by Shawn Robare | Mar 26, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Looking back, I spent an inordinate amount of time reading as a kid, though I never really had a window into kid-centric magazines. I was always more of an “inside” kind of kid, and I always seemed to have a lot of books around, mostly hand-me-down...
by Shawn Robare | Mar 25, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
When I think about growing up as an American in the 80s, three things come to mind, seeing Lee Iacocca’s “autobiography” on at least a dozen of my friend’s and family’s coffee tables, listening to Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the...
by Shawn Robare | Mar 24, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
When looking through the TV Guide Fall Preview issues that came out between 1977-1990, I find all sorts of little nostalgic gems, not to mention a parade of stars that I know and love. Even when a lot of the new shows don’t last, the stars do, eventually...
by Shawn Robare | Mar 18, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Robotech is one of the main cartoons and toy-lines that I mostly missed out on in the 80s. I say main because of the plethora of shows that hit the airwaves and toys clogging up the aisles at the local Playworld Robotech is one of the more memorable franchises....
by Shawn Robare | Mar 16, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
For this week’s Awesomely Overdue Books column I thought I’d continue on with some more Find Your Fate books from my collection, in particular some of the more girl-centric volumes. First up are three volumes of the Jem FYF series, titled Jewels in...
