June 17, 1994.....30 yrs ago today - where were you?

Jun 17, 2024, 9:44 PM

I lived in Chattanooga, TN. My girlfriend, who lived in Nashville, was coming to visit me for the weekend.

I remember it distinctly. This is why.

One of the most notable dates in history. This doc was on EWSPN tonight.

This Is The Perfect Time To Watch One Of The Best Documentaries Ever Made
ESPN
BY JEREMY SMITH/JUNE 17, 2024 5:45 PM EST

Friday, June 17, 1994 was a monumental day for professional sports in America. For the most part, fans and media knew this when they woke up.

The highlights:

Arnold Palmer — the most beloved golfer on the planet; a charismatic force of nature who commanded "Arnie's Army" and popularized the sport amongst working class people — was, barring a furious comeback from a 64-year-old man, set to close out his final round at the U.S. Open in Oakmont, Pennsylvania.

In Chicago, the 1994 FIFA World Cup commencement ceremony was taking place, and was doubly significant for marking the first time the prestigious soccer tournament would be held in the United States.

500 miles southwest of the Windy City, baseball fans were keeping an eye on the Seattle Mariners tilt with the Kansas City Royals, wherein phenom Ken Griffey Jr. could potentially tie Babe Ruth's MLB record for most home runs before June 30 (of note because this would put him ahead of pace to break the league's all-time single-season home run record held by Roger Maris).

Meanwhile, Manhattan had a high-profile double header on tap with the Stanley Cup Champion New York Rangers' ticker tape parade in the morning, and, later that evening, Game 5 of the tied-up NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and the Houston Rockets.

What no one could have predicted is that, by sundown, the only event that mattered would involve football legend, movie star, and NBC football reporter O.J. Simpson fleeing a fleet of Los Angeles Police Department cruisers after being charged with the murder of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.

If you were sentient and had access to a television, you'll never forget it. If you weren't there, you can experience the disorientation this evening on ESPN2 via Brett Morgen's 2010 documentary "June 17th, 1994." Regardless of where you were that day, consider this a must-watch because it's one of the greatest documentaries ever made.

Read More: https://www.slashfilm.com/1604720/june-17th-1994-one-of-the-best-documentaries-ever-made/

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US Open caddie at Oakmont for some 64 yo dood who claimed to be Arnold Palmer. I said "yeah, right, everybody knows that's a drink made of sweet tea and lemonade". He went on to shoot an 81, missed the cut, so no moo-laa for me.

I said "Arnie, This is the first tee. Here's your driver". He hauls off and whacks one—big hitter, the Arnie — long, into a 10,000-foot crevasse, right at the base of this glacier. Do you know what Palmer says? Gunga galunga, gunga, gunga-lagunga. So we finish the 18th, and he’s gonna stiff me. And I say, ‘Hey, Arnie, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know.’ And he says, ‘Oh, uh, there won’t be any money, but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness.’ So I got that goin’ for me, which is nice.”

HTH

June 17, 1994.....30 yrs ago today - where were you?

I was camping on Cumberland Island

In Sandy Springs at friends apartment. Had moved to the Atl three weeks earlier

In the ATL having a Fosters oil can with my Dad after a round of golf.

At Myrtle Beach with my mom and her 4th husband.***

Living at house in Central after soph yr, working 2nd shift internship and not

I was 5

Youngster***

Re: June 17, 1994.....30 yrs ago today - where were you?

At a friend's house getting ready to go to a party. Pre-party

NOT watching golf***

June yer 17th, nineteen hunnert and ninety four - where was I?

You were sitting home watching your TV

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