Artie Wilson and Maurice Lucas both passed away yesterday. I have met both of them and spent a little bit of time with Artie. Artie Wilson was 90 and Maurice Lucas was 58. I will write more about them this evening.
Wow. <Mo was the first basketball player who I really thought was a tough guy (on the court at least). He seemed like one tough dude. I later found out he was, but he was also one great guy off court. Too young, so sad.
a vintage chase of a different sort
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with only two cards to go in my 1955 bowman set build, i don't have a lot
of vintage to chase at the moment. i thought about reinstating my "sampler
sets" ...
A Pair of Surprises
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Another card show recap... and another surprise purchase. Back in June, I
picked up a Muhammad Ali pack pulled, on-card autograph for my collection. Three...
1991 Fleer "white border" mod tutorial
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Figured I'd put a post together about how I make de-yellowed 1991 Fleer
mods. I meant to get to it earlier in the summer, but hey, there are still
plenty...
Silly cereal set
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A number of years ago I received some cards cut off a cereal box from a set
that I had never heard of prior to seeing the cards.
I showed off the cards...
New Cardinals and an Old Friend
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*New (to me) Cardinals cards and a fun surprise.*
Earlier this year, Padrographs opened some new card packages and was kind
enough to send some of the C...
181 - BILLY RIPKEN, ORIOLES, 2B
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*The basics:* The first of two appearances by Billy Ripken in the 1993
Upper Deck set. He'll show up with his new team much later.
*Card thoughts: *A n...
A Smorgasbord! 1992 Topps Dairy Queen Team USA
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*From the 1970s through the 1990s, it seemed like you could find your
favorite baseball stars on food product packaging everywhere you looked:
supermarkets...
#107-108 Al B. Sure! (+ "Weird Al" Yankovic bonus)
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With card #107, the 1991 MusiCards set transitions into its "rap and R&B"
subset. We leave the "pop" section and its lime green tops and hot pink
bottoms...
Big trip, big cards
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I was recently out of town for 9 days in the Denver area. Just another
excuse for not posting often! I was coaching my 14u travel softball team
in the b...
I am a Navy brat who went to 10 schools in 12 years in 4 different states. I have lived in 7 different states. I read two or 3 books a week. I manage a used bookstore for the county library system.
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Wow. <Mo was the first basketball player who I really thought was a tough guy (on the court at least). He seemed like one tough dude. I later found out he was, but he was also one great guy off court. Too young, so sad.
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