Even Rock Stars Collect Cards

dakota · September 4, 2003 1:43PM

Saw somebody at the Hollywood Park show today that a few of you might have heard of. Eddie Veder from Pearl Jam was cruising around.So the next time somebody tells me that "only geeks and nerds collect cards".....Im gonna laugh.

Vargha · September 4, 2003 1:48PM

Okay, now you can add "freaks" to the short list.

purelyPSA · September 4, 2003 2:22PM

On second thought, I'll just keep my inflammatory comment about liberals to myself, thank you very much.

Basilone · September 4, 2003 7:36PM

Thats pretty cool.

John

mrc32 · September 5, 2003 12:15AM

Eddie Veder = PSAtan

Maybe

1420sports · September 5, 2003 1:10AM

That is pretty cool. It would be even cooler if he was posting on the boards. PSAtan coul be him - very funny posts. I can imagine Veder having the same type of thinking.

Anyways, what was he looking for? Modern? Vintage? Players named Jeremy?

Kurt · September 5, 2003 1:49AM

Pearl Jam's name was orginally Mookie Blaylock. I would guess he was after modern basketball items. They are huge NBA fans.

wolfbear · September 5, 2003 2:24AM

One can disagree with Eddie Vedder's politics,
but no one can question his sincerity or integrity.

As for PSAtan, more likely he's Ethel Merman's ghost ...

goodriddance189 · September 5, 2003 2:46AM

toby keith also collects cards

PSAtan · September 5, 2003 5:34AM

"There's no business like show business..."

I've been outed. Ouch.

Satan

mrc32 · September 5, 2003 5:54AM

Zardoz = Toby Keith

qualitycards · September 5, 2003 7:45AM

KURT - I heard that awhile ago about the Mookie Blaylock name, although I wasn't sure if it was P.J or Nirvana (Both Seattle bands), and told a few people and everyone thought I made that up. Thanks for letting me know I'm not insane. Or put it this way, thanks for verifying it, I know I'm insane!

...jay

Kurt · September 5, 2003 7:48AM

Jay - very, very true. Both that they were once Mookie Blalock and that you are insane

RobE · September 5, 2003 8:09AM

Insane is an understatement.You should see the package contents Jay sent me.I could set up a practical joke table/refreshment stand and serve 3 flavors of Koolaid to my victims.

goodriddance189 · September 5, 2003 8:52AM

Mookie Blaylock was their favorite player, they couldnt name themselves that for legal reasons, so they named their debut album Ten (his jersey number).

other rock star collectors- Russ Rankin from Good Riddance, and i believe Zakk Wylde also

qualitycards · September 5, 2003 9:01AM

KURT - The problem in life is that many insane people do not know they are, and this is where the confusion lies. I "play" with cards as a hobby and a living and done so full time for over 20 years - this is not sane! And the funny thing is that many would love to do what I do full time, are they sane?

ROBE - As far as insanity, it takes 1 to know one, and you crossed that path many moons ago. That is a compliment by the way as well as fact. One other board member rec'd a Kool-Aid kit and that was ZARDOZ, and how sane is he? A Texas hillbilly Englishman who buys. sells and collects card, the men in white outfits (Not Good Humor men) are looking for him as we speak.
I did send BASILONE a junior kit complete w/ Kelloggs cereal and a rubber pig, but he did not qualify for the Kool-Aid, only full-time loons get that. ANd KURT, you are slowly becoming one of us as well. In fact the only sane guy on the boards was SOL, and he went by the monicker, CRAZY SOL, and he doesn't even post anymore.

...jay

RobE · September 5, 2003 9:02AM

Mike Piazza is a Drummer.Although he did not play on one of Zakk's albums I think he let him sing backups on one of his last records.The NY Mets are also thanked on this record too.

RobE · September 5, 2003 9:09AM

Jay,thanks for the insanity care package.It's a pleausre to know I wasn't alone.

Your right,I'm insane too.Just scroll back a few threads and look at Dave Vargha's analysis of me.Only reason he knows of my stint at Bellvue is because he was in the rubber room next to me.Everytime he would bang himself up against the walls I would scream back that he was making too much noise and I couldn't hear the voices in my head.He used to hit the wall with such force the sheet rock had body imprints.

Kurt · September 5, 2003 11:37AM

Jay - yes I am just about totally insane. Your advice has always been appreciated, as I trust insane people more for some reason. I will email you again this evening.

RobE - I am also a drummer. Piazza is actually insane himself. I had a buddy point out to me that Slayer has photos of themselves and Piazza on their website from a show. I found that hard to believe, but when I checked into it, it was true. Strange stuff.

RobE · September 5, 2003 11:45AM

Hey a drummer who collects?
I'm a Bass player,Kurt.

