Indianapolis Colts

If you read the Trent Green post you know I didn't do much in the way of collecting for the Colts Ravens game on Dec. 23rd with the rain but I did get a Wristband after the game when I was down at the tunnel entrance not sure who throw it but I got it, it was from the Colts.

Trent Green

My son and I went to the Ravens - Colts game last Saturday it rained so only was able to get Trent Green autograph in the TV booth. Trent is usually a good signer and Saturday was no different he signed 4 cards for me and my son.  See below.

Gronk!

I entered a twitter contest a couple weeks ago with Oberto's Beef Jerky and was lucky enough to win the giveaway which was for some Jerky and an Autographed Rob Gronkowski Jersey it arrived a couple of days ago and looks great and I'm so happy to be able to add Gronk to the auto collection he is a future Hall of Famer that I didn't have yet! A huge thank you! to Oberto's & Gronk and check out there twitter feeds @ObertoBeefJerky & @RobGronkowski   

Secret Santa

I got involved in this years Secret Santa organized by Matthew from Bob Walk the Plank.  My Secret Santa arrived from Minnesota (Not the North Pole must be one of Santa's helpers?) at the beginning of December and was held for proper opening at the right time.  It was full of Autographs 13 in total and included a Raven, 3 Flyers and 5 Angels and a few others at first look I think I need everyone of these :)  See below for the nice selection I received. Thanks Santa!

13 Players received:
Angels:
1) Casey Kotchman
2) Fernando Rodney
3) Bryan Harvey
4) Todd Greene
5) C.J. Cron
Flyers:
6) Zach Rinaldo
7) Ron Sutter
8) Chris Gratton
Ravens:
9) Maxx Williams
Other teams:
10) Michael Kickham
11) Andy Benes
12) David Cook
13) Zech Lemond

Message to Ravens season ticket holders

Please see below and leave a comment as to any thoughts or reasoning they thought this was necessary: (Just a note I have been a season ticket holder for all of those 22 years.)

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From Dick Cass, Team President Dear Mr. Soskin, I am writing to thank you for your continued support of the Baltimore Ravens. You are an important part of who we are and what we have become. Created over 22 seasons, our bonds with you are strong and deep. Our Ravens family is built on memories of great games, plays and people. That foundation includes you and Ravens players named Jonathan, Ray, Ed, Sizzle, Joe, Todd, Bart, Goose, Mac, Edwin and many others.  Our cement is a pair of Super Bowls, the “Mile High Miracle,” the single-season best defense ever, and playoff wins in New England, Oakland and Pittsburgh, as well as memorable regular season victories at M&T Bank Stadium over Jacksonville, the Steelers and Seattle and the snow game against Minnesota. All along, our organization and our players have volunteered to make our community better. That work continues almost daily and, certainly, weekly.  We are especially proud of our current players’ commitment to make Baltimore a better place to live and work. We are once again in a serious battle to make the playoffs. If we achieve that goal, it will be the seventh time in the last 10 years. But we know it has been an unusual season. A glut of injuries, especially on offense, had us struggling early to find both consistency and our identity. We had the poor showing in London, complicated by the kneeling of a dozen players during the National Anthem. That became an emotional and divisive issue. We know that hurt some of you. Others saw it differently and welcomed the dialogue that followed. Others bluntly told us to keep statements and protests out of the game. There are some of you who have stayed away from our games. We have had significant numbers of no-shows in the past when our play on the field has not met the high standard we and you have set for the Ravens.  But this year has been different.  The numbers are higher, and it is noticeable.  There are a number of reasons for the no-shows, but surely the one-time protest in London has been a factor. We have responded to your concerns about the protest by re-doubling the efforts of both the organization and our players to make the Baltimore area a better community.  We have also reached out to a number of you who wrote or called about the protest.  I personally made a number of phone calls and met with some of you.  Some of my Ravens colleagues have also made a number of calls.  While we have not been able to reach all of you, we have learned a lot from these interactions. We want the Ravens to continue to be a strong, unifying force and source of pride in our community.  When the Ravens win, we can bring families and the community together. We’ve done that before, and we can do it again.  In light of recent events, we are also reminded that winning alone is not always enough to make the Ravens the unifying force we want to be. We don’t take your support for granted, and we know that we must continue to earn your respect and investment in us.  We are committed to putting the best possible team on the field and providing an outstanding gameday experience for you.  That commitment requires us to continue to make significant investments in our facilities.  This summer we will finish our $45 million renovation and expansion of our Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills.  By the beginning of the 2019 season, we will complete our ongoing $120 million renovation of M&T Bank Stadium.  (By the way, our first set of escalators to the upper bowl will be completed in 2018.) We hope you and your loved ones are having a wonderful holiday season. Let’s add to the celebration with a Ravens run to the postseason. Thank you for reading this. Sincerely, Dick Cass

