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baseball in the 1970s

The Bookshelf conversation: Dan Epstein

May 5, 2014

When I spoke with Dan Epstein (the author from California, not the photographer for my daughter’s bat mitzva), he reminded me that the first interview he ever did for his first book, Big Hair and Plastic Grass, was for the Bookshelf (you can stroll down memory lane here). So I take full credit for his […]

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Now hear this: Dan Epstein

May 23, 2010

The author of Big Hair and Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging ’70s spent a few groovy moments talking shop with the Bookshelf (and I don’t take shop from just anybody). Hear it here: Part one: [audio:http://www.ronkaplansbaseballbookshelf.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/DanEpstein1.mp3|titles=DanEpstein1] Part two: [audio:http://www.ronkaplansbaseballbookshelf.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/DanEpstein2.mp3|titles=DanEpstein2] http://www.ronkaplansbaseballbookshelf.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/DanEpstein1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts […]

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Bookshelf review: Big Hair and Plastic Grass

May 11, 2010

A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging ’70s, by Dan Epstein. Thomas Dunne, 2010. For many fans of a certain age, the 7os are too quickly becoming “the good old days. ” Man, that sounds strange. But as the fan base changes in demographics, books like Big Hair and Plastic Grass will […]

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