Coffee With Griffin Dunne

If you are reading the Coffee With title part and scratching your head at the name Griffin Dunne, don't worry, you just haven't watched the right horror movie yet.

For those of us who have, we realize that Griffin Dunne played Jack Goodman in An American Werewolf in London. Some consider it a comedy-horror, I just look at it as a horror.

If you are unfamiliar with the film, it features two American graduate students guys backpacking in England, when the two wandered off the road they were told to stay on and were attacked by a beast, later on finding out it was a werewolf.  One of the students was brutally killed, Jack, while the other was just bitten some but now turns into a werewolf because of it. 

And even though Jack was killed, he still makes appearances in the film and talks to David and is the one who reveals to him what really happened to the both of them.

The film included some cool scenes including varying looks of Jack's return and what I consider one of the best human-to-werewolf transformations in horror movie history.

When I found Griffin on the checklist for Leaf Pop Century,

 

I grabbed the autograph because this was a movie I watched time and time again with my mother growing up. It was one of her favorite werewolf movies other than The Howling. 

I actually preferred this one over The Howling. 

This autograph actually serves as a two-way find as Griffin also played Uncle Nicky on the series This Is Us. A show that was superb and one that my wife and I binged.

But, for the focus of today's post on Halloween, I stuck to the Halloween movie. But, please if you haven't yet, watch This Is Us. So many plot twists and turns. I do suggest though not watching the final two episodes, I consider the final episode the third to last episode. That's the way it should have ended.

Let me know in comments today if you have seen this movie and what your favorite werewolf movie is!

I will end this post short so you guys can get ready today for the kids and I will end it with some candy, coffee and cards. Because who doesn't buy extra Halloween candy? We say it's for the kids, but while we are saying that we have four Reeses in our mouths. It's okay, I get it. Go ahead. Eat that candy (especially if it's coffee flavored). I won't tell. 

*munches on an almond joy*

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

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Trick Or Treat

*coffee is ready, time for some Cards Over Coffee!*

It's not too hard to figure out if you have been reading my blogs for awhile, that I am a huge fan of holiday cards.

Whether that be Christmas cards, cards featuring Thanksgiving, cards that have fireworks for 4th of July or cards that even feature Halloween. I am all for it.

My latest pickups combine my love of my NY Giants and my passion for holiday cards.

*takes a sip before showing off the cards*

The last few years Panini has put out a product called Panini Score-A-Treat which combines Halloween and football cards in this case. They also make a basketball version.

The product is mainly aimed towards giving cards out on Halloween night instead of candy and I think the product itself is aimed for little kids. It has wonky, but fun brightly colored designs, is made on thin cardstock and includes a lot of players the kids would want.

It's also often very affordable as you get a lot of cards for a little price.

I usually try to open up some, but this year, I haven't yet. I may not at this point, it's just heading into my favorite holiday season and that's where my focus will fall more upon.

However, I found a couple of cheap bargain bin and tough pulls from the product that I had to have and wanted to show off to you guys!

Here they are,

"Bats" parallel of Micah McFadden. These are numbered to 399. Pretty cool looking card. I am sure it's tough odds to find one as I don't see many parallels being pulled from these.

I landed this one for under $4!

 

Next one, an even rarer find. a Candy Corn parallel of Micah McFadden /99. These look super cool if you are a fan of Halloween and of Candy Corn like I am. Yes, it's not that yucky.

This one was found for under $5, seems like a deal compared to other players!

I thought these would be fun cards to show off before the "big day" tomorrow.

In comments today, let's hear about your favorite Halloween candy. Also, your thoughts on these cards, the overall product and even candy corn.

Have a great Thursday.

*Candy Corn Loving Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Don't forget you can start to nominate cards for the 2025 Coffee Card Hall Of Fame!! Cards don't have to be autographs, patch cards, super star cards. It can be whatever you think is Hall Worthy! Find details and current nominations HERE.

Knock & Roll

I know I haven't done a lot of trading like I had hoped with bloggers yet this year, but it feels like I have gotten a few mail days from a few of them.

Especially Johnny from Johnny's Trading Spot. I feel like he has been Knocking and Rolling at my mail box recently.

