Coffee With Jim Belushi

It's coffee time!!

It's card time!

It's Cards Over Coffee Time!!

*takes a sip*

We have finally come to the end of my four autograph card trade with @levy2628 and the end of my spoiling you guys with consecutive days of posts since my drafts are now empty. 

I haven't done this many posts in a long time, but it also helps that these posts are very quick ones to put together. Not something I like to do on this blog. I like to take my time and make longer posts on here and make it worth you clicking the link.

So, there may be some change coming. Stay tuned.

*takes a sip*

The final autograph in my trade with @levy2628 is Jim Belushi.

Jim has been in a million television and movie roles, but what I know him best from is a very underrated comedy gem of a tv series called According To Jim.

A few years ago, I watched the entire series and really enjoyed the show and every character on it. It actually had me laughing out loud a few times. More than you guys probably laugh when I say funny things on here. Maybe.

If you haven't seen it, I highly suggest it.

Let me know in comments if you have or what you have seen with Jim in it if anything.

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

I was hoping that Jim would find a way to revive the series and bring it back now-a-days to see where all of the characters were now, but it appears his life is dedicated to Cannabis now and even has a show on it I believe. That's not at all my thing, I don't do drugs, smoke or drink (anything but coffee), but I will always watch reruns of the show when it's on TV.

I hope everyone has a Terrific Tuesday. Mine won't be as I am off to the dentist I go soon. I hate going to the dentist even for a cleaning like today's appointment is.

*Coffee Card Blogger Hates Dentists Out*

Coffee With Elisabeth Shue

Coffee smells amazing and I am ready to go.

Time for some Cards Over Coffee.

But first, let me tell you that this is Post #650. Doesn't seem like much in comparison to my other blog, but it's still significant. Thank you all for continuing to read and drink coffee with me.

*takes a sip*

With my drafts starting to empty, I literally just have the last two autographs to post in my trade with @levy2628, I figured I might as well finish those up and have a clean drafts folder.

So, here is the second to last autograph in my trade with @levy2628.

*takes another sip, doesn't want coffee to get cold*

Elisabeth Shue was an autograph I wanted for not only myself, but for my wife as well.

 

Elisabeth was in Adventures in Babysitting (can't recall how many times I watched that growing up), Back To The Future Part 2, and of course CSI.  All of which my wife and I watched together and also growing up.

Have you seen anything with her in it? Let me know in comments!

It comes down to one more autograph to post. Who will it be? You will find out tomorrow!

*takes another sip*

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Coffee With Carmen Electra

I know some of you have been waiting to see my final three autographs in my trade with @levy2628, so I figured why not throw one up tonight.

I will admit though, I have no coffee with this post, but it doesn't mean I am not thinking about coffee and counting down til morning for it.

*thinks of coffee*

The next autograph in my trade is from an actress I have watched some movies of. She isn't at the top-top of my needs list, but is on there. Her role as Roxanne in Good Burger puts her here as part of my nostalgic need.

 

Yes, I am talking about the eye appealing Carmen Electra.

Other movies I have seen her in are parody ones such as Scary Movie, Date Movie, and Disaster Movie.

What have you seen her in? Let me know in comments!

It's time for me to get ready for bed. This just means I can sleep til coffee. Can't wait.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Coffee With Susie Essman

Another trade with @levy2628 only means there were some non-sport treasures uncovered and added to my collection.

This time @levy2628 reached out to me to see if I was interested in any of his non-sport autographs he was unloading, and I am pretty sure he already knew that answer.

YES!

So, I scrolled through a group of pictures he sent and found about four that caught my eye, and I worked out a deal for three of the four I really wanted. Which is a winning percentage, I just wished I had enough trade bait to had done them all.

In the end, I still did end up with four autographs as I chose one of the others just to fill the trade gap which is today's card I am showing off.

