Saturday, June 4, 2016

New Age

What the hell just happened here?

As you can see, I decided it was time for a small redesign. Nothing extreme, as the layout is the same. Just some new colors (based on the '59 White Sox uniform palette) and a new header. I didn't go nuts and dropped the animated TV gif. I was thinking of a scrolling marquee board, ala the 70's version of the Titanton, but I went simple. Nothing too drastic.

I don't need your help, Oliver!
Recently, a local big box (Meijer's) had 5 blasters of 2014 Panini Golden Age. I love the 3 year run of that set, as I have talked in the past. A couple weeks prior I found one at Target, so I did my best to grab as many of the ones from Meijer over the course of a week. I got 4. I want to hunt down the person that got the last one.

I am long done with the base. I was just looking for the inserts and hits in the blasters. Remember when blasters contained a guaranteed hit? Well, best I could tell the '14 Golden Age contains hits from the Legends of Music relic set, as all my hits were from that 8 card set. Yeah, I got some dupes, but read on and maybe there might be a giveaway at the end of the post (there is). But the guaranteed relic wasn't all I found in a couple.


This is one of the First Fifty serialed cards. You can see the words in the upper corners replacing the scroll work of the base cards. And yes - the numbering is to 50. This card is 30 of 50 showcasing the beautiful Gene Tierney. Not bad for a low numbered serial from a blaster. On to the hits.


Willie appears in the relic set twice. Two different images, and I assume the relics are different on both.


Because they are different on the two cards I pulled. The top black relic feels like, almost like a part of a number patch, so I'm not quite sure what it's from. If it's a shirt, it would be dang heavy and hot to wear. But this other relic is a bandana, plain and simple. And no - both cards do not smell like hemp. Much.


Father to the far less talented former singer of the Monday Night Football theme song, Here's a nice two color piece of what appears to be a jacket from Hank Williams. There are only two kinds of music I hate - Country and Western. But I give a tone of respect to Mr. Williams. Won't buy any of his stuff, but if I know he's singing, I won't turn the station. Nice faint pin stripe in the center.


No Nick - this one is mine. Find your own. I was most excited when this card came out of the first of the 4 I got from Meijers. What's to say about a punk legend that I hasn't already been said. The relic is a piece of a t-shirt (what else?) and humbling to own. More so than the Nelson and the Williams. I have 4 of the 8 from the set. There is a 3rd Willie card, another of Hank and two from Liberace. I don't expect any more blasters, so I will have to complete this set from ebay.

However, that wasn't the end of the hits. When I found the relic pack from one blaster (that contained Joey Ramone), I set it aside to save it for last. The pack just before I revealed my relic, this came out.


Expired redemption? Yes. But just barely, and Panini has a great history of honoring old, expired redemptions. I quickll made the request, and so far, this is still showing as"active". I redeemed it in the middle of May, only 5 and a half months after the expiration. I'm sure this is laying around the office. I'll post it if/when it showing up in my mailbox.

So yeah, with this new blog look, how about a contest? Along with the blasters, I ripped a box of 14 Golden Age from a sale I saw at Dave and Adam's. So I have a LOT of base. So much that I have one complete base set (150 cards) along with a partial set maybe 30 cards short. Plus a few extra inserts and 2 extra Willie Nelson relics. The bandana one. So like I usually run my giveaways, comment below if you want in. I'll go a week or so. Promote if you like, but not needed. Follow me if you want, but again, not needed. Let's close comment entries on 6/12 at 11:59pm. All the names hit the randomizer. The person is position #1 gets the full set with a funky piece of bandana with a word on it. The person at the very bottom gets the partial set with a plain red relic swatch.


It's that simple. And if you have any Golden Age inserts laying around from the 2012-2014 release years, my Wants list at the top shows the full size inserts I need. And any minis are appreciated too.

Now comes the hard part - Ramones or Hank? Ramones or Hank? If only the Ramones covered a Hank Williams song.

25 comments:

  1. I love me some Golden Age! Please put my name in the hat.

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  2. Love Willie. One of my Favs. Hank Sr definite legend.

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  3. Nice gets! Couldn't really ask for more name recognition and the Joey Ramone is superb!

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  4. Does jealousy get any stronger than this?

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  5. i'm in. i've got a couple of minis i'll send your way sometime.

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  6. I completely missed the boat on these blasters. Really nice stuff! I'm interested to see the Spinks when it arrives.

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  7. Panini is the greatest with honoring any redemption.

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  8. Those are some really cool hits, probably better than some of the hobby boxes people busted. I would like to be included in your contest.

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  9. I grew up listening to country music. Don't listen to it regularly anymore but Willie Nelson is always cool. I'm in for the contest.

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  10. Great Brady Bunch reference. Oliver!

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  11. I'm in it for the Willie Nelson relic...I'm probably the only card blogger who prefers country music actually.

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  12. Willie was my Grandmother's favorite. Count me in! Thanks for the contest!

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    1. By the way, I like the redesign of the blog. Sharp.

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  13. Willie is cool. Ramones and Hank do nothing for me.

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  14. Love the new site look. Love the WIllie Nelson cards the Relics are pretty awesome.

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  15. Gotta love Willie. Thanks for the contest!

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  16. Huge fan of non sport relics. And I agree, this was one great product. Wished they continued with it. Thx for chance

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  17. I like it a lot. I haven't been cruising the blogs much lately and this surprised me. I thought I had hit the wrong bookmark for a second.

    I'm a country music fan but all the guys I listen to, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash are dead. That makes waiting for new material problematic.

    Oh, and Gene Tierney was stunning was she not? Damn

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  18. I have my own willie, I mean Willie (I really do, I'm not just being funny), but I'd love to win a base set. Thanks for the chance.

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  19. Nice new look. Will take a little while to get used to... Cool a contest. Wait it isn't for a set of the Topps 1971? Brady Bunch?

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  20. Golden Age is cool. Willie is cool. Even the blog redesign is cool. Cool.

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  21. I like the new digs... and thanks!

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  22. Ah, you've redecorated. Me likes. Woo! Thanks for the contest!

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