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Mac and Trouble Sketch Cards

on February 2nd, 2012 by lonestarr

I got all my Mac and Trouble cards approved, which means I can post ‘em up.  And I figure it’s been way too long since I posted something.  So, enjoy. Not too bad, eh?  Hopefully more posts about things and stuff coming soon. Until our next…

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Protesting SOPA and PIPA

on January 18th, 2012 by lonestarr

I’ve set my blog to be blacked out in protest of SOPA and PIPA from 8am-8pm today.  These despicable bills must not be allowed to pass because are fundamentally, fatally flawed on every conceivable level. Here’s a nice look at how screwed we all are if this passes: LINKY So yeah, these horrible abominations of [...]

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Checking In

on January 17th, 2012 by lonestarr

Hi!  What’s new in the new year? Not much to say on the card front, other than I finally got around to having my latest order from Check Out My Cards shipped.  A little over 100 more on the way.  Night Owl & maybe a couple others will be getting their cards out of this [...]

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More Cards to Check Out

on January 8th, 2012 by lonestarr

I’m not up for posting anything thoughtful or intelligent or insightful or any other big word at the moment.  So how about pics of my latest batch of cards shipped from COMC?  (Another order, that I was intending to have shipped in mid-december, will be on the way soon.) Yep, I accidentally bought two Nelson [...]

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Roy Hibbert is a Smart Man

on January 5th, 2012 by lonestarr

Who doesn’t look like Hasheem Thabeet. (via Deadspin) Seriously though, how refreshing is it to see a good young player being responsible with his money?

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A New Year Is Upon Us

on January 5th, 2012 by lonestarr

Which means millions of failed resolutions will cover the earth like a post-apocalyptic wasteland by March.  I only made one: To be on more sketch card sets this year.  One’s already confirmed (and the cards are hear), still waiting to hear on a second (becoming less hopeful by the minute).  So I’m off to a [...]

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Collection Tweaking

on December 18th, 2011 by lonestarr

So I’ve decided to somewhat refocus my collection.  If you’ve stopped by the player collection or set pages, you may have noticed a few changes.  So here they are.  First, this means reorganizing my player collections. Baseball: Tyler Colvin, Geovany Soto, Fred McGriff, Hanley Ramirez, and Ken Griffey Jr. are all most likely permanently deactivated player [...]

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That Old COMC Order…

on December 9th, 2011 by lonestarr

Better get these posted up, since my ginormo 123 card order got here a few days ago and will be scanned soon.  Plus there’s another good-sized order I’ll be having shipped before Christmas!  I’ll see about getting the trade bait added onto it’s proper page after I finish (this could mean tomorrow or 2018, I [...]

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Autographs

on November 15th, 2011 by lonestarr

Haven’t been paying much attention to the blogs lately.  Been busy failing badly at NaNoWriMo again this year.  After literally years of trying to figure out how to start the dang thing, Somewhere Out There IS finally started and has an actual direction at least.  I’m 10000+ words in and know where the story is headed, so [...]

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Not the Americana Blaster We Need, but the One We Deserve

on October 25th, 2011 by lonestarr

A quickie post on the 40%-off Americana blaster I picked up at K-Mart the same day I hit the first Mantle. One pack had 8 cards and was just as thick as the hit pack, but the cards were mostly dupes from the very next pack!  Lame.  Anyway, the hit. That was a short & [...]

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Trade Bait Preview

on October 23rd, 2011 by lonestarr

I finally got some stuff shipped from COMC.  Here are a few scans.  First up some stuff that may be to Shot Not Taken‘s liking, since I’m way overdue on trading with him again. I didn’t forget the rest of you though.  There’s plenty more good basketball stuff to be had too (especially if you’re [...]

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Mantles a Trois… What Happens Next?

on October 15th, 2011 by lonestarr

After spending too much time being made paranoid in the Blowout forums, I’ve decided… I don’t care anymore.  I’ve no less or more faith in any licensed manufacturer than I do vintage, and as has been pointed out, the swatches look and feel like they should.  So with that said, I’ve come to terms on [...]

