The LuLac Edition #5, 691, June 21st, 2026

 

 

COORS LONG TALL ONES

What’s taller than a tallboy beer can? This summer, Coors Light is asking and answering that question with a new, first-of-its-kind, limited-release canister — the Coors Light Tallerboy — an oversized koozie-like container that fits three 12-ounce cans of Coors Light stacked to the unwieldy height of 18 inches.

The elongated beer can holder is the latest release from the brand’s 2026 FIFA World Cup-associated campaign and was inspired by longtime Telemundo correspondent and legendary soccer announcer Andrés Cantor, beloved for his trademark score call: "¡Gooooooooooooool!"

In a nod to Cantor's famous announcing style, Coors has lengthened its brand name in the campaign’s advertisements. Following suit, the Tallerboy canister depicts an extended “Coooooooooooooors” product name featuring a whopping 14 “o’s." Fans are encouraged to submit their own versions of a “Coors call” through the Coors Light website for a chance to win prizes worth up to $10,000.

Coors Light is launching a limited-edition 18-inch-tall “Tallerboy” canister that holds and insulates three stacked 12-ounce cans of beer.

The Tallerboy is part of Coors Light’s 2026 FIFA World Cup–themed campaign with soccer announcer Andrés Cantor, whose signature extended “¡Gooooooooooooool!” call inspired the product’s elongated design.

The stainless steel canister features an extended Coors logo and is accompanied by a sweepstakes encouraging fans to submit their own goal call for a chance to win prizes worth up to $10,000.

 

A REVOLUTIONARY BEER

WHAT GEORGE DRANK

 

Did you know George Washington made a recipe for beer? 250 years lter the truth can be told.

Talea Beer Co. wants to give you a taste of history this summer. Inspired by George Washington’s handwritten recipe for making “small beer,” the Brooklyn-based and women-owned brewery has partnered with the New York Public Library (NYPL) to release a limited-edition amber lager that’s simply titled the Liberty Lager

Washington’s original recipe was recorded in a notebook that the Founding Father kept while serving as a colonel in the Virginia militia. The journal has found its long-term home at the NYPL and is in the library’s digitized archives. Brent Reidy, director of the research libraries at the NYPL, says the Liberty Lager will allow New Yorkers to “literally tap into history” and get a “flavorful peek at life in pre-revolutionary times.”

The beer launch coincides with the NYPL’s series of events, exhibitions, and educational opportunities this summer that will commemorate the United States’ 250th birthday on July 4. The library’s patriotic initiative includes the debut of a limited-edition library card, a special anniversary book list, book giveaways, instant digital access to audiobooks and e-books, and a weekly release of ticket reservations to view the Declaration of Independence, which will be on display from July 1 through 7 at the NYPL’s flagship location.

We Tried 6 of America's Top-Selling Light Beers, Sight-Unseen — One Clear Winner Emerged

Small beer was historically a low-ABV fermented malt beverage that served as “an answer to the problem of non-potable water,” according to Talea's head of production, Eric Brown. He says that "by boiling the water, adding hops, which are naturally antiseptic, and lowering the pH during fermentation,” small beer offered a relatively safe, shelf-stable, and palatable source of hydration and nutrition at a time when clean drinking water was difficult to come by. Small beer wasn't just consumed by soldiers. It was enjoyed by people of all ages and demographics and was likely a staple for both Washington’s army and his household.

 

 

The LuLac Edition #5, 690, June 20th, 2026

 

JOHN ADAMS

THE CATALYST OF INDEPENDENCE

John Adams  was a Founding Father and the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain. During the latter part of the Revolutionary War and in the early years of the new nation, he served the Continental Congress of the United States as a senior diplomat in Europe. Adams was the first vice president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. He was a dedicated diarist and regularly corresponded with contemporaries, including his wife and advisor Abigail Adams and his friend and rival Thomas Jefferson.

A lawyer and political activist prior to the Revolution, Adams was devoted to the right to counsel and presumption of innocence. He defied anti-British sentiment and successfully defended British soldiers against murder charges arising from the Boston Massacre. Adams was a Massachusetts delegate to the Continental Congress and became a leader of the revolution. He assisted Jefferson in drafting the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and was its primary advocate in Congress. As a diplomat, he represented the United States in France and the Netherlands during the war. He helped negotiate the peace treaty with Great Britain, secured Dutch loans for the American government, and was the first United States ambassador to Great Britain. Adams was the primary author of the Massachusetts Constitution in 1780, which, with his other political writings, influenced the United States Constitution.

