Monday, March 24, 2025

Musical Melee - Round One Part III

 


48 hours to vote on each match-up.


Bob Dylan

Lana Del Rey


Elton John

Jimi Hendrix


Elvis Presley

Eric Clapton


Rod Stewart

James Brown


Marvin Gaye

Neil Young


David Bowie

Leonard Cohen


Paul McCartney

Phil Collins


Taylor Swift

Beyonce 




Saturday, March 22, 2025

Musical Melee - Still Round One

 


48 hours to vote on each match-up.  


The Doors

The Go-Go's  


The Eagles

Chicago


Journey

10,000 Maniacs


Foreigner

Guns N' Roses


Aerosmith

Blondie


Van Halen

Creedence Clearwater Revival


Simon & Garfunkel

Motley Crue


The Cars

The Beach Boys     


Thursday, March 20, 2025

Musical Melee - Round One

This will be a 64-team tournament of pop and rock acts.

48 hours to vote on each post's match-ups.  

Let's tip it off.  


The Beatles

The Police

     

 U2

 Duran Duran

        

 The Rolling Stones

 AC / DC

     

 Led Zeppelin

 The Bee Gees

     

 Genesis

 Garbage

     

 The Who

 The Pretenders

     

 Def Leppard

 Pink Floyd

    

 Fleetwood Mac

 Queen   


Tuesday, March 11, 2025

The Grift Is Working

 


Scored some free cards from Brett, of the Garden State.


-  Pro Bowler in 1956.  AFL All-Star in 1961.

-  2x Pro Bowler.  All-American for Virginia in both football and lacrosse.  

 

-  2x All-Star.  Played every position in MLB except for pitcher and catcher.

-  Military policeman during World War II.  Nine consecutive hits as a pinch hitter. 


Thanks, Brett.

Sunday, March 2, 2025

Time Traveling

 


Another trade with Matty K.  Let's look at the spoils.  





-  My first 2025 card.

-  Griffin was an All-Star in 1984 and won a Gold Glove in '85. 

-  Drago gave up Hank Aaron's last home run.

-  Proper food issue cards:  MLB licensing and the food company logo on the front.

Friday, February 21, 2025

They Fell off the Truck

Or maybe Tom, from The Angels in Order, sent them.













-  I roomed with a relative of McHale's for a while in college.

-  Green holds the NBA record for most consecutive regular-season games played.

-  Clayborn was a 3x first-team All-Pro and a 1x second-team All-Pro.  

-  Stephens was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and a Pro Bowler in 1988.