During a warm spring day in 1990 my mind was pre-occupied as I struggled to push through my half day of Kindergarten. Although I generally enjoyed school at this young age I knew that something monumental was awaiting me at my grandparents’ house. It was this year that my grandma began a tradition of letting … More Breaking Down My Childhood NES Collection
It’s December 1990. The setting is south suburban St. Louis. Our house is one of many single story brick ranch style homes lining our street. Each house is approximately 1,200 square feet and built in the 1950’s during the Eisenhower administration when urban sprawl began. It’s the very definition of a blue collar neighborhood and … More Blow Mold Decorations
In 1993 LEGO Pirates had been available for four years and had already churned out some of the most memorable LEGO sets ever produced. Since 1989 the Black Seas Barracuda (6285) had been the literal flagship of the pirates and the figurative flagship set of the theme. By 1993 as is the custom it was … More Skull’s Eye Schooner #6286 (LEGO, 1993)
Growing up our household didn’t partake in the luxury of cable television. It was pure agony. I used to see ads with Grandpa Munster shilling a local cable TV company and would tell my parents that cable was the way to go. When I’d watch WWF SuperStars and Gene Okerlund would urge the viewers to contact … More Summer of 1998 Part II: TV
When I was a kid one of the family pastimes was the colloquial “Sunday drive”. These were day trips to no where in particular that were typically taken in the autumn months to admire the scenery of the season. These trips consisted of activities such as admiring the colors of the leaves, antiquing, stopping by … More Hardee’s Halloween Hideaways (1989)
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