Somthing different but interesting

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Posted By: Anson

I was digging around and stumbled upon this. Not a ball player but, nevertheless, kind of neat if you're into music.

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Posted By: Hal Lewis

Didn't he write the classic song:

"Chopin' Broccoli" ??

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Posted By: barrysloate

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: Hal Lewis

Yes, and I knew you would know that I knew you would know.

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Posted By: David Vargha

Actually, he was the inventor of the "Chopin Liszt" for groceries.

DavidVargha@hotmail.com

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Posted By: barrysloate

gee, I didn't know that.

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Posted By: Max Weder

....isn't it Harry Chopin, of Cat's in the Cradle, and Taxi?

Max

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Posted By: John

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.

http://imageevent.com/piojohn3/collection

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Posted By: T206Collector

Beethoven's gone but his music lives on,
And Mozart don't go shoppin' no more,
You'll never meet Liszt or Brahms again,
And Elgar doesn't answer the door.
Schübert and Chopin used to chuckle and laugh,
Whilst composing a long symphony,
But one hundred and fifty years later,
There's very little of them left to see.

They're decomposing composers,
There's nothing much anyone can do,
You can still hear Beethoven,
But Beethoven cannot hear you.

Händel and Haydn and Rachmaninov,
Enjoyed a nice drink with their meal,
But nowadays no-one will serve them,
And their gravy is left to congeal.
Verdi and Wagner delighted the crowds,
With their highly original sound,
The pianos they played are still working,
But they're both six feet underground.

They're decomposing composers,
There's less of them every year,
You can say what you like to Debussy,
But there's not much of him left to hear.

Claude Achille Debussy, died 1918.
Christophe Willebaud Gluck, died 1787.
Carl Maria von Weber, not at all well
1825, died 1826.
Giacomo Meyerbeer, still alive 1863, not still alive 1864.
Modeste Mussorgsky, 1880 going to parties,
no fun anymore 1881.
Johan Nepomuck Hummel, chatting away nineteen to the
dozen with his mates down the pub every
evening 1836, 1837 nothing.

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Posted By: barry arnold

is that like the ole 'I see you see me see you see me?'

all the best

barry arnold

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Posted By: BCD

Guess what this guy collected???

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Posted By: Anson

VAM Francs?

Actually, I believe Chopin was Polish but I couldn't spell VAM Zlotych to save my life.

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Posted By: Scot

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.

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Posted By: Judge Dred

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: Scot

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.