Posted By:
Ted ZanidakisI have two more sheets of lyrics to this BB song.....does anyone really want to see them ?
Otherwise, I wont bother.....but, I will tell you an interesting story about this sheet music, anyways.
Twelve years ago a fellow named John approached my booth at the Philly Show with these sheets.
And, was quietly going thru numerous cards on my table. So, I offered to help him and he asked me
if I had any of the BB players on his sheet music. I immediately recognized the song and began to
sing it. It was always a very catchy tune that would haunt you for the rest of the day.
Anyhow, John's only BB card collecting was to acquire any available card of all the ballplayers in this
song which would always end in the musical refrain....."Van Lingle Mungo".
It was quite a challenge as it took several years but we came within, I think 2 cards, of finding all the
players. The real toughies were the players, whose short careers were during the WWII era, when no
BB cards were issued.
Guys like Augie Bergamo, Johnny Gee, Danny Gardella, Bobby Estalella, etc.
Talk about a "TYPE" set.....it doesn't get too much more out of the mainstream than this one.
T-Rex TED