Fred Gladding---1971
Fred Gladding was an unheralded
closer for the middle-of-the-road
Houston Astros clubs of the late
1960s and early 1970s. Gladding
flew sooooo far under the radar that
he wasn't even named to the 1969
All-Star squad, despite leading the
Senior Circuit in saves with 29 that
season.
After that snub, in protest, Gladding
would often walk around the ballpark
like a gorilla as captured in his 1971
card.
“Oooo, Oooo, aahh, aahh, I’m
smarter than Koko the gorilla--- and I
throw better too.”
closer for the middle-of-the-road
Houston Astros clubs of the late
1960s and early 1970s. Gladding
flew sooooo far under the radar that
he wasn't even named to the 1969
All-Star squad, despite leading the
Senior Circuit in saves with 29 that
season.
After that snub, in protest, Gladding
would often walk around the ballpark
like a gorilla as captured in his 1971
card.
“Oooo, Oooo, aahh, aahh, I’m
smarter than Koko the gorilla--- and I
throw better too.”
Fred Gladding, Part II
Turning over the 1971 card of Fred Gladding, one can see the darker side of
the right-hander. Rumor has it that after games, he would put on the seductive
dark rim glasses and plaid sport coat to become….. Fred Garvin, Male
Prostitute!
Fred Garvin: Well, ma'am, you see, when a VIP like yourself comes to Moline
to do business, it's customary for the company to send a gal up to the room,
compliments of Great Lakes Feed & Grain. And, well... since you're a gal, the
company sent me - Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute.
The resemblance is uncanny.
Dan Aykroyd’s portrayal of Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute who attempted to
service Margot Kidder in the 1979 Saturday Night Live sketch was classic.
Shortly after the SNL sketch aired, hotels were prompted to install "peep holes"
in the doors to keep the Fred Garvins of the world on street corners with their
trusses.
Fred Garvin: Now, if you don't mind, I do work with the glasses and jacket. [
climbs in the bed ] Feeling anything yet? Any symptoms of arousal?
5/11/08
the right-hander. Rumor has it that after games, he would put on the seductive
dark rim glasses and plaid sport coat to become….. Fred Garvin, Male
Prostitute!
Fred Garvin: Well, ma'am, you see, when a VIP like yourself comes to Moline
to do business, it's customary for the company to send a gal up to the room,
compliments of Great Lakes Feed & Grain. And, well... since you're a gal, the
company sent me - Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute.
The resemblance is uncanny.
Dan Aykroyd’s portrayal of Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute who attempted to
service Margot Kidder in the 1979 Saturday Night Live sketch was classic.
Shortly after the SNL sketch aired, hotels were prompted to install "peep holes"
in the doors to keep the Fred Garvins of the world on street corners with their
trusses.
Fred Garvin: Now, if you don't mind, I do work with the glasses and jacket. [
climbs in the bed ] Feeling anything yet? Any symptoms of arousal?
5/11/08
Fred Garvin