by Shawn Robare | Jan 5, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
One of the really cool aspects of the 80s/90s era nostalgia boom is getting a chance to see certain aspects and pop culture fads of the past re-embraced. Sure, it’s cool when popular brands make a comeback, like all of the 80s cartoons and toy lines, but what I...
by Shawn Robare | Dec 27, 2013 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Sometimes it’s really hard to find the balance between being a fan of something and being, well, fanatical. I’m not making a judgment call on one being better or worse, it’s more of a perspective thing; how often times I have a hard time knowing where the line is...
by Shawn Robare | Dec 16, 2013 | Awesome 80s Bedrooms, Branded in the 80s, Read
In my quest to search through and document all the fun junk in 80s era pop culture bedrooms there are a few films that I thought I was going to have to skip over because I figured there wouldn’t be much fun 80s stuff. Like say, Stand By Me, which features a...
by Shawn Robare | Dec 14, 2013 | Branded in the 80s, Read
So, as I mentioned last month the 1980’s era toyline Robo Force has made a triumphant return with new customizable figure sets from the fine folks over at Toyfinity. Along with this relaunch of the toys, head honcho John Kent has tapped Jerzy Drozd to help him...
by Shawn Robare | Dec 12, 2013 | Branded in the 80s, Read
This is the first year in a long time when I’m doing my best to get into the holiday spirit for the Christmas season. For a good portion of my life Halloween has basically been my “Christmas”, and for all intents and purposes the period between November...
