Coffee With Alec Baldwin

Another hot day here. Feeling quite Schweddy today.

Hopefully I don't end up with some Schweddy.....

Well, use your own imagination there.

One of my favorite sketches ever on SNL has to be the Scweddy Balls skit with Alec Baldwin.

So, guess what....

 

I added his autograph.

He was also great in Beetlejuice (take note that I posted one of his co-stars autograph Geena Davis a few days ago), his narration in Thomas and Friends, voice acting in Boss Baby, and let's not forget an underrated film, Cat In The Hat. Even though Cat In The Hat had a lot of negative reviews, if you watch the movie as an adult and understand the adult humor in it, you will enjoy it. I promise.

Pretty happy with this addition, we won't talk about the recent controversy surrounding him. Let's just talk about all of the Schweddy-ness instead.

I hope everyone has a great Friday.

In comments today, tell me your favorite SNL skit and what your favorite Alec Baldwin movie or television show is.

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A Legendary Autograph And Follow

I feel really bad for those who didn't grow up in the 80's and 90's, or at least have lived through them, because they have missed out on some legends of every game.

I would say a good 80%, if not higher, players from that time are the Mount Rushmore of their positions/sports.

When I think baseball, I think Ken Griffey Jr. The swing, the home runs, the incredible outfield plays, the no steroids in a steroid era. 

When I think hockey, it's the Great One, Wayne Gretzky. Yeah, his goal record was just broken by Alex Ovechkin, but Gretzky was a champion and still owns plenty of other records.

When I think basketball, it's Michael Jordan. I don't think any one player has ever dominated a sport like MJ. Go ahead argue with me on that one. The closest you could come to is Joey Chestnut and the sport of eating isn't a real sport.

And when I think of football, yeah there is Tom Brady but look at some of the controversy that comes with him, but did any player dominate the sport like the one from Detroit? Barry Sanders played on some really bad Lion's teams, but that dude could ball despite what was around him. Who else can take a ten-yard loss and turn it into an 55-yard gain? NOBODY. Find another player that could run like that without turning on your Playstation and using the cheat codes.

There isn't one.

For me, he was the GOAT. 

Some of you may be like, "aren't you a Rodney Hampton fan?". Absolutely and Rodney had some great seasons, but there was nothing like watching the smooth-running style of Barry Sanders. Watching it in slow-motion is even more incredible.

I sometimes imagine what it would have been like if he hadn't retired early. Can you imagine the records he would have broken? But I also get retiring early to protect your body and never having a down season.

It was a GOAT move.

So, when I entered Barry's autograph on Twitter giveaway for the billionth time, I almost had an aneurysm when I found out he not only followed me but also announced me as one of his winners for a signed photo.

 

It's real^^^^^^^Look^^^^^I still can't believe it!!!

And a week later...

 

This arrived! How cool is that?!

Thanks Barry! I appreciate the autograph! This will be hitting the mancave shortly!

This had got to be one of the coolest moments in my life, definitely by far for Twitter. A follow from the legend and his autograph.

If you are reading this today and am like who in the world is Barry Sanders? I would look him up on YouTube if I was you. I promise you won't be disappointed! The only disappointment is the fact you didn't know who he was to begin with and see what you missed out on.

It's getting late but had to keep my ten-day streak alive of posting (which technically is dead now since it's publishing after midnight when I was trying to finish it before). I am dead tired now and going to bed.

Good Night!

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Coffee With Geena Davis

I am going to be honest, I love sports, but I am no sports movie fan.

There are very few sports movies I enjoy and watch time and time again. I just feel like most sports movies are beating the same old storyline into the ground. Someone rises up from a tough life and becomes some superstar. Been there, seen that.

I like movies that are a little outside of that.

So, my favorites are on a very short list. Well, three I would consider classics I could watch time and time again.

The Sandlot-Comedy, a giant beast and backyard baseball like I used to play with my friends. Boy, I miss those days.