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And Then Things Got Weird…

on October 13th, 2011 by lonestarr

Tonight I went back to K-Mart to pick up the paper towels I didn’t get the other day because I was lacking coupon for extra special savings (what, 75¢ is a big deal!), but I also planned to grab the other two baseball Jersey & Card Set frames I didn’t get yesterday.  Fortunately, they were [...]

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An Epic Jersey & Card Set

on October 12th, 2011 by lonestarr

I’ve been on a bit of a hot streak since Topps Updates and Highlights dropped.  I’ve pulled a Carlos Beltran jersey and a Cognac(?) Legend Variation of Brooks Robinson from loose U&H retail packs, hit Sandberg on the Diamond Giveaway site yesterday, and now this. I don’t normally go for the Jersey & Card Frames, [...]

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Ryno Get!

on October 11th, 2011 by lonestarr

So I stopped by the Diamond Giveaway site like I do at least once almost every day, to clear out most trade offers & accept any I might like (there are two definite accepts today, for the record).  In recent days, I’ve also been checking to see if the final three Die-Cuts had dropped yet.  [...]

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New Title, Same Mediocre Blog Reading Experience

on October 2nd, 2011 by lonestarr

I’ve been meaning to change the name of my blog for awhile now, and as luck would have it, today I finally figured out how. No more silly pseudo-pretentious song title name for a blog that always has been and remains mostly about the cards. What was I thinking? “Life and Baseball Cards” fits much [...]

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A Blaster of Americana

on September 26th, 2011 by lonestarr

As promised, a blaster of Panini Americana.  I have a second one too, but scanning has become an arduous process, who knows when I’ll get to it.  Anyway, enjoy this post with minimal jibba-jabba interruption. Despite the overall half-arsed nature of this post, I really do like Americana and give it a very solid A-. [...]

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I’ll Get Back to Baseball Cards Eventually…

on September 25th, 2011 by lonestarr

They are really boring me right now though, Diamond Giveaway site aside.  The only cards I’ve purchased this month that I’ve really enjoyed were the blasters of Panini Americana.  Everything else I should’ve left on the shelf.  The first Americana blaster has been scanned and will be posted up in the near future, but today [...]

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I Drew Stuff Today

on September 18th, 2011 by lonestarr

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The Culinary Mad Scientist Returns!- Eggo Omelette Edition

on September 13th, 2011 by lonestarr

That’s right, EGGO omelette. I basically threw something resembling southwest omelette fixins between two Eggos and heated ‘em. It’s really that simple. I have card posts, but this just happened to happen, and it’s my blog, so let’s eat! Just grab a couple Eggos or waffles or whatever you like. Even make ‘em from scratch [...]

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This Blog is Still Alive

on September 12th, 2011 by lonestarr

A small flurry of posts is one the horizon even. I have some scans and a precious few thoughts to spew forth onto the internet. Just have to get some fuckery with the courthouse stemming from the jury duty that (thankfully) wasn’t squared away in the next couple days. Until then, if you like my [...]

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15+ Years of Collecting Pays Off!

on August 27th, 2011 by lonestarr

It’s true!  My “vast” knowledge of trading card-sized collectibles won me a highly coveted T-shirt in last week’s Topless Robot contest.  The contest was coming up with TR trading cards.  Being the one well-known card geek amongst the regulars (and thus being unwittingly indirectly responsible for one of the things that prompted the contest in [...]

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Do You Like Comic Books?

on August 17th, 2011 by lonestarr

Do you like winning free stuff? How about if that free stuff is comic books? If you answered yes to some of these questions, you may want to head over to TJ (of the late All Your Base Cards) and Guy‘s new joint Obsessive Rec and let ‘em know what your first and/or favorite comic [...]

