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Showing posts with label 1991 ProSet Superstars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1991 ProSet Superstars. Show all posts
Friday, May 15, 2015
The Thrill is Gone: BB King (1925-2015)
I have seen hundreds of concerts, but there are artists I never got to see. One of my bigger regrets is not making the time to catch BB King Live.
1991 ProSet Super Stars Legends #14 BB King
1991 ProSet Super Stars Legends #14 BB King (b-side)
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Monday, April 20, 2015
Performance for the Planet: Earth Day 1990
I have been to numerous festivals throughout my years of concert going. Many of these shows have been to raise awareness for various causes (with varying degrees of merit). 25 years ago on April 21 1990 I went to one to celebrate Earth Day.
1991 ProSet Super Stars Bruce Hornsby
1990 Marked the 20th Anniversary of Earth Day. Which seemed like a pretty noteworthy accomplishment at the time. Today in 2015 we mark the 45th earth day,
This means we are now five years further removed from the 20th anniversary than that milestone was from the events inception.
The 20th Anniversary Concert held at Columbia MDs Merriweather Post Pavillion featured at least a dozen acts including Bruce Hornsby who appears on the above trading card.
Year of the No-Hitter
A few weeks ago we mentioned Mark Langston starting a no-hitter (that was completed by teammate Mike Witt). While I was reading up on Langston I cam across an interesting piece of celebrity networking gossip. Langston and Bruce Hornsby are close friends. They met after a Range concert in Seattle.
When he was a free agent prior to the 1990 season Mark Langston checked in with Bruce Hornsby while scouting the Dodgers and Angels. The first phone call Langston got after pitching his no-hitter was from Bruce Hornsby.
Bruce Hornsby and the Range were not the only act involved in the Earth Day Concert.
1990 04 21 Performance for the Planet Lineup
The Earth Day show had to be one of the first that I had been to that had a program. Twenty-Five years later it makes for a fun read. Notable bands included Michelle Schocked, Billy Bragg, Baltimore Mainstay Crack The Sky, The Indigo Girls, Fabulous Thurnderbirds (featuring Steve Ray Vaughn's brother Jimmie, KRS-One, Ziggy Marley and 10,000 Maniacs
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1990: Year of the No-Hitter
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SI Between Lines
Encyclopedia Britannica
1990 Marked the 20th Anniversary of Earth Day. Which seemed like a pretty noteworthy accomplishment at the time. Today in 2015 we mark the 45th earth day,
This means we are now five years further removed from the 20th anniversary than that milestone was from the events inception.
The 20th Anniversary Concert held at Columbia MDs Merriweather Post Pavillion featured at least a dozen acts including Bruce Hornsby who appears on the above trading card.
Year of the No-Hitter
A few weeks ago we mentioned Mark Langston starting a no-hitter (that was completed by teammate Mike Witt). While I was reading up on Langston I cam across an interesting piece of celebrity networking gossip. Langston and Bruce Hornsby are close friends. They met after a Range concert in Seattle.
When he was a free agent prior to the 1990 season Mark Langston checked in with Bruce Hornsby while scouting the Dodgers and Angels. The first phone call Langston got after pitching his no-hitter was from Bruce Hornsby.
Bruce Hornsby and the Range were not the only act involved in the Earth Day Concert.
The Earth Day show had to be one of the first that I had been to that had a program. Twenty-Five years later it makes for a fun read. Notable bands included Michelle Schocked, Billy Bragg, Baltimore Mainstay Crack The Sky, The Indigo Girls, Fabulous Thurnderbirds (featuring Steve Ray Vaughn's brother Jimmie, KRS-One, Ziggy Marley and 10,000 Maniacs
Sources and Links
Vittles Tunes - index of our Music related posts
1990: Year of the No-Hitter
LA Times
SI Between Lines
Encyclopedia Britannica
Sunday, December 22, 2013
WeekLinks
Another new feature I may never return to, Highlights of stuff that happened this week:
Phillies sign Roberto Hernandez (nee Fausto Carmona)
1991 ProSet Super Stars #48 Hall & Oates
Tuesday 2013-12-17 the Rock n Roll HoF announced Phillies Pop Soul Duo Hall & Oates induction.
