Baby, you're a firework...

I don't like pop music, but this time every single year I hear a song sung by Katy Perry and am reminded of how beautiful America can be, or at least how beautiful Katy Perry is.  Lol! 

Katy Perry is the only one I know of that could pull off a look like this

Or this

Or this

Regardless, she makes the American flag look fantastic.

One of her most popular songs is Firework and it plays constantly during this time of year.  Personally, I'm more of a Springstein fan with Born in the U.S.A.

Here's a card to celebrate fireworks

It's a 1/1 Black Finite Prizm Fireworks

🎆 🎆🎆 🎆

What are some songs you think of that show American pride?

Boobies, Elmo, and 1/1s

I tend to use an image of Katy Perry in a tight Elmo shirt whenever I acquire a letter nameplate card of Cutch.

Why change that recipe of success?

Sesame Street is all about teaching kids how to read.
Here is Elmo to help read this new book I just acquired.

What do you think about this booklet Elmo?

"Elmo says it's very nice"

"Thank you Elmo." pauses.....
"You look very nice today by the way Elmo."

Christmas is less than a week away.  I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas!  Thank you all for leaving comments on my blog as I try to post daily.  You all are a tremendous community of friends that I have acquired.

Those Optics Make Them Look Bigger

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month.  Visit the official site here.

Breast Cancer will be detected in one of eight women in the US each year.
It is the second leading cause of cancer death among women each year.
On average every 2 minutes a woman will be diagnosed with breast cancer and every 13 minutes one person will die from breast cancer.
There are currently 33 million breast cancer survivors in the USA.

It's important to support the research for cancer.  Breast Cancer is often associated with the color pink so I will be showing off some pink Cutch cards.

In addition, you can expect to see some boobs with each post.  Who doesn't love boobs?

So let's start with what we're hoping to save!

Welcome Back Katy Perry!
Your presence in the Elmo shirt and nerdy glasses is always a favorite here.

Do glasses make boobs look bigger?

Well, these Optics make the card colors pop more.

Compare it to the standard Diamond King pink previously shown off.

Who else do you guys want to see?
I need suggestions.

Katy Perry shows that O! face

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month.  Visit the official site here.

Breast Cancer will be detected in one of eight women in the US each year.
It is the second leading cause of cancer death among women each year.
On average every 2 minutes a woman will be diagnosed with breast cancer and every 13 minutes one person will die from breast cancer.
There are currently 33 million breast cancer survivors in the USA.

It's important to support the research for cancer.  Breast Cancer is often associated with the color pink so I will be showing off some pink Cutch cards.

In addition, you can expect to see some boobs with each post.  Who doesn't love boobs?

So let's start with what we're hoping to save!

Thanks Katy Perry.  It's no secret that I love the skit of Katy Perry from SNL wearing that Elmo shirt.  I've used it on this blog and my old blog.  That image won't be popping up in this post though.

Instead you'll be faced to see the O! Face

Donruss Optic is the equivalent to Topps Chrome.  The difference is that Optic looks better.  Unlike Chrome where some of the parallels don't stand out and can get muted, Optic is bold!!!

Donruss Optic is so bold, you don't even see the D, just the O!!!

Oh!!!!

Katy Perry presents...The Letter N

Remember a few years ago when Katy Perry appeared on SNL wearing a lowcut Elmo shirt and her big boobs were bouncing A LOT?
That was a glorious thing to watch.

Well as is customary on Sesame Street, I present to you the
Letter "N"

This 2013 Topps Chasing History relic features the letter "N" from McCutchen.

I had seen a bunch of these sell after the set's release, but very few have shown up since. Fortunately for me an ebay seller (VottoCollector) had one to sell.

When I first saw it hit ebay I thought
Nice!!!!  
Need one of these.
None have shown up for over a year.

After quickly paying for the item, I received a notification from the seller that it had shipped.  I looked at the tracking history
Notoriously on my lunch break.

Then one day, it stopped updating.
That proceeded to another day of a lack of updates
Then another
And another
And another

I was getting Nervous
I contacted the seller and filed a claim with the post office.

Two days later, the updates were active and my card was out for delivery.

I finally have it in my possession.
Did you read the back of the card? Did you think Marco Scutaro's name would be mentioned on a Chasing History card?

Neither did I