Monthly Archives: March 2012

Cool Cars

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Kevin

What were the coolest movie or T.V. cars ever? I’m sure we could debate this topic for years and each person’s list would vary depending upon their age. I’ll give you my top four and then you can discuss among yourselves. 1. … Continue reading →

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Rock and Roll Music

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Kevin

This is the way I first encountered The Beatles, on television as cartoon characters. Pretty much for the first several years of my life, most of the music I heard was on one cartoon show or another. There was The … Continue reading →

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1962

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Kevin

For those of you who will be celebrating their 50th birthday this year, here is a little trivia about the year you were born. The first Taco Bell opens Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points Osmond Brothers debut on Andy Williams … Continue reading →

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Hero Worship

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Kevin

I just bought the comic book you see to the left on ebay the other day. Green Lantern #60 by all accounts is a rather innocuous issue in the total run of that series. But for me it is a rather historic … Continue reading →

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Bif! Bam! Pow!

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Kevin

Back in the mid 1980’s I had a brief career as a comic book writer working mostly for small independent publishers, while simultaneously owning a  comic book specialty store. Inevitably a local newspaper or cable outlet would do a story … Continue reading →

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Yo!

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Kevin

Okay, technically the title should say yo yo. We sold a lot of these Duncan yo yo’s last summer at Blast From The Past. The cool thing about these is they were identical to the way I remembered them 40 … Continue reading →

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I ain’t afraid of no ghost!

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Kevin

Willie and Jerry Bobble Head. What scares you? Actually let’s talk about what scared me as a child, aside from the nuns in catholic school. These bobble heads are from a pretty good episode of The Twilight Zone. It was … Continue reading →

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The Day The Earth Stood Still

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Kevin

Well, at least it seemed to me like the earth stood still, or rather two earths stood still when Superman and Spider-Man appeared in the same comic together. It was 1976 and I was 15 and though I had been … Continue reading →

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My blog can beat up your blog

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Kevin

Because I have this guy on my side You might ask yourself where can you buy a talking Chuck Norris bobble head? You can buy one here http://www.blastfromthepastma.com/store/product679.html

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When Friday night was better than Saturday morning

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Kevin

One of the many constants of my childhood was my undying love for cartoons and comic books. Ultimately, comics became my favorite past time and stayed with me through my adult life as well. You’ll  read a lot about comics … Continue reading →

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