That Seventies Card Show

The Load Out/Rosie

Musing on the emotions of card shows and collections. 

These Days

We're From Philly: No One Likes Us (We Don't Care)

Ray From Philly joins me as we each take turns drafting the ultimate Philadelphia baseball team. We barely talk cards. We barely pronounce words correctly. We have an incredible baseball history in our town. 

The Lefty

What a mark Jerry Reuss has left on the game of baseball (and 21 straight years of Topps cards!). A remarkable career shared by a remarkable storyteller. 

My Random Precision

Internal audit of my collection to see where I am at completing the wonder vintage sets of the big four sports

Where do we go.....Where do we go, now....Where do we go.

2023 Has left an impact on me personally. It's left a bigger impact on my collecting habits. Here's some thoughts that have been bouncing around my brain. Thanks for a great year!

1980: This is The End

1980 Topps baseball was the end, my friend. The end of the vintage juggernaut. And what a way to go out. Loaded with Hallers and ballers, top to bottom.  Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Turn the Page

I've seen a million faces...and been mocked by all.

My Masterpiece

Oh, the hours we had spent inside the Coliseum Dodging lions, and a-wasting time Oh, those mighty kings of the jungle, I could hardly stand to see 'em Yes, it sure has been a long, hard drive

The Pretender

I'm gonna be a happy idiot  And struggle for the legal tender  Where the ads take aim and lay their claim  To the heart and the soul of the spender  And believe in whatever may lie  In those things that money can buy  Where true love could have been a contender

Peaceful, Easy Feelin'

My spiritual and physical pickups from the Show of All Shows. 

That Seventies Card Show Stadium Tour

Join me/they/them as I recount a lifetime of visiting stadiums where MLB  games have been played. 

Love Is A Rose

(But You Better Not Pick It) Cards I should Have By Now

Untitled

Took my chances on a big jet plane Never let 'em tell ya that they're all the same

We Are Family

We're talking real family. Duplicates, to boot. 

Cards I Should Have By Now: Sweet Emotion

1976, card #148. Pack fresh pulled......then into the back pocket for a few hours of kid pitch before hiding in a shoe box. How I got, and got rid of, a sports card masterpiece.

...That'll be the Day I Go Back to Audubon

Feeling sentimental today......

Late Model Legends: Strange Brew

Bonus Babies, Senators, Royals, and a Killer:  Harmon Killebrew's non-underrated and non-undervalued career. 

Cards I Should Have By Now: Williams of Orange

1954 Topps Ted Williams #1

Cards i Should Have By Now: Williams of Orange

1954 Topps Ted Williams #1

Never Going Back Again

Been down one time......been down two times...........Three ideas for my content creation future.

Episode 80: Out of the Blue, Into the Black

(It's better to burn out than to fade away)

Episode 79: Dr. James Beckett and TCMA

Dr. Jim has been kind enough to join me to discuss TCMA and the impact they had on collecting in the '70s and beyond. In true John Keating fashion, the conversation veers off topic.  https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jamesbeckettsportscardi9681 Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 78: 1973 Topps with Ed From Safe at Home Sports Cards

1973 Topps was, as the damn kids say, 'fire'. The last of it's kind (series) with too any inner circle Hall of Famers than should be allowed. Ed helps explain why we love it so much and why you should as well.  https://www.youtube.com/@safeathomesportscards4574 Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 77: 1977 Topps Baseball with Dean Gearhart

I have the honor of chatting with Dean Gearhart, a man who collects it all. Dean has been a big influence on my  style by how he goes about accumulating his collection. Join as we sit down and go on about the 1977 Topps baseball offering.  https://www.youtube.com/@deangearhartyeahicollectit2439 Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 76: 1976 Topps Football with Chris from Stories in Cardboard

It's 1976, and the football card market is about to get a shot of Sweetness in the arm. That Seventies Card Show also gets a massive boost by landing one of my favorite content creators, Chris from Stories in Cardboard , on YouTube to  reminisce about his collecting start and his love for the 1976 Topps Football set.  https://www.youtube.com/@storiesincardboard9420/featured Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 75: The 1975 Topps Baseball Set with Andrew from Paige and Deeneebeen

I've long loved the 1975 Topps Baseball set. I've long pondered how I'm going to cover what I most likely consider the greatest set of the 1970s. Thankfully, I have friends like Andrew, from YouTube's Paige and Deeneebeen fame. Join us as we jump, hand in hand, into the eye orgy that is the 1975 Topps baseball set. https://www.youtube.com/@paigedeeneebeen2376 Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 74: 1970 Kellogg's Baseball with Mike Moynihan

It's Moynday and I'm fortunate to have Mike Moynihan stop on by to discuss the 1970 Kellogg's Baseball set. This landmark stack of goodies is loaded with baseball greats, and calories, and launched a generation of collecting cereal killers.  https://www.youtube.com/@BaseballCollector [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 73: 1975 Topps Football with TJMAC

Our limited budget allowed us to only procure the Name but no Image or Likeness of the esteemed card collector and historian TJMAC.  Terry was kind enough to step into near-present, the '70s,  and share some nuggets about the 1975 Topps football set.  https://www.youtube.com/@tjmacvintagecardsnostalgia648 [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 72: The 1971 Topps Baseball Set w/ Chris from All Time Sports Cards

The '70s mini series rolls on with Chris from All Time Sports Cards. Chris is a deeply knowledgeable collector of many sports and eras and has chosen to explore what some consider to be the best Topps baseball set of the '70s,  if not all time.  [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 71: Mark Hoyle and the '76-'77 Topps Basketballers

