Monday, August 30, 2021

i guess i missed the dog days of summer

it's state fair time in minnesota, which means food on a stick and hot and muggy weather. these are not the "dog days of summer" however, as that refers to a period from late july to mid august when the sun is in alignment with the sirius constellation. i did not know that. anyway, i have a card with a dog on it to show off:
that is a 2010 natural balance promo with tillman, the world's fastest skateboarding dog! it's in my collection because tillman is sharing space with steve garvey, who signed this copy. here's the back:
after topps 86'd the bark in the park card(s) from 2018 big league, i've been missing canines on cards. this one works nicely. i didn't know anything about the card or the pet food advertised (that would be 
natural balance pet food founded by dick van patten aka mr. bradford!) until i saw the card offered for sale on ebay several months ago.  i then learned that mrmopar posted about it seven years ago.  there is lots of good background info on the promotional events held during the 2010 season here including a photo that shows stacks of the promo cards waiting to be signed by the garv. quite a unique item for the pc!
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  1. NickAugust 30, 2021 at 8:32 PM

    Sweet dog card! Still mad at Topps for putting out that "Bark in the Park" Big League teaser & never following through.

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    1. gcrlAugust 31, 2021 at 9:51 AM

      i feel the same way, especially since the mockup card was from a dodger stadium event.

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  2. FujiAugust 30, 2021 at 11:24 PM

    Was just talking to my friend at work about Eight is Enough. And I could definitely eat two corn dogs from the state fair right now.

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    1. gcrlAugust 31, 2021 at 9:51 AM

      two corn dogs, sure. but could you handle the deep fried snickers or the bucket of sweet martha's cookies?

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    2. FujiAugust 31, 2021 at 1:46 PM

      I've tried the deep fried Snickers at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk... and wasn't impressed. Never had Sweet Martha's Cookies... but I do enjoy a tasty cookie every now and then. If it's deep fried... I'll pass.

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    3. gcrlSeptember 1, 2021 at 7:05 AM

      not deep fried, just a bucket of warm chocolate chip cookies.

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  3. BoAugust 31, 2021 at 9:21 AM

    Never knew that's where "dog days of summer came from". As a kid in the 1980's I'd hear that expression every year, that's when the Yankees would collapse like clockwork after a strong first half of the season.

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    1. gcrlAugust 31, 2021 at 9:53 AM

      i still find it hard to believe that the yankees missed the postseason for almost the entirety of don mattingly's career. very un-yankee like.

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  4. MrMoparSeptember 5, 2021 at 3:49 PM

    Nice to see you got one. Since posting mine, I think I have seen a couple more maybe. Still weird to me that with 100s of them on that table, none ever show up for sale? Where did they all go???

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