June | 2009 | RamblerKudos

Haha, did you expect another rider back today? NO. that would be boring and out of line. sigh. i wonder when my Dell will finish shipping. Please Mr. postman.

Name: Norman Rockwell ‘The Saturday Evening Post’

Date: 6.2.2009

Back : Saturday Evening Post Back (green)

Top : Made Under License by The U.S. Playing Card Co. Cincinnati, Ohio 45212

Bottom : Order No. : 338 Distributed By the United States Playing card company C 1996 Curtis Publishing

Cost: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○

Typically sold as a tin with two decks, red and green. Shoot for the 3-6$ range. Pretty good if you’re looking for some.

Norman Rockwell : 3 Jokers and a 1997 Calendar

Availability: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○ ○

I received a set for a Christmas gift. I received another set off of Ebay. This specific tin does show up on Ebay, and no one wants them, so you’re probably set there.

Life/Finish: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Kinda odd. It feels papery, yet it does fan. It would probably be what you’d get if you mixed Aladdin 1001s smooth finish on a more flexible thinner stock. Maybe? These do last awhile though, like an average bicycle deck. I unfortunately ran one deck through a texas hold’em session. Heh. Norman Rockwell…? No, that’s not a finish. Though it should be aha…It also has a bicycle calendar card for 1997 attached to it. Hmm.

Faro: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○

Faro matches the typical bicycle deck in feel. Good.

Back Design: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

-Its one way. (-1)

-It has colored non-white borders. (-1)

-It has santa on the back, but its not the ‘santa’ back (-1) Haha I had a set of santa backs, but I sold them back to Ebay

-Its historical? (-1)

-I won’t use them much (-1)

Blank Fan: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○

I personally use this deck for blank fan practice. Can you tell I still need practice?

Comments

-Norman Rockwell. I have no idea who this is. But now it’s a brand??? Of playing cards. It has the USPC seal on it. It has bicycle inside the deck. It’s the typical poker card with the typical poker court faces. It has 3 jokers and a calendar. Thank goodness texas hold’em isn’t popular yet in 1997. I don’t want any more texas hold’em rules in my decks. Dear Mr. USPC-san sir. Stop including Texas hold’em rules in your decks. I think they make a great holiday gift. At least for me ;–;. Makes a sentimental piece of history too? I guess. Saturday Evening post with Santa from Dec 21. 1935. Neat. Oh. I guess Norman Rockwell was the person who did the back art. Haha. So in this two tin, you get two pieces of old history. On a red and green deck that you probably wouldn’t use for magics.

Norman Rockwell : Santa's always watching you.

–Kudos ♪♫

It was expected. No macro today, since I’m still hunting down the charger for the battery.

Name: Bicycle 808 Black

Date: 6.1.2009

Front : Bicycle Rider Back Playing Cards

Right : THE U.S. PLAYING CARD CO. CINCINNATI, OHIO 45212

Cost: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○ ○

Black bicycle deck. You should shoot for about 3$ per deck. Though, you’re basically just paying for a choice of color…or lack of…Probably cheaper by the brick. Somewhere. Easily under 3$.

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These used to be at retail/drug stores. Perhaps Walgreens is where they popped up around here. They had to be available somewhere. Why else is that stupid E1638 under the Ace of Spades. I forget. But not anymore. Go to magic online stores and Ebay. And you know what that means. (What? What does it mean?)

Life/Finish: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Unlike the orange and green happy bicycle decks. This one has problems. Aside from ‘feeling’ like a regular bicycle deck, its also …heavier…somehow…Also already experiencing clumping after a day just sitting in the box.

Bicycle Black : As if we didn't have enough hold'em rules.

Faro: ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Dear reader,

Please run. Away. From this deck.

Thank you.

i.e. They’re cut worse than normal bicycles. I mean. They faro decently now, but it took time. Not cool.

Back Design: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○ ○

The rider back design. In black. Black is ten colors. But, for the color challenged, they look like a really really dark blue.

Bicycle Black : Its not halloween yet. Also uneven spread.

Anaconda : ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○

The ‘heaviness’ of the deck makes for an easier drop. But, they also leave the cards in little packets and clumps. But at least they drop.

Comments

-Black bicycles. Why not just use red and blue. These would be pretty troublesome to find today, and then, you’re not getting anything better. Maybe I’m just biased, but these,,,,have not been the friendliest in use. Go get the green bicycles instead. Extra note: green deck came with texas hold’em rules. Orange deck came with 2 blanks. Why didn’t the green one come with two blanks ;–;. The black one comes with texas hold’em rules too : (. Boring. I’ll stick with other bicycles. thanks.

–Kudos ♪♫

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