Life This is the closest I may ever come to a "Pawn Stars moment" - Page 2

**RealSNR** · 06:26 PM

So if you've ever seen the show, you know a large portion of it has to be scripted. I have no clue where they find the people who bring the shit they want to sell/pawn. Do they send out a call for people with weird stuff to get on TV, or do they "plant" the items on randoms? Even for a pawn shop as unique and unordinary as that one, 99.9% of the time people aren't entering pawn shops looking to sell their own copy of the Declaration of Independence that was hand-written by Thomas Jefferson himself.

I notice that any time somebody brings up something really cool, and Rick asks, "Where did you find this?" they often say, "Eh, I found it at a garage sale" or "I tripped over it when I was nosing around in my Grandpa's attic." Sometimes it's believable, like an old gramophone or something. Or a WWI uniform. Sure, I could buy that being a family heirloom getting passed down. Susan B. Anthony's private collection of vibrators and dildos? I'm calling bullshit on that. You did NOT just find that laying around.

Well, this isn't anything totally unusual or bizarre, but it's pretty damn cool. I'm currently in the process of helping my grandparents move into an assisted living place, so we've got a lot of odds and ends laying around in their basement and attic to go through. Today I was pulling out shoeboxes of pictures, old dishes, model trains. It's all really cool stuff in itself, but it's something you kind of expect in a house from somebody who's lived that long and still has that Great Depression mentality to save anything that could be of use one day.

But then I found a brown paper sack containing a baseball with a lot of signatures on it. I asked them about it, and they said, "Oh yeah, that must have been that baseball game we went to when the kids were really young." They lived most of their lives in Sioux Falls, so I assumed it was a Twins game, since I never heard of them going down to Kansas City for stuff like that. I guess they won it in some sort of "Hey, your ticket number was called! You win a team-autographed baseball" drawing. However, this was at the end of the day, and they were getting tired. They couldn't remember exactly what it was or how they won it. My dad didn't remember any of it, either, so he must have been very young.

After googling the rest of the names, I'm 99% sure this is from the 1962 Twins. I knew nothing about Twins baseball before the Kirby Puckett era other than Harmon Killebrew, and his signature is on there. Only one name doesn't match up (Dan Dobbek), but I guess he was around for the 1961 season, so maybe he was just in reserve all year?

Anyway, it definitely made my day. I'm pretty much the only one in the family who has an appreciation for sports memorabilia like this, but I still insisted they keep it. Apparently they forgot about the damn baseball decades ago, so they said it'd be better if I kept it and appreciated it. I'm also going to be doing some more research on that season. Hopefully I can pinpoint eventually the exact game they went to and who was on the team at the time that didn't get their signature on the ball.

And no, I'm not going to sell it. I'm not a Twins fan, but I always think it's kind of shitty when somebody goes in looking for easy cash for shit that's been in the family for generations, and then Rick does his usual, "I could give ya like $5 for it." This isn't exactly an heirloom or something that has personal meaning to my grandparents or parents, but I think it's pretty damn cool, and it's still something I'll have for years to come after they are both gone.

So I guess from now on I'll be less skeptical of the lady on Pawn Stars who found Katherine Hepburn's pubic hair trimmer in her grandma's medicine cabinet. That kind of stuff IS out there in weird places that you never expect it to be.

Jim Lahey · 12-13-2014, 06:39 PM

**** the twins

**RealSNR** · 12-13-2014, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by stevieray

We lived with my grandma till I was in the third grade...she had a beautiful tapestry from Germany..grew up looking at it....my mom recently gave it to me... almost 60 years old and in pristine shape.

I wouldn't sell it for a million bucks. Hangs in my family room.

And that's really the best stuff. My grandpa today gave me a hatchet that HIS grandfather had when he was a boy. It still has the same leather arm strap that they used to carry it around on their farms. I've got to find a special place for that other than the memory box. It's just too cool to keep with everything else.

Demonpenz · 12-13-2014, 06:41 PM

Do you need a ride to knuckleheads?

stevieray · 12-13-2014, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by SNR

And that's really the best stuff. My grandpa today gave me a hatchet that HIS grandfather had when he was a boy. It still has the same leather arm strap that they used to carry it around on their farms. I've got to find a special place for that other than the memory box. It's just too cool to keep with everything else.

WOW!

I hear ya...I love these examples of deep roots..ya, you've got display that somehow.

Titty Meat · 12-13-2014, 06:41 PM

Too long didn't read

stevieray · 12-13-2014, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

I knew that, dinny just came out of no where in this thread though, made me laugh.

that's the dinmeister for ya!

**SAUTO** · 12-13-2014, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by stevieray

that's the dinmeister for ya!

I know it well, lol.

**RealSNR** · 12-13-2014, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Chocolate Hog

Too long didn't read

It was a heart-warming story that I took 20 minutes of my busy life to write for you miserable jerks.

But that's okay.

Dinny Bossa Nova · 12-13-2014, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

I knew that, dinny just came out of no where in this thread though, made me laugh.

Actually I mention SNR in the OP of the Knuckleheads thread.

SNR, if you take a trip this direction, you gotta let me know. We seriously need to doit.

