jools&jim

Coming up later tonight (start around 9:00 PM est)...a BIG lot of BA DCs: some in grade, some not, lots of different titles and genres -- 100-pagers, horror, superheroes, romance, etc. All priced to sell...I hope!

Kudos to MCMiles for a very sharp Tales of Supense #96. Love those later TOS Kirby Cap covers!

Wolverine was never very popular with my friends and I until the Claremont-Byrne run on X-Men. The first X-Men issues we read off the stands were the mid-'70s reprints, and Cyclops was--hands down--the coolest X-Man, and (to us at least) one of the cooler characters in the entire Marvel universe. There was just something about the costume, the visor, the eye beams, etc., that put him over the top for the 10 year-old comic kids at West Creek Hills Elementary School, ca. 1975.

I remember seeing the "new" X-Men for the first time at a friend's house (maybe around #96 or so?), and thinking "wow...these characters kinda suck." But a few years later, we were all crazy about the Byrne stuff...and Wolverine.

I wanted to give kudos to new-ish member Kain76 for his purchase of a CGC X-Men 94. Fast payment and excellent communication. Thanks!

 

...I'd like echo what Marc said re: kain76. Great communication and fast payment on a GL 76 he just bought from me.

 

I thought I was the one who bought your GL 76 two days ago.....

...yours was the last of two copies I had. The first one I sold to kain76 (back on Jan 10), and it was a Fine/Fine+. (thumbs u

I wanted to give kudos to new-ish member Kain76 for his purchase of a CGC X-Men 94. Fast payment and excellent communication. Thanks!

...I'd like echo what Marc said re: kain76. Great communication and fast payment on a GL 76 he just bought from me.

Kudos to mikeyriffhard on that ASM 121! Excellent shipping/packaging!

(thumbs u Thanks and back atcha! Glad you liked it!

Kudos to Dover for hooking me up with the perfect reading copy of ASM 122. Bravo!

Kudos to ft88 and TheAvenger80 for some very cool, very affordable BA issues of Green Lantern -- shipped fast, too! Thanks, fellas!

-Mike

Kudos to mikeyriffhard for a good deal on a nice copy of ASM #122 (and a bag of Mylites). I've heard the phrase "bomb-proof packing" more than once around here, but this was truly exhibit A. :hail:

Thanks Scott! Glad you liked it! And kudos to you, too, for having to deal with my extreme packaging!

Best, -Mikey

Starting tomorrow night: a HUGE stack of BA Marvels (some SA, too). New collection...wide variety of grades, cheap lots and single issues.

Here are some quick pics of the (roughly) sorted pile:

Coming up in a few hours: several more Marvel and DC keys. Later SA and some BA this time...wide variety of grades, too.

Kudos to mikeyriffhard for some more kick-azz rock'n'roll.

 

And an Avengers #4, packaged like it was some key book or something... (thumbs u

Thanks Rudi...glad you liked it!!! (thumbs u

Kudos to:

 

To mikeyriffhard for DD#1 in a grade I could afford. I would have posted these Kudos 2 hours ago but he packed the book behind a ton of cardboard and packing tape.

 

Perils of being a former US Postal Service employee! Glad you liked it!

-Mikey

Maybe a few more books from me tonight...after 9:00 EST as usual...

Kudos to mtlevy for some killer SA/BA Marvels: accurate grading, superb packaging, fast delivery, and cool freebies, too! A fine new seller and very much a credit to the Boards! Bravo!

-Mikey

I spent nine hours yesterday assembling the most complicated (and expensive) cluster fudge of a bunk-bed I've ever seen for my 8 year-old. It was a complete nightmare of mislabeled parts, a zillion different screws and bolts, and utterly confusing @ss-backwards instructions which were apparently written and drawn by Dr. Seuss. I sweated, swore, dropped stuff on my feet, busted my knuckles, and wrenched my back...but it was finished by the time my daughter was ready for bed last night, and when she saw it all put together, made up with her Barbie sheets and ready to go, she shot me a HUGE smile, threw her arms around me, and said "Oh, thank you, daddy...you're AWESOME."

Kids are a drain on anything and everything you call your own: time, money, energy, resources, patience, nerves, etc., etc. And they're worth all of it and much, much more.

So no...you'll never be ready (my parents weren't, but I'm damn glad I'm here!)...and nothing else compares.

Good luck!

Tomorrow (Sunday) night at the usual time: A few more lower grade SA Marvel keys...

Kudos to mikeyriffhard for some cool old books with Captain America in them.

 

And if you ever need to be reminded what real kick-azz rock'n'roll is supposed to sound like, ask him for a demo CD.

 

The Ripovs rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrock!!!

 

 

:headbang: :headbang: out of :headbang: :headbang:

 

Whoa! Too kind, man! Thanks! And glad you liked the books, too!

Best,

Mikey

CGC Boards = Mikeyriffhard

eBay = garagerocker1

Coming up after 9:00 tonight...a few Marvel keys, including a BIG one...!

Coming up in a few hours: more SA Marvels from my stash, including a minor key or two...and maybe a MAJOR one (but NO promises...depends on my mood and how the beer holds out!).

Thanks for looking!

-Mikey

BIG kudos to new (to the Boards) seller mtlevy for a tightly-graded & bargain-priced ASM #14. Fast delivery and insanely over-packaged, too! A first-rate transaction all around! Bravo!

Coming up at around 9:30 or so (EST) tonight -- a few cool SA Marvels: some oddball first issues, a semi-key or two, and at least one real key. Stay tuned!

 Originally Posted By: mikeyriffhard

 Originally Posted By: cd4ever

The Nuge!!!

 

 

Have you seen him recently? I haven't, and really don't know what to expect these days...

Saw him about 4 years ago......very comparable to when I saw him 25 years ago. Except he fires off a lot more bow and arrows mid-concert. He's a dude that just don't give a fukk. And will still take every solo he can. Not to be missed.

 Originally Posted By: cd4ever

 Originally Posted By: mikeyriffhard

 Originally Posted By: cd4ever

Did someone just diss the Foo's??? I saw them live a couple weeks ago and it was KILLER!!!! Best hard rock show I've seen in a long time...better then Van Halen....better than Bon Jovi.....Better than Rush....Almost better than Air Supply.

 

Dave Grohl is the coolest person in the universe and a freakin comedian too. Yes, I know, all these bands I mentioned are old. But so am I.

 

Counting Crows in a few weeks with Maroon 5. The Crows are probably my favorite live band. Adam is so disfunctional and the songs are super-heartfelt but when they need to rock, they can, better than most.

 

We inhabit different musical worlds, my friend...upcoming (mainstream) shows for me include Ted Nugent, Kix, and Motorhead...

The Nuge!!!

PS: The Air Supply was a joke...I hope everyone got that. Although in full disclosure, if Making Love Out of Nothing at All doesn't move you, you're probably already dead. For 5 years or so, Jim Steinman was the best songwriter in the world and Bat out of Hell will be buried with me. Meat Loaf was the lucky recipient of incredible songs, amazing Todd Rundgren guitar and half the E-Street band backing him up. Hell, gimme that and I'm top 10.