Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio?

[DeanH3]

Congrats Phil. Great write up. It really is such a tough card to find with all those qualities you mentioned. Now enjoy that victory lap and snicker at the past events that kept that card from you. After all, "It's iconic you know!"

[charlietheexterminator]

Nice story and congratulations on a truly nice looking Joe D...

[ASF123]

Except every time I went into that shop armed with my hard earned war chest to make an offer the price seemed to have gone up just a little higher. “Sorry Kid, I’m gonna need a little more for that card, "It's Iconic you know".

Dealer sounds like kind of a dick. Glad you finally got the last laugh!

[Case12]

Bet you have already forgotten that $100 bucks! :-)

[tonyo]

Well written and a good read. keep 'em coming!

I love that card too, made me pull out my version... pleasantly surprised that it's in better shape than I remembered!

[Peter_Spaeth]

According to Paul Simon, he was writing about Mantle, HIS hero, but it didn't work as a song.

This song, meant to be about DiMaggio, is a classic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evB-nXLElZs

Joe, Joe DiMaggio
We want you on our side

[CobbSpikedMe]

Awesome Phil! Glad you got it finally.

[jb67]

Great story along with a great looking card. Well done and congrats.

[Eric72]

That was one of the most pleasant experiences I've had reading a post during this utterly insane year. Everything going on around me faded well into the background as your story drew me in. Thank you for a well written contribution to the forum. Congratulations on the tremendous pickup.

Best regards,

Eric

[brianp-beme]

[QUOTE=Peter_Spaeth;2051192]According to Paul Simon, he was writing about Mantle, HIS hero, but it didn't work as a song.[QUOTE]

"Where have you gone, Mickey Mantle" wouldn't quite work, because not only was he still an active ballplayer when the song was written, but his last name just doesn't jingle-jangle along like 'DiMaggio'. Perhaps if his last name were instead 'Mantilo'. As in "Where have you gone, Mickey Mantilo"

Brian (always looking for reasons to change HOF player's last names)

[FrankWakefield]

Sounds like Joe has found a good home. I like the story, I like the idea of that story being associated with that card as long as you have it. Congratulations to both you and Joe. You two have a safe 2021.

[Kaneen]

[QUOTE=brianp-beme;2051275][QUOTE=Peter_Spaeth;2051192]According to Paul Simon, he was writing about Mantle, HIS hero, but it didn't work as a song.

"Where have you gone, Mickey Mantle" wouldn't quite work, because not only was he still an active ballplayer when the song was written, but his last name just doesn't jingle-jangle along like 'DiMaggio'. Perhaps if his last name were instead 'Mantilo'. As in "Where have you gone, Mickey Mantilo"

Brian (always looking for reasons to change HOF player's last names)

Or perhaps Mickey Manilow...Barry's older, more athletic brother.

[judgebuck]

Great story. This is the kind of story and post that I believe most of us appreciate and would enjoy reading more like it. And what a beautiful card!

David