Saturday, January 17, 2026

Mickey Mantle is the center of attraction before undergoing a tonsillectomy at Lenox Hill Hospital on January 17, 1956. The nurses, from left to right, are: Eleanor Hoffman, Catherine Craig, Maureen Kade, Kim Crocker, Ann Koch, and Anita Edwards.

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— Dr Pop Culture USA (@drpopcultureusa.bsky.social) January 17, 2026 at 5:44 PM

6 comments:

13bit said...

Another galaxy far, far away...

AboveAverage said...

Stang:

Had a question.

Why is it that your wonderful image now is a reclining black monolith containing the words:

Rate Limit Exceeded

Asking for Bitty, AA, JM, Calvin Klein and Sony Bono.

Thank you.

Stang said...

I have no idea. It's showing up for me. A grinning Mickey Mantle in a hospital bed surrounded by pretty nurses before his 1956 tonsillectomy. Whatever the cause, I hope those words bring it.

13bit said...

Stang, it's possible that AA is talking about some alternate reality, possibly based in the French Internet - remember when France tried to have their own internet? - or just referring to a world in which Mantle existed and the Yankees were truly great.

JM said...

"Pretty" nurses? Stang, those eyeglasses need updating. Maybe a couple of them, but I think Mick would not bird dog the rest.

All excellent nurses, however, I'm sure.

AboveAverage said...

The photo reappeared an hour or so after it disappeared.
Transmission concluded.