The newest addition to my growing Public Enemy music collection is this 1984 promo record of Spectrum City featuring Chuck D and Hank+Keith Shocklee (future “Bomb Squad” members).

Chuck graduated from Adelphi in 1984 and this is the earliest vinyl that he’s featured on to my knowledge.

I recently picked up this beauty. The 2000 Stadium Club Chrome primary refractors are great but the First Day Issue refractors are next level. This one is numbered 1/25.

I met Tom Goodwin before a Rockies game around the time this card was made. He was an incredibly gracious person. The thing I remember most is that he was about 35% calf muscle. No mystery where he got his speed.

Had to grab this refractor featuring the juniors of Tim Raines, Gary Matthews, and Garry Maddox. Topps knew the assignment.

I’m a Penn State alum but I picked up this card because it’s just beautiful.

Happy Blue/White game day for all those who celebrate. In typical Blue/White style, it’s 55 degrees and raining. I think the universe mandates it.

While scrolling through 1999 Stadium Club One of a Kind parallel listings on eBay I saw a play at the plate between Phil Nevin and Brady Anderson that I swear I just scrolled past a minute earlier. It turns out Stadium Club used a before and after photo on the respective cards for Nevin and Anderson.

I did some digging and discovered that the play in question occurred in the bottom of the 9th inning of a game on 9/12/98. The Angels went into the last frame up 2-0 but the Orioles rallied and Eric Davis sent a single up the middle that resulted in a collision at home between Brady Anderson and Phil Nevin. Brady won the showdown and the Orioles took it in a walkoff, 3-2.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen another example of a set featuring the same play on different cards. I’m happy to have this easter egg in my collection.