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Mr. October tells of time it rained chocolate on him
Reggie Jackson says on his Sirius XM radio show that a home run he hit on opening day in 1978 was hailed by fans with a shower of candy bars named after him in celebration. > Reggie Jackson remembers hitting the home run, rounding the bases, looking up and seeing a shower of candy bars.
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Tay Zonday Approves Of Reggie Jackson’s ‘Chocolate Rain’ Story
Sportress of Blogitude — ... of “Shadow Dancing” by Andy Gibb, chasing their troubles away for a couple of hours by taking in the lighthearted comedy, The Deer Hunter, at the drive-in, and eating the coolest, most happening candy bar, Reggie!, named after the biggest baseball player on the planet, Reggie Jackson. Reggie was  fondly recalling the great times of 1978 on his weekly show on Sirius’ Mad Dog Radio when he relayed a story about how in April of that year during the season opener at Yankee Stadium, he found himself getting pelted by the fans in the stands with his eponymously-named ...

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