Sports Lore will be just that. The timeless tales of sports that include tasty cooking recipes thrown in to whet the appetite. In time, with your help, we hope to age into a comfortable website for your enjoyment. We invite all to write in with your stories and recipes. With permission your story, suggestions, name, etc. will appear in future editions. We want this to be your website. We will just get it to print, so to speak.

The word "we" consist of Jerry Landers our webmaster, Chef Mike as food editor, and myself Mike Toone.

Jerry has been in the graphic design business almost since it was a business. Jerry and I had the good fortune to work on another website site with veteran Philadelphia sports writer Bill Shefski. Joining Bill was lifelong friend, and like Bill a good person; NFL Hall of Famer Herb Adderley. Sadly cancer took Bill from us too early. Herb decided to work on his autobiography, and Jerry and I, well we decided to launch this website. We can never duplicate the wisdom and memories of Bill and Herb written in Ageless Sports. So we are asking you the readers to help us.

As Food Editor we have Chef Mike at the table. Mike graduated from The French Culinary Institute in New York City, NY. He has been involved in the business of good meals ever since. When he heard that Jerry and I were toying with the idea of another website Mike was the first to join on. He wanted to do what he does best and the idea of "Tailgate Talk" was born. Somehow the idea of sports and food seems like a good one to us.

Unlike the other two guys I bring nothing to the word garden of Sports Lore. I do the research, some of it, the writing, little of it, and editing, actually none of that. Mostly I’m the one that looks for the remote, and cleans up the dishes after the game. Somebody has to do that, I think.

All of us can be reached at the addresses given on the website. We welcome help, comments, and submissions for print. All of us, I’m sure, have a story or sports lore worth telling.

Mike Toone

About Us, One More Time

The staff of Sports Lore sat around once again tweaking the web page. The conversation went Sports? Check! Food? Check? Motivational Advise? Huh? What the girls do! Check! Yet despite the height our meeting rose to in brainstorming something was missing. What was it?

What new feature could we hoist? As we put our glasses down why not a Beverage Editor. We agreed, meeting was over; we got another round of drinks. It was a done and over conversation. Now we had sports, food, drink and that wonderful "From The Sidelines" information and advice the girls provide. This combination would set us aside from other sports sites even more, this combination would propel us forward in hits, this combination would do what? First we had to find a Beverage Editor.

Every now and then one does get lucky. Another friend agreed to join the Sports Lore family. All of us at Sports Lore have known Kevin for quite some time now. Like most of us he has a full plate, or pint glass, with family and other interest. However Kevin learned the restaurant bar business from somebody very important to him and Chef Mike. Kevin’s Uncle Dan owned a popular spot for many years. While Chef Mike was in the kitchen honing his trade, Kevin was out front. He went from bouncer to bartender and never looked back. After 16 years Kevin has learned a thing or two about what drinks are good, and what people would like.

So please welcome the smiling bartender Kevin, Beverage Editor and our new section "Hey Beer Man!".

Mike Toone, Sports Lore Editor

The Staff at Sports Lore

Mike Toone Sports Lore Editor	Jerry Landers Webmaster	Chef Mike Food Editor
Angela & Michelle "From The Sideline"		Kevin Beverage Editor