A day in the life of a memorabilia junkie.

I recently attended a family event in Toronto and took the opportunity to drop off an item at AJ Sports World for there upcoming expo. As my girlfriend would jokingly tell me as we left the store "Your like an addict when you come to these places!" and sadly she is right. I left a much poorer man then when I came in. However I did pick up some things I had been after as well as items that caught my eye and I just could not pass up.

This Pete Rose signed sports illustrated from 1975 was something I just could not walk out of the store without. One of the main things I enjoy collecting is in fact autographed sports illustrated magazines. The "Sportsman of the year" caption really captures the peak of Rose's career years before his legacy was tarnished by his gambling issues. The beautiful autograph mixed in with the celebratory theme of this cover was something I really liked and was the reason I had to snatch this up. The fact that Pete Rose oddly resembles Jim Carey in the dumb and dumber movies was really just a bonus.

I also couldn't pass up a chance to pick up a Autographed Series 8 Chris Chelios Mcfarlane. My interest in autographed Mcfaralane's began last year while at the Toronto sports expo. I had underestimated the wait time to meet Jean Beliveau and had a few hours to kill. I came across a Montreal based dealer at the show. After a brief chat he talked me into purchasing a Jean Beliveau Mcfarlane to have autographed. The figure came out so great that this became one of my must have collectables. I came across this Chris Chelios at the store and figured my chances of buying an unsigned Chelios and having it autographed was slim to none. So I decided to bite to bullet and pick it up.

Made room for the figure in my cabinet and very please with the overall look of the piece.

Overall my first experience in the AJ Sports store was a good one. The staff was very nice and shared some interesting stories about the business which made the experience that much better. In case anyone was wondering I also picked up a Chase Pk Subban Mcfarlane, Jose Theodore Mcfarlane, Habs Puck and a Habs Replica mini helmet.

An Overview of everything I picked up (Plus a special bonus look at my stove).