Earnhardt/Movie Gallery Token

[waseeker]

I found this token along the Washington coast last week. beside the obvious information on the token, I've tried eBay and the Movie Gallery web site, but can't find any other information. Anyone know anything about this token?? (half dollar is for size comparison)

Thanks in advance.

 

[piggman1]

Cool token, but can't help ya.

 

[stoney56]

You might try Googling the Coca-Cola Racing Family. Here's another site with some of Dale's Sport's Coins.

http://www.sportcoins.com/gallery.php?product_id=69&category_id=49

 

[IndianaSmith]

Don't know a thing about it, but it's a nice find. I was an Earnhardt fan up until his death. After, I packed-up his collectibles & basically stopped watching NASCAR......just isn't the same anymore.

Congrats!
Smitty

 

[Murph]

Nice token and a somewhat odd color scheme where the 3 car is concerned.

As for nascar I too find myself watching less as more of the old timers retire. Sorely miss Mark Martin. The new breed is just not doing it for me. Sometimes I believe I can smell the corporate stench coming off of them all the way through the TV.

 

[Leon]

Sorry, no help here either, but a great find, Congrats!!!
Continued Good luck, & Happy hunting~

Nice coin! I woud love to have found it.

Don't know a thing about it, but it's a nice find. I was an Earnhardt fan up until his death. After, I packed-up his collectibles & basically stopped watching NASCAR......just isn't the same anymore.

Congrats!
Smitty

I know what you mean. I just started to go back the race's. I was / am a huge Dale fan. The DE3 part of my t-net name is for him. FOREVER THE MAN, FOREVER A FAN!

I feel the same way. It just isn't the same without him.

 

[Mainedigger]

Not sure what it is but a VERY nice find. I also was a Dale fan, follow Dale Jr now but as many above stated NASCAR isn;t what is used to be. It may be more popular now but what do you suppose Dale and the rest of the old timers would think about the new Corporate way of things and the fines for swearing etc
Lead, follow or get out of the way...

 

[Tricia]

Relatively new NASCAR fan, been watching since 2001. But even in my short time I've gone from totally enthralled to not even watching anymore.

Spent thousands traveling to live races. It's the hotel costs that kill ya, not the tickets. Hotels price gough. Don't mind paying $75 for a good seat but refuse to pay $250/night for a hotel room when any other weekend of the year the same room would cost $65.

Did my bit as charitable person, donating to Victory Junction Gang Camp etc. Supporting Micheal Waltrip and Kyle Petty in their efforts to raise 1 million dollars for Operation Marathon. They ran a real 26 mile marathon. That's just nuts. I don't like walking 3 miles at a time let alone running 26 of them so I was happy to send in my ten bucks for the cause.

Have met Brendan Gaughan, Mike Waltrip, Kenny Wallace, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Petty, Ernie Irvin, Rusty Wallace, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, and I know I'm leaving someone out. Most have been through basic meet and greets, some as fan interaction - hey can I please have your autograph - stuff. All were pleasant, some like Brendan going out of his way to answer questions and pose for pics with the fans. But what I don't like is the constant pitch of products and the android behavior that's expected of these people. Also do not like how it's about being fast moving billboards. When did the focus become unofficial advertising agency for corporate America and stop being about racing?

If a car crashes during a race what happens, a microphone is shoved in the driver's face once they come out of the care center. Now, are they allowed to tell the truth and have real human emotions? No. They'll get fined.

What do they say? "Well the coca cola pepsi chocolate chip cookie cleaning product financial service car was running really good. Hate it for my guys, they work so hard at the shop but we'll get 'em next week."

BULL!

You know that's not what they are thinking but what they have been trained to say. They have to take care of their sponsors all while maintaing this fake family friendly atmosphere corporate NASCAR wants to portray.

Unfortunately everyone in NASCAR is part of a big reality TV show these days and it's all about making money. When it's about racing, maybe I'll start watching again.

 

[Murph]

It ain't just nascar. The stranglehold big corporations have on this economy is more than troublesome. IMO they have already destroyed the working class in this country with absurdly low wages and they have no choice but to begin to turn there sites on the professional level if they want to continue the degree of profit taking that they seem to believe is there god given right.

By the time they realize that they are destroying the people they rely on to purchase there goods and services and pay there insanely high executive salaries it will be to late and America will see some dark economic days indeed.

I am a life long republican but if I had a Truman type democrat to vote for (and there is not) I would surely vote for him.

"If you want to live like a republican you had better vote for a democrat"---Harry Truman.

The answer is as simple as enforcing existing monopoly, anti trust, non competition agreements and price fixing laws that are already on the books. This will never happen as long as these corporations own these politicians, and they do.