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Here are a couple of vintage Halloween King Kong costumes that somehow found their way into my collection. Luckily, I have unpaid child labor available to model them… Happy Halloween everybody! Let’s go trick or treating!

Have you ever been asked the question: “If your house was burning down, and you could only grab a few things, what would you save?” Of course, I’d throw my wife and kids under one arm, but under the other arm would be my collection of vintage AJ Renzi King Kong banks. Do not judge […]

One of my absolute favorite items is this 1964 King Kong model by Aurora. These models are readily available on eBay in various stages of construction. Some of them are expertly painted, while others look like a King Kong painted them himself. One of my dreams is to have an entire cabinet with a dozen […]

Look who’s become a patron of the arts. I’m like a modern day Lorenzo DeMedici, but instead of commissioning portraits of the elite of the Italian Renaissance, I commission drawings of King Kong — a sublte difference. A few weeks ago, some of the artists I follow on Twitter were offering custom illustrations at a […]

How appropriate that this should arrive in my mail box today: Sure, 7-11 is offering free Slurpees today, but if I had that flux capacitor working on my time machine, I’d be headed back to 1976 to pick up on of the free plastic cups they were handing out. I bought this poster on eBay […]

Do you smell that? We’re on the verge of the best time of year — yard sale season! Just a few more weeks and you’ll find me cruising the ‘hoods in the swagger wagon looking for that pop culture gold. During the cold winter months, there are no yard sales, so I have to frequent […]