And now for something completely different

[charliesmum]

Because it is that kind of day, I was looking up "Lena Blackburne" who was my grandmother's biological uncle, and was a professional baseball player, famous for coming up with this mud they rub on the balls* before the games.

I found this apparently rare photograph of him:



Kind of handsome in this photo. I've seen others that weren't as flattering. I'm trying to see if I can find family resemblances. I think he looks a bit like my sister, but that could just be my imagination.

We didn't know him - my great-grandmother divorced his brother when my grandmother was still very young, and as far as I know my grandmother didn't have any contact with that side of her family. My grandmother had a very sad life, actually.

Still, the genes are in there somewhere, so I suppose it's possible Charlie could be genetically disposed to baseball.




*The baseballs. Get your mind out of the gutter

Comments

[zoepaleologa.livejournal.com]

*squee*

I love baseball. I wish we had it here, it is a zillion times better than cricket.

mind my attitude has been disgracefully coloured by "Bull Durham"

[amnormand.livejournal.com]

Completely unrelated..

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