tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90983093211228584912024-03-06T11:06:27.598-05:00The Horror Movie BBQHorror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comBlogger409125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-5554449130051747112024-03-06T11:00:00.002-05:002024-03-06T11:05:52.436-05:00The Great Ghostbusters Haul of 2024<p> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold;">Last week I made the trip back home to DC to see my mom and get some Roy Rogers fried chicken. I’ll let you decide what’s the bigger priority. It’s been a year since I’ve been down there so this trip was very overdue. But along the way, I was able to search for class five full roaming vapors.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold;"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJcJr5E2cWGxhBItJIWcwbixO0gClLdb5LY5NaP120teJu8ihQmETX4yWn12loVw4BAd-O64zITNjXYBLBLXMvLku7z_TsPFsSPrXPjcII6kIvgGrIBPnHZNJr29E32JdNt2QUB4ENcfa5DqaSJyA-JExMceWD3XOFFvEO71To8Sfj216g3z3hJ0azB0/s1290/IMG_4308.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1290" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJcJr5E2cWGxhBItJIWcwbixO0gClLdb5LY5NaP120teJu8ihQmETX4yWn12loVw4BAd-O64zITNjXYBLBLXMvLku7z_TsPFsSPrXPjcII6kIvgGrIBPnHZNJr29E32JdNt2QUB4ENcfa5DqaSJyA-JExMceWD3XOFFvEO71To8Sfj216g3z3hJ0azB0/s320/IMG_4308.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I should probably explain a few things. Since my divorce and moving out on my own, I’ve downsized my toy collection considerably and dedicated my collecting to only important priority. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Although, there have been a few items I’ve wanted back. One of those items was a Ghostbusters Firehouse. Which I actually had sold before the pandemic went down, but I always wanted to get it back. On top of that, now that I have my own space, I wanted to create a setup/diorama/display of Real Ghostbusters. For a while I had a really nice collection but never truly knew how to display in a good way. I tried but it just never looked as good as I had hoped. Mainly because I can be a messy and unorganized person at times. I was never truly happy with my displays but now that I’m in a new space, I figure maybe I can use it to my advantage. And so long story short, along the way back home, I was able to pick up some good items off of Facebook marketplace from a mom who found all her sons old toys in the attic. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqsqvWLyzlYHmpcECt2V3gWfBThPmhryS_l1-fnRAkDM9fQcj4SwPoPCpFviCKEIks3fN8YEKW4Xwc_8OZYT_rIcbdfJ2wdCCkUcpRaCuLP_cD0irKpPcdEfV-1b2izahl2zxhLH6lQRDXNNtYd4592al6vpEsaLaIIIrOhT5-GAcTP9xFvQQJiCiQ44/s4032/IMG_3575.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqsqvWLyzlYHmpcECt2V3gWfBThPmhryS_l1-fnRAkDM9fQcj4SwPoPCpFviCKEIks3fN8YEKW4Xwc_8OZYT_rIcbdfJ2wdCCkUcpRaCuLP_cD0irKpPcdEfV-1b2izahl2zxhLH6lQRDXNNtYd4592al6vpEsaLaIIIrOhT5-GAcTP9xFvQQJiCiQ44/s320/IMG_3575.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Well well well. Take a gander! If that’s not a great way to reignite my collection, I don’t know what is. Ghosts, vehicles, a trap and the crown jewel: The Firehouse. So let’s go through this fine before Slimer flies in and ruins everything.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><b>X-Cop</b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjqrF1wGMV32FFA4b_8SeZBTCfFn8rM_klGGj84HrBtVZuaZRimq47jwH7XaYtpUh1aqfrHA61XKj7ZppKix1h-lbBTCuxvw4b8MRN3bVK58agD3WucktagCZsBzhO5_5Yh5BXeii-HrytviwCb2r15PYtZRvLQP8PhlD43YL-V6u76jUIchcXH7SDMg/s4032/IMG_3592.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjqrF1wGMV32FFA4b_8SeZBTCfFn8rM_klGGj84HrBtVZuaZRimq47jwH7XaYtpUh1aqfrHA61XKj7ZppKix1h-lbBTCuxvw4b8MRN3bVK58agD3WucktagCZsBzhO5_5Yh5BXeii-HrytviwCb2r15PYtZRvLQP8PhlD43YL-V6u76jUIchcXH7SDMg/s320/IMG_3592.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPS2li_WtSGrBSkHS50KWnYjXfVNziSxcjUIucf0fEmYLisbGv4zfNbEp9UfCZ-jnD87S2XWArfOQO1myG7mUo4Q9VyAhU85FzVwZ1tdkkZ-tVxcvFz-o5nvox9wBEEvsq96XPsL8SxERy-VkTXKWEqQaI9f_-HWudx1BSb3kjLkP6jkS6AVgs6Ij_UI/s4032/IMG_3591.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPS2li_WtSGrBSkHS50KWnYjXfVNziSxcjUIucf0fEmYLisbGv4zfNbEp9UfCZ-jnD87S2XWArfOQO1myG7mUo4Q9VyAhU85FzVwZ1tdkkZ-tVxcvFz-o5nvox9wBEEvsq96XPsL8SxERy-VkTXKWEqQaI9f_-HWudx1BSb3kjLkP6jkS6AVgs6Ij_UI/s320/IMG_3591.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Thankfully I already have most of the loose figures I want and need. Most of them are very easy to pick up on the aftermarket but since I didn’t have these this one and the seller wanted all the stuff gone, I decided to scoop him up. X-Cop is one of the “Haunted Humans” figures which depicted regular run of the mill people possessed by ghosts. It was a fun line that included a variety of people including the favorite, Granny Ghost, but this figure really helps illustrate just how insane and ridiculous Kenner was willing to go with the line at that time. Well…then there’s…</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><b>The Ghost Sweeper:</b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC946hPmtUfyEZ-r1YQLuBZXLDyVARSRakR4mTuxVyubXlJvBowGiAglzV3tnSR7zye5V33Zh8PqKYwKQi1SqrfV0bdy_DcnPR1whlBrrDYJaPmtsJ1tKnpWhH6T8zOj28B5f1kN6icYJeXUGFJZvIFhTxviqdBiegxA6hW8juZJ9jl42auCSK58ZhmQ4/s4032/IMG_3583.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC946hPmtUfyEZ-r1YQLuBZXLDyVARSRakR4mTuxVyubXlJvBowGiAglzV3tnSR7zye5V33Zh8PqKYwKQi1SqrfV0bdy_DcnPR1whlBrrDYJaPmtsJ1tKnpWhH6T8zOj28B5f1kN6icYJeXUGFJZvIFhTxviqdBiegxA6hW8juZJ9jl42auCSK58ZhmQ4/s320/IMG_3583.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Another wild example of Kenner’s dedication to the line. Ok, yes, it’s just simply a street sweeper with cartoony colors and the No Ghosts logo but <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It’s still a fun display piece for the setup. I mean even just having Slimer in the driver seat will be a fun visual! Not normally one I’d grab but when it’s a part of a big lot, I’m not gonna say no. No Kenner left behind!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><b>Highway Haunter:</b></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigf59htt0yTJF5wPG1phkTB7Y58Fy-Ar6Lv8Hm-qjpwzjyyZ5uiOjUwtQi8N8zvzUtEaZJ283cum-6mGrIDXCD0LV0DNGEgRyIb5P3T36vrbyyYvhxW20UUfbEv8jwy9S-y9BOEeu1kMBA3B92ZtmsmdyAf8rCLVx68I6hZU89x9Osi0elBpiXV3NFaO4/s4032/IMG_3579.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigf59htt0yTJF5wPG1phkTB7Y58Fy-Ar6Lv8Hm-qjpwzjyyZ5uiOjUwtQi8N8zvzUtEaZJ283cum-6mGrIDXCD0LV0DNGEgRyIb5P3T36vrbyyYvhxW20UUfbEv8jwy9S-y9BOEeu1kMBA3B92ZtmsmdyAf8rCLVx68I6hZU89x9Osi0elBpiXV3NFaO4/s320/IMG_3579.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlyPN-FbOnLKUaKqRsVwdel0-_pKa1y83OJxA1s0-IC2NkXE7Krzy-sY7h9VObkR35lXCr1Dij5qVlLRnNLtQRLSux18GbhNi9nMyRdGqq4frr7d8CQK-Sll4zm9vAIV5PoMjNOe08ey2saY-y9BegrUYqTR2a2k9rHGaMSi8SY1zOCJwqiGWp5JPAlk/s4032/IMG_3577.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlyPN-FbOnLKUaKqRsVwdel0-_pKa1y83OJxA1s0-IC2NkXE7Krzy-sY7h9VObkR35lXCr1Dij5qVlLRnNLtQRLSux18GbhNi9nMyRdGqq4frr7d8CQK-Sll4zm9vAIV5PoMjNOe08ey2saY-y9BegrUYqTR2a2k9rHGaMSi8SY1zOCJwqiGWp5JPAlk/s320/IMG_3577.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">This was a piece of interest mainly because it was used in the cartoon as Janine’s car and when transformed, it doubles(unofficialy) as the villain Murray The Mantis who would appear in the cartoon as well. Not officially but if we’re being honest with ourselves, it’s the closest we got to Murray getting his own figure. It’s a cool vehicle that comes in handy with helping out the 4 core Busters on a mission. You’re not fitting Janine and Louis in the Ecto 1A so this is a nice companion and means of transportation. Plus, who doesn’t love a convertible bug…er…mantis…wait…bug…aahhhh never mind, next….</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><b>Air Sickness:</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXOqIw902XwBosyEWPc45JhAh9rVOEsFHND-CkUrk2kkcTCPMT8G91jothVC-8LxlJkbCNXyYR43QFimcLhXK1We-oapWcf12ygQxhQNorbAappIw3qd52P2vkp0G_u2dKCFs_DP8bqWRaAVRLTl34wwhyy6af8WfFdfYku2JCgo1nu76yKT2nU52kYc/s4032/IMG_3589.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXOqIw902XwBosyEWPc45JhAh9rVOEsFHND-CkUrk2kkcTCPMT8G91jothVC-8LxlJkbCNXyYR43QFimcLhXK1We-oapWcf12ygQxhQNorbAappIw3qd52P2vkp0G_u2dKCFs_DP8bqWRaAVRLTl34wwhyy6af8WfFdfYku2JCgo1nu76yKT2nU52kYc/s320/IMG_3589.jpeg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeB0VR9jmpApIEySP-3waNnfoQDOYXVQeRJlqzf_oaN5XlyNMxxfHuma85o6cHi3unZ9599hUFI13YSTyykZ3ZICren45xrE2V9ZKggaaMwuXbsu4T36hu4i9KvFUq0o-BRSJEXbFQwCLoIkQqsQ500zfVM-08n_blidxIaSxXnQfMUylYpzuTnLYxFo/s4032/IMG_3586.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeB0VR9jmpApIEySP-3waNnfoQDOYXVQeRJlqzf_oaN5XlyNMxxfHuma85o6cHi3unZ9599hUFI13YSTyykZ3ZICren45xrE2V9ZKggaaMwuXbsu4T36hu4i9KvFUq0o-BRSJEXbFQwCLoIkQqsQ500zfVM-08n_blidxIaSxXnQfMUylYpzuTnLYxFo/s320/IMG_3586.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></b><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Another one that I was really excited for this guy right here. Air Sickness. A spooky pilot and his weird…contraption plane thing. Not the most popular or beloved but this one I actually received from a friend on my 6th birthday! Now I’ve stated before, most of my GB were secondhand but this and the ghost trap were the two I remember getting brand new. It’s a weird figure/accessory but I got love it and plan on giving it a nice home!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><b>Ghost Trap: </b></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hlYH_wSAQSns0TWXPZAyF_K3nHcrpLq5QgM4ZH2NE3b1vzFiu4YWucTAd2Taa_1PBnqWmbYdgUU0L1M9TfTh_EmhZtId9C4paVzJr1AZzPDwquUBstt5YYG3fD4PM9dvDoFQ2LvinFOQDj6koaCwiyT7b2JnjF0XvS9TLzbMGOoT3tcRUea-g2AtTR8/s4032/IMG_3582.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hlYH_wSAQSns0TWXPZAyF_K3nHcrpLq5QgM4ZH2NE3b1vzFiu4YWucTAd2Taa_1PBnqWmbYdgUU0L1M9TfTh_EmhZtId9C4paVzJr1AZzPDwquUBstt5YYG3fD4PM9dvDoFQ2LvinFOQDj6koaCwiyT7b2JnjF0XvS9TLzbMGOoT3tcRUea-g2AtTR8/s320/IMG_3582.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Speaking of the Ghost Trap…here it is in all its glory!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Ok, well minus the handle which I fully blame Slimer. He’s an easy scapegoat.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">This was one of the more popular “play along” Ghostbusters toys released by Kenner and my personal favorite as a kid. The proton pack and wand was a cool one to own but this was a bit more fun imo. Something about rolling it out, stepping on the air pump peddle and trapping the ghosts that may be haunting your backyard was just a fun experience for a young Chad Ecto so to be reunited with this again was a fun thrill. Especially being in the same lot as Air Sickness! </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><b>Ecto 1a:</b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGgQWlrS9rE5se3zLZOhKls2U5Z5em7E7UZRwESiPqjkI0VjB9-dpovVO-DWpKuLp2JOSIIWfscG5u4K-oQ_MrAWFDg1j6HgQHCj_aJV9iuA-x2YEdSzgdu0urwL-stU27rcbqAnXmq75-EzW7zKw8ObA2I6tSsgKBvG2A4OHijFFUMhl06dRh7VF7KM/s4032/IMG_3597.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGgQWlrS9rE5se3zLZOhKls2U5Z5em7E7UZRwESiPqjkI0VjB9-dpovVO-DWpKuLp2JOSIIWfscG5u4K-oQ_MrAWFDg1j6HgQHCj_aJV9iuA-x2YEdSzgdu0urwL-stU27rcbqAnXmq75-EzW7zKw8ObA2I6tSsgKBvG2A4OHijFFUMhl06dRh7VF7KM/s320/IMG_3597.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Ho boy…I can’t even begin to exclaim my excitement for this one. Released in 1989 after Ghostbusters 2, this is more of a combination of the sequel and the Real Ghostbusters. There’s literally no difference in the original Ecto 1 and the 1a releases (I think the ghost) other than the sticker sheets it came with. This one has pink slime, The GB2 logo, a “Real Ghostbusters” sticker on the roof of the car, “we’re back for hire”, and a new black and yellow caution tape trim. It’s a lot. I’d probably consider it “much”. This is “much” but so am I and so is Ghostbusters, so if I’m gonna have my heroes drive around New York in style, it’s gotta be this purely 1989 car and psychotic stickers. Now if only had a place to park it. Hmmmm…</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><b>THE FIREHOWWWWWWSEEEEEE</b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkJhje5LADega9vhkcuJtRx9ivaV67OefX3AiJvuMgwUiYC1jgD-hd59S9nwMCE2AI4Qp6v6nVK1WelbIq9_oM0dVSRQgzeFLEQFOqhsQ-k11QSYOGiwlJojolropXsdyK-nA6Qtz3AexIk6dC3cbUSqU20RTx0d84iO81eP5RKuIt0eRJsfIVl8kyyU/s4032/IMG_3611.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkJhje5LADega9vhkcuJtRx9ivaV67OefX3AiJvuMgwUiYC1jgD-hd59S9nwMCE2AI4Qp6v6nVK1WelbIq9_oM0dVSRQgzeFLEQFOqhsQ-k11QSYOGiwlJojolropXsdyK-nA6Qtz3AexIk6dC3cbUSqU20RTx0d84iO81eP5RKuIt0eRJsfIVl8kyyU/s320/IMG_3611.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">This one is all due to my friend and fellow blogger/podcaster, William Bruce West. You’ll know him from his many appearances on numerous geek podcasts, including his current show and of course his site <a href="http://WilliamBruceWest.com">WilliamBruceWest.com</a>. He was nice to enough to grab it for me from a local FB marketplace add and was able to hold onto it until i met up with him. Well lucky me and lucky him because it gave us a great reason to catch up in DC!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcNy9p5TQU30Z6Zch6gQ96RQkN79kRx9E2JL6sClG6Cnium2-GUfnAd0v1AabhLwcAncJeBqU5oR-1gCGjblKDHvUoL1J5-kEoksW5ZUCiLgCM51oOISeZmamzs0mpx-EKuDdqat5x8gJ3Ed7XxiKoLzeOAa9Uacudr9boGxtAVdcPsl6DNkRR5QhwyY/s4032/IMG_3603.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcNy9p5TQU30Z6Zch6gQ96RQkN79kRx9E2JL6sClG6Cnium2-GUfnAd0v1AabhLwcAncJeBqU5oR-1gCGjblKDHvUoL1J5-kEoksW5ZUCiLgCM51oOISeZmamzs0mpx-EKuDdqat5x8gJ3Ed7XxiKoLzeOAa9Uacudr9boGxtAVdcPsl6DNkRR5QhwyY/s320/IMG_3603.