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Today is all about Star Trek Towels!

So this morning I had a wonderful email containing photos of my pal Corey’s amazing collection of vintage Star Trek towels. I’ll be honest, I rarely thought of towels as a collectible (ok, I own like three) but now these are all I can think about. The rest of this breathtaking collection can be found after […]

Bachelor Man!

“The Adventures of Bachelorman” was supposed to be the third segment in the “Shazam Isis Hour” when CBS pulled the plug. All known copies of the series, which involved a man who had the amazing power of Macrame,  were set fire to then shot into space, where they were again set fire to.

Review: Comic Book Fever by George Khoury

I own a lot of books by George Khoury, in fact this isn’t even the first book by him that I’ve reviewed on this blog and I don’t read much, so that’s pretty special. The reason I own so many, is that George and I seem to like a lot of the same things. His latest […]

Multiple Toymakers Planet of the Apes Playsets

Next to the wonderful toys by Mego, these Multiple toys Planet of the Apes sets are by far my favourites. I just recently scored one of my grails: For many ages I’ve been after this set, the combination of army men with apes totally reminds me of “Battle for the Planet of the Apes” (easily […]

Pilsbury Playthings

Despite being in my 40s, I’ll admit the sight of Poppin Fresh still brings me joy. That might have to do with me having some of the toys as a kid but more the fact that it’s very rare that his delicious product makes an appearance in my home…….