by Shawn Robare | Mar 14, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Since I’m so enthralled with the pop culture of my youth, it can get kind of dicey when navigating today’s modern boom of 80s and 90s nostalgia with any sort of cost-conscious mindset. 10 years ago, when I first started reaching back into my childhood,...
by Shawn Robare | Mar 12, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Of all the toy projects I’ve come into contact with this past year, OMFG! (Outlandish Mini Figure Guys) has to be one of the coolest. Not only is it independent and artist driven, but riffs on some of the cool toy lines from the 80s like M.U.S.C.L.E.s,...
by Shawn Robare | Mar 9, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I find it funny that I ended up preparing for last week’s vacation by making sure I had a bunch of stuff to post while I was away from the computer and stuff, and yet this week, though I’m back home I haven’t had a second to update the site. Aw...
by Shawn Robare | Mar 2, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read
It’s day five and I think we should be lounging around our resort today. While I’m away looking for the arcade that was advertises to be at the place we’re staying, why don’t you take a gander at one of the meatier bits from the Fall 1984...
by Shawn Robare | Mar 1, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read
It’s day four. If everything is going according to schedule I’ll be headed to the Magic Kingdom today and spending the better part of that time trying to convinve my wife that we should ride the Haunted Mansion at least ten times. We’ll...
by Shawn Robare | Feb 29, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read
We’re on Day 3, and I wanted to post a quikie today. It’s my favorite ad for this Fall 1984 issue of Muppet Magazine featuring a bunch of Nerds plushes! Again, need to check ebay for one of these suckers!