Hello again fellow old-schoolers. I don't know about you folks, but here in my corner of the Akron, Ohio burbs we have had nothing but rain this summer. It may be disappointing in some regards, but it makes for perfect Magic weather. Just last night my brother, Matt, Sean and I had several hours of serious spell slinging fun. All in all it has been a great time playing recently. In addition to my never-ending attempts at crafting the perfect deck, I of course have not forgotten about my ultimate adventure: the quest to collect a full set ofProgress was minimal last month, but thanks to a trip to my local game shop I picked up my biggest haul yet. In addition to this I have made a dramatic change to the rules of my quest.My brother called me up last week and asked me if I wanted to check out a really awesome LGS in downtown Akron, Full Grip Games . He said they had a ton of Old School stuff, lots of board games, plenty of tables on which to play, and a generally great atmosphere. He did not oversell it, the place is amazing. It was so much fun being able to actually look at and touch a huge amount of Old-School gems at one location. In fact, the amazing amount of satisfaction that this experience gave me has led me to change the rules of my quest: from now on I will only acquire cards in person. Whether that be through a trade, a convention, and LGS, or some other means (prize?) I understand this will make the quest a little more challenging, but I feel it will make it a lot more rewarding. As I've mentioned I am not in a hurry to do this, the quest itself is its own reward. Getting to savor each card is really enjoyable. Before this pickup I had only gotten a few cards online anyway. Here is the breakdown of how my cards have been acquired thus far prior to this post:1995 Issue ofMagazine--1Gifts from Friends and Family---8Bought at Grand Prix Cleveland-2LGS (Not Full Grip)---------------1eBay----------------------------------4I am looking forward to Eternal Weekend even more now! I am not saying I will never use ebay or ABU again, just not for this particular endeavor. I love mail days as much as anyone else. Now onto the haul from Full Grip!!I picked up 23(!) cards. It was an amazing day. Since I cut my teeth onback in '94 my absolute favorite cards are ones I have never seen before, cards likethat were taken out of the core set after. My other favorites are the ones that left an indelible imprint on me for whatever reason. I mentioned in my first post howis the very first Magic card I remember and I vividly recall how cool the flavor text was about the giant's blind spot being beneath his foot. The art on some cards really spoke to me as well, though thanks to a recent alter I saw I can no longer seeas anything else but an old man dropping an open jar of mustard.Though most of the cards I have picked up so far have been commons (I have been doing some home remodeling and other major purchases so MTG has taken a back seat recently) I did manage to get a few some more uncommons and another two rares in addition to theandI picked up at the Grand Prix in February.andhave now joined the ranks of my rares. I remember thinkingwas unbelievable powerful as a kid, would love to see someone make that actually work. Although I just mentioned above how much I love cards that were taken out after, and don't get me wrong I love the art onand the fact that it was previously unknown to me, but man is that a weak card.(and its blue brother)has art that was one of my early favorites. Like I said, this was a great day.Thank you to all who have visited and taken the time to give feedback, it is highly appreciated. This community is as important to me as the cards themselves and I am truly grateful to be a part of it. I look forward to getting to know more people and play in more tournaments. Stay tuned for my next post!!