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mouschi

Featured Contributor, Bridging the Gap, Senior Mem
May 18, 2012
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The past several months of work have been particularly frustrating. From server issues, to programmer problems, to hackers, and more. I'm thankful I have baseball cards and writing as an outlet to relieve the stress. My wife, on the other hand, had other ideas this week.


She decided that she wanted to go to the gun range. With as much as I don't want to admit it, I've never fired a gun before, so we opted to take an hour lesson to get a handle on shooting and gun safety before buying one. Our instructor looked and sounded like a bad guy from a James Bond movie, which made things interesting. The hour lesson ended up being closer to two.


He spent a lot of time with my wife, and was a little too "friendly" with her for my tastes. I started thinking to myself "is he being too comfortable with her?" Before I had a chance to consider telling him to back off a bit, it was my turn to shoot.


20151129_180917.jpg






BULLS EYE, BABY! Wait ... what.... what is this strange sensation I am feeling behind me ...


20151129_180837.jpg



Wait ... uhmmmm ... excuse me Mr. Handy McHands ... I shot *perfectly* ... surely I don't need any hands on help with this? Ack! What ... what are you doing, dude?


20151129_180841.jpg



Needless to say, I don't think we'll be going over there anymore. #YIKES . I guess at least it got my mind off of work issues.


A friend of mine who is the batting practice pitcher for Canseco wanted me to do a card of him for his collection of Jose playing for Pittsburg. I bet you didn't know he played for Pittsburg, did you? The Pittsburg Diamonds, that is! Yes, I'm blessed to have a favorite player who has played on several minor league teams post MLB career, and no I didn't spell Pittsburg wrong.





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This has inspired me to do a custom Post MLB Minor League set of Canseco at some point - stay tuned!


I was also sent this cut auto to do something cool with...


20151201_150004.jpg



Cool Papa Bell! Here is what I came up with ....


20151203_102318.jpg



Staying in the same design, I decided to knock out a few customs for my own collection using some of the autographs in my pile of TTM/IP signatures I've acquired over the past year or so.


Should I pick John Goodman, Ronda Rousey, James Earl Jones or Henry Winkler?


20151202_144741.jpg



After doing the artwork for a Babe Ruth cut signature a while ago, the person I did it for ended up giving me this for free ...


20151202_142620.jpg



I figured why the heck not? So, I whipped up a cut auto of Stan the Man Musial and Ronda "Rowdy" Rousey ... she even personalized it to me:


20151203_111709.jpg



As you may know, I'm a big fan of obscure cards / variations from the 80's & 90's. One thing that has piqued my interest in recent days are the 1998 Select cards. I sure wish they never went bankrupt, because they came out with some gorgeous prototype cards. Only a select few players were actually made, and they were set in a five-tier "Quasar" system. One Star, Two Star, Three Star, Four star and Five Star (the bonus one).


These looked great to me, but Canseco didn't make it in the set. Oh yeah, and neither did Chuck Norris.


chuck.jpg






Did you know that Chuck Norris was in all six of the Star Wars episodes? He played "The Force".


There used to be a street named after Chuck Norris, but it was changed because nobody crosses Chuck Norris and lives.


Chuck Norris has a bear skin rug in his front room ...its not dead it just doesn't dare move.


Death once had a near-Chuck experience.


Ok, I'll stop. (We love us some Chuck Norris facts around here!)


I decided to do one of Jose as well ...


Untitled-2.jpg



(Chuck Norris doesn't turn the lights on, he turns the dark out.)


Instead of just doing one of the Quasar designs, I figured, what the heck?! Let's do ALL of them.


Untitled-1.jpg



(When Chuck Norris enters into a courtroom, the judge stands up.)


I love how the art work looks, but let's be honest - we are all card collectors here. They aren't really collectible until they are actual cards.


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and another view...


20151203_225538.jpg

Here are the backs of them ...


btw ... did you know Chuck Norris once drowned a fish underwater? Just checking.


20151203_211822.jpg

So, that's all I got for this episode of mouschi weekly. Thanks for reading! Always remember: Aliens DO exist. They just choose not to visit earth because they know Chuck Norris lives here.
 

RStadlerASU22

Active member
Jan 2, 2013
8,881
11
The CPB turned out nicely as well as the Stan and Jose's.

Who would win a fight Jose or Chuck ?

Ryan
 

mouschi

Featured Contributor, Bridging the Gap, Senior Mem
May 18, 2012
3,105
170
The CPB turned out nicely as well as the Stan and Jose's.

Who would win a fight Jose or Chuck ?

Ryan

Does Jose get to bring a bat to the fight? Bah, it doesn't matter. Chuck no matter what, by anything he wants. We've seen Jose box and fight in MMA to which he didn't do so swell :)
 

MisterT

Well-known member
Mar 7, 2011
2,609
36
Virginia
Ummm...I think that instructor enjoys his job a little too much. You mentioned he was like a Bond villain. I hope he was not Gold Finger. That would just make it even weirder.