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Diamond Giveaway Update

on August 8th, 2011 by lonestarr

Since I haven’t mentioned in awhile and it’s all I’ve got handy, here is where I currently stand in the Diamond Giveaway.  I’ve managed to score several Diamond Die-Cuts via random vintage trading, and have finally landed a few keepers.  Behold, for I now have a screen grabber! Not bad.  And if you’re wondering how [...]

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I Have No Idea What This Post Will Be About…

on July 28th, 2011 by lonestarr

… Until I start writing it.  I’m barely mentally coherent and can’t quite think of anything specific to say (I for one blame this ridiculous heat and dis brokeass recliner hurting my back for my total lack of posting energy), but I feel the need to say SOMETHING.  So, here goes whatever. Nothing has happened [...]

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Back in the Saddle (Kinda)

on July 21st, 2011 by lonestarr

Inspections and cleaning and all that junk are finally done! And I passed it all without parental help with the cleaning for the first time (mom’s out 4-6 weeks with a bad knee). So, I’m feeling pretty good about myself just now. Which means maybe I can get a few things sent in the near [...]

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Trying

on July 12th, 2011 by lonestarr

Trying trying trying… and always failing.  No matter what I do it seems I just can’t keep up with trades.  So I’m just here to apologize once again and thank you for the continued saintlike patience most of you have found it necessary to show.  It has been a lil busier than normal of late, [...]

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At the Movies #2- Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes

on July 4th, 2011 by lonestarr

Welcome back to the theatre!  Today we’re gonna take a look at Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes.  I wasn’t expecting much from this, but I was blown away.  Just a standard-ish review this time, so significantly less spoilers ahoy. The first thing you will notice is this movie is pretty.  The animation is in [...]

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Black Diamond Get!

on July 3rd, 2011 by lonestarr

It took more than 20 tries, but it finally happened, on my fourth and final Diamond Giveaway Code from today (and most likely for the foreseeable future).  I hit paydirt!  Feast your eyes… Not bad eh?  Not just a Diamond Die-Cut, note the darkness of the diamond.  Yes, daddy got a BLACK Diamond!  I may [...]

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At the Movies #1- Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword

on June 27th, 2011 by lonestarr

Yeah, let’s do this!  I totally failed to get any scanning done today, but I did watch a couple cartoon movies on Cartoon Network yesterday, released in the last couple years.  So I may as well quickly review them here while I’ve got a minute.  Going to try a little “Misunderstood Masterpieces” style for this [...]

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What am I Doing Here?

on June 26th, 2011 by lonestarr

It isn’t a new thought.  I ask myself every time I fall behind on trades or don’t feel like posting for an extended period of time.  I hadn’t thought about it for awhile, but ever since I read certain recent post by card blogging legend Night Owl, I can’t shake it.  I think everyone that [...]

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My Little Brother Has Blog And Podcast

on June 10th, 2011 by lonestarr

Yep, my brother and a friend of his are working together on the new project called Digital Dialogue, or Digilog for short.  So if you are into video games, go check it out.  I’ll be here finally updating my For Trade page while you’re gone. Links! Blog: http://www.digilogpodcast.com/ 1st Podcast Episode available here: http://www.digilogpodcast.com/2011/06/episode-1-is-up/ Twitter: [...]

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The Diamond King Last Chance Contest Pimpage!

on June 6th, 2011 by lonestarr

There’s a new blog in town… that actually seems to have started before even my first six long since deleted posts from March/April 2008.  But after a 27 or so month hiatus, The Diamond King is officially with us again, and is holding a contest to promote this most auspicious occasion.  There are seven big [...]

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It’s a Sketch Card Kinda Day

on June 2nd, 2011 by lonestarr

Huh?  What’s this? A post with recentish sketch cards completely ready to go?  Did the blog fairy type this up when I wasn’t paying attention?  No, I vaguely remember doing this myself for a rainy day.  So seeing as it rained steadily all day today, let’s post it!  All cards for sale or trade. Me [...]

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