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Wacky Packages Discussion => General Wacky Packages Discussion => Topic started by: Hipton on March 16, 2017, 06:48:35 PM
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I would like to start a list of who will be attending the upcoming show. I will be attending the show, but the dinner is full. Roxanne has put me on a waiting list. I would like to know who is not going to the dinner, maybe we can have our own dinner group. It will be great to see everyone again. We need to cherish these moments when we can see each other, you never know when it may all come to an end. This has been a difficult week for me and I'm barely functioning. Right now, I am grateful for my hours being cut and only had to work two days this week. Jay Lynch passed away, his buddy Skip Williamson passed earlier today and a dear friend who was very popular in the CA pinball community died from cancer a few days ago. If you are a FB friend, I posted about him on my page.
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I will be attending both the show and dinner on Saturday. I'm rather excited, for this will be my first time ever.
I would suggest you create another post with three lists: Saturday Show, Dinner, and Sunday Show. As people reply, you can then go back into the same post using the "modify" feature and add their names to the appropriate lists. This way people's responses will all be together in one central place and not scattered all over the thread.
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Will be there, dinner and the show
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Dinner and a Show for me. Very excited. Looking forward to meeting many of you in person.
Regards, Andrew
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Dinner and a Show for me. Very excited. Looking forward to meeting many of you in person.
Regards, Andrew
Dinner and show for me, and I'll be setting up at a table as well. Will be selling Wackies by the pound, especially Chrome. Get 'em real cheap.
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I will be attending the show on Saturday.
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I will be attending the show on Saturday.
Mrs. Shoe and I will be there for the dinner/show for both days, Not only do we get to hang out with a bunch of great people we like, But we are also celebrating our anniversary early as well. Our ann. is really on the 25th, WE are coming up on the Big 30.
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Mrs. Shoe and I will be there for the dinner/show for both days, Not only do we get to hang out with a bunch of great people we like, But we are also celebrating our anniversary early as well. Our ann. is really on the 25th, WE are coming up on the Big 30.
Congrats Shoe. That is quite a milestone. Who knows, maybe I will finally make it back to a show this year. I think it has been about a decade since I made a show. I know I haven't been to the new place. The last time I went was in Allentown. I was there for the big one and the after party at Greg's. That was the first time I met Jay and got to watch him draw in person. I was blown away. He was amazing, even moreso for me since I have absolutely zero artistic ability and watching someone create amazing drawings from just a pencil and a piece of paper was pretty cool.
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I will be there on Saturday.
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I'll be at the show Saturday.
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I'll be at the dinner Saturday night, and the show both days.
I haven't been out that way since '05 and the big bash. No better excuse than the big FIVE-OH for Wackys.
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I think it has been about a decade since I made a show. I know I haven't been to the new place. The last time I went was in Allentown. I was there for the big one and the after party at Greg's. That was the first time I met Jay and got to watch him draw in person.
Bill, Allentown is the "new" place. The big event (at Greg's with Jay) was in '05 and the Philly show itself was still in Mt. Laurel that year. Guess that just shows you need to join us more often, LOL.
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I'm planning on attending the dinner and the show on Saturday.
The last time I went was in the '90s.
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I will be there for the show on Saturday and the dinner
Richard
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I'll be attending the show (both days) as well as the dinner. Will have my usual Galactic Groceries set up, along with a preview of Wacky Packages paintings created from my rejected roughs from my Topps years (2005 - 2012) My table will be located across the aisle from where I've usually set up camp. Looking forward to reconnecting with long time Wacky friends & fans!
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I'll be attending the show (both days) as well as the dinner. Will have my usual Galactic Groceries set up, along with a preview of Wacky Packages paintings created from my rejected roughs from my Topps years (2005 - 2012) My table will be located across the aisle from where I've usually set up camp. Looking forward to reconnecting with long time Wacky friends & fans!
see you there ;)
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Congrats Shoe. That is quite a milestone. Who knows, maybe I will finally make it back to a show this year. I think it has been about a decade since I made a show. I know I haven't been to the new place. The last time I went was in Allentown. I was there for the big one and the after party at Greg's. That was the first time I met Jay and got to watch him draw in person. I was blown away. He was amazing, even moreso for me since I have absolutely zero artistic ability and watching someone create amazing drawings from just a pencil and a piece of paper was pretty cool.
