My dedication to just about everything, can be questioned. By no means do I lack enthusiasm; I’m full of piss and vinegar, but I’ve got some issues with dedication. I’ve maintained interest in a couple of things for more than about 6 months, both of which cost too much money and would have terribly adverse effects if I ever planned on quitting. Chain smoking’s obviously one of them and my lovely girlfriend is the other. Other than those, I realistically can’t think of a single thing that’s stood the test of time.
Card collecting is approaching that magical six month mark, and it’s still fairly enjoyable. Nothing, of course, is more enjoyable than getting free things. Mario over at WaxHeaven.com, held a contest sponsored by the Upper Deck company. The entire autograph set from UD’s Spectrum of the Stars was given away in a contest.
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Cheech and Chong, or Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong of Up in Smoke fame were my bounty. This is absolutely wonderful, and I couldn’t be anymore pleased. I remember discovering Up in Smoke for the first time in high-school and loved it. Smoking up wasn’t my thang per se, but the movie itself is hilarious.
Cheech Marin’s still tearing up the acting scene and while born in California, I feel safe entitling him the Mexican Sam Jackson. Marin’s been in absolutely everything and recently finished “The Perfect Game,” the story of the first team that wasn’t American to win the Little League World Series. In 1957 Angel Marcias managed to throw a perfect game to lead Mexico to the title. Good movie? maybe…
Tommy Chong hasn’t acted nearly as much, but the majority of you will know him from his recurring role on That 70′s Show. Chong took to promoting pipes and bongs on the interwebz for his son, which apparently isn’t exactly legal in all American jurisdictions. Chong was sentenced to 9 months. Josh Gilbert detailed the entire saga in his docu-pic A/K/A Tommy Chong.
On Ebay, the Cheech card is selling for about 10 dollars more than the Chong card, which befuddles me. Tommy is by far the more interesting of the two, but I guess Marin’s more in the spot-light.
It’s always nice to get something that you love but probably would never buy, like new underwear with an elastic waistband that still holds it form, or white socks that are still white.
Thanks!
