Today’s album: Brian Setzer, Dig That Crazy Christmas.
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40 Free Resources Every Designer Should Know zite.to/1zkioqO
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They say you can’t make up for lost sleep… I respectfully disagree. #justwokeup
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Showed Godzilla and Guardians of the Galaxy to my brother-in-law, who had not seen them yet. Love those movies, more than I should.
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Wrapping gifts. I suck at this, but not as much as used to. #continuousimprovement
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Just bought a new desk for She Who Must Be Obeyed. Geez, particleboard is heavy.
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Today’s album: Swings Both Ways, by Robbie Williams.
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My best RTs this week came from: @ScottIGN @ScifiCommons @DeTroyes1 @JusticeMack @RetroBubbles #thankSAll via sumall.com/thankyou
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Geek, Geek Ephemera, Trek
Lincoln Enterprises comic book ad! Star Trek!
This ad for Gene Roddenberry’s company Lincoln Enterprises makes me drool. Look at all that classic Trek goodness! I’d still love to own that Enterprise Evolution poster or the 3-D Enterprise gold pendant. (In case you did not know, Lincoln…
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…
Movies, Neglected Cinema
Theatre of Blood showcases Vincent Price at his hammy best
I meant to get around to rewatching Theatre of Blood before Halloween, but business travel and other priorities got in the way of that revisit. A recent international trip gave me ample opportunity to catch up on some things, and…
Geek, Geek Ephemera
Frazetta posters!
I think every young geek in the seventies had at least one of these posters on his (or her) wall. Frazetta, man… that guy just BROUGHT IT. Here’s an ad for his posters, “from the original Conan paperback covers,” and the idea…
Geek, Movies
Video: Kings and Desperate Men, starring Patrick McGoohan
Here’s a treat for fans of Patrick McGoohan (like me): The movie Kings and Desperate Men is available in full on YouTube. Written and directed by McGoohan friend Alexis Kanner, the film features McGoohan in a hostage tale that is similar to the later film Die Hard (Kanner thought it was TOO similar, and sued – he lost).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7Vamdc_dKM
Geek, Movies, TV
Some Halloween videos for you…
First, Elvira and Vincent Price guesting on The Tonight Show… Vincent in a dramatic reading of Poe’s The Raven… A documentary on the making of the movie Halloween… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGeGU2tbdck And here’s a full Vincent Price movie, Madhouse! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61Aoh_W6EdI
Geek Ephemera
You asked for it! Monster Stationery!
From Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, an ad for Monster stationery. $2.75!