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It's bugged me for the last decade once I realized after the Vintage Vantage website went dark that half the photos and all the links in my RIP Vintage Vantage post also went dead and blank.
In honor of the 20 year anniversary of when I joined VV, I went through and fixed all the photos and links and now it's back fresh and functional as the day the post was born in July 2010! Thank you, Wayback Machine!
Without further ado: RIP Vintage Vantage (2001 - 2010) now with working links and photos!
(via Indianapolis Recorder) - Tucson Arizona, July 1, 1978 -
This balmy, scenic, southwestern city went Hollywood when luminaries of the film and sportsworlds converged on the desert for the fourth annual Celebrity Invitational Tennis Classic sponsored by American Airlines and Jet Newsweekly magazine last month.
The
two-day event at the Racquet Club Ranch was part of the “Super Tennis
Week" here, for the benefit of the United Negro College Fund. The
results were thousands of dollars for UNCF’s 41 member schools.
A
glimpse at celebrities from fans filled the excitement shared by
participants of the event. Former Cleveland Brown “romper" and now star
actor/producer Jim Brown bested Earl (the Pearl) Monroe of the New York
Knicks, to capture the men’s single title. Brown tasted defeat, however,
when he challenged any “woman tennis player in the audience.” Amateur
Andrea Whitmore*, a 23-year-old Los Angeles resident, accepted, and
downed Brown 5-3.
The women’s singles trophy was won by actress
Myra Waters, who defeated Jeanie Bell. Defending champion Gail Fisher,
picked up an award for winning the most games in the “women’s celebrity
division." Gladys Knight of the Pips, and Floyd Caldwell, a marketing
executive with Kodak-one of the tournament sponsors--took the mixed
doubles championships. Gladys’ husband, Barry Hankerson, and her
brother. Bubba Knight, claimed the men’s doubles event.
*True crime aficionados may recognize the name Andrea Whitmore (Buchanan), the volunteer who trounced Jim Brown. She was murdered 3 years after Super Tennis Week. Per wikipedia:
Check out the 70s Coke Adds Life to Super Tennis Week t-shirt at Skippy Haha Vintage Etsy!
it's a sad day over here. the vintage vantage death announcement was published this morning, announcing an everything must go liq...
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