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I collect old salesman sample items — catalogs, displays, etc. With my birthday coming up, I recently treated myself to the vintage beauties you see above: a sample display of cupboard and cabinet hardware (you can see more photos and additional info here); a set of samples from a glass manufacturer (full listing is here); and some soda fountain cups (almost free, as you can see here).

None of this stuff has arrived in the mail yet. I’ll probably post additional photos once they show up on my doorstep.

That birthday I referred to, incidentally, is today (I’m very happy to share the date with bluesmen Otis Spann and Son House, and also with my best friend Matt [same day, same year!]), so I’m taking the rest of the day off. See you tomorrow. ”” Paul

 
  
 
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Comments (118)

    Happy Birthday Paul. Are you old enough to remember when TAB was Diet Coke?

    Yes! Not only that, I remember when they briefly introduced flavored versions of Tab:
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    I believe there was also orange and/or root beer. Never caught on.

    Ah, Tab, with that lovely metallic aftertaste. While at college (Mass., mid-1960s), I tended bar at a hotel that attracted lot of business gatherings. One such involved Coca-Cola and its Northeast distributors and salesmen. The company was preparing the guys for the introduction of a “citrus beverage” (grapefruit, sweetener, and fizz, basically) to be called Fresca. One night, while I was pouring the drinks (’60s drinks like 7-and-7 and Canadian-and-soda and rye-and-ginger), some of the Coke guys asked me to taste this new drink. I liked it, and told them so. And thus it was that I was the first person not paid by Coca-Cola to taste Fresca. Maybe. Well, probably not.

    Happy Birthday, boss. What number?

    “You gonna order something, kid?”
    “Ah, yeah, gimme a TAB.”
    “Tab? I can’t give you a tab unless you order something!”

    In The Jerk, Steve Martin’s character, Navin Johnson’s favorite meal was a tuna fish sandwich, a Tab and a couple of Twinkies.

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    As others have said, happy birthday Paul. Thanks for doing what you do, and giving me a place to get distracted from work and lose myself in for a few minutes every day! Hope you have a good one.

    Have a happy, healthy one, cheers!
    P.S. Here’s hoping you don’t start collecting salesman sample football helmets : )

    Happy Birthday Paul! Enjoy a huge slice of stirrup-shaped birthday cake for me…

    Happy birthday sir! Even better, you share a birthday with my best buddy as well….my 2 year old (today) chocolate lab. Now that’s an honor.

    Best wishes from the New Rochelle precinct.

    I liked OK Soda; it tasted like cherry Fresca. The label was designed by Daniel Clowes.

    A very happy birthday to the king of minutia. Hope you enjoy your day off and I look forward to tomorrows uni-watch.
    The manning press conference jersey stuff was interesting.

    Happy Birthday, Paul.

    In Latin America, Fresca is not a sugar-free/low-cal beverage. It’s more like Squirt or Canfield’s 50/50 than the Fresca we have here.

    When I was in high school, I would occasionally go to my drama teacher’s house after school, where we would bullshit and smoke cigarettes and drink vodka & Fresca – what we would call an “Uncle Vanya”. The ethics of the situation aside, it is a strange little memory I doubt will ever shuffle off my mortal brain. I have since come to learn that an Uncle Vanya is actually a very different drink, but every time I see a Fresca I get thirsty for our version.

    Happy birthday, Paul!

    Happy Birthday Paul
    Today it would also be the birthday of Ayrton Senna, the great racing driver.

    Happy Birthday, Paul!

    FYI – UND will wear new uniforms on Saturday against Western Michigan since the Sioux logo and name cannot be used at an NCAA-sanctioned tournament.

    “It’s pretty simple,” Athletic Director Brian Faison said. “We have to wear the new uniforms or we forfeit.”

    UND’s logo and teamname will also be struck from the record inside programs, and all students attending the game as part of the contingent for the hockey team – cheerleaders, the band, athletes, coaches, administrators – are subject to the NCAA’s sanctions. That means that everything is up for inspection when it comes to not showing the Sioux logo or name: hockey bags, luggage, luggage tags, cheerleader gear, t-shirts, sheet music for the band – if anyone from the team or school is seen sporting a logo, it could mean instant forfeit for the Sioux.

    Administrators at UND have told the band that they will get them shirts that say “North Dakota” on them rather than having them wear their official UND uniforms.

    Let the battle between UND and the NCAA continue….

    I forgot to mention that the women’s hockey team already wore new uniforms in their bid for the Women’s Frozen Four. They wore a circular logo much like the Florida Panthers with the UND lettermark inside the circle.

    At least they have that fantastic lettermark (similarity to Notre Dame notwithstanding) to fall back on.

    What an absolute bunch of PC Crap from a bunch of milquetoast careerist busybodies that wreck another institution’s traditions in order to make their pathetic lives “fell” a little better …. Fighting Sioux is a homage, not an insult. “Redskins” is perhaps an insult, honoring a tribe is not. The Bensonhurst “Dagoes” would be an insult. The Bensonhurst “Centurions” would not.

    The inspection of the fans and students is truly over the top. Worse than TSA foolishness. So, I can wear a t-shirt with Jerry Falwell or Hilary Clinton smoking a pretty graphic human appendage or organ (however inappropriate, but still not sanctionable), but I can’t wear a five year old ND Sioux t-shirt bought at Sears or the bookstore?

    Simply more PC crapola from lawyers looking to “be on the right side of history” – whatever that is -in order to assauge their own feelings. and don’t forget those overeducated, can’t-wait-to-finally-land-in-the-correct-nonprofit-wannabee-careerists looking for grievances in order to create needed positions for themselves …

    No place for this hyper/manufactured PC foolishness in sports – we already deal with it in every other aspect of our lives.

