I forgot to mention this the day I got them, but I finally have new locks for my wheelchair. Previously I had scissor locks, but one broke. Since I liked push to lock locks better I decided to get those again as a replacement and they have been great so far. =)
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Friday, September 30, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
My website is back up!
After about a year and a half of being offline, I finally put it back up. It is in dire need of being updated, though, so I still have a bunch of work to do on it.
=)
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
1992-93 Topps Stadium Club Basketball - Case Break (TRANSCRIPT)
Hey YouTubers, I have a little something different for you today.
If you read my blog, you know that I collect sports cards. Well, I recently busted a case of 1992-93 Topps Stadium Club Basketball. That was Shaquille O'Neal and Alonzo Mourning's rookie year. I've had the case for about eight years and initially I had planned to keep it for twenty years and then sell it, but I got the urge to open some packs, so I decided to open it.
I'm going to show you the cards I pulled from the case, but I have one more box to open first, *holds up box* so I'll do that and then show you the cards.
Alight, so I finished opening that last box and I should have mentioned before that the case had 8 boxes in it and each box had 36 packs. Each pack has 15 cards, with the exception of packs that have a Beam Team insert card. Those packs have sixteen.
There is suppose to be one Beam Team card every 36 packs, which is about one per box. However, I ended up pulling nine Beam Team cards instead of eight. Amazingly enough, the extra Beam Team card I pulled was Michael Jordan, which is pretty much the best card you can get from this particular product and it is the card that made me want to open the case in the first place. The only card I missed out on that I was hoping for was Shaq's Beam Team insert, but overall I'm really happy with what I pulled.
So without further delay, here are the cards.
**23 Robert Horry rookies. (They're) not really worth much, but he was a pretty good player.
**20 Latrell Sprewell rookies. (He is) probably most famous for choking his coach. ...or trying to, I don't know if he actually did.
**21 Alonzo Mourning rookies.
**20 Shaquille O'Neal rookies.
Here are some of the common cards that I pulled, but stars back in the day. John Stockton, Isiah Thomas, James Worthy, David Robinson, Clyde Drexler, Dominique Wilkins, Alonzo Mourning (Member's Choice variation) Reggie Miller, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon, Karl Malone, Chris Mullin, Jeff Hornacek, Scottie Pippen, Dikembe Mutombo, and another Dominique Wilkins (Member's Choice).
Then I also have about *counts* 23 Shaquille O'Neal Member's Choice cards.
...and... *counts again* 20 Michael Jordan Member's Choice cards.
Alright, so here they are. The best ones for last. These are the ones you get about one per box. The Beam Team inserts.
I'll start from the back.
Tim Hardaway
Mark Price (this was the one I got first in the box that Jordan was in, so I was really surprised when I got the Jordan)
Jeff Malone (I got this in the last box. Again, I was hoping for the Shaq, but still...)
Jeff Hornacek
Reggie Miller
Clyyyyde Drexler
Shawn Kemp
Dominique Wilkins
...and...
MJ. Michael Jordan.
So there you have it, that is pretty much just about everything I got in the case. I hope you enjoyed this case break video aaaand the next one I am going to do actually will be 2011 Topps Finest Football. I just got two cases of that, but I'm probably going to sell one. So hopefully you'll join me for that.
Bye bye.
(Something I forgot to mention is that 8 out of the 9 Beam Team inserts were found in a pack in the bottom right column in the box. So if you have a box of 92-93 Stadium Club, look there first.)
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If you read my blog, you know that I collect sports cards. Well, I recently busted a case of 1992-93 Topps Stadium Club Basketball. That was Shaquille O'Neal and Alonzo Mourning's rookie year. I've had the case for about eight years and initially I had planned to keep it for twenty years and then sell it, but I got the urge to open some packs, so I decided to open it.
I'm going to show you the cards I pulled from the case, but I have one more box to open first, *holds up box* so I'll do that and then show you the cards.
Alight, so I finished opening that last box and I should have mentioned before that the case had 8 boxes in it and each box had 36 packs. Each pack has 15 cards, with the exception of packs that have a Beam Team insert card. Those packs have sixteen.
There is suppose to be one Beam Team card every 36 packs, which is about one per box. However, I ended up pulling nine Beam Team cards instead of eight. Amazingly enough, the extra Beam Team card I pulled was Michael Jordan, which is pretty much the best card you can get from this particular product and it is the card that made me want to open the case in the first place. The only card I missed out on that I was hoping for was Shaq's Beam Team insert, but overall I'm really happy with what I pulled.
So without further delay, here are the cards.
**23 Robert Horry rookies. (They're) not really worth much, but he was a pretty good player.
**20 Latrell Sprewell rookies. (He is) probably most famous for choking his coach. ...or trying to, I don't know if he actually did.
**21 Alonzo Mourning rookies.
**20 Shaquille O'Neal rookies.
Here are some of the common cards that I pulled, but stars back in the day. John Stockton, Isiah Thomas, James Worthy, David Robinson, Clyde Drexler, Dominique Wilkins, Alonzo Mourning (Member's Choice variation) Reggie Miller, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon, Karl Malone, Chris Mullin, Jeff Hornacek, Scottie Pippen, Dikembe Mutombo, and another Dominique Wilkins (Member's Choice).
Then I also have about *counts* 23 Shaquille O'Neal Member's Choice cards.
...and... *counts again* 20 Michael Jordan Member's Choice cards.
Alright, so here they are. The best ones for last. These are the ones you get about one per box. The Beam Team inserts.
I'll start from the back.
Tim Hardaway
Mark Price (this was the one I got first in the box that Jordan was in, so I was really surprised when I got the Jordan)
Jeff Malone (I got this in the last box. Again, I was hoping for the Shaq, but still...)