Thank you for those kind words Bill, Hope you can make it out on the 23rd. For all those who are making plans to attend, What do you plan on bringing for either selling or trading material. I have a few binders for sale and I'm in need of 3 ans base sets: ans 2, 6, and 10. Just the reg. cards needed, No chase or insert ones necessary.
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I might seak over Sunday. Anyone interested in high grade series4 reissue sheets at $75 each? I think i have 4 left. These have two complete sets.
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Thank you for those kind words Bill, Hope you can make it out on the 23rd. For all those who are making plans to attend, What do you plan on bringing for either selling or trading material. I have a few binders for sale and I'm in need of 3 ans base sets: ans 2, 6, and 10. Just the reg. cards needed, No chase or insert ones necessary.
I have one extra (1) ANS2 base set if you would like to make a trade of some sort. (But not ANS6 or ANS10.) PM me if interested. Thanks.
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Bill, Allentown is the "new" place. The big event (at Greg's with Jay) was in '05 and the Philly show itself was still in Mt. Laurel that year. Guess that just shows you need to join us more often, LOL.
Thanks, It would have been pretty crappy showing up at Mt. Laurel by myself ;)
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Thanks, It would have been pretty crappy showing up at Mt. Laurel by myself ;)
Would have made the trading session interesting to watch..... :P
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I have one extra (1) ANS2 base set if you would like to make a trade of some sort. (But not ANS6 or ANS10.) PM me if interested. Thanks.
Thank you so much, Looking forward to seeing you at the show.
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Would have made the trading session interesting to watch..... :P
I think I would take me to the cleaners
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Does anyone know the cost of getting a table and if you have to go both days?
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Does anyone know the cost of getting a table and if you have to go both days?
You'd have to ask Roxanne Toser is there are any more tables available. If you have a table, your contract says that you have to attend both days.................so yes.
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You'd have to ask Roxanne Toser is there are any more tables available. If you have a table, your contract says that you have to attend both days.................so yes.
That's what I thought, that they don't like empty tables. When I helped run the dealer's room at Icon, the dealers were supposed to be set up for the Friday evening opening, and stay through closing on Sunday evening.
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I'm going. Both days but not dinner. It will be my first Wacky show ever! Yay! Driving from Cincinnati. Not so much yay. :P
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I'm going. Both days but not dinner. It will be my first Wacky show ever! Yay! Driving from Cincinnati. Not so much yay. :P
Did you used to live in California?
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Did you used to live in California?
I did for about a year. Moved back to Cincinnati in July of 2012. Wow, how did you know that?
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If I was still living in NY I would have loved to have gone. I'm in South Florida now though.
My Funko obsession has run it's course after 15 years .. so now I'm back to some of my old collections.
Wacky's, other Non-Sport Cards, Baseball Cards, Pinbacks, and '66 Batman stuff.
I'm tired of the Mega Convention atmosphere .. no more SDCC or NYCC for me for a while at least.
Would love to find some old school shows to buy and even sell at.
Have fun all who go.
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I did for about a year. Moved back to Cincinnati in July of 2012. Wow, how did you know that?
I'm fairly certain we met through Prodigy and you were the first person I ever traded with.
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I'm fairly certain we met through Prodigy and you were the first person I ever traded with.
No, that wasn't me. The first Wacky trade(s) that I ever did in my 48 years of life, was last week with Sco(o)t and Andrew. Seriously. I've been on this site for almost 7 years and I just recently broke the 100 post mark, so I haven't been very active here.
Also, I don't know what Prodigy is/was. Wasn't that an internet service like AOL?
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Sorry got you mixed up with a different Brian MC
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I will be coming in Friday evening for the show Saturday. It has been a few years since I have attended. Probably not staying Saturday night as I am not in the dinner unless something else good is going on....
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If anyone is interested in the dinner, contact Roxanne Toser and see if there's been any cancellations. I was on a waiting list and a spot opened up due to a cancellation. So, I'm quite happy to be attending the dinner and can't wait to see everyone. I'm staying at the Comfort Inn across from Dorney Park, coming in on Thursday. If anyone else is coming early and wants to hang out or go to dinner on Thursday or Friday night, let me know.
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I would like to start a list of who will be attending the upcoming show. I will be attending the show
I will be there both days. If anyone has any of Neils extra Halloween fun pack cards from 2015 or Ans with Flashback farout borders (2014-2015) , please bring them. Not attending the dinner and would like to dine I think those not attending the dinner. We could call it it the non official 50th anniversary dinner. Please post comments.
