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Finally -- A Good Orland Show!!!

12/19/2012

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Sunday, December 9, 2012, Orland Park, IL -- After a far too long string of lousy Orland shows, I finally had a good show, one of my best Orland shows of the year! This was our largest crowd in months. I saw a lot of people I had not seen in a long time. Where has everyone been? Please come back for the next show on December 30!!


Dan got things going today by picking up some 1970-71 O-Pee-Chee hockey and some 1959 Topps baseball. Dan also gave me a book to read. Thanks Dan! Steve picked up a 1963 Fleer Jimmy Piersall. A new customer purchased some 1966 Topps football. Larry picked up some 1969 Topps baseball high numbers.  Paul found some 1976-77 Topps hockey. A regular customer surprised me by purchasing a 1953 Bowman Color Mickey Mantle, a 1958 Topps Mickey Mantle All Star, and a 1964 Topps Roberto Clemente. He told me he buys Mantles and puts them in a safe for an eventual gift to his kids.


Gil picked up some 1973 Topps baseball.  A regular purchased some White Sox cards from the 1960s and 1970s. A new customer pulled some cards from my quarter box.  Another customer named Larry purchased some 1952 Bowman baseball and football.  Chris gave me a list of 1965 Topps football several months ago and I finally filled the list for him.  He also picked up a 1967 Philadelphia Dick Butkus. I like filling want lists but I don't always get to them right away because I spend the bulk of my free time reloading my binders.


Rick found some 1972 Topps baseball in my newly reloaded binder. A new customer purchased some 1971 Topps baseball. My main Orland autograph hound purchased some 1960 Topps. He had a 1957 Topps Eddie Mathews that was kind of beat. He offered me the card for $20. I looked it over and figured that I would only sell it for $10 and offered him $5. He did not like my offer. I didn't mean to offend him but I can't purchase a card for $10 more than the amount I would sell it for.


Another regular purchased some 1960 Topps baseball.  A new customer purchased a 1954 Bowman Joe Garagiola.  A regular customer found some cards in my dime box.  A new customer purchased some 1976 Topps baseball. A regular found some 1968 Topps baseball. A new customer, named Tommy, purchased some 1964 Topps White Sox.  Another new customer purchased some 1972 Topps football.


Joel found some 1964 and 1972 Topps White Sox cards.  A regular dug out some cards from my dime box.  Another regular pulled some 1972 Topps baseball.  Will picked up some 1957 Topps baseball and a 1952 Topps Billy Pierce. Dennis found some 1957 Topps Braves.  


Dennis, who now lives in the western suburbs of Chicago, grew up in Milwaukee and became a fan of the Milwaukee Braves as a kid. He showed me a print-out of stats from the first game he attended in 1957. While I regularly meet fans of the old Milwaukee Braves, Dennis is unique in that he never stopped following the Braves, even after they moved to Atlanta. Every other Milwaukee Braves fan I've ever met is now a Milwaukee Brewers fan.  Not Dennis, he could care less about the Brewers.  So it got me thinking. I wonder if there are any fans of the old Chicago Cardinals football team that remained a fan when the team moved to St. Louis and then to Phoenix. So many teams have moved to different cities over the years, I wonder if there are any other fans that remained fans after the moves. 


If one of my teams moved out of Chicago, I could not continue to be a fan. In my opinion, I think it is a real slap in the face when teams move. You support a team for years, spend money going to games, purchase apparel, souvenirs, then they thank you for all that support by leaving your city. I actually have a major dislike for all teams that have moved. I just think the teams owe fans a little something more than abandoning them. In my mind, the Braves should have never left Milwaukee. Though, Dennis is a nice guy and buys lots of cards, so I'll let slide his allegiance to a deserter. 


Today at Orland, I really had nothing to complain about.  The "Other" Tony rounded out my day by purchasing a bunch of cards including a 1966 Topps Sandy Koufax, some 1963 Fleers, a 1958 Topps Mickey Mantle and a 1956 Topps Ted Williams. Thanks Tony!  After the show, Tony took care of our booths for the 2013 National in Rosemont, IL. I'm looking forward to that show and I'll be with the same crew as 2011, which is Tony Schaefer, Dave McDonald and Scott Ziegert. We have a much better spot this time around.  


It wouldn't be an Orland show, if I didn't buy a bunch of cards. And buy I did. I picked up some 1960 Fleer football, some 1962 Post football, some Kelloggs cards from assorted years in the 1970s, some 1960 Topps baseball and a binder filled with 1969, 1970 and 1971 Topps baseball. I LOVE buying cards! It's much more fun to buy than to sell. Selling is kind of a necessary evil to come up with the funds to buy cards.


So I'm actually catching up with my blogs. It's December 18 as I write this and I'm only behind one blog now -- Gonzaga from December 16. Hopefully, I can knock out that blog shortly and get back on track.


As I stated in my last blog, next week is Indian Lakes Resort (December 23) in Bloomingdale, IL. I'm currently working on reloading my 1973 Topps baseball binder. Hopefully, I'll get that done by Sunday. Anybody planning to attend the Indian Lakes show, feel free to email over a want list and I'll bring out some cards!


A big THANK YOU to everybody who purchased cards today at Orland! See you Sunday in Bloomingdale!!

Below is an Allman Brothers video per Will's request. Enjoy!


   
8 Comments
Andy
12/19/2012 08:46:36 pm

Tony, thanks for continuing to write this blog. I look forward to it every week! Have a wonderful holiday season and enjoy that fresh snow.

Andy
Orlando

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Tony Gordon
12/20/2012 12:18:25 am

Thanks Andy! I'm sorry I fell behind. Happy holidays to you! I know I shouldn't ask, but what's the weather like in Orlando? It's actually sort of warm out this morning, in the 40s, which is pretty good for the middle of December in Chicago. Though, they say it's going to change for my commute home. Ugh!

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Andy
12/20/2012 08:23:55 am

It has been unseasonally warm but nice, low 80's upper 70's. However, a cold front is passing thru in about 3-4 hrs and is going to postpone my golfing Saturday morning as it will be a low in the mid 30's with windchill (yeah we still have that in FL once a year) in the low 20's. My thinned out blood can't take that anymore! It might as well go ahead and snow.

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Tony
12/20/2012 01:38:35 pm

That's pretty wild that it can go from 80s to 20s. Well, I had to drive home from the train in some wet snow after work. It was ugly. I'm probably going to have to shovel snow in the morning.

Will
12/20/2012 01:16:11 pm

Thanks for the great tune " Whipping Post" is a classic and one of my all time favorite Allman tunes. It was great to see Duane in it what a great guitar player. It was a shame he died so young. I would like to wish you and your family a Very Merry Christmas and see you in Orland on the 30th.

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Tony
12/20/2012 01:40:41 pm

Whipping Post is my favorite Allman Brothers tune. I had to find a video with Duane. He was amazing. Thanks for the Xmas wishes, same to you and your family. I'm looking forward to that Dec. 30th Orland Show... hoping for a repeat of December 9!

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CHRIS
12/21/2012 01:38:00 am

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!

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Tony
12/21/2012 01:49:24 am

Thanks Chris! Same to you and your family!!

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