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So I was at the Salvation Army Thrift Store today...

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by oomp, Sep 20, 2011.

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  1. oomp

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    And found a set of 4 of these.

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    They have a Gulf logo and Western Conference Champs 80-81 on the back.

    This makes me happy. That is all.
     
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  2. RocketsMAN!

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    did you buy them???!
     
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  3. Deckard

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    Great find. Kudos! :)-
     
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  4. Clutch

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    Damn ... those are cool. Nicely done. I wish I had gone to the Salvation Army Thrift Store today. :)

    A year or two back my wife found some vintage red/yellow Rockets hats at a garage sale. For a couple of quarters they were up on my office wall. I love finding things like that -- classic Rockets stuff that is meaningless to most but has value to old school Houston fans.
     
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  5. DaDakota

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    Those are awesome, well done.

    And interesting that Oomp is registered as "Administrator" on the BBS summary page.

    DD
     
    #5 DaDakota, Sep 20, 2011
  6. DaDakota

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    OOps, it was just Clutch posting...lol.....great find oomp....

    Let's hope you get some basketball to watch while you drink a fine single malt scotch during the games.

    DD
     
    #6 DaDakota, Sep 20, 2011
  7. oomp

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    Yeah. $3.96 for the set.
     
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    That's really cool. My coolest story like that was finding a bottle of Coke (unopened) commemorating the 1994 Championship at a garage sale for $.50.
     
    #8 weslinder, Sep 20, 2011
  9. AFS

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    did you drink it?
     
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  10. RedNews

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    Those are cool!
     
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  11. Tom Bombadillo

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    Those are awesome! My greatest find was actually here on Clutchfans.

    As some of you know, Eddie Griffin is one of my all time favorite basketball players.

    Someone had a Eddie Jersey and basically gave it me for free, now I rep it to the beach every other day...

    Worthless to someone else, meant the world to me...
     
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    Nice. I have a couple of those as well, both are opened but a valued part of my random Rockets collection nonetheless. I can't even remember where I got them.
     
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    This thread made me wonder if there is any other long time fans around who happened to be at the game mentioned in this article:

    http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1994_1194813/rockets-summary.html

    And happened to hang on to this free give away from that game.

    Can't find a google image and im too lazy to take a picture right now, but it's probably my favorite random Rockets collectible I have managed to hold onto and keep in good shape through all these years.
     
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  14. Clutch

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    Very cool, knote32. Out of curiosity, what made you like Eddie Griffin so much? I really thought he was going to eventually be a terrific addition for the Rockets (100% supported the trade up)... saddens me to think about the ending. He really had a gift for blocking shots though...
     
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  15. Tom Bombadillo

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    I can't explain it Clutch. I love the guy. I will never forget the day he died, and how I felt. There was something about his presence that I have never been able to shake. He was a tortured soul, but he had a great heart. I was at all his summer league games. My favorite particular game was when he was matched up with Drew Gooden, who he absolutely destroyed. He put up about 40-20 with 8 blocks, (Terrence Morris kicked in a little too!)...

    I half expect to find his name when I scroll down the boxscores to check out the "blocks" section. Kevin Garnett once said, before his death, that he was a "gift from god, and the best shotblocker & rebounder that he had ever seen"...

    The potential of a developed Eddie Griffin paired with Yao Ming. Ugh...
    Anyone that saw him in person knows that the risk to trade up was well worth it.
    He was FREAKISHLY talented.
     
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  16. Z-Ro&Trae

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    that was a steal
     
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    It could be the Holy Grail. It was made in the time of MOSES!
     
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    BEAUTIFUL logo.. our new -R- logo is such a disgrace.. I hate it when storied franchises change a beloved logo.. (Detroit, Houston). Need to keep it classic (Boston)
     
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    Great find on the glasses. I always loved Eddie as well. My favorite Eddie moment was when blocked Shaq!

    Besides his shot blocking and rebounding which was terrific. He was a good spread 4. He had a nice 3 pointer.

    He had so much potential and he seemed very humble and had an awareness that he was tortured. I think that is duality of being a badass (blocking Shaw) on the court and being a bit emotionally fragile also endured Eddie to many fans. I don't even want to say how he reminds me a of a current Rocket...
     
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  20. weslinder

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    No. It's in my little memorabilia case.
     
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