Big Apple Circus - NYC

 

The Big Apple Circus is based in New York City. Opened in 1977, later becoming a nonprofit organization. The circus has been known for its community outreach programs, including Clown Care, as well as its humane treatment of animals.

The Monkees

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The Monkees were an American pop rock band, formed in Los Angeles in the mid-1960s, whose lineup consisted of Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork. One of the most commercially successful bands of the late 1960s, the group was conceived in 1965 by television producers Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the NBC situation comedy series of the same name. Music credited to the band was released on LP, as well as being included in the show, which aired from 1966 to 1968

Discworld - Terry Pratchett : 2013

2.5-inch pinback button promoting the Terry Pratchett series Discworld. Distributed at NY Comic Con 2013. Art by Justin Gerard

Discworld is a comic fantasy book series written by Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a flat planet balanced on the backs of four elephants which in turn stand on the back of a giant turtle. The series began in 1983 with The Colour of Magic and continued until the final novel The Shepherd’s Crown was published in 2015, following Pratchett’s death.

Embrace Your Weird - Felicia Day : 2019

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In Embrace Your Weird, New York Times bestselling author, producer, actress, TV writer, and award-winning web series creator, Felicia Day takes you on a journey to find, rekindle, or expand your creative passions.

2019 – Simon and Shuster

Campaign Buttons - Baseball

Honus Wagner : Louisville Colonels (1897–1899) Pittsburgh Pirates (1900–1917) Hall of Fame (1936) - In the late 1920s (1925-1928), Wagner ran for the office of Sheriff of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, but lost. He was appointed as a deputy of the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office in 1942. 7/8-inch campaign button - Kant Novelty Co Pittsburgh PA

Walter “Big Train” Johnson, the Hall-of-Fame pitcher for the Washington Senators (1907-1927), lost a race for U.S. Congress for the GOP in 1940 - 1-inch

Wilmer "Vinegar Bend" Mizell Sr. (1930 – 1999) American baseball player and politician. From 1952 to 1962, he was a left-handed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets of Major League Baseball. Six years after retiring, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina's 5th congressional district. He served three terms as a Republican from 1969 to 1975.

Cap Anson - 3/4-inch - c1905 Cap Anson For Sheriff baseball lapel pin. Cap Anson was first baseman for the White Stockings which later became the Chicago Cubs. In 1907 he ran for Cook County Sheriff.  Enshrined in Cooperstown for racking up more than 3000 hits, “Cap” Anson won a race for Chicago City Clerk in 1905, but was blown out in a race for sheriff the following year, failing to win even the primary. 

1.25-inch Bobby Richardson Candidate for House of Representative of South Carolina in 1976.  In 1974, President Nixon tried to convince Richardson, former New York Yankee, to run as a Republican for the United States House of Representatives in South Carolina's 5th congressional district. Two years later, President Gerald Ford convinced Richardson to resign from his coaching position at the University of South Carolina to run for the seat. Richardson lost to incumbent Democrat by a narrow margin. 

Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler Sr. (1898 – 1991) was an American politician from Kentucky. He represented Kentucky in the U.S. Senate and served as its 44th and 49th governor. Aside from his political positions, he also served as the second commissioner of baseball from 1945 to 1951 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982. 

A Brief History of Baseball Players in Politics

Uncle Floyd Show - New Jersey

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"Snap it Pal!" catchphrase of the character Bones Boy

Floyd Vivino, also known as Uncle Floyd, is an American television, film, and stage performer primarily known for his comedy/variety TV show The Uncle Floyd Show (1974–1998). The show aired in New Jersey and New York from 1974 to 1998. It can be read as a children’s show or a parody of a children’s show. Much of the humor has a twist aimed at adults, in the style of Soupy Sales and Pee Wee Herman. The show featured character comedy, puppetry, some audience participation, musical guests, and Floyd’s piano playing. Uncle Floyd’s most popular sidekicks was a puppet named Oogie.

Joey Ramone wearing an Uncle Floyd button

Local bands such as The Smithereens, The Shades, and R. Stevie Moore, along with such well-known performers as The Ramones, Tiny Tim, Benny Bell, Bon Jovi, Jan and Dean, Peter Tork, Squeeze, David Johansen, Blue Öyster Cult, Joe Jackson, and Cyndi Lauper appeared on Floyd’s program.

Derren Brown - SciFi : 2008

1.25-inch SciFi 2008 promotional pin-back for the show Mind Control

Derren Brown is an English mentalist, illusionist, painter, and author. He began performing in 1992, making his television debut with Derren Brown: Mind Control in 2000, and has since produced several more shows for stage and television. His 2006 show Something Wicked This Way Comes and his 2012 show Svengali won him two Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Entertainment. He made his Broadway debut with his 2019 stage show Secret. He has also written books for both magicians and the general public.

Studio Foglio

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Studio Folgio is the home of Philip Foglio, American cartoonist and comic book artist known for his humorous fiction and fantasy art and his popular Girl Genius series

Girl Genius is an ongoing comic book series turned webcomic, written and drawn by Phil and Kaja Foglio and published by their company Studio Foglio LLC under the imprint Airship Entertainment. The comic won the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story three times, has been nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist and twice for Eisner Awards, and won multiple WCCA awards.science fiction and fantasy art.

Buck Godot is the title character in a science fiction/comedy comic book series collected in two volumes (Buck Godot: Zap Gun for Hire and Buck Godot: PSmIth) and assorted comic books, including the eight-issue "Gallimaufry" series; these were all written and drawn by their creator, Phil Foglio. 

So I’m A Spider, So What? : NYCC 2021

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So I’m a Spider, So What? is a Japanese light novel series written by Okina Baba and illustrated by Tsukasa Kiryu. The story is about a high school girl who was reincarnated as a dungeon spider and her struggle for survival. The series has received a manga adaptation, and an anime television series adaptation by Millepensee aired from January to July 2021. The story is split into two perspectives, one following the spider girl and the other following her classmates who were reincarnated as well