Looking foward to being there.
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I will be attending the show on Saturday.
Hoping to attend the show on Saturday with the Mrs.
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I won't be there in the artist's area because I was there in the Fall but I will be there on Sunday strolling around and enjoying the show on the other side of the artist's table for once. Looking forward to it, too!
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I will be there both days. If anyone has any of Neils extra Halloween fun pack cards from 2015 or Ans with Flashback farout borders (2014-2015) , please bring them. Not attending the dinner and would like to dine I think those not attending the dinner. We could call it it the non official 50th anniversary dinner. Please post comments.
Looking foward to being there.
Which ones are you talking about here? FB1 & FB2 Cards? or something else...
Ans with Flashback farout borders (2014-2015)?
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Which ones are you talking about here? FB1 & FB2 Cards? or something else...
Ans with Flashback farout borders (2014-2015)?
The Ans 2014 and 2015. They came one per pack. I don't suppose many people collect these.
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I'll be there with lots of stickers, sketch cards and these exclusives.
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Looking forward to seeing or meeting you all.
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Is there any benefit to being there at 10am as opposed to 11 or 12?
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Is there any benefit to being there at 10am as opposed to 11 or 12?
Yes. If there's something a dealer has that you, arriving at 11, and someone else, arriving at 10, both want, the early bird gets the worm.
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Sorry for the last-minute news folks, but due to a weather-related flight cancellation, I won't be able to get to the Allentown show this weekend. I can't express how disappointed I am! I'd been planning this for almost a year and was really looking forward to finally getting to meet everyone! In any event, I'm sure it will be a great time for all and I hope you'll take lots of pictures. I want to see what I missed!
Next time I'm taking the train!
Neil
PS - As for the Pranky Products promo cards (and other goodies) I was planning to hand out, I've got a new plan and I'll post in a separate thread later this weekend.
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Sorry for the last-minute news folks, but due to a weather-related flight cancellation, I won't be able to get to the Allentown show this weekend. I can't express how disappointed I am! I'd been planning this for almost a year and was really looking forward to finally getting to meet everyone! In any event, I'm sure it will be a great time for all and I hope you'll take lots of pictures. I want to see what I missed!
Next time I'm taking the train!
Neil
Well, I'm just packing up my car and driving back to VA. JK -- Sorry that you can't be there Neil. I was looking forward to meeting you!
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Sorry for the last-minute news folks, but due to a weather-related flight cancellation, I won't be able to get to the Allentown show this weekend. I can't express how disappointed I am! I'd been planning this for almost a year and was really looking forward to finally getting to meet everyone! In any event, I'm sure it will be a great time for all and I hope you'll take lots of pictures. I want to see what I missed!
Next time I'm taking the train!
Neil
PS - As for the Pranky Products promo cards (and other goodies) I was planning to hand out, I've got a new plan and I'll post in a separate thread later this weekend.
I'm standing in line right now. Guess I'll turn around and drive back to Cincy :P
The Reds lost in extra innings and now this. My weekend is off to a bad start. LOL
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Glad to see you all haven't lost your sense of humor!
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I'm standing in line right now. Guess I'll turn around and drive back to Cincy :P
The Reds lost in extra innings and now this. My weekend is off to a bad start. LOL
You must've been the guy wearing the Reds shirt?
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You must've been the guy wearing the Reds shirt?
That was me!
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due to a weather-related flight cancellation, I won't be able to get to the Allentown show this weekend.
I was incredibly bummed when I found this out. I kept looking around for you and finally found the table you'd have been at, with a hand-written sign on it explaining your absence. I dropped to my knees and wailed to the heavens. They had to inject me with medication to calm me down.
lol, not really. I just shrugged and moved on. :P
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Sorry for the last-minute news folks, but due to a weather-related flight cancellation, I won't be able to get to the Allentown show this weekend. I can't express how disappointed I am! I'd been planning this for almost a year and was really looking forward to finally getting to meet everyone! In any event, I'm sure it will be a great time for all and I hope you'll take lots of pictures. I want to see what I missed!
Next time I'm taking the train!
Neil
PS - As for the Pranky Products promo cards (and other goodies) I was planning to hand out, I've got a new plan and I'll post in a separate thread later this weekend.
