tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21170133395278018092024-03-15T20:09:08.349-05:00Can't Have Too Many CardsHackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.comBlogger2015125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-7450075701365367232024-02-26T11:50:00.003-06:002024-02-26T11:50:55.427-06:00Franklin High Star Ron Santo<p> Fandom and it's associated collecting is a strange thing. When I first became a Ron Santo fan I was young boy. Ron was in his prime, smashing home runs and snagging line drives at the Friendly Confines. When his career was over, after that sad year on the South Side, I was a only a teen. Later on I listened to him on the radio and saw him on TV. Ernie Banks may have copyrighted "Mr. Cub" but I'll argue that Ron Santo was just as worthy of that honor. When he failed to be elected to the Hall of Fame in life I was sad along with him. It was bittersweet when he was finally honored posthumously in 2012. My father, a generation older, like Ronnie, battled diabetes for many years. He succumbed to it's effects at age 70. When I learned that Santo had died in early December 2010 at the same age I was nearly as heartbroken. Now I'm within shouting distance of the age when they both passed. I miss them both. Even now I'm still a Ron Santo fan and collector. </p><p>I've only seen one copy of Ron Santo's 1958 Franklin High yearbook come up on Ebay. I know I bid on it but lost. About a month ago, before sunrise I received a notification that one had been listed again. This time it was a Buy It Now and the price being within even my meager budget it took me about three minutes before I clicked the button.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfk2ncHSQziYlbmIrEtEUwy6aw-1IOt27HBknVfmEc3K041fCptEnc45TAdrDD5EJdwaf5ZtwcxWUB6dpYaG9fp9zSvnMNoxMNnz-bNeEkTp25z3K8s9f1MLi9O1LOw1nTQdLX-AqRqLpZ8q6J_P9yQ2Ui_qayzRKmi2dkdkzKvq1SQS2xuXc4gRTbgPg/s2269/20240225_072510.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="1821" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfk2ncHSQziYlbmIrEtEUwy6aw-1IOt27HBknVfmEc3K041fCptEnc45TAdrDD5EJdwaf5ZtwcxWUB6dpYaG9fp9zSvnMNoxMNnz-bNeEkTp25z3K8s9f1MLi9O1LOw1nTQdLX-AqRqLpZ8q6J_P9yQ2Ui_qayzRKmi2dkdkzKvq1SQS2xuXc4gRTbgPg/w514-h640/20240225_072510.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjV584xsyfL3UYT5x3UzVstIGnJd-t1f60l1KwPe7iylHIHiEgKIJROHkONEO9U46ONwRjmcgKnJSmR9ooYZznlUi5tF_WomaUe_2xdjF0gO8ntVxrJWifYo7FbECzPMZFBexaKuNojJVohIG8qNPMy8enRCTYcGF6VwRszaJyac1LW4oim-hIJlcUwsI/s2786/20240225_072747.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2786" data-original-width="1757" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjV584xsyfL3UYT5x3UzVstIGnJd-t1f60l1KwPe7iylHIHiEgKIJROHkONEO9U46ONwRjmcgKnJSmR9ooYZznlUi5tF_WomaUe_2xdjF0gO8ntVxrJWifYo7FbECzPMZFBexaKuNojJVohIG8qNPMy8enRCTYcGF6VwRszaJyac1LW4oim-hIJlcUwsI/w404-h640/20240225_072747.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">A little research indicates that this copy probably belonged to Joan Akers, now Joan Akers Booms who still appears to be living in Seattle. The seller takes donations and sells a small percentage of the books to support giving others to hospitals, shelters, teachers and other non-profits. I hope this was not donated by accident. I'll take good care of it Joan. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NRGjLG9O_8NOGIKVVizrFA8Gv1eWmtefLeeNM6tYnWb-8wcd_EJH0pLCQeug8KeGePy4slyYEj383gVaL7t3rXdVpoI6D-p4rPWmfzsfxQiD1vM_IQoDjOhH_K1kNrA3xWZwbkko_HwJNICAezLNAjSumEzL9vWR42rwqmyNVdNJUUePn1xWOjL1-lE/s1836/20240225_073247.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1460" data-original-width="1836" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NRGjLG9O_8NOGIKVVizrFA8Gv1eWmtefLeeNM6tYnWb-8wcd_EJH0pLCQeug8KeGePy4slyYEj383gVaL7t3rXdVpoI6D-p4rPWmfzsfxQiD1vM_IQoDjOhH_K1kNrA3xWZwbkko_HwJNICAezLNAjSumEzL9vWR42rwqmyNVdNJUUePn1xWOjL1-lE/w640-h508/20240225_073247.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's interesting to see that Ron's distinctive signature was the same since his teens.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ron was a star athlete at good old Franklin, playing basketball, football and of course baseball. I'd show more pictures but I'm afraid of breaking copyrights. There is one baseball card that features Ron's senior head shot. In it he's wearing a bow tie, as all the boys did. I don't own a copy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ron Santo, born on February 25, 1940 would have turned 84 yesterday.</div></div>Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-39151732248124156932023-07-10T12:52:00.015-05:002023-07-10T21:10:48.359-05:00Celebrating My Heritage --- Jews on Cards --- Star Trek<p>At least four actors from the Star Trek franchise have Jewish roots -- not quite a minyan but a good start.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGC_x9-YE7G6bJ67FnRvE0nO2UlAC8NXAh-ENHVpXmdMyP5illT3upmPpvkQmi7CuAxX7s4ONee0MH0QZLS9TwITOQgZ0JuJc80alLo3t0XYCth4ylfu-2afFWvOsiD_kKmT7QEHOouJ0Lv98xuP1Xznj6rQdPB_3bf6PYXqqzy1cKASt_f6Tq9fZzx-0/s1048/1991%20Impel%20Star%20Trek%20Jews_0004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGC_x9-YE7G6bJ67FnRvE0nO2UlAC8NXAh-ENHVpXmdMyP5illT3upmPpvkQmi7CuAxX7s4ONee0MH0QZLS9TwITOQgZ0JuJc80alLo3t0XYCth4ylfu-2afFWvOsiD_kKmT7QEHOouJ0Lv98xuP1Xznj6rQdPB_3bf6PYXqqzy1cKASt_f6Tq9fZzx-0/w450-h640/1991%20Impel%20Star%20Trek%20Jews_0004.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-57630534570259061382023-07-04T12:48:00.001-05:002023-07-04T12:49:47.793-05:00An Endless Chain of Cars<p style="text-align: center;"> I love this card from the 1933 World's Fair, A Century of Progress, in Chicago. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWdFnvLfAqNRYUUwXk3c02YB9rnuYpA3wylq9pq-pbKFYDHFJbfdgNLEuGdvlmoLVz-r4IKp49860quK44aBkFQVwOKYXFzeMErEDQaejtB5_Qi0kHEWDpJwXPhW-rwAYA6p_FYC3Bv3KypgT6IrkagH_6ISfTyo-q4MP5Ko6ClVdJZXn4B91gxK42ig/s1605/Postcard%201933%20Century%20of%20Progress%20%20Nash%20Endless%20Chain%20of%20Cars_0001b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1605" data-original-width="1065" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWdFnvLfAqNRYUUwXk3c02YB9rnuYpA3wylq9pq-pbKFYDHFJbfdgNLEuGdvlmoLVz-r4IKp49860quK44aBkFQVwOKYXFzeMErEDQaejtB5_Qi0kHEWDpJwXPhW-rwAYA6p_FYC3Bv3KypgT6IrkagH_6ISfTyo-q4MP5Ko6ClVdJZXn4B91gxK42ig/w424-h640/Postcard%201933%20Century%20of%20Progress%20%20Nash%20Endless%20Chain%20of%20Cars_0001b.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The company introduced numerous industry-firsts, including heating and ventilation systems and seat belts. Nash cars were renowned for their durability and comfort. In 1954, Nash merged with Hudson to form American Motors Corporation (AMC), which eventually became a part of the Chrysler Corporation in 1987."<div><br /></div><div>Does the Nash Tower look familiar? Carvana claims to have invented the automobile vending machine. That may be technically true but the world saw the glass tower of moving colorful cars a full 80 years earlier!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthlQM4dkaugpS2_WJvNFzfT5VO5Ofnt8-OH6KX8rJl3eEIKCFgFYYLqElbzEU_4o8Z0gVQqpDekAPMwjTOjSyWbNs5rNcsK_ARRC6O_vACNjmqhe7dKC3_zyGL26sQ2WtrgO48hOT4oOHeLq0wwofcsn4vmMT-KV8Ba1YCFlOOXW9x5jkNNqgYWnLz2Y/s1602/Carvana%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1602" data-original-width="1294" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthlQM4dkaugpS2_WJvNFzfT5VO5Ofnt8-OH6KX8rJl3eEIKCFgFYYLqElbzEU_4o8Z0gVQqpDekAPMwjTOjSyWbNs5rNcsK_ARRC6O_vACNjmqhe7dKC3_zyGL26sQ2WtrgO48hOT4oOHeLq0wwofcsn4vmMT-KV8Ba1YCFlOOXW9x5jkNNqgYWnLz2Y/w516-h640/Carvana%20a.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-14911485202024366492023-06-25T13:30:00.001-05:002023-06-25T13:30:00.127-05:00The Brooklyn Bridge<p> The biggest part of my postcard collection is focused on my hometown, Chicago, IL. As time has gone by I've branched out to include other cities. To that end I have about two dozen or so vintage scenes from New York City. Here's the iconic Brooklyn Bridge.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJHyQ6wg7vSiTmmWBAwN22lfubOE-J2_7yU4k76bRW3JAe00eCGmxQ2mMIPH_nuugeEVt_Fe3PgAr8l-QEom_98SISyUEpHXLh_IOxIjvRzcwQ1wM5JxpBIqgcQ8AQohnmbZx5neeqmHjDLispJ0OjWK_FCAHDayT4JuN-e3SnkEx55uKtN8gEiF3Efs/s1644/Brooklyn%20Bridge%20_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1644" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJHyQ6wg7vSiTmmWBAwN22lfubOE-J2_7yU4k76bRW3JAe00eCGmxQ2mMIPH_nuugeEVt_Fe3PgAr8l-QEom_98SISyUEpHXLh_IOxIjvRzcwQ1wM5JxpBIqgcQ8AQohnmbZx5neeqmHjDLispJ0OjWK_FCAHDayT4JuN-e3SnkEx55uKtN8gEiF3Efs/w640-h398/Brooklyn%20Bridge%20_0001.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxSVWnqVSdhDe3ME37x6wyCcOhYBc3bQwkCuvaBk3VnN-1ORFeVHt2seaUN20tE1ypXAMGaVV5a2vuMNhRc7pPQfNa1eDzje7oYhgkN8VXShelQJIF3wmmjA3pZWOjEHAOaSR9gvY8JpjdH6L0xfvo50I1AYo7VTX1PFotch4ghwdBKCuioAC1QrryVw/s1644/Brooklyn%20Bridge%20_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1644" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxSVWnqVSdhDe3ME37x6wyCcOhYBc3bQwkCuvaBk3VnN-1ORFeVHt2seaUN20tE1ypXAMGaVV5a2vuMNhRc7pPQfNa1eDzje7oYhgkN8VXShelQJIF3wmmjA3pZWOjEHAOaSR9gvY8JpjdH6L0xfvo50I1AYo7VTX1PFotch4ghwdBKCuioAC1QrryVw/w640-h398/Brooklyn%20Bridge%20_0002.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">This card dates from somewhere between 1915 and 1930.</p><p style="text-align: left;">If you're a reader interested in history there's a good chance you've read something by the late David McCullough. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcW8m2mhXiENCArtSyHHKpvFRDnC9dh8OcOfLq3FQeH3MFH_ZiSF05OcMWbY_ZxdlAYqsYSOjqPZ4gOSWWqbuR33etlBqvMyG1WF3cXLZ2fceSiFRkaEnZL1nw2JYVEMuYMsZFw1zrqiVmjNPrjN-t7Q22BKpaiAfHYKC6D5xOCr5ok6n0pkOHyHf577k/s2768/Brooklyn%20Bridge%20_0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2768" data-original-width="1834" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcW8m2mhXiENCArtSyHHKpvFRDnC9dh8OcOfLq3FQeH3MFH_ZiSF05OcMWbY_ZxdlAYqsYSOjqPZ4gOSWWqbuR33etlBqvMyG1WF3cXLZ2fceSiFRkaEnZL1nw2JYVEMuYMsZFw1zrqiVmjNPrjN-t7Q22BKpaiAfHYKC6D5xOCr5ok6n0pkOHyHf577k/w424-h640/Brooklyn%20Bridge%20_0003.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslmEGwSBqmfHxr8_iUbVbbNYMxxxp0a6fOXxc01DarbdOESxF5PB8cySg4dFb_u2A7CU9pPUmL0yDWvbT_XUMJpYQRm7D7pDR9ohaXSL_LX8-opcrB2ps7Zpa2RZPusxaRi7hqcCPbnC2omeHMqT6u7Gh4lnHYpX8cdXgDTdQPBzFg9rKMXYo0GAhuDk/s2751/Brooklyn%20Bridge%20_0004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2751" data-original-width="1840" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslmEGwSBqmfHxr8_iUbVbbNYMxxxp0a6fOXxc01DarbdOESxF5PB8cySg4dFb_u2A7CU9pPUmL0yDWvbT_XUMJpYQRm7D7pDR9ohaXSL_LX8-opcrB2ps7Zpa2RZPusxaRi7hqcCPbnC2omeHMqT6u7Gh4lnHYpX8cdXgDTdQPBzFg9rKMXYo0GAhuDk/w428-h640/Brooklyn%20Bridge%20_0004.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qWkGOZZ7MDE" width="320" youtube-src-id="qWkGOZZ7MDE"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SgN79lEa1dQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="SgN79lEa1dQ"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aO-IKz7kLRk" width="320" youtube-src-id="aO-IKz7kLRk"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-69012865172450849552023-06-20T08:30:00.001-05:002023-06-20T08:30:00.154-05:00People Who Collect and the People Who Love Them<p> I've only opened two packs in the last two years, both Topps flagship 36 card packs. Both were gifts from my wife. Those of us who collect, whether it be trading cards or anything else, are fortunate if the people around us are supportive of our hobby. So here's to the wives, husbands, girlfriends and boyfriends, kids, parents and friends who at least humor us in our collecting endeavors. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Thanks Sweetie! 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e0Dt9q8bkqg" width="320" youtube-src-id="e0Dt9q8bkqg"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><p> I'm not a father myself but today is one of those days when I think of my own dear old dad. This is an oft posted picture of my baseball loving father outside his school in Chicago in the 1930's.</p><p><img height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuGY18lKo-Q_QgbTEnv4-qbxP0vuG2EMMgDD-rYT1VVTdnEGkIqCs1vaHExMqRd6S1vFE8SG0egXOSlqWLfdD2895snxxlgoiBuO0R4PrcnrQL1IJW4tEV72HUv5BIqIvmXuo29umpIiB/s640/Dad+with+baseball+gove_0001.jpg" style="text-align: center;" width="640" /></p><p>Cubs legend Stan Hack was my dad's favorite player in his youth. Coincidentally my favorite Cub is also a legendary Cubs 3rd baseman, Ron Santo.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6ziXZAjmVk8on9WUuC6NAo3FCtFc5g0erO866o0p3c-i2e78cMGjC3QGR86dHRd4ie90QvowwzkcGpN85hT6QmiGi3rpkloV7EWYWhUwdFnn1SxXOEOIQlHMHGYk615TZ3kBrBVM39me/s1600/1935+Diamond+Stars+%2334+Stan+Hack+signed_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6ziXZAjmVk8on9WUuC6NAo3FCtFc5g0erO866o0p3c-i2e78cMGjC3QGR86dHRd4ie90QvowwzkcGpN85hT6QmiGi3rpkloV7EWYWhUwdFnn1SxXOEOIQlHMHGYk615TZ3kBrBVM39me/s1600/1935+Diamond+Stars+%2334+Stan+Hack+signed_0001.jpg" width="318" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZl1AjXYBs5RkVZMZeZKbXCSAYkZNOAHe5A_jEi-vQZdA8Nc46ct021pqUhqsK1p-N70AvWIUPD_HelHRlnaQ8eEF2PN9Augf-__BhxBY6kMoEkoAUA61j2qy5KshxuGsB0Qdum5szt5cZ/s1600/1935+Diamond+Stars+%2334+Stan+Hack+signed_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZl1AjXYBs5RkVZMZeZKbXCSAYkZNOAHe5A_jEi-vQZdA8Nc46ct021pqUhqsK1p-N70AvWIUPD_HelHRlnaQ8eEF2PN9Augf-__BhxBY6kMoEkoAUA61j2qy5KshxuGsB0Qdum5szt5cZ/s1600/1935+Diamond+Stars+%2334+Stan+Hack+signed_0002.jpg" width="318" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Here are a few never before published photographs of my Dad Marv as a young man about town in Chicago.