Vintage is a perspective, really.

[68Hawk]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

I wanted to make some witty post about the definition of "vintage" but my brain couldn't avoid memories of watching a partial eclipse near the Espanade in St. Kilda...

ahh Doug, did you perhaps venture across the road to the Esplanade Hotel for a cold one? Best pub in Melbourne in my opinion, and an incredible venue for live music for bands that would eventually make it internationally...even here in the States.

[rjackson44]

Pretty cards

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by 68Hawk

ahh Doug, did you perhaps venture across the road to the Esplanade Hotel for a cold one? Best pub in Melbourne in my opinion, and an incredible venue for live music for bands that would eventually make it internationally...even here in the States.

The last time I was at the Espy for a gig was Danko Jones supported by Duff McKagan's band.

I also finally got to see the Angel's on that trip, albeit with Dave Gleeson singing, but he did a great job, and any version of the greatest band ever is better than none.

[nat]

I'm more of a Sydney kind of guy. Here's Bondi from the cliffs to the south of the beach.

My least favorite memory of Australia is getting up at, like, 6am or whatever, to watch Roy Halladay no-hit my beloved Cincinnati Reds in the playoffs. But at least by 2010 you could get baseball down under.

As for vintage vs. modern. Eh. I've got a few modern cards, but mostly I'm offended by gimmickry.

[pokerplyr80]

I suppose you have a point about where the cutoff should be. When I started collecting as a kid in 1989 50s cards were certainly considered vintage. I would assume 60s as well. An 82 Ripken is now older than a 52 Mantle was back then.

[Mark]

To my mind, the term "vintage" refers to older items that are from a given year, or era, and that are of high quality. Not everything that is old is vintage. I could understand speaking of "pre-war vintage" and "post-war vintage." But I am not inclined to think of them other terms, especially if they get blended into a conceptual soup.

[hcv123]

I am guilty of not accounting for my "becoming vintage" as I age while the cards I call vintage stay static.

[puckpaul]

Are there any Footy cards? I love that sport! Go Saints....

Australian rules football for the uninitiated...

[68Hawk]

Originally Posted by puckpaul

Are there any Footy cards? I love that sport! Go Saints....

Australian rules football for the uninitiated...

The one I usually post of the great Leigh Mathews rookie card, voted the best to have ever played the game...


1887-89 Old Judge of Carlton Football Club Captain Tommy Leyden...


An 1880's CDV of a South Melbourne Football Club player...


Another 1880's CDV of undisclosed footy player...


1929 Newspaper liftout of your beloved Saints ....


And finally just an image that brings me joy of some young local aboriginal boys flying for a mark (catching the football) at a park....