Yeah, crazy things tend to happen when traveling. Take, for instance, Chad Scheres. He manages to cross the country from Washington to Pennsylvania - what, 2000 - 3000 miles? - and then gets lost in Allentown! (But, hey, I got lost a couple of times, too.)
You were there today in spirit today, though. Everyone could vouch for that.
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I was incredibly bummed when I found this out. I kept looking around for you and finally found the table you'd have been at, with a hand-written sign on it explaining your absence. I dropped to my knees and wailed to the heavens. They had to inject me with medication to calm me down.
lol, not really. I just shrugged and moved on. :P
Good to hear you survived the ordeal Tom!
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In case anyone wants to know my scores:
Paid 2 dollars for middle-left 16th puzzle piece
Old Grand Mom, Sucker Twin, and Ram A Liar
Muller and Cracker Jerk die cuts
30 dollar Wacky Patches box that came with 4 patches
Stacks of OS cards
10th series pack "Wacky Pack Wall Poster" (Blue quacker), 14th series pack "Wacky Packages Poster" courtesy of Matt Stock
13th series pack "Wacky Pack Wall Poster" courtesy of Paul Maul (Thanks!!!)
One of the clear unopened packs with Ale, an 8th checklist, and gum.
All unopened reissue packs
5 WP shirts
and i got to meet some of you... (Paul Maul, Greg Grant, Matt Stock, Pupsi
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In case anyone wants to know my scores:
Paid 2 dollars for middle-left 16th puzzle piece
Old Grand Mom, Sucker Twin, and Ram A Liar
Muller and Cracker Jerk die cuts
30 dollar Wacky Patches box that came with 4 patches
Stacks of OS cards
10th series pack "Wacky Pack Wall Poster" (Blue quacker), 14th series pack "Wacky Packages Poster" courtesy of Matt Stock
13th series pack "Wacky Pack Wall Poster" courtesy of Paul Maul (Thanks!!!)
One of the clear unopened packs with Ale, an 8th checklist, and gum.
All unopened reissue packs
5 WP shirts
and i got to meet some of you...
Good work!
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How was the dinner? I wish I could have been there.
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How was the dinner? I wish I could have been there.
Yeah, for us who couldn't attend, are there pictures?
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Sounds like the Philly Show promo sets are hard to get or limited! Almost $100 on eBay for a set. Oh well. Can someone please post scans of the cards?
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How was the dinner? I wish I could have been there.
The show and dinner were both very cool!
It was a pleasure and honor to meet with and talk to so many of the forum members in person - Fanatical & Sickly, Dr. Deal, BigTomi, Pupsi-Cola, etc.. Both the WP and GPK camps were well represented. This was the first time I've ever attended such a show, and it was marvelous to see so many people passionately united under the same banner. For me, personally, it was also very nice to be able to connect the names to the faces, to be actually able to meet the real person(s) "behind the curtain."
It was also extremely rewarding to meet so many of the artists. Everyone was kind, generous, friendly, conversational, and more than willing to share everything from stories and vignettes to explanations of their creative and artistic techniques. It was so cool to have the opportunity to speak to Chad Scheres or Smokin' Joe in person, or to sit in the lobby of the Hilton chatting with George Wright. (These things just don't happen everyday!) I was also pleasantly surprised to discover that so many of the artists were also collectors themselves, and became WP/GPK illustrators simply because they, too, admired the same stickers that so many of us did while growing up. (What a strange, yet wonderful, calling!)
At dinner, Jeff Zapata and others shared some of their memories of Jay Lynch. The overall impression I got was of a madcap genius continually charged and bursting with creative electricity 24/7, an unassuming man who never quite lost that wondrous lens of perspective through which only a child views the world, a man who, throughout these many years, affected so many, many various people and brought us all together.
During dinner, the Tosers awarded many WP/GPK prizes to the guests. At one point, Matt Stock won a JL memorial poster which he insisted upon receiving, even though he had the same posters for sale at his show table. He then walked immediately and directly across the room and gave it to "Pupsi-Cola" (Mark) who I later observed holding the poster with what I can only describe as awe and perhaps even reverence. I really believe the gesture made Mark's day. Well done, Matt!
An artist also sat at each one of the tables, which for me was an unexpected surprise and bonus. At end of the dinner, each respective artist then handed out a metal card which read (depending upon which table you were seated at,) "I had dinner at the Philly Show with Chad Scheres and got this cool metal card! April 22, 2017." Each guest also received a package of assorted WP/GPK cards, as well as a commemorative birthday card painted by George Wright.
