Maverick - Residers Bobblehead

This is Maverick from the Residers.  Unfortunately I don't know much else about this bobble.  The little I know - there was originally a set of 4 Residers bobbles to be produced, but only this one and one other one was made.  The side of the box said that they were a garage band that started in Minneapolis.  Cool, unique and totally up my alley.  Luckily for me, my buddy Chris found this and picked it up, knowing I'd probably have an interest.  

One of the latest additions to my collection - a Paul Allen bobblehead from Canterbury Park.  This is the second edition of a PA bobblehead from Canterbury.  Given the Vikings 3-0 start to the season I figured now was a great time to post this, even tho Adrian Peterson has been lost for the season and we won't hear PA famously say "AP is Loose!" - as long as you have this bobblehead, you can hear it whenever you want.  (AP is Loose is also the name of a horse at Canterbury) 

Bobblelection 2016 - Hillary Clinton & Donald Trump

Here are a few more new additions to my collection.  The top picture is Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump from the Fort Myers Miracle.  The bottom picture is from the St. Paul Saints.  Several minor and independent league teams did this giveaway.  The bobbles are exactly the same except for the plaques on the base.  But even tho its a minor detail, I wanted each set.  8 to 10 teams in total did these giveaways, if the plaques don't matter to you, it shouldn't be hard to find a set of them.  

Harmon Killebrew Payette Bobblehead

This is a new addition of mine.  A pretty rare Harmon Killebrew bobblehead from Payette, Idaho.  Killebrew grew up in Payette and this is the first edition of a Killebrew Payette bobblehead.  This is an extremely scarce bobble and rarely is seen for anything under $150.  The autograph, like most of Killebrew's is as solid as they come.  Pretty sweet bobble!!  

Fall & Winter Slow down

As summer fades into fall, it typically signals a slow down in the bobblehead world.  We all know baseball teams (all of them it seems, no matter the league) are the best at giving away bobbleheads. Last year, the Wolves did a set of 5 bobbleheads and a few years ago the Wild did a set of 5 bobbleheads.  Other than that, the fall and winter have been extremely quiet in Minnesota when it comes to new bobbleheads.  Unfortunately that will likely stay the same this time around.  The Wild have announced their promotional schedule and no bobbleheads are included in it.  I've heard from the Timberwolves that its unlikely they do another set of bobbleheads this season.  They'd have the foundation for a nice set, starting off with top pick Kris Dunn.  Then you could do tribute bobbles for Flip Saunders and Kevin Garnett and why not a dual Rookie of the Year bobble for Wiggins and Towns?  People would go nuts over it!

However, at this point, thats only dreaming and its not looking very good.  So...I deal with it.  Perhaps it'll give me some time (ya know, cuz I have all sorts of that with an 11 week old at home) to organize my collection.