#The kingston trio the merry minuet tv#

She then filed a federal suit accusing Major League Baseball of sex-discrimination. But Giamatti died and Postema’s Triple-A contract was canceled. The Kingston Trio From the Hungry i The Merry Minuet and Tic, Tic. Postema languished several years in the minors before she was invited by baseball Commissioner Bart Giamatti to umpire spring training and the Hall of Fame game. The Kingston Trio Lp From The Hungry I On Capitol - Sealed / Sealed (Saw Cut). Postema holds the honor of being the first woman to officiate a Major League Baseball game, although it was in spring training, not the regular season. Wherever the 57-year-old is, she’s keeping a low profile.

I found a Facebook page about her, but it basically has the information contained in her Wikipedia entry. In 2000, she was inducted into the Baseball Reliquary Shrine of the Eternals.

She then quit work to take care of her father, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s. This CD includes their first two albums: 'The Kingston Trio' and 'From the Hungry I' which was recorded live in San Francisco. 'The Merry Minuet' ('They're rioting in Africa,') is an unforgettable example of 50s gallows humor. She had been forced out of the game, filed a sexual harassment suit that was settled out of court and had a number of jobs including working as a trucker, a welder and in a factory. 'Tom Dooley' is the best murder ballad ever 'Scotch and Soda' and 'Hard, Ain't it Hard' have never been equaled. The last information I could find on her is from after her book was published. I Googled around, but with little success. I read her thoroughly interesting book, and I would like to contact her.

#The kingston trio the merry minuet tv#

Whatever happened to Pam Postema? She was the gal who was endeavoring to become a major league umpire some 20-25 years ago. The Kingston Trio TV 7-Up Commercials, stitched together into one video clip The Kingston Trio - Live at Rockefellers. “But we can be tranquil and thankful and proud/For man’s been endowed with a mushroom-shaped cloud/And we know for certain that some lucky day/Someone will set the spark off and we will all be blown away/They’re rioting in Africa/There’s strife in Iran/What nature doesn’t do to us/Will be done by our fellow man.” “They’re rioting in Africa/They’re starving in Spain/There’s hurricanes in Florida/And Texas needs rain/The whole world is festering with unhappy souls/The French hate the Germans/The Germans hate the Poles/Italians hate Yugoslavs/South Africans hate the Dutch/And I don’t like anybody very much. “The Merry Minuet” was released in 1958 by the original Kingston Trio, Dave Guard, Bob Shane, and Nick Reynolds.The lyrics are indeed appropriate to today, and here they are: Bingo! I still don’t recognize or remember the title, “The Merry Minuet,” but bits and pieces of the lyrics are as fresh as if they’d been written and sung yesterday. Next most obvious group, the Kingston Trio. I started searching through Limeliters songs. A group I’d listened to for hours on end. I could remember some of the lyrics and all of the melody, but not the title. I really don’t like anybody very much….īut as clearly as I heard the line, I couldn’t remember the title or artist(s). I was in the kitchen fixing lunch and out of the blue I recalled a line from an old song where a voice interrupts and concludes the verse with, “… and I don’t like anybody very much!” I heard that line as clearly as if I’d been listening to the radio.