 | Pam Larkin is owner and operator of Lola’s Sports’ Bar & Grill, 3930 W. Douglas, Wichita. Although Pam has always loved sports of all kinds, they took on a new importance when she met and married Ray Larkin in 1995. Ray was one of Wichita’s best baseball catchers. After playing in high school, he had a chance to sign with the New York Giants with a $2,500 signing bonus, but his high school basektball coach (Herm Bachrodt) talked him into getting an education first. He played catcher for the Univiversity of Wichita, and many summers for the Boeing Bo-Jets, until an ankle injury ended his career. Ray was an avid golfer and WSU supporter. Ray died in 1999. Pam “Lola’ (her middle name after her Grandma, and what Ray called her) opened Lola’s Sports Bar & Grill in 2003, for several reasons... her love of sports, a tribute to Ray, and because she needed a job after getting laid off at Boeing. Lola’s has been voted as having the ‘best bar food in Wichita’ several times. It is known for it’s KENO, frosted mugs, and the many friends and patrons that frequent it from all walks of life. Pam says, “It’s where the suits mingle with the boots”. That it is. You may contact Pam at Lola’s at (316) 942-5655. |
Sports
2005-05-01 08:59:00
Berman's nicknames a mouthful
: It seems as though every time I watch ESPN and Chris Berman, he's got a nickname for most of the players. Did anyone ever keep track of them?
ANSWER: As a matter of fact, after a little searching on the Internet, I found the following list composed by members of the Rotisserie Newsgroup. As they say, all credit goes to Chris Berman and ESPN. ASHAWN "LITTLE" ABNERRICK "SEE YA LATER" AGUILERAMIKE "ENOUGH" ALDRETTIOR MIKE "MARIO" ALDRETEDOYLE "BRANDY" ALEXANDERDANA ALLISON "WONDERLAND"BILL ALMON "JOY" OR BILL "TOASTED" ALMONROBERTO "REMEMBER THE" ALOMARSANDY "REMEMBER THE OTHER" ALOMAR JR.BRADY "BUNCH" ANDERSONJOAQUIN "THE DOG" ANDUJARTONY "BROTHERS IN" ARMASDON "GUNS OF" AUGUSTBSCOTT "HAY" BAILESMARK "BEETLE" BAILEYSCOTT "TALLULAH" BANKHEADFLOYD "UP AND DOWN THE" BANNISTERMARTY "GRIN AND" BARRETTKEVIN "SMALL MOUTH" BASSRANDY "LARGE MOUTH" BASSBILLY "LIMA" BEANEGEORGE "TACO" BELL OR GEORGE "LIBERTY" BELLBRUCE "EGGS" BENEDICTANDY "MERCHANT OF VENICE" BENDSTODD "MERCEDES" BENZINGERDAMON "BLUE" BERRYHILLKARL "THESE ARE THE" BEST "OF TIMES"BUD "PAINT IT" BLACKLANCE "YOU SANK MY" BLANKENSHIPBERT "BE HOME" BLYLEVENBRUCE BOCHTE "BALL"RANDY BOCKUS "IS WILLING"WADE "CRANBERRY" BOGGSBARRY "U.S." BONDSPAT "NORTH OF THE" BORDERSDARYL "PLEASE COME HOME TO" BOSTONSID "COFFEE AND" BREAMGREG "CROCODILE" BROCKHUBIE "BABBLING" BROOKSBOB "BULLDOG" BOWERBRITT "THIRD DEGREE" BURNSRANDY "BURNING" BUSHBRETT "TARA" BUTLERCGREG "LIFE IS A" CADERETIVAN "BUBBLING" CALDERONSYLVESTER "WHEN THE SWALLOWS RETURN TO" CAMPUSANOJOHN "CANDYMAN" CANDELERIATOM "COTTON" CANDIOTTIJOSE "CAN YOU SEE" CANSECODON "ROSES" CARMANMARK CARREON "MY WAYWARD SON"RON CEY "HEY" OR RON "BORN IN THE US" CEYSTEVE "KENTUCKY FRIED" CHITRENWILL "THE NATURAL" CLARKMARK "CRYSTAL" CLEARDAVID "SILI-" CONEED "CHICK" CORREAHENRY "AVA-" COTTOJOSE "WON'T YOU TAKE ME ON A SEA" CRUZTODD "CARRIBEAN" CRUZDKAL "JACK" DANIELSRON "OH MY" DARLINGERIC "THE RED" DAVISGLENN "MR. OUTSIDE" DAVISJODY DAVIS "EYES""EYE OF THE" STORM DAVISBILL "HELLO" DAWLEYJEFF DEDMON "DON'T WEAR PLAID"ROB "BOMBA" DEER OR ROB "REIN" DEERJIM "TWO SILLOUHETTES ON" DESHAIESBO "BEUNOS" DIAZBILL "DORAN" DORANRICH "280Z" DOTSONBRIAN "NUMBER 10" DOWNING "STREET"KELLY "CHURCHILL" DOWNSCURT "DEVIL WITH THE BLUE" DRESSENDORFERDAN "SALAD" DRIESENMIKE "WELL" DUNNELEON "BULL" DURHAMJIM "WASHER AND" DWYERELEE ELIA "KURIAKIN"DAVE "RIGHT" ENGLEFSTEVE "A BRIDGE TOO" FARR"EL" SID FERNANDEZCECIL "IS NO" FIELDERCURT "MODEL-T" FORDBOB "AIR" FORSCHJOHN "GENERALISSIMO FRANSCISCO" FRANCO"STARVIN'" MARVIN FREEMANJIM "BELA" FERGOSIROLLIE "CHICKEN" FINGERSGOSCAR "SIX-TO-FIVE" GAMBLEGREG GAGNE "WITH A SPOON"ANDRES "THE GIANT" GALARRAGA MIKE "LEGGO" GALLEGOWES "KENNY THE" GARDNERDAN "MAN FROM" GLADDENTOM "HEARD IT THROUGH THE" GLAVINEDWIGHT "JOHNNY BE" GOODENMARK "AMAZING" GRACEMARK "FEDERAL" GRANTJOHNNY "PASS THE" GRUBB"FETTUCINI" ALFREDO GRIFFINJOSE "MOTHER" GUZMANTONY GWYNN "AND BEAR IT"HMOOSE "ANTLERS" HAASVON "PURPLE" HAYESJEFF HAMILTON "JOE FRANK AND REYNOLDS"MIKE HEATH "BAR"DANNY "DUNG" HEEP OR DANNY "URIAH" HEEPDAVE "HARRY AND THE" HENDERSONTOMMY "BEN" HERRJAY "THURSTON B." HOWELLLAMARR "WHERE DOES IT" HOYTKENT "BUY A VOWEL" HRBEKGLENN "MOTHER" HUBBARDCHARLES "MOSCOW ON THE" HUDSONTOM "EX-" HUMEBRUCE "PATTY" HURSTIGARTH "CLOCKWORK" IORGJBO "DIDDLEY" JACKSONCHRIS "BARTLES &" JAMESDION JAMES "AND THE BELMONTS"STAN "YOU CAN" JAVIER "WAY"GREGG "THE HAMMER" JEFFRIESJIMMY "HANDYMAN" JONESWALLY "ABSORBINE" JOYNERKJIMMY "FRANCIS SCOTT" KEYDANA "FIELD GOAL" KIECKERERIC "BURGER" KINGBOB "YOM" KIPPERRON "MA AND PA" KITTLEJOE "WILHELM" KLINKRAY "I DUB THEE" KNIGHTCHUCK "NEW KIDS ON" KNOBLAUCH OR CHUCK "CHIP OFF THE OL'" KNOBLAUCHJOHN "I AM NOT