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Figgy’s Mixtape dives into a wild Pokémon card heist, Figgy pays a heartfelt homage to his late uncle with a conversation about women and life lessons, and more stories that range from chaotic to meaningful.
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00:00Pass the aux cord and crank up the volume.
00:06In the driver's seat, sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride.
00:10It's time for Figgy's Mixtape on Sports Radio 610.
00:15Yes, it is the Mixtape in the Loop, Sports Radio 610.
00:18It's your man, Figgy Fig, holding it down on a Wednesday.
00:21Happy Wednesday to everyone out there.
00:24Every day at 120, Mixtape.
00:27So, just in case, I don't want anybody to ever forget it.
00:30Somebody texted? Hey, I haven't missed it, have I?
00:33Yeah, no, it's every day at 120 on Sports Radio 610.
00:38So, some local thieves decided to break into a store,
00:41not just crashing the window, not just picking the lock or anything like that.
00:47No, that would be too easy.
00:48Yeah.
00:49They decided to cut a wall through the vacant,
00:52I guess it was another store or empty space.
00:55So, well-planned, like a bank robbery.
00:57Yeah.
00:58Yep.
00:59So, let's go out to Richmond, Texas.
01:02This was locally.
01:03This is Richmond, Texas.
01:05It's a place called SJ Cars,
01:07who just opened up their store a couple weeks ago.
01:09A card shop?
01:11Yep.
01:11I said cars.
01:13No, cards.
01:13Hey, man, we're getting into the memorabilia space.
01:16Okay.
01:16I know exactly what time we're going to want.
01:17So, take a wild guess what kind of cars you think they was looking for.
01:22Hold on, let me guess.
01:23Let me see.
01:24Anime?
01:26Pokemon?
01:26I mean, Pokemon?
01:27Yeah, that's what I mean, yeah.
01:28Bingo.
01:29Really?
01:29Yeah, that's big money business.
01:31Let's go to KHOU 11 with this store.
01:34This store just celebrated its grand opening before Christmas
01:37and never expected such a disappointing start to the new year.
01:41Two days after a duo ransacked SJ Cards near Richmond,
01:46Pokemon-related items,
01:47the owners hope investigators catch them all.
01:49They actually cut through the wall, made it like a big square, got through.
01:53You can see where the suspects broke through the shared wall
01:56of a vacant neighboring space in order to access the store.
02:00Before breaking into various displays where the popular Pokemon cards are kept in locked cases,
02:07this guy repeatedly struck one of them with a chair.
02:09Going into this business, we already knew that people do steal from card shops.
02:14So that's why we did try to prepare for things like entry to the front, entry to the back,
02:19but we never would have imagined how they entered.
02:21This clip shows the suspects attempting to get out through the rear door
02:25before going back the way they got in, despite an interior door having locked behind them.
02:30Kicked it once, no, kicked it twice, went through, and they were gone.
02:34This is just the latest in a number of card theft stories we've covered,
02:37like this one in Cyprus, something that's been an issue nationwide,
02:42thanks in part to a rapidly growing resale market and difficulties tracing cards.
02:47But in this case, the victims believe some of the cards showed up at a big card show this weekend,
02:53and authorities tell me they are actively investigating.
02:56They only got one Pokemon pun in there, though.
03:04Unless I would stop paying attention.
03:06I think that was the one they got to catch them all.
03:08I missed it, went over my head.
03:09You got to catch them all.
03:10That was the phrase.
03:11Yeah, yeah, yeah.
03:13They hope that they catch them all.
03:14Yeah, yeah, yeah.
03:15It made sense because catching a robber or whatever, but yes.
03:20How are they so valuable and so popular?
03:23Man.
03:26I mean, how is, like, a Honus Wagner card really valuable, you know?
03:30Screw this Babe Ruth guy.
03:32Let's get this Charizard right here.
03:35Yeah.
03:36The most expensive Pokemon cards of 2025.
03:40Let me see.
03:41The number one card is an Umbreon X, Special Illusion Rare, Prismatic Evolutions.
03:47I have no idea what any of these words mean.
03:48I'm just reading, estimated value, $1,000 raw, but if it's graded and, you know, rated the
03:56highest rating, it could be over $2,600.
03:59Dude.
