Night Owl Cards

    Completing the 1970 Topps set wrapped up a project that I have been thinking about for years and for a number of those years didn't seem possible. I've wanted to finish all of the Topps '70s flagship sets for a long time, probably since fairly early into my blogging career. That's when I finished all the '80s sets, before moving on to the early '70s, and now I've got 1970 through 1991 complete and ... um ... shhhh ... I'm at a bit of a loss where to go next. OK, not really. I don't have that kind of a collecting mind-set. There are always next projects. It's just that 1970 was a big set and a big project that took years to finish and that was after 1971 took years and then 1972 took years and then 1973 took years. It makes you step back, and let out a big sigh -- "Woooo, that was something . Let me take a moment." All right, moment's gone. NEXT!   I have a little project finished to show here.   The Davey Lopes card up top was t...

  I don't have a lot of time today. I've been squeezing in the last few day trips before vacation ends. Also, we added a new roommate yesterday.   That's Francesca, a.k.a. Fran, a.k.a., she'd be adorable if she'd sit still for a second. So after swearing off pets a couple years ago, there's another one to rule the roost. These things are never my idea but I do like my pets. Anyway, here's a quick thing I noticed a week or so ago that may not interest anyone but I thought it was interesting. When I completed the 1977 Hostess set, I noticed something about the back of the set. (This is why you sort your cards by number): These are the final pages of the 1977 Hostess set, cards 118-150 (sorry about the reflections, I was rushing).  If you review all the cards after the Ray Fosse card, card No. 122, you will note that they all feature airbrushed hats and uniform tops. The final 28 cards in the set are airbrushed. I'm not sure what this means, but I think Top...