Aloha, everybody, It's happened once again - I've been Zippy Zapped - and let me tell ya, this one was a doozy. A few days back I received a surprise package from a "John Miller". I had no idea who it was, and set it aside to be opened in my next (this) YouTube video. Turns out JM was an alias for ZZ. My buddy Zippy Zappy stealthed me, and that was the smallest of the surprises in that little package that packed a huge punch. Watch and enjoy as I unveil several surprises: (SPOILERS FOLLOWING!) The entire LA Dodgers 2017 Bowman Draft Team Set A personally autographed LA Kings card Steve Duchesne. How awesome is that? As ZZ says, giving personal autos to fellow collectors is an underrated aspect of our hobby. What an incredible and unique surprise gift for a fellow collector! A special item indeed. A fantastic Hanshin Tigers flashback card of Jiro Ueda and his 568 strike outs submarine delivery. Finally, an auto of the next great Dodgers pitcher, Mr. Buehler. Also included is a beer review of Grandma's Pecan British Style Brown from The Dudes' Brewing Company out of Torrance, CA. Enjoy (and please like and subscribe) Aloha!
Aloha, everybody, Maybe you heard, the man who built a collecting and trading empire under the moniker of JBF has retired from the game. It's the end of an era. It's the flaming out of a torch the blogosphere thought would burn bright, like a thousand Willinghams, forever. Mi hermano is stepping down from brutal trading wars and year-long contests to savor the fruits of his many past victories and to complete some personal collecting chases that remain. Before stepping out of the spotlight, good ol' Wes dropped a few "Retirement Packages" into the mail. Of course he did, because that's the man's M.O. - generosity at all times. I mentioned this in the upcoming video, but in case you don't watch, I'll mention now that I'm the trader I am today because of Wes. He never knew it, but my Alabama brother was a cardboard mentor to me. He showed me that generosity is the life blood of trading FUN. My offerings are always humble, just what I can scrape together on a modest (and more often than not) nonexistent cardboard budget for trades. He never made me feel our trades were dependent on equal monetary values, and he never stopped sending things to me because my return packages didn't meet the heft of what he sent to me. Wes taught me that it was the act of sharing what someone else wanted, and not counting nickles, that mattered. My Cardboard Santa and Operation PWE campaigns can be directly traced to how Wes rolled. They are a cardboard legacy, if you will. Presentation speech completed, let's open the package Wes sent me, and review Azacca IPA, a beer from Founders Brewing, out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Aloah!
Aloha, everybody, Here's a video showing off some vintage Topps baseball and a bit of vintage Oh-Pee-Chee hockey that I picked up at the card show over the past couple of weeks. Also included is a beer review of an Imperial IPA from Lost Coast Brewing up in northern California. Enjoy! Aloha!
Aloha, everybody, This time it's REALLY Friday, so let's check out a new ATBATT video on YouTube. This time I'm raging against the Ohtani machine and opening a humble repack. I often have good luck with these, and every now and then I pull an auto. I'm also reviewing a double red ale from Ninkasa Brewing in Eureka, Oregon. If you're not interested in watching a vid, just listen to the audio and pretend I'm podcasting :) Aloha!
