Angel Bird
Angel Bird
A Look At The Bird Feeder
For those that are interested in adding some spruce to their yard or garden, you can easily use the bird feeder. What this equipment does is to attract a number of birds into garden to add some colour and life to the garden. There are varying kinds and types of this equipment meaning you would have to choose one that would be suitable for your purposes. It is therefore crucial that you some to terms with some valuable information about the bird feeder.
There are a number of features that you should consider in selecting a bird feeder. One of the crucial features these days is the lighted feeder that comes with this equipment. These are ones that are powered by a rechargeable battery or even a solar panel. This way you can easily watch your birds feed in the morning and also in the evening very clearly. It is a unique choice because it makes for a great conversation piece for those summers outside parties and gatherings.
One of the crucial things is the type of bird feeder you want to buy. There are a number of types but the most common of these is the traditional birdseed type feeder. Indeed all these feeders would take the normal mixed birdseed which would also attract a number of varying birds to your garden. There is also a hummingbird feeder that normally feeds liquid sugar to the hummingbirds that come to the garden. These birds are always very exotic to watch and getting one these feeders would indeed be a great adventure.
One other important thing to take into consideration when selecting your bird feeder is the appearance or the look. You should always make sure that the equipment you select would be able to fit into the garden or yard. The good thing is that there are a number of these feeders on the market in varying colours, styles and designs to suit your taste. There are feeders like the stone angel feeder which may look great on one yard and the gazebo style which may also be a better choice for another garden. There are a variety of them like the solar powered bird feeders, standing feeders, hanging feeders, wood bird feeders, and the sheet metal bird feeders.
All these are meant to offer one variety in his choice of bird feeder so that it suits his needs and purposes.
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There was a book I saw at a store one day (the day I had no money) and It's cover was blue with a guy who had bird/angel wings on him. I cant remember the title but I think it was written by a man. Can anyone help me?
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Larry Bird VS. Earvin "Magic" Johnson
There have been many great individual rivalries in sports through out the ages which have seen great players compete against each other in ways which brought out the best in each other. These being the kind of matches in which one was never really sure who would come out on top but one could always count on seeing great encounters as well as magnificent displays of talent and skill from both players. As examples of such rivalries one might refer to Connors VS. Borg (tennis), Russell VS. Chamberlain (basketball), Evert VS. Navratilova (tennis), Senna VS. Prost (formula one), Ali VS Frazier (boxing) and Bird VS. Johnson yet in a strange way though these last two were competitors; they almost never actually had to go directly against one another. It being a case of Larry Bird playing small forward while Johnson played guard which meant that unlike Chamberlain and Russell, who were on each other all the time; Johnson and Bird did not player against each other so directly yet by leading their teams did create a strong rivalry.
The year was 1980 and the truth was that basketball had lost a lot of its popularity since the 60s with players like Russell and Chamberlain having retired and the newer generations not having been able to capture the imagination of younger audiences. Of course there were great players like Abdul-Jabbar and Julius Erving (Doctor J) yet interest in the league and basketball in general were in decline. It perhaps being a case that Abdul-Jabbar though admired for his skills was not really one who was liked by the public. Abdul-Jabbar being a very shy man who was not very friendly with fans as he preferred to keep his solitude. It being at this time that two great players came out of college in the same year and in fact, it was their universities which met in the final with Johnson's team beating Bird's team; to win the national championship.
As for myself at the time, I was 13 years old and the truth is that I had never really been a basketball fan by any stretch of the imagination. Basketball being a game which I did not follow on television as I neither liked the game, nor disliked it and playing it was definitely something which I was and still am utterly incapable of doing. This not only due to my limited height but my lack of any talent which might allow me to either dribble the ball or shot it or even pass it. It being a case that when I did play the game in summer camp, I was the only one allowed to travel due to the fact that if this had been called against me; it would have been called all the time and would have really slowed down the game. I, in fact liked playing the game in spite of not having any ability for it yet it was in this year that I started really watching basketball.
It being in the spring of 1980 that a lot of the talk in American sports was about two rookie players in the NBA, Larry Bird and Earvin "Magic" Johnson who had brought a new energy in to the game as well as talent to go along with their personalities and competitiveness. This also being a year in which sports programs could not get enough of Darrel Dawkins and the two backboards she simply shattered. As they would show these videos over and over, Dawkins in fact being the first player in NBA history to perform this act which though not one of great basketball skills; did make a big impression on a lot of people.