Your customs, as always, are awesome. I admit I did gasp when I saw that you cracked the Cool Papa Bell case. The result is great. But, damn, that was a cert of Cool Papa Bell (in case you did not know ;)).

Keep rolling Tanner. You are an inspiration.
 

jbone17

Active member
Sep 26, 2008
6,756
42
The Riverlands.
-Chuck Norris can unscramble an egg.
-When the boogeyman goes to sleep at night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris.
-Chuck Norris does not sleep, he waits.
-Chuck Norris round-house kicked his way out of his mother's womb.

Classic...lol.
 

Nate Colbert 17

Active member
Aug 10, 2008
3,693
0
Texas
If you're looking for another range, Top Gun in Houston is a good one. (Richmond and Chimney Rock area)

...and as always, the customs rock.
 

EricTownsend88

New member
Jun 13, 2014
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all those cards look amazing sir!!! especially the Select Canseco's. Don't know why Topps dosen't send this guy a blank check to work for them.
 

mouschi

Featured Contributor, Bridging the Gap, Senior Mem
May 18, 2012
3,105
170
As Always......................... WOW

Thanks! Sigh ... if only these were real ... and if only I could make Griffeys! Then I'd be a real rumplestilskin.

So whom did he get more comfortable with, you or your wife?

Based upon this pic, I'd def. say with me. If he got that comfy with my wife, I'd have chuck norris'ed him! Well, I would have at least had an uncomfortable stern conversation with him.

Ummm...I think that instructor enjoys his job a little too much. You mentioned he was like a Bond villain. I hope he was not Gold Finger. That would just make it even weirder.

Your customs, as always, are awesome. I admit I did gasp when I saw that you cracked the Cool Papa Bell case. The result is great. But, damn, that was a cert of Cool Papa Bell (in case you did not know ;)).

Keep rolling Tanner. You are an inspiration.

Thank you sir!

-Chuck Norris can unscramble an egg.
-When the boogeyman goes to sleep at night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris.
-Chuck Norris does not sleep, he waits.
-Chuck Norris round-house kicked his way out of his mother's womb.

Classic...lol.

Ahh the old sleep / wait gag! I forgot about that one.

If you're looking for another range, Top Gun in Houston is a good one. (Richmond and Chimney Rock area)

...and as always, the customs rock.

Thanks! We are going to try Shiloh as well.

all those cards look amazing sir!!! especially the Select Canseco's. Don't know why Topps dosen't send this guy a blank check to work for them.

Re: Topps sending me a blank check - I def. wouldn't turn it down!
 

finestkind

Well-known member
Aug 17, 2008
3,986
901
Massachusetts
Great stuff to see on the custom cards. When the instructor had his hands on you. You should have said. Mister, move the hands. I have a large gun in my hands.
 

joey12508

Well-known member
Aug 7, 2008
38,466
16,123
Winterfell
Nice stuff Tanner, that CPB is awesome, so are the select Canseco's
like the Rhonda.
 
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joey12508

Well-known member
Aug 7, 2008
38,466
16,123
Winterfell
The past several months of work have been particularly frustrating. From server issues, to programmer problems, to hackers, and more. I'm thankful I have baseball cards and writing as an outlet to relieve the stress. My wife, on the other hand, had other ideas this week.


She decided that she wanted to go to the gun range. With as much as I don't want to admit it, I've never fired a gun before, so we opted to take an hour lesson to get a handle on shooting and gun safety before buying one. Our instructor looked and sounded like a bad guy from a James Bond movie, which made things interesting. The hour lesson ended up being closer to two.


He spent a lot of time with my wife, and was a little too "friendly" with her for my tastes. I started thinking to myself "is he being too comfortable with her?" Before I had a chance to consider telling him to back off a bit, it was my turn to shoot.


20151129_180917.jpg






BULLS EYE, BABY! Wait ... what.... what is this strange sensation I am feeling behind me ...


20151129_180837.jpg



Wait ... uhmmmm ... excuse me Mr. Handy McHands ... I shot *perfectly* ... surely I don't need any hands on help with this? Ack! What ... what are you doing, dude?


20151129_180841.jpg



Needless to say, I don't think we'll be going over there anymore. #YIKES . I guess at least it got my mind off of work issues.

https://youtu.be/sUt2fUb7VRo
 

Krom

New member
Jun 13, 2010
2,840
0
Long Island
The past several months of work have been particularly frustrating. From server issues, to programmer problems, to hackers, and more. I'm thankful I have baseball cards and writing as an outlet to relieve the stress. My wife, on the other hand, had other ideas this week.