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The crown jewel. Not just of this haul today but for any Ghostbusters collector. Period. This is my 3rd I’ve had in the last decade but the most incomplete to date. Which is another reason I wanted it. The challenge of hunting down new doors, sign and a pole sounded fun to me. The other possibility that crossed my mind is painting it to resemble how I looks in real life, I guess I’ll get to that eventually but for now, it’s great to own this great piece!!!! Can’t wait to add some new accessories like a desk for Janine, Slimers bed, an arcade machine or two. Ya know, things a normal mature and well adjusted adult would do and plan! </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMY6ZU4e0du10wn1coHqnH0oJW6z0mJddiEbjESI7xRZ_RrWG09wuyMvK9eDq8as_VLJcmECrER-IkhCf3F2z2vceDtV6XWCQzTSreHZwWXs0_yyBuu57ssptfNNpn4r7e4RwDwhpQgBxsLSSTkUo66Lmib3toEE-4I7TAuuWoRR2gj19ZzSJJwBX7qU/s4032/IMG_3404.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMY6ZU4e0du10wn1coHqnH0oJW6z0mJddiEbjESI7xRZ_RrWG09wuyMvK9eDq8as_VLJcmECrER-IkhCf3F2z2vceDtV6XWCQzTSreHZwWXs0_yyBuu57ssptfNNpn4r7e4RwDwhpQgBxsLSSTkUo66Lmib3toEE-4I7TAuuWoRR2gj19ZzSJJwBX7qU/s320/IMG_3404.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">This was a great to start my trip and I want to thank both the nice woman who was selling this and held onto them for a few months as we negotiated a deal and of course a huge thank you William for hooking me up with The Firehouse. And speaking of thanking William, you can thank him every day by giving him a follow on his social media platforms, subscribe to his new podcast “<a href="https://theretronetwork.com/category/remember-that-show/">Remember That Show</a>” and give West Week Ever a read every week to see what Will thinks about the major and sometimes not so major events of pop cultures!!!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhscHgtCbDTzElripGRDOpbcCn1n1bY-3wcSKTCtdt2e2c2rjX3WhX8xwT5jHXuDdcRxwKax0U2fXiIfNjFV93cIHL8e0_MkXuSs_g2PfvlG4Z6CFK10HFVB1TuiIVsGIj1cAoZq-c3owsecu5az7W75WS1v_b-_FBpc-xxNdo2_qb5ArWu294jEzLRu_0/s4032/IMG_3608.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhscHgtCbDTzElripGRDOpbcCn1n1bY-3wcSKTCtdt2e2c2rjX3WhX8xwT5jHXuDdcRxwKax0U2fXiIfNjFV93cIHL8e0_MkXuSs_g2PfvlG4Z6CFK10HFVB1TuiIVsGIj1cAoZq-c3owsecu5az7W75WS1v_b-_FBpc-xxNdo2_qb5ArWu294jEzLRu_0/s320/IMG_3608.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I’ll be sure to do updates on the display in progress once it’s fully complete and I actually like it. That may be the biggest challenge but a challenge I’m excited for! And with the new movie coming up, hope there’s some new ghosts and stuff I can add to this setup!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">-Chad Ecto </span></p>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-7400467133128278472024-01-23T00:12:00.004-05:002024-01-23T00:20:09.557-05:00Umbrella Entertainment’s Release of Masters of the Universe: The Motion Picture<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglt2Zl_UjRXmLB2lCdXIX9ZHaiY9FbDPLvMDLGn9hyMjJ9bqCoe_OvrkWj7P2gcW2S_Iyb5KqQV9qXk_kNvtuzGHdnB0MLqtZGvvI2N0dduUb_3IWjmfkqozh6A9xnQGFvHFAAa-26DrbG2c0ufNZqLb73MV-bfu7pL9zZwMGu1kIfwoelfH9JdaNPEZs/s1080/IMG_8697.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglt2Zl_UjRXmLB2lCdXIX9ZHaiY9FbDPLvMDLGn9hyMjJ9bqCoe_OvrkWj7P2gcW2S_Iyb5KqQV9qXk_kNvtuzGHdnB0MLqtZGvvI2N0dduUb_3IWjmfkqozh6A9xnQGFvHFAAa-26DrbG2c0ufNZqLb73MV-bfu7pL9zZwMGu1kIfwoelfH9JdaNPEZs/s320/IMG_8697.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> I’ve covered a lot of Australian bluray label Umbrella Entertainment releases through the years. Mainly Cannon Films releases because in my opinion, no other label puts out a better Cannon disc better than Umbrella. And with that said, I can say the Masters of the Universe release could be my all time favorite. And that’s saying a LOT!!! No I don’t care if I’m biased towards MOTU being one of my all time favorite movies either, this is THE definitive MOTU release us fans have been waiting for! If you’re reading this blog, you already know how much this movie means to me and how I’ve loved since my first viewing in 1987. So I won’t bore you with the story again but I will say my excitement for this disc is at a record breaking high. For many years, fans in the US have had to settle on barebones releases featuring a trailer and a commentary track from director Gary Goddard. While entertaining and informative as the commentary track can be, it’s always been believed this movie deserves a better physical media release. And as someone who has a lifelong love of this movie, you can count me in on that thought as well. It’s just a fun movie visually and I’m willing to bet my gift certificate to Robbie’s Chicken that this bluray is going to be the best it’s ever looked. Just don’t share any chicken with Gwildor…</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5O8cbv5Y19eKKFB7IzkVUT47762VVSAx50vmUKd1AubIuVaf5NXbjNwO4K_vSpnrz4cwVMAVG2kcpwLyUmkwWvNOKW4MAWydH3kbBwwX7UrEO_CBQOArtogKhVVzzcKqBDEQetmtCFccma1cn_LuKkCsFJxjYPPe7NrdAfuLfay9hdORGuR5D5BDibQ4/s1051/IMG_8694.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="846" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5O8cbv5Y19eKKFB7IzkVUT47762VVSAx50vmUKd1AubIuVaf5NXbjNwO4K_vSpnrz4cwVMAVG2kcpwLyUmkwWvNOKW4MAWydH3kbBwwX7UrEO_CBQOArtogKhVVzzcKqBDEQetmtCFccma1cn_LuKkCsFJxjYPPe7NrdAfuLfay9hdORGuR5D5BDibQ4/s320/IMG_8694.png" width="258" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Check out the bonus features and all the extra fun goodies that come with it:</p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Only available from the Umbrella webstore, the Masters of the Universe Collector's Edition includes:</span></p><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 12px;"></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">A 48 page book with behind-the-scenes, experiences and art</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 12px;"></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Classic poster art rigid slipcase</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 12px;"></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Custom poster art slipcase</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 12px;"></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">8 replica lobby cards</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 12px;"></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">A3 reversible poster</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 12px;"></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Limited Edition Numbered release</span></li></ul><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Audio commentary with director Gary Goddard</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">ELECTRIC BOOGALOO extended interviews with actor Dolph Lundgren, director Gary Goddard, producer Ed Pressman, co-writer Stephen Tolkin,production designer William Stout and special effects supervisor Richard Edlund</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE 2 – tales of “the sequel that never was” with filmmaker Albert Pyun and others</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">BEHIND THE LEGEND archival featurette</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Cannon Films Sci-Fi and Fantasy trailer reel</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Stills and poster gallery</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Original theatrical trailer</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Teaser trailers</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Easter Egg</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULc_ERyBaWwCz4Adqa0HLLKAlz4OXzVWhWmaSZNN3Gis_HoxInY8lU8G1GPsahPcQ8Arx8MR0NVg0aeFykSO44uzGgu3wegZ64g66mz8dd6mRTg8swAnid52zz3_UgrcfsHqwro6KFpfV0q7xEH17x4zQr2G9dMbHCfu3ZJ6Jzn0Pr6zEHGUNNPP_KFw/s1024/IMG_8693.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULc_ERyBaWwCz4Adqa0HLLKAlz4OXzVWhWmaSZNN3Gis_HoxInY8lU8G1GPsahPcQ8Arx8MR0NVg0aeFykSO44uzGgu3wegZ64g66mz8dd6mRTg8swAnid52zz3_UgrcfsHqwro6KFpfV0q7xEH17x4zQr2G9dMbHCfu3ZJ6Jzn0Pr6zEHGUNNPP_KFw/s320/IMG_8693.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>And yes, Umbrella discs DO play on our players over here in the US!</p><p><br /></p><p>You can preorder a copy <a href="https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/collections/coming-soon/products/masters-of-the-universe-1987-collectors-edition-blu-ray-book-rigid-case-slipcase-poster-artcards">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Good journey,</p><p>-Chad</p>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-26981006920436330952024-01-14T13:13:00.005-05:002024-01-14T13:13:56.258-05:00Random Thoughts: 1989<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMr40Ekp_5EfC4upzvJis6uO72n8NXrkSgmmH-vEbHqwCYZ24UP3x3d1ZGEDAz6bc32SgttEVtaCiG1IrWw2gL7X13G2MSMkJEfk1tiGyrxHbxVOknFoX_DjOOlQSqcloZ1bAqWADFCfXfc21GVc5Hx92Bb8edR2qr9BnDJQI7E1L58DgE77uYDTANVE8/s1500/IMG_7197.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1021" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMr40Ekp_5EfC4upzvJis6uO72n8NXrkSgmmH-vEbHqwCYZ24UP3x3d1ZGEDAz6bc32SgttEVtaCiG1IrWw2gL7X13G2MSMkJEfk1tiGyrxHbxVOknFoX_DjOOlQSqcloZ1bAqWADFCfXfc21GVc5Hx92Bb8edR2qr9BnDJQI7E1L58DgE77uYDTANVE8/s320/IMG_7197.jpeg" width="218" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I know people often hail 1984 as the greatest year in movie history but I gotta say it: I’ll put the summer of 89 alone up against any other year in movie history. 84 was great and had a ripple effect on the movie industry that id still felt to this day but the amount of hits and memorable moments we got from just the summer 89 alone actually surpasses everything we saw 5 years before imo. I’ve always been a bigger fan of sequels and I still believe a lot of the sequels we saw in 1989 were way better than the original. Ghostbusters 2, anyone?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jthmZ8DT4tM" width="320" youtube-src-id="jthmZ8DT4tM"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>If you ask me, 1989 is top level in pop culture in general and very hard to beat. It was just one of those years where everything fell into place perfectly. And being a 6 year old kid, I was able to reap the benefits greatly. Tv, movies, cartoons, songs, toys, wrestling. Nintendo was on every kids favorite activity, at least 15 Ninja Turtles were in your toy box at all times, an episode of Alf was on our screen every week and weekend (thanks to the animated series we got!), and WWF was never hotter! Everything seemed perfect and even in retrospective is very very impactful. A lot of my interests now still stem from that very late 80s-Early 90s time frame, but the majority of it seems to be from 1989.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxx61jTEslkgC3Gu1wiasULa_A92R796qculvPtl_CirWzDMQyu4oTzIoBCxWsy1HuXtnAmBmdhYj0LGFSdXyYXBv5vnJibV_iNEovgEFqjKCemEL5StpSxTB9nOumOgIJ9t9o97aidR2VRaXNua0GKuWLmf5cq9hiavSjvWmZUIpLKlwhwuUXLWqYjQE/s612/IMG_7195.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="406" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxx61jTEslkgC3Gu1wiasULa_A92R796qculvPtl_CirWzDMQyu4oTzIoBCxWsy1HuXtnAmBmdhYj0LGFSdXyYXBv5vnJibV_iNEovgEFqjKCemEL5StpSxTB9nOumOgIJ9t9o97aidR2VRaXNua0GKuWLmf5cq9hiavSjvWmZUIpLKlwhwuUXLWqYjQE/s320/IMG_7195.jpeg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Maybe I’m just nostalgic for a time when I wanted to be a New Kid on The Block. I legit thought they were the coolest dudes in the world. I was doing the New Kids dance, posing like them and trying to hope at age 6 I could just be one ounce as cool as Donnie Wahlberg was. Somewhere this photo of me squinting and folding my arms to emulate him and I would love to see that again. </p><p><br /></p><p>Actually on second thought, maybe not…</p><p>-Chad</p>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-51246611779844993922024-01-14T12:14:00.002-05:002024-01-14T12:14:57.217-05:00random thoughts: Suburban Commando <p>I was thinking earlier about Suburban Commando. You know that one. It was Hulk Hogan’s second starring movie role where he plays a bounty hunter from outer space and crashes on to earth and does a buncha goofy stuff. A movie that you could probably only get away with in 1991. Great cast too! Christopher Lloyd, Shelly Duvall, The Undertaker, even Michael Faustino (yeah, Bud Bundy’s brother!). Anytime after 1991, this would’ve been an even bigger disaster. And I say “bigger” because it was not good then or now in retrospect. Sure, as a little kid who was a casual Hulkamaniac, I was excited. It looked fun, I loved sci-fi movies even then, I was 8 and WWF was my life. But…much like Super Mario Brothers, I walked out of the theater very disappointed. But then again…hey I was 8. I also thought I’d have a chance with scoring a date with Kelly Kapowski. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGBCRI9M9SKbO26ZPs__wIctxEvobaOtDiZjgu6ut360T01CAnEMZpKIugobHphq1AFCgWBg2rRFDfz8BYozOJu2ThA8US9rR9GwTJTzq9oC8DuD6AnBzrH1JzQHl6ksJlmaW1XcxT_f8h4Rhlh4SRVt8uiGTP3Yk2G17ZwlECPZKuxdEIDhRN6_keog/s759/IMG_7191.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGBCRI9M9SKbO26ZPs__wIctxEvobaOtDiZjgu6ut360T01CAnEMZpKIugobHphq1AFCgWBg2rRFDfz8BYozOJu2ThA8US9rR9GwTJTzq9oC8DuD6AnBzrH1JzQHl6ksJlmaW1XcxT_f8h4Rhlh4SRVt8uiGTP3Yk2G17ZwlECPZKuxdEIDhRN6_keog/s320/IMG_7191.webp" width="211" /></a></div><br /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">That does come to the point of this entry. It’s weird to me sometimes that Suburban Commando doesn’t carry the same nostalgic weight that No Holds Barred does. I feel like that would be the wacky favorite but then again it’s just an awful movie and we didn’t see get a storyline like we did with Zeus for 6 months. Would it have been crazy and unrealistic to see Hogan as Shep in the middle of the ring in his gear? Yeah but it would’ve been pretty memorable as well. I’m not saying I wish he would’ve but still…</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></span></p><p>Then again there’s a lot of factors. It seems WWE has a lot more control over the movie No Holds Barred, the characters of Rip and Zeus, so they’re allowed to make merchandise when they want to. I do believe Warner owns Suburban Commando and as much as Warner loves to merchandise <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">there</span> catalog I don’t see that ever being a movie high on their licensing and merchandising priority list. </p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">On the flip side of the coin, I can’t imagine a Shep Ramsey Hasbro figure, even if it were a mailaway exclusive in 1991, wouldn’t have been an awesome looking figure even now. And I have seen some amazing customs through the years but just imagine how cool that mailaway could’ve been!