Last Friday, one of my Facebook friends, Wayne Youngblood (he was one of my editors for Goldmine magazine) posted a picture of an extremely rare Hot Wheels prototype car, the pink “Beach Bomb” vehicle.ย This car. I remembered that car.ย I also remembered the article I wrote about Hot Wheels cars, in conjunction with the…
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Miley Cyrus’ eBay camera solved – it wasn’t her camera
Gee… who do you think called this one correctly? Yeah, that might have been me. So here’s the backstory.ย A week or so ago, a tweet from Miley Cyrus’ Twitter account advertised an old camera of hers on eBay.ย The camera, a Nikon N80 film camera, started out with a reasonable $20 opening bid before…
Read MoreMiley Cyrus’ eBay camera sale
On occasion, I will shop for cameras, lenses, film and other photographic ephemera through the online auction website eBay.ย Sometimes I’m able to get these treasures; sometimes I’m outbid. Now this one, case in point. This auction is for a Nikon N80 film camera.ย I’ve already got a Nikon F100 film camera, as well as…
Read MoreThe 11’8″ bridgeโฆ sudden sunroof syndrome!
Do you know what “sudden sunroof syndrome” is?ย That’s when your truck or bus or large hauling vehicle tries to navigate under a bridge – only to discover that it’s about an inch or two taller than the bridge clearance.ย Next thing you know, your truck has developed “sudden sunroof syndrome,” in that the top…
Read More“You need some art. Let me help.”
I live in the Town and Village of Green Island.ย Yes, it’s a town and it’s a village.ย Don’t ask me to explain.ย I don’t understand it either. What I do understand is that Green Island has all the qualities of “small-town America” within its borders.ย Businesses on the north end of the Island take…
Read MoreI still enjoy Calvin and Hobbes
A boy and his pet tiger.ย Normally, that would make for a great series of stories, probably something from the Rudyard Kipling archive if anything. But Bill Watterson’s “Calvin and Hobbes” comic strip was something more.ย It was about the adventures of a mischievous, inquisitive kid named Calvin (no last name), along with a pet…
Read MoreMore than just a safe bet
Those of you who read my blog know that when it comes to betting on horse racing, I have a system.ย Bet on horse #5, at some point in time that horse will win. Yeah, that’s going to fit well in the Daily Racing Form, won’t it? Last Friday, I visited Saratoga Race Course as…
Read MoreTime to play the game…
You know how much fun we had as kids, watching Saturday morning cartoons for hours and hours before our parents finally woke up and chased us out of the house? “Go play outside and get some fresh air, you’re going to ruin your eyes by watching so much television!” Gee, thanks, mom… Actually, it wasn’t…
Read MoreGet your groove on, Oliver Hardy!
Let’s start the dance. I’ve seen these creative little film clips on YouTube for a while. They feature vintage old movie clips, as synchronized with modern music. I crafted a blog post on this in the past, so here’s another one. You’ve probably seen this one.ย It’s a clip of Laurel and Hardy from the…
Read MoreVectrex: The forgotten home video game system
The following article was originally published in theย Journal of Antiques and Collectibles in September 2007. ย It is republished here for your enjoyment. If I were to say to you right now, “name a home video game format from the 1970s or early 1980s,” the first words out of your mouth would be Atari. Maybe some…
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