You guys have been letting me know that I have not blogged because the Nationwide. I respect the priority expressed about my well being. I am nonetheless battling some issues, particularly fatigue, however I’m in a significantly better place than I used to be presently two years in the past.
The true purpose I’ve not been running a blog is that I’ve been loopy busy together with, truthfully, dropping my motivation to weblog. I’ve been doing this right here little weblog now since 2011 and, frankly, I’m slightly uninterested in it. There’s solely a lot I can say a few card present.
Concern not, pricey readers, I’m not discontinuing the weblog however I want to change it up now and again to make it slightly extra fascinating to me. As you realize, I labored as a newspaper reporter in one other life and one of many issues I miss from these days are writing characteristic tales. I want to add a brand new wrinkle to this weblog and pen some characteristic tales on classic sports activities collectors — which suggests YOU, the follower of this weblog. I wish to study you, your assortment and share it with all my followers.
Anyone who’s to share their story and assortment, ship me an electronic mail at abrandongordon@hotmail.com. I am going to ship you some questions and also you ship me your responses and a few photographs and hopefully we will put collectively some fascinating profiles.
So whereas I used to be not running a blog, I used to be nonetheless attending exhibits nearly each weekend. I haven’t got many tales to inform however I do have photographs to share.
First up, after the Nationwide, was the August Oak Creek present. Admittedly, I used to be exhausted after the Nationwide however had no time to relaxation because the Oak Creek present was on the next Saturday.
On the Monday after the Nationwide, I used to be on the horn contacting my Oak Creek distributors to substantiate that the regulars have been establishing. Drawback — a lot of distributors have been unable to arrange on the present as a result of I moved it again one week so it could not battle with the Nationwide. Many distributors advised me they have been accessible on the regular first Saturday, however not the second Saturday, the day the present was scheduled.
So along with contacting all of the common distributors, I needed to work the ready listing which is an entire ache within the ass as a result of I all the time must contact three or 4 guys off the listing earlier than I can get one to commit. The outcome was an exhausted me working the listing all week to refill all the seller spots for the August 9 Oak Creek present. I used to be additionally making an attempt to cost some playing cards to promote on the present. It was a loopy week.
Ultimately, the present went off and not using a hitch. We had a superb crowd contemplating Oak Creek is simply 73 miles north of Rosemont, the situation of the prior week’s Nationwide conference that drew 150,000 individuals.
I do not bear in mind an entire lot from the August Oak Creek present. One factor that stands out was that I used to be flush with money from the Nationwide and trying to restock. I ended up shopping for a pleasant pile of 1950’s and 1960’s star playing cards and a close to set of 1964 Topps Giants from my pal Larry Larsen. Thanks Larry!
I already had a pleasant again stash of ’64 Giants and simply positioned a close to set right into a binder for subsequent week’s group of exhibits: Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Woodstock North Excessive College; and Sunday, October 19, 2025, at Downers Grove North Excessive College. Each of those exhibits are in Illinois.
Subsequent Oak Creek present is November 1, 2025. As common I’m bought out and overbooked. Subsequent Oak Creek Classic Present is November 15. I’ve loads of tables accessible for the Classic Present. 8-foot tables price simply $35. Ship me an electronic mail to register at abrandongordon@hotmail.com.
Beneath are some photographs from the August 9 Oak Creek Present:
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