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Friday Happy Hour Video: “I’m high as a Georgia pine”

04.16.2010 by David Murray // 2 Comments

In honor of baseball: Thirty years ago, a Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher named Dock Ellis pitched a no-hitter while tripping on LSD. (Who hasn't been there?) Here's Dock's account, with animation.

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  1. baker says

    April 16, 2010 at 9:46 pm

    That’s great! But wouldn’t 1970 be 40 years ago?
    It used to be, on a clear night, you could hear KDKA from Chicago. At least, that’s what my dad told me.

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  2. David Murray says

    April 16, 2010 at 10:06 pm

    Baker, nobody likes a pedant.

    Reply

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