The Awful Green Things from Outer Space
One of the early TSR box games from when D&D was fresh and new. It appeared in all the D&D catalogs along with Snit’s Revenge… Read More »The Awful Green Things from Outer Space
nostalgia
Cooky the Cucumber and Katie the Carrot
Why stop at potatoes? Apparently Hasbro didn’t, although Cooky and Katie were news to me. Maybe they didn’t want to give the impression that Mr… Read More »Cooky the Cucumber and Katie the Carrot
Thriller Double Take – Alfonzo LP
Glancing through the picture, I knew exactly what this was… and then I didn’t. Alfonzo’s self-titled album came out around the same time as Thriller,… Read More »Thriller Double Take – Alfonzo LP
Berzerk boardgame version
The humanoid must not escape! A few years after Berzerk hit the arcades, Milton Bradley produced a boardgame version with one player being Evil Otto,… Read More »Berzerk boardgame version
Atari 5200 cartridges
Great selection. Wizard of Wor! Another nice early 80s videogame reference tomorrow from the same estate. Photo by Grasons.
Penthouse – Special Caligula Issue – May 1980
Ah, memories. Malcolm McDowell, Dame Helen Mirren, Peter O’Toole, and Sir John Gielgud. In a Roman era porno produced by Bob Guccione, publisher of Penthouse.… Read More »Penthouse – Special Caligula Issue – May 1980
KLOS 95.5 – Right in the Nostalgia
Photo by Estate Sale Gurus.
Smith Corona Clipper
The weird thing is that I know exactly how that pebbly surface feels. Also, the Clipper logo (I learned today) with the red airplane silhouette… Read More »Smith Corona Clipper
On the Second Day of Christmas…
Bubble-Brite Lights! Photo by Grasons.
Inversion Boots (& Daisy BBs)
I guess inversion boots are still with us, but since AARP called it a tired boomer fad almost ten years ago, that can’t be good.… Read More »Inversion Boots (& Daisy BBs)