I bumped into Dan Barnard of Green Bay, Wisconsin on MOTL as I was beginning this project. He has over 10,000 Stone Rain cards! What I have in diversity, he makes up for in sheer quantity. He was gracious enough to sift through his immense collection to try and find cards I needed for my global set. In the end he did find a few cards I could use. When I finish the Stone Rain Project, I plan to trade all my extra Stone Rains to him. Does anyone out there have a bigger Stone Rain collection than this guy?

What follows is a little interview that I conducted with Dan via e-mail about his massive Stone Rain collection:

Why did you start collecting Stone Rain in particular?
There was a guy at the local card store that was collecting Skulking Ghosts and ripping them in half, he had like 130 of them, I thought I could beat that number, so I found the most common card in all of Magic and started collecting them, but I do not rip them up. It became kind of a humorous thing once word got around and I just kept going.
Which Stone Rain has the best artwork in your opinion?
My favorite artwork is Kaja Foglio's in Ice Age, I may be biased though, because I have one Stone Rain that is autographed and it is by her.
What was the most unusual trade you made to get a Stone Rain?
I traded someone with a huge Magic Collection 168 Goblins for 168 Stone Rains, it almost wiped out every goblin that I had. The unusual part was that her husband had altered one of the Stone Rains by clipping other cards and adding to it thus making it a "Spore Rain". It had a mana cost of nine mana of various colors and it destroyed all of an opponent's lands and creatures. The cannibalized artwork and text just struck me as being exceedingly funny.
What is the most "special" Stone Rain in your collection?
My most special Stone Rain is the autographed one by Kaja Foglio, with the "Spore Rain" a close second.
What do you think of the "Stone Rain Project"? <-- shameless self-promotion
I think the Stone Rain Project is excellent! I am keeping my eyes peeled for more that I can add to it.
Do you play Magic or just collect? Do you do any tournament play?
I play and collect, I love playing, there are 5 of us that get together when we can and play. I love tournaments, I won a Tempest sealed deck tournament a couple years back, I came in 12th in an Invasion/Planeshift/Apocalypse tournament at GenCon last year and came in 5th in a Torment sealed deck tournament last month.
What is your favorite MTG deck archetype?
My favorite deck type is green/white with Kjeldoran Frostbeasts, and other creatures that destroy everything that block it combined with Lure so everything has to block it. I do better with a red/black direct damage and kill creature deck.
Who is your favorite MTG artist?
I am biased toward Kaja Foglio, but just because I have her autographed card. My favorite is Mark Tedin, I love the art on Barbarian Outcast.
Name your favorite musical group.
My favorite musical group is one person, that is and always has been Meat Loaf. I grew up on Paradise by the Dashboard Lights and Bat out of Hell. I also love Jim Steinman, the guy who wrote Meat Loafs songs and had a great album - Bad for Good. I can relate to their music so well.
Name your favorite sports team.
Living in Green Bay, it is legal to only have one favorite sports team, the Packers!!!!! I never miss a game. I worked there for one season, hawking pizzas in the stands, it was amazing, but did my legs hurt at the end of the game!
English Revised 'Spore Rain'

Dan would love to hear from you if you have extra Stone Rains you'd like to trade. Check out his MOTL H/W list.