Listerine (And Other Adventures in Old Mets Photos)

[Zvon]

I'm having trouble supporting it. I'll try again in a bit.

Interesting color tip: The orange around Richie's number: I made it a separate cutout, put it back over the one, and applied a [3-D effect]> Inner Bevel


OE: I was able to upload it to to my google image albums but now the page won't load. It'll work, eventually.

[Zvon]

There ya go. Looking in the folder for this work I noticed I also made a cutout of the two players, and added a REALLY SLIGHT inner bevel to them too.

[Zvon]

^That supposed to be the same size as the color work. The copy I uploaded is. I can only figure google shrunk it. Bastages. I hate when they do stuff like that. Support the version uploaded or don't. I don't like when they mess with it. Also, the original version I have I was unable to to download from the website it was displayed on (The Daily News IIRC). They had disabled that function. Another thing I really hate. So I took a screenshot and that's how I got my copy.


This is Buddy .vs Brock. Circa 1970.

I have a folder that just says BROCK. It has pics of him doing stuff against the Mets. I only have 7 different photos in it so far (and a slew of him doing stuff .vs other teams) and I'm hoping to get more and use em as a little MFC series.
This got the inner bevel treatment as well. That created the slight outline around the bodies.

[dgwphotography]

A nice story about this Neil Leifer photograph from Sports Illustrated here: two Mets fans, their friendship and, of course, the ever camera-ready Casey Stengel.

It's funny how my different interests sometimes cross the streams... This was posted yesterday in a photography group I belong to:

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[Zvon]

Neil is the best DW.

Sorry...that makes you second best

[Edgy MD]

Four young fans (l to r: Michael, David, Eddie, Alex) pester Mets legend Willie Mays for autographs.

[dgwphotography]

Zvon wrote: Neil is the best DW. Sorry...that makes you second best

Thanks, but I’m not even in the conversation.

Leifer, Walter Iooss, Joe McNally are my favs

[Zvon]

Neil is the best DW. Sorry...that makes you second best Thanks, but I’m not even in the conversation. Leifer, Walter Iooss, Joe McNally are my favs

Ioose would be in my book as well. And this is MY book so I can put you 2nd best if I wish. I'll have to look into McNally.

Two versions of my Al Jackson colorization. One with a blurred background, one not. IIRC I've never shared the non blurry one here. That crowd didn't make the cut. I blurred the background because I didn't like the way it was coming out and I was sick of working it.





Batmags, my friend.
Every time you drop a **** in a post of your's (whether in jest or whatever), I no longer read the rest of your contributions to that particular thread. I just chuckle and wiz past em.

I know you're just trying to ruffle feathers. I won't be ruffled. I know I'm denying myself some good info, view, opinion, or a just a good read. I'll just have to suffer that loss. I know you probably don't give a rats ass, but I do, so I am typing this. Just so you'd know.

The next thread I open is always a clean slate, so if you want me to read what you post, again, please keep your ****s to yourself.

[Zvon]

Also, it's not because it bothers me or I give a shit. I may wince after the 2nd one but truly, I've used horrible language online at times, where I feel it was appropriate. I'm taking a stand here because we have some female members, maybe even some children of members, who read this board. It's simply inappropriate when there is a lady or a child in the house.

And I know you don't care. I get that.

If it wasn't that I feel that this msg board is a notch above all others I visit (Mets or otherwise), and truly a group of friends, I wouldn't have said a thing.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Edgy MD wrote: Four young fans (l to r: Michael, David, Eddie, Alex) pester Mets legend Willie Mays for autographs.

I meant to say this the other day... lolol, good one!

[G-Fafif]

Louis Armstrong records his 4:40 update for Sports Phone, happy to report Mets are leading Cubs at Wrigley, 7-3 in the sixth, Milner and Unser each having gone deep.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Reely2reely cool photo.

[dgwphotography]

Zvon wrote: I'll have to look into McNally.

He's, quite simply, the best there is.

Exhibit A:
http://blog.joemcnally.com/2015/02/26/ozzie-and-the-mirrors/

[dgwphotography]

Louis Armstrong records his 4:40 update for Sports Phone, happy to report Mets are leading Cubs at Wrigley, 7-3 in the sixth, Milner and Unser each having gone deep.

"Get all the sports news instantly. Dial 976-1313."

[Zvon]

I'll have to look into McNally. He's, quite simply, the best there is. Exhibit A: http://blog.joemcnally.com/2015/02/26/ozzie-and-the-mirrors/

Well, duh on me. Of course I've seen that guys work. Excellent!

And (drumroll please....)

I LOVE THE GLOVE(men)â„¢!!!!!!!!

Here's my effort at staging a fence catch:

[Edgy MD]

Henry Aaron of the Braves (still in Milwaukee at the time) takes a cut against the mighty Roger Craig at the Polo Grounds. The "H." on Aaron's uniform indicates that his brother Tommie was on the team at the time as well.

[Edgy MD]

Tommie Agee doing his thing as Donn Clendenon, Art Shamsky, Cleon Jones, and Ed Kranepool look on. Five Cranebucks to anybody who comes up with the pianist's name.



Agee at his wedding in 1985, with his best man, Cleon Jones, standing up for him.

[Edgy MD]

The search for lost and falling souls takes the Reverend Billy Graham to Shea Stadium, where he chats with sinners Ron Taylor, Mike Jorgensen, and Tug McGraw, 1970.

[dgwphotography]

Edgy MD wrote: The search for souls takes the Reverend Billy Graham to Shea Stadium, where he chats with sinners Ron Taylor, Mike Jorgensen, and Tug McGraw, 1970.

A Doctor. A bad perm. A country music star for a son.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I have to admit, I didn't really know what Billy Graham looked like! When I saw an actor portraying him on The Crown this season, I didn't think that there was much of a resemblance, but it actually was pretty good.



(What does any of this have to do with UMDB and MBTN, by the way?)

[Edgy MD]

I searched for Listerine and ended up dropping the post into a thread that split from the Listerine thread. Fix't.

[G-Fafif]

Edward Emil Kranepool in a taxi, honey.

[Frayed Knot]

I almost expect to see Hyman Roth walking in the background of that shot.

[MFS62]

Frayed Knot wrote: I almost expect to see Hyman Roth walking in the background of that shot.

He was too ill.
He's been dying from the same heart attack for 20 years.

Later

[Edgy MD]

What's with the rabbit?

[batmagadanleadoff]

Gil's good luck rabbit was a regular in the manager's office in September of 1969. The rabbit, a fan mail gift to Gil, was a stuffed doll and not a living, breathing animal. I'd like to think that Gil named the gift "Salty the Rabbit", after the last manager to manage the Mets before Gil's arrival, but I'm not so sure on that last point.

[Edgy MD]

Thanks for the bunny intel.

[Edgy MD]

Rusty Staub: outfielder, firstbaseman, designated hitter, pinch hitter, coach, announcer, chaplain, union rep, gormand, restauranteur, chef, philanthropist ... and fashion model.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Early character design sketches for Mr. Met:



I kinda like the smug version on the left.

[Edgy MD]

In a boxer-wrestler matchup 42 years ago at Shea, Andre the Giant bounces Chuck Wepner from the ring, and then fucks with his foot for good measure.