Reading Old Magazines in Google Books is Fun

I spent some time on Google Books last night and today just poking around and having some fun.  What I really ot a kick out of is reading some of the old periodicals and magazines that are availble in their entirety to viewing.
 
When I was a kid I loved going to the bookstore and picking up the latest Baseball and Football Digest.  In this day of instant news and reporting on the internet these magazines we grew up with are all but gone.  Here's a Basball Digest from 1975 with Johnny Bench on the cover.  I loved he Big Red Machine of the 1970's, and this issue brought back memories.  Great to look at the old ads in there as well.

It’s Time to Leave Erin Andrews Alone

Ok, I think everyone has had their fun with the Erin Andrews situation. On no less than three Atlanta radio stations, in a five minute span, they played her 911 call to local police after reporters were seen in her gated community, and it made a difficult situation even worse for the ESPN reporter.

When Andrews mentioned in her 911 call that they are treating her like Britney Spears she was not far from the truth. Why there hasn’t been more vocal support for Andrews is troubling to me. She has done nothing wrong, and she is the victim of being videotaped naked in her hotel room. I’ve even heard some of her colleague’s even say that she is to blame.

Andrews right is on a break from her ESPN duties and while she is absent until the start of college football season everyone needs to giver her some space and let her address it on her own timetable. I can’t imagine how she feels; I would be scared and paranoid the next time I checked into a hotel room. I’m sure she might be terrified.

For he times being, lets everyone leave her alone and out of the news.