Happy Birthday to The Voice of God
Posted: October 20th, 2009, 11:39 pm
Bob Shepherd, longtime Yankees announcer, turns 99 today! May he return to the aannouncer's booth next season.
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...and here I thought it was gonna be Yul Brenner.OZZIE4DUKE wrote:Bob Shepherd, longtime Yankees announcer, turns 99 today! May he return to the aannouncer's booth next season.
Don LaFontaine, the "Voice of God," died last year. His obit appears in the NYTimes:OZZIE4DUKE wrote:Bob Shepherd, longtime Yankees announcer, turns 99 today! May he return to the aannouncer's booth next season.
Yes, Mods, please correct my typo to "Happy". Hoo boy!Lavabe wrote:Note: Mods... would you please edit the thread title? How do you pronounce Haooy?OZZIE4DUKE wrote:Bob Shepherd, longtime Yankees announcer, turns 99 today! May he return to the aannouncer's booth next season.
I was wondering if that was some sort of "Sheperdism" or a typo.. Happy 99th!OZZIE4DUKE wrote:Yes, Mods, please correct my typo to "Happy". Hoo boy!Lavabe wrote:Note: Mods... would you please edit the thread title? How do you pronounce Haooy?OZZIE4DUKE wrote:Bob Shepherd, longtime Yankees announcer, turns 99 today! May he return to the aannouncer's booth next season.
No, I believe you have your voices confused with . :roll:CathyCA wrote:I always thought that God's voice would sound like James Earl Jones' voice.
I was going to say James Earl Jones or Morgan Freeman! ;) I think she might be on to something!devildeac wrote:No, I believe you have your voices confused with . :roll:CathyCA wrote:I always thought that God's voice would sound like James Earl Jones' voice.
He DID make it to 100 though.bjornolf wrote:Well, MF was God in Bruce Almighty.
I was thinking George Burns, though I know he's not with us any more.