Song of the Week – Starless by King Crimson

King Crimson is a band that was founded in 1969 and, although it has undergone many changes, is still around today.  This piece is from their Starless and Bible Black album released in January 1974. The band membership was quite unstable at this t…

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It’s been a few months since I’ve done one of these. At the rate I’m going I should be done this series of posts sometime in 2035.First of all, it’s not this Sandy I collect:1974 Topps #347 But his son, Sandy Jr.1989 Topps #648I have 110 Sandy Alomar J…

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Card #184392010 Topps Allen & Ginter This Day in History #11 Jason BayCard #164492010 Topps National Chicle #195 Alex RiosThis was a set I like quite a lot.Card #57912000 Skybox Dominion #298 Rick Heiserman/Chad Hutchinson Does anyone remember…

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I saw these three-pack blister packs of 2012 Bowman in Target over the weekend. They had 3 of them and not any other Bowman (like individual packs or blasters). So I bought out the supply.First off – I was astonished by the design. Astonished by Bowman…

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If you remember The Zombies at all, it’s probably their big hit “She’s Not There” from 1964. I have two albums of theirs, the 1965 release The Zombies which includes “Leave Me Be” and “She’s Not There” and 1968′s Odessey and Oracle, which has their oth…

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A Fairfield rack-pack gives you 100 baseball cards for 5 cents a card. The package says that a relic card is seeded 1 in 4 packs but I’ve never seen one. Regardless, I like to buy these on occasion (I probably buy 3-4 a year) and I’m rarely disappointe…

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Card #241022002 Donruss Best of Fan Club #184 Shane ReynoldsDonruss, apparently believing that they could never underestimate the obsessiveness of baseball card collectors, released their Fan Club set in 2002, followed up with Best of Fan Club set. The…

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Card #255322011 Topps Opening Day #34 Jair JurrensCard #87792002 Topps Traded #31 Mike TimlinMike was part of the trade that brought Scott Rolen from the Phillies to the Cardinals on July 2002. He was 3-3 for the Phillies the reminder of the year.Card …

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OK, this will probably be my last Gypsy Queen post. I got my hobby box a week or so ago. Between the blaster, the rack pack and the hobby box I’m pleased with the overall selection of cards. By the way I count, there are 31 different cards in the set (…

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Here’s a song I got on a Song of the Day podcast back in 2007. It’s a catchy tune with a clever video. Watch out for the horn section. Spoon is a band from Austin Texas according to Wikipedia. Picture yourself in the living roomyour pipe and slippers s…

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Continuing this ridiculous series of players named Johnson. Remember, it’s just an excuse to show off my cards.1992 Stadium Club Dome #92 Howard Johnson Johnson played 14 years, 9 of those years with the Mets. He won 2 World Series, with the Tiger…

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I made out pretty well on inserts from the blaster and rack pack I bought. I haven’t received my hobby box yet so I may have more later. There are 5, what I would call, base inserts. These don’t have relics, autos, and are not some sort of parallel. I …

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First, and probably, only, look. This is a new super-premium set issued by Topps this year. I never buy much from a set like this. For one thing, they don’t sell blasters of sets Like Topps Museum Collection down at the local Enormous Mart. For another…

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I don’t know why I’m surprised by anything I find on the internet but I was surprised to find this.Way back in 1971, when I was in seminary school, no, I mean when I was at Drexel University, I had a co-op job for 6 months in a chemical plant (I was st…

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I was scanning a card of Wallace Johnson the other day and I got to wondering (as I do) how many cards I have for players named Johnson. It turns out a lot.That reminded me of this comedy routine: “My name is Raymond J. Johnson, Jr. Now you can call me…

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Card #187521999 Topps Opening Day #71 Bret SaberhagenThe first few years of Topps Opening Day had big silver foil logos instead of the wimpy logos they have today.Card #111902006 Topps WalMart #23 Bobby AbreuThese retro-themed cards were available 3-pe…

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Card #263362010 Topps Chrome X-Fractors #121 Roy OswaltFormer Astro and former Phillie. The Phillies released him last October and he appears not to have signed with anyone. Apparently he doesn’t want to sign with anyone until after his kids are out of…

