I Never Played Catch With My Father-NFT
NFT media never-before-shared on social media or sold.
In honor of my late father – the best father, ever.
This one-of-a-kind work, featuring officially copyright material, is inspired by the famous novel, of the same name, by Pulitzer-nominated author, and former Oprah guest author Gene Cartwright.
On January 29, 1996 at 4:45 pm,
in the front yard of my childhood home in Texas, I played catch with my father for the first and last time.
While he was not a sports-minded father, he was unequaled, in all other respects .
Before his passing I told him: “If I had been given a chance to choose a father, I would have chosen you.” That brought tears to his eyes for only the second time I ever saw.
On December 26 1996,
my dad lost his valiant battle fight against lung cancer. This “Playing Catch” Collection – the beginning of many works to come – symbolizes a magical day of playing catch that, for me, will never end.
And so, that day in 1996 (which was videotaped) altered my real-life experience with my father, and made the book’s title no longer apply to me.
National Book Tour
The novel led to a 1997 Oprah Show invitation, a multi-year national book tour, national media
coverage, and focused attention on the vital importance of parent-child relationships.
What the work depicts
This work depicts a young boy of a past era, sitting alone at sunset engrossed in a story yet to be written, visualizing a future where he would forever share his childhood passion with a father now gone.
A Few Famous Baseball & Other Figures Who Own(ed) Signed Copies of the novel:
Willie Mays
Hank Aaron
Gene Autry
Back Obama
Oprah Winfrey
Cicely Tyson
Kevin Costner
George W. Bush
Bill Gates
Warren Buffet
Meg Whitman
Bud Selig
Ron Howard
Lerone Bennett
and countless others
This NFT Collection provides the following to the successful bidder:
• I Never Played Catch With My Father 4k Video ) 22 sec.
• A massive GIF (2560 x 1440) 450 dpi -(unlockable content)
• 1080p 21 sec video
• 3880 x 2160 4k video (unlockable content)
• A high-res still of cover image (5120 x 2880) 450 dpi (unlockable content)
• A 4-image collage of still with variations (unlockable content)