 Little Giants-a bunch of "losers" get together and play football against some all-pros. Some laughter and the legendary actors of Rick Moranis and Ed O'Neill (need both autos still). Childish humor, but solid for this childish adult.

And then comes the sports movie with probably the most famous one-liner that everyone will know.

A League Of Their Own. A comedy/drama loaded with big names, great story and the classic line, "There's NO crying in baseball!!"

 

And I picked up the autograph of who I consider to be the star of the show. Well, on the field, Geena Davis who has also been in a ton of other big movies like Beetlejuice, Thelma And Louise and the Stuart Little movies just to name a few.

Davis plays Dottie Hinson who went from waiting for her husband to return from the war to the super star catcher on the field. Everyone laughed at the thought of a women's baseball league after World War II threatened to shut down the MLB season, but things changed quickly once the girls started to play led by the popularity of Dottie. It kind of reminds me of the WNBA. They had no fans, were probably about to close up shop then Caitlin Clark comes in and drives revenue up by selling out arenas.

Interesting.

Another thing I thought was cool about the movie and Geena, is that I read somewhere that she performed some of her own stunts in the movie including the famous "split catch". That's pretty cool.

There is just a lot of moments in the movie and the story is one that kept my attention. I like also the mix of humor and drama. It may actually rank as my favorite sports movie of the three. Don't tell anyone this ;)

In comments, let me know some of your favorite sports movies, your favorite Geena Davis film, and if you liked or have seen A League Of Their Own.

Hope everyone has a great night or morning depending on when you are reading this.

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This Mail Day Was Rocky

*sits down in day surgery waiting room for his wife, has chocolate milk by side instead of coffee since couldn't find the decaf. this will be a long morning*

One of my favorite threads on X, hate calling it that, is Tuesday's Non-Sport buy, sell, trade thread as my collection leans more towards collecting a lot more non-sport.

I will spend a good ten minutes weekly scrolling through to see if anything catches my eye. Sometimes I will go back the next day and look just to double check.

It may say Buy, Sell, Trade on the thread name, but most of that thread is all about the SELLING aspect (my finances are not in order to do any buying), but there are some fellow collectors on there as well who still enjoy a good ole fashioned trade.

This past week's edition after a couple of weeks of finding nothing I needed or wanted to contact anyone about, @GCRTtravelers posted out a piece I had to have for my nostalgic collection.

It was a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers autograph piece from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Movie.

 

The autograph featured on the piece is from the second Red Ranger on the show Rocky DeSantos. The piece is signed by the actor Steve Cardenas.

It didn't take long after contacting @GCRTtravelers , that he and I came to a trade agreement and within two quick days the piece was in my hands.

That's the kind of trade I like!

Thanks again to @GCRTtravelers for the trade and for not making it a real "rocky" experience! I hope others on that thread jump on trading more as well. I think it would be a great experience for all.

*takes a sip of chocolate milk before finishing up today's post. needs coffee for sure after wife is done small procedure*

This is the second autograph in my Mighty Morphin Power Rangers collection. My other one is Jason David Frank who was my favorite on the show. His is signed on an action figure from the Mighty Morphin movie. My next big want is Kimberly. I need my childhood crushes autograph and found out she doesn't do TTM so will have to find another route.

I hope everyone has a fantastic Friday full of coffee...and cards. 

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Coffee With Lou Ferrigno

Today's autograph I have been wanting for some time but couldn't quite ever get my hands onto.

A few times it slipped through the cracks with last second bids which made me very angry.

You wouldn't like me when I am angry.

*proceeds to turn green, picks up laptop getting ready to throw it. realizes autograph sits on desk, calms down and turns back to regular color*

If you haven't figured it out yet...today's autograph is of the man of green himself, Mr Hulk, Lou Ferrigno!

 

And even though The Incredible Hulk series ran on television before I was born...which makes me angry as well that I couldn't have watched it live.....