</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Hogan had also been losing steam in wrestling and the mainstream was all abuzz over the steroid allegations that had surfaced in recents months, so it’s not like this movie was destined to become a favorite by any means. On top of that, Hogan is kinda acting like a cheesy parody of Arnold. Whereas in No Holds Barred, he seemed more in line with who he’d be outside the ring (or at least the character he wanted to portray on tv) . </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstaVfE1GABLgy81EAzCE74ZTEngAsI5c4hgrJsCe6W4Y8HVf_Pj4XhbMvgAZja_I1wL9jrk7zUlubu74Ynww5qDr9xUOAtgAXPoCp7X2oOXRnBKPDxOG5XT-9hJBo-Ev_ZsIEoO2YsB4e45kNV0_Ihdy5ddYz5-r8ngx0Qw-LyrTMyz46mPAna8NXFes/s400/IMG_7189.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="400" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstaVfE1GABLgy81EAzCE74ZTEngAsI5c4hgrJsCe6W4Y8HVf_Pj4XhbMvgAZja_I1wL9jrk7zUlubu74Ynww5qDr9xUOAtgAXPoCp7X2oOXRnBKPDxOG5XT-9hJBo-Ev_ZsIEoO2YsB4e45kNV0_Ihdy5ddYz5-r8ngx0Qw-LyrTMyz46mPAna8NXFes/s320/IMG_7189.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Look I’m sure there’s a LOT more factors and I’m convinced Suburban Commando is meant to just go by the wayside. Maybe it’s not fair to compare the two movies but it was just something I was thinking about. We as a pop culture devouring society love embracing those “so good it’s bad” movies but this is one that’s just so bad it should be forgotten.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></span></p><p>Just a random thought for the day.</p><p><br /></p><p>-Chad</p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-89260798289916206722023-12-28T20:52:00.002-05:002023-12-28T20:52:35.306-05:00Interview: Mike Sinterniklaas <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiOxkuQagb9oBYvv7bsbfmT7XfZdxKQ9w4OIfTOKyRL7jvODSPAiucXR36S0KRBOk2rjlqrylqS2H7umliUvlrOZlRuF4BFkyz22tH7Rd9VTuhLtn9wjQBsdJgk8_6hEcLj_O1ADDXorSSdTcsPoEToXmEQW5nmG8Mo_DmgjAYtswdPOIvfsXJXB3XNM/s1432/IMG_0810.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiOxkuQagb9oBYvv7bsbfmT7XfZdxKQ9w4OIfTOKyRL7jvODSPAiucXR36S0KRBOk2rjlqrylqS2H7umliUvlrOZlRuF4BFkyz22tH7Rd9VTuhLtn9wjQBsdJgk8_6hEcLj_O1ADDXorSSdTcsPoEToXmEQW5nmG8Mo_DmgjAYtswdPOIvfsXJXB3XNM/s320/IMG_0810.jpeg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down with voice actor and voice director, Mike Sinterniklaas. Mike has made an impact of the animation world through his on screen work for The Venture Brothers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Bleach, One Piece and countless other series. He is also a very invaluable resource behind the scenes as he is one of the most successful and respected voice directors in the industry. Recently, Mike served as the voice director for the Studio Ghibli release “The Boy and The Heron” by the great Hayao Miyazaki(Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke).</p><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1702425255&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chad-young-111420356" title="Chad Young" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Chad Young</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/chad-young-111420356/mike-sinterniklaas-interview" title="Mike Sinterniklaas Interview" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Mike Sinterniklaas Interview</a></div><p>We touched on quite a few subjects in this interview including celebrities in voice acting and the effect it has on the animation industry. I hope you enjoy this interview, it was my first in quite a long time. So if I seem a bit rusty…well I’ll get it right next time! </p><p><br /></p><p>and don’t forget to check out The Boy and The Heron, starring a stellar cast featuring Florence Pugh, Robert Pattinson, and Christian Bale playing in theaters right now!</p><p>-Chad</p><p><br /></p>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-31476829385461908452023-12-13T23:47:00.001-05:002023-12-13T23:47:37.862-05:00Love For New Adventures of He-Man <p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Spotlight on Mattel’s New Adventures of HeMan Masterverse figures. These are absolutely fantastic and I hope fans will go out of their ways to grab them. A very very under appreciated era that doesn’t get enough love. These look great on display! Glad we finally got such great representations of these designs! Mattel has been killing it with the Masterverse line lately and including many eras and different interpretations of HeMan is certainly a big reason why. It’s nice to have a variety of universes and characters to pull from, especially when it’s less than popular characters. Fans like me, while it may be a smaller minority, usually always gravitate towards those kind of offerings.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><img data-x="0" data-y="0" height="0" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jJwspjDk33tjwc778_aqcPWnzKIwXIeK&export=download" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; height: 368.974823px; transform: rotate(0deg); width: 368.974823px;" width="0" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">While the NA era was never beloved or even respected as any other era of He-Man, there were still a lot of positives to come out of the toy line and cartoon. While He-Man looking like a pro wrestler left a sour taste in most fans mouths, I think that’s a plus. Admittedly, the ponytail still takes some getting used to but it was cool to see He-Man evolve and get a fresh look. I always thought his sword and shield were really cool. Especially if you remember the weird commercial from 1990:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/trX18VSVpx0" width="320" youtube-src-id="trX18VSVpx0"></iframe></div><br /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Skeletor on the other hand has much more of a comic book-Jack Kirby influence look to him and was even given a Jack Nicholson Joker inspired personality in the cartoon. Now obviously it was a big deviation from the Skeletor we all knew and loved but it’s still a fun attempt to try something new with Ol’ Bonehead!</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">New Adventures may very well be the black sheep of the MOTU universe but despite not being a fan as a kid when it first came out, I’ve softened on my stance in the last 20 years or so. I feel like the toys could’ve been better but still offer something fun and different and the cartoon was certainly more entertaining than it’s given credit for. The story is pretty good, the voice acting is provided by some major names in cartoons(Scott McNeill, Grry Chalke, the late great Campbell Lane, just to name a few and the Mutant designs are a lot of fun. So if you’ve got 30 minutes to kill, may I suggest you selecting an episode to watch? You may enjoy it more than you think you would!</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">-Chad </span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </span></p>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-68174287297299590762023-11-17T13:45:00.002-05:002023-11-17T13:48:17.540-05:00Review: Aldi’s Thanksgiving Stuffing Crackers<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-weight: bold;">A few weeks ago, Trader Joe’s revealed one of their new Thanksgiving themed products: stuffing flavored popcorn!!! Well, to say this was incredibly popular would be an understatement because it seemingly sold out everywhere. Great for business but it sucked for those who couldn’t grab a bag. Myself included. But it gives me hope that next year it comes back and more will be produced. Now that said, while I was sad I missed out, I am VERY happy with what I found across the street at Aldi:</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEiVaQtFiKio_0XLS7Zj84lzN9ZrfQgSqpWktUDbvehKz_mkL06EenK_UEAHhsLU0X6dGrvgOKogTQOyCks6JPkx4zFjHLZlp61UN6JWkgBJxdndwYWWZJ2pWUmIc7qQBQb8FoWQjTgdQSx_3bV-LPKZ5Gd4L975q7NMPTJZtiboy87RDx4L1JfYJly4/s4032/IMG_9388.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEiVaQtFiKio_0XLS7Zj84lzN9ZrfQgSqpWktUDbvehKz_mkL06EenK_UEAHhsLU0X6dGrvgOKogTQOyCks6JPkx4zFjHLZlp61UN6JWkgBJxdndwYWWZJ2pWUmIc7qQBQb8FoWQjTgdQSx_3bV-LPKZ5Gd4L975q7NMPTJZtiboy87RDx4L1JfYJly4/s320/IMG_9388.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Thanksgiving Stuffing Crackers? Oh man. Ok so missing on the popcorn was a pretty hard pill to swallow but imagine my excitement seeing this on a random shelf while I was looking for candles, cheese and Aldi branded bedroom slippers. This was an instant buy and something I immediately knew I had to write about them. And that was BEFORE the taste test.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnzvGXpIWPV_1KEZhtO2MLsSIsuxT_gk3vg2sMJ9F6O2CdFnpU_crMcr2j50uCTSPmdASmjjnoPK0oz5nRIIARRVejFtjA7NSOdSRlmXcBf-SKcocR8VAohbzj3SetGztpLqsfAqgSaMm5jJPfpnWGLK51vjzMAnxREyJw94Oypr06Qm-BITwACZaR10/s4032/IMG_9490.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnzvGXpIWPV_1KEZhtO2MLsSIsuxT_gk3vg2sMJ9F6O2CdFnpU_crMcr2j50uCTSPmdASmjjnoPK0oz5nRIIARRVejFtjA7NSOdSRlmXcBf-SKcocR8VAohbzj3SetGztpLqsfAqgSaMm5jJPfpnWGLK51vjzMAnxREyJw94Oypr06Qm-BITwACZaR10/s320/IMG_9490.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The box itself is pretty nice, basic but still comforting enough. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bjyWdygAS4aQsMlQCHXDZ_hx-O0U0_9vyOUbvNVcLCzzQG_qcMBvW0pCFK8dYlk9mp6EiOu07fBt6aKrMdFVZ2yDc2bNJ_6TdMS1nhDbDduo0dcOzC5YqQ3y-vpMoPVK83q9SfqCFo89wYS8m8FSVKSNDFJ223uY0glAnbt6qYx2a_6G0ZFTs8hbiyw/s4032/IMG_9494.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bjyWdygAS4aQsMlQCHXDZ_hx-O0U0_9vyOUbvNVcLCzzQG_qcMBvW0pCFK8dYlk9mp6EiOu07fBt6aKrMdFVZ2yDc2bNJ_6TdMS1nhDbDduo0dcOzC5YqQ3y-vpMoPVK83q9SfqCFo89wYS8m8FSVKSNDFJ223uY0glAnbt6qYx2a_6G0ZFTs8hbiyw/s320/IMG_9494.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The smell. Goodness gracious the smell. As soon as I opened this bag, it was an immediate overwhelming and very pleasant aroma. In a good way! It smelled exactly like the Stove Top Stuffing so many of us grew up with. It really does send you back to being a kid and smelling the stuffing getting ready for the big meal! So far we’re 2-0. Let’s see how it tastes…</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizutkhJPl0FqMrcKqQeWRKFqEIoC3Pxewem4iEPLiP9clD9HjwACbYJJcYvcynwj6bZPKtbr1vznTYXxMJeCnxd_1owYWYcoEbdZwKJn3qmojhFsyQ8sT_s_4QnDsZUS1aguPzcbzi3DnzJ0kf9PC7O6MMbE29dSd3jpGq_e6_9JlwhMdJFOmoMTL3Sao/s4032/IMG_9493.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizutkhJPl0FqMrcKqQeWRKFqEIoC3Pxewem4iEPLiP9clD9HjwACbYJJcYvcynwj6bZPKtbr1vznTYXxMJeCnxd_1owYWYcoEbdZwKJn3qmojhFsyQ8sT_s_4QnDsZUS1aguPzcbzi3DnzJ0kf9PC7O6MMbE29dSd3jpGq_e6_9JlwhMdJFOmoMTL3Sao/s320/IMG_9493.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">If I’m to be honest, it tastes like a very ritzy, upscale Socialbles cracker with good seasoning. Which, if your parents had a Christmas party back then, Sociables were purchased in shipping pallets to entertain guests. And these are very reminiscent of them. Pretty good flavor, nothing too intense or off putting which would probably be easy for something like this but more importantly, they definitely taste like stuffing. A little greasy but that’s ok too. I imagine these would be absolutely incredible with cranberry sauce!!! I’ll definitely have these on the snack plate before Thanksgiving next Thursday. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuctLMP3y3pRymmKOfXWxqvpucn6oTds7Xu4j2J18ncCP5xsuhLlwKL-mWjZwwSYjZaQ_088z7ilI7VqWIH9MhmyugZg36F5gc2grMMs0N9iXaeZj5uVdSsksvpkdWw-YUfUCJAjjOpCk0JlAM70pEQeM91M-08o38zqFQePa9lV75ALRN8aNmRgqfuE/s4032/IMG_9496.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuctLMP3y3pRymmKOfXWxqvpucn6oTds7Xu4j2J18ncCP5xsuhLlwKL-mWjZwwSYjZaQ_088z7ilI7VqWIH9MhmyugZg36F5gc2grMMs0N9iXaeZj5uVdSsksvpkdWw-YUfUCJAjjOpCk0JlAM70pEQeM91M-08o38zqFQePa9lV75ALRN8aNmRgqfuE/s320/IMG_9496.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">These definitely get my highest recommendation. Very tasty, nice and light and flavorful. Not overwhelming in terms of flavor either. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you’re near an Aldi, go grab these immediately and enjoy!!!! Keep in mind they are Aldi exclusive, so you won’t find them anywhere else! </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">-Chad</span></p>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-57487404443860653852023-11-08T12:10:00.002-05:002023-11-08T12:10:36.917-05:00Reaction: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Trailer<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wFNK_KEmcWs" width="320" youtube-src-id="wFNK_KEmcWs"></iframe></div><br /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">Well, the moment we Ghostbusters fanatics have been waiting for is here! The trailer for the new Ghostbusters movie “Frozen Empire” has arrived and…boy oh boy do we all have some thoughts here! Good thing I decided to start blogging again, because it’s a perfect time to write my feelings out on this. And come to think of it, I don’t know that I’ve ever done a “trailer reaction”. Video or in writing. So this could be fun.