Adams was elected to two terms as vice president under President George Washington and was elected as the United States' second president in 1796 under the banner of the Federalist Party. Adams's term was dominated by the issue of the French Revolutionary Wars, and his insistence on American neutrality led to fierce criticism from both the Jeffersonian Republicans and from some in his own party, led by his rival Alexander Hamilton. Adams signed the controversial Alien and Sedition Acts and built up the Army and Navy in an undeclared naval war with France. He was the first president to reside in the White House.

In his 1800 bid for reelection to the presidency, opposition from Federalists and accusations of despotism from Jeffersonians led to Adams losing to his vice president and former friend, Thomas Jefferson. After his defeat, he retired to Massachusetts. He eventually resumed his friendship with Jefferson by initiating a continuing correspondence. John Adams died on July 4, 1826 – the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. The Adams political family included his son John Quincy Adams, the sixth president. Adams and his son are the only presidents of the first twelve who never owned slaves. Most historians have favorably ranked his administration.

Adams, who had been among the more conservative of the Founding Fathers, persistently held that while British actions against the colonies had been wrong, open insurrection was unwarranted and peaceful petition with the view of remaining part of Great Britain was preferable. His ideas began to change around 1772, as the British Crown assumed payment of the salaries of Governor Thomas Hutchinson and his judges instead of the Massachusetts legislature. Adams wrote in the Gazette that these measures would destroy judicial independence and place the colonial government in closer subjugation to the Crown. After discontent among members of the legislature, Hutchinson delivered a speech warning that Parliament's powers over the colonies were absolute and that any resistance was illegal. John Adams, Samuel, and Joseph Hawley drafted a resolution adopted by the House of Representatives threatening independence as an alternative to tyranny. The resolution argued that the colonists had never been under the sovereignty of Parliament: their charter, as well as their allegiance, was exclusive to the King.

Throughout the first half of 1776, Adams grew increasingly impatient with what he perceived to be the slow pace of declaring independence. In the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, he helped push through a plan to outfit armed ships to launch raids on enemy vessels. Later in the year, he drafted the first set of regulations for the provisional navy. Adams drafted the preamble to the Lee Resolution of colleague Richard Henry Lee. He developed a rapport with delegate Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, who had been slower to support independence but by early 1776 agreed that it was necessary.[76] On June 7, 1776, Adams seconded the Lee Resolution, which stated that the colonies were "free and independent states."

Prior to independence being declared, Adams organized a Committee of Five charged with drafting a Declaration of Independence. He chose himself, Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston and Roger Sherman. Jefferson thought Adams should write the document, but Adams persuaded the committee to choose Jefferson. Many years later, Adams recorded his reasoning to Jefferson: "Reason first, you are a Virginian, and a Virginian ought to appear at the head of this business. Reason second, I am obnoxious, suspected, and unpopular. You are very much otherwise. Reason third, you can write ten times better than I can." The Committee left no minutes, and the drafting process itself remains uncertain. Accounts written years later by Jefferson and Adams, although frequently cited, are often contradictory. Although the first draft was written primarily by Jefferson, Adams assumed a major role.  On July 1, the resolution was debated in Congress. It was expected to pass, but opponents such as Dickinson made a strong effort to oppose it. Jefferson, a poor debater, remained silent while Adams argued for its adoption. Many years later, Jefferson hailed Adams as "the pillar of [the Declaration's] support on the floor of Congress, [its] ablest advocate and defender against the multifarious assaults it encountered." On July 2, Congress officially voted for independence. Twelve colonies voted in the affirmative, while New York abstained. Dickinson was absent. On July 3, Adams wrote to Abigail that "yesterday was decided the greatest question which was ever debated in America, and a greater perhaps never was nor will be decided among men." He predicted that "[t]he second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America," and would be celebrated annually. Congress approved the Declaration of Independence on July 4.

