Aloha, everybody, Let's take a jump back and review some vintage albums from new wave/rock guitarist, Dave Edmunds and ex-Rolling Stones axeman, Mick Taylor. Taylor's guitar play opposite Keith Richards produced some of my all-time favorite Stones albums. I love the spacey blues with a Santana vibe that he brought. Here's a look at the solo album he released three years after leaving the band. Do you remember "Crawling from the Wreckage (and into a brand new caaarrrrr."? There's a lot more than that to enjoy in Dave Edmunds' solo effort. Aloha!
Aloha, everybody, I received a package from my east coast friend and trading partner, Zippy Zappy, the proprietor of Torren Up Cards. ZZ included a note, as those of us who've ever received a zapping know he always does. The note called this batch of cards a "mini-zapping". There was nothing mini about this one.
Gotta start things off with The Teenager. Reports from the Dodgers' ST camp are Urias is definitely ready to rock in 2017. He'll take the mound tomorrow for the first time. ZZ sends me lots of Bowman, which means lots of Dodgers prospects for little ol' me. Here's the one who got away.
The Dodgers traded JDL for Logan Forsythe, our new second baseman. It was a "win now and gamble away the future" move. I wanted De Leon to be a Dodger...I'm still a fan of his, no matter the team. More prospects!
Here's Jerry Hairston, who now is on the TV broadcast squad for the Dodgers. It's hard to find a bigger homer than Junior...
ZZ knows I'm a big fan of Kenta Maeda, so he zapped me good with some Maeda-san cards from his days with the Hiroshima Carp.
Awesome!
This Genesis card is the Bomb!
In case you've never seen the back of a Japanese baseball card...
ZZ knows exactly what is going to make my collector's eyes open wide. Brooklyn Dodgers...yup.
A bad ass Eric Gagne card that's new for my collection...yup.
Speaking of knowing how to make my eyes open, ZZ dropped a handful of these on me....
I love American baseball, but one thing we sorely lack, and the Japanese win on - is they've got cheerleaders.
I suppose I shouldn't call them cheerleaders. The cards clearly state they're Dancing Heroines. Yup, that'll work. The Osaka Hanshin Tigers are my favorite Japanese team, so ZZ knocked it out of the park with these lovely cards filled with lovely Dancing Heroines.
Wanna see a couple more?
In case you've never seen what the back of a Dancing Heroine card looks like...
Fresh-faced, cute and wholesome. Best of all, she likes the Tigers. Just like a gal you can bring home to meet mom. Yes, those cards opened my eyes, but ZZ wasn't done. He dropped a card on me that I've been wanting for quite a while. It appeared in 2013 Topps Archives, and while most folks (who cared about such things) were clamoring for the Beatles card... I secretly coveted this one...
Now it's mine! THANKS, ZZ for all the great cardboard. A mini-zapping? No way. This one rocked! Aloha!
Aloha, everybody, Not only is it Saturday (TODAY!)...it's also the 45th birthday of one of my favorite albums of all time.
So let's celebrate this legendary album's cuts, and check out some cool cardboard that I've curated to match...
BROWN SUGAR
Brown Sugar goes out to the man who if ever a man would be named Brown Sugar, this guy could pull it off.
Mr. World Series Hero, the man who brought the big blasts...
SWAY
Sway gets a double shot of the Tornado's famous twist...
WILD HORSES
Wild Horses goes to Yasiel Puig, who was nicknamed the Wild Horse by the venerable Vin Scully.
CAN'T YOU HEAR ME KNOCKING
This one goes out to a couple of the Dodgers' prized farm hands who are knocking on the door to the bigs...
YOU GOTTA MOVE
This one is for the middle infielders who gotta move to stay alive...
BITCH
Love is a bitch. So's loving a player who despite coming up through the ranks and embarking on a Hall of Fame career with your favorite team, later goes on to badmouth and disown that team and its fans.
I GOT THE BLUES
The blues are all about losing things. I will forever have the blues over losing these two players who went on to have solid careers - just not in L.A. - where they started.
SISTER MORPHINE
The tragedy of waking up in a hospital bed unfortunately belongs to the one and only Campy...
DEAD FLOWERS
Dodger fans and his former teammates will never forget the greatness that big Don Drysdale brought to the club.
MOONLIGHT MILE
Sure, Wally Moon is an easy choice for Moonlight Mile, but then again, however else will his baseball cards remain alive on the blogosphere?
