Here’s me and my old man back in 1966. I was a bit of surprise for my parents coming along 13 years after my brother Larry. I love the look on his face that says, “I’m getting a vasectomy.”
Fae and Mythical Creatures Playing Cards from Gent Supply Company
Did I ever mention I have a lot of stuff? No, of course I haven’t because this is only the second post on this site! But yeah, I like stuff.
Playing Cards happens to be one of those things I have but don’t really need. I don’t even like playing card games. Heck I don’t even know the rules to Go Fish! I do like interesting art though, and playing cards happen to be a great way to collect art even if your walls are filled up with too many prints.
Take these ones I came across – actually Instagram shoved them in my face – from Gent Supply Company.
I mean just look at them, and do try to ignore my octopus comforter. Having a bit of a penchant for Faerie and monsters I naturally selected cards with that theme. When they came I enjoyed them long enough to snap these photos and then back in their boxes they went.
I really wish there was a better way to display an entire deck than tossing then down on one’s bed. I’ve looked for cases and frames to no avail. The best I’ve come across is displaying decks on shelves, but that really doesn’t allow anyone to see the art inside on the individual cards.
If you’ve stumbled across this post and know if a better way do leave me a comment saying how. If love to hear it.
So It Begins
I struggled a bit on where to start this endeavor. Since it’s Juneteenth – the anniversary of the freeing of the last slaves in the US – I think it’s only fair to dedicate this post to that.
I’ll confess that I’m a white person with no black friends. Really though, I have no friends so that probably had something to do with that. With that in mind, I’d be lying if I said I knew about Juneteenth before this year. Since I’m certainly no expert, watch Amber Ruffin of Late Night, and she’ll inform and entertain you about it.
Here we go. *Smashes imaginary champagne bottle against imaginary ship’s hull*