tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post1168386037215206647..comments2024-03-22T21:54:02.084-04:00Comments on Cardboard History : Why sports - and blogging about sports cards - is importantBilly Kingsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847326710191224832noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post-55795740677642707842017-02-13T20:29:44.615-05:002017-02-13T20:29:44.615-05:00Thank you! I'll keep posting, no worries there...Thank you! I'll keep posting, no worries there :)Billy Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847326710191224832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post-26794293705882891162017-02-12T06:39:20.807-05:002017-02-12T06:39:20.807-05:00I hope things get better for you buddy. I enjoy co...I hope things get better for you buddy. I enjoy coming to read your blog when you post. Just keep coming back to post and keep watching all the sports you wanna even NASCAR. But, I agree with you on the sport, they keep changing unnecessary things that's what pushed me away back in 05.I am pretty much a football guy now.<br /><br />Hope you have a great Sunday and rest of the week. Take care my friend!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02949460127063264497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post-22147278926844502612017-02-11T14:41:23.186-05:002017-02-11T14:41:23.186-05:00Thank you Julie, you are right, sometimes you don&...Thank you Julie, you are right, sometimes you don't realize what you have until it's gone...I didn't have your email but I will send you one now, I just saw your post. Thanks! Billy Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847326710191224832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post-67031524999143079412017-02-09T20:17:59.667-05:002017-02-09T20:17:59.667-05:00Billy, i can't begin to relate to your situati...Billy, i can't begin to relate to your situation. do focus on what makes you happy. I believe we live in the 'now' but we rarely realize it. we do only have this moment, this breath. in that moment Billy, do what makes you happy. do keep blogging, enjoy sports and even the smallest things that bring you peace. i think you have my email address but if not.... acrackedbat at gmail dot com - please send me your mailing address. thanks for being so willing to share your situation. acrackedbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056658025780679689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post-69705043031211597172017-02-07T20:22:14.903-05:002017-02-07T20:22:14.903-05:00thank you, I am not stopping any time soon, but my...thank you, I am not stopping any time soon, but my next few posts will probably be non-sportsBilly Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847326710191224832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post-49270209101065935602017-02-06T18:10:59.015-05:002017-02-06T18:10:59.015-05:00Hang in there, I always enjoy reading your Basketb...Hang in there, I always enjoy reading your Basketball blogs.sg488https://www.blogger.com/profile/00993979741912316505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post-42044587399584299082017-02-06T17:54:27.124-05:002017-02-06T17:54:27.124-05:00Thanks Chris...truth be told I've been mulling...Thanks Chris...truth be told I've been mulling this post over in my head for a while so I know exactly what you mean by not being able to articulate it the way you want to. Even though I've never met anybody in the blogosphere personally I don't think, I do feel like I've got some good friends in the hobby. <br /><br />Center Ice has already come in handy, I watched the Oilers-Canadiens game yesterday, that I would have missed otherwise, and today we were laughing about it as none of the three games on today's schedule can be watched on it- one being nationally televised and two being blocked out by being locally broadcast teams! It seems they don't repeat like the NBA does, which is troublesome, as I like to watch multiple games in a day...it doesn't matter to me if they are live or not...heck, it doesn't even always matter to me if I had already seen them or not, sometimes! Billy Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847326710191224832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post-39708087086811658112017-02-06T17:49:43.957-05:002017-02-06T17:49:43.957-05:00Thanks! I don't plan to stop anytime soon!Thanks! I don't plan to stop anytime soon!Billy Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847326710191224832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post-51954948424702974502017-02-06T17:48:57.206-05:002017-02-06T17:48:57.206-05:00Thanks Mark (I missed your comment earlier). I am ...Thanks Mark (I missed your comment earlier). I am really enjoying hockey. I wish I had started watching sooner. But I wouldn't have been able to get into it because last time I tried about 2 years ago I wasn't able to see the puck. I am hoping I will be able to make it to a couple of my favorite shows this year...time will tell, of course.Billy Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847326710191224832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post-70128377372755019822017-02-06T15:29:12.054-05:002017-02-06T15:29:12.054-05:00This was sad to read, but I can relate to a lot of...This was sad to read, but I can relate to a lot of it. I dont have the serious health problems that you do (yet?) but I do have bouts of anxiety and depression that have been exacerbated by the current state of our national discourse. Sports - and specifically sports cards (since far too often the villains win on the field, too) have kept me alive in ways I cant fully articulate. My wife gets on my case for buying cards sometimes but it's just about the only thing I enjoy anymore. <br /><br />I'm sorry to hear of your health issues, and the loss of all those things you once enjoyed. But this blogging community is so supportive and writing/blogging/venting can be so cathartic. I hope that posting this (and your mom's surprise gift of NHL Center Ice) helped you feel better.<br /><br />Hang in there, bud. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10268829182522679026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post-47860977409489722452017-02-06T08:39:17.109-05:002017-02-06T08:39:17.109-05:00I really appreciate your insight Billy. You add s...I really appreciate your insight Billy. You add so much to our community by blogging about basketball. Keep up the good work! BobWalkthePlankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011292576523365641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post-12091385448657815232017-02-06T06:54:43.455-05:002017-02-06T06:54:43.455-05:00Thank you! You do, all of you. Just by blogging an...Thank you! You do, all of you. Just by blogging and giving me something to read (even if I don't have anything worth saying in the comment section) I try to read every new post that shows up on my blogroll. Billy Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847326710191224832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post-11086658047752051842017-02-06T06:53:18.669-05:002017-02-06T06:53:18.669-05:00I just moved into aircraft when I joined my local ...I just moved into aircraft when I joined my local IPMS chapter in 2009. I was automotive only before then. One of my friends tells the story of attempting to simulate flight by using the thread or fishing wire to hang aircraft from a ceiling fan, then turning it on...it did not end well! That builder is pretty good. I subscribed to him. I have not done too much video work on my modeling but it takes up a lot of my website ( http://public.fotki.com/ElCaminoBilly/ ) Crystal Star was indeed terrible, and I wasn't a huge fan of the Vong invasion either, but still. The X-Wing series was my favorite, both in prose and comic form. they simply were the best! Billy Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847326710191224832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post-12305832574111302382017-02-06T06:49:30.529-05:002017-02-06T06:49:30.529-05:00Thank you, I hope you are right. While documenting...Thank you, I hope you are right. While documenting my card collection is an ongoing process, documenting my diecast collection is at about 99% done. I have them all on my website if you want to look...I don't know how to post a link in a comment so you'll have to copy and paste. http://public.fotki.com/ElCaminoBilly/diecast/Billy Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847326710191224832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post-41967667650592411762017-02-06T06:47:15.084-05:002017-02-06T06:47:15.084-05:00Thank you! I have no intention to slow down any ti...Thank you! I have no intention to slow down any time soon :)Billy Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847326710191224832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post-445198394026350512017-02-05T21:14:08.387-05:002017-02-05T21:14:08.387-05:00Hope that you know that, even though "we peop...Hope that you know that, even though "we people of the internet", don't truly know you, we do appreciate your thoughts, blog, and kindred interest in collecting. Though we may not understand your day to day struggles as we don't have to live it as you do, I hope it is fair to say on behalf of everyone else here, we are happy to be here for you and try to lift your spirits or make you day better if we can.CrazieJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06572217437316422524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post-69521868710201111732017-02-05T16:10:11.492-05:002017-02-05T16:10:11.492-05:00Even though you've had to give up other hobbie...Even though you've had to give up other hobbies I know that a lot of people are appreciative of all the work that you do for this hobby!ketchupman36https://www.blogger.com/profile/13633947289625312949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post-26944614573047404562017-02-05T15:39:21.772-05:002017-02-05T15:39:21.772-05:00Modeling. Man - I used to put together a ton of mo...Modeling. Man - I used to put together a ton of models as a kid. Usually WW2 airplanes, and then with clear sewing thread and a thumb tack, hang dogfights from the ceiling. My brother figured out you could heat a needle in a candle and then you could poke the body and wings to simulate bullet holes. <br /><br />Those were the day.<br /><br />I might get back to it, if I ever really had time. But I actually love to watch YT for guys that build the ever loving hell out of model kits and make them a billion times better than I ever did. I really like this guy's work:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC53hZgZPlQmKWFRFSpxbSxw<br /><br />All that being said, sorry to hear that things are down right now. Use what you can hobby wise to keep focus away from being bummed out. I hope to get some of the mailings from Tis The Season out next week - I'll make yours need to the top of the pile so you have stuff to sort through. There may be some bonus cards within (hint: there are). <br /><br />And yeah - I think blowing away post ROJ canon from SW sucked, but I understand that it hate to be done or TFN could never have been made with the tight confines to keep it within the EU at the time. Some of the books sucked (I'm looking first at you, "Crystal Star"), but losing the X-Wing book series and "Starfighters of Adumar" really were a shot to my gut. <br /><br />AND I CANNOT FIND MY SIGNED COPY OF THAT BOOK!!! When I presented it to Mr. Allston to sign at an event, he commented on how beat up it was. I replied "I've read it three times already and have laughed out loud in fast food joints while reading it". I got the impression he appreciated my love of the book. JediJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261262040532716901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post-1919744592705705022017-02-05T14:17:24.136-05:002017-02-05T14:17:24.136-05:00Keep moving forward my friend. Things in society W...Keep moving forward my friend. Things in society WILL get better. I believe people with decency and compassion will prevail. It won't be easy but America will right itself soon enough. <br /><br />I have a box packed up for you. It'll go out Monday. I can't believe you are/were a diecast collector and you'll see why soon enough. I was a collector, too. I still collect 1/64 Mustangs. <br /><br />Focus on the good things in your life, and keep blogging. Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post-31763973084908394442017-02-05T13:37:09.645-05:002017-02-05T13:37:09.645-05:00Keep your chin up Billy. I for one always enjoy re...Keep your chin up Billy. I for one always enjoy reading your posts. I'm also glad to hear your still enjoying Hockey. Hopefully your health improves enough to get out to a show or twoMark Hoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562266064195629037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post-21852188257569983882017-02-05T12:48:13.361-05:002017-02-05T12:48:13.361-05:00Keep up the blogging! It is good therapy and I en...Keep up the blogging! It is good therapy and I enjoy reading your posts! Hang in there!SumoMenkoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461389544030702085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858926958713988123.post-55094461529424848702017-02-05T12:26:04.492-05:002017-02-05T12:26:04.492-05:00And my sports intake just went up, as my mom surpr...And my sports intake just went up, as my mom surprised me with NHL Center Ice. Now I should be able to see every team during my first year, something that did not happen with the NBA.<br />Billy Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847326710191224832noreply@blogger.com