Weds 2013-12-18 Former Phil Raul Ibanez signs w/ Angels, Phillies DFA former prospect Sebastian Valle.
The return of Lou Marson to the Phillies via spring training invite also announced on Wednesday.
@ToppsCards teases some 2014 Topps Cards
and Finally Phillies Hall of Famer Steve Carlton turns 70 today. Happy Birthday Lefty!
Phillies sign Roberto Hernandez (nee Fausto Carmona)
Tuesday 2013-12-17 the Rock n Roll HoF announced Phillies Pop Soul Duo Hall & Oates induction.
Weds 2013-12-18 Former Phil Raul Ibanez signs w/ Angels, Phillies DFA former prospect Sebastian Valle.
The return of Lou Marson to the Phillies via spring training invite also announced on Wednesday.
@ToppsCards teases some 2014 Topps Cards
and Finally Phillies Hall of Famer Steve Carlton turns 70 today. Happy Birthday Lefty!
Monday, May 20, 2013
Ray Manzarek (1939 - 2013)
When I was a kid the Doors were my band.
1991 ProSet Super Stars #6 The Doors
Everybody I ran with identified themselves with one of the Classic Rock titans, the Beattles, Stones, the Who, Zeppelin etc. I initially took on the Doors because of their dark mysticism and Jim Morrison's crazy persona.
At some point I realized that it was also Ray Manzarek's keyboard work that attracted me. At some level this led me to other keyboardists - most notably the late Warren Zevon and more recently Tori Amos and Ben Folds. I also discovered the Cowpunk beauty of X and John Doe via Manzarek.
I was also introduced to 'Classical' music by Manzarek. In 1983 he released a very accessible rendition of Carl Orff's Song Cycle "Carmina Burana". It is a pretty fasicnating piece of music and a nice addition to nay music collection.
Manzarek was also authored the short novel "A Poet in Exile" in 2001. I don't remember it well, but it was an enjoyable read - the story is a basically a fictionalization of Jim Morrison type rock star presumed dead, but his band mate "Roy" discovers him living in exile on a pacific island.
FTC
There is a complete 260 card set of 1991 ProSet Superstars currently listed for $12 BIN/Shipped. If your willing to gamble you can get it for $9 if nobody else bids on it - I suspect it will go unclaimed.
The set has an uhm...interesting checklist that includes Rock Music Icons like John Lennon and the Who a good dose of classic rock, and some stars of the era (Vanilla Ice, Debbie Gibson, MC Hammer, Hoodoo Gurus)
The Doors have 5 cards in the set, of course I am missing the one that has the most info on Manzarek (collecting fail for team Phungo). I do like the #6 card featured here, Ray Manzarek shares the shot with Morrison only.
Everybody I ran with identified themselves with one of the Classic Rock titans, the Beattles, Stones, the Who, Zeppelin etc. I initially took on the Doors because of their dark mysticism and Jim Morrison's crazy persona.
At some point I realized that it was also Ray Manzarek's keyboard work that attracted me. At some level this led me to other keyboardists - most notably the late Warren Zevon and more recently Tori Amos and Ben Folds. I also discovered the Cowpunk beauty of X and John Doe via Manzarek.
I was also introduced to 'Classical' music by Manzarek. In 1983 he released a very accessible rendition of Carl Orff's Song Cycle "Carmina Burana". It is a pretty fasicnating piece of music and a nice addition to nay music collection.
Manzarek was also authored the short novel "A Poet in Exile" in 2001. I don't remember it well, but it was an enjoyable read - the story is a basically a fictionalization of Jim Morrison type rock star presumed dead, but his band mate "Roy" discovers him living in exile on a pacific island.
FTC
There is a complete 260 card set of 1991 ProSet Superstars currently listed for $12 BIN/Shipped. If your willing to gamble you can get it for $9 if nobody else bids on it - I suspect it will go unclaimed.
The set has an uhm...interesting checklist that includes Rock Music Icons like John Lennon and the Who a good dose of classic rock, and some stars of the era (Vanilla Ice, Debbie Gibson, MC Hammer, Hoodoo Gurus)
The Doors have 5 cards in the set, of course I am missing the one that has the most info on Manzarek (collecting fail for team Phungo). I do like the #6 card featured here, Ray Manzarek shares the shot with Morrison only.
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