We mustn't dwell. No not today. Not on Rex Manning Day

Last year I wrote about Rex Manning Day and how cursed Cutch's performance at the plate is on that day.  You can revisit that post here.

I focused that post on giving some background information on Rex Manning Day and the actor Maxwell Caulfield, who played Rex Manning.

I will continue to celebrate Empire Records and Rex Manning Day every April 8th.  Each year I will discuss one character from that 90s cult classic movie.

Today I will focus on the character Mark, played by Ethan Embry.  Embry is known for having major roles in coincidently 2 of my favorite 90s films

Mark from Empire Records

He also played Preston Meyers in Can't Hardly Wait

The character Mark was a base for how my midteen years were.

Like Mark I was in a band.
I listened to Gwar.
I dyed my hair blonde.
I wore ringer shirts.
I had a metal chain I wore around my neck.

Ethan's character definitely helped influence my physical appearance.

In 1995 when Empire Records came out I was only 14 and liked the goofiness of Ethan's character.  He was fun and likable by everyone despite having different tastes in music than other mainstream acts.

My absolute favorite scene in the movie is when "Warren" tries to steal a few CDs and Mark screams (with his voice cracking) SHOPLIFTER!!!!

Ethan was only a few years older than me (he was born in 1978) when I became aware of his acting career.

In 2018 Topps produced an online exclusive set based loosely on the 1978 design.  Within each box there were multiple autograph subjects and color parallels to chase.

I was able to secure the red autograph numbered to 10 copies over a year ago.

One of the best quotes from Mark in Empire Records is "We mustn't dwell. No not today. We can't. Not on Rex Manning Day."

Cutch is 6 for 37 in his career on Rex Manning Day.  Good thing we aren't dwelling.



Are you a fan of Empire Records?
If so who is your favorite character?

Back In Time?

How did Andrew McCutchen, a player born in 1986 end up on a baseball card resembling a 1978 design wearing a Giants uniform he wore in 2018?

Is there some kind of Flex Compacitor funny play going on?

A Delorian was seen cruising McCovey Cove 

I have had this Cutch 22 card (a serially numbered card to Cutch's jersey number) sitting around unscanned for half a year.  It is from an online exclusive set Topps produced mid summer 2018.

Topps used their On Demand (similar to Topps Now) to produce a set of cards.  Details for the set can be found here.  It was at the height of Sho-Time when everyone wanted a Shohei Otani autograph and base cards were all selling for double digit figures.

The set included 30 base cards (guaranteed complete base set), 2 parallel cards, and 3 inserts.  Of the inserts were
Famous Flashback (set that features retired players accomplishments)

4 x player rookie card (4 rookies at each position) designed in the same model as the famous Trammel, Molitor rookie cards of same year

Then and Now (a player of 1978 with a current rookie player) in the same design from the 1978 Then and Now subset.

In addition 1 in every 2 packs would feature a sticker autograph.

With a print run of 2,040 sets produced there was a lot of neat parallels to chase down.

Cutch only appeared for the red /10 autograph set which I will show off in a future post.

If you are a fan of the 1978 design or last year's stacked rookie class you might want to see if you can find some cards from this limited release.