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...marshals are also responsible for leading their houses in the Commencement procession, choosing Class Day speakers, picking Ames Award recipients and selecting the class memorabilia, according to HAA intern Helen...
Wulf's office, in fact, is a virtual museum of baseball memorabilia and paraphernalia, including a 5 1/2-ft.-long Louisville Slugger and a collection of antique fielders' gloves and catchers' masks. He is also the co-author, along with LIFE managing editor Daniel Okrent, of Baseball Anecdotes (Oxford University Press; 1989). In that compendium, now considered a classic, the authors called Lou Gehrig's record of playing in 2,130 consecutive games during the 1920s and 1930s "unapproachable." Wulf does deserve credit for spotting Ripken's ability, if not his potential as an endurance champ, back in 1982, when...
...small, will this new institution be judged. The rock museum, which will celebrate its grand opening this weekend, boasts an impressive building by architect I.M. Pei (the entire project cost $92 million), interactive exhibits (touch-screen computers that play requested songs and videos) and an array of music memorabilia, including the poetry Bruce Springsteen wrote in junior college (excerpt: "emerald waves crashed upon the shores...") and a list from the Rolling Stones detailing what they required backstage for their 1972 tour (among the items: vodka, backgammon set and "apple pie--lots"). As of last week, however, workers were still hustling...
Baseball Hall of Famers Willie McCovey and Duke Snider face prison and fines as high as $250,000 for failing to report income from baseball memorabilia shows. McCovey pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion, while Snider admitted conspiracy to defraud the government by filing a false tax return...
Hoping to woo back former fans and keep the ones they have, the soaps are also aggressively promoting themselves with such memorabilia as trading cards, coffee mugs, T shirts and books, as well as prime-time specials. Some are cleverly marketing videos that feature best-loved scenes and character histories. Available in video stores and supermarkets and through mail order, the tapes recycle old footage and thus cost little to produce. "It's a great example of using what you have and making money twice on it," says Michael Kape, managing editor of the weekly newsletter Soap Opera...