During the congress, Adams sat on ninety committees, chairing twenty-five, an unmatched workload among the congressmen. As Benjamin Rush reported, he was acknowledged "to be the first man in the House." In June 1776, Adams became head of the Board of War and Ordnance, charged with recording the officers in the army and their ranks, the disposition of troops throughout the colonies, and ammunition. He was referred to as a "one man war department," working up to eighteen-hour days and mastering the details of raising, equipping and fielding an army under civilian control Adams functioned as a de facto Secretary of War. He kept extensive correspondences with Continental Army officers concerning supplies, munitions, and tactics. Adams emphasized to them the role of discipline in keeping an army orderly. He authored the "Plan of Treaties," laying out Congress's requirements for a treaty with France. He was worn out by the rigor of his duties and longed to return home. His finances were unsteady, and the money that he received as a delegate failed to cover his expenses. However, the crisis caused by the defeat of the American soldiers kept him at his post.

After defeating the Continental Army at the Battle of Long Island on August 27, 1776, British Admiral Richard Howe determined that a strategic advantage was at hand, and requested that Congress send representatives to negotiate peace. A delegation consisting of Adams, Franklin, and Edward Rutledge met with Howe at the Staten Island Peace Conference on September 11. Howe's authority was premised on the states' submission, so the parties found no common ground. When Lord Howe stated he could view the American delegates only as British subjects, Adams replied, "Your lordship may consider me in what light you please, ... except that of a British subject." Adams learned many years later that his name was on a list of people specifically excluded from Howe's pardon-granting authority. Adams was unimpressed with Howe and predicted American success. He was able to return home to Braintree in October before leaving in January 1777 to resume his duties in Congress.

Throughout the intervening years, Adams served as a diplomat and negotiator for peace. He served as America’s Vice President for two, terms. He ran for reelection in 1800 to be defeated by his friend and then rival Thomas Jefferson. He worked his farm, wrote a book, lived to see one son die of alcoholism and the election of another to the Presidency in 1824. His wife Abigail preceded him in death.

On July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, Adams died of a heart attack at Peacefield at approximately 6:20 pm. His last words included an acknowledgement of his longtime friend and rival: "Thomas Jefferson survives." Adams was unaware that Jefferson had died several hours before. At 90, Adams was the longest-lived US president until Ronald Reagan surpassed him in 2001.

 

 

 

The LuLac Edition #5, 689, June 18th, 206

 

 

TRUMP’S PLAN VS. OBAMA’S

 

The AP reports that Iran will immediately take steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once a tentative deal with the U.S. to end the war is signed and will be allowed to sell its oil without restrictions, according to leaked copies of an interim agreement that officials say broadly matches the document

The accord, due to be signed in Switzerland on Friday, also envisions Iran receiving at least $300 billion to rebuild after the war and says the U.S. would work to end all American and United Nations sanctions imposed on Tehran — if a final agreement addressing Iran’s nuclear program is reached.

The U.S. and Israel went to war on Feb. 28 in part to prevent Iran from ever getting a nuclear weapon — although U.S. President Donald Trump’s goals in the conflict have repeatedly shifted. The interim deal stops the war before that aim is secured — instead opening a two-month period for nuclear negotiations — and appears to offer Iran several benefits up front while extracting little in return.

Now to be clear, this is a memo of understanding to talk about stopping the war. Under the JCPOA, the United States and other world powers agreed to lift or waive a suite of nuclear‑related sanctions that had isolated Iran’s oil, banking and financial sectors and had frozen Iranian government assets abroad; implementation meant Iran regained access to billions in funds and international markets previously blocked by those sanctions   . The Obama White House framed this as the “carrot” — economic opening intended to induce compliance with verification measures and long‑term caps on enrichment.

But in reality, here’s the bottom line, in the Obama negotiation, aka “deal” he specific sum at issue was about $1.7 billion: the U.S. agreed to settle a claim for $400 million in principal that Iran had paid the United States before the 1979 revolution, plus roughly $1.3 billion in accumulated interest and arbitration adjustments, which together were delivered in 2016.

300 billion from Trump to  Iran………….1.7 billion from Obama to Iran. DO THE MATH.

No wonder why this guy, this genius businessman bankrupted 5 businesses.  Plus General Barry McCaffery ( US Army General Ret. Four combat tours. Three Purple Heart awards. Council Foreign Relations. JCS Strategic Plans. NATO Brussels predicts Iran will have nuclear capability by 2030 which was the whole point of this misguided, ego driven war. 

