How we became Astros fans

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Or 3rd through 5th

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So grammar really isnā€™t your thing, is it?

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This was referenced earlier and its a cool read, so I bumped it for our newer members and/or those who are interested.

I have since discovered/remembered that it was just 1980 we were there and Iā€™m now not sure if the cards were given to me by Julio Gonzalez or Deacon Jones.

Both spent time with me and gave me various baseball/Astros related gifts.

I hope a few enjoy the thread.

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Newer members?

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ā€œthereā€™s a front page?ā€

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ā€œThereā€™s a New Mexico?ā€

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Dad took me to my first Colt 45 game in 1964 to see Nellie Fox, immediately fell in love with baseball and my hometown teamā€¦fast-forward to Fatherā€™s Day 1967 for my first trip to the Astrodome, bought my first set of Astros baseball cards in the gift shop and proceeded to watch Don Wilson throw a no hitter vs the Braves and Hank Aaron. Still have those cards and the memories of one of the best days of my life. Will never forget the excitement walking into the Dome that day, we talked about that game until he passedā€¦still have my ticket stub, cards and newspaper clippings.

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My 94 year old father swears he took me to Colt Stadium the night Don Nottebart pitched the first Astros/Colt 45s no-hitter. I donā€™t remember the specifics because I was 7 and barely remember going to a game where everyone was real impressed about the ā€œno-hitterā€. It was until 2 or 3 years later, probably after Wilsonā€™s first, that I became aware of the rarity of such a performance.

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Later I was blown away at the back to back no hitters of Jim Maloney and Don Wilson.

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Thank goodness for those Astro radio broadcasts. I mainlined those from 1965 until TV broadcasts finally kicked in. If the Astros were playing, I was slinging a transistor radio, or sitting in a car, listening to the game.

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Like you, I had seen several games at Colt Stadium. When I first stepped foot on the concourse of the 'Dome, I felt like I was in some magical place. Words couldnā€™t describe it.

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Yes. The old one broke.

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