May the Fourth Be With You

Happy Star Wars Day!!!

I'm celebrating by finishing my kids' schooling early and then watching their choice of Star Wars content. We plan to start the festivities by lunchtime. This year the 'holiday' is probably an even bigger deal around my house than in the past. Despite the hole left by the lack of a Durham Bulls' Star Wars Night game this year(which has become an annual tradition for us), we will rejoice in the escapism the films enable. We will put on our franchise-themed gear, talk about our favorite scenes or characters, and spend time together.

Is there a more fitting day to show off one piece of a (not so)recent Zippy Zapping? I think not. This awesome manu-relic arrived in an extremely generous package back in mid-January. I highlighted several of the incredible cards from my first official Zapping in a Twitter thank you post at the time. I was very happy to receive this Rey since she is a character that my oldest daughter and I both like. I'm sure she will be the topic of several discussions as the day unfolds. I'm off to put the finishing touches on some Wookiee Cookies and pretzel light sabers. If you're not into Star Wars, try to find something else to be positive about. If you haven't already entered for the chance at some free cards, the claiming window is still open until 8pm tonight. Check out yesterday's post for details. Who isn't positive about free cards? Everyone stay safe and hang in there through these rough times.

May the force be with you! Thanks for reading.

Happy Star Wars Day!

May the fourth be with you!!! A quick post in honor of one of my favorite film franchises.

The first piece of cardboard up serves as a really great recap of the first six episodes and it's got a pretty great photo of Darth Vader as a bonus. While this is a really cool recent release, I am slowly but surely trying to piece together some of my favorite cards from the vintage Star Wars sets.

With that being said, I've always been a huge Yoda fanatic. This card from the Empire Strikes Back set highlights one of my favorite sequences of the original trilogy. I hope you've all enjoyed today's 'holiday'. Thanks for reading.

May the Fourth Be With You

Today is Star Wars Day! Yes, I know this is a baseball card blog, but I love the Star Wars Universe almost as much as baseball cards. That's why I jumped at the opportunity to add these pieces of cardboard to my collection recently.

This is one of the most iconic moments in film. Just moments before this shot, we were introduced to Darth Vader for the first time. From this moment, I was hooked.

Here is another memorable moment from A New Hope. These cards were both promos for the 2007 Topps 30th Anniversary Star Wars set. The backs look like this:

The Vader is P1 and Luke is P2. There is a third promo card floating around somewhere, but it haven't been able to track one down yet. I am actively searching, but I think it may have been some limited giveaway at some convention. Some day I'll find a copy and my three card set will be complete. As great as these two cards are, they pale in comparison to the original Topps sets from the late '70's and early '80's. Unfortunately, I don't own any of those...yet. 

I can't write a Star Wars post without highlighting my favorite character. Since I don't have a piece of cardboard to show off, I'll have to settle for a digital 'card' from my Star Wars Card Trader app.

Mmmmmm, the Fourth is with you it is....yessss!

All of this is a great warm-up for next Saturday, 5/16. That's when I get to take my girls to Star Wars night at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. They're pretty excited about it, almost as much as I am! I leave you with 'Jedi Wool E.' modeling last season's Star Wars themed jerseys. Happy Star Wars Day!!!