You wouldn't like me when I am angry.

*starts to turn green again, pauses, makes a cup of coffee, calms down and returns to typing*

....I was still able to watch it on reruns on SCFY channel I believe when I visited my grandmother.

I was always a nerd/geek so this kind of thing was up my alley.

Another place I saw Lou was on King Of Queens as he played himself on the show as the neighbor. 

Why couldn't they bring back King Of Queens?! I loved that show. That makes me angry.

You wouldn't like me when I am angry.

*turns green again, gets ready to hulk smash the coffee cup into the computer and realizes doesn't want to waste coffee, sits down, takes sip and continues on*

I am pretty thrilled to have added this autograph to my collection, just like another one I just added to. That one will come in a future post.

Let me know your favorite show or movie you have seen Lou in.

*takes a final sip for the post*

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Coffee With Boyz II Men

I have my coffee in hand and I am ready to have some Coffee With....Boyz II Men!!!

*takes a sip*

For those of us who grew up in the 90's and listened to the radio, you can't tell me that you wouldn't know at least one song by Boyz II Men.

They were that big.

And I was a big fan.

*takes another sip, puts a song on YouTube of theirs to listen to while putting together this post*

When I was scrolling Twitter, I saw a collector post that this year's Pop Century had Boyz II Men autographs, and at that exact moment, I knew I had to have them.

The collector who posted had a triple autograph card of them, but according to my gift card budget, that wasn't going to work.

That's when I found out that each singer had their own card as well and that was something I could jump all over. For some reason, they were cheaper apart then together on a card.

So, I did.

Up first was Nathan Morris who is the founding member of the group.

Next was Wanya Morris who has no relation to Nathan besides his love of music and singing. He also was on the 22nd season of Dancing With The Stars.

Shawn Stockman is a singer and a song writer.

(side note, the group turned to four singers sometime in the 90's but the guy had to leave in the early 2000's due to health issues)

Some of my favorite songs of theirs were all of their biggest hits such as,

• Motown Philly
• It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday
• End Of The Road
• In The Still Of The Night
• I'll Make Love To You
• On Bended Knee
• Water Runs Dry

I must have listened to those songs many, many times and to the point I know the lyrics to them. I still have the CD of their greatest hits. Now I just need to somehow get a CD player so I can listen to them again.

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

I am always on the lookout for more nostalgic autographs from Pop Century, I know there are others to pick up. I have updated my Top Wants list with them. Helen Hunt is at the top of wants on there.

Before I close for fun here are my coffee versions of the songs I listed above by Boyz II Men Make Coffee,

• Brewtown Philly
• It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday's Cup
• End Of The Cup
• In The Still Of The Night I Am Making Coffee
• I'll Make Coffee ForYou
• On Bended Knee With A Cup
• Coffee Runs Out

Have a great day and don't let that cup run dry!

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It's About The Firsts

When I read Night Owl Cards blog post When the firsts were mostly fun, I thought what a fun Blog Bat Around subject that the article would make.

I am not sure if that was his intention, but I have seen a couple bloggers now use it, so I said why not join in as well and have a cup of coffee while I am at it.

*takes a sip*

The point of the post was mentioning some firsts both in hobby and in life. We will avoid some "firsts" topics on this blog however ;) 

Nobody wants to read about that. I promise you.

*takes another sip*

For my post on this, I copied Greg's layout but will have to tweak a few parts as my version of some of his topics didn't quite match. You will see this as you read on.

And that begins with the First Blaster. 

 

I don't remember what my first blaster was, but I do remember my first hobby box which was a box of 1997 Pinnacle Inscriptions football back in 1997. A brand-new box of it came in and my father reserved it at the gas station for us. If you are questioning why I said gas station, it's probably because you haven't read any of my stories in the past, our gas station was like a hobby shop with tons of boxes/packs in the 90's.

