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07-02-2008, 01:09 PM
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Stanley Turrentine and Ahmad Jamal, two great jazz musicians
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07-02-2008, 04:08 PM
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Billy Mays, the infomercial guy, is from McKees Rocks. The way he pronounces some words made me think, "dude has gotta be from Pittsburgh" so I googled him and felt vindicated.
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07-03-2008, 11:58 AM
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Jimmy Stewart's from either California or Indiana Pennsylvania, probably too far out of town either way, but I'm running out of ideas.
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07-03-2008, 12:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fleetiebelle
Billy Mays, the infomercial guy, is from McKees Rocks. The way he pronounces some words made me think, "dude has gotta be from Pittsburgh" so I googled him and felt vindicated.
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Good addition... I did the same thing when I heard him too... "It has the pahr...." "gets your worst stains aht" "Just pay shipping and hanling." |
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07-03-2008, 12:42 PM
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Just a fun thread that may not catch any momentum, but I'm interested. What famous people are from Pittsburgh?
I'll start, Pearl S. Buck, Nobel Prize winning novelist was a native of the East End.
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Does Ken Griffey Jr. count? He was born nearby in Donora. |
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07-03-2008, 12:54 PM
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Jimmy Stewart is from Indiana... they have a Jimmy Stewart museum that I pass on my way to IUP.
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07-03-2008, 01:32 PM
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Does Ken Griffey Jr. count? He was born nearby in Donora.
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Hell yes, why not? And from the same sport, why do I think Honus Wagner was a native Pittsburgher? |
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07-03-2008, 08:46 PM
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Back from the battling buccos 70's teams under Danny Murtaugh.
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07-03-2008, 08:47 PM
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Didn't he spell his name Doc Medick though?
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07-04-2008, 10:54 AM
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There are a couple NFL coaches that are, besides the ones mentioned so far, like Dave Wandstadt (sp. ck?), Marty Shottenheimer (I think I got it), and I know I'm missing another one or two other locally raised ....
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