 

I don't know Susie Essman, upon Google it tells me she is mainly known for Curb Your Enthusiasm which is a show I have never seen, I just chose this auto because I like the Fans Of The Game set and it's technically a Yankees card.

But the other three, I definitely know and so won't you.

Stay tuned for some more Coffee With to see who else I acquired in this trade.

My First Vintage Chase?

*sits down, coffee in hand, breakfast in hand, a huge stack cards nearby. sorts them by color than proceeds to type*

I am not much into vintage when it comes to sports cards, mostly because I don't know that many players from those eras. I wasn't really into sports until 1995 so anything that happened 25+ years earlier than that didn't really have an impact on my sports life so collecting those players doesn't play a role in my nostalgia.

That doesn't mean I won't add a few players I know of, but not my top preference when it comes to new pickups.

However, when it comes to non-sport vintage cards, that's a different cup I don't mind drinking.

*speaking of cup of drinking, takes a sip*

Recently, I made a trade with @levy2628 who had stacks of 1977 Topps Star Wars and had been looking for a trade mate to unload them all to.

That's where I stepped in.

We pulled off a trade pretty fast, like we usually do, and I landed the stacks.

There was a stack of blue.

With Obi-Wan on the top.

A stack of Red.

With a picture of the spaceport on top.

And a stack of yellow.

 

With an escape pod on top.

Having all three stacks got me to thinking...should I chase my first vintage set? And if I do, how should I approach it? Need to keep in mind also that this is a very condition sensitive set and most I have aren't mint. However, being said, isn't the point of vintage cards not to be mint? It gives them their own flavor.

If I decide to go forward with this project, here is what I will have to tackle:

There are five series in the 1977 Topps Star Wars set with each having their own color, 

1 Blue
2 Red
3 Yellow
4 Green
5 Orange

but all pick up where the last one ended. Overall, there are 330 cards.

The Blue set, the most popular of the group because it has the "rookie cards" of, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

I own a good portion of the key "rookie cards", especially the Skywalker that is most valuable, I may not be too far off from the set once I gather what I had already and what I just hauled in. There are only 66 cards in the first series.

This is my first haul of the other colors and here is how they break down,

Series 2 Border Color: Red
Card Numbers: 67-132

Series 3 Border Color: Yellow
Card Numbers: 133-198

Series 4 Border Color: Green
Card Numbers: 199-264

Series 5 Border Color: Orange
Card Numbers: 265-330

Now that I have broken it all down, how should I proceed with this. Just finish Series 1 Blue? Do the ones I have? Or chase it all?

Let me know what you think in comments!

Thanks again to @levy2628 for the trade.

Hope everyone had a safe holiday weekend and has a terrific Tuesday.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Banana Bread Poptarts And Cards

Wake up! It's time for coffee, cards, and a banana bread Poptart.

These things are pure fire. If you like banana bread or banana flavored things, this is for you.

*takes a sip and a bite*

Today's cards I am showing off comes thanks to yet another trade with @levy2628. He certainly knows how to get my attention with the non sport stuff.

A couple cards from Rocky II. Rocky's rookies?

Believe me Doc, you will want to go back to the past looking at this future.

Me when my wife has something she wants me to do.

I don't know what this is, but it's vintage and cool.

I honestly don't have any idea who she is, but I like Ginter non sport relics so it's been added.

I don't know Country Music all that well, but from the few names I know, it does not include Bob Carpenter. I just keep adding these Country Music autographs to my collection. Wonder how many of these I own now? I definitely did not have this one.

Then came some The Walking Dead relics. I still to this day have not seen this show. I am sure if I was as deep into horror as I used to be, I would have watched it all by now.

I do collect the cards still, especially the relics. How cool is a wine bottle swatch or a swatch from a "walker"? Cryptozoic was great with their non-sport products.

Thanks again to @levy2628 for our latest trade. I know we are already working on the next and I can't wait to show off the goods from that one.

