by Shawn Robare | Sep 23, 2011 | Branded in the 80s, Read
This week’s PCP spotlight is on Carlin “CT” from Nerd Lunch! I think I originally got to know CT through twitter a couple years ago, but I’ve been keeping up with the Nerd Lunch website ever since. CT was a big supporter of the Up! Fair,...
by Shawn Robare | Sep 22, 2011 | Branded in the 80s, Read
This past weekend I ended up hitting a few stores around town looking for some new toys that I’d hoped were out on the pegs. Though I didn’t find what I was looking for (the new wave of Real Ghostbusters Minimates and the new G.I. Joe’s, in...
by Shawn Robare | Sep 21, 2011 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Here’s my second and final Monkey Goggles article that was originally published a little over a year ago on the Archie McPhee literary webzine. As I mentioned yesterday, I’m putting these articles up here as it seems that MG isn’t going to be...
by Shawn Robare | Sep 20, 2011 | Branded in the 80s, Read
It just dawned on me that Monkey Goggles seems to have shuttered (there’s been no new content since last year when editor Geoff Carter and Archie McPhee amicably ended their partnership.) So just in case the site ends up folding completely I’ve decided to...
by Shawn Robare | Sep 16, 2011 | Branded in the 80s, Read
In the immortal words of Ferris Buller, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Generally an apt comment on the day to day, it’s really been the tone regarding my time/website...
by Shawn Robare | Sep 14, 2011 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Well, now that we’re in September most of the stores have started rolling out their seasonal swag. I haven’t fully dived into the merchandise yet, but I have been picking up a lot of sugary items. I thought I’d share some of the stuff...
