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[perezfan]

We just posted a new video on Hartland Statues. It is part 1 of 2 segments, and hopefully is a fun watch. This one covers the 18 original statues produced by Hartland in the late '50s - early '60s...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEnb-FMXtqE&t=371s

Episode 2 will air next week, and will cover some of the rarer Hartland nuances and peripherals. Please stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[ooo-ribay]

Bart’s wearing his Pearl Jam hat again! 👍

[UKCardGuy]

Originally Posted by perezfan

We just posted a new video on Hartland Statues. It is part 1 of 2 segments, and hopefully is a fun watch. This one covers the 18 original statues produced by Hartland in the late '50s - early '60s...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEnb-FMXtqE&t=371s

Episode 2 will air next week, and will cover some of the rarer Hartland nuances and peripherals. Please stay tuned and thanks for watching!

Just finished watching the Hartland video. Really enjoyed it Mark. I've recently completed the original Harltand's. Now I'm adding the boxes and tags.

Looking forward to the next video.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

Just finished watching the Hartland video. Really enjoyed it Mark. I've recently completed the original Harltand's. Now I'm adding the boxes and tags.

Looking forward to the next video.

Thanks Gary, and congrats on completing the set… Major accomplishment!

The Hartlands Part 2 episode just went live, and includes a few boxes/tags. Some other rare Hartland “peripherals” as well. Here’s a link to Part 2…

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=636-nDZ_ReM


The boxes and tags are so much tougher than the statues themselves, so best of luck with your pursuit. I gave up on the “completionist” thing, and decided just to collect a few examples of each. It’s just too hard to find them in the condition I like!

[ooo-ribay]

Hartlands Part 2 is great!

Your co-host/producer is quite the card. What’s the background on Bart? And don’t say “flat cardboard box used for shipping.”

[UKCardGuy]

Loved the Hartland Part 2 episode. The paint masks are very cool.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Hartlands Part 2 is great!

Your co-host/producer is quite the card. What’s the background on Bart? And don’t say “flat cardboard box used for shipping.”

The background is TSOG's Worldwide Studios.

Seriously, Bart has a ridiculously varied background. He has spent most of his illustrious career writing and producing radio and television ad campaigns. Name any character actor and he has probably worked with him/her at some point. I have yet to name a celebrity that he can't impersonate to a tee. He also produced a lot of the anti-smoking ads you may have seen/heard back in the day.

In addition, he's a skilled musician who plays multiple instruments. He's played me a few 1980s recordings of his "ska" band, and it was really good... sort of in the style of English Beat, XTC and Madness, if you remember those bands.

These videos take longer than you'd imagine to produce. Even though they're completely unscripted, getting the right lighting, angles and sound can be difficult, especially when we're filming the interactive episodes like the Arcade Games and Hartlands.

Bart is quite a perfectionist. If the lighting isn't right or if there's reflection from a glass frame, it becomes a trial and error "musical chairs" of moving and dimming the lights, and repositioning the camera angle. Plus, space is limited so we must carefully work around a lot of "the stuff". Then there's all of the studio work, editing, special effects, music, sound effects and insertion of still shots. I could never do it myself, as it takes such time and patience.

So it's a true collaborative effort. I suggest the subject matter, provide ideas and talk about the stuff... and Bart does all of the rest. So I guess you'd say it's equal parts work and fun... with Bart doing the work and me having the fun.

[whiteymet]

Mark:

I join the chorus saying how much I enjoy your TSOG series. Of course being a GIANT Hartland collector your two part episodes were right on!!

Everyone should subscribe to the series

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by whiteymet

Mark:

I join the chorus saying how much I enjoy your TSOG series. Of course being a GIANT Hartland collector your two part episodes were right on!!

Everyone should subscribe to the series

Hey thanks Fred... That means a lot, coming from the Godfather of Hartlands himself!

As for subscribing, Yes... the more subscriptions we can build, the more episodes we can continue bring to you. It's super easy to do... just hit the subscribe button (who knew?) That way, you can reference all the TSOG episodes in a single view.

At the time of this writing, we're up to 194 subscriptions, and I know a bunch of those are from Net54 guys.... thank you! It is a bit "slower going" than we had envisioned, but then again we've only been at it for a couple of months.

It is perplexing to see the numbers for card reveals and card "mail days".... videos that go on for over a half hour, simply showing card after card and the grades they received. Those videos seem to garner thousands of subscribers, so I suppose that card collectors must outnumber memorabilia collectors by a wide margin.

But regardless of the numbers, we are very pleased and feel privileged to offer one of the few ongoing YouTube series that focuses on the sports memorabilia side. Many thanks again to all who have given us a look, as we truly appreciate the support!