Finally, in the “he’ll never let you down department” Trump at the G7 meeting called Obama a stupid son of a bitch. He never disappoints.  He also bitched  about  a stolen election and Biden again. (AP, Factually, MS Now, LuLac)

 

GOP LABELS COUNTY ANTI DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE DANGEROUS

 

The Luzerne County Republicans have now decided to try and upend the law passed by the Democratically controlled County council regarding discrimination against people in the confines of the county. What they are trying to do is to put it on a referendum to circumvent the law passed by council. They site of course men dressing up as women and wanting to use the lady’s room and of course the illegals. Under the flyer sent they claim that illegals will have MORE rights than legal residents. REALLY?

Your sainted President has blocked the borders; he has Ice thugs who KILLED American citizens and has illegals scared shitless where some of them won’t go to work and the others are in hiding. And they’re going to go public with an anti-discrimination suit against the county?

Walter Griffith, Jamie Walsh and Alec Ryncavage have all signed on to this thing. It is not surprising that they and the entire party are concerned about sex and illegals. Then they use as a rally cry……………..FAMILIES. But their party has screwed families with cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. How about trying to solve real issues like a referendum on library funding, senior care or how to handle the homeless?

This is pure GOP theater designed to undue the government they supposedly care about.  

In a late development, the GOP got their 100 signatures to cause trouble in the general but totally ignored the truth told by county council member Chris Bellas.  

BENSCOTER CAMPAIGN EVENT ON THE 29TH 

 

GERALD FORD

THE BICENTENNIAL PRESIDENT

Football, College, a Men’s Fashion model and Law School (Part 2) 

Ford attended Grand Rapids South High School, where he was a star athlete and captain of the football team, before graduating in 1931. In 1930, he was selected to the All-City team of the Grand Rapids City League. He also attracted the attention of college recruiters.

A uniformed but helmetless American Football player is shown on a football field. He is in a ready position, with legs in a wide stance and both hands on a football in front of him.

Ford as a center on the University of Michigan Wolverines football team, 1933. Ford attended the University of Michigan, where he played center and linebacker for the school's football team nd helped the Wolverines to two undefeated seasons and national titles in 1932 and 1933. In his senior year of 1934, the team suffered a steep decline and won only one game, but Ford was still the team's star player. In one of those games, Michigan held heavily favored Minnesota—the eventual national champion—to a scoreless tie in the first half. After the game, assistant coach Bennie Oosterbaan said, "When I walked into the dressing room at halftime, I had tears in my eyes I was so proud of them. Ford and [Cedric] Sweet played their hearts out. They were everywhere on defense." Ford later recalled, "During 25 years in the rough-and-tumble world of politics, I often thought of the experiences before, during, and after that game in 1934. Remembering them has helped me many times to face a tough situation, take action, and make every effort possible despite adverse odds." His teammates later voted Ford their most valuable player, with one assistant coach noting, "They felt Jerry was one guy who would stay and fight in a losing cause."

During Ford's senior year, a controversy developed when Georgia Tech said that it would not play a scheduled game with Michigan if a Black player named Willis Ward took the field. Students, players and alumni protested, but university officials capitulated and kept Ward out of the game. Ford was Ward's best friend on the team, and they roomed together while on road trips. Ford reportedly threatened to quit the team in response to the university's decision, but he eventually agreed to play against Georgia Tech when Ward personally asked him to play.

In 1934, Ford was selected for the Eastern Team in the Shriners' East–West Shrine Game at San Francisco (a benefit for physically disabled children), played on January 1, 1935. As part of the 1935 Collegiate All-Star football team, Ford played against the Chicago Bears in the Chicago College All-Star Game at Soldier Field. In honor of his athletic accomplishments and his later political career, the University of Michigan retired Ford's No. 48 jersey in 1994. With the blessing of the Ford family, it was placed back into circulation in 2012 as part of the Michigan Football Legends program and issued to sophomore linebacker Desmond Morgan before a home game against Illinois on October 13.

Throughout life, Ford remained interested in his school and football; he occasionally attended games. Ford also visited with players and coaches during practices; at one point, he asked to join the players in the huddle. Before state events, Ford often had the Navy band play the University of Michigan fight song, "The Victors", instead of "Hail to the Chief".