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I think the trailer gave enough away to give us a good feel about the story but still held enough back to keep us intrigued. My initial reaction is this gives off Ghostbusters 2 vibes except it’s ice instead of mood slime. And that’s not a bad thing. Ghostbusters 2 was more sci-fi/horror than it was a comedy like the original. 2016 was more silly, slapstick. The last one was much more serious than the previous 3 in the series and I hope we get a more carefree, fun atmosphere with this one. All GB movies have their own vibe and feel.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; list-style-type: circle;"><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Also, it definitely seems like a more Real Ghostbusters inspired movie than the last one, which I’m all for. </span></li><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Glad Paul Rudd and the entire cast seems to be returning and suiting up. The cast was fantastic in the last one and I hope we see more of them in future projects.</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">GB should always be in NYC. And now summertime? Oh baby!</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I’m very very very excited to see what that ice ghost/monster/demon looks like.</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The logo itself is pretty cool…no pun intended.</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Why do I get the sense that one if not all of the original GB’s may die in this? I just get that feeling.</span></li></ul><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Finally, not a critique in the least but just a personal observation from my vantage point, It feels so soon after the last one. Idk, I feel like we just went through all this and there wasn’t a lot of time to breathe before it’s on to the next. But that’s also with every movie franchise now. You don’t make a sequel happen within 2-3 years, you may as well abandon it as a whole.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">But, hey we went almost 30 years without a GB movie until 2016.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwc939NkaPMTKENO_2E2GAphs2AwfIdKA5MHQTF7Ky6bNiDyTNUN-5NN3TEeDEQt-xbcoUOM77mHHNJkv8EL3UDUHJB0P0k0Lm93YUSSCjxMkYrk_Ri0kyh8xpOJKkKsi-etD0MYcC3MQtxVYvRZVDnWZFz2Fds6bvgivI_PF8_Q-lhX-RtG3HzPL8wY/s2763/IMG_8099.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2748" data-original-width="2763" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwc939NkaPMTKENO_2E2GAphs2AwfIdKA5MHQTF7Ky6bNiDyTNUN-5NN3TEeDEQt-xbcoUOM77mHHNJkv8EL3UDUHJB0P0k0Lm93YUSSCjxMkYrk_Ri0kyh8xpOJKkKsi-etD0MYcC3MQtxVYvRZVDnWZFz2Fds6bvgivI_PF8_Q-lhX-RtG3HzPL8wY/s320/IMG_8099.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I’m excited for sure. Anytime I can see my old pals the Ghostbusters on the big screen, I’m happy! And as long as it’s entertaining and gives me a fun adventure for 2 hours or so, I’ll be a very happy Ghosthead!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">::fingers crossed for Ecto Cooler::</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">-Ecto</span></p>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-7930591715583648622023-11-07T07:57:00.002-05:002023-11-07T07:57:24.562-05:00How Do You Do Fellow Kids? <p> It’s been a while. 5 months to be exact and…a LOOOOOOOT….happened in that time. A lot of great, lot bad, but everything that’s landed me in the position I am in today, and that position exactly where I belong. I’ll have a lot things to review but…hey man, maybe that can wait til next month or something when I do a year in review. But for those who have popped in the last few months to check out what I’ve been up to either here or social media, thank you. I had planned on coming back to blogging multiple times but anytime I thought I was ready, I wasn’t. But like I said I’ll get to that much later down the line.</p><p>In the meantime, it’s my favorite time of year. The second half of the year, but mainly November. It’s wild to think because in 3 weeks it’s Thanksgiving and y’all know I love my Thanksgiving. Hoping to post a thing or two here and share with you guys my love for turkey time but in the meantime say hello to Eddie Bunson aka Donut. I adopted him last month after finally moving into my own place. So far he seems very excited and curious to be in his new home and very very lovable. He’s a goofy little butthead and I love him so much.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxQODUU15O0VeMyQO24aDlnLlWhXSPGFIlNLAa9Nz2cMDa86wyFAxRqXvP8pbvpL1-xo04kqtpQFF7j6dwXNTSlFAbGaU3V-vViPO51kt1VQqyL6D9xW2YgPddqBObU3tClDsRjkDwp5HXHCrHDmT9XIoxFzP10wp6xv6QxV-FkRlWVj_is3GzIrw9go/s1024/IMG_3946.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="903" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxQODUU15O0VeMyQO24aDlnLlWhXSPGFIlNLAa9Nz2cMDa86wyFAxRqXvP8pbvpL1-xo04kqtpQFF7j6dwXNTSlFAbGaU3V-vViPO51kt1VQqyL6D9xW2YgPddqBObU3tClDsRjkDwp5HXHCrHDmT9XIoxFzP10wp6xv6QxV-FkRlWVj_is3GzIrw9go/s320/IMG_3946.jpeg" width="282" /></a></p><p>One way or the other, I’ll be back! I ain’t done yet!</p><p>-Chad</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-25750639580561746212023-06-19T00:00:00.003-04:002023-12-13T23:51:14.622-05:0010 Years Of The Horror Movie BBQ<p> Wow…has it been a decade already? This one is gonna be as short and sweet as I can possibly make it. But…it’s me, so I’ll prolly lose focus and ramble awfully quick,</p><p><br /></p><p>10 years ago today, after a conversation with my friends and fellow bloggers Jordan Garren(The Vault Master behind The BMovie Vault) and John Squires(now of BloodyDisgusting), I rebranded this blog from “Big Chad’s Creature Feature” to “The Horror Movie BBQ”. My goal at the time was simple: I loved blogging and I wanted to run a fun blog. At the time, blogging was still a fresh, big, open world and seemingly full of endless possibilities. A lot of my favorite writers online such as RD Reynolds of Wrestlecrap, Matt formerly of X-entertainment and currently DinosaurDracula and Roger of I-Mockery made this medium seem so fun and all 3 left their own impact on me in their own ways. It was something I wanted to do myself. I had the ideas, the tools and the want-to, I just didn’t have the know-how. But that comes within time and experience. </p><p>John and Jordan’s big advice was simple, come up with a snappy name, get an official url, promote it on every social media platform until I’m blue in the face. I had written for DeAtH-eNsEmBlE and Underscoopfire and felt like I really belonged in the blogging world, so I was determined to make this idea a bigger deal…</p><p><br /></p><p>Coming up with the name wasn’t easy in the least. The style and atmosphere of the blog, was though. All I wanted to do was have a little, tiny corner of the internet where I could ramble and write about the things I’m passionate about and use my voice to bring attention to things I thought had gone forgotten or given a raw deal.Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2, The Wizard, No Holds Barred, whatever. I like to make people feel good and entertain them and at the time, this was one of the best ways I knew I could do that. It’s always nice to know you helped unlock a memory or even turn someone on to something new. I just think that’s a great, fun perk to have go along with blogs, videos, podcasts, etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>The name however, wasn’t happening. I just couldn’t come up with something snappy enough. So whatever, go to bed, try in the morning.</p><p><br /></p><p>You know how sometimes you just wake up and something comes to you? That was it. That’s how it came to be. “Horror Movie BBQ”. It was kinda random sounding, rolls off the tongue but kinda unique. I said it a few times out loud and loved how it sounded. I told my now ex-wife (who worked on many of the early graphics to help establish a style and feel for the blog. Her work can still be seen in many past articles, logos and even graphics. I’m still so grateful for all she did to help me with this goofy little dream I had) who thought it was a random name but she encouraged me to go with it. So after telling John and Jordan my name and even going outside into the courtyard of my apartment complex to take random photos of a grill with figures and movies surrounding it, I was ready to take on blogging. Next step: I created a Facebook page which I still attempt to keep active and enjoyable. It got a lot of likes quick thanks to so many supportive friends who encouraged me to dive in and just be me.</p><p><br /></p><p>My writing style has never been too refined or possibly be considered professional. I simply write how I talk in real life. I’m a naturally enthusiastic person and if I can’t be the best writer or whatever, I’ll be the most enthusiastic and excited. I have always wanted my entries/articles be read in a way that you can picture me saying them to you in person. Which…if you can’t figure out…I can sometimes go on for a while with no point but eventually I get there…but nonetheless, I’ve never considered myself a profession writer and with good reason. So why not just go with what I know. I was having a blast and am still learning what works and what doesn’t. Eventually I’d be able to find my own unique voice and ability in writing. I loved it and still do. I pride myself on standing out, being an individual and every blog or any kind of content should always reflect the true personality behind the person creating it. </p><p>Thankfully, as corny as it will sound, my favorite part of doing this has been making so many great new friends. Meeting like minded people, who shared a lot of the same opinions, same experiences and same interests was my favorite part. And still is. I love people. I’m a people person, so when I make new friends at conventions or even online, it really makes me happy. And thanks to this tiny little amateurish blog, I’ve met so many who have helped change the way I see things, do things and even inspired me to get creative. To list everyone would take forever but do know, if you’re reading this, I’m probably referring to you. </p><p>A lot of opportunities came my way. The more I pounded out content on a then weekly basis , the more eyes it got. This lead to writing a few articles for Bloody-Disgusting, a print article in Strange Kids Club Magazine, Finding Eric “Garbage day” Freeman, interviews with celebrities for upcoming projects, convention media passes, screeners, podcast guest appearances, and my personal favorite: appearing on the documentary of the Shout Factory Blu-ray release of The Wizard. All from me just writing about my favorite things. I think a combination of that and the pandemic of 2020 made me think all my goals had been met so the blog kinda took a backseat these last few years and I focused on social media instead. I was kinda burnt out and needed to step back for a while. But recently, I’ve been Getting the bug to be creative again and do a little more writing. </p><p>Blogging is no longer the hip way of getting your opinion or views out. Now, it’s videos and podcasts, which I think are great and really enjoy seeing so many friends and creative types produce. I have tried to do them myself and enjoyed it but nothing beats writing in my humble opinion. I have a little bit more control over it. And I like that. I don’t feel comfortable doing videos, hosting a podcast really isn’t my favorite thing either (I love guesting on other peoples shows though) so while others have found better platforms to head to, I’m gonna still try to keep this rinky dink, diy, pop culture obsessed blog going as best I can. Things always come up in real life but whenever I hit a flea market or get a new figure, my first thought after is usually “I need to write about this”. Some get done quicker than others these days, some never see the light of day. I’d love to change that and continue going. When I love doing something, I try to stick with it. Maybe someday I’ll fall in love with good grammar and proper sentence construction but until then, let’s keep having fun. Typos and all.</p><p>Something I never planned on was the fact that this is my 400th published entry. 400. On my tenth anniversary of rebranding this thing. Wow. Of course, there were blog entries before HMBBQ but….let’s not let fantasy get in the way of our fun, shall we?</p><p>So after 10 years of getting to know me, my typos, my obsessions and even things I can’t stand, I just want to say THANK YOU. Thank you for the continued support, the kindness, the love, and every like, every comment, every share, every conversation. It’s nice to know people care and that people want to read these things. I hope I’ve brought as much joy to you as I possibly can..I know doing this goofy little blog thing has brought me joy but as I said before, I love giving that joy back into the world to as many people as I can. I hope you’ll stick around for more and I hope I somehow get the handle of this writing thing eventually. I turn 40 in September, who knows! Maybe in my 40s I’ll be able to rite an article without any typos.</p><p>;)</p><p>-Chad</p>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-40450596410950102792023-06-15T23:27:00.005-04:002023-06-15T23:27:58.499-04:00Soft Batch Cookies Have Returned!<p> If you’re my age, you no doubt remember the famous Keebler Soft Batch cookies fondly. Unlike other cookies of the 80s/90s, these bad boys were softer than a pillow and packed some serious “homemade” taste. Or at least that’s what we were told and that’s what us kids believed. Especially if your mom wasn’t known for her baking skills. I’m not pointing fingers but in my house, these were as close to genuine, fresh out the oven chocolate chip cookies as I was going to get. My mom was good at cooking but baking…ehhh…but hey that’s ok. She took me to king of the Ring 1994, so I look passed the small stuff.