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaMsbvIz8PuPNCUn6Q_rzUCGJND_pvOJhSewaT6hH8U0JF3iLOaseiQBL9QbyV2tj5QSqKXW-Qd8GSU7QmygVoiDCaSYNp4Gs3A4T80ppn-GzTOch2EnqTlskKhY3DHQ2BU-7Y6lfDnt8ldzqYDXTCyCiVBBwYrX_KhvRg_C1d3MYXeH2dkEdCWt0/s1181/Pictures%20of%20my%20dad_0001a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1181" data-original-width="760" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaMsbvIz8PuPNCUn6Q_rzUCGJND_pvOJhSewaT6hH8U0JF3iLOaseiQBL9QbyV2tj5QSqKXW-Qd8GSU7QmygVoiDCaSYNp4Gs3A4T80ppn-GzTOch2EnqTlskKhY3DHQ2BU-7Y6lfDnt8ldzqYDXTCyCiVBBwYrX_KhvRg_C1d3MYXeH2dkEdCWt0/w412-h640/Pictures%20of%20my%20dad_0001a.jpg" width="412" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WjXKfoJTSDMYeKFA5mbXpFqsPNyMyfTRZGSYZxPdySGUXr9KU6YaJVALrnCWwVWby1VoCQHDPRTxoauHMvWwF_KZ360dQRQnEZQMwaQItGMSarLc-2DGsI1dyzkzhvN36YQIIurdKAJ-afB5DMk8H5Fd2r_nRGTKLysARTZxeRF9ImYE3Rpm8amN/s1184/Pictures%20of%20my%20dad_0002a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WjXKfoJTSDMYeKFA5mbXpFqsPNyMyfTRZGSYZxPdySGUXr9KU6YaJVALrnCWwVWby1VoCQHDPRTxoauHMvWwF_KZ360dQRQnEZQMwaQItGMSarLc-2DGsI1dyzkzhvN36YQIIurdKAJ-afB5DMk8H5Fd2r_nRGTKLysARTZxeRF9ImYE3Rpm8amN/w370-h640/Pictures%20of%20my%20dad_0002a.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oAVEQrXHza3IAghCp2AQn0QXK5nBx1iAO38Aq9ym_lVg9Qa5EOpstZdkOdrjMnTc8KkA0fs2hC9I98vrmzg32Ttuw4IHp3C0E_9q753X8sLscEwoW7PGp2yFgpvtpONJYLDRBZlr8vN-H_djZkeeCoxDR4s7I2vhpnxkrRcsT7IOuVPYJJeZ--Nz/s633/Pictures%20of%20my%20dad_0004a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="596" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oAVEQrXHza3IAghCp2AQn0QXK5nBx1iAO38Aq9ym_lVg9Qa5EOpstZdkOdrjMnTc8KkA0fs2hC9I98vrmzg32Ttuw4IHp3C0E_9q753X8sLscEwoW7PGp2yFgpvtpONJYLDRBZlr8vN-H_djZkeeCoxDR4s7I2vhpnxkrRcsT7IOuVPYJJeZ--Nz/w602-h640/Pictures%20of%20my%20dad_0004a.jpg" width="602" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">Happy Father's Day.</span></b></div>Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-38055489189771919452023-06-15T14:50:00.001-05:002023-06-15T14:50:00.129-05:00A Century of Progress<p> The 1933 Chicago World's Fair, A Century of Progress, opened 90 years ago. This is a first day postcard, rather than a cover. There were lots of picture postcards issued commemorating the two year fair. I have around 80 of them from at least eight sets. Lord knows how many sets there were. </p><p>This card appropriately has the one cent Fort Dearborn stamp. Also issued on May 25, 1933 was a violet three cent letter rate stamp depicting the modern Federal Building.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcVIscT0FdE1GfUjZ19dU-VB4m37w5iNN-R1J0el53soy4NH5Xjfot0mVjO94K_VJ72jvTjDhWCTKinLltByP24_CN7x492JhagfygHCjvyPPj1fGFWU8Mxp1SwLixhzgbeazcEwLOIOVPjReFlwH1trcN09-nroZbAYqeQS8llhljyxfrJm9g4aM/s1687/Postcard%20A%20Century%20of%20Progress%20First%20Day%20May%2025%201933_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1687" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcVIscT0FdE1GfUjZ19dU-VB4m37w5iNN-R1J0el53soy4NH5Xjfot0mVjO94K_VJ72jvTjDhWCTKinLltByP24_CN7x492JhagfygHCjvyPPj1fGFWU8Mxp1SwLixhzgbeazcEwLOIOVPjReFlwH1trcN09-nroZbAYqeQS8llhljyxfrJm9g4aM/w640-h400/Postcard%20A%20Century%20of%20Progress%20First%20Day%20May%2025%201933_0001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDueMMXzYuuLRcnQTlqD5Syh-xedTnZudR_dn7VwI6i0driYQbSeNKy5qW4xjb47AEBOpgCeWvGWVXOtDdsi4ChLgFuAVm6EOSic9-pZ1H0zGN9bVLuMiVNLBlmAvAshDGejecZqFkViXVa3rI42YnWNBfGIfOkOWaVdf4RyRPWa7enKXL9bxfFFd/s1687/Postcard%20A%20Century%20of%20Progress%20First%20Day%20May%2025%201933_0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1687" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDueMMXzYuuLRcnQTlqD5Syh-xedTnZudR_dn7VwI6i0driYQbSeNKy5qW4xjb47AEBOpgCeWvGWVXOtDdsi4ChLgFuAVm6EOSic9-pZ1H0zGN9bVLuMiVNLBlmAvAshDGejecZqFkViXVa3rI42YnWNBfGIfOkOWaVdf4RyRPWa7enKXL9bxfFFd/w640-h398/Postcard%20A%20Century%20of%20Progress%20First%20Day%20May%2025%201933_0002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AoCW85RRPlA" width="320" youtube-src-id="AoCW85RRPlA"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-81448445302604335252023-06-11T12:35:00.003-05:002023-06-11T12:38:45.983-05:00Celebrating My Heritage --- Jews on Cards --- Sandy Koufax<p> For years I've had a goal of putting together a collection of cards of famous Jewish people, mostly athletes of course. While still quite modest in size I do finally have my binder full of Jews. </p><p>Who better to start this series with than "The Left Arm of God", Sandy Koufax. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><img height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Sh8vq47aP22eCFS8gobIOgkM0G_zgSvb8T2uRnRHpxdBzaYvPfwudcYE7zJVyiJZZvAnZT4Cao74Ud7XaOvf7jtSZ4c9zfDwfREm_PTf0asCgodDVRyGJcniSWsBOUdwl1CISOrWLxtR/s640/Monarch+cards+Pack+10+cards_0006.jpg" width="454" /><img height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxU6vQ2deTf7Kt4Rng65rd_XZOm7sIyDpPQoRsp7ZcgbHfXiAbGYJt5nKUQIJO_6-8W9cgnPH4sD1YCBiGRlDMEL0AHehs5S73Y17uq26QcGwkBlDEsW7S0jenp7qV8HdXKebV5hnXA0R/s640/Monarch+cards+Pack+10+cards_0008.jpg" width="455" /><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ETxyVtmTTqo" width="320" youtube-src-id="ETxyVtmTTqo"></iframe><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFopUIJqbpc1ryeKxLyHkab7wEPk99uiVmATny2tCNU1mH5oWYnMMP3Q3ULdab0O0Mz-VReYac0hQ9CerQOfz63iJonU1LrSrg8tbPcVos4hqDgf0TgKry828X7RxUyztrdClT3zUsMk_/s1600/1964+Topps+%23200+Sandy+Koufax.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFopUIJqbpc1ryeKxLyHkab7wEPk99uiVmATny2tCNU1mH5oWYnMMP3Q3ULdab0O0Mz-VReYac0hQ9CerQOfz63iJonU1LrSrg8tbPcVos4hqDgf0TgKry828X7RxUyztrdClT3zUsMk_/s640/1964+Topps+%23200+Sandy+Koufax.jpg" width="464" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4uO90GItFfIvFZP5M5jYbzOAdxl7uPgGBlnGKHT_JVlIE3E0en72gb9RyWwTm70dtabJlwH-YXR9I8O2EtWJv-Bb-y-FsRj5k5LeAlbunGPWhUorpLuMuqbLYTlstRa0mKLKAnhQB67Js5eyrdC6cDzNCnA6aobIj80KNjyNN6O1VjnGPBZiWdFM0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="640" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4uO90GItFfIvFZP5M5jYbzOAdxl7uPgGBlnGKHT_JVlIE3E0en72gb9RyWwTm70dtabJlwH-YXR9I8O2EtWJv-Bb-y-FsRj5k5LeAlbunGPWhUorpLuMuqbLYTlstRa0mKLKAnhQB67Js5eyrdC6cDzNCnA6aobIj80KNjyNN6O1VjnGPBZiWdFM0=w640-h458" width="640" /></a><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qb9nEdBskXg" width="320" youtube-src-id="qb9nEdBskXg"></iframe><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimltcobOkm43bk-hBy3kys2NgpEfMOqi4GyzWnsjnMxlcpBsTsXs_-SkHTMSMQCQZWZp3DchwEs_hOo3t1fD9CEtq6xoS8cod2hDpSHf9-1Rg0qdwKjJbfTw4FKTYq45BsX9ANmhizH2Q/s640/2013+Topps+Blaster+from+Dad+highlights+Koufax+silk_0001b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="640" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimltcobOkm43bk-hBy3kys2NgpEfMOqi4GyzWnsjnMxlcpBsTsXs_-SkHTMSMQCQZWZp3DchwEs_hOo3t1fD9CEtq6xoS8cod2hDpSHf9-1Rg0qdwKjJbfTw4FKTYq45BsX9ANmhizH2Q/w640-h454/2013+Topps+Blaster+from+Dad+highlights+Koufax+silk_0001b.jpg" width="640" /></a><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xQw9KzwTy7E" width="320" youtube-src-id="xQw9KzwTy7E"></iframe><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM0lZX6m5nQi5dtY10j8W6rXS396Xp7vqesJU1NAr1PPrwybqK8ISOObo7hlJ1kBU7heN5GnXE1LDaPf_CvW-QD1xsst_Wq6iNJcRirkvo0PxyrNCR-g0mt2zx0uF9tZZUAR_0AUCfZ5s/s2048/Sandy+Kofax+Project+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1482" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM0lZX6m5nQi5dtY10j8W6rXS396Xp7vqesJU1NAr1PPrwybqK8ISOObo7hlJ1kBU7heN5GnXE1LDaPf_CvW-QD1xsst_Wq6iNJcRirkvo0PxyrNCR-g0mt2zx0uF9tZZUAR_0AUCfZ5s/w464-h640/Sandy+Kofax+Project+2020.jpg" width="464" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAAijMdRrRlW6lIkqvL2-gl_kM6pQ4MOH9dez1SPwiY7CboXXLoMStvGqWw9uTMcZvbNx6gy6JjYhb1Sa_Cn4_QK2oZxaBKfzKbkgUT11VNpmWqQhABldWHtMuzP8Yi7UhH9CENNo0Uc/s2048/Sandy+Kofax+Project+2020+back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1394" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAAijMdRrRlW6lIkqvL2-gl_kM6pQ4MOH9dez1SPwiY7CboXXLoMStvGqWw9uTMcZvbNx6gy6JjYhb1Sa_Cn4_QK2oZxaBKfzKbkgUT11VNpmWqQhABldWHtMuzP8Yi7UhH9CENNo0Uc/w436-h640/Sandy+Kofax+Project+2020+back.jpg" width="436" /></a></p>Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-75073651426208780842023-06-07T08:05:00.004-05:002023-06-07T08:05:00.290-05:00Cubs Wisdom<p> The Chicago Cubs, after deciding not to extend 2015 Rookie of the Year, 2016 MVP and World Series Champ Kris Bryant traded him to the San Francisco Giants on July 30, 2021. His replacement was a 29 year old rookie, Patrick Wisdom. Most Cubs fans were not happy. </p><p>From my vantage point it looked like Bryant was happy in San Francisco but for whatever reasons he did not sign with them after the 2021 season. Instead he landed in Denver with a Rockies team that was and still is struggling. I've always been perplexed by his choice.</p><p>Back in Chicago "This Old Rookie" has been living the dream. Yes, he strikes out too much and his average has been poor but look at his production compared to the oft injured multi-millionaire Bryant.</p><p>2021-2023</p><p>Patrick in 290 games has 67 HR, 155 RBI, 47 doubles, and 149 runs scored.</p><p>KB since the trade has only played in 149 games with 17 HR, 55 RBI, 31 doubles, and 77 runs scored.</p><p>Add to this the fact that "P-Wizzie" (hate that nickname) is costing the Cubs 1/20 of what Kris Bryant is making and it's hard to argue their decision to part ways. </p><p>I bought this 9 card lot late one night on eBay mostly as a souvenir of the great feel good story that is Patrick Wisdom's success.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUY9OdfSh7YO6XetM7bY_qNS9CUDD8wlB7UtUmVuwqiutWQIhJbw2qUSrQrvK7XzjUCHYMcdJuxXk5HQWxZURiOE_iOX_yEJSj3nv0fvbiYEIyH9qw5SKmS0JY34w_9YwtpSyJtvDQf5CqpR0eLOUbyMYCJ14aJDIiFxoM7KBz-AU7rwfCZywIvbv/s1056/Patrick%20Wisdom%20x9_0007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The sport holds less interest for me as the years go by. Maybe it's because I no longer play or maybe it's the lack of players I find intriguing. 45 years ago, when this First Day Cover was issued I followed tennis closely. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RxY8d_q_1S3EGhq-baMh1c8jsJpA4od8rBLid_UEmuIPQB5wEoNgAjjoqxIXi5azCHSodY7XiRTfcJH96GscmQVRaTYbYkF86Cr6YDC-Ew2a7oXT46l4ZTWydq4P6NOqgi6uoSMv6wtiOTx0i_978_kqzdNsGnQXoSOUL7Y5MKIMxnpyZK4RA_Zc/s1955/FDC%20Roland%20Garros%20French%20Open%201978_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1117" data-original-width="1955" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RxY8d_q_1S3EGhq-baMh1c8jsJpA4od8rBLid_UEmuIPQB5wEoNgAjjoqxIXi5azCHSodY7XiRTfcJH96GscmQVRaTYbYkF86Cr6YDC-Ew2a7oXT46l4ZTWydq4P6NOqgi6uoSMv6wtiOTx0i_978_kqzdNsGnQXoSOUL7Y5MKIMxnpyZK4RA_Zc/w640-h366/FDC%20Roland%20Garros%20French%20Open%201978_0001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoVjtTPld7VMss6t9eu7VNLI1cYn_7oUiZt-wtFDC_6T1-kPj0YAnG9sh12sNG_JUYeRHm2AN5Pwt8I2t7A4GJuc96YysNM9SSKRXfceLeTYfT88pddevOdQsYr5OkaLLsr-AtkBgyVHl1hDxwTjpawmw8-YM-cqw0syHX824HDq2MBzme5wmVsEw/s1949/FDC%20Roland%20Garros%20French%20Open%201978_0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1949" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoVjtTPld7VMss6t9eu7VNLI1cYn_7oUiZt-wtFDC_6T1-kPj0YAnG9sh12sNG_JUYeRHm2AN5Pwt8I2t7A4GJuc96YysNM9SSKRXfceLeTYfT88pddevOdQsYr5OkaLLsr-AtkBgyVHl1hDxwTjpawmw8-YM-cqw0syHX824HDq2MBzme5wmVsEw/w640-h338/FDC%20Roland%20Garros%20French%20Open%201978_0002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The legendary Swede Björn Borg, in his prime, took the men's singles title. It was his third in five years and the first of four consecutive French championships.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="340" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fa_5iZuB72I" width="454" youtube-src-id="fa_5iZuB72I"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stade Roland Garros was named after the famed World War I aviator </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="316" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ci3CqTL5ciY" width="380" youtube-src-id="Ci3CqTL5ciY"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Merci d'être passé. Au revoir pour le moment.</span></b>Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-49377666768958186762022-01-09T14:00:00.001-06:002022-01-09T14:00:00.161-06:00I've Got the Willies <p style="text-align: center;">First Willie that comes to mind? Gotta be The Say Hey Kid. <iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UduDreaZq6c" width="320" youtube-src-id="UduDreaZq6c"></iframe><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72p20depHe_VzlDQvTcdWjsrNlmxYPRicKuilgsMXOzQ5P6ymKGkxQ4Uv2VhHiYnjLZuNN8JahZUXLnzchBGOcHR-__c8r9fNb9yRlF2MC3Zqa9lhuhWGPKLtfZSL5fgFgbZ13EgTLZQr/s640/1967+Topps+%23200+Willie+Mays_0001.jpg" /></p><div style="text-align: center;">1967 Topps #200 Willie Mays</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57xcNEE-_Lhr7uZ6KuZtEd3avJTbsgYEIafjm3rL9Igo8lN11VBKmefcJ2LLRUohD1rFpdsce_e1AZXUMFxzaL4Uqd5KVP0dcs65jcNGQyW_cTKqiCqaaW7rHItMJ-_4_FSe5Lz32E0YF/s640/1967+Topps+%23200+Willie+Mays_0002.