A few crazy, disheveled guests did arrive to dinner a bit late (Chad Scheres and his gang, cough, cough.) It seems they became lost while traveling a few measly miles from Merchants Square Mall to the Hilton Garden, and subsequently led the Allentown police on a crazy, meandering, high speed chase through this quiet community. By luck, they managed to spot the hotel and duck inside at the last moment, thereby eluding both the police and any charges that might have been pinned upon them. (On a personal note, I don't know how they managed to get lost in the first place. The hundreds upon hundreds of one way streets are all clearly marked, the major super highways only divide the city every other mile or so, the thousands of traffic lights all seemed to be in proper working order, and any major building landmarks (while not clearly identifiable by road signs) are all distinctly visible when one eventually arrives at them.)
A very memorable event with very nice people. I'm glad to have met you all.
Postscript: Some people were taking pictures, however I cannot really say when they might be posted. As far as the Philly Show Promo sets go, they only allowed any one individual to buy two sets on Saturday. That's it. I don't know what will happen today. I suppose it all depends upon how many sets are left before closing. Somewhere on the forum, however, pictures of these 9 cards (3 WP, 6 GPK) have already been posted.
Addendum: Smokin' Joe sold out of a couple of "Wacky-like" sets he has been working on, "Creepy Containers" and "Wicked Packages." Both sets feature the high quality of artwork for which Joe is known. "Wicked Packages," to say the least, is very "interesting." Mind, it is not for the ages 8-10 group and is not bound by the moral propriety Topps sometimes tends to impose. In my opinion, both sets are very unique and worth searching out.
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I feel very fortunate to have been able to attend the dinner with my wife. I could not attend the show due family commitments and Pupsi was kind enough to get me one of the show sets. I sat next to Baked Bears and had a great time getting to know him and met some of the forum members who traveled to the event like Fanatical and Sickly. Sitting with the Artists Chad Scheres and John Gregory was a real honor and they could not have been more down to earth. Jay's spirit was evident in the room throughout the evening. Stories about Jay were told, tears were shed, laughs were had and 50 years of Wacky's and 32 years of GPK were celebrated. The Tosers went above and beyond for this event and their attention to detail was everywhere. They had special Wacky/ GPK centerpieces on each table and at the end of the evening told us to look under our seats to determine who was the lucky person to take the centerpiece home. The Tosers gave each attendee a special metal version of the Jay Lynch Tribute Philly Show Promo card that was given out at the show.
They presented George Wright with a Large Metal version of the show exclusive card he painted for the dinner. The memories of that evening will last and the love in the room was strong. Many thanks to the Tosers, Artists and Fans for making that special night happen in Jay's honor.
Andrew
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I couldn't make it there physically, but I was certainly thinking about all of you last night. Glad to hear it was such a success!
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Good to hear you survived the ordeal Tom!
lol, I really was bummed you couldn't be there. Maybe in the not-too-distant future?
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Yeah, for us who couldn't attend, are there pictures?
Here are pics of the Dinner Exclusives: Our table got the Chad Scheres card handed to us by Chad himself.
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Hi. Was fortunate to sit at Table 5 next to Campy and was able to join Baked Bears talking to George Wright in the lobby of the Hilton as well as Smokin Joe at the show. Amazing Day. Here are a few pictures from the dinner.
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Hi. Was fortunate to sit at Table 5 next to Campy and was able to join Baked Bears talking to George Wright in the lobby of the Hilton as well as Smokin Joe at the show. Amazing Day. Here are a few pictures from the dinner.
Thanks for posting the pictures, Collector. It was nice to have met your acquaintance, and, yeah, it was cool talking to the artists, wasn't it?
I've noticed that you've added a few new posts. Keep 'em coming, and welcome to the forum!
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Some Of My Stuff From The Show
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What about the Batman wax pack? I'd rather see that!
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What about the Batman wax pack? I'd rather see that!
That was a good pack
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Sounds like Roxanne hit it out of the park and hosted a great event! Sorry I missed it.
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It was a great time! Thanks everyone. And I didn't get lost, Smokin Joe got lost Jon Gregory aka Not Neil Camera and I were following him. Ha!!!
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It was a great time! Thanks everyone. And I didn't get lost, Smokin Joe got lost Jon Gregory aka Not Neil Camera and I were following him. Ha!!!