Part two of my 1970's mini series brings me face to face with the legendary Mark Hoyle. When I asked Mark to be on my show, I certainly didn't expect him to choose the 1976-77 Topps basketball tall fellas. Mark, however, never fails to amaze with his bottomless bag of awesomeness. [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 70: 1971 Topps Super

I've asked collector's who's hobbying aligns with my tendencies to expound on a set of their own choosing from the greatest decade of all. Part one of my 1970's mini series has Cooter Lev joining me to discuss the 1971 Topps Super baseball issue and his collecting journey. [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 70: 1971 Topps Super with Cooter Lev

I've asked collector's who's hobbying aligns with my tendencies to expound on a set of their own choosing from the greatest decade of all. Part one of my 1970's mini series has Cooter Lev joining me to discuss the 1971 Topps Super baseball issue and his collecting journey. [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

EOY2022

It's the end of the year, as we know it. And I feel fine. Ramblings on 2022, spec-u-malation on 2023 and a huge thanks to all my hobby friends. Especially CooterLev, who I forgot to actually thank during the recording of this episode.  Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 69: Tom

Tom, Thomas, Tommy, even Thom....this is YOUR day and YOUR episode. Join me as I shout out a few special Toms on a very special Thanksgiving salute. Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 68: Veterans Day

Let's look back at some great '70s Vets that represented their nation proudly. Also, some never-to-be-seen-again back of card stat lines. Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 67: Hey Nineteen

Way back in.....'67. I was standing by to make my debut. But the glorious 1970's would soon give us some quality players that would wear the one-nine.  Campy, the Bull,  Frederic with a C and Rob R Yount would sport the narstiest of all prime numbers.  Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 66: Kick It!

Rt 66 Was the lifeblood of 20th century expansion in America. The origin story of a lot of great baseball players as well. Let's take a brief, disjointed trip along this famed pathway of Americana. Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 65: The Divisions

The dawn of the 70's brought us the first ever NLCS/ALCS subsets of cards, as featured in the the 1970 Gorg-a-mundo Topps baseball set. The set featured a recap of the first Divisio y Divisio series, the 1969 baseball playoffs. Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 64: Three's Company

Imagine having a few zany neighbors in the 1970's, like Mr. Roper or Ralph Furley did. Well....that was my lot as well and I've decided to sit them down and recall those madcap days of growing up in the Keating household that was filled with shag carpet, multi-colored paneling, and plastic furniture coverage. Plus, an extension of the Mendoza Line video response! Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 63: Decade

What a decade it was.  What a bunch of baseball cards they made! Dylan from DoubleD Vintage Baseball cards ask me to show him mine, so I did. Also my first ever Video Response challenge with the winner receiving a whopper of a prize. Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 62: Pretzel Logic

Any major dude will tell you how great Kellogg's cards were in the 1970's. Lesser known is the sets that featured some of the greatest players of the 20th century, in full color: The 1972 Kellogg's All-Time Great set. Smarter people than I will tell you it was a direct copy of the 1970 Rold Gold Pretzels set of 1970. Imagine my surprise when I bought the wrong set for cheaper than I was supposed to. Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube ...

Episode 61: I Knead You

Are you/yinz/y'all ready for some football! I am. 'We used to laugh, we used to cry  We used to bow our heads then, wonder why '......Wonder no more. 1974-1976 meant you could get your gridiron with your gluten.  A brief look at the 1974-76  football bread sets that spread joy and jelly.  Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 60: 70's Meets the 80's, Phinally with J. Daniel

The seventies were great but the eighties is where it all came together. Great season, great playoffs, and great World Series are all compiled into a great book, "Phinally".  Author J. Daniel takes time discuss his thoughts on cards, culture, and that magical 1980 season n(and beyond). Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 59: 1979 TCMA Stars of the 50's

The 70's were grrrreat! The 50's depicted on 70's cards even greaterer. TCMA was the little engine that kept trying. Their magnus opus, perhaps, was the 1979 Stars of the 50's set. They did whiff with a few key misses, but all an all a fine effort. Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 58: Turn the Page

Turn the page on life and collecting. Where does one go after completing their collecting goals? How does one flip the script on an ever-changing hobby that seems so foreign to an old-school collector? I have no idea'r. Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 57: Independence

Freedom and independence means different things to different people in different situations. Curt Flood was Patriot #1 in war of Athletes v Owners. I somehow draw the line between Flood's struggle and the happy-go-lucky/everything's fine traded sets produced by Topps in the 1970s.  Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 56: The Dan Epstein Trilogy

Sounds intriguing, doesn't it? I talk to Author Dan Epstein about his trilogy of most excellent 70's baseball books, "Big Hair and Plastic Grass", "Stars & Strikes", and "The Captain & Me.  One of these books will be given away during HobbyPalooza on Saturday night June 25 at 7pm EST on Bench Clear Media's YouTube channel. Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 55: The Family Business

Check out these dads and their sons who fell very close to the tree. We particularly appreciate those mediocre fathers and sons from the appropriately named "Father & Son " subset from the 1976 Topps baseball set.  Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard

Episode 54: Baseball Palaces Volume III

It's been a minute. Back with a tribute to County Stadium in Milwaukee, which, according to the Algonquin (and Alice Cooper), means "The Good Land".   Music by Mango Safari [email protected] That Seventies Card Show on YouTube Twitter @SeventiesCard