I will never forget the first time I saw Larry Bird play. It was in game two of the final of the Eastern Conference between his "Boston Celtics" and Doctor J's "Philadelphia 76ers" and as I watched the game, I noticed that Bird brought a new kind of excitement to the game which had not been there before or at least not that I was aware of. Bird by being very competitive though perhaps not as graceful as Doctor J (or later Michael Jordan) had brought something new to the sport and in fact was making things very hard for Doctor J. As the two fiercely played each other. Doctor J, in fact also giving Bird a hard time as these two had to face each other directly yet Bird despite being only a rookie was able to play Doctor J and do it well.
The game seemed interesting and for the first time, I actually started enjoying basketball as I never had before and even became a fan of not only Larry Bird but the sport. I, for my part did not know much about the game back then apart from the basics that a basket was worth two points and that a free throw only one while a shot from past a certain line was worth three points though this was something which had just been implemented that very year. Regarding Larry Bird, however I could see that he was interesting to watch not only because he could shot and score but because when he had the ball; he moved his whole team. This meaning that at times he would pass the ball and make it easy for someone to score yet he also seemed to have an energy about him which ignited all those around him. Bird being active when getting rebounds or going after loose balls or whenever playing defense. Bird being a player of such enthusiasm that it not only captivated his teammates but whole audiences both in the stadium as well as on TV. Larry Bird and the Celtics went on to win that game and though Doctor J showed great moves in going for the basket much in the way Jordan would later; it was Bird who made the game interesting not only for his quality of playing the game but just his presence on the court and the way he seemed to push his team.
The Philadelphia 76ers went on to win the next two games of the 4 out of 7 series to set up a fifth game back in the Boston Garden which unfortunately the Celtics would also loose. I however did not see games 3 and 4 of this 7 game series yet saw the fifth game which eliminated the Boston Celtics and sent the 76ers in to the final and though I was upset the Celtics had lost; I had became not only a fan of Larry Bird and the Celtics but the NBA which in a way was being revolutionized.
The Boston Celtics, despite not having won the NBA championship or even made it to the final, could at least feel better about themselves as a team for having made it to the Eastern Conference Final and having had the best record in the NBA. Also as further cause for optimism; was the fact that they had failed to make the play offs in their last two previous seasons. The Boston Celtics, in fact being a franchise which in the opinion of many had been living on the championships of the past yet it was Larry Bird to change all that. Larry Bird even picking up "Rookie Of The Year" honors as well as being named to the "All-NBA First Team" yet apart from all of this he in a way became Doctor J's rival. It being a case of two great players with completely diverse styles going against one another which created an interesting rivalry with some preferring Bird over Doctor J or Doctor J over Bird yet this was not based on Bird's being white or Doctor J's being black but more on generation. This meaning that those of my generation most likely would prefer the younger Bird while those of the previous generation would prefer Doctor J; in these very heated battles which in 84 even led to a fist fight between the two of them.
The Philadelphia 76ers made it to the finals where they would be meeting the Los Angeles Lakers, who also had a rookie sensation of their own in Earvin "magic" Johnson. Johnson having done for the Lakers what Bird had done for the Celtics. "Magic" Johnson bringing a new life not only to his team but to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Lew Alcinder) who though a great player was past his prime yet found a fountain of youth in a playmaker like Johnson; who was able to deliver the kind of passes he needed to score almost at will with his trademark "skyhook". Magic Johnson in a way had rejuvenated Abdul-Jabbar, who was already a well established star yet despite all his achievements had only won one NBA title and had not been in a final in a long time. It being Johnson, who not only brought a new enthusiasm to the Lakers but to Abdul-Jabbar as well, who with Johnson's arrival become much more approachable.
The series was a memorable one with Johnson and Abdul-Jabbar going up against Doctor J and Dawkins. This in fact being the first time in my life, I had ever seen an NBA finals along with the excitement which went along with it. As for Magic Johnson, he gave a display of all the talents he possessed. As he was able to lift his team to victory, thanks to his play making ability which brought out the best in all those around him. Johnson also in a way being in part responsible for Abdul-Jabbar getting the MVP for that particular year. The Lakers took a 3-2 lead in the series yet it was in Philadelphia, in game six where Magic Johnson made history when he replaced the injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at center. It being in this game in which he scored 42 points as the Lakers won their first NBA title in a long time yet perhaps more important than this was the fact that Johnson, like Bird; had brought something new in to the game.