At the dinner, Jeff Zapata gave a great tribute to Jay Lynch and then others chimed in afterwards with their remembrances of Jay. It was very memorable.
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Can someone here please post nice scans of just the Wacky Packages Philly Show cards, or even the actual card original artwork?
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Can someone here please post nice scans of just the Wacky Packages Philly Show cards, or even the actual card original artwork?
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Some Of My Stuff From The Show
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I picked up a few things. Will post more pictures of dinner later.
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Great cards and so cool that they're all collector themed. Also a first official Wacky by our own Chad Scheres! Too awesome!
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Thanks Joe. I'm putting together a Philly package for you and will ship tomorrow. Trying to get caught up today after that Wacky Weekend!!!
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And I didn't get lost, Smokin Joe got lost Jon Gregory aka Not Neil Camera and I were following him. Ha!!!
Excuses! Excuses!
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Excuses! Excuses!
HA!!!
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Yes, let me add my well-deserved kudos to our own Chad Scheres for his first
official Wacky. If you ever get a chance to meet him at a show, look for the tallest
guy there, and also one of the nicest! And if his Dad is with him, and you like talking
Texas Hold'Em, you'll be at the right table! :great:
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Yes, let me add my well-deserved kudos to our own Chad Scheres for his first
official Wacky. If you ever get a chance to meet him at a show, look for the tallest
guy there, and also one of the nicest! And if his Dad is with him, and you like talking
Texas Hold'Em, you'll be at the right table! :great:
Thanks! Dad didn't make the philly show. I hear rumors there may be another show in Vegas in February so he may make another appearance.
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I wanted to give a (((( HUGE )))) thanks to Dave for his expertise on this sweet, sealed Batman Pack I picked up !
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Happy to assist! And Marty Krim who you purchased it from is one of the nicest and most trustworthy guys in the non-sport hobby!
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Happy to assist! And Marty Krim who you purchased it from is one of the nicest and most trustworthy guys in the non-sport hobby!
Yep, Marty is GREAT! I used to buy from him, and his wife Deb, at an annual non-sport card show in Nashua, New Hampshire back in the mid-eighties. He's enthusiastic and extremely fair! btw... impressive wax pack!
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Marty was just a cool cat to talk to and one of the top highlights I took away from the show. i'm hoping he can assist me further in my vintage pack collection quest in the future. The journey from Vegas was half the fun but, the people I met was priceless !!!
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Marty is the guy I got this puppy from!
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Wow... sweet score Dave ! I came to the conclusion that it's very tough not to get bogged down at one table perhaps missing out on other things but, being this was my first show I learned a lot on how to roll on the next one 8)
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I wanted to give a (((( HUGE )))) thanks to Dave for his expertise on this sweet, sealed Batman Pack I picked up !
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That is fantastic! Congrats on a really nice pick up!!
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Dave,
I didn't know that you got the 5c pack from Marty! He's the one that I bought this box from! (small world!)
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Dave,
I didn't know that you got the 5c pack from Marty! He's the one that I bought this box from! (small world!)
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Sweet! You don't have any extra 10-cent ads packs, do you? That's one of the few packs I still need!
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Sweet! You don't have any extra 10-cent ads packs, do you? That's one of the few packs I still need!
I wish I had an extra one! Better yet, I wish I had a 5c pack as it is one of the ones I still need!
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:great:
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Well here it is 2 days after all the fun, emotions, etc. of my weekend at the show and to start things off, I want to start with a popular phrase that was used in the film Field of Dreams which I'm sure many of you know: "If you build it, people will come". Where I'm going with this is I placed some empty Wacky display boxes and many stacks of some of the newer Wacky singles on the table across from the table where you pay your Day 1 admission and wow did the people come up to that table and go to town on those boxes and cards, I obviously don't know who picked up a box(es) and the cards, But I'm sure they were all gone in less than an hr. As for the show itself, Like many shows I've attended in the past, I always attempt to try and recall the collectors who showed up for that particular show, Well this time, I'm not going to attempt it as I'm sure I'll miss some people. So I'll just say a big Thank you to all I hung out with at the show and then the dinner also. And speaking of the dinner, What a great meal!!!!! Chicken, Pasta, Dessert, and Beverages were definitely worth the price. During and after the meal there were lots of great conversations at each table with collectors who were meeting others for the very 1st time and ones that haven't seen one another in couple or so yrs. Prizes were handed out and I'm so glad that both Cheryl (Hipton) and I were able to acquire the memorial poster of Jay Lynch. She got hers through having our table no. drawn and I got mine directly from Matt Stock, As many of you that were at the dinner noticed that Mrs. Shoe and I got very emotional. WE didn't want any part of the weekend to end, But unfortunately all good things have to come to an end at some point. As far as things picked up at the show, I got some sealed ans boxes (Which I'm still in need of 2 certain ser. if any one can help) a few original singles for a forum member that couldn't be there, and 4 of Roxanne's sets. So I'll close here and just say that I'm already anticipating the fall show which BTW is Oct 21st/22nd
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I wish I had an extra one! Better yet, I wish I had a 5c pack as it is one of the ones I still need!
