I have a passion for collecting vintage Star Wars merchandise from the late 70's. Action figures, comics, trading cards etc - anything related to the first Star Wars movie. But why only until 1980? It's not that I don't love The Empire Strikes Back and beyond (I really do), but there is something about that first wave of Star Wars mania that really grips me, back when it was all fresh and exciting...
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Topps Bubblegum
Aside from the trading cards and bubblegum packs Topps did in the late seventies, they also sold single bubblegum sticks wrapped in foil with a paper wraparound displaying four different characters. They supposedly enclosed a 'movie poster pin up' although I've never seen what one looks like and they must be minuscule 'posters'. It feels a little weird collecting 36 year old bubblegum, but they look pretty cool in the display cabinet.
After Halloween Sales
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OK. One last post. 😁
I bought some after Halloween clearance food. I'll probably look for more
stuff this weekend.
Anyone else find any deals?
New Podcast Interview!
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Thank you to North Carolina-based critic and podcaster Adam Long for
inviting me to his corner of the Internet for a conversation about *Every
'70s Movie...
Dangertainment Is Off The Air!
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Hey, I had a blast looking back on the many ups and downs of the *Halloween*
series for this year's round of Trick or Trailers but I'll close out by
givin...
PlaidStallions is moving! (slowly)
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So, after 14 years, we've decided to upgrade PlaidStallions and move both
the site and the blog here.
I plan to convert the entire site to WordPress, tha...
"The Mandalorian" Season 2 Trailer
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Baby Yoda's back! That's probably all some will need to know but the new
trailer does show some familiar returning faces and the new adventures that
Ma...
7 Reasons Why You Should Buy Vintage Clothing
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Did you know that the average person spends over $160 a month on clothing?
Depending on how you shop, and what you shop for, you can really stretch
that ...
A tale of two board games:
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Back around '73, our family was visiting a friend of my grandmother's. I
was the only kid there and really had nothing to do. Nana's friend asked if
I'd ...
Greedo [1995, POTF2]
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...with Rodian Blaster Rifle [no exclamation point on this one]
Coming in the second POTF2 wave was Greedo, the man who used to shoot
first. He seems a...
Photo Collection: 1
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Over my year hiatus I still played around with stuff I had picked up and
would occasionally snap some pics with my phone, either with the built in
camera a...
"Does This Bus Stop at 53rd and 3rd?"
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I had no idea this even ever happened! Sure, I know Bruce originally wrote
"Hungry Heart" for the Ramones after he ran into Joey in 1979, but
apparently th...
New Documentary About Star Wars Toys!
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So... I mentioned that I've got some big news, and now it's finally time to
share it.
I'm currently in production on a documentary called *Plastic Galaxy: ...
Happy Memorial Day!
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Sorry I haven't written in a while, but I have gotten sidetracked from the
Star Wars world. Here is a little holiday comic I found on starwars.com:
Merrima...
Movie Review: The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)
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I'm getting quite a kick out of satanically-themed movies of the 70s at the
moment. This one from British studio Tigon fits into an even smaller genre
know...
Welcome to Daily Star Wars
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2009 marks the 30th anniversary of the original Star Wars daily strip that
was published in newspapers by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate. In honor of
that...
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