As I wind down work for the year and look at the many presents that are stacked underneath our Christmas tree, I’m feeling a twinge of nostalgia. Since I got my son a new computer, I’m remembering the first and…
Tag: Christmas
Geek, Geek Ephemera
Handheld computer games from 1980!
Another Christmas catalog page, this one from the 1980 JC Penney catalog… Handheld computer games! How many of you had these? I had both the Mattel Football 2 and Baseball game, and I played the HELL out of them. When…
Geek Ephemera
Hulk toys from 1979 make me green with envy
This page from the 1979 Sears Wishbone is SO wonderful. While there are other superhero toys on this page, it was pretty obvious that they were playing second fiddle to the green goliath, The Incredible Hulk. The TV show was…
Geek, Geek Ephemera
Star Trek: The Motion Picture toys!
Star Trek: The Motion Picture toys? Yup, they made them and they… kinda sucked. The action figures were small and lacked detail, they didn’t make any toys of the ships – very Meh. The two highlights: The McDonald’s Happy Meals (which…
Geek, Geek Ephemera
From the 1979 Sears Wishbook… SPACE TOYS!
I have been spending a ridiculous amount of time looking through Christmas catalog scans on WishbookWeb.com this week… The nostalgia! The FEELS! I’ll be sharing some of the pages scanned from the toy section over the next couple of weeks…
Geek, Movies, Photos
Photos of A Christmas Story House: The nicest fictional place I’ve every been
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Photos from a very geeky Christmas, circa 1979
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Yo Joe! A cool scan from the 1982 Christmas catalog. #gijoe #joelanta flickr.com/photos/wishboo…
Movies, Neglected Cinema
1970’s Scrooge is a magical take on the classic Dickens tale
We all rewatch movies. Why? To relive that initial experience? To analyze the acting, directing, or screenplay? Or are we simply creatures of habit, replaying on a favorite film like one would slip on a pair of comfortable slippers? The…