With the Super Bowl over and real baseball still several weeks away, it was a good weekend for a card show here in Texas as folks look for something to do on a weekend. On Saturday, we returned to the Southfork Hotel and the dealers who set up all reported good to excellent sales. As for me, I had my best day in that location as I sold several items which were "one-offs" to me … [Read more...]
Ramblings: Show Report
Over the weekend, we had our second iteration on what used to be called the Dallas Card Show. We purchased the name a couple of months ago and have used the mailing list to help the show grow and maintain so people can be used to a monthly show again. We have been using the Southfork Hotel in Plano, a venue which I first learned about from attending postcard shows there. The … [Read more...]
Ramblings: Another Show is Born
Last weekend, I was the local show coordinator for a first-time show at the Southfork Hotel in Texas. Formerly known as the Harvey Hotel, the Southfork is a nice facility which, thanks to postcard shows held there twice a year, is very familiar with having these type of events. And yes, the hotel suites are all named after characters in the ‘Dallas’ TV series as it is a sister … [Read more...]
Ramblings: Great ‘Graphing at AA Games
Last month I attended two Frisco RoughRiders games (they’re the AA affiliate of the Texas Rangers). While the games were typical minor league contests in that the majority of the players you see will never end up in the majors, there was a different twist to these games. That was because I spent much of my time there with people I knew from Beckett past and present who were … [Read more...]
Rich’s Ramblings: Show Work Must Go On
It’s been fun being in the show promotion business again—even on a small scale and we’re going to continue to let you tag along with our efforts to build and grow a small regional show here in the Dallas area. We’re still on target for our March 9 debut card show at Adat Chaverim in Plano, TX. I met recently with the rest of the Brotherhood (Men's Club) Board and presented … [Read more...]