First up, a contest win on his blog,

Q from Impractical Jokers. I almost have all of the missing ones back. I still have no idea where my originals went. I believe Sal is the last one I need again.

It may not be Christmas, but certainly felt like it when I kept finding the mail days from Johnny.

And finally, a Rodney Hampton numbered phone card from the contest winnings.

I would say that was hard hitting knocking and rolling with that contest win.

But, it wasn't much longer after the contest win that Johnny put some cards up to be claimed. It appeared not too many made claims at the time I made mine, so I was able to add a few cools cards to different collections.

(I hated the 90's Bulls, but I claimed this one to send to a friend who needs some lifting up)

Ewing showing his power. Some day, soooommmeee day, I would love to add his autograph. I pretty much have an autograph from every Knicks player in the 90's that meant something to me. Patrick is the last, but he is also the hardest one.

Emmitt carved up my Giants every chance he got. But, I will still grab his cards to remember the times my mother would take Emmitts out of my father's hands when he pulled one because she is a Cowboys fan.

 

And finally when I see a unique/oddball card of a player I watched in the 90's, I can't just let it sit there and be lonely, I needed to knock and roll that into my list of grabs.

Thanks to Johnny for all of the goods! I hope to hit you back with some myself along with some other bloggers I hope to knock and roll from my list of Christmas peeps I need to send to.

Sorry for the short post tonight, I wanted to keep a streak going but I also have school work to dive into! There will be another post publishing at 1am and another the following day!

Enjoy and if you happen to be reading this in the AM, enjoy that cup of coffee. It was too late tonight for a brew with this one.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Don't forget you can start to nominate cards for the 2025 Coffee Card Hall Of Fame!! Cards don't have to be autographs, patch cards, super star cards. It can be whatever you think is Hall Worthy! Find details and current nominations HERE.

5 Things I Did In The Hobby Last Week

It's almost November! How crazy is that??! 

The good news is I have found some time this week to put together a few posts, but I ma heading into the final few weeks run of school which may delay me in posting more. 

But, I will do my best!

*insert halfway smiley emoji*

I have only done three posts in this segment so far because I have been too busy to do this on a weekly basis, the last one was in June, but I wanted to let you know what this series is about if you don't remember or if you are a new reader.

This series is once again related/played on by Elon Musk's email to government officials in February 2025 asking them about what five things they did.

Also, once again, this is not about politics. I just liked the idea.

*its best to never post politics, make friends, not enemies*

Here we go onto my five things.

1.I did a lot more social media posts across my planet of them. I started doing Rodney Hampton, Eli Manning updates along with small mail day posts on there since it's much faster to send out a social media message than putting up a big blog post.

If you want to catch up on stuff you missed out on, here is a list of all of my social media channels:

Cards Over Coffee YouTube Channel is for cards:

Cards Over Coffee - YouTube

Matt's World Of Fun YouTube Channel is for everything else:
Matt's World Of Fun! - YouTube

On top of this, I have two Facebook accounts, Cards Over Coffee and Sport Card Collectors,

Twitter/X: Coffee Card Guy

Instagram account: Coffee Card Guy

Bluesky as Cards Over Coffee

There you have that. Now go check me out on those!!

2. I took some pictures of my latest Eli Manning cards to post, but decided this was the post I would use those in.

3. Speaking of taking pictures, I spent an hour doing so along with uploading them to this blog to give me some new posts coming up!

4.I mailed out a couple PWE trades and began to send out my Christmas mailings. I sent two out for bloggers, both have already been received by them.

5. I began stacking cards into a pile to begin to sort at some point. I really have to finish this last run of school and basketball season starts November 3rd with open gym time for the girls, then practices in December and games starting in January. This year I am head coach so I put more on myself this year with that added responsibility. However, be ready for updates on my games as a first time head coach.

And there you have it. Five things I did in the hobby last week.

I hope to keep this series going when I have time to post on it.

Have a terrific Tuesday and in comments, tell me five things you did in the hobby last week or make a comment on mine.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

2025 New Years Goals Check In #3

At the beginning of the year, I promised I would do some check-ins on my New Years hobby goals to keep myself accountable.

