Dolphin Puppets + Boobs: A Perfect Combo in Archer and The Real World

The last of my new Archer sketch card pickups popped up from a random seller who listed three at once. I wanted all but one was waaaay pricier than I cared for. The second was very nice but was more than I wanted to drop for what it was. The third one -- the one that would very soon become mine -- perfectly combined price with artist with sketch quality with number of characters present.

Darren Auck is the artist and he's long been one of my favorites in the set. Any newly unearthed sketch catches my eye by default but this really stood out. Darren is -- in my opinion -- referencing Archer covering Lana's breasts with stickers in the Season 4 premier as well as when he covered them with stickers in outer space (Season 3 two-part finale).

What makes this really cool is he is covering them with oven mitts featuring another character, so it's a three for one situation we find ourselves in. Four for one if you consider each dolphin puppet a separate entity. Anything with Beauregard on it, aka Pam's HR dolphin puppet, is a winner in my book.

(Zack) Wheat Wednesday: An Extremely Rare T206 Back Addition.....Red Hindu!

This is one card I 100% never thought I would own, and I specifically mean this copy of this card in addition to the card itself seemingly being unattainable. Red Hindu T206s are very tough, ranking Top 10 in scarcity. Factor in that some players always feel like they have less of a certain back combination that they exist in, and I knew it would always be a difficult get. The "this copy" comes in as this exact copy came in with a collection to the card shop I was working at, and I was instantly smitten. My boss almost immediately had it sold to a really good and wealthy customer, and it was out the door about as soon as it came in.

I took a picture with it (it was raw at the time) and kept that photo on my phone for damn near a decade, looking at it every so often and remembering a wonderful card, a super cool collection, and a great time in my life. But then a funny thing happened, and I got a random text from that boss years after leaving. He said something cool walked in, and he thought I would like to see it.

He sent over a front and back of this raw beauty and I was flooded with memories and the instant reaction that he better hold it for me because it was not going to end up in any collection other than mine and my Zack Wheat PC.

I had a ton of store credit with him for work I had done after leaving the shop, and that covered most of what I owed. Less than a c-note out of pocket and this stunner was mine. I eventually sent it to SGC for safety purposes and it will never leave my Wheat or T206 PC.

The all important Red Hindu back is the key here, and she is glorious!!

Sadly, I'm Sure We Will Bomb Mars

Great artwork will probably be the main theme of my collecting journey moving forward, at least for the foreseeable future. Be it sketch cards or non-sport vintage, seeing beautiful art makes this completely non-artistic person a happy camper.

Card number 47 in the 1962 Mars Attacks set enters the PC after an eBay win. The acquisition of "Earth Bombs Mars" puts me at 27 out of 55, or 49%. It's been a slow but fun process of snatching these up and I look forward to the long set build ahead as I tick away at my remaining needs.

(Zack) Wheat Wednesday: A Second Wm. Paterson Rarity Because Why Not....

I posted 2.5 years ago on an exceedingly rare Zack Wheat card I came across and had to snatch up. I had never heard of the set before....let alone been aware of Wheat's existence within it. That purchase led me to start selling stuff and condensing my collection, so it was a huge win overall. But as us collectors know all too well, when something like this pops up, another copy is right around the corner to taunt us and make us laugh at how hard we went after the first one.

You all know the ending to this story and that it finishes with me now owning two copies of Zack's 1922 Wm. Paterson card! The set is Canadian in origin and William Paterson was a candy company. They also put out a really dope set filled with some great names beyond my guy Zack (Ruth, Cobb, Hornsby, Speaker, Walter Johnson, Sisler, Eddie Collins, and a few other HOFers).

I did have to buy the card raw from a seller I truly loathe, but to own something so rare I was willing to make an exception. I sent it to SGC and love having a backup/trade piece on a beauty like this! My Wheat PC remains a collecting love that will always be there.

Jackie Robinson Day with a Beautiful 1950 Sporting News Dope Book Baseball Guide Full Page Piece

Jackie Robinson Day is upon us once again. I feel so many currently don't support what Jackie stood for and will root for athletes from other places while simultaneously shitting on those that are different. With that in mind, I will celebrate this day every year (and not just on April 15th).

I snagged this very frameable and displayable piece from eBay over two years ago, and for less than $14 shipped to my doorstep. Give me every playing days Jackie item possible, and more than one of each wouldn't be so bad come to think of it.