She decided that she wanted to go to the gun range. With as much as I don't want to admit it, I've never fired a gun before, so we opted to take an hour lesson to get a handle on shooting and gun safety before buying one. Our instructor looked and sounded like a bad guy from a James Bond movie, which made things interesting. The hour lesson ended up being closer to two.


He spent a lot of time with my wife, and was a little too "friendly" with her for my tastes. I started thinking to myself "is he being too comfortable with her?" Before I had a chance to consider telling him to back off a bit, it was my turn to shoot.


20151129_180917.jpg






BULLS EYE, BABY! Wait ... what.... what is this strange sensation I am feeling behind me ...


20151129_180837.jpg



Wait ... uhmmmm ... excuse me Mr. Handy McHands ... I shot *perfectly* ... surely I don't need any hands on help with this? Ack! What ... what are you doing, dude?


20151129_180841.jpg



Needless to say, I don't think we'll be going over there anymore. #YIKES . I guess at least it got my mind off of work issues.


A friend of mine who is the batting practice pitcher for Canseco wanted me to do a card of him for his collection of Jose playing for Pittsburg. I bet you didn't know he played for Pittsburg, did you? The Pittsburg Diamonds, that is! Yes, I'm blessed to have a favorite player who has played on several minor league teams post MLB career, and no I didn't spell Pittsburg wrong.





frontsm.jpg



This has inspired me to do a custom Post MLB Minor League set of Canseco at some point - stay tuned!


I was also sent this cut auto to do something cool with...


20151201_150004.jpg



Cool Papa Bell! Here is what I came up with ....


20151203_102318.jpg



Staying in the same design, I decided to knock out a few customs for my own collection using some of the autographs in my pile of TTM/IP signatures I've acquired over the past year or so.


Should I pick John Goodman, Ronda Rousey, James Earl Jones or Henry Winkler?


20151202_144741.jpg



After doing the artwork for a Babe Ruth cut signature a while ago, the person I did it for ended up giving me this for free ...


20151202_142620.jpg



I figured why the heck not? So, I whipped up a cut auto of Stan the Man Musial and Ronda "Rowdy" Rousey ... she even personalized it to me:


20151203_111709.jpg



As you may know, I'm a big fan of obscure cards / variations from the 80's & 90's. One thing that has piqued my interest in recent days are the 1998 Select cards. I sure wish they never went bankrupt, because they came out with some gorgeous prototype cards. Only a select few players were actually made, and they were set in a five-tier "Quasar" system. One Star, Two Star, Three Star, Four star and Five Star (the bonus one).


These looked great to me, but Canseco didn't make it in the set. Oh yeah, and neither did Chuck Norris.


chuck.jpg






Did you know that Chuck Norris was in all six of the Star Wars episodes? He played "The Force".


There used to be a street named after Chuck Norris, but it was changed because nobody crosses Chuck Norris and lives.


Chuck Norris has a bear skin rug in his front room ...its not dead it just doesn't dare move.


Death once had a near-Chuck experience.


Ok, I'll stop. (We love us some Chuck Norris facts around here!)


I decided to do one of Jose as well ...


Untitled-2.jpg



(Chuck Norris doesn't turn the lights on, he turns the dark out.)


Instead of just doing one of the Quasar designs, I figured, what the heck?! Let's do ALL of them.


Untitled-1.jpg



(When Chuck Norris enters into a courtroom, the judge stands up.)


I love how the art work looks, but let's be honest - we are all card collectors here. They aren't really collectible until they are actual cards.


20151203_225330.jpg



and another view...


20151203_225538.jpg

Here are the backs of them ...


btw ... did you know Chuck Norris once drowned a fish underwater? Just checking.


20151203_211822.jpg

So, that's all I got for this episode of mouschi weekly. Thanks for reading! Always remember: Aliens DO exist. They just choose not to visit earth because they know Chuck Norris lives here.


I'm confused, which is your therapy, the target shooting or the instructor's cuddles?
 

mouschi

Featured Contributor, Bridging the Gap, Senior Mem
May 18, 2012
3,105
170
I'm confused, which is your therapy, the target shooting or the instructor's cuddles?

At first it was the target shooting, but then again, the instructor did have very soft hands.
 

ASTROBURN

Active member
Jun 23, 2011
4,576
0
Santa Cruz, CA
Your customs, as always, are awesome. I admit I did gasp when I saw that you cracked the Cool Papa Bell case. The result is great. But, damn, that was a cert of Cool Papa Bell (in case you did not know ;)).

Keep rolling Tanner. You are an inspiration.

even though the original signature piece was slabbed, could you send in your custom and have that slabbed? Do they slab customs?
 

mouschi

Featured Contributor, Bridging the Gap, Senior Mem
May 18, 2012
3,105
170
even though the original signature piece was slabbed, could you send in your custom and have that slabbed? Do they slab customs?

To my understanding, yes, I've seen it before. I think they'd look pretty slick slabbed!
 

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