Ford graduated from Michigan University in 1935 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. He turned down offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. Instead, he took a job in September 1935 as the boxing coach and assistant varsity football coach at Yale University and applied to its law school.

Ford hoped to attend Yale Law School beginning in 1935. Yale officials at first denied his admission to the law school because of his full-time coaching responsibilities. In 1936, Ford worked as a seasonal park ranger at Yellowstone National Park's Canyon Station. He then spent the summer of 1937 as a student at the University of Michigan Law School and was eventually admitted in the spring of 1938 to Yale Law School. That year he was also promoted to the position of junior varsity head football coach at Yale. While at Yale, Ford began working as a model. He initially worked with the John Robert Powers agency before investing in the Harry Conover agency, with whom he modelled until 1941. His introduction into politics was in the summer of 1940 when he worked for the Republican presidential campaign of Wendell Willkie. Ford graduated in the top third of his class in 1941, and was admitted to the Michigan bar shortly thereafter. In May 1941, he opened a Grand Rapids law practice with a friend, Philip W. Buchen.

 

IT HAS BEEN 13 MONTHS SINCE ROB BRESNAHAN BROKE HIS PROMISE TO PROTECT MEDICAID

BRESNAHAN CAST THE DECIDING VOTE TO PASS THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL WHICH MAKES HISTORIC HEALTH CARE CUTS, BREAKING HIS PROMISE TO PROTECT MEDICAID

Last May Congressman Rob Bresnahan casting the deciding vote for the House passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill, which makes historic cuts to Medicaid to pay for tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations, Scranton Mayor and candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District Paige Cognetti issued the following statement:

“In the weeks leading up to this vote, Rob Bresnahan vowed time and again that he would protect our health care. Instead, he supported the largest cuts to Medicaid in history, ripping away care from tens of thousands of our neighbors and putting local hospitals at risk of closure to fund tax breaks for billionaires. Worse yet, he sold off hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock and bonds in Medicaid providers and Pennsylvania hospitals within days of his vote – profiting off of the pain that he is inflicting on our community. NEPA deserves a leader who prioritizes Pennsylvanians’ well being over their own bottom line.”

Rob Bresnahan has faced scrutiny after he promised the hardworking people of NEPA that he would not gut Medicaid, but then voted for historic cuts to the program to fund tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy – including himself. The final version of this bill that Bresnahan supported made roughly $1 trillion in cuts, threatening Pennsylvania’s patients, health care workers, and hospital systems. Bresnahan’s vote could take health care away from more than 30,000 Pennsylvanians in PA-08, where “more than a quarter” of the district relies on Medicaid to access health care. Bresnahan’s vote makes an estimated $137 billion in cuts to rural health systems over 10 years – far exceeding the $50 billion so-called “Rural Health Fund” he is now deceptively touting.

In addition to his broken promise to protect Medicaid, Bresnahan also became one of the top stock traders in Congress despite campaigning on a pledge to ban the practice for members of Congress. He has specifically faced scrutiny for his timely stock trades connected to health care, including unloading stock in Medicaid providers shortly before voting for the largest cuts to Medicaid in history. NBC News reported that Bresnahan “offloaded up to $130,000 worth of stock in Centene, Elevance Health, UnitedHealth and CVS Health” just days before voting to cut Medicaid by roughly $1 trillion, and that “taken together, those four companies oversee roughly half of all Medicaid managed care organizations” in the entire country. The New York Times reported that Bresnahan “sold off between $100,001 and $250,000 worth of bonds issued by the Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The sale came after a report identified 10 rural hospitals in Pennsylvania that faced immediate risk of closure.

 

IN TORONTO, GOVERNOR SHAPIRO AND PREMIER FORD SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PENNSYLVANIA AND PROVINCE OF ONTARIO TO INCREASE COLLABORATION, SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND ATTRACT INVESTMENT

Shapiro and Premier Ford Sign Memorandum of Understanding between Pennsylvania and Province of Ontario to Increase Collaboration, Spur Economic Growth, and Attract Investment.

Governor Josh Shapiro and Ontario Premier Doug Ford participated in a bilateral meeting to deepen economic ties and reaffirm shared priorities between Pennsylvania and the Province of Ontario. At the meeting's conclusion, the Governor and Premier signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance and strengthen economic relations between the Commonwealth and Ontario.

