Somthing different but interesting

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Posted By: <b>Anson</b><p>I was digging around and stumbled upon this. Not a ball player but, nevertheless, kind of neat if you're into music.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1118603756.JPG">

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Posted By: <b>Hal Lewis</b><p>Didn't he write the classic song:<br /><br />"Chopin' Broccoli" ??

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>No, that was Dana Carvey. Did you know he sang that song on his very first episode of SNL? (Sigourney Weaver hosted and introduced the new cast). But you knew I would know that.

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Posted By: <b>Hal Lewis</b><p>Yes, and I knew you would know that I knew you would know.

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Posted By: <b>David Vargha</b><p>Actually, he was the inventor of the "Chopin Liszt" for groceries.<br><br>DavidVargha@hotmail.com

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>gee, I didn't know that.

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Posted By: <b>Max Weder</b><p>....isn't it Harry Chopin, of <i>Cat's in the Cradle,</i> and <i>Taxi</i>?<br /><br />Max

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Posted By: <b>John</b><p>Cool card, nice find. Easily one of the largest tobacco premiums ever issued. They were made from roughly 1894-1907 the production includes about 8000-9000 different subjects with many variations if one was to collect all the variations you could have an issue of cards numbering well over 20,000+. I’ve been collecting them for a while the first in the series of 200+ can be seen on my site in the non-sports section.<br /><br /><a href="http://imageevent.com/piojohn3/collection" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://imageevent.com/piojohn3/collection</a><br />

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Posted By: <b>T206Collector</b><p>Beethoven's gone but his music lives on,<br />And Mozart don't go shoppin' no more,<br />You'll never meet Liszt or Brahms again,<br />And Elgar doesn't answer the door.<br />Schübert and Chopin used to chuckle and laugh,<br />Whilst composing a long symphony,<br />But one hundred and fifty years later,<br />There's very little of them left to see.<br /><br />They're decomposing composers,<br />There's nothing much anyone can do,<br />You can still hear Beethoven,<br />But Beethoven cannot hear you.<br /><br />Händel and Haydn and Rachmaninov,<br />Enjoyed a nice drink with their meal,<br />But nowadays no-one will serve them,<br />And their gravy is left to congeal.<br />Verdi and Wagner delighted the crowds,<br />With their highly original sound,<br />The pianos they played are still working,<br />But they're both six feet underground.<br /><br />They're decomposing composers,<br />There's less of them every year,<br />You can say what you like to Debussy,<br />But there's not much of him left to hear.<br /><br />Claude Achille Debussy, died 1918.<br />Christophe Willebaud Gluck, died 1787.<br />Carl Maria von Weber, not at all well<br />1825, died 1826. <br />Giacomo Meyerbeer, still alive 1863, not still alive 1864.<br />Modeste Mussorgsky, 1880 going to parties,<br />no fun anymore 1881. <br />Johan Nepomuck Hummel, chatting away nineteen to the<br />dozen with his mates down the pub every<br />evening 1836, 1837 nothing.

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Posted By: <b>barry arnold</b><p>is that like the ole 'I see you see me see you see me?'<br /><br />all the best<br /><br />barry arnold

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Posted By: <b>BCD</b><p>Guess what this guy collected???<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Anson</b><p>VAM Francs?<br /><br />Actually, I believe Chopin was Polish but I couldn't spell VAM Zlotych to save my life.

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Posted By: <b>Scot</b><p> Nice card. There are alot of interesting cards in the Ogden tobacco cards. Harry Houdini's rookie card comes from the 1902 B series Ogden cards. <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1118630137.JPG">

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Posted By: <b>Judge Dred</b><p>Are you sure that it's Houdini's rookie card? Weren't there a few before that or would those be considered his minor league cards (from which I understand don't count as his rookie)....

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Posted By: <b>Scot</b><p> It's the earliest Houdini card that I'm aware of. Let me know if there's a card made earlier. I believe he's around 28 years of age on the 1902 Ogden.