Here are a few more photos of Bob Miller’s event from last night. The Braemar Country Club in Tarzana did a real nice job of hosting the event, and of course Bob and his wife, Judy, were gracious in bringing in people to have fun. What’s telling about Bob and Judy is that not only did they invite friends and neighbors, but they invited their regular UPS delivery man and their former UPS delivery man. It was great meeting a few of you last night, and if anyone has a copy of the group photo that I was in, I’d appreciate it if you could email it to me. Thanks, and here are some shots of the Stanley Cup and friends…)
(Jim Fox and Bob Miller)
(Nick Nickson and Daryl Evans)
(The broadcasters with Dave Taylor, center.)
(Jim, Fox Sports director Mike Hassan, Bob and Fox producer Steve ”Hoover” Dorfman.)
What a great moment for Bob and Jim, but what is really great is how every single Kings fan was so thrilled to see Bob hoist the Cup. He is such a part of our Kings experience, we are so lucky to call him our own.
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Krusher Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 9:35 am
@Krusher, Great for Nick and Darryl as well!
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Fenderbassfan Reply:
June 28th, 2012 at 9:38 am
@Krusher, I was disappointed not to see him in NBC’s postgame celebration, but I’m glad he was at the parade and rally. When I first became a fan in ’76,I always felt bad for Bob when the Kings went up against great teams in the playoffs like Boston, etc. They always held their own, forced it to go a lot of games, had great rallies to come way from behind, but eventually lost. At least we always owned the Atlanta Flames. lol.
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fuzzerson Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 10:23 am
@Krusher, that is quite the death grip Bob has on the cup.
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Hackwoods Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 4:35 pm
@Krusher, What would have really made my day (and this whole experience) was during the rally, when Brown went back up to the mike to thank Bob again and how the only thing missing was having him call the games, would have been Brown picking up the CUP and handing it to Bob so he could raise it over his head in front of the 18K+ Kings faithful (plus the many thousands watching on TV). I believe the team was looking for Bob after Game 6 but he was doing the post game show and he did not get to raise the CUP until later that night in the post game party at Staples, and I do not know for sure, but I think only a few hundred people saw it. That would have been awesome.
Nick, Jim, and Darryl too, are very much part of this as they have been on board a very long time too and do an outstanding job. Love those 4. They rule.
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Bob deserves to have the Cup for the summer!
Thanks for all the great memories over the years Bob so glad you got your day with the Cup!
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So awesome to see Dave Taylor. He’s one of the former Kings that I wish had won the Cup during his career.
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LA_1968 Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 9:44 am
@KingsFan72, I don’t think Dave Taylor is touching that thing.
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Bob Bobson Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 9:54 am
@LA_1968, Agreed. Not sure what Dave Taylor’s current position is (last I know he was with Dallas) but it would be great if we could somehow bring him back in the fold and win another Cup with him. Regardless it is very nice to see a picture of him alongside the Stanley Cup and the broadcasters.
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 10:32 am
@Bob Bobson, He’s the Director of Player Personnel for the Blues. He’s not coming back anytime soon.
justmyopinion Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 9:57 am
@LA_1968, No, he isn’t, but he deserves to having drafted Brown, Quick and Kopitar. I’m sure superstition dictates he not touch it until the team he is working for at the time of the win does so. Another example of how classy Bob is.
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fuzzerson Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 10:24 am
@LA_1968, He deserves credit for bringing this core together.
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Gary Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
@fuzzerson, Yes he does! and for playing for one team, the Kings of hockey!
370455VinSD Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 10:06 am
@KingsFan72, My first Kings Jersey was Taylor 18 when I was 11. I basically grew up with him over the next 15 years. He is probably my all time favorite King and it is a tragedy that he wasn’t part of the organization when we won the cup. It does my heart good to see him posing with it though.
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Jeff Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 10:24 am
@370455VinSD, Ditto for Dionne.
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370455VinSD Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 12:39 pm
@Jeff, Absolutely.
Fenderbassfan Reply:
June 28th, 2012 at 9:30 am
@370455VinSD, Yes, I remember him as a rookie, and when the King’s were being Manhandled by Phillie, Boston, the Islanders, Dave NEVER backed,always kept his legs moving, and never down, battling even the biggest players.
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Skebo Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 10:24 am
@KingsFan72, yeah. It was en vogue for awhile to hate the former GM. But when you get down to it, he still built the core of the team that we have here today. Brown, Kopitar and Quick where all DT picks. Sure he had a lot of misses, but those are 3 of our top 5 players today. Tack on his playing career and he should still be mentioned as one of the Kings all time greats and nothing less.
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Darrell Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 11:06 am
@Skebo, As someone on LGK pointed out, the Hawks have Tallon on the Cup.
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KC Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 11:23 am
@Skebo, He is considered one of the all time greats. His jersey’s hanging in the rafters and deservedly so. Love DT.
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Did The Kings & DT need a special from St Louis Blues for this photo op to happen?
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Duncanz Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 9:43 am
* a special release …
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LA_1968 Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 9:47 am
@Duncanz, Taylor’s St. Louis came in to league with Kings in 1967. Still no Cup. I wouldn’t mind seeing them get if if we don’t. Washington 1974 and nada. Of course my favorite are the Canucks from 1970.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 9:51 am
@LA_1968,
Sharks from, I think, ’91 are another (Kings) fan favorite!
3200 plus games before Bob got the Cup. So well deserved. That’s for keeping things positive for all us fans.
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pautna Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 10:33 am
@LA_1968, Agreed!
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I can’t wait to hear Bob and Jim call the first televised game of next season and his announcement of “The Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings!” I am already getting goose bumps thinking of it.
