It’s times like these that I really wish I lived on the West coast. The town of Astoria, Oregon, where the cult classic, The Goonies, was filmed, is hosting a huge event to celebrate the movie’s 25th anniversary. I can’t tell you the number of times I watched the Goonies as a kid. I actually just […]
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A Collection a Day #13 – Arrowheads
A Collection a Day #13 – Arrowheads, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. One of my favorite things to do is to go on nature walks with my kids and search for “treasures.” Before I die, I vow to find an arrowhead in the wild. Most of the arrowheads in this picture came from my […]
Vintage 70’s Toy Commercials
Here’s a great montage of old toy commercials. I will be heading over to eBay now to find one of those Bing, Bang, Boing games. Toys used to be so much fun when they had parts that could poke your eyes out and choke you to death. Here are some other reactions to the toys […]
I’m on Twitter!
It’s official, I finally caved and started up a Twitter account for Cool & Collected. I plan to tweet about happenings in the pop culture collecting universe, cool things I find, cool places I visit, and cool people I meet. I promise not to tweet about my dogs or kids (unless they become pop culture […]
A Collection a Day #12 – Superman bubble bath bottles
A Collection a Day #12 – Superman bubble bath bottles, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Everyone knows that Superman is squeaky clean. Yesterday, it was Batman bubble bath bottles, and today it’s his good buddy Superman. Somehow, I managed to acquire three of the 1978 Avon Soaky bottles with Superman and the Empire State […]