A year ago, I addressed one of the two years since I began my collection odyssey in which I did not collect cards. That year was 1996, and I ran down what I missed that year. Tonight, I'll present you with the other year that I did not collect a single card. That year is 1999. And I wasn't collecting not because I was too busy partying like Prince or hiding in a Y2K bunker. I was dealing with a year-old child. There wasn't an ounce of time for collecting ... unless you're talking dirty diapers. I could have won some very smelly contests there. Much of what I have seen from 1999 cards is just a continuation of other late '90s themes. Silver and gold. Shiny. A willingness to experiment. And some so-bad-they're-good items. So let's do a quick rundown of what collectors consumed while I was busy filling the diaper genie. Irksome parallels: I'm a sucker for some kinds of parallels, but these I don't understand. When I first came to rea...
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