04:00You know what I mean?
04:01Like, these things, it's really just a collection thing.
04:04Remember, especially during the pandemic when people had a lot of disposable income, people
04:08got a lot into trading cards, whether it's Pokemon, sports trading cards.
04:13And then, remember, like, the sneaker market got real nasty?
04:16Yeah, that was real nasty.
04:17I think it just ends up being people finding personal value.
04:21Is it going to fade away?
04:21You guys are missing out.
04:22I don't think so.
04:23This has been going.
04:24That's a hardcore fan base, man.
04:26Because sports cards have lived forever.
04:28Yes.
04:29In popularity.
04:30But Pokemon, do you think it's going to be the same?
04:32It's been around for a long time, man.
04:33I think it's been around a lot, like, collecting, I mean, we're talking about at least, decade
04:37and a half, at least?
04:38Yeah.
04:38Yeah.
04:39Yeah.
04:39Hey, just made me think of this.
04:41Have you seen these La Boo Boo things?
04:43I have.
04:44What is it?
04:44It's those little furry.
04:45They basically look like, I don't know, Furbies or troll dolls, but it's just a modern iteration
04:50of it.
04:50And people, mostly women, put it on their purses and backpacks.
04:53And I know you've seen them.
04:54The sports context, especially for you, like in tennis, Naomi Osaka is big on La Boo Boo.
04:59She has them now on her racket bag.
05:01On her tennis bag?
05:02Yeah.
05:02Okay.
05:03And that's another one.
05:06I'm wondering if it's like that.
05:07It's a fad.
05:08It's like, you know, way back.
05:09It's been a fad for a long time, if it is.
05:12No, I'm asking.
05:12Yeah.
05:13I'm asking.
05:13Yeah, I don't think it's something that just happened overnight.
05:15Like Cabbage Patch.
05:16It's not going to go away.
05:17Yeah.
05:18No, it seems like it's getting more serious, if anything.
05:22So, yeah, man.
05:24I mean, people should have took their Pokemon cards out.
05:29I think at the point where you, you know, you got the cars and all that stuff in the store.
05:34I know it's going to be a lot of work, but you just got to take those Pokemon cards out.
05:38Yeah, but I guess.
05:39They breaking into stores for them, man.
05:41Was it like a cinder block wall or like a lighter?
05:44That's a good question that I don't have.
05:46It probably wasn't a cinder block.
05:48It probably could have been just like a drywall or something like that because I think the
05:51other place was vacant.
05:52Okay.
05:53So, they just went through that place.
05:54Hey, man.
05:55Were you at all a collector at all of anything?
05:58I had a lot of Hot Wheels.
06:00I still have some originals from the 60s and 70s.
06:04And I had a lot of really good baseball and football and basketball cards.
06:08But from the context of like collecting as a kid?
06:10I gave them to my nephew and some friends and stuff because I just never collected.
06:15But I had a Hank Aaron.
06:16I had a Hank Aaron Ricky.
06:17Oh, nice.
06:18Yeah.
06:18Was it in pretty good condition too?
06:20It was good.
06:21You know, it wasn't one of those, what do they call it?
06:22Men conditions or something like that.
06:24Yeah.
06:24But it was good.
06:25It was in a case.
06:25Yeah.
06:26It's fascinating because I've never been a collector of really anything.
06:30But I have worked in proximity and been good friends with people that are big into
06:35memorabilia and cards.
06:36Yeah.
06:37And it's a different world.
06:38It's crazy.
06:39It's not just a hobby.
06:40It almost becomes an investment portfolio in some ways.
06:45It's depending on, no, there's giant conventions of people that do this, whether it's, you
06:50know, Pokemon or sports cards or any of those things.
06:53And learning about it, even by osmosis, has been wild.
06:57And it's sad to see that, yeah, people, no matter where money is to be made, people are
07:02going to end up in nefarious ways.
07:04That's really sick.
07:05And that sucks for the car shop.
07:07Yeah.
07:07Yeah.
07:08Yeah.
07:08So hopefully they catch them all who, I guess, took the Pokemon cards.
07:14Yeah.
07:14As I continue on the mixtape in the loop, Sports Radio 610, I got to give a rest and
07:21peace to my uncle.
07:22My uncle Rob, he passed away last month.
