THE BEAT GOES ON
PONTIAC, MICH. — Upon arrival in the Detroit area for a concert at the local monolith, sports junkie Elton John let it drop that hed like to meet the 21-year-old Detroit Tiger rookie pitching sensation Mark "The Bird" Fidrych. No sooner said than done.
THE BEAT GOES ON
Elton
A Victim Of Bird-Mania!
PONTIAC, MICH. — Upon arrival in the Detroit area for a concert at the local monolith, sports junkie Elton John let it drop that hed like to meet the 21-year-old Detroit Tiger rookie pitching sensation Mark "The Bird" Fidrych. No sooner said than done. After an autograph session at a local pizza parlor the Bird was whisked off to the stadium, cassette recorder ip hand. ("Im gonna get it all on tape," he^ explained.)
"I dont know that much about music," the fuzzyheaded pitcher had said earlier. "I like the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers and of course, Elton John. But I never had enough money for a good stereo, so I didnt pay much attention to records.
"I still dont buy an album unless I really like it. If I hear something that I like at someones house or at a party, Ill write.it down and go out and get it. I dont buy albums anymore though; I>,buy cassettes. I come home drunk sometimes and I used to ruin my albums. Now I just slip in a cassette."