Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 4/20/04 5:02 PM, "Joseph Codispoti" <joecodi@clearsightusa.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> > Then came Mr. Coffee and Di Maggio. >>>>>>>>> > > During the time (the 60s) when Joe Di Maggio was the spokesman for Mr. > Coffee coffee makers, I visited the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, > NY. > As all visitors, overcome with emotion, were tip-toeing very reverently > among the historical relics and memorabilia of the sport, I spotter a plack > with the effigy of Joe Di Maggio and could not resist exclaiming aloud "oh > look, Mr. Coffee". > I managed to escape the Hall alive. > > Joe > In the early 60s when I was about 12 I visited Cooperstown and saw my first baseball game. A demonstration game between the Red Socks and the White socks. We used to spend our summers in upstate New York near Binghamton. Gilford was the town. An hour or so from Cooperstown. We want to go to Cooperstown. We want to go to Cooperstown. We want to go to Cooperstown. But Uncle Lou says NO! A sumercamp thing. Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon New-improved http://rabinergroup.com/