Re: Spring get together

by ullmandds on Mon Mar 26, 2012 12:11 pm

wiffle ball/homerun derby/bbq featuring jays sauces would be fun!!! Maybe Lee can bring us expired beer!!!

by pariah1107 on Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:30 pm

Would love to meet everyone in Minnesota. Tried to meet Quan in LA but missed days. So, I'll change my icon for the day to myself and client at Disneyland last year. I love my job... why is it sideways?

by pariah1107 on Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:17 pm

Unfortunately tinnitus in conjunction with baro-trauma has ended my diving days. I enjoy my nursing career and will only leave when adequate help can be found for all clients in my care.

by cccc on Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:02 pm

Ty--Lots of nice collectors in socal, I have met a bunch. Used to be easier when there was a show at hollywood park. Of course if you attend the nat'l you'll see everyone...including some dooshes in the hobby also Mad

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by pariah1107 on Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:31 am

Yes, plenty of nice collectors in socal. Ended up having dinner at Steak House 55, or something like that, with Bill Mendel (strip card collector in those parts), my sister and brother-in-law (who both work at UCLA medical center). A very nice time was had by all. Loved Disneyland and was really surprised at all the ADA accessible rides at the Magic Kingdom. Hopefully can make it to the National....

by hanksta on Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:31 am

Expired beer? I can whip up a blue ribbon winning batch of home brew...

by ullmandds on Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:40 pm

hell yes...brew it up baby!!!!

by sabrjay on Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:47 pm

to hell with drill, baby, drill. I say "brew, baby, brew" Sounds like a winning combo, your home brew and my BBQ. Guess the party is at my place.

by bowlingshoeguy on Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:09 am

We talked about getting together for a Twins game this summer. Well I have six seats in Row 1 for the August 12 game. At this time 4 seats are spoken for in Pete, Hanksta, Jay, and Myself. IT would be great if we could get 2 more board members to join us.

Let me know if you can make it.

Lee

by ullmandds on Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:32 am

the way I've been eating...I may need 2 seats!

by hanksta on Mon Apr 02, 2012 3:09 am

Crap, I can't make the 12th for the game! Pete's left cheek can take my seat...

by pariah1107 on Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:09 pm

Work has agreed to allow me time off, but unfortunately not enough to make it to Minnesota. I have NINE days (May 15-24), or SIX days (June 4-10). I am VERY disappointed I will not be able to make it to a gathering.

Since the idea was to drive from Eburg-Seattle-Oakland-Chicago-St. Paul-Eburg. I cannot finish this trip in only nine days, especially due to research needed to be done in towns along the way. Many of these stops have libraries, museums, or preservation societies open only certain days/hours of the week etc., and scheduling conflicts with crucial individuals to be interviewed along the way make things more difficult. I will probably stop short in Reno and head northwest, home. Very sorry. Ty

by sabrjay on Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:22 am

Sorry to hear that. We were looking forward to meeting you.

by pariah1107 on Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:09 am

Likewise... really thought they (my job) would allow me the time needed to complete my project. Not to pleased with those in charge. They pretty much said I could go, but needed to be back to sub for THEM over the Memorial Day weekend.

Will be sharing interviews/photos/articles HERE on the Full Count Board. Hopefully we can discuss the best way to do so over the next month. I'm sure a good time will be had by all, especially at the game on the 12th.

Maybe the National...

by Jewish-collector on Thu May 10, 2012 1:59 am

Let's all get together at the National in Baltimore....

by sabrjay on Thu May 10, 2012 4:22 am

There will definitely be something planned. I won't be there but Lee will as well other board members. What is planned is still in the planning stages.

I still say MN guys should get together soon even without Ty makign his way out here. My grill/smoker needs a good workout so I am game to host a get together.

by cccc on Thu May 10, 2012 11:28 am

how many people successfully buy cards at the nat'l? and was there a big premium paid? the last nat'l in anaheim really soured me. not like 8-9 years ago when card prices were inline with ebay so bringing 3k is not enough and you can see cool people like elliot and jay's really tall kid.

i went to a frank & son warehouse show last week to see psa (held every other month) and they were selling everything from pokemon cards to toys and honestly they had about as much card content as the last couple "baseball" card shows i've went to. i also had alot more fun.

by sabrjay on Thu May 10, 2012 1:46 pm

My big score last national was the Grove Delong in PSA AUTH holder I bought for $40, cracked out and submitted to SGC and came back with a 40 grade. The SGC guy said it would have gotten an 80 but it had pencil erasures on the back.

There are deals to be found. You just have to do a lot of looking.

by sabrjay on Sat May 19, 2012 4:58 am

I'm thinking the MN crowd needs to get together the first weekend of June. I'll feed you guys wings with my new Ghostly Goodness ghost pepper wing sauce. You just have to bring your beverage of choice.

I had my first market this past Thursday and debuted the sauce and it was a hit. People would be scared hearing that it was made with the hottest pepper in the world but I had a couple girls that were about 10 years old that loved and used them to shame the adults into trying it. I'd also tell them that there was no way I would let kids try the sauce if it was painfully hot.

I had never used it before so my big worry was that it would overpower anything you put it in, but actually has a really nice lemon-orange citrus smell and taste to it. The sauce has some kick to it but it doesn't make you running screaming to fridge looking for ice cold milk.

by Pup6913 on Sat May 19, 2012 10:28 am

Jay contact me about the gathering. I have some peach and apricot wood from down south I use for smoking as well as a contact for some old growth cherry and old growth hickory here. That stuff smokes so smooth its crazy. Nothing like that overbearing smoke you get from resturants that you can taste the next day yuck

The fruit wood is almost impossible to get up here I found. Let me know as I would love to donate some smoking wood for the feast and maybe some other stuff.