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Willie Mays, Ted Williams, Kent Lockhart, Danny McCalister, LenRay McCalister

Posted on December 11, 2020 by markweiss86

LenRay McCalister has died, age 49. His brother Stanley was my teammate for Gunn basketball, and his oldest brother Danny McCalister was a star of the Gunn Titans first championship basketball team, 22-5 in 1979-1980. There were six McCalister brothers … Continue reading →

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Mays Vs Fingers

Posted on July 14, 2020 by markweiss86

Bw bert campaneris bunt base hit soundtrack to Mary fall fall fall fingers down my spine

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In the 10 seasons before the Dodgers move west, New York team’s comprised 16 of 20 World Series competitors, all three teams won (and the Dodgers won their first year in LA)

Posted on February 8, 2020 by markweiss86

The tip of the To Bruce Weber and Roger Kahn Whereas today’s times says for 10 seasons one New York team or another won every World Series but one

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Ken Holtzman in Vietnam

Posted on November 22, 2018 by markweiss86

  Ken Holtzman missed the 1967 Major League baseball season, or most of it, because of military service. That’s what it says on the back of his 1971 black-border Topps card. It actually says he was 9-0 for the Cubs … Continue reading →

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Do bloggers out here need good reasons to run icons of Willie Mays?

Posted on October 31, 2018 by markweiss86

I forget why I was thinking of writing about Willie Mays or two vintage baseball cards.  

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Lane thru the Looking Glass

Posted on August 23, 2018 by markweiss86

Edit to add: I met Lane and Tracy Wurster of North Carolina at a Superchunk show — my first – in 1992 but do not interact much these days so was surprised after posting about Lane somewhat randomly today to … Continue reading →

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May 24 Willie Mays

Posted on May 24, 2018 by markweiss86

Willie Mays by David Leventhal by Plastic Alto

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Goodbye, Minnie Minosos (53 Topps, 54 Redman)

Posted on March 7, 2015 by markweiss86

I had forgotten, but, besides the doubles of 1960 Topps Minnie Minoso that I am fixing to trade Gerardo for a haircut (or two?), as I inspect my manifest of the 76 cards I had in that binder, there were … Continue reading →

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What did you do with the real Alexis Harte?

Posted on October 23, 2014 by markweiss86

I had a friend or at least business associate named Alexis Harte, a man a few years my junior who was husband and father and bandleader and played a couple shows for me, as Earthwise Productions of Palo Alto. BUT … Continue reading →

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Ida Levinthal nexus via San Jose Museum and South

Posted on June 1, 2014 by markweiss86

we are hoofing it (by car) to san jo to see a museum a movie and a dinner, then I hope to update with my insights and then gods be willing co-produce a piece of art-sculpture-monument that says something Continue reading →

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