Night Owl Cards

Back in February, I received an email from Rod of Padrographs . We're both collecting the 1991 Pro Set MusiCards and I was inquiring about one of the cards he pulled, Patti LaBelle, as I needed that card. Rod said he'd send one if he got a dupe and then wrote, "by the way, when's your birthday?" I looked at it and thought that was an odd question from a fellow blogger. But it was nowhere near my birthday at the time and I sent him his answer and went on my way, never thinking about it again. Well, now today is my birthday and I know exactly why Rod sent that email. I have been digging out of a goodie package that he sent on the occasion of being one year older! Imagine that, a blogger sending me birthday gifts! You already saw one of the Padrograph gifts that arrived earlier. That gift was sent to me by Ron Cey himself. These presents were sent by Rod himself, but the contents inside were also very much about Ron Cey, too, my all-time favorite play...

I just got back from attending a card show with Angus of Dawg Day Cards . In less than an hour, I'll be watching the Dodgers attempt to sweep the Braves in the NLDS. Needless to say, things are going particularly well at this point in time. Who knows what will happen in the game? Who knows what will happen tomorrow? Who knows what will pull me away from this blog with virtually no warning? But for right now, I'm having a wonderful time. To underline that point, I'm showing three postcards that I received from Angus this afternoon. (They are just part of the goodies he brought for me). The first card is a terrific item of the famed Dodger Wally Moon. And yes, that is Moon's inscription in the top corner that says, "To Emerson, Kindest personal regards, Wally Moon." Who needs Archives to produce a Wally Moon autographed card when he's signed a postcard already!!! Had I known. The next postcard is another noted mid-1960s Dodgers baseball player. ...

This is a 1978 Hostess Don Sutton card that I don't own. In the last few weeks I've seen two different bloggers post this card, each being acquired at their respective shows in November. Normally, this would be a sign. It would be a signal that I was to go out and purchase this card immediately. The baseball card gods were speaking to me again. Unfortunately, that's not possible at this time. Until money can be spent, and I'm hoping by 2015, the '78 Hostess Sutton is going to have to get comfy in his shopping cart residence. I hope he decorates it nicely for Christmas. It will help us both get through. Meanwhile, one of those bloggers, Bert of Swing And A Pop-Up , sent me some Dodgers to ease the longing. But he didn't send trading cards. Instead, he sent two standbys of 1970 Dodgers memorabilia -- postcards and 5-by-7 photos. I've addressed both items before. I ordered the 1981 set of Dodgers postcards through the mail back in the early ...