gentle ben was a tv show starring dennis weaver, ron howard's brother, and a bear. it was set in the everglades. are there bears in the everglades? i saw a few episodes of the show thanks to mid-70's reruns, and don't recall if the bear was escaped from the circus or what. anyway, the coolest part about the show was dennis weaver going about his job as a game warden via airboat in the swamps.
this 1953 topps ben wade card that i picked up recently looks as though it might have been run through the airboat's fan or mauled by a bear
it is trying hard to be oval, as another blogger recently said about a different vintage card (i forget which blog i read that description on - sorry, as i would like to give you credit).the wade was a tagalong to the card i really wanted - this 1956 topps duke snider
which is in better shape and allows me to cross off the last card i needed to complete the 1956 topps dodger complete set. yay me.
i crossed wade off of my want list, too, even though the card is in rough shape. i doubt i will ever complete the team set for that year, so i am not going to be looking for upgrades of the cards i do have any time soon. still, try not to let any bears maul your vintage dodger cards.
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Yahoo on completing that team set. WOW!
As you upgrade, please look my way for your castoffs. ha!
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