Dinny

**SAUTO** · 12-13-2014, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Dinny Blues

Actually I mention SNR in the OP of the Knuckleheads thread.

SNR, if you take a trip this direction, you gotta let me know. We seriously need to doit.

Dinny

Lol, I saw it. It was just funny seeing it in this thread all off subject lol

Titty Meat · 12-13-2014, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SNR

It was a heart-warming story that I took 20 minutes of my busy life to write for you miserable jerks.

But that's okay.

That's nothing. It's took us 20 years to see a Chiefs playoff victory.

**SAUTO** · 12-13-2014, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Chocolate Hog

That's nothing. It's took us 20 years to see a Chiefs playoff victory.

Where? How did I miss us winning one

Deberg_1990 · 12-13-2014, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevieray

We lived with my grandma till I was in the third grade...she had a beautiful tapestry from Germany..grew up looking at it....my mom recently gave it to me... almost 60 years old and in pristine shape.

I wouldn't sell it for a million bucks. Hangs in my family room.

I've got a buddy who's an expert in Germany. Let me give him a call.

**RealSNR** · 12-13-2014, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Dinny Blues

Actually I mention SNR in the OP of the Knuckleheads thread.

SNR, if you take a trip this direction, you gotta let me know. We seriously need to doit.

Dinny

I may have to do that. I'd likely only spectate, though. I'm just not very good at improvising as I should be. About the only experience I have with it was playing piano in high school jazz band for four years. When I improvise on Sunday mornings, I keep it simple stupid as much as I can.

If they're nice people at Knuckleheads, I'll definitely give it a whack sometime.

Simply Red · 12-13-2014, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SNR

It was a heart-warming story that I took 20 minutes of my busy life to write for you miserable jerks.

But that's okay.

12-13-2014, 06:16 PM
RealSNR Special Teams ACE!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Where the hell is SNR Casino cash: $2330208	This is the closest I may ever come to a "Pawn Stars moment" So if you've ever seen the show, you know a large portion of it has to be scripted. I have no clue where they find the people who bring the shit they want to sell/pawn. Do they send out a call for people with weird stuff to get on TV, or do they "plant" the items on randoms? Even for a pawn shop as unique and unordinary as that one, 99.9% of the time people aren't entering pawn shops looking to sell their own copy of the Declaration of Independence that was hand-written by Thomas Jefferson himself. I notice that any time somebody brings up something really cool, and Rick asks, "Where did you find this?" they often say, "Eh, I found it at a garage sale" or "I tripped over it when I was nosing around in my Grandpa's attic." Sometimes it's believable, like an old gramophone or something. Or a WWI uniform. Sure, I could buy that being a family heirloom getting passed down. Susan B. Anthony's private collection of vibrators and dildos? I'm calling bullshit on that. You did NOT just find that laying around. Well, this isn't anything totally unusual or bizarre, but it's pretty damn cool. I'm currently in the process of helping my grandparents move into an assisted living place, so we've got a lot of odds and ends laying around in their basement and attic to go through. Today I was pulling out shoeboxes of pictures, old dishes, model trains. It's all really cool stuff in itself, but it's something you kind of expect in a house from somebody who's lived that long and still has that Great Depression mentality to save anything that could be of use one day. But then I found a brown paper sack containing a baseball with a lot of signatures on it. I asked them about it, and they said, "Oh yeah, that must have been that baseball game we went to when the kids were really young." They lived most of their lives in Sioux Falls, so I assumed it was a Twins game, since I never heard of them going down to Kansas City for stuff like that. I guess they won it in some sort of "Hey, your ticket number was called! You win a team-autographed baseball" drawing. However, this was at the end of the day, and they were getting tired. They couldn't remember exactly what it was or how they won it. My dad didn't remember any of it, either, so he must have been very young. After googling the rest of the names, I'm 99% sure this is from the 1962 Twins. I knew nothing about Twins baseball before the Kirby Puckett era other than Harmon Killebrew, and his signature is on there. Only one name doesn't match up (Dan Dobbek), but I guess he was around for the 1961 season, so maybe he was just in reserve all year? Anyway, it definitely made my day. I'm pretty much the only one in the family who has an appreciation for sports memorabilia like this, but I still insisted they keep it. Apparently they forgot about the damn baseball decades ago, so they said it'd be better if I kept it and appreciated it. I'm also going to be doing some more research on that season. Hopefully I can pinpoint eventually the exact game they went to and who was on the team at the time that didn't get their signature on the ball. And no, I'm not going to sell it. I'm not a Twins fan, but I always think it's kind of shitty when somebody goes in looking for easy cash for shit that's been in the family for generations, and then Rick does his usual, "I could give ya like $5 for it." This isn't exactly an heirloom or something that has personal meaning to my grandparents or parents, but I think it's pretty damn cool, and it's still something I'll have for years to come after they are both gone. So I guess from now on I'll be less skeptical of the lady on Pawn Stars who found Katherine Hepburn's pubic hair trimmer in her grandma's medicine cabinet. That kind of stuff IS out there in weird places that you never expect it to be. Last edited by RealSNR; 12-13-2014 at 06:26 PM..
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