07:25And I was thinking about something totally random, he told me, because he's one of the
07:30uncles that talk about women.
07:31Be like, let me tell you about women.
07:33So he was one of those.
07:35That's great advice, because it's either things that you should do or things that you go, now
07:39I know what not to do.
07:40Yeah.
07:41Yeah.
07:41And he told me this when I was younger.
07:44And so he was married at one point, ended up getting a divorce and all that.
07:49So he ain't got to get into all that.
07:50But something he told me stuck with me to this day is how he told me how women, whenever
07:57you go out somewhere, you buy something, you always got to get two.
08:01Because women always want something.
08:04He told me a story about how he went to the gas station, get some gas, went into the store,
08:09got a Snickers and an ice cream bar.
08:11Yeah.
08:12Came home.
08:12The wife was like, where's my Snickers at?
08:15I like ice cream.
08:17And so he was like, so I got to get two of everything.
08:20Everywhere I got to go, I got to get double.
08:22And I didn't really think nothing of it, because here's a couple on Instagram, and they were
08:30out shopping at Target.
08:31I think it was around the holiday.
08:33So they were out shopping at Target, aka she was shopping.
08:37He was just tailing along.
08:39Sure.
08:39And he decided to dip off, go to Starbucks.
08:43Oh, yeah.
08:44Let me get something to drink.
08:45Well, you better get two there.
08:46Let me get something to drink.
08:47Oh, no.
08:47This is how it went.
08:49There you are.
08:49I've been looking all over for you.
08:51Why did you get a coffee?
08:53Oh, certainly.
08:55You didn't get me a coffee?
08:58No, I was just thirsty.
08:59I couldn't find you.
09:00But you got to drink a wine if you want a little bit.
09:02I don't want to drink a beer.
09:02Why would you get a coffee and not get me one?
09:05Babe, I thought you would get your own coffee if you wanted a coffee.
09:08Okay, so this whole time, when I didn't know where you were, you were in line to get a coffee
09:13and decided not to just get me one?
09:15I was giving you...
09:16You got yourself a treat?
09:17I was giving you space to shop and do your thing, and I was just going to go...
09:21Space to shop.
09:22That was a good play.
09:23That was a good play.
09:23No, you're so annoying.
09:25I can't believe that that's something you would even do, because it's not funny.
09:28But now I'm offering you something, and you won't even take it to your school.
09:32Because that's not the coffee I want.
09:34I'm sure of it.
09:35Oh, boy.
09:36By the way that it looks.
09:37So, you don't want me to give you space while you're shopping at Target?
09:41Space.
09:41That's a good play.
09:43I want you to give me a coffee if you're going to get my coffee.
09:47That's what I want.
09:49Always get two brothers.
09:50That was a good play, though, where he was like, let me use some of your words against you.
09:54I'm doing this for you.
09:55I'm just staying out the way.
09:56You told me that you wanted space to shop.
09:58Now, you once before told me that I should get out your way.
10:01So, I did.
10:01And I just managed to get me a coffee.
10:03It is well played.
10:05But it's also a mistake.
10:07He clearly was recording this for content.
10:09He knew what he was doing.
10:10Oh, yeah.
10:11But you've got to get a coffee.
10:13Just like my Uncle Rob said, got to get two of everything.
10:16You've just got to preempt.
10:18Coffee, especially.
10:20Yeah.
10:20Like, she had a point.
10:21I mean, she went a little bit over it.
10:23And he played it well.
10:24But you especially cough.
10:26I can tell you exactly what my wife wants me to get her.
10:30I've gotten it so many times.
10:31Yeah.
10:32You've got to be better about knowing your personnel.
10:36It's KYP, baby.
10:37It's like, if I run this defense, they're going to run that offense.
10:41So, I should counter that with this.
10:42So, if I go get this coffee, she's going to say, where is my coffee?
10:45Or at least call.
10:46You're like, hey, you want something?
10:48I'm right here.
10:49Do you want something?
10:50Yeah.
10:50So, yeah, rest in peace, my Uncle Rob.
10:52You've got to get two.
10:53It's also another thing that you cannot do with women.
10:57I'm just going to turn the two of them.
10:59More Uncle Rob advice?
11:00More Uncle Rob?
