tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post7047469468839905762..comments2024-03-28T18:38:38.370-07:00Comments on The Chronicles of Fuji: I Miss You...Fujihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-77240078761658657092015-09-20T21:15:50.618-07:002015-09-20T21:15:50.618-07:00Adam - Until now... haven't really targeted Ex...Adam - Until now... haven't really targeted Expos vintage, but I probably should.<br /><br />Corky - Nailed it. Texture + Framed = Awesome. Nice call on the Sonics too.<br /><br />Matthew - I'm embarrassed that I didn't think of SLU's. Kind of feel like Canseco after getting hit on the head with the baseball and having it bounce over the fence.<br /><br />GCA - Sadly being a fan of several small market teams... I've actually gotten used to it. Although that doesn't mean, I'm okay with it.<br /><br />shlabotnikreport - 4 for 4 sir. Like Matthew and his SLU call... I really should have mentioned rack pack and cellos. There's just something cool about finding you favorite players on top.<br /><br />steve - wish i could say i collected back in 1975. such an iconic set.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-18846560276748345862015-09-19T23:18:34.742-07:002015-09-19T23:18:34.742-07:00I miss going into a local candy store to buy cards...I miss going into a local candy store to buy cards and 1. Being able to get brand new 75 topps cards, 2. Not worrying the packs were searched for relics (cause there weren't any :-)<br /><br />Plus ditto on the Expos and good art cards.Steve at 1975BaseballCards.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08091628519330650525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-5907959114736792015-09-17T16:12:29.690-07:002015-09-17T16:12:29.690-07:00I miss many of the things brought up here... Some...I miss many of the things brought up here... Some of the other things I miss:<br /><br />- Red, white and blue basketballs (even though I'm not a basketball fan in the slightest).<br />- Rack packs made with clear plastic so you can see some of the cards you're getting.<br />- Packs which don't have a long list of odds printed on the back.<br />- The Minnesota North Stars - love the name, logo & colors.<br /><br />I originally had a longer list, and had thought about making a post out of it, but a lot of it came across like "Get off my lawn!", so I punted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-14413885967804739372015-09-17T07:46:37.301-07:002015-09-17T07:46:37.301-07:00I miss having the choice of two to four different ...I miss having the choice of two to four different flagship sets to choose from every year. And all the other stuff having logos and full team names, without huge copyright and trademark symbols.<br /><br />I miss the times when my local teams (DC/MD) would have equal consideration on the sports channel talking head shows instead of them preaching from the altar of the big market teams. It didn't used to be a crisis in the sport if the Yankees and Red Sox weren't winning everything. This also applies to football and hockey....GCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713246271197550543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-91009130453170849272015-09-17T06:41:27.204-07:002015-09-17T06:41:27.204-07:00Totally on board with both of these. I made sure ...Totally on board with both of these. I made sure my baseball pants were high enough to show a lot of stirrup...and we had real stirrups -- not ones sewn into the socks!Tony L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01349226671097456632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-64000760108930768602015-09-17T05:23:15.726-07:002015-09-17T05:23:15.726-07:00I miss Upper Deck having an MLB license and Starti...I miss Upper Deck having an MLB license and Starting Lineups. BobWalkthePlankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011292576523365641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-30493842932248706882015-09-16T23:16:04.595-07:002015-09-16T23:16:04.595-07:00I miss good painted sets, there are some that just...I miss good painted sets, there are some that just did not do the athlete any justice but most are good. I also was a fan of UD Masterpiece sets, there is just something about the texture of the card and then toss in the framed versions and you have a winner from top to bottom.<br /><br />As for teams, I miss the Sonics. The team was truly part of the heart of Seattle and were lost due to a lying thief (Clay Bennett) an idiot who didn't care what happen to the team until he realized he was about to flush his political career down the drain by letting the team leave (Seattle Mayor Nickels) and a an underhanded slimy commissioner (Stern).Corkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344136023470368021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-4835153804677905392015-09-16T21:23:59.715-07:002015-09-16T21:23:59.715-07:00I miss the Expos as well. Anytime I buy vintage si...I miss the Expos as well. Anytime I buy vintage singles, I always try to snap up a few Expos cards just because.