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TheAcaciaStrain Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 9:51 am
@DesertKing, yeah?
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Duncanz Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 9:55 am
Hey,@TheAcaciaStrain!
Isn’t this the most beautiful thing you ever did saw?
Your HOFer & future HOFer Kings hockey announcers!
Simply the best!!
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How was @Rich unable to get a shot of himself taken with his own camera?
This seems like a once-or-twice-in-a-lunchtime occasion !
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Shakes Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 10:37 am
Rich is not Juraj
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My good friend Matt got a special invite to attend and got to kiss the cup! I am very, very jealous, but he kissed it once for me, and that’s probably the closest I will ever get!
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LA_1968 Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 10:37 am
@Mikefromearth, I only get jealous when a total amateur bandwagon ‘fan’ get that close and then brag. My Uncle, who I didn’t even know liked the Kings, was at Stoll’s birthday on Sunday with the Cup. PISSED me off.
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Kopi Bryant Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 11:23 am
@LA_1968, I feel the same way about badwagoner’s, not jealous though just upset.
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Fenderbassfan Reply:
June 28th, 2012 at 9:52 am
@Kopi Bryant, Even though Rich Marotta was Bob’s ‘Color Man’ when I first became a fan in ’76, I’m glad he wasn’t seen with the cup because he’s turned into an arrogant @$$. My brother is a Boxing writer and he says Marotta acts like he’s a god and very unfriendly to other Boxing writers and commentators. Don’t you think he comes across that way on TV too?
I had the honor of being there last night. It was an amazing experience! Nice to meet Rich and lots of other Kings fans. It was surreal. The Stanley Cup “handler” told me that he’s taking the Cup to Siberia next week. I think Voynov is from there.
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LA_1968 Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 10:35 am
@Jeff, Good for you man. Very nice. Must have been great. It’s hard to figure sometimes with the players, because they are born one place, but consider another their hometown.
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Jeff Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 2:47 pm
@LA_1968, it was great!!! Never thought that I would actually “touch” the Stanley Cup.
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AWESOME!!!
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Funny how the play-by-play guys are wearing polo shirts and the color guys are wearing suits.
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jay805 Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 11:21 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), Daryl is ALWAYS wearing the nicest suits on every occasion.. Our like to meet his tailor so I could have a suit like Daryls.
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 11:26 am
@jay805, You mean when he isn’t wearing his 80′s parachute pants and skin-tight Lycra shirt! LOL. But Daryl did wear a suit when riding a horse. No joke.
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jay805 Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 11:42 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), haha.. that’s hilarious. I’d love to see that.
Steve W Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 12:17 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), Or when he isn’t wearing that striped gangster suit he wore, when he filled in on the TV broadcast during Bob’s illness.
@jay805, I’d*
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Braemar – I knew I recognized that carpet design. Way to go guys, Congratulations!
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Thanks again Rich great pictures!
Go Kings Go!
Yep for sure it will be so great to here and see Bob and Jim, when the new banner gets hung up. Not jealous as I saw the cup in LA so many times at different events, as if you are a true Kings fan in LA you would have seen it, before, as it was at the NHL Draft in 2010 at Staples, along with all the other trophies too, you could have lots of pictures then, and it was as the Westin hotel few years back before the I hate the Ducks won it too, at a event.
So good thing is now the Kings have it for whole year to do what they please with it, and yes just still upset above that people say they go to birthday party and see the cup and are not a fan of the Kings
oh well
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i am kind of sad that I haven’t seen Dionne next to the cup…I would love to have that picture.
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Forum to Staples Fan Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 1:20 pm
@Jack, +100
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What can brown do for you bob…..wish he was on my route that would so cool any other upsers out there
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So damn cool, congrats Bob, you waited a LONG time for this, enjoy.
Go KINGS Go!
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Notice Dave Taylor isn’t touching the cup.
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I had a friend attend party where the cup was. He made a sign and posed next to the cup “Canucks 2013?” Arrgghhhh really!?!? Karma right there!
Good for Bob, Jim, Daryl and Nick. It was nice to see Dave Taylor in there, one of my favorities!
GKG!
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Seeing Bob and Jim with the cup brought tears to my eyes.So happy for them.
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Sooooo good to see Dave Taylor celebrating with the broadcasting gang. Miss you Dave!
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I was happy to hear DL give props to Dave Taylor immediately after winning the cup and at the parade speeches. Good to see Tayle join in on the fun, but it must feel kind of awkward. I definately miss Taylor being in the organization.
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Go Kings Go…. We were there ever game this year. How do you think Jack Johnson Feels. If you went to meet a King this year, you had to notice that Jack Johnson was having a good time with us FANS. Penner was a big hit also. It was a good trade, lets hope we (or I think so) after this nent year
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Oh, man. I missed it by a day. I was golfing at Braemar at a charity golf tourney on Monday. If I had known the cup was coming Tuesday, I could have hid somewhere and spent the night at Braemar and crashed that Stanley Cup event the next night.
There are “wedding crashers” and I could’ve been a Cup Crasher.
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Great post Rich! So good to see Bob and Jim with the Cup! Brownie was right! Everything was perfect except them calling the game! Glad they had their time with the Cup as well!!
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AWESOME to see Dave Taylor there to help celebrate the Kings Cup win. Total class by Bob and the Kings! My dad belonged to Braemar years ago… That must’be been a helluva sight!!!!
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So cool seeing Bob & Jim with the cup. I miss hearing you guys call the game.
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ddean Reply:
June 28th, 2012 at 4:10 pm
@ddean, And Dave Tayor
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Great for Miller but it would have been more special to see him hoist it at the rally!
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