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QaNHTVBLgLY" width="320" youtube-src-id="QaNHTVBLgLY"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4vXkfeltcHnEbUkMxk0MUCKzZwGbDz4pOOn0IT-ihN2-FEUMO8uRrU8UJcwiS09-BGdGnCfmcQ9UIjZuQBWmYlokZYecCRnVOyt9ZM_v-gTd20qcmDU8wZ1RGT1vEAEDsO7-AMF1sEPj/s640/1960+Topps+%23316+Willie+McCovery.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">1960 Topps #316 Willie McCovey</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVRbx927sfSTG5KuRHqOd9UpVi6s8S4kv-eAPI-qbOJ43ODVgvvEn4X_cC9-tA6CmziPb9-goMpZhy-eMkD-q-9fnUAm4GKePjMlAwZvNP83SiOIT0JsYSwpwvUi0wNLXu_hdGV_z0sLa/s640/1960+Topps+%23316+Willie+McCovery+back.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="751" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZlctpzW-RJcVf6Po1Bfxsc513oG5AetVtfuqOHiW9GGzfN2ygpEodmeefDJHfcyHI_YRD7u-TZDm1ciCSg7EkrrLCT02dBbfpSVQgzDQFD7l0tbtRTd5IRG3SCnQSWKUQGerVjz4ei4jA4pid7fW49Fy3ag1V9naSrMYB6C0lOune-Skaq-mBIbQe=w460-h640" width="460" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">1988 Donruss #108 Willie Randolph</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7UYkICu7yG881D76wdV7K3x9Q9n0a4JEndU2Fw-7D7TQL31zo5vBKSdMqzCexHbb1LRIS7yZLlheTm3Tjg83yHO-ZHAkWV3hh2HGap1zcKkGI52Ajn4Dpdi35Ju3dyPGZdhqmn85a_offX3lQel8lANZnWScBtcWzR3RMG6N6B8fBTWlb_R_jAF36=s1038" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7UYkICu7yG881D76wdV7K3x9Q9n0a4JEndU2Fw-7D7TQL31zo5vBKSdMqzCexHbb1LRIS7yZLlheTm3Tjg83yHO-ZHAkWV3hh2HGap1zcKkGI52Ajn4Dpdi35Ju3dyPGZdhqmn85a_offX3lQel8lANZnWScBtcWzR3RMG6N6B8fBTWlb_R_jAF36=w454-h640" width="454" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bktS-7_UgnM" width="320" youtube-src-id="bktS-7_UgnM"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrCiBz-iRQP8rMIL9VS-7aQi-PuYwqhjAvcmxmpMxrKwbFxemo0rnhzxJ1g79xQA4MqO7xwEzgHtj2VT1Z1aLjYbiu4ZO2wqGhyhiVvJdAvjFor9qGW0jbeLpImj-6RZlyFLtxDFr1P6mD2STi0q0WXOUrbib_2VTSgLVCzOqhQI84TcPQfLs4R6N5=s1038" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="744" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrCiBz-iRQP8rMIL9VS-7aQi-PuYwqhjAvcmxmpMxrKwbFxemo0rnhzxJ1g79xQA4MqO7xwEzgHtj2VT1Z1aLjYbiu4ZO2wqGhyhiVvJdAvjFor9qGW0jbeLpImj-6RZlyFLtxDFr1P6mD2STi0q0WXOUrbib_2VTSgLVCzOqhQI84TcPQfLs4R6N5=w458-h640" width="458" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">2008 Upper Deck Hockey Masterpieces #73 Willie O'Ree</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh999C2oaOkRqNljNY4oineTWzsdwm0d8LN-I0defsRT9WgIH4WKOkmFDWUG90i_0yVCQ4ncpaeXb_G3REA71WKwzmhPBaUuTWqy-v6doH_A9jQl68XahqJt31lv_QnZR0LZeqYZ_lOhDsFpSGOtaKK-tzYjHIbgtjSBH2q4GOyYDlvLnBOBqOZbvt-=s1034" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">1971 Topps Football #114 Willie Lanier</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO4DK0CbOsL-n9-6I3wnwMZkNdtaa3HmhLdRm7X4MoGDeE0aPbtUojfPOmiZEki49rpjLxiEhDBdKHfVhOpwQcJD4SFsorHEYQgT3i0r3LryMEroMysQjhB2P724JKdlaXK9DCT-_y9rQx3H46M5zE7oNtKpv4ZQIgFb0hJB6pqDzODqm9NKytN79A=s1040" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="742" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO4DK0CbOsL-n9-6I3wnwMZkNdtaa3HmhLdRm7X4MoGDeE0aPbtUojfPOmiZEki49rpjLxiEhDBdKHfVhOpwQcJD4SFsorHEYQgT3i0r3LryMEroMysQjhB2P724JKdlaXK9DCT-_y9rQx3H46M5zE7oNtKpv4ZQIgFb0hJB6pqDzODqm9NKytN79A=w456-h640" width="456" /></a></div>There are two more notable Willies that I don't have cards of, Willie Davis and Willie Wood. Both men played for the Green Bay Packers and both are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dW1FHbDfgF8" width="320" youtube-src-id="dW1FHbDfgF8"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1cXEBh13qjA" width="320" youtube-src-id="1cXEBh13qjA"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/M3d8KobWVwk" width="320" youtube-src-id="M3d8KobWVwk"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-48757634206187871142021-12-20T15:00:00.002-06:002021-12-20T15:06:11.106-06:00Late Night Wars<p> It's hard to believe but the well documented period in television history know as the Late Night Wars is now two decades in the past. This strange set included three of the top players. I guess you'd have to be at least in your mid thirties to remember how seriously they all took it. Do you remember? Did you/do you have a favorite? I'm a morning person so I've never watched a lot of late night TV. I really do remember watching Dave Letterman's morning show and was disappointed when it was cancelled. He'd still be my favorite. BTW, I hate his beard.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHXR-iY-QnZPeU7391ERo4JRMgsrHuosvZXc-WAuVt-EEVkBgZ99W34u-K2pKE0zaUHayNV38bsNTP88lg7SBdnXSHnBRaorkAGpu_Ual8NS7x1b-RjOuDIDsJsG7-lVTG_gBSAfM0xeT5G2XMAiTnES48PNGynQ91Z8Y8ZEtIZaEt_L-VGg1nFsbQ=s1044" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="740" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHXR-iY-QnZPeU7391ERo4JRMgsrHuosvZXc-WAuVt-EEVkBgZ99W34u-K2pKE0zaUHayNV38bsNTP88lg7SBdnXSHnBRaorkAGpu_Ual8NS7x1b-RjOuDIDsJsG7-lVTG_gBSAfM0xeT5G2XMAiTnES48PNGynQ91Z8Y8ZEtIZaEt_L-VGg1nFsbQ=w454-h640" width="454" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">1993 Freedom Press High School Heroes #11 Johnny Carson<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsIp8cqKz_EFXOvWm6RG2s2M0fFaoE1jBWr0NJ6gUl59al5wUuNrno0rT-8dy4p_BR8dd528Bbpcn0nAR7Rl_PbMAJxc-DJp3OnKCDrUuzHz72pwe16Kfxb4_FARvTY0dGzkKKLIGZn472SIk3w8aMiQwabozzAVJN5crBS9T2NZfTrfqqxb6SOpPq=s1048" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="748" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFxvcooHZUl1aw8sCBKGSuGS0LqoA7Oak5MT13_CPnzsSoVOmUrxsXHAJXkizeix49m_FiTuagXFkxEF1j1nfSm0OMIV6sEoV94xcTyHXdRggf4QjrV3WeeULSZDjQA7SR7V64iTfhVflZirB6eZlxLuQx5AruYCiI7uygVqSF-OKRxbzGM0qRbr6W=w464-h640" width="464" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">1993 Freedom Press High School Heroes #12 Jay Leno</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoVOwAUGsua4iCDACk52LlYPaW0-Kc7gfwljRsAIFXTHuz93Xkn30BkoT8grtJrl7EWPApcG5BdkLPvFbj9tKwJSBcmyoy4ARDVL5ESZZRIyBDVwWCwuIa1CyazXMeMXM_0qo_Hd3eDf-RXT3KgWxyXQgNrxiKv8fy4eahl-oKCGhwQgDzWVtWQPuW=s1032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="732" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoVOwAUGsua4iCDACk52LlYPaW0-Kc7gfwljRsAIFXTHuz93Xkn30BkoT8grtJrl7EWPApcG5BdkLPvFbj9tKwJSBcmyoy4ARDVL5ESZZRIyBDVwWCwuIa1CyazXMeMXM_0qo_Hd3eDf-RXT3KgWxyXQgNrxiKv8fy4eahl-oKCGhwQgDzWVtWQPuW=w454-h640" width="454" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k1L3x4FcxAw" width="320" youtube-src-id="k1L3x4FcxAw"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-19512663255430383562021-12-19T12:25:00.001-06:002021-12-19T12:25:00.162-06:00These Guys Are Not Oddballs (Maybe One) But the Cards Are<p> It never ceases to amaze me how many cards I've never seen. These are the athletes from a limited edition set of 30 cards published in 1993 by Freedom Press. Maybe if I was a collector of one of these six guys I would have discovered them long ago. I am curious to know if any of you are familiar with them. Do you own any of the cards? If so, why did you buy them? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuCaMAUKeqFalGOkuSrEgiseBpPutjB7j5KuNMIpRjAUBg6fZGT5CNBrXu5VvQfQXBtV85qjL12i3_aqnYwA9SbPIlPxessNVCpCCIizGMdhxu3RlAeCG7J6_38z1rN7b4C3XLYgNx1PRr2kGoiKIUY8OSFKfZrON7F4DE-iZj8lvfn3NAnFAgSeDT=s1028" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="748" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuCaMAUKeqFalGOkuSrEgiseBpPutjB7j5KuNMIpRjAUBg6fZGT5CNBrXu5VvQfQXBtV85qjL12i3_aqnYwA9SbPIlPxessNVCpCCIizGMdhxu3RlAeCG7J6_38z1rN7b4C3XLYgNx1PRr2kGoiKIUY8OSFKfZrON7F4DE-iZj8lvfn3NAnFAgSeDT=w466-h640" width="466" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">1993 Freedom Press High School Heroes #5 Billy Martin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT4MZVsupukVlYuITzyTsEYYjlyOhVjh5ZUle9W7Zs3_pPt9WJ8i6U81PqGFrJGmOQsQ41H_gISXap2MoAoDXmvXT2qMKR7AOHf1KYeDf09_ZNrsauZAci-nKA4cs15obGIvO7bHbFsPY0H9absnVvhkpzpENPvqodWvKMV7YRZ9oNRQVuFrVlAOq7=s1048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="740" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT4MZVsupukVlYuITzyTsEYYjlyOhVjh5ZUle9W7Zs3_pPt9WJ8i6U81PqGFrJGmOQsQ41H_gISXap2MoAoDXmvXT2qMKR7AOHf1KYeDf09_ZNrsauZAci-nKA4cs15obGIvO7bHbFsPY0H9absnVvhkpzpENPvqodWvKMV7YRZ9oNRQVuFrVlAOq7=w452-h640" width="452" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3ibFghy5W2CbhNxNskNS22bxVCUqAZWH74ae3nL9PxNTMYznXwmUKF7MIuencbdjkl1wlF1hwC8cmYNB6ui6PQdU2npUm4XCI7Q9mvSZw-_M6lGDR47Gr65rVltn9EfCwccvTgAMf9mIltTiZE6kxE5h023kPFthWq42IkECrOZiqSm6Qirxmks9p=s1032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="748" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3ibFghy5W2CbhNxNskNS22bxVCUqAZWH74ae3nL9PxNTMYznXwmUKF7MIuencbdjkl1wlF1hwC8cmYNB6ui6PQdU2npUm4XCI7Q9mvSZw-_M6lGDR47Gr65rVltn9EfCwccvTgAMf9mIltTiZE6kxE5h023kPFthWq42IkECrOZiqSm6Qirxmks9p=w464-h640" width="464" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">1993 Freedom Press High School Heroes #6 Thurman Munson</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="740" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjL_9ZeSyeyw89sMZM99vSkmdZsvwfNcd_8mYoRnupCPYuQeHVUuRFsrRH-BZem4JfDscyMfUUMEwyeRiynquVpopOl9JPGq2xVmTcgBrewBYwa05qrBJADHykAdDmY4e03ayFSN7MqXbhF2PnRfAGnD0OmoqAebbvof9uGu-kyU2B8yFVJleG-LPo8=w458-h640" width="458" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">1993 Freedom Press High School Heroes #7 Reggie Jackson</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2_gwM04-rHTza8uQx-55-qRp9NY9pGrXXzG40js9dRJTKUlpTRrW13KPKM9mX_t2khUMI8gGJr7B8pjMvQOCLGcNUVny6-CgFBlRerJDovXIjG7FH0c9yCcwHVZ9qNDb4eWin_4VNaeKlQaajd-H3zI9YX_IBujuw0x5LFnzON7zK3_yPKRbMST-h=s1028" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="744" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2_gwM04-rHTza8uQx-55-qRp9NY9pGrXXzG40js9dRJTKUlpTRrW13KPKM9mX_t2khUMI8gGJr7B8pjMvQOCLGcNUVny6-CgFBlRerJDovXIjG7FH0c9yCcwHVZ9qNDb4eWin_4VNaeKlQaajd-H3zI9YX_IBujuw0x5LFnzON7zK3_yPKRbMST-h=w464-h640" width="464" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>1993 Freedom Press High School Heroes #8 Reggie Jackson</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNNZHZnf8FRhlB496y47yb145D9c5TynOR2mEqQyAbvbuHWdjlk9zcZgPWLZ5tHid3ueadVU-UcFpoGUsf-0QipUri2dUtlLBlWLbDtokdXwB5i0ssDfDp3sX7u701SjfSHSTgm7-twJDRSeV1kAnaKwsfFc5DPvWf5LiT-ATkij3SHfUt4IL4mHtj=s1036" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNNZHZnf8FRhlB496y47yb145D9c5TynOR2mEqQyAbvbuHWdjlk9zcZgPWLZ5tHid3ueadVU-UcFpoGUsf-0QipUri2dUtlLBlWLbDtokdXwB5i0ssDfDp3sX7u701SjfSHSTgm7-twJDRSeV1kAnaKwsfFc5DPvWf5LiT-ATkij3SHfUt4IL4mHtj=w454-h640" width="454" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5l6KRwIGHV4SRalHCjumJ2BKxCwuTiZsILi9A4KHS4XZS2BlgU2qThuCOuP-FSQaTrhoRjUtS5dZ5UK9c-_nqBV0WKOXLIxwnYvTAQlxjjWOHENJXVgJxBiMH9EEPDMBo0tOJRzmysZcEJIPyk6lYKAI7eHyCKgvnqJRMhhpIh3TjnNWe775u3LOB=s1032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5l6KRwIGHV4SRalHCjumJ2BKxCwuTiZsILi9A4KHS4XZS2BlgU2qThuCOuP-FSQaTrhoRjUtS5dZ5UK9c-_nqBV0WKOXLIxwnYvTAQlxjjWOHENJXVgJxBiMH9EEPDMBo0tOJRzmysZcEJIPyk6lYKAI7eHyCKgvnqJRMhhpIh3TjnNWe775u3LOB=w446-h640" width="446" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">1993 Freedom Press High School Heroes #23 Patrick Ewing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaHd2g27V9pH0eIgTX7kOtZUEkpvjGLfUP-dkdeVmrFjecwqB44ivFCUvmt34wARqx3B_91WXorhLiaxnOnkENGwdhvL0cVrZYaVbr2vSn73MiPPO9RP_uQZpFXak0fRwKJdkwV5cPKeYDrqNRVWGl_mxeqkPsYIqgIvvFJ56Gzn2lO3dGleaV90bU=s1040" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaHd2g27V9pH0eIgTX7kOtZUEkpvjGLfUP-dkdeVmrFjecwqB44ivFCUvmt34wARqx3B_91WXorhLiaxnOnkENGwdhvL0cVrZYaVbr2vSn73MiPPO9RP_uQZpFXak0fRwKJdkwV5cPKeYDrqNRVWGl_mxeqkPsYIqgIvvFJ56Gzn2lO3dGleaV90bU=w452-h640" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">1993 Freedom Press High School Heroes #24 Patrick Ewing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="724" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2RzxUfR3MaPj6z9uhFDqUaqXI9LirkyL1ILYrDd2opQgwRe8BDw7xUILkanh8Dnvc4Pot4fcCDf9vly4paQnH8dta4nUMOVKgB_9nkGpG2-2j3_DYHyLQMIas7kfk1wNwZqtHz1nPEiwPr91nWt9z5OUnSu7Kfhk2JUtwNM84CnM0iy0EM9noXsg-=w440-h640" width="440" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">1993 Freedom Press High School Heroes #22 Mike Schmidt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUOGfLCjyPZyAesE6wAMJleIFD2HqzJGzFi-3N0RV__hH1HbRQLntG8sL4hzTtzZJf6eaCbOYgHBUo6fdv1xPhajHcOcnfXABCNmMocm75PDDmoEbjeTBlgTj96Ss-3JrpG6abpsInfVauf7u7ZRpFWEkissDv_8ZDXCCcIzJc_ednPcp75agaMMJR=s1056" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUOGfLCjyPZyAesE6wAMJleIFD2HqzJGzFi-3N0RV__hH1HbRQLntG8sL4hzTtzZJf6eaCbOYgHBUo6fdv1xPhajHcOcnfXABCNmMocm75PDDmoEbjeTBlgTj96Ss-3JrpG6abpsInfVauf7u7ZRpFWEkissDv_8ZDXCCcIzJc_ednPcp75agaMMJR=w436-h640" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="732" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9Js8wShWDXuTFODaMwwCjJw-X1PeJo2xA6p2ODSpzz4T43WehNSFCof8iSH2PGsZK8zlwzWhgskQCwki46REJw1Vsxi3-gk7_AXTdqInyemjV58r2YHWBhH6fCnmI-PDC4nGjGX2HuK6HSnrC-Bhvo6OXFHCa0GIABFiNV6rW69Xaiu77_imN-QKQ=w452-h640" width="452" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1993 Freedom Press High School Heroes #16 Joe Montana</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBs_uN_lNpbcRRisokpgjB1cI6x_P9M78bAK-AcTh3LvKmzgTQI1Jc-pA9gVS_QRIVOFzP4Ahdu7LUZaPqaPis_x0_Ck9u_RDrIGMvEX8LYfgz0MUMSjX-Tu1FFrapLbHoX6SUINaZebkzi5Zzj_9utvhnQlAYaoEZb4TgbS00-0ToEhWxqVBCmpzY=s1052" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBs_uN_lNpbcRRisokpgjB1cI6x_P9M78bAK-AcTh3LvKmzgTQI1Jc-pA9gVS_QRIVOFzP4Ahdu7LUZaPqaPis_x0_Ck9u_RDrIGMvEX8LYfgz0MUMSjX-Tu1FFrapLbHoX6SUINaZebkzi5Zzj_9utvhnQlAYaoEZb4TgbS00-0ToEhWxqVBCmpzY=w438-h640" width="438" /></a></div>Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-89198585128267081852021-12-04T08:00:00.001-06:002021-12-04T08:00:00.167-06:00Dandy Daves and Davids<p> My name is David. Growing up that's all I ever remember being called. At some point in college that changed and I started going, in greater part, by "Dave". After that I reverted back and have always gone by the original. The funny thing is, lots of people, particularly acquaintances and people I see in my job, automatically call me Dave. Though I find it interesting, I really don't mind. I see it as a friendly nickname. I have no stories like that about all the guys below. You'd have to ask them. