Going, Going, Gone: Black & White Movies

 So, finally found the proper book and let's move into the next chapter. 

The book does give a good history of black and white and the artistic/commercial debate. Seems when color started to get popular, certain folks were certain it would be the end of film itself. 

The chapter comes to an end with mentioning of Ted Turner's then recent decision to colorize classic films, which was controversial even at the time. 

The book declares black and white to be going and going fast. My verdict? Similar; going certainly as at this point black and white is usually reserved for either ultra low budget or someone going for either artistic expression/parody. 

Will black and white movies ever go away? I'm going with no. The classics are still aired in some fashion (horror movies of course) and as long as people shoot stuff they will look at every option. Of course the book came out shortly before Turner Classic Movies aired, so the idea that black and white films would just vanish from the airwaves wasn't an impossible thing to think. 

Going, Going, Gone: Baseball Players

 To be specific, Baseball Players Who Stay with One Team

Odd that this a nostalgic thing, as players were traded even back in the day. The article actually goes into better detail about player's salaries. Up until 1969 things weren't exactly in the player's favor in regards of pay.

But yeah, players would be traded even during the starting days of the league. I can see the advantage of a player staying with one team, building up an audience as it were. 

I'd say this isn't Going or Gone, nor is it in any danger of disappearing. Some players will go with a different team and others won't.   

Going, Going, Gone: Bank Checks

 Checking back in with the vanishing of Americana, and our next chapter focuses on bank checks. Again, an odd thing to be nostalgic over but at least this is something that is in danger of vanishing. 

We open with a history of checks. Seems some people were against them, with one subject holding off getting one until the 1980's. 

The chapter ends with the idea that people might be one day never use them again and I can see that. Credit cards and the phone are both cutting into checks as of now and I could see them going away someday. Not right now, but for now I'd definitely put this under 'going'.