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One Step Closer to Mantoothedness

From the “I wasn’t kidding” department:  I should have probably mentioned that two months ago the packaging for the Brick Mantooth dolls arrived from China. Around February I gave some money to this guy I know, after two months of no communication, more money was requested. This all seemed to be leading down the path of tears but in June I […]

Hulk HUG!

Russ sent in this KILLER shot of him with the Hulk (can’t decide who looks more please, the Hulk or Russ) in what he believes is the late 1970s in the now-closed Century Plaza mall in Birmingham, AL. “Now closed mall” always makes me sad to hear. Thanks Russ! Send me your mall appearance photos!

Retro Playgrounds Volume 5

Time to travel back in time and take a look and see what recreation drug use and what appears to be a complete lack of concern for child safety can produce with volume five of Retro Playground Equipment.It’s whacky, weird and I totally miss this stuff.For more Playgrounds, check out these fabulous links: . ..

Bean Bag Creatures

There is something really appealing about these funky bean bag creatures that I like, although Myrtle Turtle looks like she’s on a bad trip. Get her some orange slices, pronto.

I get to be Paul Lynde

While it’s cool that this catalog page from Ideal shows not only Paul Lynde but Norman Fell himself, the home game loses marks for not having celebrity names. Unless I’m mistaken and there was an actor named “Tim Type” who was known for being outrageous.

Book Review: Star Trek 365

Earlier in the year I was asked to participate in a new publication coming out from Abrams books, something called “Star Trek 365”. While I was happy to do to join in, I did kind of wonder  “another Star Trek book”?  I am a huge fan of the original series and the folks at Abrams […]

Spider-Man will be here on……..

I got a wonderful surprise in the electronic mail box this week with this contribution from Lynch (who showcases his incredible Marvel Comics merchandise collection on his MyEbay page trust me, you need to visit that) it’s a rare poster used for 1970s appearances by webhead himself. What’s even better is the demonstration picture that came […]