Well, here we are. Check Point #3.

So, let's see what they were and in red is where I am at currently

General Goals:

• I need to sort out all of the cards I acquired or had taken out of binders in the last few months This project was done, until the latest Grady M mail day came and many other mail days after that. With no time to sort, they have been stacking up.
• Put those cards away once they are sorted same as above need to do this all over again because of the Grady M mail day and with many other mail days.
• Start to finish some of the sets I started especially the 90's ones. Still haven't completed or finished one  yet this year. It's not looking good.
• The binder numbering project needs to be finished. 
• Penny sleeve everything I haven't yet. Still not completed or even touched yet. I don't have enough time in a day to do everything in life and hobby.
• Binder my Eli Mannings that haven't been put away yet, fix the rest in the box Haven't begun this at all
• Clean up my card room. It's just a mess. I need it better organized to get to what I really need to get to. My room has gotten worse. Also, a lot of non-card junk has been tossed in there since I couldn't lift for a few weeks causing a bigger mess.
• Do some giveaways as I haven't ever really done any on here. Haven't gotten to this yet either, maybe once I get to 100 followers on here. STILL WAITING ON THIS.
• Up my PWE trades especially among bloggers. No time to trade right now. Maybe next year? However, for those of you bloggers reading this and I have your address, watch your mail boxes around Christmas time....


For PC Goals:
• Reach 1,300 Eli Mannings. This is a very lofty goal. I haven't even reached 1,200 yet. Still not to 1,200 yet!
• Add some of my most wanted non-sport autos such as Ed O'Neil, Tony Danza, and Jon Heder. Not yet :(
• Try to fill in Rodney Hampton gaps of 2023 products. Many still on eBay overpriced sitting there that need to find a way to my collection Some have been added, a long way to go still! Now I have a list of 2024 and even 2025 as well to do!
• Add more to my "other" PC's to move me up the TCDB board. Allan Houston, Michaela Shiffrin, etc. Haven't done but not motivated right now to. This is at the bottom right now of my wants.


For Blogging Goals:
• Decide if I can fit blogging into my schedule and continue blogging. I want to blog more on here when I have time. School is eating up a lot of my life right now. I actually have a chance to submit articles again to a place but haven't had time to even do those. At the end of this year I have some big decisions to make when it comes to card blogging. Hoping to keep this alive. Your votes at Blog Of The Year may help with this.
• Come up with new creative content: Well....I have some ideas, just haven't executed them.
• Take away the sipping breaks and behind the scenes content? I have been on and off with this all year.
• New blog layout? still thinking on this oneI
• Come up with new segments still thinking on this one
• Reach 500,000 views This one got blown out of the water!!
• Reach 80 followers Where you guys at? I haven't gained one follower all year!! I am -1
• Blog my Giants cards on Big Blue Cardboard since they don't fare well here? Reader's thoughts? I don't The thinking is that all NY Giants card posts will come here, it will allow me more posts on here and some shorter ones which will allow for more posts.

There you have it, my 2025 New Years Goals third check-in.

Some good, some bad and most need a lot of work. Just like my health and eating habits.

Have a great day and let me know below how your goals are going so far.

I will do an end of the year check-in next time and that will show me where I finished in 2025 and then it will be onto working the 2026 edition. Crazy to think!

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

The Rodney Brew:2024 Topps Chrome Sapphire Orange /25

*coffee is prepped, time for a new post finally on Cards Over Coffee*

I have been playing around where to post my Rodney Hampton adds and I still keep circling back to this blog since it's my main blog even though my NY Giants posts never really attract the readers on here.

Oh well, it's my blog.

*takes a sip*

This is a new Rodney Hampton post and card as opposed to some random re-used ones I have been doing on Sport Card Collectors.

So, you guys will be the first to see this card.

This Rodney is apart of my HUGE 2024 Topps Chrome chase which has close to 40 parallels which is both fun and insane.

The Rodney today is apart of the Sapphire spinoff which only has six parallels as opposed to the regular Chrome that has over thirty. The bad part is I missed out on the 1/1 for Sapphire, I have yet to see the 1/1 Superfractor for Chrome.

