{"id":15629,"date":"2024-03-18T11:55:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T11:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testv51.demowebsitelinks.com\/old-timers-day\/?page_id=15629"},"modified":"2024-03-19T13:31:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T13:31:38","slug":"the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/testv51.demowebsitelinks.com\/old-timers-day\/the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"THE AUTHOR"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15629\" class=\"elementor elementor-15629\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-ca9f9d1 wd-section-stretch-content e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ca9f9d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59160a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59160a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f7652e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f7652e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1067\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/testv51.demowebsitelinks.com\/old-timers-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_01-1067x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15596\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/testv51.demowebsitelinks.com\/old-timers-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_01-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/testv51.demowebsitelinks.com\/old-timers-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_01-430x323.jpg 430w, https:\/\/testv51.demowebsitelinks.com\/old-timers-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_01-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/testv51.demowebsitelinks.com\/old-timers-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_01-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/testv51.demowebsitelinks.com\/old-timers-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_01-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/testv51.demowebsitelinks.com\/old-timers-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/testv51.demowebsitelinks.com\/old-timers-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_01-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/testv51.demowebsitelinks.com\/old-timers-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_01-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/testv51.demowebsitelinks.com\/old-timers-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_01-860x645.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6481ac9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6481ac9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ad1451 wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"9ad1451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper set-mb-s reset-last-child wd-title-color-primary wd-title-style-default wd-title-size-default text-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-subtitle subtitle-color-primary subtitle-style-default wd-fontsize-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBOOK AUTHOR, BASEBALL ENTHUSIAST<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-l\">Richard LoPresto<br \/>\n<\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f2d8dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"1f2d8dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Richard LoPresto, President of the Celestial Baseball Association and spiritually led author of<br \/>\u201c Old Timers Day\u201d, is considered to be a baseball aficionado by baseball enthusiasts around the world. His show business career includes writing and producing a major musical variety television special entitled : Where Will You Be In 2000A.D.?<\/p><p>The extravaganza starred Lou Ferrigno , Wilfred Brimley , Marianne Marks along with an array of Las Vegas headline talent.<\/p><p>Where Will You Be In 2000A.D.? was also the last television special produced on the stage of the famous Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p><p>While conquering several physical challenges , God laid on Richard\u2019s heart to write \u201c Old Timers Day\u201d. 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