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Signed Copy . Very Good dust jacket. Signed/Inscribed by Thompson on front endpage. Seller Inventory # B14OSa-00014
Hall of Fame broadcaster Chuck Thompson, with the assistance of veteran Associated Press sportswriter Gordon Beard, shares a personal play-by-play account of his celebrated career and life in this newly updated paperback edition of Ain't the Beer Cold!
Since his broadcasting beginnings fresh out of high school in 1939, Thompson has served with the Armed Forces in World War II, relaxed as a one-man audience for a crooning Bing Crosby, and done sportscasting for the Phillies, A's, Senators, and Orioles. In 1993, Thompson's broadcasting achievement was honored with a place in the Broadcasters' Wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Whether it's his stories about the fable championship team, the Baltimore Orioles, or his heartfelt remembrances of departed colleagues and record-breaking performances, Thompson offers a delightful and insightful perspective on his profession, its people, and its place in the heart of American sports.
About the Author:
Chuck Thompson, a resident of Timonium, Maryland, and co-author Gordon Beard, who resides in Baltimore, Maryland, have been friends since the 1950s, their paths crossing often at sporting events, on television shows, and on the rubber-chicken circuit.
Gordon Beard worked for the Associated Press for 37 years. Along with being a gag writer for the op-ed page cartoon "Emcee," he has also authored a book about the 1966 Orioles, and two books on the unique dialect of his hometown of "Balamer, Murlin."
Title: Ain't the Beer Cold! (Autobiography)
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 3rd Edition
Seller: Nelson Freck, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 3rd Edition. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # A127
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Fair. Signed Copy . Acceptable dust jacket. Inscribed by Chuck Thompson on front endpage. Dampstained. Seller Inventory # SA04F-01065
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Like New. 3rd Printing. Inscribed by author. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. *Autographed by author.*. Signed. Seller Inventory # 2504150017
Seller: Cornerstone Books, Santa Ana, CA, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. "Ain't the Beer Cold!" is a look at the life of Baltimore Orioles announcer Chuck Thompson. Replete with sparkling anecdotes ranging from practical jokes and outrageous escapades with friends to sharing a plane ride with a crooning Bing Crosby to his crush on the boss's daughter, the enchanting Grace Kelly, Thompson tells how a dare from a young lady at a dance led to a career in sportscasting and the Baseball Hall-of-Fame. Photographs are included. This copy is clean, solid, and SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS, inscribed on the front free endpaper. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 003826
Seller: Boards & Wraps, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Briefly inscribed by Thompson to "Paul" on the front endpaper. Slightly cocked, faint toning. Jacket with same toning, light vertical crease to rear flap, faint bumps. Photo on request. ; Autobiography; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 84984
Seller: Austin Book Shop LLC, Richmond Hill, NY, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Later Edition. 181pp Illus Presentation copy, signed on front endpaper. Sorry guys; if you win the Frick award you aren't really a Hall-ofFamer. Signed Presentation Copy. Seller Inventory # 27767