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1PiMrYnRHbA" width="320" youtube-src-id="1PiMrYnRHbA"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Sometime in the last decade or beyond, Soft Batch disappeared but much like many of our favorite retro snacks and desserts, it’s back! Better than ever? We’ll see.</p><p><br /></p><p>The moment is upon us, let’s check them out…</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWRudeJu6vKpE9LnK_bgreVxW1eXkE3H_StLmMbZiR360tzwNY79seXZTAzxqZ_5COux4RoDzD02HpMfQY2IRiafxnJzJpoDOCt91zwCIlVR1t7nVusNOVoGRIfnayUn1WZvp8GKynuAhLXCWu1C7KCHdUbyL9QYeT3LGk-NAXXBFY_r5wMuVNe-2/s4032/IMG_6615.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWRudeJu6vKpE9LnK_bgreVxW1eXkE3H_StLmMbZiR360tzwNY79seXZTAzxqZ_5COux4RoDzD02HpMfQY2IRiafxnJzJpoDOCt91zwCIlVR1t7nVusNOVoGRIfnayUn1WZvp8GKynuAhLXCWu1C7KCHdUbyL9QYeT3LGk-NAXXBFY_r5wMuVNe-2/s320/IMG_6615.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Not the fancy, red, almost Christmas-style packaging I was used to as a kid, but that’s to be expected…Let’s open this up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZonBMYOmGr3zgXBp1kmWoMTt4IVoUu9gVLpGubEn64lA-zbggqwTg1EmtatKVXPqADwGSotuHV_RcWTsxgovkwbguePvK7AH6n_D69kacg6XqSI6qnpadqI3dqKsT1FwUnstoTRdLKrLOJR86shsevG37SxxNcWbSfZYnuJvXlEduKrH8s7X8pLdI/s4032/IMG_6616.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZonBMYOmGr3zgXBp1kmWoMTt4IVoUu9gVLpGubEn64lA-zbggqwTg1EmtatKVXPqADwGSotuHV_RcWTsxgovkwbguePvK7AH6n_D69kacg6XqSI6qnpadqI3dqKsT1FwUnstoTRdLKrLOJR86shsevG37SxxNcWbSfZYnuJvXlEduKrH8s7X8pLdI/s320/IMG_6616.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Huh. Well, those are indeed cookies. Not very enticing ones based off first impressions but maybe if I nuke them in the microwave for a few seconds, that’ll change my mind…</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujdbQhVcOyoqL5jr2BK3ypl4V-kkFnlizr4T62d_I4fGH1W2c9sHnLy6lU48htsRnJ4y28ffPluwSiTJkSEhu5s-xe0s38W7U7V5aAo5gsRgJMhUXmjJ0klGNQQ_4kM1buAbVLsOa_BHLXZ0K-sMCKYJNk48K1-9j5MMTpgTBsmX-7DAt4YAToFDb/s4032/IMG_6617.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujdbQhVcOyoqL5jr2BK3ypl4V-kkFnlizr4T62d_I4fGH1W2c9sHnLy6lU48htsRnJ4y28ffPluwSiTJkSEhu5s-xe0s38W7U7V5aAo5gsRgJMhUXmjJ0klGNQQ_4kM1buAbVLsOa_BHLXZ0K-sMCKYJNk48K1-9j5MMTpgTBsmX-7DAt4YAToFDb/s320/IMG_6617.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Godspeed, little fellas…</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU63PEBWs-VD2b08bU9cN71f8BCEX-gsnIJW1tXLCDnVTPl3ZbpDb3sT1T0Z1dj7hGEnpY4cmlsCyLNj3Cua2iKa6quQzm_CThD78sN5FzNC1H0pSi1135MVcazMxC7_2P9k8ZnplFNL7tPPq8U6zAwGg3aNTPupIvzG7Jn9ikkXmlOjdeuFDMv_gd/s4032/IMG_6619.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU63PEBWs-VD2b08bU9cN71f8BCEX-gsnIJW1tXLCDnVTPl3ZbpDb3sT1T0Z1dj7hGEnpY4cmlsCyLNj3Cua2iKa6quQzm_CThD78sN5FzNC1H0pSi1135MVcazMxC7_2P9k8ZnplFNL7tPPq8U6zAwGg3aNTPupIvzG7Jn9ikkXmlOjdeuFDMv_gd/s320/IMG_6619.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Done! Let’s give them a taste!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9A-XKxby5B5TFWhe19_S6uynO43jZ_dZKPC-v17FdnukPghGk2U-O8hfQWzYXz5bihMKnRncWpSza3vQ9KDyFAoRpu0ZsVWlNSgr76rEN-VThuu6B-Fn4LQdwv04k8YbutI2u9QHpTW1VepMElkOFukfDbivum7ZpVCIcF1AnirRt6iOWq7dyAvrV/s4032/IMG_6620.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9A-XKxby5B5TFWhe19_S6uynO43jZ_dZKPC-v17FdnukPghGk2U-O8hfQWzYXz5bihMKnRncWpSza3vQ9KDyFAoRpu0ZsVWlNSgr76rEN-VThuu6B-Fn4LQdwv04k8YbutI2u9QHpTW1VepMElkOFukfDbivum7ZpVCIcF1AnirRt6iOWq7dyAvrV/s320/IMG_6620.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Oh. Well, not horrible but not “Soft Batch” like I remember them. These are no doubt softer than some of the other cookies out there but the taste is rather bland. The originals tasted sweeter. This tastes more like the kinda thing Sizzler would’ve put in their buffet and left for a week. I suppose this is another “Leave The Memories Alone” situation for me. Either that or Keebler just phone it in with these. Either way, I’m good.</p><p>I’m not gonna, I can’t recommend these. I’m glad I tried them, fun to see the name back on shelves again, but…maybe get the freshly made cookies from the bakery department at Wegmans instead. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry, Ernie, no hard feelings. I still love the E.L. Fudge cookies!</p><p><br /></p><p>-Chad</p><p><br /></p>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-38236223980509488722023-06-15T23:02:00.002-04:002023-06-15T23:02:05.977-04:00The MerMan Shrinky Dink and Destro!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Random story time: Around 2001/2002, I was cleaning out my basement and vacuuming the couch. I start digging and cleaning when all of a sudden I find this old MerMan Shrinky Dink. I don’t know how long he was in there, had to be at least 15 years by that point. And for some odd reason I still have it now! It’s a weird item to keep around, especially since I have absolutely zero memory of ever playing around with Shrinky Dinks as a kid but nonetheless, still pretty cool!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXFlvnHsQAHQXupuSFzeFR1aedbtCJkoDB3oIurTubCi-twyx_SKPVi_3E-mwJsJX88oruBmy9LxjqiSGJQYyS36DvftAY5hrBIyyzCs--EL7VkfQTTnepLdXu2ym43XweaGGGY2dn8sj3bS_BXz7x4_0v1ir6szimdOaBqg0MI8YsVSj5KbCaP_r/s3517/IMG_9098.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3517" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXFlvnHsQAHQXupuSFzeFR1aedbtCJkoDB3oIurTubCi-twyx_SKPVi_3E-mwJsJX88oruBmy9LxjqiSGJQYyS36DvftAY5hrBIyyzCs--EL7VkfQTTnepLdXu2ym43XweaGGGY2dn8sj3bS_BXz7x4_0v1ir6szimdOaBqg0MI8YsVSj5KbCaP_r/w344-h400/IMG_9098.jpeg" width="344" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Funny enough, this was also around the same time my mom went out into her garden and found my childhood Iron Grenadier Destro figure that I had lost ages before. As weird as it sounds, I remember that day well. It was a Saturday, I was sitting in the couch watching MST3K, and my mom comes back in the house holding Destro. “Is this yours?”. My eyes lit up. It’s the figure my dad bought me at Rite Aid in Crofton, MD (since closed down) back in the late 80s. I thought I had lost it forever, but there it was. I was 6 all over again.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHc5KE0uKZ8ZB-xLLqUli_YfWKPujXupi1LouDgOo1ZcoiXgQgjG1ebFIHcOvfcieEdNb3B73hnG3pxXVEtTFn4HHlQsAteRZu7i4VIomLkb44yjVm9yAS3FA0QfDz1xRWfdEkF_UbXoo1SFZz1Ixq_qAylPuT_9aH62GNkdV_7LC6bo-_tGp1Q3DI/s960/IMG_9100.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHc5KE0uKZ8ZB-xLLqUli_YfWKPujXupi1LouDgOo1ZcoiXgQgjG1ebFIHcOvfcieEdNb3B73hnG3pxXVEtTFn4HHlQsAteRZu7i4VIomLkb44yjVm9yAS3FA0QfDz1xRWfdEkF_UbXoo1SFZz1Ixq_qAylPuT_9aH62GNkdV_7LC6bo-_tGp1Q3DI/s320/IMG_9100.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>I also still have it! I’ve since cleaned him, replaced his cape and given him a new arm. You can’t fight Joes or argue with Cobra Commander with missing thumbs! I mean, you probably could, CC was pretty awful at arguments.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh what the heck, why not. It’s my blog and this isn’t the first time I’ve posted nonsense: here’s me meeting Arthur Burghardt, the voice of Destro. He was…a very interesting man to meet. To say the least…</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rsL-S1RIS42NYHNW7YIsmZ1cSiUtdn1q3TUS__zswb7_SMKm-9r7gZLNEIPj2jByu0B1921SfnEy0wJm1EyMPgIuO4X65zB75CayC5xVsdx05WtGs8-fwWyFlwfSqm0RkAuanbYBQGUBnuy3e45jOvQ1Lqk1LFNOEbt3SKb97XZrP74zF30-8e5E/s2048/IMG_9099.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rsL-S1RIS42NYHNW7YIsmZ1cSiUtdn1q3TUS__zswb7_SMKm-9r7gZLNEIPj2jByu0B1921SfnEy0wJm1EyMPgIuO4X65zB75CayC5xVsdx05WtGs8-fwWyFlwfSqm0RkAuanbYBQGUBnuy3e45jOvQ1Lqk1LFNOEbt3SKb97XZrP74zF30-8e5E/s320/IMG_9099.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>-Chad</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>-Chad</p>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-8744269989283408592023-06-15T22:21:00.003-04:002023-06-15T22:21:52.108-04:00Turtle Pies On Always Sunny!<p>In last weeks season premiere episode of Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Charlie Kelly proves that not only is he a man of taste but that he’s got his priorities in check!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFgqO4daCwfvraE1cO5gCfbGrH_HRzSn7pDVL-wX8DWkRXbv1aDmfYD7O35fQv8iMj6Qr50kGh0ZgGjNlrhYrIIMS0Rnt88kBo9DsPJqlHDAwK2UPfqVXXYo8GjCLvRTMyToI93wJBBv7Nd-BsHRPhXvNQzT-HhGGEq2e1aQmDlxy8OIbi12ekyii/s1769/IMG_9097.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="1769" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFgqO4daCwfvraE1cO5gCfbGrH_HRzSn7pDVL-wX8DWkRXbv1aDmfYD7O35fQv8iMj6Qr50kGh0ZgGjNlrhYrIIMS0Rnt88kBo9DsPJqlHDAwK2UPfqVXXYo8GjCLvRTMyToI93wJBBv7Nd-BsHRPhXvNQzT-HhGGEq2e1aQmDlxy8OIbi12ekyii/s320/IMG_9097.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I hope this is a catalyst for garnering interest in these great pies returning. Kinda like what Rick and Morty did for Szechuan Sauce. I would love to have one more pie(ok many) again! Those fruit pies are ok, but nothing comes close to a Hostess pudding pie. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijH_2PsT1lGvf7CinKgvhWdiFB1MKiHMKyf7PUBQqP9ofWl_z8A119cw6SHee4n4wTGNNZrnTcWqn_JpzhCB2fU7Q7xLl3s6-p--FmtZVFdsH5DlCOlPO1KiiX13jMXRz_PhWEX7eOzb3jeeOKnu6bELb9Tg9ctjEODHB5XLUBeORTd8H2x5SirV0e/s1767/IMG_9096.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1237" data-original-width="1767" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijH_2PsT1lGvf7CinKgvhWdiFB1MKiHMKyf7PUBQqP9ofWl_z8A119cw6SHee4n4wTGNNZrnTcWqn_JpzhCB2fU7Q7xLl3s6-p--FmtZVFdsH5DlCOlPO1KiiX13jMXRz_PhWEX7eOzb3jeeOKnu6bELb9Tg9ctjEODHB5XLUBeORTd8H2x5SirV0e/s320/IMG_9096.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I had these in my lunchbox for the short time they were available in 1991, which if I recall, was only a few months since they were essentially done to help promote Ninja Turtles 2. They were just as fantastic as everyone tells you they were. Vanilla was never my go-to flavor but if it involved Ninja Turtles, I was willing to give a taste. And much like Cheetos Paws and Ecto Cooler, that taste and the memories stick with me forever.</p><p><br /></p><p>So add my voice to those who have been begging and screaming for a very long time now…PLEASE HOSTESS BRING THEM BACK!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>-Chad</p>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-9107083050729035962023-05-24T20:14:00.001-04:002023-05-24T20:14:14.733-04:00Superman 4k Collection<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjC8gF6LJ_PckVCfM-TvgmV0FQ2uHjRwVmalcqPTROtVzklvyetp_ZwzAskxlI7vXnrnIVe3Ap_5qYVD9dvmcvDj5KmIqtxOdZgvXvK1mRMftHNWpxa-xsUxA5Kfyhe-6JW1miM-MFHqUgxzcp6iZy6pzylHNjBHTJAyvyIFpKuXhvOkTDEvz93cyu/s1008/A5D1D96D-138B-404B-AF1B-5AA055859247.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="1008" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjC8gF6LJ_PckVCfM-TvgmV0FQ2uHjRwVmalcqPTROtVzklvyetp_ZwzAskxlI7vXnrnIVe3Ap_5qYVD9dvmcvDj5KmIqtxOdZgvXvK1mRMftHNWpxa-xsUxA5Kfyhe-6JW1miM-MFHqUgxzcp6iZy6pzylHNjBHTJAyvyIFpKuXhvOkTDEvz93cyu/s320/A5D1D96D-138B-404B-AF1B-5AA055859247.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="s3" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s5" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">SUPERMAN 1978 – 1987 5-FILM COLLECTION </span><span class="s4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">FEATURING</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="s6" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;"></span></p><p class="s6" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">SUPERMAN</span><span class="s5" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">: THE MOVIE</span><span class="s4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">, </span><span class="s5" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">SUPERMAN II</span><span class="s4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">, </span><span class="s5" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">SUPERMAN II</span><span class="s5" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">: THE RICHARD</span><span class="s5" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;"> DONNER CUT</span><span class="s4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">, </span><span class="s5" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">SUPERMAN III</span><span class="s5" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">,</span><span class="s4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;"> AND </span><span class="s5" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">SUPERMAN IV</span><span class="s5" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">: THE QUEST FOR PEACE</span><span class="s4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span class="s4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME </span><span class="s4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">AS A REMASTERED COLLECTION </span><span class="s4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">IN 4K RESOLUTION WITH HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR)</span></p><p class="s6" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p class="s6" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="s4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">PURCHASE THE</span><span class="s4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;"> COLLECTION</span><span class="s4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;"> ON 4K ULTRA HD </span><span class="s4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">COMBO </span><span class="s4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">PACK</span><span class="s4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span class="s4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">MAY</span><span class="s4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;"> 9 </span><span class="s4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">AND DIGITALLY </span><span class="s4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">O</span><span class="s4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">N APRIL</span><span class="s4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;"></span><span class="s4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">18</span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><br /><p class="s10" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p class="s10" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Based on the DC character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the </span><span class="s12" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">Superman</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> films star Christopher Reeve as the legendary “Man of Steel.”