Johnson adding a new enthusiasm for the game which definitely had not been there in a long time and where perhaps Bird was more fierce, Johnson was more dynamic yet both contributed greatly in their first year in ways that went far beyond what they did on the court. It in a way being strange how Bird gave new life to Doctor J by becoming his rival while Johnson did the same for Abdul-Jabbar by being the player to get the ball to him under the hoop. Bird and Johnson, certainly had been what the league needed and where they had a lot in common as players. Both of them being great passers and shooters; they were also team players who thought of passing before shooting. All of which making the game more exciting. As it made scoring more then just shooting the ball in the net or going up for a lay up. As it had been up until that point but it made the whole play which preceded a basket a spectacle. Johnson did not get rookie of the year honors nor did he make the First All NBA team yet he did manage to get an NBA championship ring as well as being named MVP of the final series.
By the start of the 81 season, basketball had been brought back to life as attendances were up along with TV ratings. It in a way being a whole new game with Bird and Johnson, who had given the sport almost a whole new look and feel. As baskets started to be celebrated with high fives while fans cheered both in the stands and in front of their TV screens when their favorite team scored. I even awaited the start of the NBA season with great enthusiasm for the first time. As I wanted to see Larry Bird and the Celtics go one step further and get to the NBA finals which hopefully they would win but naturally before doing this they would have to get by Doctor J and the Philadelphia 76ers in the play offs.
The regular season went by pretty much the way the previous year had gone with the Celtics getting the best record in the league which would give them home court advantage through out the play offs and the finals should they get that far. As for the Lakers, "magic" Johnson's absence was clearly felt as they barely made the play offs and were eliminated in the first round by a hard playing Houston Rockets team led by their star center; Mosses Malone.
Larry Bird however did not experience such injuries and took his Celtics, now with the help of Kevin McHale to a repeat showdown with the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference Finals yet like the previous year the Celtics went behind 3-1 in their best of 7 series. The Celtics were on the verge of elimination yet managed to win game five in the Boston Garden and game six in the Philadelphia Spectrum by a score of 100-98. This despite trailing at one point in the match by 17 points and Larry Bird having only hit one of his first seven shots from the field. It being in typical Celtic fashion that they came back to win a thriller after trailing through most of the game. This despite Larry Bird not playing his best at the start yet he would end up with 26 points and 15 rebounds in a dazzling display which let me see for the first time; the emotions which a great basketball game could generate. This game also breaking an 11 game loosing streak for the Celtics at the Philadelphia Spectrum.
It was after this game that I became a Boston Celtic fan for sure and it in a way was strange in that I was living in New York at the time and had never even been to Boston yet they were and have remained till this day my favorite basketball team. Game seven, the decisive one would be played at the Boston Garden and though I felt the Celtics would win. I was all too aware that Doctor J and the rest of the 76ers which included Bobby Jones along with Darrel Dawkins would not just give them the game. It being another game in which the Celtics had to come back from behind yet managed to do it just like they had in the previous game to become just the third team in NBA history to come back after trailing by 3 games to 1.
It had been a brilliant series with the 76ers and though the NBA finals against the Houston Rockets were slightly disappointing. As they did not hold the same drama as the Eastern Conference finals yet they did serve to see Larry Bird win his first NBA championship with the Boston Celtics. I, for my part had never really cheered about American sports up till then yet it was a great moment for me to watch the Celtics become World Champions.
By the time the 81-82 season started, I had moved to Argentina yet much to my surprise though looking back, it was to be expected; the NBA had become so big that its games were even being transmitted all over South America. Naturally, I was still a Celtic fan and again like in the previous two years, the Celtics ended the season with the best record only to meet the 76ers in the eastern conference finals and like in the previous years they fell behind by 3 games to 1. It being the Celtics to come back to win games 5 and 6 like they had done the previous year yet unlike in 81; were unable to beat the 76ers in game 7 which ended their season while the 76ers went on to the finals where they again lost to the Los Angeles Lakers by 4 games to 2. I remember being disappointed that the Celtics had lost yet I knew there would be other finals and championships for what was now my favorite team. I even started reading about players from the past such as Russell and Cousy who played for that historical Celtics team which won 12 out of 14 titles from 1957 to 1969.
