And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Friday, March 27, 2026
Mr. Mays shown signing an autograph for a young fan during the New York Giants’ Spring training, Phoenix, Arizona, 1955.
That was back in the day before bra burning anti-male $hit-for-brains women emasculated all men and boys and before they could no longer have male role models.
By no means am I a camera guy, but the guy in the foreground on the left edge looks to be holding a manual wind movie camera. The guy further back looks to be holding a cigar.
Willie and the hand jive.
ReplyDeleteThat was back in the day before bra burning anti-male $hit-for-brains women emasculated all men and boys and before they could no longer have male role models.
ReplyDeleteAnd athletes were considered role-models.
ReplyDeleteand they were actually worthy of being role models
DeleteWhat is the guy sitting in the stands holding?
ReplyDeleteBy no means am I a camera guy, but the guy in the foreground on the left edge looks to be holding a manual wind movie camera. The guy further back looks to be holding a cigar.
Deleteazlibertarian
Good call
DeleteWind-up 8mm movie camera.
DeleteMechanical counter, I think.
ReplyDeleteI had a Willie Mays signed baseball as a kid. It got tossed sometime around the time that I began to notice girls. Oh, well.
ReplyDeleteazlibertarian
Mom has big plans for those blue jeans.
ReplyDelete31 W Jefferson: Downtown Phoenix Hub
ReplyDeleteThe 'Say Hey' Kid. Those were the days.
ReplyDeleteBack in the days when sportsmen were also gentlemen.
ReplyDeleteAnd they played sports without all the political / racial bull $hit.
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