MattTheDuck

On 5/1/2024 at 12:49 PM, RockMyAmadeus said:

 

Head of the crew

On 5/1/2024 at 9:49 AM, CitrusZ28 said:

Valley Times? In Beaverton? I was a paper boy for the Community Press for 2 months. Suffered through the same anxiety as you did, however the Press was voluntary payments so I had many people chewing me out saying they were not going to pay and why was I dropping it off at their house in the first place? On my last day delivering I dumped all of my papers in a vacant lot.

Yep same gig.  I was trying to remember when they became community newspapers and whether it was just deliver to everyone and hope they paid rather than chewing you out and I’m sure you’re right.  Failure can teach something valuable.

On 5/1/2024 at 8:54 AM, Hepcat said:

Collecting from customers and then paying the bill at the newspaper's office was standard practice in those days. I had to do it weekly delivering the London Free Press which was published six days a week. Was the Valley Times a daily or a weekly?

It's a weekly - should have noted that.  Incredibly, this paper still exists, although I think it's primarily on-line and is part of a large local newspaper chain here.

On 5/1/2024 at 3:30 AM, ft88 said:

Wings Comics 64 Fair to Good $30

Delivering the Valley Times was my first job.  I "inherited" the route from the older kid who had it when he asked me if I wanted it.  I learned a lot about myself, including that I had an unreasoning fear of large, aggressive dogs who liked to chase bikes.  I don't know if this was a common practice, but I had to collect once a month from everyone on my route rather than the subscribers paying directly to the paper.  I think it was $0.35 a month.  That's how I found out I was too shy to ask people for money or overcome objections and would never be a successful salesman.

The food truck sold me.

On 4/30/2024 at 3:46 PM, ft88 said:

Yes about 10. 

Fake News

Higher grade copy from @Dale Roberts

On 4/30/2024 at 10:38 AM, ft88 said:

Classics 32 Lorna Doone Baker art $10

Take

On 4/29/2024 at 3:51 PM, grendelbo said:

 

I tell ya, the scene with the Mohel in that episode is one of the funniest things I've seen on television.

On 4/28/2024 at 8:50 AM, shadroch said:

he slept on a mattress in the backroom

Elon Musk claims to do the same thing, and he's a multi-billionaire!

On 4/27/2024 at 7:50 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

There are some on ebay, I think the white I was remembering is around the edges of the characters. I happened to be riding a bike with a friend by a video store, but a hole in the wall establishment and this was outside. I asked to either have it or paid $2 in 1994 or 95. They agreed, and my friend said take it but thought a minute because we were on bikes and we tried successfully.

I remember setting it up, but when we moved later in the next year or so, I might have not wanted to bring it to truly start anew. 

 

 

Is there a scene in that movie where SLJ's hair and beard look like that?

PIcked up a few this week at the LCS

Wrong Age, of course, but with all the Creature fans in this thread....

In yesterday's mail from @Bumble Kitty.  

@rube11 rehomed this one into my collection

On 4/25/2024 at 6:28 AM, pmpknface said:

I've had this one forever, but hadn't added it to my registry until today so I'll share.  Bought it raw decades ago, was one of the 1st I ever graded.  I though 9.4 for sure, but I'll take it.  This title doesn't get enough love.  Old label goodness!    

One of my favorite titles back in the day.  This is the only one of the first 50 I failed to get off the rack or via subscription.  Certainly no high grade ones, but well-loved.

Another Board pick-up, this one from @Changer

Trying to figure out how to talk the Kroger manager out of these after the promotion's done.

I'll see your Captain and raise you.