Cough. Excuse me a second while I pull these sheets off the blog and shake out all the dust, oh, and those cobwebs in the corner, grab the broom would you? So, I’ve been absent from the blogiverse for awhile. A few people were kind enough to check on me to make sure I wasn’t […]
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Super Smash Con 2015
There’s a new con in town: Super Smash Con. I had the pleasure of visiting this event yesterday at the Dulles Expo enter in Chantilly, Virginia, and my eyes were opened to a whole new world — the underground Super Smash Bros gaming circuit. Okay, so it’s not really an underground event, but I like to […]
LEGO BrickFair 2015
I had the pleasure of attending the LEGO Brickfair once again this past weekend as it returned to the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, Virginia. The displays were just as mind-blowing as in previous shows, and it seemed like the number of vendors selling LEGO goods was bigger than ever before — I’m not sure […]
Report from the DC Big Flea
With temperatures clocking in at 100+ degrees, I was once again grateful that the Big Flea is an indoor event. I visited on Sunday afternoon and the crowds were thin, making the aisles seem much wider than usual, which made browsing the booths much more enjoyable! I have been trying to scale back on my collecting […]
Hake’s Highlights — Top Picks from Auction #215
Have you checked out the latest Hake’s auction catalog yet? The highlight of this particular auction is the Franco Toscanini Superman collection, but even if Superman isn’t your thing, there is plenty to rev up your collecting engines! I always set aside a good hour or two to carefully go through the auction, category by […]