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's 3 NBA Hall of Famers. All three were picked for both the 50th and 75th NBA Anniversary Teams. All three were two time NBA Champs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmQlaJup2G041ckaDi3Okxw4JUQHBks2gck8AjNtwK0xdWx_Dm4qgjcw9J7ZaEcRiTnUSi4tMmTD5M2nsN6phl-UE1HaC-qrWGe8v76t2TOZI4vvjbNkfKHssH4NqgJpwigiympFVCabt/s1600/1990-91+Hoops+%23270+David+Robinson_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmQlaJup2G041ckaDi3Okxw4JUQHBks2gck8AjNtwK0xdWx_Dm4qgjcw9J7ZaEcRiTnUSi4tMmTD5M2nsN6phl-UE1HaC-qrWGe8v76t2TOZI4vvjbNkfKHssH4NqgJpwigiympFVCabt/s640/1990-91+Hoops+%23270+David+Robinson_0001.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1NYdnQiLXW7PfOHyRO05KioLRKIjVv3XOC-YSdboubs2tTUClzN4VEHPjFXOMj4nL-3idz88IW3ghxmIyfObkzRRWTm23fXzaxk6xGt8GF_rpqwGvUjm9dGbMnLWuQL5ZytDsLR9aTil/s640/1990-91+Hoops+%23270+David+Robinson_0002.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhit1Tu9RU8iuGptNnsPyB9nJGtUmExXBm4EQEDoQHIXvWX9sAalWDTs-win-HgMi2Jq9UsoYkghYxAZpcaGAQsUNPlA_6B974TKQh73Lay2eXeHuVciFB4gB3Is-Jwf7cFy2KhiP0NKNE/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="451" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhit1Tu9RU8iuGptNnsPyB9nJGtUmExXBm4EQEDoQHIXvWX9sAalWDTs-win-HgMi2Jq9UsoYkghYxAZpcaGAQsUNPlA_6B974TKQh73Lay2eXeHuVciFB4gB3Is-Jwf7cFy2KhiP0NKNE/w451-h640/image.png" width="451" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmA4xztAqolObRgdnqp000W8OI5laG31BbO_aZNFlBo-3bUxMj68BKoVfDx1Z05uZAeNEjg1zM-vdPBoY9eHQ169AW89XzYbhVH2IdyLQhs6JAaHpuyyec-HGXxI1y6-HhNDguCfw2_7z/s1600/1972-73+Topps+basketball+%237+Dave+Cowens_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmA4xztAqolObRgdnqp000W8OI5laG31BbO_aZNFlBo-3bUxMj68BKoVfDx1Z05uZAeNEjg1zM-vdPBoY9eHQ169AW89XzYbhVH2IdyLQhs6JAaHpuyyec-HGXxI1y6-HhNDguCfw2_7z/s640/1972-73+Topps+basketball+%237+Dave+Cowens_0002.jpg" width="444" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRes2Gw9XQkXCTm7lidFRS1CCiJUK_8-I7Hfh2I6PKBLyK1vQocDGlRxKEvX32W3-DBGFexgjv6RhzdOCeMBbmVhJAgsleracUR-WVWhZ8RqIf-wcSI4Bs6s1ie_aZ5XH4OkvDrGT-O5LW/s1600/1971-72+Topps+Basketball+%2523107+Dave+DeBusschere_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRes2Gw9XQkXCTm7lidFRS1CCiJUK_8-I7Hfh2I6PKBLyK1vQocDGlRxKEvX32W3-DBGFexgjv6RhzdOCeMBbmVhJAgsleracUR-WVWhZ8RqIf-wcSI4Bs6s1ie_aZ5XH4OkvDrGT-O5LW/s640/1971-72+Topps+Basketball+%2523107+Dave+DeBusschere_0001.jpg" width="454" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyzU_9WWBQOk12BqTEAHX4pUtmYITr8l9PY0SZn6JINSDlR3RrWicaAzFnU3sKNCvy7N1y8tcztyufxmSyxlRmkw6VSVRfumD0rsBm6w5ZN4p_DQcOtgd7S5uTX7SSCmZXSJQyPbvib20/s1600/1971-72+Topps+Basketball+%2523107+Dave+DeBusschere_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyzU_9WWBQOk12BqTEAHX4pUtmYITr8l9PY0SZn6JINSDlR3RrWicaAzFnU3sKNCvy7N1y8tcztyufxmSyxlRmkw6VSVRfumD0rsBm6w5ZN4p_DQcOtgd7S5uTX7SSCmZXSJQyPbvib20/s640/1971-72+Topps+Basketball+%2523107+Dave+DeBusschere_0002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">In 2016, Hall of Famer Dave Keon was voted the greatest Maple Leaf of all time. He won four Stanley Cups in the 1960's. Um, they haven't won one since.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5zKCel_s4KEIRzqnJkBVlaqme8cLqiyevJ2LiBqY2PbBkayygB9XaAT0mXQIiDxDa30JDd6qutL0gP4Nl97KFXqbTOi2KXavtjm6z4DfCiei9p0OuBcr5P37-d9ViNbgLERhkSqgkR4/s1600/1968-69+Topps+Hockey+%2523168+Dave+Keon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5zKCel_s4KEIRzqnJkBVlaqme8cLqiyevJ2LiBqY2PbBkayygB9XaAT0mXQIiDxDa30JDd6qutL0gP4Nl97KFXqbTOi2KXavtjm6z4DfCiei9p0OuBcr5P37-d9ViNbgLERhkSqgkR4/s640/1968-69+Topps+Hockey+%2523168+Dave+Keon.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPoDtu6AsTI2NlNK3l0q7271RElnRF9wrnjRMy4iM8OpIbg0ZMNmzzlhRkCdxPU29HTxFNSjByKpbDFaHzJd0_uNou-Yv1i8OT9o76F1CoAKf7DLG2e3mJNJEogOU2Qj-yj6aT2he3hE/s1600/1968-69+Topps+Hockey+%2523168+Dave+Keon+back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPoDtu6AsTI2NlNK3l0q7271RElnRF9wrnjRMy4iM8OpIbg0ZMNmzzlhRkCdxPU29HTxFNSjByKpbDFaHzJd0_uNou-Yv1i8OT9o76F1CoAKf7DLG2e3mJNJEogOU2Qj-yj6aT2he3hE/s640/1968-69+Topps+Hockey+%2523168+Dave+Keon+back.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If I'm correct there are only two baseball Hall of Famers with my given name, Dave Winfield and Dave Bancroft. Incidentally, both of their Hall of Fame plaques list them as David.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXJOqCxc71zbSCi953uR7YAhjHhwTtO3VXluZF992oxl8RWBq3WqGjyjNEORUgpytYegxjHuwaVvrIVWeRIjbZi9Z43xRt4ei9rl2njNNWqx5ZB7hvUPziv8gHyNHzBNMWt10KUqAq3uG/s1600-h/1974+Topps+%23456+Dave+Winfield.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizq_dVPTDbB7WxPWVPKGo206LcGXN34chSzNPE9P53pPC53QUvvOcRsL4aURR2o8APM7cywNlZx7Afv9v62Z1TgxaCRjM626whYzM4WyV0MMnMLax2SYDCAMIUGENubxNfW79g94UutQo/s1600/1983+Donruss+AAS+%252336+Dave+Winfield.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizq_dVPTDbB7WxPWVPKGo206LcGXN34chSzNPE9P53pPC53QUvvOcRsL4aURR2o8APM7cywNlZx7Afv9v62Z1TgxaCRjM626whYzM4WyV0MMnMLax2SYDCAMIUGENubxNfW79g94UutQo/w640-h442/1983+Donruss+AAS+%252336+Dave+Winfield.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I do have a story about Dave Winfield that relates to his name. <a href="http://canthavetoomanycards.blogspot.com/2010/03/david-winfield.html"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Click here.</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXn8f2t9J7p91FGJU3NfqM2tzZHRjEz1yFWegoLyCxMYeei-v-UtzpUUYAgKt_niVRGPyb8C7nYBgs_b7JHsgz0F5VLEVgRR7ytmu2_4ZKhoYDlw_cw54zgZJZ4yAk4dDpSE46_pVKMM/s1600/1983+Donruss+AAS+%252336+Dave+Winfield+back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="453" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXn8f2t9J7p91FGJU3NfqM2tzZHRjEz1yFWegoLyCxMYeei-v-UtzpUUYAgKt_niVRGPyb8C7nYBgs_b7JHsgz0F5VLEVgRR7ytmu2_4ZKhoYDlw_cw54zgZJZ4yAk4dDpSE46_pVKMM/w640-h453/1983+Donruss+AAS+%252336+Dave+Winfield+back.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_8henRPB6A9ZID2Tra4s9-NQcf7kowFtzFc8EyJcCzbrpk0HURiYWeqYhI_d7ZTkrawQ-u0SLPYPNpaNtkXQNZQR8jzOHiMtpCr8-lvoW-fv_CiX9AG66xMqRA65MXF6rsOfSWxjPaE/s1036/Conlon+Collection+%2523598+Dave+Bancroft_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="744" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_8henRPB6A9ZID2Tra4s9-NQcf7kowFtzFc8EyJcCzbrpk0HURiYWeqYhI_d7ZTkrawQ-u0SLPYPNpaNtkXQNZQR8jzOHiMtpCr8-lvoW-fv_CiX9AG66xMqRA65MXF6rsOfSWxjPaE/w460-h640/Conlon+Collection+%2523598+Dave+Bancroft_0001.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3v2GNYQguPjiRQJim6fVYD9HcPRWWSfrlA4T3ll72HLzgy7iyfnlphFkX1JUOaCJQ9fNIPWB7BdIqMvh_-qFIH2NKsGlJ2tXWgpBGQY4sfItObsE4lhJYqqZ8AhfsrowWeuwBvZgRys/s1034/Conlon+Collection+%2523598+Dave+Bancroft_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1034" data-original-width="743" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3v2GNYQguPjiRQJim6fVYD9HcPRWWSfrlA4T3ll72HLzgy7iyfnlphFkX1JUOaCJQ9fNIPWB7BdIqMvh_-qFIH2NKsGlJ2tXWgpBGQY4sfItObsE4lhJYqqZ8AhfsrowWeuwBvZgRys/w460-h640/Conlon+Collection+%2523598+Dave+Bancroft_0002.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This guy was sure fun to watch. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-Hhet4EPmM99mqKpu2H_hvbCKtGW4pL1ks56MALrAHgiAjgGjOrfwnAZc_00AKQNsgGporpZSUCN0-N6pJylT2XyIyf5K7Ftt-AZY21pxxfegRaFeUwcaVqwK_ltB5DtQX1-NOj3WPpv/s1600/1972+Topps+%23147+Dave+Kingman_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-Hhet4EPmM99mqKpu2H_hvbCKtGW4pL1ks56MALrAHgiAjgGjOrfwnAZc_00AKQNsgGporpZSUCN0-N6pJylT2XyIyf5K7Ftt-AZY21pxxfegRaFeUwcaVqwK_ltB5DtQX1-NOj3WPpv/s640/1972+Topps+%23147+Dave+Kingman_0001.jpg" width="450" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGCWIYJn4LhRaqsMU1C6xlrMcLoAJUbs3vxhaI7YBTjqW8qqQoP3rp2rSWF4r1JRuyLj4g60vMYiI06Ez_DXgF5phjVhuSxoyXpkSKqGnPBJTaBcnvjkQny_Im34iXt4OFY-aS2kr-cE9/s1600/1972+Topps+%23147+Dave+Kingman_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGCWIYJn4LhRaqsMU1C6xlrMcLoAJUbs3vxhaI7YBTjqW8qqQoP3rp2rSWF4r1JRuyLj4g60vMYiI06Ez_DXgF5phjVhuSxoyXpkSKqGnPBJTaBcnvjkQny_Im34iXt4OFY-aS2kr-cE9/s640/1972+Topps+%23147+Dave+Kingman_0002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">While maybe not quite Hall worthy, David Cone did have an outstanding career.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0PY7_FgjP6DP18YfsUyvCsoVDGhggu67R7SOY8JNwJ-Ed3uGgNePom1572uRwhfs968skIglTmpB5vcPRwWyEFgCG4utWeawyahtqfQRq6JswnY5wuDAD8_izHnzdgKrfz_hjM5Nkp6Z/s1600/1987+Topps+Traded+part+2+Rookies+David+Cone+redo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0PY7_FgjP6DP18YfsUyvCsoVDGhggu67R7SOY8JNwJ-Ed3uGgNePom1572uRwhfs968skIglTmpB5vcPRwWyEFgCG4utWeawyahtqfQRq6JswnY5wuDAD8_izHnzdgKrfz_hjM5Nkp6Z/s640/1987+Topps+Traded+part+2+Rookies+David+Cone+redo.jpg" width="466" /></a></p><p></p><div><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry for the missing back.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Big Papi. Hall of Fame? We'll see.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8WsAnzFpCssb-6GSKHP5TD3Sy1yqucRo7e7tTMpVUxJRJCej8j3QJcXRreNi6csZD8NohjFSQ5e3lpy2JPy9myMwzY0KSRpbhu7rX2EqdSsk6UZaJARmIYNLwT2BOSgH6Qc-aS2NKFo4/s1600/2014+Topps+Opening+Day+pack+7+cards_0006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="1036" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8WsAnzFpCssb-6GSKHP5TD3Sy1yqucRo7e7tTMpVUxJRJCej8j3QJcXRreNi6csZD8NohjFSQ5e3lpy2JPy9myMwzY0KSRpbhu7rX2EqdSsk6UZaJARmIYNLwT2BOSgH6Qc-aS2NKFo4/s640/2014+Topps+Opening+Day+pack+7+cards_0006.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogKZ5X_LFfbtbnphyALB7BTBAQESVrxOTVARrjAyQQsQVmOHrFytiA7_e6wtCzDi5LIMGUWbGWrji3_6ml21pM-zu2diNYDfQsrIgP1QrFCqvBhVVElWovkrTr4G62csTXaziqk-SQHc/s1600/2014+Topps+Opening+Day+pack+7+cards_0010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1036" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogKZ5X_LFfbtbnphyALB7BTBAQESVrxOTVARrjAyQQsQVmOHrFytiA7_e6wtCzDi5LIMGUWbGWrji3_6ml21pM-zu2diNYDfQsrIgP1QrFCqvBhVVElWovkrTr4G62csTXaziqk-SQHc/s640/2014+Topps+Opening+Day+pack+7+cards_0010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div>You can't think about The Big Red Machine without thinking of Dave Concepcion. You can make a Hall of Fame argument for him. Some do.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4uG4aWpm4KMhpZ6E957za0yRQDBLNzN5n2pdR1-QkZ4Ci5zmA-DjT20vvFrNBPYH_YcaMfrCpEV5e7hw6qwn_G_FUTBHOg_qpmzAVD6LnLse7dGmZUnrwj46pnvmYBU1rnjmwMm1aqj0/s1600/1975+Topps+%2317+Dave+Concepcion_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4uG4aWpm4KMhpZ6E957za0yRQDBLNzN5n2pdR1-QkZ4Ci5zmA-DjT20vvFrNBPYH_YcaMfrCpEV5e7hw6qwn_G_FUTBHOg_qpmzAVD6LnLse7dGmZUnrwj46pnvmYBU1rnjmwMm1aqj0/s640/1975+Topps+%2317+Dave+Concepcion_0001.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tDc24vYXlQqXuXesxBKGi8Tm0iHSSeUjuIRcQ_khr9QhA3FmP1VL8SnetJhimYletWvGGPVYEOnkf0Ci3cZIVOk6o1LeJbSIKg4w0POAnbQKEBHSvWD6FBb76BBECBryJDhgIRxHEmjg/s1600/1975+Topps+%2317+Dave+Concepcion_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tDc24vYXlQqXuXesxBKGi8Tm0iHSSeUjuIRcQ_khr9QhA3FmP1VL8SnetJhimYletWvGGPVYEOnkf0Ci3cZIVOk6o1LeJbSIKg4w0POAnbQKEBHSvWD6FBb76BBECBryJDhgIRxHEmjg/s640/1975+Topps+%2317+Dave+Concepcion_0002.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I grew up a Cubs fan but the Orioles were on TV a lot during my childhood. I have an affinity, particularly for the great American League teams of the era. Dave, or Davey -- the way I think of him, comes to mind as readily as Brooks, Frank and Boog. <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0Y_V7EWNWNui4Do2GZ94paWiqi6QQULsng1PQF_I52MEBwXAJ4HVvzOvR4vidDLTJz2ig5CCEJb36esd5FcVd2GIGqCSEGEPUAw3oiOgKaDuoKEfhNpUeGbytACZXDhy1yUDVgblQtM/s1600/1968+Topps+%2523273+Dave+Johnson.