Today's is the Orange parallel which is numbered to 25 and falls 1:17 packs. That doesn't sound too tough until you factor in not only the odds, but the number of players. Which is why only one of these has popped up that I have seen.

I really like how Sapphire really pops with the background design.

*takes a sip before finishing up today's post*

Well, life and school has kept me busy, but I still watch my weekly Giants game. Today, they take on the Eagles that they finally beat two weeks ago. I thought the season was turning around until they blew it last week in the fourth quarter by giving up 33 points in a game they dominated for three quarters.

Will they beat the Eagles today? I doubt it. Especially with last weeks hangover.

But, you never know.

Hope everyone has a great Sunday.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Don't forget you can start to nominate cards for the 2025 Coffee Card Hall Of Fame!! Cards don't have to be autographs, patch cards, super star cards. It can be whatever you think is Hall Worthy! Find details and current nominations HERE.

Sometime Again

Sometime again....I will have time to take photos of cards.

Sometime again...I will have time to then upload those pictures of cards into drafts.

Sometime again....I will have time to do more blog posts.

Sometime again....I will be able to read more blogs and comment on them again.

Sometime again....I will be able to sort these neglected cards tossed in boxes (don't they look sad).

Sometime again.... I will.

For now, life, college, recovery from health issues and soon basketball coaching comes first.

And coffee. Always coffee.

Have a great Saturday everyone. Hope to catch back up soon.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Guess You Have To Like Em

Mother-in-laws can be mother-in-laws.

They can be the ones you hide from at family get togethers, the ones you don't answer the phone when you see their number pop up, the ones you have nightmares about, the ones that haunt you for the rest of you life.

But, they can also be the ones who are caring, who do what they can for you, and are just happy you are the one married to their child.

My mother-in-law is a combination of both. Sometimes she drives me crazy and then other moments, she comes through with a surprise or two. 

So for every moment she comes over to my house and makes those absurd comments about my toaster oven being full of crumbs or how I should be parenting, she also has those moments where I find a coffee, a snack or even some sports cards.

Though most of the time she doesn't always bring the greatest stuff, she at least tries and I have to credit her for that.

On the other hand, sometimes....she finds some diamonds in the rough. 

That's where today's post comes into play.

*takes a sip of hot brew* 

*checks toaster oven for crumbs*

Her latest finds came at an auction and this time it isn't so much about the sports cards for me. It's about another sweet luxury item.

The cards were shoved into a green grocery bag all loose. Most of what was in there was 1974 baseball and a few peeks of hockey. As someone who wasn't born until 1983 and didn't get into sport cards until 1994 and into sports until 1995, there wasn't a lot that really had my interest in the group. I didn't know most if not any of the players.

I am sure most baseball bloggers reading this right now have their jaws dropped in disbelief.

*offers sip of coffee to those bloggers with their jaws dropped*

There were some Nolan Ryan cards though. I do know who he is.

 

The pages were kind of sticky both by a substance and the fact they were the older pages.

Most of these cards I expect will end up in my base boxes to my father.

But, not these two, they were keepers.

I have zero idea what either of these non-sport cards are from, but they looked cool so I kept them.

Just for a heads up, she told me she bid $27 on these and won them. There was another guy who was going back and forth with her over them.

Let me know in comments if you think she overpaid for those. I believe she paid at least three times over what they would be worth.

Now onto the key prize and apple, big apple, of my eye from this purchase.

Yes you are reading it right.

A Lawrence Taylor autograph football on a stand. The football is a little deflated and cannot be blown back up, I tried after but the Patriots must have gotten to it first (yes this is a joke I will beat into the ground).

It's still a magnificent piece and really sharp signature.

She told me this one went for $60. Let me know if she overpaid for this item.

*takes a sip before ending today's post*

I was pretty happy with the addition of the LT autographed football. There were about four non-sport cards and some Nolan Ryans I plan on keeping from the bag of cards.

Overall, she did pretty good this time in her search and finds. I guess I can let her keep coming over for this.

Whether you like them or not, Mother-In-Laws aren't going anywhere so guess you have to like em.

Hopefully yours is a well balanced edition like mine.

