by Shawn Robare | Jun 11, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Speaking of the Orange, Blue, Yellow combo, here’s a couple of other wax wrappers that hit this in a slightly different way… Dukes of Hazzard (Donruss, 1980) Dukes of Hazzard, Design #2 (Donruss, 1980)
by Shawn Robare | Jun 9, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I’ve talked a lot about collecting here at Branded, and on a few occasions I’ve discussed how the hobby leads to certain unobtainable “holy grail” items. The hobby is, by nature, goal driven; when you find one thing, one object that you...
by Shawn Robare | Jun 8, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I was recently interviewed by Rondal Scott of the incredibly cool Strange Kids Club, and it was a heck of a lot of fun. Rondal’s site is chock full of enlightening interviews with all sorts of cool people, not to mention a bevy of other regular features...
by Shawn Robare | Jun 7, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Well, it’s officially here, the 25th anniversary of the Goonies. I feel kind of lucky that I was more or less at the perfect age for a flick like this (I was seven, just about to turn eight) where I could both identify perfectly with the gang. Not...
by Shawn Robare | Jun 6, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Like most movies, what we’ve seen of the Goonies on film and in the advertising isn’t all that was written, shot, or illustrated. Aside from variations on advertisements and movie posters, there are also some infamous deleted scenes, namely one...
by Shawn Robare | Jun 5, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
For today’s post, I wanted to share a little more of the Official Goonies Souvenir Magazine that was published to coincide with the film’s release in the summer of 1985. All told, I’ve only posted about 50% of the magazine, but you can find the...
