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June 13, 2014 By Brian 6 Comments

King Kong sighting

There are some genius marketing skills in play here. I just hope the giant inflatable gorilla dancing on the roof isn’t hurting their sales.

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June 13, 2014 By Brian 1 Comment

Book Review: Mantiques — A Manly Guide to Cool Stuff

Just in time for Father’s Day comes this excellent new book covering all aspects of masculine merchandise. Mantiques: A Manly Guide to Cool Stuff by Eric Bradley is a “must add” to your bookshelf. Fueled by Testosterone and Attitude Not all men can be butt-kicking and headbusting Liam Neesons, Steve McQueens or Clint Eastwoods, but at […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Books, Mantiques

June 9, 2014 By Brian 19 Comments

Kenner Alien figure stand diorama

A couple of weeks ago, I became the proud owner of one of my all-time holy grails, an original 1979 Kenner Alien figure. It is beautiful, with the original dome, working jaws, and arms that can still stay up.  I wanted to display the figure high up on the top of a bookshelf, away from […]

Filed Under: Pop Culture League, Toys Tagged With: Alien, DIY, Kenner, League of Extraordinary Bloggers

June 9, 2014 By Brian 19 Comments

This week’s assignment from the League: Look what I made!

Last week, the League of Extraordinary Bloggers‘ had an AWESOME turnout, with many old friends and even some new ones, contributing to the topic.  Hopefully, we can keep the momentum going with this week’s assignment… — Look what I made! Do you worship at the altar of MacGyver? Have you ever drawn a stick figure? Given birth to a child? […]

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June 5, 2014 By Brian 12 Comments

Still playing with my new toys…

I’m having way too much fun with these Dawn of the Planet of the Apes action figures from NECA.  

Filed Under: Art and Photography Tagged With: Action Figures, Neca, Photography, Planet of the Apes

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