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07-14-2007, 05:55 PM
Posted By: <b>Max Weder</b><p>The new purchasers of the Vancouver Canadians baseball team asked my spouse Jennifer if they could reproduce some of her works of old-time baseball players and hang them at the ballpark. She of course said yes, and here are the results, with some photos of the park<br /><br />Needless to say, it's quite a thrill to go to a game at the ballpark and see something which my spouse has created. (The feeling isn't quite so visceral when I look at the tax submissions I put out every day...)<br /><br />I mentioned in an earlier thread we'll be having a SABR meeting in Vancouver on Saturday, August 25, and we are finalized the process of having the meeting at the ballpark (no game that day), followed by a barbeque at our house. If anyone is interested in attending, let me know.<br /><br /><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1334/559162751_5f41b10613.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1387/558669662_9e12bd42ac.jpg"> <img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1116/573927411_eac6800f1f_m.jpg"><br /><br />and even the Obak bear has found a home at the stadium <br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1015/562264377_ffda91339f_m.jpg"> <img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1262/558994407_2c559e4088_m.jpg"> <img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1130/558994399_33e02f6265_m.jpg"><br /><br />Max
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07-14-2007, 06:52 PM
Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>Those are great looking wall paintings.....I am sure ya'll are very proud. I would be....
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07-14-2007, 07:26 PM
Posted By: <b>identify7</b><p>Whoa.<br />Im totally blown away by that accomplishment. I can only imagine how you guys feel.
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07-14-2007, 08:34 PM
Posted By: <b>Dan Koochin</b><p>I'd like to see you again! sounds like a fun event.
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09-13-2007, 11:55 AM
Posted By: <b>Max Weder</b><p>For those of you whom I haven't emailed off-list, here are a couple photos of the Bob Brown Bear Obak bobble-paw which was given out at a game here a couple of weeks ago<br /><br />Max<br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://ettinger.ca/images/site/Mini-Bob-Brown.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1153/1272748038_ff656b7379.jpg"><br /><br />
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09-13-2007, 11:58 AM
Posted By: <b>DMcD</b><p>Hey, Max! I want one!<br /><br />PS. Greetings from sunny Lethbridge, Alberta (L.A., eh.)<br /><br />PPS. You know you're really addicted when ... you are sitting at the laptop in your boxer shorts, a million miles from home in a ratbag motel in Boony Boony Land, haven't shaved in three days and on your fourth cup of ratbag motel coffee and ya gotta get an N54 fix.
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09-13-2007, 06:13 PM
Posted By: <b>Max Weder</b><p>David<br /><br />Are you a Pronghorn? We were in Lethbridge this summer on our way back from Saskatoon. Let me know if you're stopping off in sunny Vancouver.<br /><br />As for the BB bobblepaws, it is much like Beany Babies and Cabbage Patch Dolls. Restrict supply and artificially create demand, and voila -- an instant collectible <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />They are in fact very cool, and have one pawing on my desk as I write....<br /><br />Max<br /><br />
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09-14-2007, 12:05 AM
Posted By: <b>Elliot</b><p>David, if you want a bobble paw you might need to make a midnight shirt delivery to an unnamed shirtless lawyer.<br><br>
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12-12-2007, 07:21 PM
Posted By: <b>Jason L</b><p>Just saw your wife's artwork on TV!<br />they showed a brief shot of the ballpark during this week's Real Wives of Orange County, because one of the women's sons plays for the Vancouver Canadians...(wife has it on behind me, and I turned to watch when I heard them talking about minor league baseball, honest!)<br /><br />anyway, I recognized the stdium and pics immediately!!!<br />very cool.
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12-12-2007, 09:42 PM
Posted By: <b>Max Weder</b><p>Thanks Jason. I don't watch the show, but the player is Shane Keough<br /><br /><img src="http://canadiansbaseball.com/uploadfiles/playerimages/player143.jpg"><br /><br />He comes from a baseball family--he is the son of Matt Keough, and grandson (?) of Joe Keough<br /><br />You can see the video clip at<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tv.com/media_player/12013/105/viewer.php&context_type=101&context_id=57002#media-12013" target="_new" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.tv.com/media_player/12013/105/viewer.php&context_type=101&context_id=57002#media-12013</a" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.tv.com/media_player/12013/105/viewer.php&context_type=101&context_id=57002#media-12013</a</a>><br /><br />Here's a pic of a printscreen I took of the video<br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2302/2104414011_c589c83735.jpg"><br /><br />Pretty darn cool<br /><br />Max
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12-12-2007, 10:02 PM
Posted By: <b>Jantz</b><p>Max,<br /><br />In my opinion, it is the perfect gallery for your wife's amazing paintings. Very nice story. You both must be thrilled.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing,<br />Jantz<br /><br />