Blow Out the Candles Nov 27

Iconic 1960's musician Jimi Hendrix was born in Seattle, Washington on this date in 1942. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.

Purple Haze 1967


Purple Haze 1969 at Woodstock

1968 Topps Game Inserts Legends

Topps didn't have signed cards or cards with jerseys and bats back in the sixties but they did have some cool inserts and packs were only a dime.

Here's three legends from the 33 card set:

#2

#4

#8

Blow Out the Candles Nov 26

2006 SP Legendary Cuts #31

HOFer Hugh Duffy was born in Cranston, Rhode Island on this date in 1866. Duffy holds the record for highest batting average in a season, .440 in 1894.

2004 UD Sweet Spot Classic #48

HOFer Left Gomez was born in Rodeo, California on this date in 1908. Judging by these quotes Lefty was a humble man with a good sense of humor.

Parkhurst Retro Favorites Boston Bruins

It's hard to believe but for the quarter century prior to 1967 the NHL consisted of only six teams, the Canadiens, Maple Leafs, Rangers, Bruins, Red Wings and Blackhawks.

In the mid-nineties, Parkhurst commemorated the 1964-65 NHL season by producing a set of "Tall Boy" cards featuring players and coaches from the "Original Six" teams. I'll be sharing my favorites in coming posts.

Here are my favorites from the Boston Bruins:

#22 Milt Schmidt

#20 Gary Dornhoefer

#18 Wayne Cashman

#14 Ab McDonald

#8 Reg Fleming

#7 Orland Kurtenbach

#9 Leo Boivin

#11 Bob Leiter

#15 Ed Johnston

#1 John Bucyk

Blow Out the Candles Nov 25

The Yankee Clipper, Joe Dimaggio was born in Martinez, California on this date in 1914.

"Where have you gone Joe Dimaggio, a nation turns it's lonely eyes to you, woo woo woo. What's that you say Mrs. Robinson, Joltin'Joe has left and gone away, hey hey hey...hey, hey, hey."

The ubiquitous Ben Stein is celebrating his 65th birthday today. I like his humor better than his politics.

Ben Stein comes in at 2:23

1964 Alaska Goldpanners

I came across this photo of the Alaska Goldpanners while surfing the web.

1964 Alaska Goldpanners

Left, from top: Joe Austin, John Herbst, Rick Monday, Butch Thompson, Steve Clark, Skip Hancock and Walt Peterson. Middle, from left: Mike Stepovich, Tom Seaver, Bob Maxwell, Phil Blackwell, Graig Nettles, Dennis Smith, and Gary Sutherland. Bottom, from left: Bud Hollowell, Curtell Motton, Buddy Bovender, H.A. (Red) Boucher, Sam Suplizio, Jimy Williams and Mike Paul. Batboys: Tommy Alexander and Wolfgang Fischer.

7 of the 1964 Goldpanners made it to the major leagues. Tom Seaver, Graig Nettles and Rick Monday were the standouts. Others were Curt Motton, Jimmy Williams, Gary Sutherland and Mike Paul.

Seaver

Monday

Nettles

Blow Out the Candles Nov 24

2006 SP Legendary Cuts #11

HOFer Joe "Ducky" Medwick was born in Carteret, New Jersey on this date in 1911. A member of the famous "Gashouse Gang" Joe was a 10 time all-star and the 1937 NL MVP.

1968 Topps # 78

Outfielder Jim Northrup turns 70 today. Jim was a key piece of the puzzle for the World Series Champ 1968 Detroit Tigers. He led the team in doubles with 29 and RBI's with 90. He hit 2 homers and drove in 8 runs in the Series against the Cardinals. Northrup drove in the winning runs in the seventh inning of the seventh game off of Bob Gibson.

1971-72 Topps #1

HOFer Oscar Robertson "the Big O" turns 71 today.

The "King of Ragtime", Scott Joplin was born on this date in 1868 (the date is disputed). He is most known for The Maple leaf Rag and the Entertainer. Joplin's music and ragtime in general experienced a revival due in part to it's inclusion in the 1973 movie, The Sting.

Could it Be....Satan!

2009-09 UD Ovation # 78 Miroslav Satan

I know it's pronounced differently but every time I see this guy I think about Dana Carvey's "The Church Lady" from SNL.

Blow Out the Candles Nov 23

1975 Topps #430

Luis Tiant celebrates his 69th birthday today. Luis had one of the most recognizable delivery motions of any pitcher. He won 229 games in his 19 year career spent mostly with Cleveland and Boston.


Adolph "Harpo" Marx was born on this date in 1888.


This face is called a "Gookie". It was modelled after a man in the Marx's neighborhood that rolled cigars in a shop window.

My copy of Harpo's autobiography. You can tell I've had it a long time. The price was $1.75.

Artist Wayne Thiebaud turn 90 years old today.

Parkhurst Retro Favorites Detroit Red Wings

It's hard to believe but for the quarter century prior to 1967 the NHL consisted of only six teams, the Canadiens, Maple Leafs, Rangers, Bruins, Red Wings and Blackhawks.

In the mid-nineties, Parkhurst commemorated the 1964-65 NHL season by producing a set of "Tall Boy" cards featuring players and coaches from the "Original Six" teams. I'll be sharing my favorites in coming posts.

Here are my favorites from the Detroit Red Wings:

#65

#57

#56

#58

#47

#51

#63

#64

#62

#55

#46

#53