Bill Melton Passes Away

[South Side Fireworks Man]

1 hour ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Spoke with a member of the organization this afternoon talking about the Crochet deal but as a side note, found out that Bill Melton fell and hit his head several months ago and that triggered dementia which led to his passing. He was in a rehab environment for a time but it just kept getting worse. Very sad.

 

Also Hawk isn't doing well either as he was in a rehab facility too. He kept falling down and was dehydrated.

 

The unfortunate human condition.

 

Very sad indeed. 

[JPR]

Beltin Bill Melton, sad to see you go.  I know you’re thrilled on the other side.  Nothing but class he was.  And I always loved his professional input.

[CaliSoxFanViaSWside]

On 12/6/2024 at 10:22 PM, Stinky Stanky said:

Photograph the work of Chicago master photographer Victor Skrebneski who was famous for getting society women to take more of their clothes off than they wanted to before a photo shoot. This is in the same spirit.

Some great stories in those obits about a great guy.  Didn't need to be reminded about what a jerk Harry could be, even though we all know it.  RIP buddy.

That Sunday Tribune Parade Magazine was the same Sunday of the infamous Dick Allen Chili Dog HR off Sparky Lyle pinch hitting in the 2nd game of a doubleheader against the Yankees.

It was Bill Melton Bat day and back then you got full sized bats and there were 52,000 people in old Comiskey Park

 

Edited December 14 by CaliSoxFanViaSWside

[Stinky Stanky]

On 12/14/2024 at 12:05 AM, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

That Sunday Tribune Parade Magazine was the same Sunday of the infamous Dick Allen Chili Dog HR off Sparky Lyle pinch hitting in the 2nd game of a doubleheader against the Yankees.

It was Bill Melton Bat day and back then you got full sized bats and there were 52,000 people in old Comiskey Park

 

You had to remind me of the Bat Day when my schoolmate buddy Jerry G. Bishop who achieved fame as horror movie host Svengoolie was outside the park passing out bats (the paper kind) on Bat Day.  As soon as the cameras left, so did he IIRC.

[WhiteSox2023]

10 hours ago, Stinky Stanky said:

You had to remind me of the Bat Day when my schoolmate buddy Jerry G. Bishop who achieved fame as horror movie host Svengoolie was outside the park passing out bats (the paper kind) on Bat Day.  As soon as the cameras left, so did he IIRC.

Rich Koz not a big Sox fan?

Edited Sunday at 05:25 PM by WhiteSox2023

[Stinky Stanky]

5 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Rich Koz not a big Sox fan?

Rich was Jerry G.'s assistant who later took over the hosting as Son of Svengoolie when Jerry left for the West Coast. Eventually Jerry let him use the Svengoolie moniker without the Son of in front of it.  And I'm pretty sure they were both Sox fans.  I hope Rich is still with us.  Jerry has passed on.  Both good guys.

[Lip Man 1]

4 hours ago, Stinky Stanky said:

Rich was Jerry G.'s assistant who later took over the hosting as Son of Svengoolie when Jerry left for the West Coast. Eventually Jerry let him use the Svengoolie moniker without the Son of in front of it.  And I'm pretty sure they were both Sox fans.  I hope Rich is still with us.  Jerry has passed on.  Both good guys.

Rich is still with us and jerry told him to drop the "Son of" moniker and just use Svengoolie, that he earned the title.