Speaking of Zakk Wylde - I used to play with his guitar teacher about 8 years ago.He lives in NJ now but is from CT.He's actually a young fellow too that's only a couple years older than me.He's one of those guys who is lightyears ahead of many of the greats but choose to be a introverted musical genius and now is a Mortgage broker.

PSAtan · September 5, 2003 11:46AM

This thread is kinda dumb. We all know rock stars collect one thing--Vagina. Why would anyone collect pictures of E.T. McGee if they could be knee deep in female slot juice? You can't put a set together during your refractory period.

Horny,

Satan

Kurt · September 5, 2003 11:54AM

ROBE - I knew you were a bass player. I offered to send you a stack of raw 80s at one point, but you never got back to me. PM me and maybe we can try again?

Satan - enough about horny rockstars. I want more info on the PSA/SGC/GAI, James Bond, Star Wars thing. That was classic.

PSAtan · September 5, 2003 12:25PM

Conspiracy stories you want, conspiracy stories you get.

SGC is secretly owned by PSA. Here's how it happened. We all know the BMW guy flipped out and started a war at a show after someone bought from him, went over to PSA and had PSA regrade the cards in the holders. The cards all went up a grade which amounted to quite a few dead presidents of value. The guy went back gloating and told BMW guy. BMW guy flipped out and now is in bed with SGC. However, what you all don't know is it was all planned. PSA had already made a lot of enemies with inconsistent grading. People wouldn't submit cards. Thus, they needed to a new rival entity that the malcontents could use. So, they purchased SGC. This way, they'd ultimately grade everything. The whole plan worked perfectly and the BMW guy really flipped his lid from what I hear. He's a helluva actor. This was the way, PSA could get a foothold in the tobacco market and add the half grades they wanted to provide.

With the extra revenue, PSA secretly bought Topps a few years ago. Now they have two printing presses. One is in Belize and one is in Munich. The Belize factory makes the cards we buy. The Munich factory is state of the art and we know how Germans are when it comes to perfection (Remember the whole Aryan idea?). The Munich cards go straight into holders for agent 707, Superior and Colonel Kurtz cards. That's why they always have the 8s, 9s and 10s. The Munich factory is located three miles underground so don't even bother looking. Just take my word.

The "perfect" cards are smuggled back into the US via the Marines. The Marine Corp is heavily involved in the whole baseball card cover-up. They receive a cut that can be used to create new weapons and make videogames that entice youngsters to join the armed forces. Joe Orlando was a lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corp. Curiously, it has been left off his C.V./resume. No evidence can ever leak out. Part of the Iraq War was staged because the Taliban decided to overtax the Marines for using their caves to hide the product coming from Munich. We needed to get those cards back. Weapons of Mass Destruction? Wrong. Topps Refractor Packs? Yes.

Currently, CLU is trying to buy NBC so they can turn it into an all baseball card network. They want shows like JAG crossed with the PSA Set Registry. They want FRIENDS to add a new character that is a baseball card addict. Frasier will no longer be written like a bunch of gay guys. Instead, Frasier will become a sports psychologist dealing with a player that doesn't like his Topps card photo. This will be the gist of every episode.

Big things are going on underneath the surface. I'll pass them on as soon as I hear more.

I know all and tell some,

Satan

Kurt · September 5, 2003 12:40PM

This gets even more insane with each paragraph. Who is the dark leader?? It Darth Maul Vader one and the same??

Vargha · September 5, 2003 1:16PM

I figured that something like that was what is really going on. I seem to remember Jessica Lynch muttering something like, "Evidence of trimming, my butt" the last time she was allowed to speak in public. It certainly explains why John Branca is doing the forward to her new book.

theBobs · September 5, 2003 11:42PM

<< <i>We all know rock stars collect one thing--Vagina. Why would anyone collect pictures of E.T. McGee if they could be knee deep in female slot juice? >>

Satan, you are 1 in a million.

pc · September 6, 2003 3:21AM

one of the ramones collected baseball cards alteast
until recently...

MyBigToe · September 6, 2003 4:29AM

Must be tough dealing with two addictions.

purelyPSA · September 6, 2003 6:18AM

Satan: about your comment regarding the female slot juice, I think you answered your own question in your tagline: Cards, women, cars, and antidepressants, in that order. So cards come first.

What if Topps came up with a card of Lisa Guerrero sitting in a convertible, while being shown chowing down an entire bottle of Zoloft? That'd cover all your bases.

PSAtan · September 6, 2003 10:46AM

My motto is really - the bottom half of women, cards, cars, anti-depressants and the top half of women in that order.

I like Lisa Guerrero a lot. One of my friends dated her. She's actually pretty cool and not a snot. However, like all women, she's insecure and needy. I think something like "the not snotty, but needy" is on the back of her Topps 1967 Camaro Prozac card.

Sweetly,

Satan

mrc32 · September 6, 2003 10:37PM

<< <i> However, like all women, she's insecure and needy. >>

You must be lonely in Hell.

Even Rock Stars Collect Cards

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