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0Y_V7EWNWNui4Do2GZ94paWiqi6QQULsng1PQF_I52MEBwXAJ4HVvzOvR4vidDLTJz2ig5CCEJb36esd5FcVd2GIGqCSEGEPUAw3oiOgKaDuoKEfhNpUeGbytACZXDhy1yUDVgblQtM/w453-h640/1968+Topps+%2523273+Dave+Johnson.jpg" width="453" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_42P0rwMHaTZKxdy7o7pZGAqDOH8R8gWSPtLqCcAb9IwSjQ9mMeurOw4kjykxGCXMf5CidopGmS-mU-56he-rnjHEUqqRRw1ozNCmX5-KzBNkZsyqxnCZGvUwfmO-9Ok7KDU3_A8SkKg/s1600/1968+Topps+%2523273+Dave+Johnson+back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_42P0rwMHaTZKxdy7o7pZGAqDOH8R8gWSPtLqCcAb9IwSjQ9mMeurOw4kjykxGCXMf5CidopGmS-mU-56he-rnjHEUqqRRw1ozNCmX5-KzBNkZsyqxnCZGvUwfmO-9Ok7KDU3_A8SkKg/w448-h640/1968+Topps+%2523273+Dave+Johnson+back.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dave McNally was part of the Orioles great starting pitching staffs of the sixties and seventies. From 1968-1973 he went 117-65 with a 2.91 ERA --and he wasn't even the ace of the team.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398198119564791602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lk93wOJWZIcFhyphenhyphenZHJ6vAGwKNha3G3-Fm3ITq29yIj74pl3gQFeTcu5KnvJq5zIEkVYRP5Mpxpg3sOL1SyJLxCiQww4YQBYnV6CUJxE3QWSkPY7nNeVStajXBR7CnH4etr6ysyrTtRrJq/s640/1971+Topps+%23320+Dave+McNally.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px;" width="454" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSryCrfrk2eV5uFgkBzOJjmPEHSlCct6cult0vT3lew6EP88MFr-nzNgluGfPWyo7CYMFtdu5-PIyX9AO7iIjsM1X1FnbErYuEq4-OEsNdsASUf0OL9-Sce9n3ggW2FZI2PUj2Kf1ZKHij/s1600/1971+Topps+%23320+Dave+McNally+back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSryCrfrk2eV5uFgkBzOJjmPEHSlCct6cult0vT3lew6EP88MFr-nzNgluGfPWyo7CYMFtdu5-PIyX9AO7iIjsM1X1FnbErYuEq4-OEsNdsASUf0OL9-Sce9n3ggW2FZI2PUj2Kf1ZKHij/s640/1971+Topps+%23320+Dave+McNally+back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Cobra was a fearsome hitter with a great arm. Should he be in the Hall of Fame? Talk among yourselves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHT7Drory2agjIC5wFNou2bxhbR9DLes5sMFN5DMbnKQTKfwp7fPTQg29xyaENn-OrDwf1f3fD8Y28d8O2c_cgBnxTJeildM33ZOod5hkgVgUn64IhQrthsqm2hsl-395wnInzM_J82E/s1041/1983+Topps+%2523205+Dave+Parker_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1041" data-original-width="744" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHT7Drory2agjIC5wFNou2bxhbR9DLes5sMFN5DMbnKQTKfwp7fPTQg29xyaENn-OrDwf1f3fD8Y28d8O2c_cgBnxTJeildM33ZOod5hkgVgUn64IhQrthsqm2hsl-395wnInzM_J82E/w458-h640/1983+Topps+%2523205+Dave+Parker_0001.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWF-HYp0ayc0jgTMFaMmZQpU6ME7506zKuzzvXOHu_zgPrzx4iMTrCdh3h2r27NnAVWdB8V6qu68_jPyc_iIJFzmCL6PIAURYbqnf8BzzWOENSW7tbf7wcdZcTKtMHdWAIzviVIfRuOA/s1042/1983+Topps+%2523205+Dave+Parker_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="1042" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWF-HYp0ayc0jgTMFaMmZQpU6ME7506zKuzzvXOHu_zgPrzx4iMTrCdh3h2r27NnAVWdB8V6qu68_jPyc_iIJFzmCL6PIAURYbqnf8BzzWOENSW7tbf7wcdZcTKtMHdWAIzviVIfRuOA/w640-h452/1983+Topps+%2523205+Dave+Parker_0002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Rags had a great career, first as a starter and reliever, then as a pitching coach.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtknEOvoyByUiK__TeWBsT5KWB2xSFdgaKfCSl2PIsv5TbfFiYm_3OSwj24XkG4ntF8FRgpQ_A8NawFv63EeU7-0rc536adNpjU1eQZiHk_m49TM_sZyhj9enYdWM8pUtwq4UFqHAYwgQ/s1600/1990+Donruss+%2523311+Dave+Righetti_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtknEOvoyByUiK__TeWBsT5KWB2xSFdgaKfCSl2PIsv5TbfFiYm_3OSwj24XkG4ntF8FRgpQ_A8NawFv63EeU7-0rc536adNpjU1eQZiHk_m49TM_sZyhj9enYdWM8pUtwq4UFqHAYwgQ/s640/1990+Donruss+%2523311+Dave+Righetti_0001.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh65cPVKHtyNfEBAvj2kIAdYrxnfKYEqoS041RVfp3dbUswuSOopKUOVXjxRnF5y275YufcjuZAvb5hiA0LFl-2CYIR-DZjJmFysOYvOBWvoZiYZP6yk2r-ed-Q0ob_KlKTMMkfkGQclA/s1600/1990+Donruss+%2523311+Dave+Righetti_0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh65cPVKHtyNfEBAvj2kIAdYrxnfKYEqoS041RVfp3dbUswuSOopKUOVXjxRnF5y275YufcjuZAvb5hiA0LFl-2CYIR-DZjJmFysOYvOBWvoZiYZP6yk2r-ed-Q0ob_KlKTMMkfkGQclA/s640/1990+Donruss+%2523311+Dave+Righetti_0003.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That's a lot of star power! Who did I miss?</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading.</div><div><p></p></div>Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-80296977057153448462021-11-22T16:30:00.006-06:002021-11-22T16:30:00.171-06:00Fountains -- Paris to Chicago<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CXynkHzjxAF2bPxGXN8KgicDobRR5CLmmd4W7NI9_55jmenBsbHNjVFEdY3tYQuaByzU70I-LVf69N2_KaGX1zTqbb7iZz_sB2ehKPwSuA8g3WOXRwpmvqUvLK3FwuxXQofk33vlzUY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="640" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CXynkHzjxAF2bPxGXN8KgicDobRR5CLmmd4W7NI9_55jmenBsbHNjVFEdY3tYQuaByzU70I-LVf69N2_KaGX1zTqbb7iZz_sB2ehKPwSuA8g3WOXRwpmvqUvLK3FwuxXQofk33vlzUY/w640-h414/image.png" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">"Parc of Versailles -- The Basin of Latone, a grand waterworks' day"</p>I haven't figured out how to date these old French postcards but I assume it's from the early 20th century.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSouW7n0fI5YuENsIu050wOjkgZhdjdyu44v3ZQvldzphZhknJYg2ZdIKhW_ZlBgAr6ikUsUpPpuq4KUoMf24SoyMtaXPqg12_KDli9X_hh0Qyc22OrfwAJyMPDfCihUcwizTBCg_luHg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="640" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSouW7n0fI5YuENsIu050wOjkgZhdjdyu44v3ZQvldzphZhknJYg2ZdIKhW_ZlBgAr6ikUsUpPpuq4KUoMf24SoyMtaXPqg12_KDli9X_hh0Qyc22OrfwAJyMPDfCihUcwizTBCg_luHg/w640-h414/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Buckingham Fountain in Chicago's Grant Park was inspired by the French Fountain at Versailles.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1f6Inrpe2yVTR78te_Giu0lDa4XfandvpT4lbsR5QqcuiuYz98r3Z-MC3J4zk10hbxLrn2A-5uGyH9yEcnHA2Kl7p-aG4W75n-dHHzHsvlMNd5Ol7v4AINr_fiS2_0YL_LxoR2vivnF8/s1683/postcard+Buckingham+Fountain+RPPC+1931_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1042" data-original-width="1683" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1f6Inrpe2yVTR78te_Giu0lDa4XfandvpT4lbsR5QqcuiuYz98r3Z-MC3J4zk10hbxLrn2A-5uGyH9yEcnHA2Kl7p-aG4W75n-dHHzHsvlMNd5Ol7v4AINr_fiS2_0YL_LxoR2vivnF8/w640-h396/postcard+Buckingham+Fountain+RPPC+1931_0001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Here's an RPPC (Real Photo Post Card) of Buckingham Fountain with the Chicago skyline to the west. It had to be taken previous to 1931 when this card was sent. I'll go into more detail about this Chicago landmark in a future post. I probably have at least another dozen different cards.<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXS7HA-gHSk2BdtE3_ZWYbsIi8mIX9wKOR4MM5530M28gemM0Eaj5zP88uaHeQLXYfM4ubmrfY26ePXNBE_vM4aqEs1GycTAZ5qE4WJ-e3XLrT9Kujv_bVD1rqBERYftGGZpiuhb8hCd4/s1668/postcard+Buckingham+Fountain+RPPC+1931_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="1668" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXS7HA-gHSk2BdtE3_ZWYbsIi8mIX9wKOR4MM5530M28gemM0Eaj5zP88uaHeQLXYfM4ubmrfY26ePXNBE_vM4aqEs1GycTAZ5qE4WJ-e3XLrT9Kujv_bVD1rqBERYftGGZpiuhb8hCd4/w640-h398/postcard+Buckingham+Fountain+RPPC+1931_0002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-34840905619059262752021-11-03T14:30:00.005-05:002021-11-03T14:30:00.184-05:00A Cup of Joe<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QZj2Et9GI5w" width="320" youtube-src-id="QZj2Et9GI5w"></iframe></div>Name a famous athlete named Joe. The first one that comes to my mind is Joltin' Joe DiMaggio. Do people still remember him as Mr. Coffee? I do. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqKontJEjP1LAvvKrGjQeRF9GilTrLIc5iW_YljZmwgcnyNXNg4IW2UU1owg91yz6cLhAmVWDA08Z1QWVKM4ULhAqcOxCFBrml-34KplHwHZfTE_DZlHS8xx0PR6iQlqjFWjjE-J6h6zd/s1600/2001+UD+HOF+Gallery+%23G5+Joe+Dimaggio+Diamond+king_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqKontJEjP1LAvvKrGjQeRF9GilTrLIc5iW_YljZmwgcnyNXNg4IW2UU1owg91yz6cLhAmVWDA08Z1QWVKM4ULhAqcOxCFBrml-34KplHwHZfTE_DZlHS8xx0PR6iQlqjFWjjE-J6h6zd/s1600/2001+UD+HOF+Gallery+%23G5+Joe+Dimaggio+Diamond+king_0001.jpg" width="458" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rv80B0cKmwTDq-Th41Yj4Z4OLhR6XvTsTtwbnO3RPJhPYjKJHuH-od3AGa8lj9E4Sti3k-D7aEMv9NLxPuwcEaKJ96dncjYbFWS8ZxiCSOoHIy63GFPdXo-lgbCz_t0B1X3NHYEwaHE/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1391" data-original-width="988" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rv80B0cKmwTDq-Th41Yj4Z4OLhR6XvTsTtwbnO3RPJhPYjKJHuH-od3AGa8lj9E4Sti3k-D7aEMv9NLxPuwcEaKJ96dncjYbFWS8ZxiCSOoHIy63GFPdXo-lgbCz_t0B1X3NHYEwaHE/w453-h640/image.png" width="453" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">Here are another handful of Hall of Fame Joe's.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GQtV47giKVSRmpHci9PHAW99r1Tz0AbjIpsBmjOjtoADwC8GtvycZ2spo5ze0sc09gs7mz7Vq96wlkBWhEjPFlomfQYpfEX6k0d5aFPt6D_Xxfin9XFBRQGHnVUImSSC9ZEuZOBQ0CA/s1600/1992+Conlon+Collection+%2523589+Joe+McCarthy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GQtV47giKVSRmpHci9PHAW99r1Tz0AbjIpsBmjOjtoADwC8GtvycZ2spo5ze0sc09gs7mz7Vq96wlkBWhEjPFlomfQYpfEX6k0d5aFPt6D_Xxfin9XFBRQGHnVUImSSC9ZEuZOBQ0CA/s640/1992+Conlon+Collection+%2523589+Joe+McCarthy.jpg" width="449" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYnHRmPZYh23Bb7FTaTvTifHlAaX50dmj7wprOJ_Wh2m9HRwuo34pZKLD5xP_S8CIHbZ_I_ALy2qi7TF1SaqB7tCduML7iKFq_GF9RQhoYx4FpQc61OCipvirxxZ6ZTq8sG83NpUrJfk/s1600/1992+Conlon+Collection+%2523589+Joe+McCarthy+back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYnHRmPZYh23Bb7FTaTvTifHlAaX50dmj7wprOJ_Wh2m9HRwuo34pZKLD5xP_S8CIHbZ_I_ALy2qi7TF1SaqB7tCduML7iKFq_GF9RQhoYx4FpQc61OCipvirxxZ6ZTq8sG83NpUrJfk/s640/1992+Conlon+Collection+%2523589+Joe+McCarthy+back.jpg" width="452" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Torre and McCarthy rank #5 and #8 on the list of winningest managers in baseball history. They led their teams to 4,451 wins. They went to 15 World Series and won 11. Of yeah, Joe Torre was a 9 time all-star as a player.</p><p style="text-align: center;">T<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZqCWt5KC7EkC5bGiwbxP3tqw-qt6oY23O158CHz-Ow-INiFsd5oXMoJeRrFh-T93ha0cSTsVSqLRGJUq_HO_8Aeu5fiogxhb7PIUBhSt7H5K0IyloqSM8CEcpeiuVPhmKjdz9XvQd5jU/s1600/1968+Topps+%252330+Joe+Torre.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZqCWt5KC7EkC5bGiwbxP3tqw-qt6oY23O158CHz-Ow-INiFsd5oXMoJeRrFh-T93ha0cSTsVSqLRGJUq_HO_8Aeu5fiogxhb7PIUBhSt7H5K0IyloqSM8CEcpeiuVPhmKjdz9XvQd5jU/s640/1968+Topps+%252330+Joe+Torre.jpg" width="448" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Xsn68PtnEVIZnOpTDt7NjMEzfahU90ot-125vlYq5-BPnfUDJR1XGc2G4_P57TDUhQd6Ji34GvQr4-5GSE2TgLbHaH83jdTgDWCwsM9nXaRckMXN9Ob7ubIEAkl0_zC-LXTz9LnWzTo/s1600/1968+Topps+%252330+Joe+Torre+back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Xsn68PtnEVIZnOpTDt7NjMEzfahU90ot-125vlYq5-BPnfUDJR1XGc2G4_P57TDUhQd6Ji34GvQr4-5GSE2TgLbHaH83jdTgDWCwsM9nXaRckMXN9Ob7ubIEAkl0_zC-LXTz9LnWzTo/s640/1968+Topps+%252330+Joe+Torre+back.jpg" width="449" /></a></p><p>Another Joe-ish Hall of Famer, Morgan was a 10 time All-Star and 2 time World Series Champion.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESAsg_pWlZR1744tXYlYUqzq4D5pNTGmKFNTmGROxL8nBneE-PVNcyWsBlInUH_ojUB30WMcS1uK2cZWtZFNT3mFAipODHPTCNN9vkALkn8-u9B6F86VLB_jPI5zTa4QSX8KHSnqNxzDp/s640/1973+Topps+%23230+Joe+Morgan_0001.jpg" width="452" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtX-39JL8smxpfNQ_MQ3vR7deEj2QTIeGL0DgoKUMsbDDBqTL3w7zk1sO_2vO2Joa1jk8GT7UZwX01Lud1fqe3gEwfpj9BlyF8JnVTg_O3CliLBgx1Rmi1T-tUlPtQCd7Az7Ad7L47R9U/s1600/1973+Topps+%23230+Joe+Morgan_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtX-39JL8smxpfNQ_MQ3vR7deEj2QTIeGL0DgoKUMsbDDBqTL3w7zk1sO_2vO2Joa1jk8GT7UZwX01Lud1fqe3gEwfpj9BlyF8JnVTg_O3CliLBgx1Rmi1T-tUlPtQCd7Az7Ad7L47R9U/s640/1973+Topps+%23230+Joe+Morgan_0002.jpg" width="452" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">I have a couple of football Joe's. The first Joe that comes to mind is no average Joe by any stretch of the imagination. Another New York icon, "Broadway Joe" led his AFL Jets to the shocking Super Bowl III win in 1969.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITQ5eYwot56aF1KrN1JY8nHA3_9c2YqJnPevSG6c0IOPrX3d5pp1VU1Hxd35Czq5mdpqgp1owKgYNc1tIC-KfWWiPUDjEeGvFOfhtjnwk4kJTofBQXG_zn5VD_sN2g15HiLSKdIVRUK8/s1057/1972+Topps+%2523100+Joe+Namath_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1057" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITQ5eYwot56aF1KrN1JY8nHA3_9c2YqJnPevSG6c0IOPrX3d5pp1VU1Hxd35Czq5mdpqgp1owKgYNc1tIC-KfWWiPUDjEeGvFOfhtjnwk4kJTofBQXG_zn5VD_sN2g15HiLSKdIVRUK8/w640-h448/1972+Topps+%2523100+Joe+Namath_0001.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCzaeQ6xGokTM3UMJeJ4kFEbfYvb1wPivVjmRQ_PLieiyPO_g3QdUrI-IfS29CLGw17eQBUjWjxjVOQwz3fBCB9zdsUKrNzPIq92g57WnuZRDxkb4Wu3FLKjXEBasCNBJCzBg9g7iQvU/s1044/1972+Topps+%2523100+Joe+Namath_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="1044" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCzaeQ6xGokTM3UMJeJ4kFEbfYvb1wPivVjmRQ_PLieiyPO_g3QdUrI-IfS29CLGw17eQBUjWjxjVOQwz3fBCB9zdsUKrNzPIq92g57WnuZRDxkb4Wu3FLKjXEBasCNBJCzBg9g7iQvU/w640-h454/1972+Topps+%2523100+Joe+Namath_0002.jpg" width="640" /></a></p>While not as charismatic as Namath, Joe Montana had the more spectacular career, winning 4 Super Bowls in San Francisco.