by Shawn Robare | Nov 13, 2006 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Okay, so for the next year or so I’ve decided that I’m going to attempt to do a weekly entry on the blog that will focus on one aspect of the 80s that I was pretty crazy about as a kid, stickers.Like most kids I was addicted to stickers, and not just your...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 31, 2006 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Hello again. So I didn’t find this next item until yesterday which is kind of cool. I’m glad there were new discoveries up until the day before. I’ve already posted about the new line of Matchbox monsters cars and figures and this item is a neat addition to that line,...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 31, 2006 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Happy Halloween folks! I’ve been on vacation for the last two weeks, so I’ve been a slug in terms of posting and such. I figured I’d slab up an onslaught of stuff today, the big day. I’ll be honest; I’m kind of psyched because for the first time in 10 years it’s...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 23, 2006 | Branded in the 80s, Read
After finding out about that awesome Collector’s Edition of the Complete Greatest American Hero TV series on DVD a couple weeks ago I’ve really been in the mood to watch the show as I haven’t seen it in probably 20 years or so. I picked up the first...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 21, 2006 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Anyway, moving right along, the next Franky item on my list was rather disappointing. I’ve never bought into any of the grow-a-pet (or hand, heart, Peter Griffin from Family Guy, what-have-you) craze. You buy a sponge-like little shrunken thing, pop it in water, and...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 20, 2006 | Branded in the 80s, Read
So as I mentioned in the last post, my favorite stuff for the Halloween blogging this year would probably be the various bits of Halloween on the cheap I’ve found in dollar stores and such. I was really surprised by how many different things you could get for a...