Have a great rest of your night.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Happy National Coffee Day 2025!

Happy National Coffee Day 2025!

Did you pick up your favorite beverage this morning?

I did!

*takes a sip*

I originally was just going to post about this special holiday, but instead, I thought I would throw some cards in this post that have been in my drafts for months, because it is Cards Over Coffee.

Only my second Chevy Chase 1/1 for the PC. This time it's not Christmas Vacation related. I will still add it to the shelf.

The next three cards I added to the 90's insert PC and had intended to use them for #90sOnThe9th posts but with my lack of time to post I figured I might as well get them posted.

Now Starring. First one of these I own. I like the background shine.

This one serves both as a set need and a cool insert. Ex2000 not only has possibly the best looking base cards in card history, but some really solid insert designs as well.

And the final 90's insert is a dual use card as well. I side PC Mark Brunell, who I really loved to watch as the Jaguars QB in the 90's. As some of you know, the Jags were my second favorite team in the 90's. So guys like Brunell, Taylor, Smith and McCardell were some of my favorite dudes.

*takes a sip before finishing up today's post*

I hope all of you have a Happy National Coffee Day 2025! If you don't drink coffee, I know some of you don't, just tell me what you are drinking instead to celebrate and any thoughts on today's cards.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Don't forget you can start to nominate cards for the 2025 Coffee Card Hall Of Fame!! Cards don't have to be autographs, patch cards, super star cards. It can be whatever you think is Hall Worthy! Find details and current nominations HERE.

The Great Card Cleanse Of 2025 Part 2: The Goods

I know a lot of you have been waiting to see what I turned all of those base cards into.

Well, today is your lucky day and I have my lucky cup of coffee next to me waiting to be sipped.

*takes a sip*

I know most of you will be shocked by my return as it's not really anything spectacular, but to me it was. Yes, it was seventy-five thousand plus cards and even at a penny a card I should have gotten something nice, but who do you know would take on that amount of base without blinking an eye or being fussy about what they took? Not too many I know of, actually I don't know of anyone else. Not to mention I freed up so much space and boxes that I can use for future projects that actually matter to me.

So, I still think in the end I am the winner here.

Let's take a look at my haul and yes, I miscounted, there were fourteen I got in return, not twelve.

WanDale Robinson Playoff Contenders Optic rookie. He started off the year hot, but, this Giants offense is all over the place.

Malik Nabers still is the best player on the Giants, we just have to get the ball into his hands.

This might help. The Giants are 0-3, coach is desperate, so let's turn to his rookie QB who he hopes can not only be the savior of this team, but the savior of his job.

I now have two of these, just because I guess. I still need a Caitlin Clark.

Cam has moved up to one of my favorite players on the team. He gives me Jeremy Shockey vibes.

Tyler Nubin has made some plays this year, hopefully this defense, especially the secondary, can turn things around tomorrow.

Everyone who has followed me on social media or on this blog know that I have chased the Donruss Rookie Sweater sets every year. 2024 is the one I am struggling with the most, I have a mile to go still but fortunately this was a new one.

I never turn down a LT card, especially a team color matching parallel.

Not sure where my father was hiding some Eli, but I will take them. I still need to check if I have them.

Darius Slayton has fallen off the Giants good graces so far this year, he hasn't been getting the ball in his hands. He is an underrated speedster if someone can get him the ball. Come on Dart!

 

And for some reason, I felt I needed this in the trade. Not sure if Howard will ever play, but I figured it gave me something to sit on for awhile. Maybe use it later on for something I want more. If any Steelers fans are interested, I will trade this for a Dart version!

There you have it. 

I know, probably about $20 in return value, but, these cards make me happy and that's all that matters. Don't judge me. Only judge me for drinking decaf coffee, but it's better than none!

I still have more base cards to dispose of and hopefully can pull off a second trade for those and clean up more space soon. I have also begun pulling out some of the hits, autograph and jersey cards, I will be downsizing as well and I have made a huge dent in that as well.

My collecting ways are changing and changing for the better. Make sure to stay tuned for future updates on this project. Much, much more to come.

Have a Super Saturday.

*takes a final sip*

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*