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300769076865200758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-30007463397133024252015-09-16T19:06:50.144-07:002015-09-16T19:06:50.144-07:00the early years of topps gallery were okay... but ...the early years of topps gallery were okay... but it's the later years that i mainly craveFujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-31507576509614699062015-09-16T19:05:05.310-07:002015-09-16T19:05:05.310-07:00cynicalbuddha - great call. i wrote about that wh...cynicalbuddha - great call. i wrote about that when my buddy's shop closed down last year. i keep singing "where have all the card shops gone?" to the beat of paula cole's song.<br /><br />junior junkie & the lost collector - i picked up a blaster of 2003 gallery off of ebay. can't wait to bust it open.<br /><br />zippy - those sega card gen cards are sweet. never acquired them firsthand though. the handful that i own came from fellow bloggers.<br /><br />sports card collectors - thanks for understanding. this post is dedicated to you and all of those things that i miss :)<br /><br />spastik - i use pandora and turn on the filter. there are a bunch of stations i've programmed over the years. the only problem is that their filter weeds out the inappropriate words, but not the topics themselves. my 2nd period class started giggling during one of the r&b songs. after listening more closely... i hear justin timberlake singing about how he's going to have sex with the girl when the song finishes.<br /><br />mark - i still subscribe to baseball digest. it's now my favorite magazine. i just wish they'd make it a monthly magazine.<br /><br />Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-9370869986507558902015-09-16T19:00:47.261-07:002015-09-16T19:00:47.261-07:00This has been a post idea since the early days of ...This has been a post idea since the early days of my blog. I've got it written down in the idea notebook an everything.<br /><br />I miss almost all of the above. Gallery I could take or leave. Some of it was OK, some of it was forgettable.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-39073978053871477702015-09-16T17:07:17.624-07:002015-09-16T17:07:17.624-07:00Sporting news is a good call. Baseball digest a cl...Sporting news is a good call. Baseball digest a close second. Stirrups are definitely a lost part of the game. We used to take pride in sporting them back in the dayMark Hoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562266064195629037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-14975569529740545292015-09-16T16:54:02.119-07:002015-09-16T16:54:02.119-07:00I too miss the Sporting News...that was an awesome...I too miss the Sporting News...that was an awesome magazine. We got that and Sports Illustrated every month when I was a kid but I only really read one regularly...and that was the Sporting News.<br /><br />I also miss upper Deck Collector's Choice. And a lot of 90's/early 00's card stuff in general.<br /><br />As for music in the classroom, I can never decide on a mix I like, because I always want to play a lot of rap/hip-hop yet keep it appropriate, and that seems hard to do without a lot of repetition. But the Social Studies teacher on our team plays a lot of 80's New Wave (and a TON of The Cure) and today our Science teacher was playing Round Here by The Counting Crows...I love getting to share awesome older music with kids.SpastikMoosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13374559066158419166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-20838713419650535642015-09-16T16:34:53.248-07:002015-09-16T16:34:53.248-07:00I don't mind at all buddy. I take this as a co...I don't mind at all buddy. I take this as a compliment. As you know from my posts there are many things I miss and many more to come.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02949460127063264497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-59561230432414127632015-09-16T16:11:32.683-07:002015-09-16T16:11:32.683-07:00Topps Gallery! Good call!Topps Gallery! Good call!The Lost Collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281282785351456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-33820337606493438052015-09-16T16:09:33.701-07:002015-09-16T16:09:33.701-07:00As far as the hobby goes I really miss Sega Card G...As far as the hobby goes I really miss Sega Card Gen.<br /><br />As far as sports go, I'm going to miss all of the minor leaguers I got to know in Staten Island this year.Zippy Zappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695389359056056119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-26409469670982897652015-09-16T16:00:26.836-07:002015-09-16T16:00:26.836-07:00Man, do I ever miss Gallery. And Masterpieces for ...Man, do I ever miss Gallery. And Masterpieces for that matter.The Junior Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276740693294231134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-39971138357169628052015-09-16T15:49:41.311-07:002015-09-16T15:49:41.311-07:00I miss being able to go into a card shop and see t...I miss being able to go into a card shop and see the shelves full of all sorts of products and I could afford them all, or at least a pack or two.cynicalbuddhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13459221069829023793noreply@blogger.com