{"id":1283,"date":"2008-11-25T07:02:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-25T07:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/2008\/11\/heroes-of-the-past\/"},"modified":"2011-11-01T15:12:01","modified_gmt":"2011-11-01T19:12:01","slug":"heroes-of-the-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/2008\/11\/heroes-of-the-past.html","title":{"rendered":"Heroes of the Past"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I notice today is Joe DiMaggio\u2019<\/a>s birthday.<\/p>\n

The way a monkey mind works, of course, this leads to Paul Simon\u2019s tip of the hat to what he referred to as \u201cheroes of the past.\u201d Here is Mr Simon and a friend in Central Park\u2026<\/p>\n