11:00Yeah, yeah, yeah.
11:01So, when you go somewhere, maybe your woman wants something.
11:06Always order something, too.
11:09Don't let her just order something by herself.
11:11This one drives me up a wall.
11:12Yeah.
11:12Oh, my God.
11:13Yeah.
11:14So, here's the same couple.
11:15Ashley, I want to say the young lady wanted some ice cream from Dairy Queen.
11:20And the husband said, okay, let's go.
11:23Yeah.
11:24She ordered something, and then he did something men are not supposed to do.
11:29Hi, can I get your Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Blizzard, the mini?
11:38Oh, that's a good one.
11:39That's a good one.
11:39Any peanut butter cups?
11:40Yeah.
11:41Stop.
11:42All right, we'll see you tomorrow.
11:45I don't want anything.
11:49Well, I certainly don't want something by myself.
11:52You said, you asked if we could go get Dairy Queen.
11:57Yes, I said.
11:58So, we're at Dairy Queen, getting you Dairy Queen.
12:00No, now I'm going to sit here and eat this whole Blizzard.
12:04Well, here, at least share with me.
12:06I'm not hungry for ice cream.
12:08I don't want ice cream.
12:09Then why are we here?
12:10It says you asked if we could go to Dairy Queen.
12:13Because nobody wants to eat ice cream by themselves.
12:16That's not true.
12:17You never eat ice cream by yourself?
12:18That's crazy.
12:19Not if you're with me.
12:21I'm not going to sit over here and eat a whole thing of ice cream, and you sit over there and watch me do it.
12:26Man, she better be hot.
12:27I can't believe you didn't order it.
12:28That's so annoying.
12:29She better be hot.
12:30I am so mad.
12:32I think you guys know me enough to know that I'm not easily irritable, but there's certain things that get under my skin.
12:38I'm so mad right now.
12:39It's so illogical.
12:41It pisses me off.
12:42Always order something, even if you don't want to order anything.
12:45Let me get a small fry.
12:46Even if you're not hungry, order something.
12:49Here's what you guys are saying is true, and it irritates me, too.
12:52I think there's something worse.
12:54You think it's her.
12:55I think there's something worse than what we just heard.
12:58I'll just have some of yours.
13:00Nope.
13:01The hell you will.
13:03The audacity.
13:05I will say that, especially if you're going somewhere.
13:07You're like, I'm not hungry.
13:08I'm good.
13:09Let's reverse the case.
13:10Man, the fries are still in the bag, and you're grabbing that bag.
13:14I'm like, damn.
13:14I thought you ain't want nothing.
13:15I just want to go into Chick-fil-A.
13:17You know, just got a little small something.
13:19Do you want something?
13:20Do you want something?
13:21No.
13:21No.
13:22I'll just have some of yours.
13:23No, you won't.
13:24No.
13:26You will turn into Eric Henry.
13:28You getting a stiff arm right now.
13:29Hey, at least your wife let you know.
13:31My wife would be like, nah, I'm good.
13:33You know, I already ate.
13:35She lets me know because.
13:35Since I get my stuff, let me get a couple.
13:37I'm like, damn, I thought you wasn't hungry.
13:39Not anymore she doesn't because she knows I'm going to say I don't know.
13:40And that's why you got to get two, right?
13:41I don't know.
13:42Uncle Rob knew something.
13:43Yep.
13:44Got to get two.
13:45Got to get double everything.
13:46Nothing here tastes me more than, oh, I'll just have a bite of yours.
13:49No, I want all the bites.
13:51I want all the bites.
13:53Hey, like Uncle Rob's got to get double everything.
13:55God bless Uncle Rob.
13:56Yeah, yeah.
13:57Rest in peace, man.
13:58But I'll never forget those words.
14:01Got to get double.
14:02So I got to get double everything.
14:04Rest in peace to Uncle Rob, man.
14:05And hope that you and yours are doing all right.
14:07Yeah.
14:08Sorry.
14:08No, I'm sorry.
14:09That's all right.
14:20So I got to get my stuff bag.
14:22That's what I'm doing.
14:23I love you.
14:24I love you.
14:25I love you.
14:26I love you.
14:26I love you.
14:28I love you.
14:28I love you.
14:29I love you too.
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