A" KRUKLMIKE "IZOD" LACOSSMIKE LAGA "BEER"STEVE "GREAT" LAKEDENNIS "FLUORESCENT" LAMPDAVE "DON'T" LAPOINTTIM "PRAISE THE" LAUDNERVANCE "COMMON" LAWAL "CIGARETTE" LEITERCHET "BITTER" LEMONJEFF "SUGAR RAY" LEONARDJOSE LIND "ON ME"JOHN "TONIGHT, LET IT BE" LOWENSTEINED "MERRILL" LYNCHSTEVE LYONS "AND TIGERS AND BEARS, OH MY"MSHANE "CONNIE" MACKGREG "APPA" MADDUXBILL MADLOCK "D.A."DAVE "MARY" MAGADANRICK "JUNK" MAHLERCANDY "MAN" MALDANADOKIRT "WHAT WAS THAT" MANWARINGMIKE MASON "JAR"DON "WELCOME HOME" MATTINGLYODDIBE "YOUNG AGAIN" MCDOWELL"ME AND" WILLIE MCGEEFRED "CRIME DOG" MCGRIFFMARK "EVE OF DESTRUCTION" MCGWIREBOB MELVIN "AND THE BLUE NOTES"JIM "LOVE ME TWO TIMES" MORRISON OR JIM "PEOPLE ARE STRANGE" MORRISONJOHN "HOLY" MOSESEDDIE "EAT, DRINK AND BE" MURRAYNTIM "GOLDEN" NAEHRINGGENE "FULL" NELSONAL "PAUL" NEWMAN OR AL "-FRED E." NEWMANPAUL "BUENOS" NOCEMATT "NO" NOKESPJIM "HANKY" PANKOVITSMARK "TRANS-" PARENTDAVE "PARALLEL" PARKERTONY "JALA-" PENAMELIDO "SHUFFLE" PEREZPASQUEL "ROADMAP" PEREZKEN "GOODBYE, MR. " PHELPSERIC "KER-" PLUNKJIM "HOUND DOG" PRESLEYJOE "ACTUAL RETAIL" PRICEKIRBY "UNION GAP" PUCKETTRTIM "PURPLE" RAINES OR TIM "TORRENTIAL" RAINESJOHNNY "MANTA" RAYRANDY "EVER" READY OR RANDY "ROUGH AND" READYGARY REDUS "A BEDTIME STORY"JERRY "ROLLS" REUSSCRAIG REYNOLDS "WRAP"JIM "PORK FRIED" RICEJOSE "BLAME IT ON" RIJOCOOKIE "DAYS OF WINE AND" ROJASBRUCE "2 MINUTES FOR" RUFFINSMARK "TOSSED" SALASJUAN "PLAY IT AGAIN" SAMUELRYNE "CARL" SANDBERGRAFAEL "EVIL WAYS" SANTANABENITO "EL DUCCE" SANTIAGOSTEVE "ALTO/TENOR" SAXMIKE "PRE-" SCHOOLERBILL "BEETHOVEN" SCHROEDERMIKE "NOVA" SCOSCIATOM "LEAVE IT TO" SEAVERBOB "ICE STATION" SEBRAKEVIN "ALKA" SEITZERLARRY "SATIN" SHEETSERIC "WIN, PLACE AND" SHOWRUBEN "HIGH" SIERRADON "ON-" SLAUGHTDARRYL "RHUBARB" STRAWBERRY OR DARRYL STRAWBERRY "SHORTCAKE" OR DARRYL STRAWBERRY "FIELDS FOREVER"ANDY "DICK" VAN SLYKEJOHN "IRISH EYES ARE" SMILEYFRANKLIN "TICKET" STUBBSBRUCE "3-PIECE" SUTTERTFRANK TANANA "DAIQUIRI"ANDRES "DOUBTING" THOMASFRED TOLIVER "TWIST"ALAN "HAVE GUN WILL" TRAMMELMANNY "KINGSTON" TRILLOSTEVE "RAINBOW" TROUTJOHN "HOUSE OF" TUDORUJOSE "GAME-WINNING" URIBEVBOBBY "BE MY" VALENTINEDAVE "RUDY" VALLE OR DAVE "DEATH" VALLEYFRANK "101 STRINGS" VIOLAOZZIE "LIKE A" VIRGILWTIM "ELI" WALLACHGARY "HOSPITAL" WARDBOB "INTENTIONAL" WALKMITCH "NOAH" WEBSTERWALT "THREE BLIND" WEISSBOB "EBONY EYE" WELCHGLENN "SURFIN' U.S.A." WILSONTODD "WE ARE THE" WORRELLBUTCH "OIL AND" WYNEGARYRICH "NOT READY" YETT
