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familytoad 03-21-2010 09:36 PM

What cards on your desk..what's on your iPOD and whatcha reading?
 
It occurred to me that we all have at least old cardboard in common...what else do you suppose?

How about some fun posting your quick replies to these questions:

What cards are on your desk :

E96 McQuillan which I need to put with my others and
41PB Ott that I recently got from BST (thanks Stefan)

What's on your iPOD :
I Just listened to some REM and David Gray (Sail Away!)

Whatcha reading:

Thomas Boswell's "Heart of the Order", a compilation book of some of the great baseball writer's work. Very insightful!

Have fun!

HRBAKER 03-21-2010 09:43 PM

I'll Play
 
Right now I have a small stack of 1920's Exhibits, M101-6s and assorted 1930's premiums on my desk. I do not own an IPod but I have The Allman Brothers Live at The Fillmore East in the 8 track, make that CD player in my computer right now. Currently rereading Albert Goldman's, The Lives of John Lennon.

Jeff

Robextend 03-21-2010 09:44 PM

What cards are on your desk :
T3 Waddell that I need to send to SGC

What's on your iPOD :
Tom Petty, Nirvana, Beach Boys

Whatcha reading:
"Why My Wife Thinks I'm An Idiot" by Mike Greenberg

yoyot1 03-21-2010 09:57 PM

What cards are on your desk :
T206 Shaw (St. Louis) Sov 150, T212-2 Obak Delhi, Howard (LA), all Ebay buys that arrived Saturday

What's on your iPOD :
Not on my iPod, but WOXY.com is playing

Whatcha reading:
Who's got time to read?

Kawika 03-21-2010 09:59 PM

What's on my desk?
 
1. Stack of cards received from SGC yesterday (note bubble wrap in waste basket)
2. WFUV Big Broadcast - Pre-WW2 jazz radio-internet simulcast that I listen to every Sunday, Fred Astaire crooning "The Way You Look Tonight" at present moment. Mo' bettah no can get.
3. Obituary section of yesterday's Honolulu Advertiser - making sure I'm not in there.

Episode 2 of The Pacific starts in, like, three minutes. I'm outta here.

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HRBAKER 03-21-2010 10:03 PM

David,
Looks like a Diamond Start Al Lopez on there as well.
Jeff

E93 03-21-2010 10:14 PM

1. No cards on the desk. Most recent purchase is already in the safety deposit box.
2. Grateful Dead - 7/15/71 Austin, TX (recent pick-up from Dead.net)
3. Resurrecting Candrakirti: Disputes in the Tibetan Creation of Prasangika (highly recommended - some of the best Indo-Tibetan intellectual history I have read in a while. :D )

JimB

familytoad 03-21-2010 10:22 PM

Gulp!
 
Howdy there Jim B!
We just have to get together again for a coffe and a "show and tell".
I will share my observations and insight from John Kruk's "I Ain't no Athlete, Lady, I'm a Ballplayer" while you explain your book to me...I ain't worthy!

cliftons8 03-21-2010 10:24 PM

On the Desk: Approx 130 t206's to compare to Jim's scarcity of back order
In the CD Player: Crazyheart Soundtrack
Reading: Fifty-Nine in 84: Old Hoss Radbourn, Barehanded Baseball and the Greatest Season a Pitcher Ever Had by Edward Achorn

Mike

Ease 03-21-2010 10:26 PM

1. Billy Ripken 89 Fleer "FF" - lol, far from vintage but it's a great conversation piece, everybody remembers this card.
2. Devin the Dude
3. Memoirs of a Cavalier by Defoe - been reading all of Defoe's stuff lately, Moll Flanders is his best imo...

DixieBaseball 03-21-2010 10:27 PM

Re : David Gray...
 
Brian - Nice change of pace post... You mentioned David Gray and guess what ? Sitting on my desk is 2 Tix to David Gray at the Ryman here in Nashville in a few weeks. (I am stoked!) Now onto your 3 questions :

What cards are on your desk :
T210-8 Molesworth which is getting packaged up and on its way to Jim Rivera

What's on your iPOD :
CCR - Have you ever seen the rain ? (Just listened to it most recently) and of course 2,327 other songs!

Whatcha reading:
False Economy - Alan Beattie
The Greatest Game Ever Played in Dixie (1908 Nashville Vols) - John Simpson

yawie99 03-21-2010 10:29 PM

1) An E103 Lajoie that I just picked up in a trade and T206s of Bresnahan and Willis that I just sold on eBay.