<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnoIFQId_2ATMixrB22QEkxXLc7PX-5X4lJS-pzDYNnvH0PrFfUZemBu-iSy5ZsNL2al9Ng5hzNS-sl2CvSO5tcg8Ctfaz7St1cYM3zI0ygxrDFemREVw2tQzGBSjhZYEwI0JdZqA2Tzc/s640/Hot+Gun+Montana.jpg" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtAPDCJVtoiWcy0Bsmiqs8ae8u1EmmSltkvGBXTGOce5HKBNAvbhu2bVB8iaeaX7zBLzy5lwOVu2nYWA3vINh5KgTxYOAF0r4_54x0IPDPSmmKx3YNiIOR5YXc5OMfsLMwe9N8FFDgbPj/s640/Hot+Gun+Montana+back.jpg" /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Who are your top Joe's?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TOSM0LoP8Ec" width="320" youtube-src-id="TOSM0LoP8Ec"></iframe></div>Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-72035662139585450342021-10-31T16:10:00.001-05:002021-10-31T16:10:43.109-05:00Postcard -- Paris 1913<p> What a great card! It's Paris at the tail end of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_%C3%89poque" target="_blank"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Belle Epoque</span></a>. The title is "Paris -- Notre-Dame Vue de L'ile Saint-Louis" (Notre Dame Seen from Saint Louis Island). I love the painting. It looks like late afternoon at the end of a rainy day. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZYGaUqmo1gK09SpIpOMdJ9FAk_SYuBH7XsE9j6G2pDWwqDbHB2OwY4T7TogrTOYtCX686Lf3ZLV8cYjadL2foSWtEX6axAHDptDVQRYpdeW1-9Ros6InEjDesS1Tw6rRTBsRApBQ0tI/s1632/France+Paris+Notre+Dame+Vue+de+L%2527ile+Saint+Louis+front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="1632" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZYGaUqmo1gK09SpIpOMdJ9FAk_SYuBH7XsE9j6G2pDWwqDbHB2OwY4T7TogrTOYtCX686Lf3ZLV8cYjadL2foSWtEX6axAHDptDVQRYpdeW1-9Ros6InEjDesS1Tw6rRTBsRApBQ0tI/w640-h404/France+Paris+Notre+Dame+Vue+de+L%2527ile+Saint+Louis+front.jpg" width="640" /></a></p>I don't speak any French (I took Spanish in school). Here's what I can make out using Google:<div>My dear Loulou. We ____ very good Arrived and went for a short walk before going to sleep. I can't make out the last part. The corner says: Your father--- kiss you too <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_y7NYf5rCqSbaHQBymkErq5KLmBVnXWG8yUx_46Spk7dSH6TgPh0zf6WCLscJ5vH6F1b4gOTEEnrlfzKt0rUowESlIXgByQcADGNWGfqo6BBSo24oC3QuVLvgI4FzFgQ69ENsrvePTZw/s1624/France+Paris+Notre+Dame+Vue+de+L%2527ile+Saint+Louis+back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1624" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_y7NYf5rCqSbaHQBymkErq5KLmBVnXWG8yUx_46Spk7dSH6TgPh0zf6WCLscJ5vH6F1b4gOTEEnrlfzKt0rUowESlIXgByQcADGNWGfqo6BBSo24oC3QuVLvgI4FzFgQ69ENsrvePTZw/w640-h406/France+Paris+Notre+Dame+Vue+de+L%2527ile+Saint+Louis+back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>This is the street in Brussels, Belgium that contains 329 Rue des Palais. It looks seedy only partially I think because the street is torn up. Note the Midas Muffler shop on the corner. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbLWsxhV9wCtTcDWKyxh1JDTsKR5RA-t8RdyTQouX0YmE3PViP054hEtC2IjQE-sHO50dvZMYnP_oMdRD3A8C_pUrskC3zreUNf-SttAIdh0kIiJOWLrsWk6FfJlEbRU0uzyrBjsKDAs/s1360/Fullscreen+capture+10312021+112856+AM.bmp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="1360" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbLWsxhV9wCtTcDWKyxh1JDTsKR5RA-t8RdyTQouX0YmE3PViP054hEtC2IjQE-sHO50dvZMYnP_oMdRD3A8C_pUrskC3zreUNf-SttAIdh0kIiJOWLrsWk6FfJlEbRU0uzyrBjsKDAs/w640-h292/Fullscreen+capture+10312021+112856+AM.bmp.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>There is a mixture of old and new on the block. I have no idea if even any of the older structures date from 1913. Speaking of that date, 1913:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Belgium hosted a World's Fair in the City of Ghent.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1rSX8jdsMBdGG0trye1brGZukDjnJkZG7KQowxgMYC1rxAyh0tENFBtH7VTaBwPOqh1EZz5zT8mtfOuvQtD2dY_QSPM2ybQx8D7832yHSJdLRpo1fctbPCYAjbM5IqEh3cprs7yv8lU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1rSX8jdsMBdGG0trye1brGZukDjnJkZG7KQowxgMYC1rxAyh0tENFBtH7VTaBwPOqh1EZz5zT8mtfOuvQtD2dY_QSPM2ybQx8D7832yHSJdLRpo1fctbPCYAjbM5IqEh3cprs7yv8lU/w461-h640/image.png" width="461" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My first thoughts on seeing the date, 1913, was "I wonder what was going to happen to Mademoiselle Laurent". It was about a year and a half after she received this postcard that the Germans invaded her country. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JrBifGRelzGJfXZ278kHs4MascKozj3qAGbcdoaTOolej8DFqmwbKfMxGimYdPZrUtbFpPMhf08GcfQhDHqOVP_n3-OOTrNxHREy9I6HrCV38tmSFhcH79iumHuXjtS50Mqlw8IGBVg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="1024" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JrBifGRelzGJfXZ278kHs4MascKozj3qAGbcdoaTOolej8DFqmwbKfMxGimYdPZrUtbFpPMhf08GcfQhDHqOVP_n3-OOTrNxHREy9I6HrCV38tmSFhcH79iumHuXjtS50Mqlw8IGBVg/w400-h254/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">It will remain a mystery what happened to Loulou and her Papa. If they survived the next four years, there was a good chance they would face many more challenges in the following decades. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for visiting.</div></div></div></div>Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-428732332983097552021-10-25T08:37:00.001-05:002021-10-25T08:40:59.962-05:00Look Who's Back!<div style="text-align: left;"> No, not me. Ron Santo! The Hall of Fame 3rd baseman hasn't had a Topps presence in about a decade. This Bazooka card, which I love, is the last base card I remember seeing. There was a card in the <a href="https://canthavetoomanycards.blogspot.com/2016/09/big-and-small-we-love-them-all.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #01ffff;">2016 Wrigley Field set</span></a>. There was also a giveaway or two. Other than that, it appears that Panini held the exclusive right to produce Ron Santo cards. I do own a small number of them but I bought them begrudgingly. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJS6iz-tNBbO_nOVd5peJDM0p_gQpGbRGJLSKipQ5GDPfO9fKl56mepw0WOM8Tq-gOvRfU9MNroWJFsAglN7jI57X1c67uxCy7dRAERkXWJe6xtKhzIcmRI4JKWURzctK4bGcxPwTEpU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="457" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJS6iz-tNBbO_nOVd5peJDM0p_gQpGbRGJLSKipQ5GDPfO9fKl56mepw0WOM8Tq-gOvRfU9MNroWJFsAglN7jI57X1c67uxCy7dRAERkXWJe6xtKhzIcmRI4JKWURzctK4bGcxPwTEpU/w456-h640/image.png" width="456" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2010 Topps Bazooka #35</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NUg0PxRYB_sIF-Z2Hdnpey7LHUHmAKr2N7eZs-XsZwKdom3wQACqbPuMTVoHLr9PZDOH8KbmyDyBJm9-rsXszQLOebOH8oBiwJETZNcw2ZSirSGLQmKJanvGBpNbZnUlu3XduNTtaB1d/s1600/2010+Bazooka+Ron+Santo_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NUg0PxRYB_sIF-Z2Hdnpey7LHUHmAKr2N7eZs-XsZwKdom3wQACqbPuMTVoHLr9PZDOH8KbmyDyBJm9-rsXszQLOebOH8oBiwJETZNcw2ZSirSGLQmKJanvGBpNbZnUlu3XduNTtaB1d/s640/2010+Bazooka+Ron+Santo_0002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Holy Cow! Topps Turkey Red Ron Santo in base and Chrome Versions.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTLNiAGjnC87Ly-rRQ0PXDwUy8yjpWKG_U1qpv5R2NYQwdlGlPMkuIsWaf4QRzg-yFreAs-DQGzI-CC0FWDXKHFz8U7odNoGMTbB292o3F8pAsuOMaFU6m8ki9OhJQWtze2weAyw23As/s1037/2020+Topps+Ron+Santo+cards_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="740" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTLNiAGjnC87Ly-rRQ0PXDwUy8yjpWKG_U1qpv5R2NYQwdlGlPMkuIsWaf4QRzg-yFreAs-DQGzI-CC0FWDXKHFz8U7odNoGMTbB292o3F8pAsuOMaFU6m8ki9OhJQWtze2weAyw23As/w456-h640/2020+Topps+Ron+Santo+cards_0002.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">2020 Topps Update Turkey Red #TR-30</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoZxj3-LqCC-WVEOP-rVs3KnlmMfJInL_l_T8vxatZJt3W3GSZblx6k77p-Z_Eq-8PBKDVs0uCw22raPUcQB-psLxYPUmtKAOX2thfjiX-HGaSKAVGsC1FVDiLdD5QoI7xQfliXDIOXQ/s1028/2020+Topps+Ron+Santo+cards_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="740" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoZxj3-LqCC-WVEOP-rVs3KnlmMfJInL_l_T8vxatZJt3W3GSZblx6k77p-Z_Eq-8PBKDVs0uCw22raPUcQB-psLxYPUmtKAOX2thfjiX-HGaSKAVGsC1FVDiLdD5QoI7xQfliXDIOXQ/w460-h640/2020+Topps+Ron+Santo+cards_0001.jpg" width="460" /></a></div>2020 Topps Update Turkey Red Chrome #TRC-30<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnehludaN4BL3P-f2LyVLGOccs456XwqGTvfNwxiYdqUPtGhYZoSHgWYPNXRnr2Ym61N6LzIa-U1Q5y6m0P1T3LozVxjR3UoIBELLsfV4grmpBh0WqbQd2Sj56wswcrDiPVWr_Dneqg4/s1038/2020+Topps+Turkey+Red+Ron+Santo+back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="754" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnehludaN4BL3P-f2LyVLGOccs456XwqGTvfNwxiYdqUPtGhYZoSHgWYPNXRnr2Ym61N6LzIa-U1Q5y6m0P1T3LozVxjR3UoIBELLsfV4grmpBh0WqbQd2Sj56wswcrDiPVWr_Dneqg4/w464-h640/2020+Topps+Turkey+Red+Ron+Santo+back.jpg" width="464" /></a></div>Art cards sets are always uneven. I looked at the artist's website and he's done some really nice work. <br /> I don't know about this one. He was a Mets batboy. Sorry Mr. G. Everyone's a critic.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfoMm79fLwe-QeKPdygXE_NxNrKAA6r7Qb7FhbLHAK-_y3qk6acONPUWBICjCzvZM3fQ2qABgpnYALtkpTJZSo_BoLDFllQBB8vLkHits1z4W6txem90lWQ9cWihPB3NsczIMRhqro5s/s1040/2020+Topps+Ron+Santo+cards_0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="1040" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfoMm79fLwe-QeKPdygXE_NxNrKAA6r7Qb7FhbLHAK-_y3qk6acONPUWBICjCzvZM3fQ2qABgpnYALtkpTJZSo_BoLDFllQBB8vLkHits1z4W6txem90lWQ9cWihPB3NsczIMRhqro5s/w640-h460/2020+Topps+Ron+Santo+cards_0003.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2020 Topps Gallery #MA-10</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yqNSEl5hPyQF9OmMjCPisRZw6H_ykbsKCmXFZZh3fVbbllb9ad25WJy0sjLjFIZ6Mhp2B50xUavMy88p8wIoGvrARtkeC2fpHs48DUKPfreolQ5fLOuOPVRWC9xMJqAsBm426o-F2zw/s1037/2020+Ron+Santo+Topps+Heritage+Master+and+Apprentice+back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="1037" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yqNSEl5hPyQF9OmMjCPisRZw6H_ykbsKCmXFZZh3fVbbllb9ad25WJy0sjLjFIZ6Mhp2B50xUavMy88p8wIoGvrARtkeC2fpHs48DUKPfreolQ5fLOuOPVRWC9xMJqAsBm426o-F2zw/w640-h456/2020+Ron+Santo+Topps+Heritage+Master+and+Apprentice+back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>This was not a base card and I had misgivings about the price. It is a really nice looking card. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3TMEVRwWiUOSfLbZD6pWsb7gdSGFzD_skH3983PzdhBNn-DuT83wmq6d566XSwA9pLBTESQDuApZxRI-UqvALHHbPgyOxjZA-aGGFcJNrMypgnPySUjVoQjarqOFKc6LstS3S1Vm-Oxs/s1416/2020+Topps+Ron+Santo+cards_0007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="1416" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3TMEVRwWiUOSfLbZD6pWsb7gdSGFzD_skH3983PzdhBNn-DuT83wmq6d566XSwA9pLBTESQDuApZxRI-UqvALHHbPgyOxjZA-aGGFcJNrMypgnPySUjVoQjarqOFKc6LstS3S1Vm-Oxs/w640-h332/2020+Topps+Ron+Santo+cards_0007.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2020 Topps Heritage 1971 Greatest Moments Top Loader #55</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJS6mmlUJVUCFs2nJCXERDX7SW9zjPkTxwT36Egn_8kgYYGI1cx6rxIkknlUisdq9lVL7-cZsoHjGR9TDnMHTlTJOL3mOoQV8yvBYI3fLYdOxnXyZ3eKgNtBNutpdKo34N9qGJQraoNbc/s1415/2020+Topps+Ron+Santo+cards_0008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="1415" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJS6mmlUJVUCFs2nJCXERDX7SW9zjPkTxwT36Egn_8kgYYGI1cx6rxIkknlUisdq9lVL7-cZsoHjGR9TDnMHTlTJOL3mOoQV8yvBYI3fLYdOxnXyZ3eKgNtBNutpdKo34N9qGJQraoNbc/w640-h334/2020+Topps+Ron+Santo+cards_0008.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is not a Ron Santo card. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYnvve9tq4RDpX-uFnKxKvMa4qNC1UIl3YwxZFCN3IjBaCz0n5Atip1_8iPxMT_uDGnid0Di4QW6wxraOod9mr2BTSHfAuXGkxks139CfykbggcXtbgc1-TYhaOz56NvADndg_PSQjPo/s2577/2021+Topps+Heritage+Puzzle+Ron+Santo+6+cards_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2577" data-original-width="1221" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYnvve9tq4RDpX-uFnKxKvMa4qNC1UIl3YwxZFCN3IjBaCz0n5Atip1_8iPxMT_uDGnid0Di4QW6wxraOod9mr2BTSHfAuXGkxks139CfykbggcXtbgc1-TYhaOz56NvADndg_PSQjPo/w304-h640/2021+Topps+Heritage+Puzzle+Ron+Santo+6+cards_0001.jpg" width="304" /></a></div>The cards that make up the puzzle are pretty nice on their own, so, bonus! (Nobody says that anymore.)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtVZ0792WpQOX3ZvKeaLiKfWyp8Co1aE2zVS01cvdCYJaym0dUDVypevQW9w4D_G5wER3moYLgWij3zqSWAIPIFgyFrtcTKlsBVaXmmyxASCDbVZMgAb6ioXUANqCR4olfHUrGH7bLhw/s2048/2021+Topps+Heritage+Puzzle+Ron+Santo+6+cards_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1168" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtVZ0792WpQOX3ZvKeaLiKfWyp8Co1aE2zVS01cvdCYJaym0dUDVypevQW9w4D_G5wER3moYLgWij3zqSWAIPIFgyFrtcTKlsBVaXmmyxASCDbVZMgAb6ioXUANqCR4olfHUrGH7bLhw/w366-h640/2021+Topps+Heritage+Puzzle+Ron+Santo+6+cards_0002.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is OK. Shea, right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6MMH3eFI15_jkRr92X7E_aitlqalPSG8720RTqaDgepvJVCGcyuQ7uuMR93jcDHNVU-tr7rFjo6HZ6E48ff1SUCpGhDfbiyXBLfEDudbtAoO7ImzQd773mZ3OnV_eU_C1YXtNLOc8h8/s688/2021Topps+Ron+Santo+Milk+Bottle_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="572" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6MMH3eFI15_jkRr92X7E_aitlqalPSG8720RTqaDgepvJVCGcyuQ7uuMR93jcDHNVU-tr7rFjo6HZ6E48ff1SUCpGhDfbiyXBLfEDudbtAoO7ImzQd773mZ3OnV_eU_C1YXtNLOc8h8/s320/2021Topps+Ron+Santo+Milk+Bottle_0001.