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Monthly Archives: August 2012
The Best Baseball Card Error – Ever!
Something Even Babe Ruth Couldn’t Do I stopped collecting baseball cards in 1981 after it became speculative and was more about card values rather than flipping, trading and completing sets. This was one of my favorite baseball cards simply because … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Comedy
Tagged 1964, Baseball Cards, Philadelphia Phillies, Topps
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12 Great Heavy Metal Albums From The 80′s That Are Under The Radar (Part 2)
Great Metal Albums from the 1980′s That Have Been Forgotten Continuing our article from Part 1 of twelve metal albums from the 1980′s you should check out: 1986 – Metal Church – The Dark (Elektra) Metal Church put out great … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged AC/DC, Bon Scott, Death Angel, Dirty Looks, Flotsam and Jetsam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Henrik Ostergaard, Jason Newsted, Metal Church, Metallica, Wargasm
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12 Great Heavy Metal Albums From The 80′s That Are Under The Radar (Part 1)
Great Metal Albums from the 1980′s That Have Been Forgotten Still one of the most exciting things for me is to be introduced to great music that I have never heard before. It doesn’t matter if it was made this … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Accept, Angel Witch, Exciter, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Raven, Twisted Sister, W.A.S.P.
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Wayne Garrett And Roger Metzger
Close Play At Third It looks as though Mets third baseman Wayne Garrett was going to apply the tag and get Astros shortstop Roger Metzger out, before he gets to third. But I don’t know for sure if that is … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Photography
Tagged Houston Astros, New York Mets, Roger Metzger, Wayne Garrett
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Old New York in Photos #21
A Farm On The East Side Of Manhattan Circa 1880 No information beyond the basics could be found on this gem. We are looking east towards the East River at the Krappe family farm located at East 87th Street between … Continue reading
Madison Square In A Vintage Painting
Paul Cornoyer Madison Square in the Afternoon – 1910 Paul Cornoyer (1864-1923) was an impressionist painter who worked primarily in New York City. This beautiful scene was painted in 1910 and is looking east across Madison Square Park, towards the tower of … Continue reading
Posted in History, New York
Tagged Artist, Madison Avenue, Madison Square Garden, Madison Square Park, McKim Mead & White, Paul Cornoyer
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A Look Back: The 10th Anniversary Of Marilyn Monroe’s Death
1972 Press Photo- At Marilyn Monroe’s Crypt As today is the 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s death, it is interesting to compare the elaborate ceremonies of today, with the understated manner in which a handful of fans sent flowers on August 5, 1972 … Continue reading
50 Years After Marilyn Monroe’s Death – Examining The Books That Were Written About Her While She Was Living
The Fascination With Marilyn Monroe: A Look At The First Six Books About Her Sometime during the evening or early morning hours of August 4 or 5th 1962 Marilyn Monroe died under mysterious circumstances at the age of 36. Even after fifty years … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Movies
Tagged 1962, Biographies, Book Review, Entertainment, Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn Monroe Death Anniversary
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“The Stork” – George Theodore
New York Mets Official George Theodore Publicity Photo 1974 George Theodore looks more like an accountant than your accountant looks like an accountant. True, the glasses and mustache he sported did not make Theodore look like much of a ballplayer. … Continue reading
The “Artwork” Of The 110 Harbor Freeway Los Angeles
Why Go To The Museum of Contemporary Art or The Getty? If you live around Los Angeles and are too busy to go to a museum to see paintings you can always get your fill of art while driving to … Continue reading →