If you’re a collector in the New York, tri-state area, and have an impressive collection, here’s something that might be of interest to you… I was recently contacted by a photographer who is working on a photo project that highlights collectors and their collections. I’ve seen several of the photos from some previous photo shoots, […]
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Marion Cobretti’s 1950 Mercury is one sweet ride!
This week, the League asked what is the sweetest ride cruising the streets of pop culture. For me, this was a no-brainer. The sweetest ride in any movie is Marion Cobretti’s custom 1950 Mercury Monterey from the 1986 movie, Cobra. “You’re the disease, and I’m the cure.” When I stayed home from school with the […]
This week’s assignment from the League: Sweet Ride!
The last few weeks have really made the League members work for their wages, so this week’s challenge is a bit of a softball. Some League members may have already answered this week’s post in the previous assignment where we chose a piece of Hollywood movie memorabilia, but this time around, I am handicapping everyone […]
The League has spoken: When we were 12…
“What would you do if I sang out of tune…” What a great week for the League! We took a nostalgic, often painful, look back at the last official year of our childhood. We covered the 80’s pretty well, and even touched on the early 90’s… 1982: Dex at AEIOU and Sometimes Why, and Lefty […]
Yard Sale Haul — Construx, Playmobil, and “You Sank my Battleship!”
Do you smell that? Yep, it’s the smell of wet cardboard, and moth-eaten sweaters–yard sale season has finally returned! If you’re new to Cool & Collected, I should warn you that the next few months are likely to be filled with posts like this one, where I show off the treasures I find at the […]