Re: Long, potentially boring nostalgia post. Or, "Where Have You Gone, Biff Pocoroba?"
Amazing! George Foster was one of my favorites. And I forgot about the game on the back of the cards!
Probably the thing that stands out most in your post is when you said that you can instantly picture...
Re: Long, potentially boring nostalgia post. Or, "Where Have You Gone, Biff Pocoroba?"
Thanks, guys. Was a ton of fun to write up some memories of that set.
Brad, that book is a WONDERFUL read for anyone even slightly interested in that era. Similar to The Great American Flipping Trading...
So, over the past few weeks I decided to reassemble my favorite Topps set ever, 1978. As I have been cleaning out my childhood home (and the Garage of Doom), I kept coming across random stacks of my old 1978s. Being it is the summer and I have way too much time on my hands, I figured I would...
The usual, D.
Garage is open with stuff in new storage bins along the edges. Going to get the newish washing machine put in next week, so we will be able to avoid the Laundromat.
I sent a TTM to Andy in his rookie year and I remember that when he sent the card back to me he had written his home address in the return address corner of the envelope.
I saved it, but have no idea where it is.
Not really. The phuckheads across the street were setting off everything from M80s to bottle rockets. Called the cops who, of course, never showed up.
I hope that when the meth lab across the street explodes it only maims/kills the cretins who live there and no actual people.