Before collector TV shows became the hot market that they are today, one of my favorite shows was the Incurable Collector hosted by John Larroquette. One segment of each show was devoted to “collectibles of tomorrow,” where they highlighted items that might someday become collectors’ items. This week’s assignment from the League of Extraordinary Bloggers: – […]
The League has spoken: Pirates
This week, the League of Extraordinary bloggers tackled the topic of Pirates in pop culture. Check out what the League had to say… The Combat Workshop Fortune and Glory Days Achievements in Gaming Goodwill Hunting 4 Geeks Shezcrafti Rediscover the 80’s AEIOU and Sometimes Why Branded in the 80’s Double Dumbass On You Cavalcade of […]
What Have I Seen?!? (January 2013)
One of my New Year’s resolutions was to keep a log of the movies I watch and the books I read, and as a result, here is the first installment of “What Have I Seen?!?” Warning: There are plenty of spoilers, so stop reading if you don’t want to reveal any plot points. Movies Watched […]
This week’s assignment from the League: Pirates!
So far this month, we’ve talked about Spies, Cowboys, and Spacemen, and the voting was all over the place for the next (and last) genre to tackle: Monsters – 4 Robots – 4 Pirates – 6 Super heroes – 2 Soldiers – 2 Ninjas – 1 Ghosts – 1 Sci Fi characters – 1 Cops – 1 […]
The League has spoken: Spacemen!
The League did a little space exploration last week. The topic was “Spacemen” and here’s what we talked about: Monster Cafe Fortune and Glory (Days) Memories of Toymorrow Goodwill Hunting 4 Geeks Mos Espa Collection The Man Who Stares at Toys AEIOU and Sometimes Why Cool & Collected Traveling Pics That Figures Whatever I Think […]
Vintage Johnny West and G.I. Joe figures (they’re not dolls!)
I came across this fun vintage lot on Craigslist yesterday. It wasn’t a huge bargain, but I have wanted a Johnny West figure for a long time, and it’s not really something you see everyday on CL, so I decided to make the call. I plan to hold onto the Johnny West and Geronimo figures, […]