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2021 Topps Heritage Stars Bubble Gum Candy Lid # 18</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZxCUw9uoaRKV9vnz1zYeB7XLekpC8eRWKYRzUxSVwctawNXeTT8qq38VJ9lCvXN9XEHvtif9jvEDd8OjYoJEDg4Vimn3jCuoXL6tULO3PxDDAQNqJbwbpJW0kv5xngwbWMQIYQOBjic/s684/2021Topps+Ron+Santo+Milk+Bottle_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZxCUw9uoaRKV9vnz1zYeB7XLekpC8eRWKYRzUxSVwctawNXeTT8qq38VJ9lCvXN9XEHvtif9jvEDd8OjYoJEDg4Vimn3jCuoXL6tULO3PxDDAQNqJbwbpJW0kv5xngwbWMQIYQOBjic/s320/2021Topps+Ron+Santo+Milk+Bottle_0002.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nice looking card. I do prefer the photos of young Ron Santo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifn3B3pnn7X1oW09W3kSfUprKVHfptPvowdBUvp0SRCCvdJfvzOEmA7LXXM1vqLmuCsMPZC95tFSWUy3vQBBft176Rpe07WuUgovgxiDl9Gw-kGIdXNFFSzcNVB369J6L3jKbkyE8n9XY/s1036/2021Topps+Ron+Santo+Museum+Collection+2+cards_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="744" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifn3B3pnn7X1oW09W3kSfUprKVHfptPvowdBUvp0SRCCvdJfvzOEmA7LXXM1vqLmuCsMPZC95tFSWUy3vQBBft176Rpe07WuUgovgxiDl9Gw-kGIdXNFFSzcNVB369J6L3jKbkyE8n9XY/w460-h640/2021Topps+Ron+Santo+Museum+Collection+2+cards_0002.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2021 Topps Museum Collection #9</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP31x22ah07ktcrVwg9RhPwxo8yD3laGpYSzt4RdIqDe-nZja71Az7GxH1vJ2ys9v3piI0j3VkZSXaME2Jr1-P8XcCLAp9-Fhoz01N5oIZ9d5rDNriRHSt205DveVPQne1rJP9p831iXQ/s1032/2021Topps+Ron+Santo+Museum+Collection+2+cards_0004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="744" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP31x22ah07ktcrVwg9RhPwxo8yD3laGpYSzt4RdIqDe-nZja71Az7GxH1vJ2ys9v3piI0j3VkZSXaME2Jr1-P8XcCLAp9-Fhoz01N5oIZ9d5rDNriRHSt205DveVPQne1rJP9p831iXQ/w462-h640/2021Topps+Ron+Santo+Museum+Collection+2+cards_0004.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am definitely not a completest at this point in my collecting life. I'll gladly settle for this blue bordered variation. I think there's an amethyst/purple one. Someone else can have mine. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCBdvgBK87eAHCKEI8YwEhG7BWpGCkf_fFiP1KRLtjyuK9PEeHDtiFwTU2MnWnxP9L1DvQPp9qcYxGdu8u-Y8E7K7HTanq4Gryx1V1SEICK7s7-3PmBaARTagIEX7qxz-SudBwH1g1no/s1036/2021Topps+Ron+Santo+Museum+Collection+2+cards_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="740" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCBdvgBK87eAHCKEI8YwEhG7BWpGCkf_fFiP1KRLtjyuK9PEeHDtiFwTU2MnWnxP9L1DvQPp9qcYxGdu8u-Y8E7K7HTanq4Gryx1V1SEICK7s7-3PmBaARTagIEX7qxz-SudBwH1g1no/w458-h640/2021Topps+Ron+Santo+Museum+Collection+2+cards_0001.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">2021 Topps Museum Collection #9 Blue Border 021/150</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96bTaLrY6NJG8YPt_olnHshQ2EBfRrZ_YHB7J2QKWSWSaSj5u0j4skOuiXdcXknA9YwkQ_bLaD4HprPer9adNiIJiHqFjkk-8ciPgRQ9bofXxJkHIsQbADk1LAcU88HlgkT2Dchd4T1E/s1036/2021Topps+Ron+Santo+Museum+Collection+2+cards_0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="744" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96bTaLrY6NJG8YPt_olnHshQ2EBfRrZ_YHB7J2QKWSWSaSj5u0j4skOuiXdcXknA9YwkQ_bLaD4HprPer9adNiIJiHqFjkk-8ciPgRQ9bofXxJkHIsQbADk1LAcU88HlgkT2Dchd4T1E/w460-h640/2021Topps+Ron+Santo+Museum+Collection+2+cards_0003.jpg" width="460" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Man, did Topps give me shpilkes on this one. I knew there was a chance Ronnie would appear in this set but the checklist wasn't released until just before the set came out. I was very excited when it was confirmed. This is Santo's first appearance in Allen and Ginter's 16th year.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRfKvAB6t27KSY6nMaaskEKFC9kERB1EWOf_wgLpYJLSuDrtJQOBmlrUHym519YYEILn_XVmkIiPGct0_Mgr0K_LBAiJcNTE6JDDUIXJkgaCpeRqtt3tgnwlQUOsAXBaJByPo2b6bitQ/s1044/2021Allen+and+Ginter+Ron+Santo+Base+and+shiny_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRfKvAB6t27KSY6nMaaskEKFC9kERB1EWOf_wgLpYJLSuDrtJQOBmlrUHym519YYEILn_XVmkIiPGct0_Mgr0K_LBAiJcNTE6JDDUIXJkgaCpeRqtt3tgnwlQUOsAXBaJByPo2b6bitQ/w470-h640/2021Allen+and+Ginter+Ron+Santo+Base+and+shiny_0001.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">2021 Topps Allen & Ginter #86</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzkrNdfZh-aINhQwsca4-zsagsIhWjEzQMyoi3NYvCo40uicheYpWX7K1L4gI6kuoITVPu_MGnGt_scgZLKhl520GDeA44gmbTSOALn7asiNStIPzrO8gRF9cx8_hSgQtJbgKty8Sw54/s1040/2021Allen+and+Ginter+Ron+Santo+Base+and+shiny_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzkrNdfZh-aINhQwsca4-zsagsIhWjEzQMyoi3NYvCo40uicheYpWX7K1L4gI6kuoITVPu_MGnGt_scgZLKhl520GDeA44gmbTSOALn7asiNStIPzrO8gRF9cx8_hSgQtJbgKty8Sw54/w452-h640/2021Allen+and+Ginter+Ron+Santo+Base+and+shiny_0002.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2020 Topps Allen & Ginter Silver Foil #86</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUvUcpvMGu99-UkJBzu7XLRU7-UVPFT3AY2TXGyr-V_3UZ9tiHz_ihl9aXHuYcDFGupjnIVhWtZRcOzuBOObegVx6MZcwzBCYYocueRrDQF5wNjuVSQjpL4vbr3SLulr_rWSis5atrQ8/s1036/2021Allen+and+Ginter+Ron+Santo+Base+and+shiny_0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUvUcpvMGu99-UkJBzu7XLRU7-UVPFT3AY2TXGyr-V_3UZ9tiHz_ihl9aXHuYcDFGupjnIVhWtZRcOzuBOObegVx6MZcwzBCYYocueRrDQF5wNjuVSQjpL4vbr3SLulr_rWSis5atrQ8/w454-h640/2021Allen+and+Ginter+Ron+Santo+Base+and+shiny_0003.jpg" width="454" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had to have the this one. Pretty sharp! </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrixLwiuMpqPR2yEb4BvKRzh-T1zqQCWHnd1HVf8W0P0ae9q1g1hz1i_tTyj275HvGVQXXI54s4l3V1MuNb_bx2mDw5js9CROvXWKa_6BNR_xHhqeft3R3s_nhAsybSaD2G3W3490nwQ/s1044/2021+Allen+and+Ginter+X_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="751" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrixLwiuMpqPR2yEb4BvKRzh-T1zqQCWHnd1HVf8W0P0ae9q1g1hz1i_tTyj275HvGVQXXI54s4l3V1MuNb_bx2mDw5js9CROvXWKa_6BNR_xHhqeft3R3s_nhAsybSaD2G3W3490nwQ/w460-h640/2021+Allen+and+Ginter+X_0001.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2021 Allen &Ginter X #86</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the three mini versions.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglm6PMJZlzo8SdAYL5XoyJWn59kQm53ZjaKOvc1MLA1nuzZxQ4IeErduFMZvCB6KJDSxfVnbZmNC1vSXHXYTUCzn5fqm6nx8j70Kvc6BOIUghlNrPk2gMbIMQRgjqBE5CFZORtqW104Hc/s1351/2021Allen+and+Ginter+Ron+Santo+mini+3+variations_0003+crop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="1351" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglm6PMJZlzo8SdAYL5XoyJWn59kQm53ZjaKOvc1MLA1nuzZxQ4IeErduFMZvCB6KJDSxfVnbZmNC1vSXHXYTUCzn5fqm6nx8j70Kvc6BOIUghlNrPk2gMbIMQRgjqBE5CFZORtqW104Hc/w640-h374/2021Allen+and+Ginter+Ron+Santo+mini+3+variations_0003+crop.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There have of course been been some relic and auto cards issued in recent sets. They're not in my current budget and at any rate I have my share of both. For the money I'd rather pick up the OPC's I'm missing. I hope Topps will be releasing a few more base cards in upcoming sets. Gypsy Queen? </div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for visiting. </div>Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-52671823747984172952021-04-05T17:00:00.000-05:002021-04-05T17:00:00.246-05:00Greetings From Humboldt Park<p>As a reaction to the Industrial Revoultion in the 19th century many big cities built parks as green getaways from the noise and pollution. Chicago's great parks were mostly conceived and contructed between the end of the Civil War and the early 20th century. Humboldt Park, on the West Side, is one. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Here are seven postcards dating from around 1906 to 1930.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfhIM2Yftxdv1xt0YT5YnLLrNMbXZWOzuje6BMj49-JkaGPV3hD7jj8ShAZY-POVXKwzCfAuwI9rujhUd8uthYkcujU1Q1r1Hji7mnqTdZw6kZoajOZkropoq7w-Sm9g7QNwu05PGjpk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1041" data-original-width="1636" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfhIM2Yftxdv1xt0YT5YnLLrNMbXZWOzuje6BMj49-JkaGPV3hD7jj8ShAZY-POVXKwzCfAuwI9rujhUd8uthYkcujU1Q1r1Hji7mnqTdZw6kZoajOZkropoq7w-Sm9g7QNwu05PGjpk/w640-h408/Postcard+Humboldt+Park+x+7_0010.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2OfTqpayvLM02jn99nHrxU6e9vsPmhhcQnMalhY797e2Rq3WtueErK9303sIWGgC6zv2L55dzLodn2SHgvhbxbH0L7HB-4fF7bz6hyphenhyphenZlnzrGYIbb3x-0dflh5qkuU_nK1Eyv6HvdUY0/" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">A card from a 33 card preview set. Seems a full set got stuck in a tree or something.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8_iOau76Nfl4QFBhwmhhRGGKTAtyemixOToUkSSjrD8ThwLNl0N7oiz9L7wXO23X2q0oqEJ5r4ZGA4ubujgLxzaOXoRajx4tNzv42IXcw3vHOJK78IJYaosLQvvFek_1VCqzyyaihNQ/s1600/Easter+Beagle+card.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8_iOau76Nfl4QFBhwmhhRGGKTAtyemixOToUkSSjrD8ThwLNl0N7oiz9L7wXO23X2q0oqEJ5r4ZGA4ubujgLxzaOXoRajx4tNzv42IXcw3vHOJK78IJYaosLQvvFek_1VCqzyyaihNQ/s640/Easter+Beagle+card.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTX-zJEtpIJsAEM-dFe9Mv1t8DViW6wV5zCNzX40INCuNq2Vvk1PdikMpxiVO6CM1lG9knfiO79hxT9cbz-upV2dbVbG9vTBCwIi0Cg57lXGURljVicqT5yLtG1vA0xuJHIOzGZ6m0pI4/s1600/Easter+Beagle+card+back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTX-zJEtpIJsAEM-dFe9Mv1t8DViW6wV5zCNzX40INCuNq2Vvk1PdikMpxiVO6CM1lG9knfiO79hxT9cbz-upV2dbVbG9vTBCwIi0Cg57lXGURljVicqT5yLtG1vA0xuJHIOzGZ6m0pI4/s640/Easter+Beagle+card+back.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MS3v25ZiYjU" width="560"></iframe></div><div><br /></div>Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-13475067558034635722021-04-01T17:30:00.003-05:002021-04-01T17:30:02.292-05:00Out of the Blue<p>This is a promotional trading card for Orel Hershiser's first book, <i>Out of the Blue</i>. The hardcover was published on April 1, 1989 followed by the paperback on April 1, 1990. I've had a stack of about 90 of the cards for 31 years. No fooling.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69dzEDlp6_-H7ysOWOABUR5sKnDuYEygAMojPmJdSHuS_mOkfWxyJ6S_6tVGD4ppIeTp4k60sPnXUYsDL_mhvdF4Khgnn-Qm4AA9RXWWM6O9gtjz8XNcVfDCMcGswot5sEsOUDpm17-U/s1041/Orel+Hershiser+Out+of+the+Blue+promo+card_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1041" data-original-width="754" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69dzEDlp6_-H7ysOWOABUR5sKnDuYEygAMojPmJdSHuS_mOkfWxyJ6S_6tVGD4ppIeTp4k60sPnXUYsDL_mhvdF4Khgnn-Qm4AA9RXWWM6O9gtjz8XNcVfDCMcGswot5sEsOUDpm17-U/w464-h640/Orel+Hershiser+Out+of+the+Blue+promo+card_0001.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AvybB25ccGTxgHBOubKQJRO3WKzpAkw5_b8sp7fsPFATzbBMYnsAR7hlvsLaetKKoXt_yY5T_PSbhgpi15h6mVXwkB6bOcBaUMO0iswSQWCMQn1SjPUMUjtn4qSQ6dbBCeAoIk7Bo0A/s1048/Orel+Hershiser+Out+of+the+Blue+promo+card_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="1048" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AvybB25ccGTxgHBOubKQJRO3WKzpAkw5_b8sp7fsPFATzbBMYnsAR7hlvsLaetKKoXt_yY5T_PSbhgpi15h6mVXwkB6bOcBaUMO0iswSQWCMQn1SjPUMUjtn4qSQ6dbBCeAoIk7Bo0A/w640-h454/Orel+Hershiser+Out+of+the+Blue+promo+card_0002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xsz4acJGELpYsqYHCsgbQRzSA3pempj_FztYexUij1Erzh4ojGtC07ZgkgkiJ7OTcFL4gam5g-Z1IpELuytTs9ArJVbBKjNqXryOd0qmFt83fqq7j04xWhRfBMICezSBAtnNJ4tlG7c/s2048/IMG_0054.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1719" data-original-width="2048" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xsz4acJGELpYsqYHCsgbQRzSA3pempj_FztYexUij1Erzh4ojGtC07ZgkgkiJ7OTcFL4gam5g-Z1IpELuytTs9ArJVbBKjNqXryOd0qmFt83fqq7j04xWhRfBMICezSBAtnNJ4tlG7c/w640-h538/IMG_0054.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I'm sure I could have bought the book when it came out but at the time was just not interested. Free cards, of course. Fast forward three decades and I came across the book in a thrift store for one dollar. Hey, why not?<br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsrTzbW9a0HzrlJrlJtw9kgdRC1Q2tI7LosyAwcWVLDYVumTDo9ZzrBQYFy2VNpsKx7ri9DgTG0GYYTXDJruwRtNttwSPwhIxbrqlIEUITduthjTI4jrpLCJ3NRya4KfedAXhko10gok/s2048/Book+covers+Orel+Hershiser+Out+of+the+Blue_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsrTzbW9a0HzrlJrlJtw9kgdRC1Q2tI7LosyAwcWVLDYVumTDo9ZzrBQYFy2VNpsKx7ri9DgTG0GYYTXDJruwRtNttwSPwhIxbrqlIEUITduthjTI4jrpLCJ3NRya4KfedAXhko10gok/w402-h640/Book+covers+Orel+Hershiser+Out+of+the+Blue_0001.jpg" width="402" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now that I have it, is it a good read?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmM6yz_eqjJHkdSbRzl2f-vkmkGxUvagJ117IIL8pu_gj21t9iqjYfsx-cUdhUji36M3IWpSriUpa6gLXR4usxTqQHaXksrZqIVA29rH97cAQilOsNhk1UbBkfjv0Lw8Cv7sBfwukR5ss/s2048/Book+covers+Orel+Hershiser+Out+of+the+Blue_0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmM6yz_eqjJHkdSbRzl2f-vkmkGxUvagJ117IIL8pu_gj21t9iqjYfsx-cUdhUji36M3IWpSriUpa6gLXR4usxTqQHaXksrZqIVA29rH97cAQilOsNhk1UbBkfjv0Lw8Cv7sBfwukR5ss/w408-h640/Book+covers+Orel+Hershiser+Out+of+the+Blue_0003.jpg" width="408" /></a></div>I'm sure I must own more of his cards but this is the only other one I've posted before.