This product was a lot of fun with trying to chase down the acetate Inscriptions Autographs. It was also an expensive one, so even though we reserved the full hobby box, we could only grab a couple "packs", like the one pictured, at a time.

First what I considered old card in my collection 

 

was the 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr rookie. This iconic card was my first older card and that's not even close to being the type of older cards I expect to see others post about.

I would call myself the "young" blogger, but I certainly don't feel it.

First parallel I knew was one of the first packs I opened. This one cover two topics.

1994 Topps Football Special Effects. These were very eye pleasing.

First baseball cards I purchased through mail-order . 

 

I never ordered any cards through any mail in offer. I did order these 1992 Kellogg's PVC Darkwing Duck figures though.

First sitcom I saw was....probably..

Home Improvement. I watched soooooooo many sitcoms in the 90's it's really hard to narrow them down to which one I watched first, I do know Home Improvement was definitely up there and was the most watched one.

First "big kid" book I read

Was this. Absolute classic. It was followed up with a couple "sequels", but they weren't as good as the original.

First cartoon that freaked me out, none did I grew up watching horror movies. Instead, my first favorite voice actor that followed my entire childhood.

Everyone should know this legend, Jim Cummings.

First article I wrote as a professional writer.....

Do I consider myself a professional writer, no. But I got to write for a professional magazine and had my first article published in it. Something I will never forget.

First championship I experienced for a favorite team

 

I saw plenty of NY Yankee championships, none of those really hit home as much as the NY Giants beating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 42. I wasn't a football fan when the Giants won their first two Super Bowls so instead, I got to watch a lot of misery and a blowout Super Bowl loss to the Ravens. Winning this one against one my most despised teams that was undefeated at the time gave me a thrill like no other.

And I guess we can't finish this up without discussing my first cup of coffee. I don't have a date on that, I just know it was with my mother playing the game of war with playing cards sometime in the 90's.

There you have it, a lot of firsts.

Thanks to Night Owl Cards for the idea.

I could have gone on with more posts and more firsts, but I just wanted to keep it related to his theme to fit the Blog Bat Around. Maybe I will do a spinoff or sequel to this someday. For now, I will need a sequel to this cup of coffee.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

The Trade Flip: Spencer Jones

The Trade Flip

If the title of this new post caught your attention, I am glad you came to read.....and hopefully you brought your coffee.

With lack of funds, big time trade bait (lots of base, inserts, numbered is what I have) I have turned to trading for items I am hoping that increase in value so I can trade it for bigger items later on.

So basically, the plan is to "trade flip". Instead of investing and selling, I am trading than trading for higher values later on.

This is something I hope works and doesn't bite me in the tush later on.

One of my first "trade flips" will be Spencer Jones who had a solid spring training with the Yankees.

Not only did I acquire the Bowman first chrome and refractor, but I also landed two autographs.

They aren't the highest of end autographs, but I landed both for less than $30 trade value, so I took them.

Now I sit and wait. Hoping he turns out to be a big superstar and these go for two to three times what I landed them for.

I have a list of needs; both my Top Wants and my 12 Cup Needs which is listed off to the right side of the blog.

I will have more players in this series as I go along which includes a few Yankees. I have been downsizing my Yankees collection this year. The only Yankees I will hold onto are Derek Jeter and ANY 90's inserts or any cool looking cards. The rest will be available for those who ask :)

Hope this idea takes off for not only me, but maybe yourself. Especially if you are struggling with collecting like I am.

Have a great Monday and let me know your thoughts on this idea and don't forget your coffee on the counter, it gets cold too quickly.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

There Was Too Much To Love

 

When I get my annual Christmas mail day from Wes, former blogger, I hope he pictures this Martin Mull card with him loving this football so much. Because when his mail day arrives, this is me holding the box.

The one thing with a Wes mail day, you just never know what you are going to find, but you know you will love every minute of it.