    You’re a little off on this Nick.

    Fans are not included. UND has encouraged fans to wear their gear loudly and proudly. It’s anyone associated with the team in the official regard.

    It’s the students thing that got my goat. Also, they can compete in games and conference to qualify for the playoffs wearing traditional unis, but can’t compete in the playoffs wearing them (!) Something missing there … Nonetheless, the entire fiasco does present the opportunity for … NEW UNIS … so I guess the PC idiocy there is not entirely worthless ….

    Happy Birthday, Paul. Same day as Rosie O’Donnell I see.
    While you’re away, can the rest of us talk about the idea of un-retiring a sports number the way Peyton is doing the man with Alzeimers in Denver? (Am I the only person who thinks Peyton gets more passes than anyone for self-centered-ness? Why does everyone love him so?)
    And on that topic, are there other teams with two players having the same number retired in addition to Yogi and Bill Dickey?

    Montreal Canadiens – #12 Dickie Moore and Yvan Cournoyer.
    Montreal Canadiens – #16 Henri Richard and Elmer Lach.

    Blackhawks: #3 for both Pierre Pilote and Keith Magnuson
    Cubs: #31 for Fergie Jenkins and Greg Maddux

    Toronto Maple Leafs- Number 6 for Garnet “Ace” Bailey (the original) and Ron Ellis.

    That would be Irvine. Garnet was the one who died on 9/11 aboard United 175.

    Montreal Expos: #10, Andre Dawson & Rusty Staub

    Chicago Cubs: #31, Greg Maddux and Fergie Jenkins

    Some oddball ones:

    Cincinnati Reds: #5, Willard Hershberger and Johnny Bench. This one’s odd because #5 was retired in 1940, and unretired in 1942, long before Bench.

    St. Louis Cardinals: #42 for Bruce Sutter, and through MLB, also for Jackie Robinson.

    Is 18 realy retired in Denver? I didn’t think the Ring of Fame counted as retiring jersey numbers, but I could be wrong. 84 is on it and has been worn recently in Denver…

    Have a look at the Broncos Ring of Fame:

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    Two 7’s and two 87’s already. Just off the top of my head, there have been some popular players in recent years that have worn 15 (Brandon Marshall, Tim Tebow), 20 (Brian Dawkins), 53 (Bill Romanowski), 87 (Ed McCaffery). So they aren’t un-retiring it for Manning, but he did the right thing in talking to the Frank Tripucka first.

    Great find!

    Anyone have an idea who was the artist? Maybe someone on staff at The Sporting News?

    In the 1950s my Dad worked at our local lumber yard. They had a display showing the different styles of front door latches complete with lock and key. As a little kid I liked unlocking them and then opening the little door they had. Great fun!

    That and the Tebowing and the Tebone-ing. Ugh, shoot me. But that’s not important right now. Happy 29th birthday, Paul!

    nah…the damn thing went thru anyway

    NYC will eat timmah alive if he doesn’t grow up in a hurry

    Anyone watching the Yankees vs. Rays spring game? Longoria rocking the helmet without the Rays “TB” logo.

    Happy Birthday Paul! You and your beloved Shea Stadium were both born in the same year, right? Nice to know that you are still here while Shea has met with the great wrecking ball. Now if you can outlive CitiField you’ll really be one for the books!

    Happy Birthday, Paul …. you had me hooked at the Mets’ “Uniform Carnival” quote back in the Village Voice days … still vever miss a column ….
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    Happy birthday!

    Watching the Manchester City/Chelsea match on ESPN3 right now; one camera angle behind goal keeps showing a City fan in a Yankees cap. Seems fitting, as City of the past 2 seasons are similar to the Yankees of the past 2 decades: high-priced talent acquired from other teams, yet not quite as much hardware to show as should be expected.

    What’s with the number font on these new Broncos/Manning t-shirts that are now available for sale in the ESPN shop? Is this indicative of what we can expect from the Nike unveiling?

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    HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAUL

    Scroll down link, and you’ll see Manning Ts with the regular jersey font. Odd thing is, they’re Reebok Ts…

    Happy birthday Paul!

    Obviously, those of you on this website “Get it”, so I was curious if any of you knew about link. I had a friend bragging about buying a new Manning jersey on there and wasn’t sure if anyone knew if that was a scam or just a knockoff site. For obvious reasons, it’ll be a while before the NFL shop gets the Broncos jerseys for sale.

    Also-Are any of the Saints players being penalized? It seems like they knew what was going on but didn’t say anything.

    The NFLPA is still doing an investigation so the NFL is waiting on that to level player punishments. This info is from the NFL’s press release.

    One of the soldiers the Blackhawks honored and had on the ice tonight during the national anthem was named Tim O’Brien.

    This is why I have to be “Tim E. O’Brien”…

    After a (dirty, rotten, no-good) Canuck player ripped off Blackhawk Patrick Kane’s helmet during the second period of Wednesday night’s game, Kane (88) was forced to link during his next shift.

    Los Suns vs. El Magic tonight:
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    The Raptors debuted their camo unis against the Bulls:
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    And in Sacramento, the Memphis Grizzlies wore their double-blue alternates against the Kings:
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    No, they’re not new, but I never get tired of seeing them.
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    One of my all-time favorite NBA unis.

    Happy Birthday Paul. Thank you for doing this everyday and making uniform perusal the best. Enjoy your day.

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