Canada is Pennsylvania's largest international trading partner - and by signing this MOU with the most populous province, Governor Shapiro is taking another step to increase collaboration, spur economic growth, and attract investment to the Commonwealth.

The MOU establishes a framework for cooperation, outlining eight key areas of collaboration including energy, critical minerals, advanced manufacturing, agriculture, life sciences, technology and innovation, the Great Lakes, and forestry. This includes the development of an electricity transmission and trade framework that would increase electricity transmission between Pennsylvania's and Ontario's power grids to help lower costs for families and businesses by delivering more modern and resilient electricity generation in both regions.

 

MEDIA MATTERS

WVIA NEWS  

WALN

BOLD GOLD COMMUNITY FORUM

You'll hear the program Sunday at 6 on 94.3 The Talker; 6:30 on 1400 am The Mothership and 7:30 am on 105 The River.

 

THE LAURIE CADDEN SHOW

Tune in every Saturday morning at 9am for The Laurie Cadden Show on WILK FM 103.1 and AM 980 and 910. Laurie’s program has been a northeastern Pennsylvania mainstay every Saturday. Tune in to hear her insights and take on local issues as well as entertaining and informative interviews.

 

BOBBY V’S DOO WOP SUNDAY NIGHT SOCK HOP

 

BEATLE EDD’S FAB FOUR MUSIC HOUR

 

Tune in every week to the Home of Rock and Roll for a jam packed, unpredictable hour starting at 9am Sundays. Host Edd Raineri gives you facts and great music from the immortal Fab Four on ROCK 107.

 

THE LULAC TIME MACHINE

JUNE 21rst, 1964 

BUNNING'S PERFECT GAME 

 

I was ten years old when Jim Bunning pitched that perfect game. It was broadcast on WNEP and my dad called me into the house to see it.  

On June 21, 1964, 60 years ago TODAY Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched the seventh perfect game in Major League Baseball history, defeating the New York Mets 6–0 in the first game of a doubleheader at Shea Stadium. A father of seven children at the time, Bunning pitched his perfect game on Father's Day. One of Bunning's daughters, Barbara, was in attendance, as was his wife, Mary.

Needing only 90 pitches to complete his masterpiece, Bunning struck out 10 batters, including six of the last nine he faced.

The perfect game was the first regular season perfect game since Charlie Robertson's perfect game in 1922 (Don Larsen had pitched a perfect game in between, in the 1956 World Series), as well as the first in modern-day National League history (two perfect games had been pitched in 1880). It was also the first no-hitter by a Phillies pitcher since Johnny Lush no-hit the Brooklyn Superbas on May 1, 1906.

Bunning, who no-hit the Boston Red Sox while with the Detroit Tigers in 1958, joined Cy Young as the only pitchers to throw no-hitters in both the National and American Leagues; he has since been joined by Nolan Ryan, Hideo Nomo and Randy Johnson. The perfect game also made Bunning the third pitcher, after Young and Addie Joss, to throw a perfect game and an additional no-hitter; Sandy Koufax, Johnson, Mark Buehrle and Roy Halladay have since joined him.

As the perfect game developed, Bunning defied the baseball superstition that no one should talk about a no-hitter in progress, speaking to his teammates about the perfect game to keep himself relaxed and loosen up his teammates. Bunning had abided by the tradition during a near-no hitter a few weeks before, determining afterwards that keeping quiet didn't help.

Gus Triandos, Bunning's catcher, had also caught Hoyt Wilhelm's no-hitter on September 20, 1958, while with the Baltimore Orioles, becoming the first catcher to catch no-hitters in both leagues.  Years later I met Bunning and even though it was 2 decades earlier, I was still thrilled. I actually had two sprained ankles after attempting to play basketball but powered through. 

 

Boxscore

Team     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9     R    H    E

Philadelphia Phillies (37–23)  1     1     0     0     0     4     0     0     0       6     8     0

New York Mets (20–46)     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0       0     0

WP: Jim Bunning (7–2)   LP: Tracy Stallard (4–9)

and this week in LuLac land the number one song here and in America was "Chapel lof Love" by the Dixie Cups