It's the reason why I waited so long to post it. Valentines Day seemed like the perfect opportunity to show how much I love it.

There is so much to show and so much to love.

To kick it off with a Martin Mull card that is actually the signed version, we are starting off strong. I enjoyed watching Mull on Rosanne then later on Sabrina The Teenage Witch and then on The Cool Kids. He had a unique kind of humor to the characters he played. Sadly, he passed away last year at age 80.

Next, Wes hit up some weak parts in my Giants autograph collection.

This is my first Micah McFadden auto. He continues to prove he belongs on the field more and more every year.

As far as I know, this is the ONLY Daniel Bellinger autograph on the market which is by Wild Card. He has a nice clean signature and his rookie year he looked like a nice clean draftee. Things have slowed down for him since.

My first Kennard auto. May be my first Giants autograph with a number signed as well.

There were hefty expectations for Wheaton when the Giants drafted him, but injuries kept setting him back so he didn't see the field a lot other than special teams.

 

My man Osi! He was one of many beasts the Giants have had on their Dline over the years.

How I didn't have a Morris auto by now I don't know. I also love UD Legends product and it's on-card autographs.

 

Always wanted a Gifford auto, this one is a little off, but I will take it and I love it. Can't believe he has almost been gone for 10 years now. I still want to hunt down a Kathy Lee Gifford auto as well to pair with this one and my Regis auto.

 Sam Huff! My first auto of this Giants legend as well.

Jason was the first NFL jersey I owned and his interception against the Eagles when he was on the ground still plays in my memories as one of the greatest Pick 6's ever. 

The next two aren't technically Giants, but are two I wanted and they are fans of the Giants.

Linda Cohn.

 

Jackie Mason.

And it wouldn't be a Wes Christmas mail day if some rare Rodney Hampton's weren't involved.

Wow! Two 1/1's!!! Love it!

Say what you want about some of these lesser name companies, but they are the ones putting out the on card autographs. A nice, new Eli Manning right here!

Grew up watching Willy Wonka like I did? Then these two you should recognize immediately. OH, it's also a 1/1.

Spider-Man! He's not my favorite Spider-Man of the group, but he still played my second favorite hero, so this was an exciting find.

Christina Slater. What movie wasn't he in?

Wes must have been watching my wants list....as Mikaela Shiffrin was right at the top of most wanted autographs! Local celebrity of such and the MJ of her sport, this was a want! LOVE IT!

As I have told the story before on here, my very first concert was Britney Spears and it was a memorable one for me. So, when I saw that her younger sister had an autograph, I wanted it. Jamie Lynn is mainly known for her role on the Nickelodeon show Zoey 101.

Now I just need to add a Britney auto.

  

If you have heard of Wilson Phillips, you know who Carnie Wilson is. Well besides being the daughter of a famous Beach Boy. And I will admit it right here that I love some Wilson Phillips songs. You're In Love, Release Me, and Impulsive to name a few.

Wes then found out that I loved NCIS. He not only sent along some DVD's, but he has also found some cards for me.

 

These are super cool!! Hope I can continue to add more NCIS cards later on to my collection. The original show I have watched since the beginning with my wife.

If you know me, read this blog or follow me on social media, you will know how much I love Christmas Vacation and memorabilia around the movie. This is the first year that Beverly D'Angelo signed for Leaf and I sooooooooooo needed her autograph for this PC. Well, now I have it!

And finally, one of the toughest relics to chase in Parks and Rec Press Pass. Aubrey Plaza's autograph I added earlier last year and now having this relic finishes up a need there and puts me a step closer to the single relic set. And who doesn't just love her in general?

Wow there is so much to love here. And this wasn't even all that I got and there was so much to love there as well. Just lots of love on a day of love. Love it all Wes and thank you as always!

I hope all of you find some love in your collection today.

I love that you stopped by to read this.

Have a great Friday and Valentines Day. The final basketball practice for me tonight and two games tomorrow.

*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.