Topic: What is your most powerful and important memory with baseball cards?

campyfan39 · #1 04-18-2025, 08:34 PM

I wrote a whole book about mine!

My Dad went in 1978 (I was 5) to my grandparents' house to retrieve his grocery bags of cards from his childhood. His grandpa ran a grocery store and would give him packs on their weekly Sunday visits in Durham, NC. The first ones Dad remembered were 54 topps.

He knew they were "cleaning house" now that his younger sister had moved out. Unfortunately, they had thrown his cards and comics out two days before he arrived. He would have been happy to dumpster dive, but they used a burn barrel!

Dad then went on a journey to "Buy Back" the cards of his youth, and he took me along for the ride! He passed at barely 54 years old. I was only 29. I now treasure those times together, those cards, and the people we met. I documented them mainly for my boys and friends, but it has sold a decent number of copies. Rich Klein even did a nice article on the book when it came out 14 years ago, and Leon let me make a post here. I am in the process of editing and updating it now! (Grammarly and professional editors have humbled me haha!)

And YES my thumb looks terrible! I smashed it during a mission trip to western NC last weekend!

Great to read everyones stories!

dbussell12 · #2 04-19-2025, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by campyfan39

I wrote a whole book about mine!

My Dad went in 1978 (I was 5) to my grandparents' house to retrieve his grocery bags of cards from his childhood. His grandpa ran a grocery store and would give him packs on their weekly Sunday visits in Durham, NC. The first ones Dad remembered were 54 topps.

He knew they were "cleaning house" now that his younger sister had moved out. Unfortunately, they had thrown his cards and comics out two days before he arrived. He would have been happy to dumpster dive, but they used a burn barrel!

Dad then went on a journey to "Buy Back" the cards of his youth, and he took me along for the ride! He passed at barely 54 years old. I was only 29. I now treasure those times together, those cards, and the people we met. I documented them mainly for my boys and friends, but it has sold a decent number of copies. Rich Klein even did a nice article on the book when it came out 14 years ago, and Leon let me make a post here. I am in the process of editing and updating it now! (Grammarly and professional editors have humbled me haha!)

And YES my thumb looks terrible! I smashed it during a mission trip to western NC last weekend!

Great to read everyones stories!

wow chris you're ahead of the game on this one!! what's your doctorate in by the way? im a masters in philosophy + systems theory

this sounds like a great tale of redemption... have to look into it!! my best -- david

campyfan39 · #3 04-19-2025, 02:36 PM

Thank you
I have a Doctorate in Christian Apologetics. It's been the most useful education I've ever had. Thanks for your kind remarks. I hope to have the book redone by the end of the year, and hopefully, Leon will allow me to post about it again like he did 14 years ago.
God Bless, and I have enjoyed reading everyone's stories on this thread.

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Originally Posted by dbussell12

wow chris you're ahead of the game on this one!! what's your doctorate in by the way? im a masters in philosophy + systems theory

this sounds like a great tale of redemption... have to look into it!! my best -- david

dbussell12 · #4 04-19-2025, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by campyfan39

Thank you
I have a Doctorate in Christian Apologetics. It's been the most useful education I've ever had. Thanks for your kind remarks. I hope to have the book redone by the end of the year, and hopefully, Leon will allow me to post about it again like he did 14 years ago.
God Bless, and I have enjoyed reading everyone's stories on this thread.

I'm sure we could have a great dialogue about Kierkegaard, Meister Eckhart, and Hildegaard... and the deeper Christian texts + scrolls. awesome.

dbussell12 · #5 04-19-2025, 03:47 PM

Here's another milestone for me guys -- my Satchel Paige portrait from last night. My first real foray into baseball themes since I was a kid. Taking the love of cards, especially early caramels, into the art sphere.

ASF123 · #6 04-19-2025, 10:49 PM

To the original poster David - you�ve started several threads in the last few days that have encouraged people to post great stories, thoughts and cards. It�s been fun to read, and I thank you for facilitating such interesting and revealing discussions.

dbussell12 · #7 04-19-2025, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ASF123

To the original poster David - you�ve started several threads in the last few days that have encouraged people to post great stories, thoughts and cards. It�s been fun to read, and I thank you for facilitating such interesting and revealing discussions.

hey andrew --- i really appreciate you saying this. i've always felt it is really important to foster and facilitate connection on a deeper level, and i'm really glad it's making a positive impact. awesome to hear; thanks for being here. it really is great to read and share everyone's stories together. there's a lot of power behind the love and passion of baseball and cards and history. lots of really meaningful ways to connect.

cheers; hope you're having a great saturday night.
david

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