Saturday, February 22, 2025

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

The Royals are once again paying the entrance fee to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum for Black History month.  We have been snowed in off and on during February so I needed to get there.



Usually I go places during the day and I am alone.
I am one of the few people there.
Today this place was packed.


Golden Gloves


This is why I came here.
The shoes from Wichita.


This building also has an art exhibit.
Today it was about Louis Prima.

Louis Prima (born December 7, 1910, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.—died August 24, 1978, New Orleans) was an American jazz musician, songwriter, and bandleader best known for his exuberant onstage personality, raspy voice, and composition of the swing music classics “Sing, Sing, Sing” and “Jump, Jive, an' Wail.” 


His violin


Musicians' Mutual Protective Union Membership Card for Louis Prima


An autographed picture


His trumpet


Some of his outfits


Vegas sign


Grammy and Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


Gold Record for Disney's Jungle Book


Our selfie


This was the first day out in a week.  It felt so good to get out.  

Until tomorrow.







 

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