</span></p><p class="s10" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p class="s10" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">On April </span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">18</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">,</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> the</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span class="s5" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">Superman 1978 – 1987 5-Film Collection</span><span class="s9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;"></span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">will be available to purchase on Ultra HD Blu-ray</span><span class="s13" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px;">™</span><span class="s13" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px;"> </span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Disc from online and in-store at major retailers and available for purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Vudu and more.</span></p><p class="s10" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p class="s10" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">The Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Packs will include an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc with the feature films in 4K with HDR, a Blu-ray disc with the feature films and special features in HD, and a Digital version of each film.</span></p><p class="s10" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p class="s10" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Ultra HD Blu-ray showcases 4K resolution with High Dynamic Range (HDR) and a wider color spectrum, offering consumers brighter, deeper, more lifelike colors for a home entertainment viewing experience like never before. </span></p><p class="s10" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p class="s10" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">For the complete 4K Ultra HD experience with HDR, a 4K Ultra HD TV with HDR, an Ultra HD Blu-ray player and a high-speed HDMI (category 2) cable are required.</span></p><p class="s14" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p class="s14" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="s15" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px; text-decoration: underline;">Ultra HD Blu-ray Elements</span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s12" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">Superman</span><span class="s12" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">: The Movie</span><span class="s9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Ultra HD Blu-ray </span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Combo Pack </span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">contains the following previously released special features</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">on Blu-ray Disc</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">:</span></p><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Commentary by </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Ilya Salkind and Pierre Spangler</span></div><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">The Making of </span><span class="s18" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;">Superman</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> – vintage featurette</span></div><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Superman and the Mole-Men – vintage featurette</span></div><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Super-Rabbit – 1943 WB cartoon</span></div><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Snafuperman – 1944 WB cartoon</span></div><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Stupor Duck – 1956 WB cartoon</span></div><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">TV Spot</span></div><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Teaser Trailer</span></div><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Theatrical Trailer</span></div><p class="s19" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s12" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">Superman II</span><span class="s9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Ultra HD Blu-ray</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> Combo Pack</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> contains the following previously released special features on Blu-ray Disc:</span></p><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Commentary by Ilya Salkind and Pierre Sp</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">e</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">ngler</span></div><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">The Making of </span><span class="s18" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;">Superman II</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> – 1980 TV Special</span></div><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Superman’s Souffl</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">é</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">– Deleted </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">s</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">cene</span></div><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Fleischer Studios’ Superman </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">v</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">intage </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">c</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">artoons</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">First Flight</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">The Mechanical Monster</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Billion Dollar Limited</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">The Arctic Giant</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">The Bulleteers</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">The Magnetic Telescope</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Electric Earthquake</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Volcano</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Terror on the Midway</span></div><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Theatrical </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">t</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">railer</span></div><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s12" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">Superman II</span><span class="s12" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">: The Richard</span><span class="s12" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;"> Donner Cut</span><span class="s9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Ultra HD Blu-ray</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Combo Pack</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> contains the following previously released special features on Blu-ray Disc:</span></p><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Commentary by </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Richard Donner and Tom Man</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">kiewicz</span></div><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Introduction by Richard Donner – featurette</span></div><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s18" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;">Superman</span><span class="s18" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;"> II</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">: Restoring the Vision – featurette</span></div><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Deleted scenes</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Lex and Ms. Teschmacher head no</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">rth</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Lex and Ms. Teschmacher head south</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">The villains enter the fortress</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">He’s all yours, boys</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Clarke and Jimmy</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Lex’s gateway</span></div><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Famous Studios vintage cartoons</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Japoteurs</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Showdown</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Eleventh Hour</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Destruction, Inc.</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">The Mummy Strikes</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Jungle Drums</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">The Underground World</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Secret Agent</span></div><p class="s22" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s12" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">Superman III</span><span class="s9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Ultra HD Blu-ray</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> Combo Pack</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> contains the following previously released special features on Blu-ray Disc:</span></p><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Commentary </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">by Ilya Salkind and Pierre Spengler</span></div><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">The Making of </span><span class="s18" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;">Su</span><span class="s18" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;">p</span><span class="s18" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;">erman III</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> – 1983 TV special</span></div><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Deleted scenes</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Save my baby</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">To the rescue</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Making up</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Going to see the boss</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Hatching the plan</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">The con</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Rooftop ski</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Boss wants this to go</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Superman honored</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Gus’ speech</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Hanging up on Brad</span></div><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Theatrical trailer</span></div><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s12" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">Superman IV</span><span class="s12" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">: The Quest for Peace</span><span class="s9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Ultra HD Blu-ray</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Combo Pack</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> contains the</span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">following previously released special features on Blu-ray Disc:</span></p><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Commentary </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">by Mark Rosenthal</span></div><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Superman 50</span><span class="s23" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7px; line-height: 8.4px; vertical-align: super;">th</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> anniversary special – 1988 TV special</span></div><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Deleted scenes</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Clark’s morning</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Jeremy’s letter</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Superman’s visit</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Nuclear Man’s prototype</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Metropolis after hours</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Lex ponders</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Flying sequence (extended scene)</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Battle in Smallville</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Battle in the U.S.S.R.