Night Owl Cards

I haven't posted about the 1976 Hostess set in a hot minute, so how about another update on my progress with this 35-year-old thing 45-year-old thang . In fact, it's even older than this album: I think either this or "Duke" was the first Genesis album I ever bought. It was purchased after-the-fact because "And Then There Were Three ..." was released in 1978 and I wasn't buying albums in 1978. I wasn't even buying 45s. It's a great album, even though early-Genesis snobs will always prefer Peter Gabriel Genesis to Phil Collins Genesis. I can appreciate it on its merits because, hah, I wasn't around for Pete Gabriel Genesis! The album title always pops up in my head as a set collector when I have three cards left to go. In fact, it was the title of a blog post in the very early days when I was closing in on finishing the 1986 Topps set. Look at newbie night owl write tiny little blog posts! He didn't even have a camera on his phone! The f...

If I could've found my wife's camera, there would be a photo here of my copy of "And Then There Were Three ...," the 1978 Genesis rock record (kids: records were round, flat discs made out of vinyl in which songs were record ... ah, never mind). But featuring the inspiration for the title of this post -- Damaso Garcia -- is just as well. The card came in the mail Monday with just one other card. I love getting only 1 or 2 cards in the mail. It's simple, uncomplicated, and no messy clean-up. And it usually comes in an envelope shape that's reserved for bills and other nasty, bummer mailings. But I believe Ross of Boxbusters used a bubble mailer to send along Garcia, and a night card. Garcia is one of the cards that I need to complete the 1986 Topps set. Very key. The three that remain are: #102, Joe Orsulak; #500, Rickey Henderson; and #562, Joe Beckwith. If you have any of these and want to trade, send me an email (I may not reply until Monday or Tuesday. Tr...