The 82-83 season was not a particular good one for the Celtics as they not only failed to finish the season with the best record in the league but were rudely swept in the play offs by the Milwaukee Bucks; who beat them in four out of four games. I even remember seeing fans in Milwaukee waving brooms during the fourth game in which the Bucks unceremoniously eliminated the Celtics. I however in all sincerity do not believe that the Celtics would have had any chance against the 76ers in that particular year. As there was no way that Doctor J, who was still in his good years and Mosses Malone along with the rest of the 76ers would be denied. The 76ers going on to get a measure of revenge against the Lakers, whom they demolished by 4 games to 0 in the finals and thus giving Mosses Malone, Doctor J and company a well earned title. It having been the 76ers who in fact had been in 3 out of the last 6 finals only to come up short on all three occasions however they were not going to be denied in 83.
The 83-84 season was a crucial one for both the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers. It being the year in which they became the class teams of the NBA who would basically with very few exceptions dominate basketball for the next 5 seasons; the Celtics winning 2 titles to the Lakers 3. The 76ers not being contenders after 83 or at least for the rest of 80s. It was that year that I also met somebody who would become a close friend of mine, who in fact was as strong of a Laker fan as I was a Celtic fan which led to endless arguments between us as to who was better yet both of us admired each other's team however I leaned toward the Celtics while he did so for the Lakers.
That year was also special in being the first time Larry Bird's Celtics would play "Magic" Johnson's Lakers in the final in what would turn out to be a fiercely contended seven games in which the Celtics would emerge Victorious by 4 games to 3. Naturally, I was cheering for the Celtics while my friend did so for the Lakers yet not only for the satisfaction of seeing our respective teams win but the 100 dollars we had bet on who would win the series.
Game one in Boston went to the Lakers and just as it appeared that game two would also go to the Lakers as they had both a two point lead and the ball with only 18 seconds in the game yet failed to run out the clock when James Worthy's pass was intercepted by Henderson; who took it in for two points to tie up the score and send the game in to overtime. This being a play that I will never forget as in all reality, I could already see the Celtics being down by 2 games to 0 yet it was when all appeared lost that Henderson came out of nowhere to steal an ill-advised pass by Worthy to tie the game and bring a huge cheer in to the Boston Garden.
The Celtics had dogged a bullet. As the fabled Celtic leprechaun had created another great moment yet they were still not out of the woods as they would have to beat the Lakers in overtime. Overtime staring with a score of 113 a piece as tensions were high in the Boston Garden while my friend and I were turning to prayer to help our teams to victory. The Celtics however prevailed by a score of 124 to 121 to tie up the series at one a piece. After which the series went to the Forum in Inglewood, California; where the Lakers and their fans which included Jack Nicholson would surely be waiting and cheering them on. As for my friend, it was the following day that he did not wish to talk about the game yet all things considered. I do not fault him for this was one of those games which one hates to see one's team loose specially when they practically let it slip out of their hands.
The series as expected went back to the Forum for game three in which the Lakers beat the Celtics by a score of 137 to 104 and thus handed the Celtics their worse play off defeat ever. This game giving me very little to cheer about as Magic Johnson dished out 21 assists while Larry Bird later remarked that his team "played like sissies".
Game four however put me in better spirits as the Celtics, once again needed overtime to beat the Lakers which they did so by a score of 129-125 to tie up the series at 2 a piece yet this game was marred by bad blood and rough play. It being mostly remembered for a foul by Kevin McHale on Kurt Rambis which perhaps looked worse then it was giving how fast Rambis was going when McHale held him. Regarding other incidents in this game which would lead to it being remembered for rough play, was the incident in which Larry Bird went after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the third quarter; who in fact would foul out in overtime. Bird, for his part would go on to hit a crucial jump shot with time running out to give Boston the victory. As for another incident, Maxwell infuriated Laker fans when he put his hands on his neck to ridicule Worthy for choking when Worthy missed a free throw.
As for Magic Johnson, it was after this game that Celtic fans took to calling him "tragic" Johnson. This because of the way in which the Lakers lost the game despite having a 5 point lead with less than a minute left due to a bad pass by Johnson to Robert Parrish. Johnson would even go on to miss two foul shots in overtime which was definitely a change from the game he had had in game 3. I, however was feeling delighted and even fortunate not to have lost the bet as the Celtics could have just as easily lost all four games yet were still hanging in there tied at two a piece.