</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Nuclear arms race</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Superman’s sickness</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Red alert</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">By my side</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Lark and Lacy say goodbye</span></div><div class="s21" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 72px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s20" style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 21.6px;">o </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">No borders</span></div><div class="s17" style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: -18px;"><span class="s16" style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 21.6px;">• </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Theatrical trailer</span></div><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s15" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px; text-decoration: underline;">About the Films:</span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p class="s10" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s24" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px; text-decoration: underline;">Superman</span><span class="s24" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px; text-decoration: underline;">: The Movie</span></p><p class="s25" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Academy Award winners Marlon Brando and Gene Hackman head an all-star cast in the fantastic, action-packed film that made Christopher Reeve an international star playing the greatest superhero of all time. From the doomed planet of Krypton, two parents launch a spaceship carrying their infant son to earth. Here he grows up to become Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for the Metropolis Daily Planet. But with powers and abilities far beyond those of ordinary men, he battles for truth and justice as Superman.</span></p><p class="s10" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p class="s25" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">An Alexander Salkind presentation and directed by Richard Donner (</span><span class="s9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;">The Goonies, Lethal Weapon, The Lost Boys)</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">, the film stars Academy Award winner Marlon Brando (</span><span class="s9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;">On the Waterfront</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">, </span><span class="s9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;">The Godfather)</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> as Jor-El, Academy Award winner Gene Hackman (</span><span class="s9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;">The French Connection</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">, </span><span class="s9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;">Unforgiven</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">) as Lex Luthor, Margot Kidder as Lois Lane, and Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent/Superman.</span></p><p class="s25" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Based on the DC character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, </span><span class="s12" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">Superman </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">was produced by Pierre Spengler from a story by Mario Puzo and a screenplay by Puzo, David Newman, Leslie Newman, and Robert Benton. Ilya Salkind served as executive producer. The film also features Ned Beatty as Otis, Jackie Cooper as Perry White, Glen Ford as Jonathan Kent, Margot Kidder as Lois Lane, Valerie Perrine as Ev</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">e</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> Teschmacher, and Terrance Stamp as General Zod.</span></p><p class="s25" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s12" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">Superman </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Film Editing, Best Music (Original Score) and Best Sound. The film also received a Special Achievement Academy Award for Visual Effects. In 2017, </span><span class="s12" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;">Superman</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> was inducted </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">into</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> the Library of Congress National Film Registry.</span></p><p class="s14" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p class="s14" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="s26" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px; text-decoration: underline;">SYNOPSIS</span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s24" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px; text-decoration: underline;">Superman II</span><span class="s24" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px; text-decoration: underline;"> </span><span class="s15" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px; text-decoration: underline;">(Theatrical Version)</span></p><p class="s10" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Unwittingly released from Phantom Zone imprisonment, three superpowered Planet Krypton</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">criminals Terence Stamp, Sarah Douglas and Jack O'Halloran) plan to enslave Earth – just when Superman (Christopher Reeve) decides to show a more romantic side to Lois Lane (Margot Kidder). Gene Hackman also returns as Lex Luthor in this sequel that features a top supporting cast, witty Richard Lester direction, and visuals that astound and delight.</span></p><p class="s10" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p class="s25" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">D</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">irected by Richard Lester (</span><span class="s9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;">A Hard Day’s Night</span><span class="s9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;">, </span><span class="s9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;">The Three Musketeers</span><span class="s9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;">)</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">, the film stars Academy Award winner Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor, Margot Kidder as Lois Lane, and Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent/Superman.</span></p><p class="s25" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Based on the DC character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">the film </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">was produced by Pierre Spengler from a story by Mario Puzo and a screenplay by Puzo, David Newman, </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">and </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Leslie Newman. </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Alexander Salkind and </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Ilya Salkind served as executive producer. The film also features Ned Beatty as Otis, Jackie Cooper as Perry White, </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Sarah Douglas as Ursa, Jack O’Halloran as Non, Valerie Perrine as Eve Teschmacher, Susannah York as Lara, and Terrence Stamp as General Zod.</span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s24" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px; text-decoration: underline;">Superman II</span><span class="s24" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px; text-decoration: underline;">: The Richard</span><span class="s24" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px; text-decoration: underline;"> Donner Cut</span></p><p class="s10" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Director Richard Donner began shooting </span><span class="s18" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;">Superman II </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">while concurrently filming </span><span class="s18" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;">Superman: The Movie</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">, though the theatrical version of the film was ultimately directed by Richard Lester. In 2006, Donner’s</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">original unique vision was released for the first time. Jor-El (Marlon Brando in footage cut from the theatrical version) appears in key scenes that amplify Superman lore and deepen the relationship between father and son. Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) plots more schemes to unmask Clark Kent as Superman (Christopher Reeve). With so many changes, large and small, including a different beginning and resolution, this version is an eye-opening alternate experience.</span></p><p class="s10" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p class="s25" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Directed by Richard Donner, </span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">the film stars Academy Award winner Marlon Brando as Jor-El, Academy Award winner Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor, Margot Kidder as Lois Lane, and Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent/Superman.</span></p><p class="s25" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Based on the DC character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the film</span><span class="s12" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">was produced by Pierre Spengler</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> and Michael Tau</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> from a story by Mario Puzo and a screenplay by Puzo, David Newman, and Leslie Newman. Ilya Salkind served as executive producer. The film also features Ned Beatty as Otis, Jackie Cooper as Perry White, Sarah Douglas as Ursa, Jack O’Halloran as Non, Valerie Perrine as Eve Teschmacher, Susannah York as Lara, and Terrence Stamp as General Zod.</span></p><p class="s10" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s24" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px; text-decoration: underline;">Superman III</span></p><p class="s10" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Meet Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor), a naive computer-programming natural. For him, a keyboard is </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">a </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">weapon – and, as a result, Superman faces the microelectronic menace of his life. Christopher Reeve reprises his signature role, deepening his character’s human side as Clark Kent sees Lana Lang (Annette O’Toole) at a Smallville High class reunion. And when the Man of Steel becomes his own worst enemy after exposure to Kryptonite, Reeve pulls off both roles with dazzling skill. Relive </span><span class="s18" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;">Superman III </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">with all its heart, heroism and high-flying humor. </span></p><p class="s10" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p class="s25" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Directed by Richard Lester, the film stars </span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent/Superman and </span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Margot Kidder as Lois Lane</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">.</span></p><p class="s25" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Based on the DC character created by Jerry Siegel and </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Joe Shuster, </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">the film</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> was produced by Pierre Spengler from a screenplay by David Newman and Leslie Newman</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">. Alexander Salkind and Ilya Salkind served as executive producer. The film also features </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Richard Pryor</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> as </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Gus Gorman, Jackie White as Perry White, Marc McClure as Jimmy Olsen, Annette O’Toole as Lana Lang, and Robert Vaughn as Ross Webster.</span></p><p class="s10" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s24" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px; text-decoration: underline;">Superman IV</span><span class="s24" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px; text-decoration: underline;">: The Quest for Peace</span></p><p class="s10" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Christopher Reeve not only dons the title hero’s cape for the fourth time but also helped develop the movie’s provocative theme: nuclear disarmament. To make the world safe for nuclear arms merchants,</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) creates a new being to challenge the Man of Steel: the radiation-charged Nuclear Man (Mark Pillow). The two foes clash in an explosive extravaganza that sees Superman save the Statue of Liberty, plug the volcanic eruption of Mount Etna and rebuild the demolished Great Wall of China.</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p class="s10" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p class="s25" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Directed by </span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Sydney J. Furie</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> (</span><span class="s9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;">The Ipcress File</span><span class="s9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;">, </span><span class="s9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;">Iron Eagle</span><span class="s9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; line-height: 21.6px;">)</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">, </span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">the film stars Academy Award winner Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor, Margot Kidder as Lois Lane, and Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent/Superman.