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Gordie will always be Mr. Hockey, but come on, Gretzky was pretty damned good and equally the gentleman!
Sorry Mr C...Gretzky was too late for me. I lost interest in hockey after the first expansion. When I think of hockey, I still think in terms of the original 6...back when the Leafs actually won something once in a while! Makes me quite the dinosaur, I know, but there it is.
Generational favourites are fine. You watch who's hot while they're hot and you're watching, no problem!
BUUUUUUUT - that's not what you posted!
"They call Gretsky 'the great one'...I don't think he holds a candle to Gordie Howe."
Comparing apples to apples, Gretzky scored more goals, had more assists, more 50 goal plus and 100 point plus seasons, and did so in a shorter playing career. While being a gentleman on and off the ice (and while there is a Gordie Howe hat trick - one goal, one assist and one fight - there is no violent equivalent for Gretzky).
Anywho....
My signed books are primarily astronauts, and a fighter pilot or two with a football player mixed in, as I worked for about 9 years at Space Camp. Every astronaut that wrote a book that published in the 90s came thru signing books. As a result I came away with Alan Shepard, Buzz Aldrin, Gene Krantz (Flight Director, not an astronaut), Charlie Duke, Jim Lovell + Greg 'Pappy' Boyington, Ken 'The Snake' Stabler and there are others...
I have a friend whom is the one that always comes across signed books at used bookstores, then again he lives in a larger city with better used bookstores.
I have a signed biography by Yogi Berra from the 80s; signed for my grandfather.
I also have a signed edition from Allen Ginsberg.
For me, the ever elusive would be a signed Hemingway to go with my collection of his works in 1st Ed. It would take masterful luck to find that one.
Geez....I didn't expect some sort of Spanish Inquisition!
It's nice to have an autographed book.
I have the following:
Baa Baa Blacksheep by Boyington
Currahee by Don Burgett
Look out bellow the confessions of a parachuting padre by Fr. Francis Sampson
The fool Lt. by Robert Eldon
Return of the Enola Gay by Tibbits
There have to be a few more but the book shelves were rearranged by Mrs. Newsman and now...i need a card catalog to find anything.
Those are some terrific signed books, Newsman! To have a book that has been handled by the actual author or subject is very special indeed.
This week I came across two interesting signed books: Luciano Pavarotti's My World and Tom Wolfe's I Am Charlotte Simmons. Love those thrift stores! Haven't got the patience right now to post photos. Photobucket loads unbelievably slow for me.
Kudos on the neat finds. However, I did find "I Am Charlotte Simmons" a bit off even for Wolfe - felt forced, as if his usually feel for all sorts of social nuance wasn't as sharp as usual.
Thank you, DNO. I love to read.
After a while i found a few others you might think are interesting.
Operation Drumbeat by Dr. Michael Gannon (he is the reason i received a history degree)
Out of the Depths: An unforgettable WWII story of survival, courage, and the sinking of the USS indianapolis autographed by Edgar Harrell (USMC)
Omaha Beach by Joseph Balkoski
Not history related and kind of off the beaten track:
To ride fast, shoot straight, and speak the truth by Col. Jeff Cooper
Hell I was there! by Elmer Keith
No second place winner by BIll Jordan