This week marks the 11th anniversary of the launch of PlaidStallions. Truth be told, it was two days ago but life has been so bumpy lately, I totally forgot about it. That would have been a big mistake and here is why.


In eleven years of doing this, it has never felt like work and while it doesn’t pay, it does pay back in all the wonderful (and often hilarious) feedback I receive from you folks. I look forward to doing this.


I cannot begin to properly explain how you all have impacted my life in a positive way and for that I’m very grateful today and this the reason that 11 years later I’m still scanning my smelly old catalogs.


Lining up some fun things for the remainder of the week including a new minisode podcast but I just wanted to start by giving praise where it’s due. Thank you.

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It took me by complete surprise this week that it has been nine years to this day that I decided to start this blog. 


Many thanks to my then infant daughter for taking a long nap on April 26, 2006  (she doesn’t take so many these days) and giving me the time to begin this journey.


I really have to thank all of you for making this experience a dream, for commenting here and on the facebook page, for writing in, listening to the podcast and for making my book a success.


I am eternally grateful for the friends I’ve made and experiences I’ve had through this site.



To show that gratitude I’m having another contest:

 

Email your best idea (no design work needed) to kid70s *at*  gmail.com (replace the *at* with an @) I’ll pick the winners in Mid May and I’ll even try to mock up the three best in photoshop like I have done above.

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Brick Mantooth





Guy Karate (who long time readers will remember was named in a 2009 birthday contest)


Runner Up Prizes:





2 lucky people will get Brick Mantooth action figures (from Odeon Toys) and a mess of other goodies.


Grand Prize:



First prize will not only make history by naming that dude but also recieve my next limited mash up figure Ron: Space Pimp absolutely free.


How to Play: Send your name (only one please) to me at Brick*at*plaidstallions.com (but replace *at* with @, ya dig?)


Contest closes May 5th at noon. Winners announced the following Friday.


Good Luck and thanks for reading!

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As if my pants inching up higher and the growing need to get those damn kids off my lawn weren’t enough signs I’m getting older, this impulsive idea of mine hits another milestone.

Yes, we’re five and I can’t believe how far this has gone and that I’ve stuck to something this long. Seriously, I don’t even finish sandwiches sometimes*. Originally I thought the site was a “five year mission” tops but I have so much I still want to do, that I simply have to keep going.

I’ve got a couple of treats in store today including a contest, an announcement and a way cool feature.

Thanks to all of you for the kind words and support over the years and especially for making me laugh, there are so many times I’ve logged on and wish I’d thought of the some of the comments you folks write.

Sometimes, with my weird little obsessions you can feel a like you’re the only person who gives a crap, it’s really nice to know I’m not alone.

(* That was BS, I not only finish sandwiches, I often finish other peoples as well)

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I’ll announce the winners on Tuesday’s blog, in the mean time, here are some of my favourite things about this project, other than the great people I’ve met:

Mall Appearances are just something that stuck with me as a kid, if you’re reading this on Saturday morning I’m actually meeting Darth Vader right now.
Fashion Mockery Everybody kind of lost their minds in the 1970s and we’re all better for it. While I can’t believe some of the styles, I wish the butterfly collar would make a come back.

Lincoln Monsters working on this site reconnects me with lots of childhood favourites but none as prized for me as the Lincoln Monsters. I’m a huge geek for these hastily made figures and am still actively seeking some out (ahem)

Rack Toys I love cataloging Rack Toys, the stranger, the better. It doesn’t look like I’ll ever run out of material in this department.
Enough about me, tell me yours and thanks for reading my weird ramblings and ignoring my horrible grammar and Canadian spelling for these past 3 years.

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It’s hard to believe that it’s been two years since I started this blog, primarily to fill the time one afternoon while my baby daughter napped. It’s a strange feeling, it seems like yesterday although I can’t remember a time when this didn’t exist. I had no idea what I was doing when I made my first fashion mockery post (which got a whopping two hits,probably both me) and I had maybe 12-15 department store catalogs in my collection. Since then, it’s grown into something a little bit larger:

Now it’s balooned into the monstrosity you see before you, an burgeoning mass of catalogs, toy store fliers, colouring books, newspapers, Archie digests (I like them, ok!) and more magazines than a man should own.
If I stopped buying catalogs today, I could probably coast on the lot I have for about 12 months but I can’t seem to bring myself to stop buying.
Speaking of which, I made a purchase recently of a catalog I already own, the reason was that I had ripped out one of the pages when I bought it back in 1989. It had to go in my locker you see, it was just too cool, I called the gentlemen in the picture “The Plaid Stallions“

Yes indeed, these are the original Stallions, ripped from the pages of a 1974 Eaton’s Catalog, God Bless ’em! Also, to commemorate this occasion (this is not at all a coincidence) I’ve done some new things:

First, I’ve completely revised the Plaidstallions website , I was never really happy with the original design so I cleaned it up and toyed with the format. One thing you will notice is all the videos are gone, I moved them into their own gallery.

I’m also geeked to announce these:

Yep, I ripped off the Megomuseum (they’ll forgive me) and am putting out a couple of Plaidstallions trading cards. The first two are due soon, I have no idea what to do with them, probably give them out through this blog. I have plans for one or two more, maybe a sticker, we’ll see.

So that’s it, I’d like to thank everybody for making the last two years an absolute joy, props to the folks who sent in mall appearance photos, the supportive gang at the museum forums, my webmaster Joe DeRouen, Steve Leach, Rob Chatlin, Scott Adams, Rob Kelly, Ben Holcomb, Amanda Currey, Keene Silfer, Daniel from Action Figure Insider, , Robert Berry from Retrocrush, Sharry, the wonderful myspace gang, Detour magazine, WGN Chicago, Rob at topless robot and my ever supportive wife, Michy.

And giant thanks to all the folks who regularly visit this blog making way more clever comments than I can ever think of, you people make me laugh everyday and make me want to turn on my computer.

As a bonus, a piece I wrote for Topless Robot is up today. It’s an extenson of a blog I wrote here called the 9 ugliest female action figures ever. Enjoy!

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