by Shawn Robare | Jun 8, 2020 | Branded in the 80s, Read
When it comes to collecting and nostalgia, there is almost nothing that’s off the table. We all have our own personal reasons for curating the collections we cherish, and because obsession is a weird and twisted beast, it can lead us into places we never...
by Shawn Robare | Jun 5, 2020 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I love The Monster Squad. It’s no secret, and if you’ve at all familiar with this site than it’s probably becoming annoying to always hear me blathering on about the movie, the filmmakers and actors, and the all of the various stuff I have in my...
by Shawn Robare | Jun 4, 2020 | Branded in the 80s, Read
About five years ago I stumbled upon an item in an antique shop that took my breath away. It’s a shop that I adore over in the old Havre de Grace main street area just off of the Susquehanna river, and it’s one I try to hit up at least twice a year if only...
by Shawn Robare | May 21, 2020 | Branded in the 80s, Read
The late 80s was a weird time for me, toy and collecting-wise, because I was racing into my awkward preteen years and the idea of playing with toys was starting to become the epitome of uncool. In 1987 I turned 10 years old and for the first time toys and kid-centric...
by Shawn Robare | May 14, 2020 | Branded in the 80s, Read
About a million year ago, when I first started writing about stickers here at Branded, there was one style of sticker that I wanted to cover more than any other because it was one that, more than anything, reminded me of my childhood. Lenticular stickers, as a subset...
by Shawn Robare | May 8, 2020 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Of all the publications available to kids in the 80s I’m not sure I can find one that is so absolutely perfect as Muppet Magazine. I’ve written about the publication before, but I think it’s worth reiterating that I never had the opportunity to flip...