2) All kinds of stuff, but Stereolab, Bjork and The Arcade Fire were the last three groups to play during yesterday's workout shuffle.

3) Andrew Sullivan's "Daily Dish" blog on The Atlantic's website.

Jason Carota 03-21-2010 10:40 PM

1. Definitely not PreWWII - 2010 Topps Platinum Adam LaRoche.
2. Currently playing via iTunes: Mississippi Fred McDowell - "Write Me a Few of Your Lines."
3. The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand

E93 03-21-2010 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by familytoad (Post 792163)
Howdy there Jim B!
We just have to get together again for a coffe and a "show and tell".
I will share my observations and insight from John Kruk's "I Ain't no Athlete, Lady, I'm a Ballplayer" while you explain your book to me...I ain't worthy!

Brian,
Another coffee and "show and tell" would be great. Let's figure it out.
Jim

Kawika 03-21-2010 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HRBAKER (Post 792160)
David,
Looks like a Diamond Star Al Lopez on there as well.
Jeff

DS Lopez #97 (Hi-#). Returned by SGC as "Counterfeit". Compared it to my Lopez #28 and, by golly, they were right.

Anthony S. 03-21-2010 11:05 PM

1) An Old Judge Mike Dorgan. One of those N172's that's supposed to look like an action shot, ie he's sliding, but really looks much more like he's lying on his stomach because he threw his back out (think Larry Bird 1992 playoffs).

2) Don't have an IPod, but I have rigged a Victrola with ropes and duct tape so I can listen to Gregorian chants when I jog. (As I write this I have The Violent Femmes "Add it Up" on the headphones).

3) "The First Tycoon," a biography about Cornelius Vanderbilt. Good read. Just finished a book about Teapot Dome by Laton McCartney, also a good read.

ethicsprof 03-21-2010 11:11 PM

what >>>
 
desk: cards next in line for the framery Fine Pen Wagner;T200 Detroit;E93 Wiltse; E97 Bradley; W516-2-2 Rousch. Waiting for their partners from B&L:E96 Mowrey and 'E254-2' Camnitz

music: too 'dinosaury' for an ipod --- CD of Turandot with Pavarotti's Nessun Dorma

reading: Ethical issues in withdrawal of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes by ault; Losing Mum and Pup by C. Buckley

best,
barry

FUBAR 03-21-2010 11:18 PM

Cards on desk.. none, my wife would throw them out if i left them laying around... last ones i bought were UFC cards..... they would be out if possible

Ipod- right now i have Billboards #1 song since the beginning of the charts back inthe late 50's about 1200 songs i think, and then about 600 or so 80's hair metal songs (Ozzy, Motley Crue, stuff like that) New ludacris album
I belong to a music board like this one, get anything i ever wanted via download.

Reading- only thing i am reading right now is the classifieds cause i am looking for work, So if anyone buy Oilfield or hydraulic seals, let me know, i can help ya out! Otrher then that most of my reading is done online... Just read the Inside T206 centennial last night, done by one of the members with insight from Ted Z. Makes me feel really clueless about older cards.

ChrisStufflestreet 03-22-2010 12:24 AM

Cards on my desk:

A stack of about 40 cards from 1956 Topps that are about to be sent to a collector, and a taller stack of 1955 Bowman cards that are meant for yet another collector.

Music on my iPod:

I don't have an iPod (and my 11-year old daughter now owns my old MP3 player but I don't have any idea how that happened). However, my laptop is filled with songs from the 1970s -- about 2000 of them right now -- that I am using to help me write my weekly blog posts.

What I'm reading:

"One-Night Stands With American History" by Richard Shenkman and Kurt Reiger. A great book filled with interesting tidbits about U.S. History from Colonial times until today.

mybuddyinc 03-22-2010 01:22 AM

T226 Donahoe; Cope's Dastillon; Cohen Weenen The Dixe Kid (#17 Black back variation); D311 Burrell; Motoscope "Is my face red?" (hubba, hubba).

What's an ipod ?

Dyslexic, haven't read a book in 30 years.

drc 03-22-2010 02:32 AM

1) None

2) Leftover Crack, Sergei Rachmaninoff, The Psychedelic Furs, Gene Loves Jezebel, Black Flag, Discharge, Frederic Handel

3) Metaphysics (Oxford University Press anthology), though also looked through the last Legendary Auction catalog today.

thekingofclout 03-22-2010 04:01 AM

Nice idea for a thread!
 
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On my desk is this TYPE I photo that just arrived from Legendary...

