Cool and Collected - collecting pop culture memories and memorabilia
A general discussion of collecting cool things, such as vintage and modern toys, comic books, ephemera.
This week’s League topic is a show and tell event, where you’re asked to show off your prized possession. Many of my fellow bloggers have already chimed in with sentimental objects that tug at your heart strings and ooze nostalgia… I’m not going to do that. Believe me, It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s [...]
You might be surprised to learn that I collect a few things <pause for laugh track>. Actually, I collect waaaay too much stuff, but I’ve become pretty good at narrowing my focus, and when I open my museum to the public, it will surely spark some serious nostalgia in anyone who enjoys pop culture. I’m [...]
The newly launched Nerdist Channel might really be on to something. I’ve watched a few of their shows this week, but the one that I wil definitely check out regularly is Harry Knowles’ Ain’t it Cool… Okay, so Harry starts off talking about a rare King Kong movie prop, so he obviously had me at [...]
I came across this poster the other day and was blown away. It’s.. it’s… beautiful. I need to track down one of these for the permanent collection of my future “Simians in Cinema” museum.
I seriously need more walls. Look what the mailman dropped off on my doorstep today… This is truly a thing of beauty. if you know me, you know my love for monkeys in movies, especially King Kong. This is an Italian poster from the 60′s for the original King Kong movie. The poster is a [...]
I’m a firm believer that a man should have a cave–a place that is devoted to you and your passion. Of course, I think the ladies should have their own spaces as well, but usually, that consists of the rest of the house! After a long day, I head to my cave to unwind in [...]
This weekend, Old Town Auctions is hosting a 3-day toy collector auction at the Grand Venice Hotel in Hagerstown, Maryland, but don’t worry if you can’t make it in person, because they offer online bidding prior to the event. I was fortunate to attend a space toy auction put on by old Town Auctions last [...]
Here are some pictures of the Aurora model kits boxes I added to the collection last weekend. Most of these are in amazing condition, especially when you consider they are around 50 years old. King Kong and Godzilla Dr Jekyll as Mr. Hyde, Madame Tussaud’s Chamber of Horrors Guillotine, and the Vampire Dracula, Frankenstein, and [...]
Last night, I teased you with a photo of my epic pop culture haul from earlier in the day. There were many good guesses, but I can assure you there were no bananas, plantains, Beatles posters, or parts of Gwyneth Paltrow in those boxes. Yesterday afternoon, I checked Craigslist to see if there were any [...]
Here are a couple of vintage Halloween King Kong costumes that somehow found their way into my collection. Luckily, I have unpaid child labor available to model them… Happy Halloween everybody! Let’s go trick or treating!
