tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post824549123406637763..comments2024-03-28T13:44:09.103-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: A reason for my irrationalitynight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-87783589907287331642012-03-22T01:07:57.782-04:002012-03-22T01:07:57.782-04:00I've always liked the '63 set because of t...I've always liked the '63 set because of the round window for the little picture. I didn't give much thought to the color/b&w difference. It is a little distracting, but I can live with it.Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-57390304111438163922012-03-21T23:33:43.478-04:002012-03-21T23:33:43.478-04:00You know, there are a number of old sets that just...You know, there are a number of old sets that just leave me a little cold, and now that I think of it, every single one has a B&W picture on a coloured background. Interesting.1967ershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145022218460291801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-42393636271999392382012-03-21T20:44:15.945-04:002012-03-21T20:44:15.945-04:00I always like it when B&W and color photos mix...I always like it when B&W and color photos mix with a purpose, like in the 1978 Topps Manager cards, the "old" picture is in black and white, and the "current" picture is in color. This contrast works. Here, I have to agree that the style choice is a matter of taste and, I have to agree with you Greg, slightly ill-conceived. <br /><br />I always preferred the 1963 Fleer set. The Topps and Fleer sets from these years are kind of kissing cousins, style wise (I have no idea if that is coincidence or purposeful) Then again, I am a sucker for little position icons on my cards (see my love of 1973 and 1976 Topps).jacobmrleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991748868368917576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-89853446847682991352012-03-21T20:18:33.438-04:002012-03-21T20:18:33.438-04:00You don't like blacks, whites, and coloreds mi...You don't like blacks, whites, and coloreds mixing, huh? You're a giant racist!<br /><br />Joking aside, I actually don't like the mixing of photos either. For black-and-white to work, there has to be a real dedication to it. B&W photos never work when just thrown in to an otherwise color scene.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05644396308532248413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-23179456283757941832012-03-21T19:51:23.651-04:002012-03-21T19:51:23.651-04:00...In your defense; the heart wants what the heart......In your defense; the heart wants what the heart wants. No argument there sir...Oh, and gas was something around 30 cents in 1963...Why do I know all of this? nope, I actually didn't google it all, I owe it all to a few failed quarters majoring in History...Good Theng I becam a riter! Now I can paid all my bilz.TheHitKinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819945751701697304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-60991309494193345202012-03-21T19:46:34.619-04:002012-03-21T19:46:34.619-04:00You and my wife would get along...always bickering...You and my wife would get along...always bickering about the little things...just kiddin'. I would have to say 1963 was an awesome year in cards, the game, and America...A 63 Topps was like 63 America, full of change, out with the old, in with the new. Times were changing and so were cards, because the 62 woodgrain was cool NOT! JFK was shot, later Oswold was killed, Viet Cong fighters were getting frisky, the black community was facing it's darkest days of adversity and fighting for equality, the Beatles emerged, the lottery began, and the doctor delivered his speech. Oh and Micheal Jordan was born. Cards are a huge part of American pop culture, rally rodent anyone? The 1963 Topps kind of fit in with the transition of out with the old, and in with the new, no matter how hard it is to accept changes. I dig em!TheHitKinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819945751701697304noreply@blogger.com