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A 62 song playlist of the Beatles.

And I just started a new release by Bill Jenkinson who authored the terrific book entitled... "The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs"

This one is "Baseball's Ultimate Power". Ranking the All-Time Greatest Distance Home Run Hitters.

barrysloate 03-22-2010 04:49 AM

Jason Carota- I once met Mississippi Fred McDowell and sat with him for a while. If you email me I can tell you the story.

1) No cards on my desk, although I have a few scattered large cents
2) Don't own an Ipod, but listen to Q104.3 Classic Rock nearly all day
3) Mint Condition, by Dave Jamieson. Everybody should read this.

oriolesbb6 03-22-2010 05:57 AM

My desk today
 
What cards are on your desk :
Set PSA graded 1938 bird paintings-trying to figure out why someone had the whole set graded


What's on your iPOD :
No Ipod, I listen to Sports talk 24/7


Whatcha reading:
This weeks edition of Antiques Weekly

Jacklitsch 03-22-2010 07:01 AM

What cards are on your desk :
M101-2 Ty Cobb (Thanks Steve F.)
T206 Cobb Bat Off Uzit (I think it may be a reprint) ;)
1989 Topps Traded Ken Griffey, Jr. SGC 98

What's on your iPOD :
Don't have one.


Whatcha reading:
Net54

Irwin Fletcher 03-22-2010 07:15 AM

Cards on desk: Stack of 1935 Goudey 4-in-1 that I just received back from SGC.

iPod: Hold Steady, Animal Collective, Brian Wilson

Book: "The Silent Gondoliers" by William Goldman

ullmandds 03-22-2010 07:19 AM

On my desk currently are: d359 Davis, 4 coupon type cards...3 of which are type I's...my t210 types, my cards 4 sale on the bst...and my new 1910 e-unc Jack Johnson from B & L.

On my Ipod is lots of reggae and the black eyed peas...going to the concert tonight...and I've had Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance on my nightstand for months!!!

Kotton King 03-22-2010 07:57 AM

On my desk:
T216 Cy Young that I picked up via trade.

On my Ipod (which I'm sure I'm probably the only one listening to this stuff on this board):
E-Town Concrete, Nothingface, Lamb of God, DevilDriver, Cavalera Conspiracy, Dry Kill Logic, Five Finger Death Punch, Haste the Day, Mudvayne, and a few others on my work/gym playlist.

Whatcha Reading:
Why Net54 of course.....and looking at some chromatograms as the boss walks by.

milkit1 03-22-2010 08:09 AM

on my desk:

Earl Grace signed 1936 goudey reprint
Fred merkle P2
ozzie Smith signed 1979 topps
Egan/Mitchell T202
Joe Morrissey signed 1933 goudey

on my ipod:
THE ENTIRE BEACH BOYS CATALOG
and every episode of THE RICKY GERVAIS SHOW

What I am reading:
My name escapes me, the autobiography of Alec Guinness

Tyler 03-22-2010 08:18 AM

Cards:
Was T206 Tinker, Evers and Chance until I sold them on the B/S/T a couple of weeks ago.

iPod:
Ween and Robert Earl Keen (going to see REK in Tampa this Thursday.)

Reading:
Getting ready to start "Among the Thugs" by Bill Buford. An american's tale of running with some English soccer hooligans in the 80's.

E93 03-22-2010 09:37 AM

DRC,
Very interesting music and reading choices.
JimB

deadballera 03-22-2010 10:08 AM

on my desk: None

IPOD- innings 1-6 of the Ken Burns Baseball, The Natural, Eight Men Out


Reading - Golden Age of Baseball - Conlon

CobbvLajoie1910 03-22-2010 10:33 AM

Desk: 1958T Cal McLish (w/verrrrrry sharp corners), 1939 PB Lloyd Waner, & a few random pinbacks.

iPod: (of late) new Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Volta Sound, Spacemen 3's Out Of It Sessions, & a little Stereolab (nice Steve Y)

Bedside Table: Atlas Shrugged + 3 fantasy baseball mags (draft is on Sun!)

Ladder7 03-22-2010 10:38 AM

An E254 Honus beater that I need to ship out to a buyer

Podcast; NPR Car Talk with the Magliozzi Brothers

Paradise Alley, I've been chipping away at for months.

yawie99 03-22-2010 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CobbvLajoie1910 (Post 792242)
iPod: (of late) new Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Volta Sound, Spacemen 3's Out Of It Sessions, & a little Stereolab (nice Steve Y)


Likewise on BJM. I trust you've seen "Dig!" If not, go do so immediately.

paulcarek 03-22-2010 11:13 AM

Desk:

1934 Goudey Foxx, which I can't stop looking at. (Thanks again, Quan.)

iPod:

Grateful Dead at Englishtown, NJ, 9/3/77. Got me through a 15-mile run yesterday.