Jeff Hornacek
Reggie Miller
Clyyyyde Drexler
Shawn Kemp
Dominique Wilkins
...and...
MJ. Michael Jordan.
So there you have it, that is pretty much just about everything I got in the case. I hope you enjoyed this case break video aaaand the next one I am going to do actually will be 2011 Topps Finest Football. I just got two cases of that, but I'm probably going to sell one. So hopefully you'll join me for that.
Bye bye.
(Something I forgot to mention is that 8 out of the 9 Beam Team inserts were found in a pack in the bottom right column in the box. So if you have a box of 92-93 Stadium Club, look there first.)
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Friday, September 16, 2011
Silly little things that make me happy - Part 1
In life there are various things that make me happy. Some of them have to do with music or art, some are specific people that are a part of my life, and others are related to nature. (...and there are still others that I am forgetting at the moment, I'm sure.)
Anyway, the one that is shining bright in my mind is a snippet of the song Never Neverland from the musical Peter Pan. I love the entire song, really. It makes me happy and sad at the same time, which is quite the paradox.
The specific part that gives me a sense of euphoria, though, is from 1:15 to 1:26 in this video of the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDbp0_vIlAg (Side note, Mary Martin was and will always be awesome.)
Now, the reason why it pleases me so much has to do with music theory. The chords played during that part are F, Cm, C#dim, Dm7, and F7. Listening to (and even more so actually playing that part) gives me a wonderfully great sense of well being that is unlike any other. This sensation seemingly only comes from music, for me. (As I mentioned before, a great many things bring happiness to me. This particular type of happiness only comes from music, though.)
Interestingly enough, there were two main composers for the music in Peter Pan. Mark Charlap and Jule Styne. Never Neverland is by Jule Styne. There is another tune by Styne in the show that I really enjoy, as well. The title of that one is "Wendy."
--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xUSkX89rZ4
Still another by Jule Styne, Captain Hook's Waltz:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwuPqeG0qI4
For the most part Styne's songs are much more interesting (to play, anyway) than Charlap's compositions. Mark Charlap's songs are dreadfully boring to play. They are fine to listen to, but just not very interesting in a music theory sense.
I digress, though.
There are other songs that give me the same feeling that Never Neverland gives me, but I can't think of them at the moment. When I do, I will post about them.
Have a good one.
http://www.youtube.com/WheelzOfFortune
http://www.youtube.com/JosephVisaggi
Anyway, the one that is shining bright in my mind is a snippet of the song Never Neverland from the musical Peter Pan. I love the entire song, really. It makes me happy and sad at the same time, which is quite the paradox.
The specific part that gives me a sense of euphoria, though, is from 1:15 to 1:26 in this video of the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDbp0_vIlAg (Side note, Mary Martin was and will always be awesome.)
Now, the reason why it pleases me so much has to do with music theory. The chords played during that part are F, Cm, C#dim, Dm7, and F7. Listening to (and even more so actually playing that part) gives me a wonderfully great sense of well being that is unlike any other. This sensation seemingly only comes from music, for me. (As I mentioned before, a great many things bring happiness to me. This particular type of happiness only comes from music, though.)
Interestingly enough, there were two main composers for the music in Peter Pan. Mark Charlap and Jule Styne. Never Neverland is by Jule Styne. There is another tune by Styne in the show that I really enjoy, as well. The title of that one is "Wendy."
--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xUSkX89rZ4
Still another by Jule Styne, Captain Hook's Waltz:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwuPqeG0qI4
For the most part Styne's songs are much more interesting (to play, anyway) than Charlap's compositions. Mark Charlap's songs are dreadfully boring to play. They are fine to listen to, but just not very interesting in a music theory sense.
I digress, though.
There are other songs that give me the same feeling that Never Neverland gives me, but I can't think of them at the moment. When I do, I will post about them.
Have a good one.
http://www.youtube.com/WheelzOfFortune
http://www.youtube.com/JosephVisaggi
Saturday, September 10, 2011
2004 Dodge Ram Van With Ramp - Transcript
Hey all. Today's video is to show how I get in my wheelchair van that has a lift (meant to say "ramp") and also to show how I transfer into the driver's seat so that I can drive the van.
*ramp goes down*
Sometimes the ramp gets stuck if there is a little lip on the ground, but most of the time that isn't a problem.
*next clip*
Okay, so once I'm in the van I park my wheelchair right here (between the driver and passenger seat) and then I transfer into the driver's seat.
Then I'll put up the ramp.
*next clip*
Alright, so there you have it. I'm in the driver's seat - I have the keys in the ignition - I'll put the chair up to where I'm comfortable - fix the mirror - get my seat belt on - start the car and I'm ready to go.
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*ramp goes down*
Sometimes the ramp gets stuck if there is a little lip on the ground, but most of the time that isn't a problem.
*next clip*
Okay, so once I'm in the van I park my wheelchair right here (between the driver and passenger seat) and then I transfer into the driver's seat.
Then I'll put up the ramp.
*next clip*
Alright, so there you have it. I'm in the driver's seat - I have the keys in the ignition - I'll put the chair up to where I'm comfortable - fix the mirror - get my seat belt on - start the car and I'm ready to go.
http://www.youtube.com/WheelzOfFortune
Friday, September 2, 2011
Power
I finally got power back at around 6:30 today.
What an ordeal. The electric company claimed they didn't know our street was without power until Thursday night even though I called on Sunday to report it and so did a lot of my neighbors.
Anyway, thank God that is over with.
...I hope.
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What an ordeal. The electric company claimed they didn't know our street was without power until Thursday night even though I called on Sunday to report it and so did a lot of my neighbors.
Anyway, thank God that is over with.
...I hope.
http://www.youtube.com/WheelzOfFortune
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