I don't like leaving things undone. And having two set-specific blogs started and more-or-less dormant has been bothering me for months.
After a few false (re)starts, I'm going to finish both my 1958 and 1960 set blogs. I'm going to work on one at a time. I've rolled out some 1960 Topps posts over the last few days and have more in the pipeline.
When I looked back at the first posts I published on these two new set blogs I saw that they were fairly long and detailed. I had done my 1959 blog that way, with what I thought was a good bit of research on each player featured. Attempting the same thing with two more sets, particularly producing them at the same time, burned me out.
I cut back on the length and the frequency of my posts but I still lost interest in working on them. And the fact that feedback for set blogs, particularly those dealing with vintage sets that are not considered classics, is almost nonexistent.
But I recently I've had time to go back and flip through many of my sets and have really fallen back in love with these old gems. I decided that I didn't want these blogs hanging out there undone.
Right now my plan is to work on the 1960 set and see where it takes me. I've condensed the entries to where I can finish them without devoting an entire evening to each one. I'll continue with the '60 set for a while and if I get tired of it I will jump over to my '58 blog and post there. Maybe I'll rotate by month. But I'm determined to finish them.
I hope I can have some folks along for the ride but even if I am posting for myself I like the idea that I am giving these pieces of cardboard a bit of a voice. Wish me luck!
Links to both sets are over in the sidebar. My 1960 blog has fresh content. I hope you'll take a peek.
Peek.....heck I'll will stare. :)
ReplyDeleteWear shades! (and a mask)
DeleteOf course buddy! Always looking forward to more reading material... especially when it involves the 1960 Topp set. Love that design.
ReplyDeleteGracias. It's a fun set.
DeleteGlad to see you back. I've missed your entries on the 1960 set. Are you going to do anything special when you get to all the '1960 Sport Magazine Rookie' cards that are all in a row? That looks like something one might get tired of after awhile because there are so many of them in succession.
ReplyDeleteFunny you should bring that up. I was scanning them last night and that very issue went through my mind. The answer is... I'm not sure. LOL I may just keep the number momentum going. OTOH I thought about sprinkling in some cards further down the line. I have already posted a few back I was just scanning and posting randomly throughout the set.
DeletePeeked, and added both to my blogroll for more regular reading. I hope you'll check out my other blog on 1995 Skybox E-Motion, if you aren't already.
ReplyDeleteDone, and adding to my blogroll. That set is totally new to me. I had walked away the previous summer when the players did.
DeleteThis is my 3rd favorite set, behind 67 and 65. (of all time, not just the sixties)
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