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I am in the early stages of scanning all the cards I have of Players I Collect. I’m currently working on Gary Carter (it’s going to be a long time until I get to Todd Zeile).  Carter retired after the 1992 season, having spend that season back wit…

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Card #232682008 Upper Deck Timeline Gold #11 Ryan HowardYou can’t go wrong with a Ryan Howard card. This is the gold parallel of this set. The set featured multiple designs. This is the base designs. Other cards featured designs from past Upper Deck se…

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I did a quick post yesterday on this set. I was complaining somewhat about the short print variation cards. How were you supposed to know what you had?  Last night was was looking at other posts on the set and found this, a post showing all the sh…

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Although I ordered a hobby box on eBay, I couldn’t wait and bought a blaster and a rack pack over at Target today.  I’m sure I’ll get several posts out of the hobby box. I haven’t looked for anyone else’s posts so you’ll get my unvarnished opinion…

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It’s been awhile since I’ve done a post about my bonsai plants. I’m afraid they suffered horribly in the Texas drought last summer and a lost a couple of plants. But it’s a new year and we’ve had plenty of rain so far. I bought 2 new plants to replace …

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19 Phillies cards from this 1950 Bowman Reprint set were given to me by a friend a few years ago. I believe they were published in 1986 by the Card Collector’s Company (C.C.C.). The cards only copyright information is the 1950 Bowman mark. They are cle…

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I just picked up this song from the Minnesota Public Radio Song of the Day Podcast.  I’ve never heard of this guy before but he’s been around. He’s from Portland OR.  In addition to his solo work he has a band with Zooie Deschanel (of all peo…

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Today is my first son’s 28th birthday. And yes, he was born on Friday the 13th. I thought I’d highlight players born in his birth month.2008 Bowman Draft Prospects Gold #68 Jesus Delgado Delgado pitched 2 innings for the Marlins in 2008 and hasn’t…

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Card #172412008 SP Authentic #3 Albert Pujols As abstract card designs go, I like this design. It’s busy but with lots of white space.Card #22011994 Upper Deck Electric Diamond #33 Mike Piazza1994 saw Upper Deck issuing several parallel sets for t…

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Card #43771993 Studio Superstars on Canvas #8 Mark GraceThis 10-card set was randomly inserted into 1993 Studio. Since this is the only one I have, I probably got it from a pack.Card #123932009 Topps Heritage #33 Randy JohnsonI noted that I paid 39 cen…

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Baseball card stickers. I can take ‘em or leave ‘em. I bought a blaster of this product last year and it turned out pretty blah. This year I only bought a handful of packs. Still pretty blah. Not much change from last year. The logo cards have lost the…

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Here are just some cards from the set that have stuck my fancy for one reason or another.What do instructions do you suppose that the photographer gave Ross? Smile? Look natural?Last year, a lot of the Heritage cards featured players with their hats of…

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If I understand the Phillies web site correctly, this is the Phillies 2012 Opening Day Roster.Catcher: Carlos Ruiz 2012 Topps Opening Day #160Carlos had a fabulous spring at the plate, hitting .479 in 48 at bats.Catcher: Brian Schneider This will be Br…

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Card #254622011 Topps Diamond Duos Joe Mauer/Buster PoseyCard #15761 2009 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions #103 James Shields The best last set Upper Deck produced.Card #210611994 Stadium Club Team #218 Jeff JudenThe Astros traded Juden to the Phillie…

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As I mentioned last week, I bought 2 packs, 2 rack-packs and 3 blasters of 2012 Topps Heritage. I’m not planning to buy a hobby box this year.  I didn’t get much from the packs, but the blasters had a good yield, including a relic. It used to pret…

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This is the closing song of the credits for the movie The Hunger Games. I haven’t bought the soundtrack yet but I plan to.

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Card #61901995 Stadium Club Members Club Baseball #49 Bob HamelinThis was a 50-card boxed set available directly through Topps. There was a similar set offered for football and basketball. I own the entire set but I don’t remember how I got it. I know …

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We just got back from seeing this movie and I fully recommend it.  The store is based on a series of young adult novels by Suzanne Collins. On the recommendation of my daughter, I had attempted to read the first book of the series a few years ago …

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