The lump of coal, fans of folklore will recall, was Saint Nicholas's gift to bad children.

The racial tensions and tumultuous politics of the 1960's intruded on baseball 35 years ago Tuesday with a shock that many fans recall vividly today.

Middlesbrough fans will recall the carnival atmosphere before that game.

In addition to that, the French fans recalled the bitter fight that had caused their favourite, Arnoux, to leave the team.

Ling-Ling, as her fans will recall, was abandoned by her first suitor before she was ever seduced.

But fans of Japanese science fiction films will recall that Mozilla's role model, Godzilla, had some tough fights.

What the fans will also recall is that Glavine has lost all three of his postseason games.

"He had a marvelous sense of making you feel that he was in your living room," one fan recalled.

The book's fans will recall that everything goes wrong for Alexander, from the gum in his hair in the morning to his broken nightlight at bedtime.

Despite some problems, "most fans and musicians recall a sunny attitude surrounding the weekend".