by Shawn Robare | Jun 4, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read
It’s been awhile since I dipped into my collection of old advertisements I clipped from my collection of 80s era Woman’s Day magazines, so I thought it would be fun to take a look at one of the crazier ads from 1983. Alright, raise your hand if...
by Shawn Robare | May 25, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read
It seems odd that in just over six years of running Branded in the 80s I haven’t really talked about a film like Roger Rabbit. Hmm, I’ll have to remedy that in the future. In the meantime, here’s the wax wrapper for the 1987 Topps card...
by Shawn Robare | May 24, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read
So I’m a little late to the 60th birthday celebration of Mr. T, but I want to rectify that today by sharing this trade advertisement for the Mr. T’s Commandments EP record that was released back in 1984… I came across this while flipping through back...
by Shawn Robare | May 22, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Life presents us with a lot of opportunities to experience a right of passage, and the first one I remember taking an active hand in was when I turned 10 years-old in 1987. Not only was I finally breaking into double digits on the birthday cake, but it was also...
by Shawn Robare | May 21, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I’ve recently rekindled my passion for finding and reading 80s era movie tie-in novelizations, and in restarting the hunt for books there were a few candidates that jumped up to the top of my list. One in particular has proven super difficult to track down, the...
by Shawn Robare | May 18, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Since I’ve been starring at my tiny Hot Wheels A-Team van all week, and since I have a contest going where you can win one of these toys, I decided that this would be a good time to share my 1983 Topps A-Team wax wrappers… I talked about the stickers from...
