Well, this was a good time — and really fun to play out on Twitter over the course of the weekend. In case you missed it there, I’m bringing it here. Keep scrolling …
In January 1980, we got our first VCR. About a month later, I set up a recording for what sounded like might be an interesting hockey game. pic.twitter.com/DJTq1P4xLK
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
I usually give it a watch every four years. But this year, for the first time, the tape is not loading.
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
Other tapes also not working. Our current VCR, which is about 20 years old and which I tweeted about last week, might finally be gone.
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
Well, this tape works … pic.twitter.com/FqNGefNzL3
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
Here’s one that I never even unwrapped. Came with the @SInow subscription in 1989, it appears. pic.twitter.com/Uv00eBqAZ5
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
Here’s Tom Landry on the telestrator during Super Bowl XIX. pic.twitter.com/GPhOL5f3uB
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
OK, this is awesome. Marcus Allen’s amazing reverse-field run. I had a poem due in 11th-grade English that I had procrastinated on. I wrote it about this play, called it “The Savior Raider” and got it in the school literary magazine. pic.twitter.com/56TOA01JdJ
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
For a change of pace, how about a Lite Beer ad with John Madden … pic.twitter.com/vqFuqGRG3O
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
Big developments coming …
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
It works! Miracle on Ice lives! pic.twitter.com/riiYOq80pH
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
Al Michaels not only had the legendary call, he was great in the aftermath … #miracleonice pic.twitter.com/v6GwfkTqEs
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
Then comes a thrilled Jim McKay, with a description I’ve never forgotten … pic.twitter.com/aPkOa6qv8h
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
Just to circle back, here’s how ABC began its coverage the night of #miracleonice … pic.twitter.com/WMReY5BSJO
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
Remember, coverage of #miracleonice was tape-delayed, as Jim McKay explains. pic.twitter.com/U2yzdWh3LV
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
Al Michaels and Ken Dryden, looking sharp! pic.twitter.com/H1YuFQiP2z
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
Soviets struck first – it did not bode well. pic.twitter.com/vtYTpvWvjo
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
But lo! USA ties it with six minutes left in the first period. #miracleonice pic.twitter.com/PGSdAVXF4u
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
USSR strikes back for another first-period goal for a 2-1 lead. #miracleonice pic.twitter.com/FB7Sqrk7Lg
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
And here, the first true stunner of the incredible night. Team USA scores with one second left in the first period! Soviets actually went to locker room and had to be called back out for the final second. After one period: USA 2, USSR 2. #miracleonice pic.twitter.com/M6D3cfpj6E
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
Intermission. Happy slalom music! More tomorrow … #miracleonice pic.twitter.com/DmxQPKrxVx
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
And, we’re back! In between periods, men’s slalom coverage from Frank Gifford and Bob Beattie. Ingemar Stenmark was the favorite, with U.S. skier Phil Mahre facing … an uphill battle. pic.twitter.com/MlklxIjFYH
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
Up close and personal with Ingemar Stenmark on his unicycle. pic.twitter.com/6COPJ7jC4c
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
At the start of the second period, the controversial USSR goalie change is confirmed. #miracleonice pic.twitter.com/4Ar8D7Q39z
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
Undaunted, it’s not long before the Soviets take the lead again early in the second period on a power-play goal, 3-2. #miracleonice pic.twitter.com/6GJ4FCMV7D
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
Something you might not remember – midway through the biggest game of his life, helmetless goalie Jim Craig gets taken out and hits the back of his head. #miracleonice pic.twitter.com/Lb8aMwghHz
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
Jamie Farr is concerned! #miracleonice pic.twitter.com/o1xFS7tzcd
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
Soviets throw a shutout in the second period and hold 3-2 lead. Hard to argue at this point that goalie change didn’t work. USSR looks solid. #miracleonice pic.twitter.com/98YkqUaScN
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
During second-period intermission, we see Phil Mahre, skiing for the gold medal, get tangled in a gate – but stay upright! Stenmark got gold and Mahre got silver, making him the third ever U.S. alpine skiing medalist. pic.twitter.com/wVJ4W9np9P
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
Third period. USA had shown little sign of offense until a USSR highsticking penalty with 13 minutes left. Just before the end of the power play, U.S. ties it! #miracleonice pic.twitter.com/aJZCUMtML1
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
Barely a minute later … Mike Eruzione … bedlam. The go-ahead goal for Team USA. #miracleonice pic.twitter.com/ndDkcvJ3rN
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
If cellphones and Twitter had been around then, all the auto-correct tweets celebrating Mike Eurosong. #miracleonice
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
U.S. had to hold on to that lead for 10 endless minutes. For the game, Soviets outshot USA, 39-16. Jim Craig was the man. #miracleonice pic.twitter.com/ZBQWjePGyl
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
With five minutes to go, Al Michaels reminds us that the U.S. had lost 10-3 to the Soviets in an exhibition at Madison Square Garden two weeks earlier. #miracleonice
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
The final minute …
The mad scramble …
“The crowd going … insane!”
“Eleven seconds. You’ve got 10 seconds. The countdown going on right now.”
“Do you believe in miracles? YES!”#miracleonice pic.twitter.com/1qLYPAg6Bq— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
The celebration (and the shock) … #miracleonice pic.twitter.com/cgeUQVLWT1
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
Last clip. Al Michaels wraps it up. (But make sure you watch the Jim McKay epilogue from earlier in the thread.) Those of you who made it this far, thanks for reliving this with me. And thanks to the wonders of VCR technology! #miracleonice pic.twitter.com/Wjv7Y0xwn8
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) February 11, 2018
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