[jchcollins]

I'm also the same age, a '77 Pices. I knew all about the Ripken FF hoopla as an elementary school kid, but had never pulled one from a pack. That Christmas we went up to visit my grandmother in PA, and one stop was for my Dad to see one of his old high-school buddies - who collected cards himself (I remember his Red Man's from the 50's) and knew I was into them. He presented me with a box of '89 Fleer wax that he had purchased at the beginning of the year - and suddenly voila! There were at least 2 FF cards pulled. My Dad and his buddy (who until then didn't know the story) busted a gut laughing over the whole thing.

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