[78-L] fwd: 1906 film of a cable car ride

Steven C. Barr stevenc at interlinks.net
Tue Mar 22 19:38:09 PDT 2011


From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink at live.com>
> Actually, by 1906 they were already known as the Brooklyn Dodgers. Before 
> that, they went by the Trolley Dodgers (not the Streetcar Dodgers), Ward's 
> Wonders, Foutz's Fillies and Hanlon's Superbas.
>
> Incidentally, yesterday was the birthday of my boyhood hero, Tommy Davis, 
> who won two consecutive batting titles for the Dodgers in 1962 & 1963. 
> He's 72, for crying out loud. That's how to make someone feel old; when 
> their boyhood sports hero is a senior citizen...
>
We 78-L folks have our own "built-in" age thing...! Figure that the very
last commercial 78's were issued in 1962...and the artists on 78's are ALL
senior citizens by now (as well as most 78 collectors...!).

Steven C. Barr 



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