Game five was played in the Boston Garden which in fact was the last time, the team with the home court advantage would get to play this game at home. This due to the formula being changed for the following year from 2-2-1-1-1 to 2-3-2. It being Red Auerbach (president of the Boston Celtics) who complained about the costs of traveling. The game itself was played in 97 degree heat with oxygen being available for the aging Kareem Abdul-Jabbar while Larry Bird scored 34 points in Boston's 121 to 103 victory which put me ever closer to wining my the bet as well as seeing my favorite team; the Boston Celtics beat their biggest rival.
Game six went back to the Forum in Inglewood, California where Jack Nicholson was known not only for his support of the Lakers but for dancing when ever his team was doing well. The Lakers would win this game by a score of 119 to 102 to tie the series at 3 a piece and send it back to the Boston Garden though not before James Worthy pushed Cedric Maxwell in to the basket support. This being a dirty foul in my opinion which went beyond playing rough. It perhaps due to Maxwell's having made fun of Worthy in game four.
This game would also be remembered for M.L. Carr having beer thrown in his face as he was leaving the floor which even hurt his eyes to the extent that he would have to wear protective goggles for game seven. All of which leading one to believe that perhaps there was more than beer in the liquid which was thrown in his eyes by a Laker fan. Carr for his part would call the series "the all out war" as there really was a feeling that there was a lot more at stake than met the eye.
Game seven, the one to decide all and for what concerned me; I was almost sure the Celtics would not loose a game seven at home. Specially since they had played the Lakers seven times in the finals before and in fact had won all seven times. The days were tense in waiting for game seven yet I was sure that when the smoke cleared Boston would beat the Lakers for the eighth time in a final yet this was not automatic. The Lakers, after all did have a man who was not called magic without reason.
The game was played in air which was slightly cooler than game five (due to fans being brought in to cool the air) though not so much that it would make a big difference. The game itself was won by the Celtics by a score of 111 to 102 with the Celtics leading almost all the way and though the Lakers managed to get the deficit at one point down to three points; it was the Celtics who proved to be the stronger team down the stretch. It being with great joy that I watched this match as every shot seemed to carry enormous importance with me wishing every play to go for the Celtics while I am sure my friend, who by then was in LA; did the same for his Lakers.
Larry Bird and Magic Johnson would go on to play each other in the finals again and win more titles and finish their careers with 3 MVPs a piece yet this almost does not matter, who won more titles or made it to more finals yet what does is that these two players in large part helped to not only save the game of basketball but make it in to a global success. Naturally, as can be expected Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Doctor J eventually retired with enormous fanfare. It being the first of these two players to leave the game as the highest scorer of all time while the second only left it as the fifth highest scorer of all time which is not all together bad.
Also as can be expected, eventually other great players came in to NBA such as Karl Malone (second highest scorer of all time and perhaps the greatest player never to win an NBA title) along with Isiah Thomas and Michael Jordan. It being these last two who also led their respective teams to NBA titles and thus cemented the sport of basketball as one of the most popular through out the world yet many wonder if these two players along with many to follow would have enjoyed so much success if it had not been for Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.
This perhaps being debatable yet for sure it can be said that Bird and Johnson made the sport of basketball the phenomenon it is thanks to not only their talent on the court which changed the game from everybody trying to score for themselves to one where plays really generated excitement and were a sheer delight to watch but their personalities. Bird and Johnson in many ways being to the NBA what "The Beatles" and "The Rolling Stones" were to rock and roll music when they gave it the boost it needed as it appeared that it had seen its best days go by or perhaps to a certain extent what Ronald Reagan and Gorbachov were to Soviet American relationships.
Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, looking back on their time, in a way it was strange because neither of them were great athletes nor overly fast runners nor high jumpers for that matter. Johnson even declaring once that he could jump high enough yet they had talent where it counted the most to make them great basketball players as well great competitors despite being friends off the court. I would also like to add to this article something a Polish friend of mine said (who at 6' 5" unsurprisingly plays professional basketball) which went something like this "Larry Bird on the court looked like a looser, who dribbled funny and ran funny and even had a strange form of shooting. He shot the ball from behind his back yet despite it all, he was one of the greatest who ever played the game and along with Johnson saved basketball to make it the sport it is today."
About the Author
My name is Gianni Truvianni, I am an author who writes with the simple aim of sharing his ideas, thoughts and so much more of what I am with those who are interested in perhaps reading something new. I also am the author of the book entitled "New York's Opera Society" which is now available on Amazon.
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