tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post8572509476915019325..comments2024-03-28T10:18:31.139-07:00Comments on Baseball Card Breakdown: Howard Hughes PCdefgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-54585063949778551982020-06-24T15:32:51.179-07:002020-06-24T15:32:51.179-07:00Since the person above shared their favorite HH st...Since the person above shared their favorite HH story, I figured I might as well too. This comes from George Knapp, who relayed it a few years ago during one of his C2C Saturdays, I won't bore anyone with all of the details, but the short version is: Howard Hughes was a big movie fan (shocking, I know), and used to watch the late night films on KLAS (Las Vegas TV station), but would often fall asleep during them, or wake up when they were halfway through -- and would subsequently call the station and ask if they could restart it. Whoever was running the board never took this "random crackpot" seriously, so HH bought the station. From there on out, folks could be halfway through a movie, and it would just all of a sudden start over, which of course meant that Howard had called in and told someone to start it over, and now that he was the owner... they did!<br /><br />Awesome collection btw, although I really dislike those "relics" from The Bar, they always look so darn amateurish.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-42391567234137688582020-06-19T19:19:55.342-07:002020-06-19T19:19:55.342-07:00What a fantastic post! I'm a huge Hughes fan ...What a fantastic post! I'm a huge Hughes fan - he was such an interesting character in American history. I love your customs and the signature is unreal. I can only imagine how much fun it was to write this post knowing that you share the same passion as your grandfather. My favorite Hughes story involves him renting out the top two floors of the Desert Inn in Vegas for a two week stay around Thanksgiving in 1966. After overstaying his reservation, owner/mobster Moe Dalitz became frustrated - after all, the Christmas holiday bookings were beginning to roll in and Hughes and his crew had the top two floors occupied. Dalitz contacted Hughes to tell him the he had to go. Hughes responded by purchasing the hotel from Dalitz for around $6 million. He would soon grow frustrated there as the government was using nearby desert to test nuclear bombs. Hughes swore that he could feel the radiation seeping in through the windows. He was certifiably crazy at that point.Troublewiththecurve.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14640408553169779527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-33455766687703577582020-06-19T08:47:33.738-07:002020-06-19T08:47:33.738-07:00Wow. A Hughes autograph? That's awesome. It...Wow. A Hughes autograph? That's awesome. It's even cooler that it once belonged to your grandfather. Talk about a family heirloom. And I love the idea of building a collection around it. It'll give your family something to talk about for hopefully several generations.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-89714158915812062782020-06-19T07:57:21.314-07:002020-06-19T07:57:21.314-07:00Interesting stuff. Happy anniversary!Interesting stuff. Happy anniversary!Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10955725607806692792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-8127674849878011312020-06-19T06:50:20.796-07:002020-06-19T06:50:20.796-07:00This blog post has so much awesomeness in it I don...This blog post has so much awesomeness in it I don't know where to begin. The customs, the autograph..all of it is amazing! Happy anniversary!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16119362273891780713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-18303109664181089452020-06-19T03:53:19.461-07:002020-06-19T03:53:19.461-07:00great customs set. i like poster theme! Such a coo...great customs set. i like poster theme! Such a cool connection to your grandfather. acrackedbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056658025780679689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-25435064605168954842020-06-18T20:50:35.737-07:002020-06-18T20:50:35.737-07:00Very cool. I grabbed a set of the Churchman's ...Very cool. I grabbed a set of the Churchman's for like $10 (plus shipping) for the Jesse Owens and was pleasantly surprised to find the Hughes as well.Nick Vossbrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162939001181537887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-15829995954478926472020-06-18T19:00:49.163-07:002020-06-18T19:00:49.163-07:00That program signed by Hughes is one of the best p...That program signed by Hughes is one of the best pieces of memorabilia I've seen on a blog. It's amazing enough to have a Hughes sig, but to have it on an item your grandfather saved (and cherished I'm sure) is just terrific. <br /><br />They could have done so much better with that relic. Why use that photo and have it obscured that way? <br /><br />Any Jane Russell movie is worth watching.Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.com