I think Marty has one more 5-center left if you want to smash the ol' piggy bank. I got a better deal because I got mine when he had five of them.
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I think Marty has one more 5-center left if you want to smash the ol' piggy bank. I got a better deal because I got mine when he had five of them.
I'm heading up to his place next month, so I'll definitely have some inquiries!
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May I ask who Marty is?
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May I ask who Marty is?
His name is Marty Krim. He is a long time non-sport collector and dealer. Not involved in the wacky hobby, more of a non-sport generalist.
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Dave,
I didn't know that you got the 5c pack from Marty! He's the one that I bought this box from! (small world!)
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That is one of the few display boxes I need, very nice!
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it's already been 4 quick days since the show...
after 12 years since my last attendance, I finally headed to Allentown to check out a Philly Show again.
way too long in between shows, and something I need to work on
I didn't really expect to find too much in the way of cards, but I did complete my cereal billboard set for the 50th, picked up a couple nice sketches and a wacky shirt at Matt & Greg's table.
The big surprise was finding the very last X-fractor I needed to complete that Chrome set at Marc Simon's table. I figured this set would remain incomplete until the end of time, but there it was, a Jolly Mean X-fractor just waiting to be grabbed!
The real highlights though were in meeting all the artists and the forum members that were there.
From Smokin' Joe with his Wacky paintings and his personal sets, both the old 'wacky' ones and the new Creepy Containers, to George Wright and his Galactic Grocery cards and his Lost Wackys he had on view, to Fred Wheaton and his portfolio of Wacky and GPK art (that Hello Kidney piece is a thing of beauty to behold!), to Joe Simko, Jeff Zapata, Chad Scheres and Layton DeJarnette. Just fantastic to see all the original art and talk with the people who create these masterpieces!
And seeing more forum members than I can remember, old and new, Dave, Tom, Cheryl, Joe, Mark, Greg, John, Kevin, Rob, Dennis, Richard, Andrew, Marc - the latter group who are all part of the Buyer's Club as well, and awesome to finally meet in person.
Plus a huge and special shout out of thanks to my Wacky Uber drivers: Rob Hall and Joe Leonard, who got me back and forth from the hotel and show on Saturday and Sunday. And especially Joe, who went above and beyond on Sunday to make sure I checked out of the Garden Inn on time - after I stupidly forgot to before heading to the show that morning.
The other highlights of course were the great dinner and tribute to Jay on Saturday, the post-dinner hang-out at the Red Robin and the Sunday morning card talk session.
Great time all around and looking forward to doing it again some time!
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Great time all around and looking forward to doing it again some time!
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It's was a an awesome show and dinner as well. It was also great to meet some people who I only see here on the forum.
Not very good at descriptions such as yours and others.
More pictures.....
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The awesome Jay Lynch Old School 1 sketch poster!
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George Wright aka Soremel
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Huster07, Kirk aka Cherrybombs, Kevin
and Smoking Joe in the front
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Mark Simon aka quas and John Brewer artist
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Kevin aka Beanball and Patrick aka Fanatical and Sickly
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Man I love seeing all these pictures everyone is posting! I wish there were names also so I would know who everyone is.
Just once in my life I'm going to get to one of these!! Someday.
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Just once in my life I'm going to get to one of these!! Someday.
You and me both, brother!
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Happy to assist! And Marty Krim who you purchased it from is one of the nicest and most trustworthy guys in the non-sport hobby!
Wow, that's a name form the past. I traded with Marty many years ago. From what I remember he is a little reclusive, but he has a lot of rare unopened packs. I got some series 16 unopened packs from him and I think a series 2 as well. It was a long time ago, my memory is a bit fuzzy there.