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The Harlem Globetrotters exhibition basketball team played their first game way back in the twenties, since then they've played over 20,000 games in 120 countries. When the team are not shooting hoops...
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We’ve not had many football related posts as there’s more than enough news and views on the subject out there to last anyone a lifetime but here’s something completely different from 1973 which ticks...
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In the UK, Europe and the US at the moment there’s been quite a bit of resurgence in the popularity of cycling which, unless you’re Jeremy Clarkson, can only be seen as a good thing for everyone. Fewer...
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Following on from our Sidewalk Surfers post in March 2012 we now go back to the very beginnings of the skateboarding scene with a short 1965 Palme d’Or winning film called Skaterdater. We’ll leave...
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Back in ’77 when shorts were short, socks were long and hair was big, professional photographer Nick De Wolf took these excellent shots of young skateboarders or as they were called in the early days...
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OK, so you’re one of America’s (and by definition the World’s) most successful basketball stars, you’re acknowledged by colleagues and journalists alike as one of the most dominant players in NBA history...
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It's been a while, but pray let us continue with our look at the FIFA World Cup. We started with 1974, so here is 1978... The 1978 World Cup finals were held in Argentina of course, and the host nation...
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Does anything beat a good game of footy with your mates? Yes, I hear the female population reply..... Anyway, we were going to start with the old jumpers for goal posts routine but thought better of it... Back...
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No, well then check out this bunch of ads for Porsche. You know we love our advertising here at VoEA, there's no artwork that sums up a time more than advertising. It is very representative, because it's...
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