Off-Topic Forum

Felix, you should take some pics of launches and post them here occassionally. It's already obvious that I'm not the only one on here interested in space stuff.

Dave, NASA doesn't seem to be doing most of the launching these days. They are testing some stuff, but SpaceX and Blue Origin have been doing a lot of the launches from the Cape the past few years. I still hate that I never got to see a Shuttle launch in-person.

I got to see my first goalie fight tonight!

Congrats... There aren't all that common but I have seen a few over the years . Back in the day Ron Hextall, Billy Smith, Patrick Roy to name a few would occasionally have a dust-up...

Thanks for the all the information about the rocket launches everyone. One of these days I'll get to see one.

I got to see highlights of that fight. That was pretty funny. I've never seen goalies fight each other either.

It must have been pretty funny. They have so much padding on.

Omg guys I have the best news 😍😍😍 probably by the end of the week I'll be back to trading moving day is tomorrow I'm so excited I can't wait lots of cards going to be traded away and/or just sent to others to help them

Went for a skate at a local indoor facility. Worked up a pretty good sweat. Also a nice sunny day with  a temperature just above freezing. Another great day to be alive.

I added this original 1958 Edsel promo to my collection last night! 

For those who don't know, I'm obsessed with Edsels. They were produced for only three years, 1958-60. This promo, made by AMT, was available at Edsel dealerships starting on September 4th, 1957, when the 1958 Edsels went on sale. This example retains the original box, which is a rarity. Most original boxes got tossed. There's some warpage due to the acetate used, but not bad at all, and better than an exaple I saw at 4 times the price last October! 

I've actually been dialing back on card purchases with the intent to purchase an actual driveable Edsel or El Camino. It hasn't really worked, and will probably never happen...but I will keep dreaming. For now, I am thrilled to have this example in my collection! And this would have been one of only three replicas actually sold by the Edsel dealers, I believe, and it's the first one to join my collection. 1959 and 60 promos are exceptionally rare...so rare I don't even know if they actually exist. This might be the only one done, I don't know. This is only the fourth of fifth copy of the 1958 I've ever seen in person...despite the fact that I've been going to model shows and events for almost 20 years. 

You can see the photo at it's correct aspect ratio, and a few other pictures if you click through, here: https://public.fotki.com/ElCaminoBilly/tnmcc/february-2020-meeting/2020-863.html

Very cool Billy. Didn't Henry Ford have a son named Edsel ?