Good morning, it’s March 16, 2021. Fifty-eight years ago today, two young men shook hands at the end of a basketball game, their last as collegiate players. Although the game was played in the Michigan city of East Lansing, it pitted Mississippi State against Bowling Green, both playing their last game in the 1963 NCAA tournament. The handshake took place between each team’s best player, Mississippi State forward Leland Mitchell and Bowling Green center Nate Thurmond, a future professional Hall of Famer.
Their easy gesture of good sportsmanship had followed a similar, more publicized handshake before the tipoff of Mississippi State’s game the previous night against Loyola of Chicago. In each of these two instances, a white Mississippi State player (all the team’s players were white) had shaken the hand of a black opponent. At the time, this meant a great deal.
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For more than 18 years, Toymakers Cafe in Falls Village was a gathering spot for motorcyclists. It served unique and hearty breakfasts and lunches, featuring the culinary creations of chef Greg Bidou.
The cafe closed in September, a victim of the COVID-19 pandemic, but its meals and its regulars are remembered in the newly released “Recipes for a Good Ride The Toymakers Cafe Cookery Book.”
Filled with more than 60 recipes and profiles of nearly two dozen regulars and their often classic motorcycles, “Recipes for a Good Ride” is jointly authored by Toymakers Cafe owners Ann and Greg Bidou and journalist Bud Wilkinson of Harwinton.
The 1960 Studebaker Hawk owned by Kevin Lawlor of Naugatuck.
The 1960 Studebaker Hawk coupe stands out with a two-tone white and maroon paint scheme.
The 1960 Studebaker Hawk has a Hawk badge on the grill.
The name on the rear of the trunk lid says “Silver Hawk” but the 1960 model is actually just a “Hawk.”
Tail fins were a prominent feature on the 1960 Studebaker Hawk.
The 1960 Studebaker Hawk has a three-speed manual transmission with the shifter on the steering column.
The exterior of the 1960 Studebaker Hawk may look sporty but there’s a bench seat inside.
The 1960 Studebaker Hawk is powered by a 289-cubic-inch, 225-horsepower V8 engine.
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