Night Owl Cards

I have been intrigued by this card ever since I pulled it in 1995. I was almost finished with card collecting in '95. It was the second consecutive year in which I grabbed a few packs in the spring and immediately lost interest. By '96, I was totally done and really couldn't be awakened from my disinterest for another nine or 10 years. I think I bought two packs of Topps in 1995. I actually like the set a lot -- probably my favorite Topps base set of the decade. But at the time, I looked at the cards from a distance. I was out of touch with the game and the hobby. When I pulled this Jeff Conine card, I stared at it for a minute, and I'm sure I thought "so this is what they're doing with cards these days." It was different. Shiny. It consisted of a material that I could not place. And there was a film over the front of it that said "peel and remove." If I had known much about cards at the time, I would know this card was a direct refere...