Books:

"The Great Gatsby," by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Just finished George Vecsey's highly enjoyable "Baseball."

CobbvLajoie1910 03-22-2010 11:17 AM

Steve.

I have seen "Dig"...more than once.

I have tipped a few back with Dr. Newcombe...on a couple of occasions.
He really is a sweetheart of a guy.

Which 'Lab record is your go-to?

Bosox Blair 03-22-2010 11:28 AM

Desk: Some pre-War randoms to be sent to SGC (one March special is 10 pre-1948 cards under $250 value apiece for $70...regular fee for this is $100)

Ipod: Band of Heathens, Parlor Mob, Alberta Cross

Books: Two bios - Walter Johnson: Baseball's Big Train and Just a Big Kid (Rube Waddell)

Cheers,
Blair

mart8081 03-22-2010 11:47 AM

Desk - roughly 20 t206s, a George Brett Prime Cuts patch/bat card, two Felix Hernandez patch cards

Ipod - Peter, Bjorn and John, AIC, Rammstein, Sepultura, Mad Season, Django Reinhardt, Billie Holliday, Interpol, Belle & Sebastian and Leftfield (like my musical tastes)

Books - ISO14001-Environmental Systems Handbook, The EU's Eco Management and Audit Scheme (both for my Masters), The Best American Sports Writing 2009

CardTarget 03-22-2010 11:50 AM

Two Ann Rynd choices and some F. Scott Fitzgerald? A well read group here!

I actually just ordered Altas Shrugged from half.com because I had never read an Rynd before. Looking forward to it. I went to Borders the other day to get it and they wanted $28 for the paperback... yikes. So half.com for $5 delivered was a better option.

Last book I finished was "What the dog saw" by Malcolm Gladwell and my iPod is likely playing one of my recent running mixes that I'm making for a 10k next week. If anyone has any good "running" songs I'd like to hear it!

Robextend 03-22-2010 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mart8081 (Post 792253)
Mad Season

Wow, they are on mine too, I didn't think anyone else recognized them.

Irwin Fletcher 03-22-2010 12:38 PM

Mad Season
 
Is that the Pearl Jam/Alice in Chains hybrid?

Robextend 03-22-2010 12:47 PM

Yea, I thought that album they did back in 1995 was awesome.

FUBAR 03-22-2010 12:47 PM

wasnt that Temple of the Dog?

Robextend 03-22-2010 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FUBAR (Post 792270)
wasnt that Temple of the Dog?

I think Temple of the Dog was Pearl Jam/Soundgarden and that was around 1991. I also have that on my IPOD along with 1500+ other songs.

mart8081 03-22-2010 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robextend (Post 792259)
Wow, they are on mine too, I didn't think anyone else recognized them.

Glad there are other fans out there! I really like the album - members from AIC, Pearl Jam and Screaming Trees. Staley's voice is just incredible.

Bicem 03-22-2010 02:44 PM

Cards: a rppc of a minor league team with a guy that kinda looks like Joe Jackson and a George Washington Rotograph. Ipod: Guns N' Roses entire collection. Reading: a Fantasy Baseball magazine (until that book that Barry suggested arrives).

JasonL 03-22-2010 02:55 PM

Hmmm...
 
Well, I can't always find the desk, so I try not to keep any cards on it.

The iPod - listening to alot of Lewis Black comedy albums lately...they help me cope. There are portions of his Carnegie Hall performance that are utterly brilliant in terms of his storytelling pace and tone...

The books...well, I have one teed up for vacation: I'm pretty excited about finally getting around to Kinsella's Iowa Baseball Confederacy piece. Then I will be ordering that one that just recently discussed on the board by Barry, I think it was?...

E93 03-22-2010 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulcarek (Post 792248)
Desk:

iPod:

Grateful Dead at Englishtown, NJ, 9/3/77. Got me through a 15-mile run yesterday.

"

A classic, indeed! It is hard to go too wrong with '77 Dead!
JimB

FUBAR 03-22-2010 03:16 PM

Rob

didnt Mother Love Bone have something to do with Pearl Jam?? If i remember my music from the early 90's.....


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