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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2018 15:35:24 GMT -5
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Post by dbutler69 on Nov 3, 2018 12:11:20 GMT -5
The Super Friends was very good. I have to read more of them. They were great books back then and those were my favorites and quite popular at the LCS that I went at that time; and back then everyone was talking about them. I find them entertaining, fun, and it's felt like reading cartoon in graphic format. I was deeply enjoyed the art and the style of writing that was a breath of fresh air and more so. I had the complete run of those books. Unfortunately, I had to let them go when I left home and gave them to a dear friend of mine at that time and regret it later. He moved a couple years later and never heard from him again. Oh, that's so sad about having to give away the complete run!  Even more sad that you never heard from him again. I don't have many issues of it, but I'd love to have the complete run. |
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Post by dbutler69 on Nov 3, 2018 12:12:47 GMT -5
I had kept a lot of my old Hot Wheels (and Matchboxes) until my wife got rid of them all a couple of years ago. Back then, a lot of them were made in the UK. Now, they're all made in Malaysia or some Asian country, I believe. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2018 13:06:34 GMT -5
I had kept a lot of my old Hot Wheels (and Matchboxes) until my wife got rid of them all a couple of years ago. Back then, a lot of them were made in the UK. Now, they're all made in Malaysia or some Asian country, I believe. Man, that's not good at all ... sorry to hear that. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2018 16:46:46 GMT -5
Lambretta Scooter   I used one of these in my own personal trip to Boston back in 1998 for three weeks exploring Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. It was during late September to early October and use one of these exploring those states and visiting old college friends. I used one very similar to one that I shared a picture of a predominant white and blue Lambretta and took the train for long term travel. I actually borrowed one of these from a old college Professor that I like so well and I returned it in great shape after using it for three weeks and these things are perfect for the roads back there and I only traveled during early morning hours and did not travel at night and nor rush hour traffic. My Lambretta was a 1968 and just came to me and looking in the internet and found one that was exactly like the one that I used in 1998.  It had a great headlight and nice storage for my things and I had a blast driving around those states -- I only went about 20 miles per hour for most of the time and the top speed on mine scooter was 60 mph. I only went about 50 mph on the freeways in the early morning until about 6am and did most of my traveling from 4am to 6am covering 100 miles at a time and that's what I did back then and managed to get to my dear friends around 10am or so. I had a special permit to drive it and it was good for a year and I was only qualified in the four states that I mentioned earlier; it cost me $5 for the three weeks and I had to pass a drive test to operate it. I went to Boston, took a train to Augusta Maine, another train to Montpelier Vermont, and my last train to Concord and saw lots of my friends there and spent a good part of my trip there and did not use my Scooter until November 1st and took me a couple of days to get back to Boston and spent my last week attending History Seminars that my old college Professor shared with me and he and I went over to the Plymouth Rock for a half a day and came back to his place and went home three days later.  According to my records -- I traveled 1,000 miles on my Scooter and the rest of time on trains, boats, and airplanes. It just came to me, and I wanted to share this trip back in 1998.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2018 18:45:30 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2018 11:55:51 GMT -5
Dine-A-Ville Pink Dinosaur  Address:US Hwy 40, Vernal, UT Directions: East side of town near US 40 on a hill. Vernal, UtahAside from Science, Hollywood and TV are responsible for our misconceptions about the lives of dinosaurs. Cartoon versions of dinosaurs are the norm more than the exception. But we're not complaining. This adorable pink reptile beats seeing a stodgily rendered Apatosaurus at the end of a long day of driving. It's in Vernal, a serious bone dig town, where there are plenty of other accurately rendered statues. "Dinah" was built by George Morrill in 1958 to advertise his Dine-A-Ville Motel. When it closed in 1999 the pink dinosaur was moved to a hilltop on the east end of town, where she began a second career as a welcome sign for Vernal. Notes from MeI was there for an overnight stay back in 1990 and again in 1993 and it's was a nice cheap motel to stay and had great continental breakfast that's was part of the deal staying there. It had dinosaur bones museum nearby and quaint little steakhouse in Swain Brothers that was fantastic and the price was quite reasonable -- back in 1993; I ate there and had a New York Steak Dinner for $6.95 and that's was a great deal that's includes ice cream too. Anyway, I just wanted to share this about a place called Vernal, Utah ... Home of the Dinosaur National Monument  This is the museum that I was talking about earlier.