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMmNhW8F3NtsuxtuUJxHEng2n-icNGZmp4rV1-8xauFMaxFIOzwlVMNr1XedSR0ZKhuMWUU-5-eQ65m82yGeDwxtbAPF-dKDt3MAHfYn8knZosw_EsavSPnEKsXMr5QYlJ6NfjhkHw2U/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="455" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMmNhW8F3NtsuxtuUJxHEng2n-icNGZmp4rV1-8xauFMaxFIOzwlVMNr1XedSR0ZKhuMWUU-5-eQ65m82yGeDwxtbAPF-dKDt3MAHfYn8knZosw_EsavSPnEKsXMr5QYlJ6NfjhkHw2U/w456-h640/image.png" width="456" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XsLwzBo-4l5aNO7TvHKd7UP4caPEQCIJlDCkLL81saC2BSjLfcVuW2NAnnInsMh7rewXFcsWV_VLmdCa-V-7BBagWVp5dkmuO8QmNKPYCvwgdrnyV71hyphenhyphen72QmdceA7VgR-Hu8cV2uuI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="640" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XsLwzBo-4l5aNO7TvHKd7UP4caPEQCIJlDCkLL81saC2BSjLfcVuW2NAnnInsMh7rewXFcsWV_VLmdCa-V-7BBagWVp5dkmuO8QmNKPYCvwgdrnyV71hyphenhyphen72QmdceA7VgR-Hu8cV2uuI/w640-h464/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="352" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fMBsI_Uow_Q" width="423" youtube-src-id="fMBsI_Uow_Q"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nhlsu7vY6dw" width="448" youtube-src-id="Nhlsu7vY6dw"></iframe></div><br />Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-43436086981359787342021-03-28T17:30:00.001-05:002021-03-28T17:30:02.196-05:00It's Not National Trading Card Day<p>It's not National Trading Card Day but I came across these and felt they were blogworthy at any time. You can't go wrong with six of the best and most popular players of our time. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOy88fmZJyWBUM3M4fZBJCqbCqHgSyPYZj5NYWLA55HV669uLHI_yb7FPL-4kMZKjVQopMNNsFbq2qcvCKSD68pskDeEGAqObNQXxTTdHaSYHPnIqsA4nsfRK3bcziuqbwPX3vYQSClye/s1600/2004+UD+National+Trading+Card+Day+%2523UD-3+Ichiro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOy88fmZJyWBUM3M4fZBJCqbCqHgSyPYZj5NYWLA55HV669uLHI_yb7FPL-4kMZKjVQopMNNsFbq2qcvCKSD68pskDeEGAqObNQXxTTdHaSYHPnIqsA4nsfRK3bcziuqbwPX3vYQSClye/w450-h640/2004+UD+National+Trading+Card+Day+%2523UD-3+Ichiro.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTlEjPqEFynwK-6zwW939Mb2mJqw-FvVc79ICwBULtS_aytsFIga4LljKIp9q_E-NCzGwKynmNG9NMU6JPufXhqyguDJXaUhK1BEmxx3WMTdNtkdnHXoh2jp0WbsscMVRsSdS4vH-g37t/s1600/2004+UD+Nation+Trading+Card+Day+%2523UD-3+Ichiro+back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_410023463"></span><span id="goog_410023464"></span></div>Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-30174155830287471782021-03-25T17:00:00.009-05:002021-03-25T17:00:01.054-05:00Meet the Metz<p> Do you like oddball sets? If so, this should fit the bill. It was issued by the Metz Baking Company in 1993.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7WP5mqfdG5CmxnbDK6cEH-fvmaUPdIk1BDgYDhizESZMyxryRtKTN0s2Ktfbsu8XLadrGcju25GIjleEsCoOLaWQzONCDU9QMVzBiJB3rtM_PWaQCN2M971rrZiH2MpHTqtIBfhQYUo/s1337/1993+Metz+Baking+Tin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="1337" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7WP5mqfdG5CmxnbDK6cEH-fvmaUPdIk1BDgYDhizESZMyxryRtKTN0s2Ktfbsu8XLadrGcju25GIjleEsCoOLaWQzONCDU9QMVzBiJB3rtM_PWaQCN2M971rrZiH2MpHTqtIBfhQYUo/w640-h496/1993+Metz+Baking+Tin.jpg" width="640" /></a></p>This nice tin came with forty cards. I'm showing the fifteen Hall of Fame players. Not sure how they were executed but the images are well done. The design is just ok. At least there are two background colors. Four would have been better. Of course they lack logos. If you collect any of these players you'd probably want a copy. The backs are lackluster so I've included them at the end.<br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYZ8szQNP8PS0SpZ9-4Q7THF_KVRLPAy4gTF0zkIPou2pTReAPVLgTfSSLfleSqWOjxgdSjo4227-UizKXpkvfzjRUUy_lWDWcnnzz9Gc7eO41EFbQjd7y0hNCGkIp9opgjYFmRTeJm0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="680" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYZ8szQNP8PS0SpZ9-4Q7THF_KVRLPAy4gTF0zkIPou2pTReAPVLgTfSSLfleSqWOjxgdSjo4227-UizKXpkvfzjRUUy_lWDWcnnzz9Gc7eO41EFbQjd7y0hNCGkIp9opgjYFmRTeJm0/w424-h640/1993+Metz+Baking+15+Hall+of+Famers_0001.jpg" width="424" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuiBff890z6uJp_NUjXB_Gvwh96JJgE43dH1fPlVpyyHKxSLlj4EdxpR1h_IdEFKyDnY3ZWDMcF73AJkZpm4sF_DAA1IvEehRwRz-QlbCIMA8sgH1-quo4PRcfvalmNX36rp2qUzdMIL0/" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-1526067630291172282021-03-23T15:00:00.001-05:002021-03-23T15:00:06.556-05:00On This Day in Sports History -- The Great OneOn this date in 1994 Wayne Gretzky became the NHL's All-Time Goal Scoring Leader with 802.<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRi1s5gFFUYMG0FBfig9W9a6z_4lOpF6yZo3nR4wI5q6U8gJsqq-VKQtr73C98OT9pRyKVBMO0ZQtCGIdE4G5N-Hn7Y7pMZVaNvnhID6-FUZ57dip6sh0xnLwVQlWoBIeLcqeyhxQZkYQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="454" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRi1s5gFFUYMG0FBfig9W9a6z_4lOpF6yZo3nR4wI5q6U8gJsqq-VKQtr73C98OT9pRyKVBMO0ZQtCGIdE4G5N-Hn7Y7pMZVaNvnhID6-FUZ57dip6sh0xnLwVQlWoBIeLcqeyhxQZkYQ/w453-h640/image.png" width="453" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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"Records are made to be broken." <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDK1Kot_B1ysaATwYKcbQeAzt5N1MNw6YAvm0ZJuG0iccCiOcB-ZmhNZverLT6JdEy4mSVNae69SUrx1jmK8xCmK_LhVm0FfbjzuTShHiOU8SFjcvQq35Kk5YhqigE0A-j4VvmMVlx3C0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="640" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDK1Kot_B1ysaATwYKcbQeAzt5N1MNw6YAvm0ZJuG0iccCiOcB-ZmhNZverLT6JdEy4mSVNae69SUrx1jmK8xCmK_LhVm0FfbjzuTShHiOU8SFjcvQq35Kk5YhqigE0A-j4VvmMVlx3C0/w640-h462/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjksosfCFa8qUMxlKjA9LBvmtVbzyrBtrNaqXG0TW19vOOCpCQQmUiK2MZKNERoCHkPkVM-qnA7NOSkftksvPOszzqJQFFApcd1BExLHs1bcQBl4JxFP2FBeLHttpgwVRQmZyEox-KPbQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="640" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjksosfCFa8qUMxlKjA9LBvmtVbzyrBtrNaqXG0TW19vOOCpCQQmUiK2MZKNERoCHkPkVM-qnA7NOSkftksvPOszzqJQFFApcd1BExLHs1bcQBl4JxFP2FBeLHttpgwVRQmZyEox-KPbQ/w640-h468/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-15388951154832113762021-03-22T17:00:00.006-05:002021-03-22T17:00:03.282-05:00Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh my!<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NecK4MwOfeI" width="419" youtube-src-id="NecK4MwOfeI"></iframe><br /><br /></p><p>Dating back to 1868, Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo is one of a handful of the oldest in the United States. Here's a trio of postcards dating from 1910 to 1923.</p><p style="text-align: center;">"I fed it -- Not."</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZsZQmr4SREkhLVp4w5pWOZ7Tvu48IEQYR3QQ_V2jClupcjNXTE5qANJKY1a_tZBHesAH11EgrBqSbkO_QnXl-bkjwdMVveDP9ol5vP05R9KxXOotsmRrG3iTzkahoEB9i38ctdO-Bfk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="1620" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZsZQmr4SREkhLVp4w5pWOZ7Tvu48IEQYR3QQ_V2jClupcjNXTE5qANJKY1a_tZBHesAH11EgrBqSbkO_QnXl-bkjwdMVveDP9ol5vP05R9KxXOotsmRrG3iTzkahoEB9i38ctdO-Bfk/w640-h410/Postcards+Lincoln+Park+Zoo++Lion+Tiger+Bear_0002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdJQX5h3B-DpWTpVVSGVh7g3iFUg7EvlFFYlXq0zQT7SfW0NGlrklbH6jJ5ay0PpXj5J5L0FSP0Lei_qZy3dYrrcNlSnBerSGqXllUn3gaCyds4G39lzL8RqQlX6A4YVZMdf7Rej7tTY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="1624" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdJQX5h3B-DpWTpVVSGVh7g3iFUg7EvlFFYlXq0zQT7SfW0NGlrklbH6jJ5ay0PpXj5J5L0FSP0Lei_qZy3dYrrcNlSnBerSGqXllUn3gaCyds4G39lzL8RqQlX6A4YVZMdf7Rej7tTY/w640-h410/Postcards+Lincoln+Park+Zoo++Lion+Tiger+Bear_0004b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxiHpF_gND3WKwYuXJAL5y_47XTUD92Cnu01o53qfNH9kD4zlxeqiJynxPWsjCAaxf0kBkfH7jdyWOtqs8PwGzbz7UaKm-hW5DogLG1BKr12C_dykP_I7o4FWY0Nd_uFqyyEFHE49i7A/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1656" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxiHpF_gND3WKwYuXJAL5y_47XTUD92Cnu01o53qfNH9kD4zlxeqiJynxPWsjCAaxf0kBkfH7jdyWOtqs8PwGzbz7UaKm-hW5DogLG1BKr12C_dykP_I7o4FWY0Nd_uFqyyEFHE49i7A/w640-h418/Postcards+Lincoln+Park+Zoo++Lion+Tiger+Bear_0001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4A51mUWO6FtDPLY5SROu7J_mTDtWTo2QoN938mAsj9u5PTwf9_1qFeTA6O0Nsden4Og0oXCrSJC87WVSsKh15UAjG8b9TB6z5uDoW6bK0Vog8LTutdFG_RT_3WAHKzr_x7D78xy-Uik/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1660" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4A51mUWO6FtDPLY5SROu7J_mTDtWTo2QoN938mAsj9u5PTwf9_1qFeTA6O0Nsden4Og0oXCrSJC87WVSsKh15UAjG8b9TB6z5uDoW6bK0Vog8LTutdFG_RT_3WAHKzr_x7D78xy-Uik/w640-h412/Postcards+Lincoln+Park+Zoo++Lion+Tiger+Bear_0003.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_JxPLphXNTDC2mgQilZB2I9kLYkAduty8QyMOM5oppnghX3VZzheHanITLCX1tVoxAEJ-UjKV2n7Eg6XaeDssQaCYgtSun0gjsSWQUVz21BU16y6_miZWj4xH1QgJgXkcZJmfV1MlcA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="1048" height="537" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_JxPLphXNTDC2mgQilZB2I9kLYkAduty8QyMOM5oppnghX3VZzheHanITLCX1tVoxAEJ-UjKV2n7Eg6XaeDssQaCYgtSun0gjsSWQUVz21BU16y6_miZWj4xH1QgJgXkcZJmfV1MlcA/w640-h537/Postcards+Lincoln+Park+Zoo++Lion+Tiger+Bear_0008.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The sender saw two plays while in Chicago. The first was "Sally", which opened at the Colonial Theater the previous month. That theater was torn down in 1924. Here's a great <a href="http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/3696/photos/291749"><span style="color: #01ffff;">photograph</span></a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2d-V1XDIYZYqjxiw6lfTNN9QrWOKFl6Fzpuy8eEwXvjAF9E4UMp79MTzUuu8L0nhtVq5srBmGV9ueLO5_XREjFYKbVLliKoS2myiqkrP0ziXi5lYq4VQAdG25TSGnwAFjJhJD7LeOq9Y/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="199" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2d-V1XDIYZYqjxiw6lfTNN9QrWOKFl6Fzpuy8eEwXvjAF9E4UMp79MTzUuu8L0nhtVq5srBmGV9ueLO5_XREjFYKbVLliKoS2myiqkrP0ziXi5lYq4VQAdG25TSGnwAFjJhJD7LeOq9Y/w252-h320/image.png" width="252" /></a></div>From the 1929 film adaptation.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UOthCD8n0mA" width="434" youtube-src-id="UOthCD8n0mA"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chet Baker's 1956 version:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/02-8boTzMyM" width="320" youtube-src-id="02-8boTzMyM"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aretha Franklin recorded the song in 1962.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="277" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0XulC6z6FFQ" width="378" youtube-src-id="0XulC6z6FFQ"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tony Bennett sang it in 2015</div><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2Bjs0n29qTY" width="452" youtube-src-id="2Bjs0n29qTY"></iframe><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The second play, a mystery, was "The Cat and the Canary". I wasn't able to find a reference to it's Chicago run. This is from it's 1922 Broadway production:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1i1PeSQ85yxYwKCcOV3kqbneRWS2em1BK4kgtvb0HxzVSMj8OwMmfhSa1xXW84N_IIb-7ogUKZFw1XQ7qhZJFA10N2pKjR1SpWnlgIL0i4IYsR8vobklC36K_g6xDIzANDiW6-91aJE/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="220" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1i1PeSQ85yxYwKCcOV3kqbneRWS2em1BK4kgtvb0HxzVSMj8OwMmfhSa1xXW84N_IIb-7ogUKZFw1XQ7qhZJFA10N2pKjR1SpWnlgIL0i4IYsR8vobklC36K_g6xDIzANDiW6-91aJE/w215-h320/image.png" width="215" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQs62Mdb14bJMFEHHMdrS7yhIy04qTEiceLlcRiErS86LgyGaym8VK3aQHE7htJVFLQzOQtgbYuwxXLC_KOsuvabdpC5YMpKlBYfHw-dY-DCJSa6Q45f2-j-TldKu_3YuElTszpr0lBKA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1645" data-original-width="1036" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQs62Mdb14bJMFEHHMdrS7yhIy04qTEiceLlcRiErS86LgyGaym8VK3aQHE7htJVFLQzOQtgbYuwxXLC_KOsuvabdpC5YMpKlBYfHw-dY-DCJSa6Q45f2-j-TldKu_3YuElTszpr0lBKA/w403-h640/Postcards+Lincoln+Park+Zoo++Lion+Tiger+Bear_0005.jpg" width="403" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQbJHV23hLbe20lfckxxCIo8L5BZbLXWmuQMJRr4I9DcXydX9ITThnZhKonfMqLJSqvyg9EYn6ir-S0oSoHQ1gkSkjvkqdGidIaB2ejC46sNbIby_uNZerC7hcW_86I1Yl8SmC1Nt3fI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="1660" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQbJHV23hLbe20lfckxxCIo8L5BZbLXWmuQMJRr4I9DcXydX9ITThnZhKonfMqLJSqvyg9EYn6ir-S0oSoHQ1gkSkjvkqdGidIaB2ejC46sNbIby_uNZerC7hcW_86I1Yl8SmC1Nt3fI/w640-h398/Postcards+Lincoln+Park+Zoo++Lion+Tiger+Bear_0006.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpk3tIK_R_mWfZFGPMEPhXMtIRYo7CZX_ARHuT0lSfPDBH-Wo1clB26vcXD3G0ROkOJNbdXuDlg3Pz5TNXkqwiQU2WPtEvIt1aR3d4lMl7XKQmweGH6AHi2cjJm7OiQy3xD1rWqmw9oY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="817" height="565" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpk3tIK_R_mWfZFGPMEPhXMtIRYo7CZX_ARHuT0lSfPDBH-Wo1clB26vcXD3G0ROkOJNbdXuDlg3Pz5TNXkqwiQU2WPtEvIt1aR3d4lMl7XKQmweGH6AHi2cjJm7OiQy3xD1rWqmw9oY/w640-h565/Postcards+Lincoln+Park+Zoo++Lion+Tiger+Bear_0007.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p>Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com4