Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio?

[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

[doug.goodman]

Nice one

[Bigdaddy]

Thank you for the story Phil, and very nice card to boot. Always a rush when you finally acquire a card that you've been chasing for a lifetime.

[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

[h2oya311]

Thanks for sharing! What a great story and a great card! Most of us on this forum are quite blessed. It’s easy to forget that sometimes, even with the madness of 2020.

Way to make lemonade out of lemons!

[tedzan]

Great story Phil....and a nice looking 1941 Play Ball card of Joe D.

If you don't mind....here's a furthermore to.... " Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio ? ".

Joe DiMaggio originally did not want his name in the lyrics of the Simon and Garfunkel 1967 song, "Mrs. Robinson".
However, it is reported that Joe's agent convinced Joe that it might be good for Joe's publicity. Joe, finally agreed; but, Joe did not
want his name associated with the movie "The Graduate". The version of the song Mrs. Robinson, sung by Simon and Garfunkel in
the movie, did not to include "Joe DiMaggio where....."


" Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio ? "......this were exactly my thoughts in the years that followed after the Spring of 1949, when I opened up a
red-white-blue LEAF wax-pack and saw this card. Us kids never saw another Joe D card in the 1949, 1950, or 1951 BOWMAN sets, or 1951 TOPPS.






TED Z

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