Calling all James bond fans! Winter Associates in Plainville, CT will be holding an auction October 4, for the John Griswold James Bond/Ian Fleming collection. If you have even a passing interest in collecting James Bond memorabilia, you have to check out the listings in this auction. John Griswold is a James Bond authority, and has amassed […]
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Come on Get Happy – The Pop Culture Nuclear Family
I was flipping through some old magazines the other day and came across this photo of the Partridge family and it got me thinking about the current family role models in pop culture. When I was a kid, there were the Brady’s and the Partridges. Today, there are the Osbournes and Kardashians. At this rate, […]
DC Big Flea- Report from the Show
I went to the DC Big Flea yesterday on my semi-annual quest for pop culture, and was happy to find a whole bunch of it. The Flea is held at the Expo Center in Chantilly, Virginia a couple of times every year, and I always try to check it out since it’s right in my […]
How to Photograph Your Toys – Video Tutorial by WeirdoToys
Justin Gammon of WeirdoToys fame put together this creative little video to show how he shoots those great photos for his site. You might not collect weird toys, but you can certainly learn from Justin how to take better photos of your action figures and other toys. You can see some of his photos on […]
American Pickers – Frank Flips Episode Recap and Review
This week’s episode was a bit different for me, because I wasn’t really interested in anything that Mike and Frank found, but I was amused more than usual, thanks to a single character named Tom. We’ll get to Tom later, but let’s start from the beginning, shall we? Danielle calls Mike and Frank while they’re […]