
RIP
Great entertainment.
Always thought they were better in the cartoons though
Great entertainment.
Always thought they were better in the cartoons though
Jock McSeagull
Member
Went to see them live on a school trip. Big part of my childhood. Remember the Jackson 5 cartoon with the Harlem Globetrotters?
AlbionPics&SouthCoastTwit
New member
Mo Gosfield
Well-known member
- Aug 11, 2010
- 6,284
I saw them at the Brighton Centre and sat reasonably close to their bench. It was fascinating to listen to the choreography going on. The trainer would call out...' tres and ticks ' and ' deuce and ticks ' and these were cues for new routines. The exploding ball, the buckets of water, Curly dribbling ( boy was he good! ) and of course, the great Meadowlark Lemon, who everyone went to see and who never failed to entertain.
Even though they were in their later years, it was something I will never forget.
RIP.