*takes a sip, another bite, okay, I finished the first half, and gets ready to finish up today's post*

I finally finished taking care of these cards just the other day and realized that I really need to sort my non-sport cards better.  It's literally a box I have thrown stuff into. It needs to be sorted by what it is so I am not trading for stuff I already have.

I will save that project for another day.

*takes a final sip*

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Before I close, I also wanted to remind you of the Coffee Card Hall Of Fame voting and that it needs you guys to nominate cards in. So far ONLY 4 cards have been nominated!!

Details on the Coffee Card Hall Of Fame can be found HERE. I may add this to every post from here on out for a reminder as I will forget about this too! Haha!

Hospital Coffee

2024 has been brutal for me.

First, I injured my shoulder which led to a broken bone and a bruised bone/rotator cuff. From there, it has been rolling down a cliff. My car got backed into, my uncle passed away, my septic backed into my house, everyone in my household has been sick and now the latest was yesterday's early morning visit to the ER.

On top of everything else, I was buckled in pain soon after waking up on my left side yesterday morning and knew that I had to go to the ER with a suspected kidney stone. Which was confirmed once I had blood work and a Catscan done. The stone is 5x3mm and most likely won't come out on its own. So, this most likely means a fun journey to having multiple surgeries to remove it. The first surgery is to put a stent in place that I will have to stay in for a week or two, then the second surgery will be to retrieve the stone and stent. I have had this procedure done the last six stones I have had. Only once I was I able to pass one.

This means there is a long road ahead. Along with the kidney stone finding on the Catscan, there was also an umbilical hernia spotted as well. That will most likely need to be fixed with surgery later on, I will need to discuss with my surgeon first.

I cannot countdown to the end of this year fast enough. I didn't expect it to kick off like this.

At least I have the hobby to fall back onto when I need an escape.....and coffee.

 

Like this latest Emmitt Smith add to my 1995 Zenith Z-Team set chase. This is now my fourth towards the seventeen-card set thanks to another trade with @levy2628.

If you have any I don't and want to PWE trade, let me know! Always up for trading. Here is my spreadsheet of needs HERE.

Hope everyone has a great Monday. I will hopefully have more cards to post about soon and more updates on my journey with my health.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Cafe Trade #3 2024: @levy2628

Coffee, Cards, Blogging. A fun way to kick off my Sunday....or any day.

Today I am showing off my third trade of 2024 and it happens to be my second trade with @levy2628.

And once again, my trade with @levy2628 brought a variety of fun cards.

Let's see what was sent this time.

*takes a sip*

Clarence Birdseye. I bet you can't guess what he is connected to....yup...he was known as the founder of the frozen food industry including you guessed it, Birds Eye.

If only he had created Frozen Coffee.

Booming Cities mini insert

X-Ray Allen and Ginter base. Who doesn't want an X-Ray rookie card? Especially someone like me who has had plenty of them in my lifetime.

 

Always wanted one of these. Next up on my want list is the 2012 Allen Ginter People Of The Bible Jesus.

1995 Zenith Z-Team Sterling Sharpe. This is my next set chase now that I finished 1996. I will do a separate post on this in Unfinished Cup soon.

Kenneth Choi autograph from Spiderman Homecoming. Choi has starred in a variety of TV shows and Movies. Most recently on the TV series 9-1-1. Which is a much different show than what I grew up watching.

Laura Harrier played Peter Parker's love crush in Spider-Man Homecoming but has also played roles in other TV and movies along with being a model.

I am glad now to have three of the autographs from Spider-Man Homecoming and hope to add more from it and other Marvel ones as well.

Thanks again to @levy2628 for the trade. We have actually just finished another one recently so he could become Trade #4 as well.

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

I am always welcoming trades for Marvel cards like the ones above or the 1995 Zenith Z-Team needs. Maybe one of you will become the next Trade on my countdown.

Hope everyone has a great Sunday full of coffee and card happiness.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*