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The Psychedelic Bar

OK, I know I listed this as “greatest bar ever” but that’s before I saw this, a combination colour organ and booze dispensary? Where do I get one? However, what’s with “Mr. Nopersonalspace” up there? One sip of whatever concoction he’s doling out will have you waking up eight hours later in a Safeway parking lot, guaranteed.

Spiderman joins the Navy

Well, not really but this webslinger appearance sent in by John at the Navy base commisarry probably about 1976 is still pretty swell, love those “Electric Company” eyes.. . Send me your mall appearance photos!

1975 Big Jim Catalog

Exit sportsman, enter Super Spy In 1975, things had started to wind down for the good natured adventures of sportsman Big Jim and his crew. A hasty insert to the toyfair catalog this year gives the first traces of the P.A.C.K and the direction that Big Jim would take for the remainder of his shelf life […]

Friction fun from AHI

Some fun additions to the AHI Rack Toys section today and it’s all about friction pull back motors combined with licensing (of course). Above is a “spin out” Spider Car, it’s amazing just how many different vehicles our famous web slinger got. This is the friction motorized Space:1999 moon car in Canadian packaging. It’s amazing […]

Those Puppy Dog Eyes

If wearing this sweater ever got a man laid, I truly do not wish to know. I fear that having such knowledge would completely deride my will to live. There is no amount of Booze and Prayer that could erase the fact that “weiner dog sweater” guy got some lovin’. PS I’ve told by many […]