by Shawn Robare | Apr 28, 2016 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I’ve mentioned this in the past, but it bears repeating, I don’t like being negative here at Branded in the 80s. First and foremost this site is about celebrating the nostalgia of the 80s and all of the cool stuff that goes along with loving that decade. ...
by Shawn Robare | Feb 15, 2016 | Look
Well, I’m finally back from my winter hiatus and I have a lot of stuff I want to write about here at Branded in the coming year. 2016 marks my 10 year running this site and I’m kind of floored that I’m still loving it after all these years. Hell,...
by Shawn Robare | Nov 9, 2015 | Branded in the 80s, Read
About a month ago my buddy Philip Reed over at BattleGrip.com send me a link to a vintage newspaper article about the introduction of Mead’s Trapper Keeper notebook system that was originally published in the Reading Eagle in December of 1982. I love getting...
by Shawn Robare | Nov 2, 2015 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Almost two years ago I dug through my books and piles of ephemera to gather together my collection of pop culture maps from all sorts of different fantasy and movie worlds including cartography from the Thundercats, Willow, Fraggle Rock, The Princess Bride, The...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 31, 2015 | Branded in the 80s, Read
We’ve finally arrived on the big day! Happy Halloween everyone! Hoping today is full of hayrides, haunted houses, trick-or-treating, carving pumpkins, Halloween parties, and all sorts of spooky merriment! Me? I’m going to kick pick one of the recipes...