I often think that I was born in the wrong decade, due to my love for vintage space and western toys. If I was a child of the fifties, this short film pretty much sums up how I envision that life would have been. And the ending is priceless! Flip: a short film from Kirk […]
I found some old friends at Jumpin’ Jimmy’s
We took the kids to Jumpin’ Jimmy’s house of bounce yesterday and I was thrilled to find this 25-foot tall Superman: And this sweet Batmobile slide: (And you just know that I went down both of those slides.)
Pop Culture Diary – May 17, 2011
This is the first of what will hopefully become a regular feature on Cool & Collected. I thought it might be fun to write about what I have seen recently in the pop culture universe and give some brief thoughts on it. This could be movies, TV shows, media events, toys — anything goes. Warning: […]
Spiderman, Star Wars and more found at the yard sales this weekend!
Round two of the local community yard sales took place this weekend. It was a soggy Saturday morning, but my wife and I headed out early and visited a neighborhood about five miles from our house. My wife found nice end tables for the guest room, while I found this… Some highlights: A Robosapien V2 […]
Amazing movie props up for bid at Profiles in History this weekend
It’s days like this that make me wish I followed by childhood dream of becoming obscenely wealthy. Profiles in History’s latest auction will take place on Sunday, and they have really outdone themselves this time. There are over 1,600 lots up for bid, each one even more amazing than the last. Check out a few […]
Mondo’s Star Trek “Mirror, Mirror” poster
“Mirror, Mirror” poster by Tomer Hanuka. 24″ x 36″ screen print. Hand numbered. Edition of 175. Printed by D&L Screen Printing. $45 I was lucky enough to get through the Mondo grab-raffle and order one of these awesome “Mirror, Mirror” prints, which arrived last week — incredibly fast for a Mondo poster. In my opinion, […]