One Lucky Bird

You might enjoy this page I scanned this from a book called O.J. by Bill Gutman (1974). There’s something so ironic about the image plus the original caption, “Relax O.J., you’ve earned it!”. What happened to this powerful, talented man? He had it all - what a disappointment!

And, can you believe it? More football ephemera! I’ve had these little lovelies for years - picked them up in a thriftshop for 5 bucks each a few years ago. I could have purchased more of the, but I was broke at the time so only got the two. I love the simple/hot graphics:

When I was in grad school, I think I visited every single library in a 50 mile radius of the campus. Many times, there would be a cart in the lobby with old books for a buck or two. I got a handful of these books so sadly marked “Discard.” I absolutely love the patina on this children’s book about ATV’s (All Terrain Vehicles) called On the Sand by E. and R.S. Radlauer (1972). The authors also shot the photos. Here are some of my favorite images - immortalized.