from my sketchbook: dick stuart

All-Star first baseman Dick Stuart hit 228 home runs in his 12-year career. Although he never was a league leader for homers, he finished in the top ten for five years. His career batting average was .264. Dick was  in the on-deck circle when teammate Bill Mazeroski hit the ninth inning home run to win …

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DCS: jean spangler

Jean Spangler danced in Beryl Wallace‘s shadow at Earl Carroll’s nightclub on Sunset Boulevard. She had dreams and aspirations, though. She had a few uncredited roles in some big Hollywood pictures – Miracles of the Bells, When My Baby Smiles at Me, Young Man with a Horn. She had just completed a small part in The …

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happy holidays 2012 from JPiC

CLICK HERE for a larger version. My annual Christmas music compilation is available as a FREE DOWNLOAD for a limited time. 24 unusual holiday songs and a custom full-color cover with track listings — all for you and all for FREE! Just CLICK HERE for “A Non-Traditional Christmas 2012.” You will be taken to a new window. Just …

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from my sketchbook: haystack calhoun

I don’t know how to break this to you, but professional wrestling is fake. That said, William “Haystack” Calhoun was as close to the real thing as you could get. Haystack Calhoun was born in McKinney, Texas and by the time the hulking youth reached his 20s, he tipped the scales at 450 pounds and …

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happy holidays from JPiC

It’s that time of year again. Time for your ol’ pal JPiC to give the gift of music. My annual Christmas music compilation is available as a FREE DOWNLOAD for a limited time. 24 unusual holiday songs and a custom full-color cover with track listings — all for you and all for FREE! Just CLICK HERE for “A Non-Traditional …

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from my sketchbook: stella walsh

Stanisława Walasiewicz was born in Poland in 1911 and emigrated to the United States with her family when she was three months old. After settling in Cleveland, her parents, “Americanized” the family name to Walsh and began calling their daughter Stella. At 16, Stella began competing in running events and soon qualified for the Olympics. …

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Josh Pincus is Crying merchandise is HERE!

Now you can proudly wear your best pal from the internet splattered across your chest! It’s a dream come true! (You’ve had that dream, right?) VERY LIMITED EDITION Josh Pincus is Crying  t-shirts and buttons are now available! Why, it’s the greatest thing to happen to the internet since Al Gore invented the damn thing! …

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from my sketchbook: fred moore

As soon as Fred Moore joined the Disney Studios, he began to build his legacy. The self-taught artist worked as an animator of several cartoons, including Three Little Pigs and its sort-of sequel Three Little Wolves.  In 1937, he was the supervising animator on Walt Disney visionary classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.  It was …

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