The Pink Spiders

Ben and I went to the December 17th Pink Spiders show at the Chameleon Club in Lancaster PA.  Was a fun show saw 3 of the 4 bands on the bill as we got there a little late.  We saw The Great Heights Band, Carousel Kings and then the Headliners The Pink Spiders.  After the show the bands hung out was able to get an 8x10 signed by Matt Friction of the Spiders.  Didn't get any picks sticks or set-lists from this show.  See below for some pictures.

Matt Friction of The Pink Spiders

Matt and I 

The Great Heights Band

Carousel Kings

Sleazy Slimey Series - Holiday Six Pack

 Ben and I went to the Holiday Six Pack Concert at The Cancun Cantina in Hanover, Md yesterday Featuring 6 bands 5 of which are regional bands and the headliner and the real reason we went was to see Tora Tora who haven't been in the area for 25+ years and is one of Ben's had to see.  We went for the VIP Meet & Greet which started at 2:30 with the end of the actual concert about 10:30 so it was a long day of good music food and some NFL football in between bands on the TV's. As part of the Meet & Greet each person received a concert poster to get signed and each band was at a table for signing and pictures.  A couple of the bands Chatterbox and Tubefreeks handed out some free CD's was also able to get 4 picks 2 from Chris Clark of Babylon Shakes 1 from Brian Murray of Tubefreeks and 1 from Speed of Silvertung, was also able to get a Silvertung drumstick from Danno.  See below for what I got signed from each band and some pictures. 
 

Tora Tora - Set-List

Tora Tora:
Anthony Corder - Poster, 8x10 & CD Booklet.

Anthony Corder

Keith Douglas - Poster, 8x10 & CD Booklet.

Keith Douglas

Patrick Francis - Poster, 8x10 & CD Booklet.

Patrick Francis

John Patterson - Poster, 8x10 & CD Booklet.

John Patterson

Silvertung:
Speed - Poster, Drumstick & Postcard.

Speed

Codey - Poster, Drumstick & Postcard.

Skoot - Poster, Drumstick & Postcard.

Danno - Poster, Drumstick & Postcard.

Tubefreeks

Tubefreeks:
Paul Van Valkenburgh - Posted, CD & CD Booklet.
Geoff Burrell - Posted, CD & CD Booklet.
Brian Murray - Posted, CD & CD Booklet.
Todd Stevens - Posted, CD & CD Booklet.
Jon Weed - Posted, CD & CD Booklet.

Chatterbox

Chatterbox:
Billy Kidd - Posted, CD & CD Booklet.
Kevin Griner - Posted, CD & CD Booklet.
George Detor - Posted, CD & CD Booklet.
Mike Humphrey - Posted, CD & CD Booklet.

Babylon Shakes

Babylon Shakes:
Chris Clark - Poster & Band Coozie.
Jeff Mortimer - Poster & Band Coozie.
Gary Jordan - Poster & Band Coozie.

Ryder

Ryder:
James Ryder - Poster.
Dennis Torrent - Poster.
Andrew Bloch - Poster.
Matt Hass - Poster.