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Post by brutalis on Nov 6, 2018 16:01:33 GMT -5
Recently gotten back into the Hot Wheels mode thanks to a buddy of mine. I used to have a couple of carrying cases full of cars and tracks that he and I raced when we were in junior high and into early high school. Of course life and comic books took over and the tiny spinning wheels of terror (my folks were all stepping on them and complaining) went away. I can't even remember what I did with my collection so I either gave them to my cousins or mom tossed them out.
Recently the last few years my friend had bought me any comic book car collectibles from Hot Wheels and this spring he grabbed up the Disney Car collections and Warner Brothers character cars and some of the cooler looking Star Wars vehicles. So now I have a copy paper box filled with Hot Wheels still on their card packs. The last week he and I have been upon the hunt seeing out the 97 cent Batmobile collection. We have managed to find 4 out of 5 and with luck that elusive final one will be ours.
Thinking I will start browsing through the 97 cents vehicles searching out some older custom classic cars as well as some the more science fiction/fantasy crazier vehicles. Yet another way an old man spends on silly yet fun addictions. These little cars have taken on the old aspect of the search and find I used to feel when looking for comic book issues I missed or wanted. We haven't gone crazy on it and it makes any stop into the various Wal-Mart's and Target's interesting for spending some loose change or 3-5 dollars.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2018 19:16:53 GMT -5
1960s Disneyland Charm Bracelet  My Mother had one of these and she got it in Disneyland when I was 8 years old and she willed it to my Sister-In-Law upon her death in 2012 and still have it. She got it on a clearance sale and it was down to 8 charm bracelets and she decided act upon it and brought it as a gift from my Father for her birthday that was 2 weeks prior to our trip. Anyway, I saw this in a tumblr that I frequency go to and wanted to share this with you today and my Mother had about dozen charm bracelets in her life and she loved them dearly. I loved them too ... and each of them tells a story for the kids and the grandkids alike.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2018 19:39:40 GMT -5
Sony TR-63 Transistor RadioThe first Sony radio sold in the United States, this is the Sony TR-63 transistor radio from 1957. Early examples showed the company’s original name, Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, Ltd., on the back. This beautiful and influential design came in four color schemes: yellow & red, all red, black, and a two-tone green. From ‘Collecting Variants’ at the web’s largest private collection of antiques & collectibles:   Sooner or later, the collector will come across another of some item already possessed. On close inspection, this new discovery is seen to be different in some way than the one already in the collection. This we call a variant. This is a major fork in the road for a collector. To the variant, some collectors will say, “So what? I’ve got one like it. Close enough.” But other collectors, like me, will be fascinated by the differences, grab it up, and go right out in the hope of finding more variants. When I began collecting transistor radios nearly three decades ago, I knew of no documentation at all about them. I assumed there would be maybe 50 or 60 models, tops, and I would try and get them all. Well, I was very wrong. There are many hundreds of models, thousands if you count all the variants. And yes, I am still trying to get them all.  Above are variants of one of the earliest pocket transistor radios from Japan (1958). Experienced transistor hounds will recognize the Standard SR-F22 and its Mignon variant as shown in my Standard Transistor Radios book. Variant cousins of these radios include the Hitachi TH-621, AMC TR-600, Lafayette FS-110. The radio above left is yet another variant, branded Standard, but with the tuning knob and grille of a Mignon. Found in Argentina, this radio has an ‘S’ logo that is unlike any other Standard logo I’ve seen anywhere. From MeMy Father had a couple of these radios and he used them on camping trips, sporting games, and even yard work. When, I was around 10 ... he gave me this radio for fun and I listen to music back then ... I had this radio until I graduated in High School and me and my Father couldn't get it to work anymore and that's the end of it.
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Post by dbutler69 on Nov 7, 2018 11:06:36 GMT -5
I never owned one of those transistor radios, but they look cool.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2018 12:24:51 GMT -5
I never owned one of those transistor radios, but they look cool. Back in the late 50's and early 60's ... these radios had a very nice and little bit of background noise and they were excellent radios --- perfect for ball games if you have an excellent announcer. My personal favorite being hard of hearing was listening to Keith Jackson on the radio.  |
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Post by Confessor on Nov 7, 2018 17:04:50 GMT -5
This is from early 1964 at Marylebone Station in London, during filming of the Beatles' first feature film, A Hard Day's Night. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2018 11:02:26 GMT -5
Early Pin-Up of Julie Newmar   One of my favorite picture of Julie Newmar as Catwoman ... Did this for fun ...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2018 11:06:31 GMT -5
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Even more sad that you never heard from him again. I don't have many issues of it, but I'd love to have the complete run.
