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Originally posted by wolfie:
Did anyone actually go to this show?

I did! And it was a great show. Always is, thanks to the Tosers. I always have a blast, and it’s nice to see everyone. May is a loooong way off.

What did you see? What did you find? I hope more members talk about the show for those of us too far away to go.

Did anyone here pick up Gerani's book? It sounds like it would be a great read.

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Originally posted by H_Toser:
Just a bit of Philly Show news:

• Gary Gerani - Gary Gerani will be our special media guest at the upcoming show. Gary has written countless card backs for television and movie cards and his career spans well over 4 decades. His work has mostly been for Topps (all the classic Topps movie and television sets) but also for other companies such as Upper Deck. Additionally, Gary created and co-authored the screenplay for Stan Winston's Pumpkinhead. Gerani also scripted Showtime's adaptation of the popular Vampirella comic book in 1996, and created/produced a TV pilot in 2017 called Convention. Looks for Gary’s brand new book, the Card King Chronicles, Vol. 1: The ‘70s (Gary will have some of these on-hand at the show available for sale).
  
  
• Artists - 4 artists will be on-hand: David Acevedo, Jason Brower, Ted Dastick, Jr., and Michael Munshaw.
  
  
• Promos - We have been placing images of the promo cards that will be given out on the Philly Show website. There are more to come!

The Philly Non-Sports Card Show takes place October 14 & 15 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks, PA (Hall E). Hope to see you there.

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Originally posted by catskilleagle:
Did anyone here pick up Gerani's book? It sounds like it would be a great read.

I did look through it and it did look pretty great (and included sketch cards!), but the content was a little too early for my personal interest. It did say on the cover it's volume 1 of 5, so I'm waiting til they hit the 1980s.

I will say, if the book manages to capture how he speaks, it's probably fantastic because I could listen to him talk all day.

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Originally posted by Ted Dastick Jr.:

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Originally posted by catskilleagle:
Did anyone here pick up Gerani's book? It sounds like it would be a great read.

I did look through it and it did look pretty great (and included sketch cards!), but the content was a little too early for my personal interest. It did say on the cover it's volume 1 of 5, so I'm waiting til they hit the 1980s.

I will say, if the book manages to capture how he speaks, it's probably fantastic because I could listen to him talk all day.

I read Gary’s book. It’s a good, informative and fun read. I recommend it.

Thanks to all the organizers, dealers, manufacturers, artists and fellow collectors that make the Philly Show so much fun. I had a good time last Saturday.

I bought Gary's book. He was a great speaker at the dinner. I am looking forward to reading the book.

Thanks for the comment. I ordered it through the publisher's website and have received it already and two sketch cards were included. Also, he signed it to me which is a nice bonus. I haven't started reading it yet (trying to finish another one so I can get to it).

You might want to get it anyway just because there might be interesting background information that pertains to 80's cards. I flipped through it and see that he talks about some 60's cards perhaps as a lead-in to the 70's.

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Originally posted by Ted Dastick Jr.:

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Originally posted by catskilleagle:
Did anyone here pick up Gerani's book? It sounds like it would be a great read.

I did look through it and it did look pretty great (and included sketch cards!), but the content was a little too early for my personal interest. It did say on the cover it's volume 1 of 5, so I'm waiting til they hit the 1980s.

I will say, if the book manages to capture how he speaks, it's probably fantastic because I could listen to him talk all day.

Thanks for the recommendation. I'm looking forward to reading it. We don't often get a chance to read a book about trading cards.

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Originally posted by Electrawoman Cards f/k/a jane:

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Originally posted by Ted Dastick Jr.:

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Originally posted by catskilleagle:
Did anyone here pick up Gerani's book? It sounds like it would be a great read.

I did look through it and it did look pretty great (and included sketch cards!), but the content was a little too early for my personal interest. It did say on the cover it's volume 1 of 5, so I'm waiting til they hit the 1980s.

I will say, if the book manages to capture how he speaks, it's probably fantastic because I could listen to him talk all day.

I read Gary’s book. It’s a good, informative and fun read. I recommend it.

I have been unable to attend for a number of years due to health issues. Always able to pick up the Philly Show promo cards somewhere after the show. I have seen zero Oct. show cards numbered 120 and 121. Anyone know why?

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Originally posted by MikeFitz:
I have been unable to attend for a number of years due to health issues. Always able to pick up the Philly Show promo cards somewhere after the show. I have seen zero Oct. show cards numbered 120 and 121. Anyone know why?

If you're looking on eBay, it's probably because it's cost prohibitive to sell any card under $5 due to fees and shipping that can be as much as the cards.

Drop me a line Mike, I can fix you up with either the whole package of what was available, or just the Philly Show promos if that's all you need.

Ed

Was the Games of Thrones Art and Images P1 promo at the Philly Show ? Saw some auctions saying that it was.

Yes it was given out at the Rittenhouse table