Did I achieve much in 2014? Let's find out. Back in January 2014 I wrote a blog called "2014 Goals" and in August I made a "2014 Goals - Additions" post. Click the links to review them!
I had 15 goals in total. Let's see just how great 2014 was!
1. Get a couple more Twins red base bobbleheads. These are given to season ticket holders and currently I have roughly half of them. There are some rare and hard to find ones, but I'll do my best to hunt them down. (I found several more and believe I have the complete set now)
2. Find 1 ecumen bobblehead (for a price I'm willing to pay). There are 10 total. I figure if I find 1 a year, it'll only take me 10 years to fulfill the set! I know I can buy most any of them on ebay for $100 per...but I'm not interested in shelling out that much cash! (Crazily - I found all of them and all for really good prices!)
3. Find the 1991 World Series set. Again, I can pay good money to get this off Craigslist or eBay, but will wait it out until I find someone willing to take what I feel is a fair offer. (Found this set on Craigslist, more to come)
4. Much like the previous "Goal" I'd like to find the Twins Managers set. (Bought this one with the 1991 set from the same guy!)
5. Come across a couple local celebrity bobbleheads. The ones I have now, I only knew of about 1/2 of them. So I'm not even sure who'd they be! (I've learned so much about these bobbleheads and can't wait to continue to add to this eclectic collection!)
6. I'd like to get the Paul Krause and Bill Brown Viking bobbleheads. I know I'll have to pay for these, and I'm fine with that. I just need to pull the trigger. (I finally pulled the trigger!)
7. I'd also like to find a Goldy bobblehead that I currently don't have. Right now I believe there are 4 out there that I'd like to own one day. It'd be nice to come across one of them in 2014. (I found a couple more, there are still 2 I'd like tho)
8. I'd like to come across and Timberwolves bobblehead that I don't have, either a mini Crunch or Johnny Flynn. I also found out I need an Al Jefferson. ( I found all of these and believe I have all Wolves giveaways now)
9. I'd like to complete the 2013-14 Wild bobblehead giveaway collection. There are 5 in total, I already have one (I'll blog about that sometime soon). (I got the entire set, 3 from one guy and 2 from another)
10. Last, but certainly not least...I want to have fun hunting. My wife asked me the other day if I ever think about the mileage and time I spend on bobbleheads - I do, I certainly consider that when making an offer for a bobblehead or selling one. To me, the excitement is finding the bobblehead. Getting lucky when emailing someone on Craigslist or finding something unique or cool at a garage sale. And of course meeting people along the way. (Of course I had fun...I always have fun!)
11. Previously I mentioned Minnesota celebrities...now I'd like to learn more about other random and miscellaneous Minnesota bobbleheads. For example, Hermann the German from New Ulm, or Mrs. Farmfest from Morgan. I didn't know about either of these until I either saw them in a picture somewhere or in a friend's collection. (As I mentioned earlier...I continue to learn about these all the time!)
12. Collect all Lynx bobbleheads. They have given away several, so its a nice little collection so far. (I'm well on my way but am uncertain if I have them all or not!)
13. Learn even more about the Pepsi One bobbleheads and find the 3 announcers - Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler. (I've learned a bit more about these, but still looking for more)
14. Been pondering trying to get a couple email interviews from a variety of people. Perhaps someone at AGP (or formerly worked there). Maybe some of my readers - let me know if you are interested. And maybe someone with the Twins. It'd be fun to see a start to finish process of how a bobblehead is chosen and then created and produced. (I actually have talked to AGP and plan on doing a blog post about that sometime soon!)
15. Much like #10 to keep having fun, but this time its more about the blog than the collecting. I've had a lot of fun blogging about bobbleheads and really want to continue that trend! (Duh...doesn't the previous 14 goals pretty much answer this one?)
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