Another month, another card show! I’ve made posts before about card show visits before, so I’m going to keep that rolling. It’s rare that I’d come out of one empty-handed - even if there’s nothing amazing to show off, there’s always something. They happen on the last Saturday of every month. The shows typically run at a local mall now, vendors set up from one end to the other with tables everywhere - anything from sports to Pokémon are all there, and some people also do some tables trying to move retro gaming items / figures. There’s always something that catches my eye, it’s just a matter of if I want to fork out any money/have I already burned the budget I allocated for myself. When we do the show (typically me, my buddy and his dad) we usually hit the tables, chat with the regular folks/vendors we know, go to the collectables shop in the mall, then hit the local card shop after. This trip? I didn’t buy much. A couple cards at tables, one gifted, and some supplies I needed betwe...
Growing up, I was pretty heavily into the local hip-hop scene, but outside a song here and there... not much stuck with me. The exception to that? Wordburglar. He was the perfect combination of top-notch beats, creative cuts, unique & fun lyrics with a simple but unique delivery. When getting into collecting vinyl, it was a must that I had all of my "all time" albums. I'm getting there, but I've found in some cases that albums were never pressed . A big one on that list was Wordburglar's album "Burglaritis". Being a follow of his social media, I did see that he was doing a crowd fund campaign to press up "Rapplicable Skills", an album that I didn't hold in as high regard as "Burglaritis" but one that was worth having. I pledged immediately. I think it was November when the crowd fund took place, then the record was received in May. Not the worst turn around, I've been in crowd funds that took much longer. Artist: Wordbu...