The Glory of Their Times

[springpin]

Scott, you have more memories to recall and share than you realize. When you are older you will remember stuff of your yesterdays and todays. It may not seem like much now, but it will be something of value later, including perhaps "Once upon a time there was this internet sports memorabilia site where a bunch of people who collected sports stuff could talk about the hobby we all enjoyed so much".

[Hankphenom]

I love this thread, and can't help but mention my thrilling experience of having co-produced and edited (with Neal McCabe, author of "Baseball's Golden Age: The Photographs of Charles M. Conlon") the audio version of Glory, published in 1998 and still available on Amazon. Other than becoming friends with Larry Ritter, I guess the biggest thrill of so many of them during the course of the project was the otherworldly experience of doing with Larry what he did with the players--sitting him down in his house for questions about his "playing days" so many years earlier, i.e., working on Glory, his relationship with the players, etc., which we fashioned into the introductions to the set and to each player segment. As for memorabilia, I did get Larry to sign a book for me, of course, and some other things, but I guess the most treasured would be the file of numerous letters, contracts, etc., signed by Larry and sent to me in the course of our work together. Funny, but I have never thought of that file as memorabilia until just now, reading this thread, since for so long it has been "just" a working file. Larry also gave us his collection of reel-to-reel tapes of his radio and TV promotional appearances with the players, the only copy of many of those extant, I'm sure.
Hank Thomas

[baseballart]

Hank

The 4 CDs of Glory is by far the best music I own. Simply the best. My one regret of this thread is that I far too briefly and superficially corresponded with Larry Ritter, and never got to meet him. His contribution to the history of baseball and my enjoyment of it is unsurpassed. (Now if my friend would simply give me that signed copy, all would be right with the world)

Max

[Oldtix]

Thank you Hank...the audio CD set is far and away my favorite recording to hear on a long drive. And Larry's chuckling as he related the stories (Chief Meyers gifting of the sacred stones, for example) made it an enhancement to the book. As they say back home..."you done good."