</span></p><p class="s25" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Based on the DC character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">the film</span><span class="s12" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">was produced by </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Yoram Globus and Menahem Golan</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> from a story by</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> Christopher Reeve & Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;"> and a screenplay by </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Konner & Rosenthal</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">. The film also features </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Jackie Cooper as Perry </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">W</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">hite, Marc McClure as Jimmy Olsen, Jon Cryer as </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Lenny</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">, Sam Wanamaker as </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">David Warfield</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">, Mark Pillow as </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Nuclear Man</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">, and Mariel Hemingway as </span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">Lacy Warfield</span><span class="s11" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 21.6px;">.</span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p></div>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-79618131420830064062023-05-24T18:58:00.005-04:002023-05-24T18:58:55.354-04:00Burger King’s Spider-Verse Stuff!<p> As if I wasn’t already excited for the new Spider-Man:Across The Spider-Verse enough, I find out Burger King decided to give us a lovely Spider-Man themed promotion. And let’s be honest here, a fun sequel is great but when it gets a fast food promotion? It becomes a full fledged event. Don’t believe me? Look no further than the iconic Ghostbusters 2/Hardees promotion, which for me personally, is the golden standard for movie tie in’s. I rest my case…</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCOpyUhbg05jWcYKIfpDF4OgxXpyox0KlDqGBswhkkGhA45gXPo5UsDBoUiGjtviiVrK5VdVOzG3___wMVXfFMGtZ_kQD_XC51c7ft0GBf_Fj9UX5GuLMoiHadTU3hyKnz1LJaAk0-EUoZnbWNwCz_kBAWgUWjvewpMDDKvDSTEOPwTw7CZQfrfek/s4032/300F1A06-44D5-415B-8260-0976F50139DE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCOpyUhbg05jWcYKIfpDF4OgxXpyox0KlDqGBswhkkGhA45gXPo5UsDBoUiGjtviiVrK5VdVOzG3___wMVXfFMGtZ_kQD_XC51c7ft0GBf_Fj9UX5GuLMoiHadTU3hyKnz1LJaAk0-EUoZnbWNwCz_kBAWgUWjvewpMDDKvDSTEOPwTw7CZQfrfek/s320/300F1A06-44D5-415B-8260-0976F50139DE.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryVFsKT4SWiql-b3LpPQA5hKI20MmNkMSf4SZERdvaGSCQuTtTfZxCotDXcjFJ0oYp5nDRZvozO20lRGSLJppJc1-THtz2daZqmf6df-XWAL3hu0M5-PEoUh3OtbNjZprni-11817XQuFnB-yvyrwu6V0A1KRn2WqWHXDEqEdzdKrVHsBs3q1cGFh/s4032/97AD2A9E-4674-40C3-969E-B87689A63A53.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryVFsKT4SWiql-b3LpPQA5hKI20MmNkMSf4SZERdvaGSCQuTtTfZxCotDXcjFJ0oYp5nDRZvozO20lRGSLJppJc1-THtz2daZqmf6df-XWAL3hu0M5-PEoUh3OtbNjZprni-11817XQuFnB-yvyrwu6V0A1KRn2WqWHXDEqEdzdKrVHsBs3q1cGFh/s320/97AD2A9E-4674-40C3-969E-B87689A63A53.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>So there I am. After work, I got a few bucks in my pocket, an empty stomach, and a world full of red and black, 8 legged dreams. The siren song of the fast food promo knows how to lure me in like none other. Besides, the last time I had a crazy whopper like this was that Halloween Whopper back in 2015. Could be a fun challenge, despite the no doubt red and black “aftermath” to follow in the next few days.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNPjPntwGWdrORL-aK7FNOXjDtBQR29bN-MZmbuu1SM56MCdD1fGJQRkGuS1rHgHIae7Ibs3pAJ94PChi85XSrKrYI7FFbiPq_Dh4fkzDdF1dqSrW5Jh2tAhNKa6RoJWy7yXM_n1a2fsflBA5LWAZ5iRZliQ8D6NpmblHAhy6jHwLlKVLUQcGqQ4k/s4032/DFAC86AE-8745-4F5C-A300-8D2E8BC641B0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNPjPntwGWdrORL-aK7FNOXjDtBQR29bN-MZmbuu1SM56MCdD1fGJQRkGuS1rHgHIae7Ibs3pAJ94PChi85XSrKrYI7FFbiPq_Dh4fkzDdF1dqSrW5Jh2tAhNKa6RoJWy7yXM_n1a2fsflBA5LWAZ5iRZliQ8D6NpmblHAhy6jHwLlKVLUQcGqQ4k/s320/DFAC86AE-8745-4F5C-A300-8D2E8BC641B0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwQINq3OApqHvUQ0VjYLqFFVpeGG6MYhgIw1UaNjs_GDrIzNIYrFioKJa-JKpJUihmII-c4WErY4TUScO56rq0z2wIxLYzj56zRuoRWNdlGQDTnICb2fOZC3gY1i4vfoXY8Yst_zWCLV7eGkP0-Z8J6buTo0sklviRfEa8Co3YszMCZ5788ndlC_n/s4032/88BD3F9A-4678-48CD-AFEC-C5B473383139.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwQINq3OApqHvUQ0VjYLqFFVpeGG6MYhgIw1UaNjs_GDrIzNIYrFioKJa-JKpJUihmII-c4WErY4TUScO56rq0z2wIxLYzj56zRuoRWNdlGQDTnICb2fOZC3gY1i4vfoXY8Yst_zWCLV7eGkP0-Z8J6buTo0sklviRfEa8Co3YszMCZ5788ndlC_n/s320/88BD3F9A-4678-48CD-AFEC-C5B473383139.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Did I mention….CROWNS?!?!?!?! As if I wasn’t excited enough for this momentous occasion, this sent me over the edge. But what a fine, delicious edge it was. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2DWiVA7m5mmWTTS74D1m89p_lCm8dIx7GM0TQKb-ZgpJCZKillCyVB8AVVILhT6RYeYUpvC_SniMhv5ocBbIY4mQUnT5v-O24gmcISgKO6NYIDXFj75W_HFuzfSmi1rNKUxV98WQlVEBDbF5NpgLEk6UYH5pHpvbAOS_2-KQaOuSGvbQtMQwwHK7/s4032/DD97C7BF-0EC5-4893-9754-2D7F7625FBFB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2DWiVA7m5mmWTTS74D1m89p_lCm8dIx7GM0TQKb-ZgpJCZKillCyVB8AVVILhT6RYeYUpvC_SniMhv5ocBbIY4mQUnT5v-O24gmcISgKO6NYIDXFj75W_HFuzfSmi1rNKUxV98WQlVEBDbF5NpgLEk6UYH5pHpvbAOS_2-KQaOuSGvbQtMQwwHK7/s320/DD97C7BF-0EC5-4893-9754-2D7F7625FBFB.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>There it is. The compete offerings….minus the kids meal. If I were quicker on my feet, I would’ve paid for the kids meal stuff but I was already bringing more attention to myself by taking 87 photos of the menu screen and every inch of the restaurant already. If Burger King hired security guards, I can only almost guarantee I would’ve been thrown out by now like DJ Jazzy Jeff. But at least I would’ve had my crown!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-Omk2hTSM_h8lkYTZYD59ViH4S_-pxbmpORYJ7RSJIf0kCa7xB5B7tExATCbyt-ivpCczI1Jts7Ov7caVw4MkQO7FD1L9HVwUKPIGC-IG7TluEi79OwSUNEnQbP7I_WMyf5QopxJB-8o5FgbOzf6ne0rR4a-o6954KVb2oNudBmaULXkx4OgHtUv/s4032/0BAB687A-CCC1-4027-8F13-40FA34B2A35E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-Omk2hTSM_h8lkYTZYD59ViH4S_-pxbmpORYJ7RSJIf0kCa7xB5B7tExATCbyt-ivpCczI1Jts7Ov7caVw4MkQO7FD1L9HVwUKPIGC-IG7TluEi79OwSUNEnQbP7I_WMyf5QopxJB-8o5FgbOzf6ne0rR4a-o6954KVb2oNudBmaULXkx4OgHtUv/s320/0BAB687A-CCC1-4027-8F13-40FA34B2A35E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Truth be told, there’s no real discernible difference between this and a regular Whopper. Other than Swiss cheese being added and a red bun, I don’t think I would know the difference. Although, I must confess, as much as I don’t like fast food like I used to, the inclusion of the Swiss cheese kinda made the burger itself taste better which leads me to believe that Swiss cheese on a burger is truly the way to go from now on. I suppose that’s enough to completely disregard my first sentence of this paragraph. Great. Now I just look silly.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCs9KCNADuvljk6OQhMX7jTjVmzivtIcCX_rSUix6Svua59r7f5CmqOpLt9AtNKkWxs-wHLheFkmbxcXV6SXjVniT0OK85ypf7RfA5krRHXUtU6l-VzQwKrcKLOorxnGkttSssRUSArs5xCyFmsLi1Du4uOEGXtYDuLoY3_BjamhjAouF8jXxsbFTf/s4032/1C03F321-FDCF-4F06-B806-D11AD6C638E8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCs9KCNADuvljk6OQhMX7jTjVmzivtIcCX_rSUix6Svua59r7f5CmqOpLt9AtNKkWxs-wHLheFkmbxcXV6SXjVniT0OK85ypf7RfA5krRHXUtU6l-VzQwKrcKLOorxnGkttSssRUSArs5xCyFmsLi1Du4uOEGXtYDuLoY3_BjamhjAouF8jXxsbFTf/s320/1C03F321-FDCF-4F06-B806-D11AD6C638E8.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The ice cream sundae was a nice treat. Nothing mind blowing but for someone who has been watching his trim (see: very burly) figure, this is a welcomed treat. Simply soft serve ice cream with little spiders all over. Not too many either, which tsoftens the “I’m eating fast food and I know this is just atrocious for me” blow. I mean, who doesn’t deserves a nice cold treat on a lovely day like today? </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3-wJbEY459kMdTk_pQG6EoEtRNaeoDTrtCSEhX7sYpD3bUYEr-ik4M_q-_HNUWeY5ALnI0tkwr3bT1Zi0jChJ-jCbbAIqPK4FvLAE_hWxxVFLey2QKP1d5LhrUcF5SdDcfBCqdw2MJxyVz8XasyGX2ghGABdg5vXMKqMNRWS0cgWKW5bB0i66EGU/s4032/560B0366-4571-47A0-9409-FCABCB7710D9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3-wJbEY459kMdTk_pQG6EoEtRNaeoDTrtCSEhX7sYpD3bUYEr-ik4M_q-_HNUWeY5ALnI0tkwr3bT1Zi0jChJ-jCbbAIqPK4FvLAE_hWxxVFLey2QKP1d5LhrUcF5SdDcfBCqdw2MJxyVz8XasyGX2ghGABdg5vXMKqMNRWS0cgWKW5bB0i66EGU/s320/560B0366-4571-47A0-9409-FCABCB7710D9.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Despite their appearance, they do not have the candy/Nerds consistency, they’re more along the lines of a Carvel Crunchy. And if you know me, you know I love Carvel so this made me even happier.</p><p> I definitely recommend grabbing one of these Whoppers and sundaes, even if you’re not excited for the new Spidey adventure, this will definitely make you happy in a most radioactive way. I don’t know how long this promotion will last, but I know I can’t say no to a Swiss cheese whopper…</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjAgOfSIQtSzG4SSLPRVTgw3Mpjh1l3eN2zd9D7Y-BG5gP6_lflHqYtjix4ZifF3pok3ZOcYJPu9_yP349HoZqrT-jJ2UQv3uEqAnArdTu88Jed_0HhQ4Zk5eXMKSZLyOyVHNSrlmwsGws-aL3_4Jvo78UmtV7IyqWAVXvU5wsCptVqwQcFNUjtXW/s4032/1D36C3DB-C0B6-4E1C-8F8A-794392C7FA5B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjAgOfSIQtSzG4SSLPRVTgw3Mpjh1l3eN2zd9D7Y-BG5gP6_lflHqYtjix4ZifF3pok3ZOcYJPu9_yP349HoZqrT-jJ2UQv3uEqAnArdTu88Jed_0HhQ4Zk5eXMKSZLyOyVHNSrlmwsGws-aL3_4Jvo78UmtV7IyqWAVXvU5wsCptVqwQcFNUjtXW/s320/1D36C3DB-C0B6-4E1C-8F8A-794392C7FA5B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p><br /></p><p>And yes….CROWNS.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>-Chad</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><span><!--more--></span>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-25215416752741028212023-05-10T19:43:00.002-04:002023-05-10T20:42:19.042-04:00Opening Some Old Ghostbusters 2 Cards!<p> Ahhhh…the delight of trading cards. That overwhelming feeling of excitement. Could I be scoring a dud? Is there gold in this pack? Can I trae the crap to that sucker up the street? I mean I’m not Rocky Dennis, but I can usually turn a good trade into a very lucrative deal. If you want that Gambit hologram, you gotta pony up, pal. Thankfully today, you won’t have to worry about bartering your life away because I’m going to present to you trading cards from one of my all time favorite movies, Ghostbusters 2.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUVcOqK3ZzLhY0o1gUG2LvJsJV2KvcRTjHEvJiS_sdQVvPd_GecbyPt0h1ugsW_RdRjciJJbQKZwfaW0-gYEWeTCDV4eVm3tzFRL2ZMUKf8dsSYI0CAJmslEL6jzTXDi5z4NlG1N-ja3XTnXNRJ5JAHN2bdo7Fa4UkGHd3iDxhx8izaqMlXvKxQhC/s2448/99FDA75E-B386-47E2-A8D9-948B75198D4A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUVcOqK3ZzLhY0o1gUG2LvJsJV2KvcRTjHEvJiS_sdQVvPd_GecbyPt0h1ugsW_RdRjciJJbQKZwfaW0-gYEWeTCDV4eVm3tzFRL2ZMUKf8dsSYI0CAJmslEL6jzTXDi5z4NlG1N-ja3XTnXNRJ5JAHN2bdo7Fa4UkGHd3iDxhx8izaqMlXvKxQhC/s320/99FDA75E-B386-47E2-A8D9-948B75198D4A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>No suckers or duds here, nothing but gold! But then again, if you ask me, nothing screams “gold” quite like Ghostbusters 2…</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYA7sEUGNvOd40uRxBXEPW24MMSxjQLRORhasfDGbuLxgr88yefb3d7o-CoTpROOEV-amDfLV8BpxFfipR4M7QqVI-nlnRaGroq_BoyKAOxRd4G59K0fLlb-BMbPr6yshI_OP6RBnSEVV07adG_zWZaZZ-8p_0c1_soww63iFbNkl8lg6UWvqsi2J5/s960/B58D9DFD-AAF5-4769-AA02-3C10AE38ACBB.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYA7sEUGNvOd40uRxBXEPW24MMSxjQLRORhasfDGbuLxgr88yefb3d7o-CoTpROOEV-amDfLV8BpxFfipR4M7QqVI-nlnRaGroq_BoyKAOxRd4G59K0fLlb-BMbPr6yshI_OP6RBnSEVV07adG_zWZaZZ-8p_0c1_soww63iFbNkl8lg6UWvqsi2J5/s320/B58D9DFD-AAF5-4769-AA02-3C10AE38ACBB.webp" width="270" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Ok, ok fine smartass, you got me there…but you knew what I meant…</p><p><br /></p><p>Ghostbusters 2 has long time been my favorite Ghostbusters movie. I think all four (yes I said FOUR) are great in their own ways but none are quite as entertaining or enjoyable as the sequel. Of course being heavily influenced by The Real Ghostbusters cartoon helped that but it also helped deter audiences and even left a bad taste in many of the cast and crews mouths. But me as a kid? Loved every second of it. Me as an adult? Well…nothing has changed to be honest. Now, just less hair but the enthusiasm remains. So with that said, let’s charge up our Proton Packs and open up these bad boys. We got 34 year old cards to see!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXENpSGIExCEUn9iToKo_09gQnz9nfoxfRbRn0XV_gvOwRpLTDfxLRVoIIa53mMUDUN2agRpBp5wRff23ownumqrOG5_8kGrvb6wHC2JbNkGuMuJvcPKcJ92t_kS9BSV8tKUWqC4nr-XgVvl7dHdPdS6098-JCjRb-7Hx8KfXxrcbIEOl71D7adjl/s2448/3D60EF54-9F46-4B2D-9AE9-D3D300133C0B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXENpSGIExCEUn9iToKo_09gQnz9nfoxfRbRn0XV_gvOwRpLTDfxLRVoIIa53mMUDUN2agRpBp5wRff23ownumqrOG5_8kGrvb6wHC2JbNkGuMuJvcPKcJ92t_kS9BSV8tKUWqC4nr-XgVvl7dHdPdS6098-JCjRb-7Hx8KfXxrcbIEOl71D7adjl/s320/3D60EF54-9F46-4B2D-9AE9-D3D300133C0B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ahhhh…dang it! First card is also the unfortunate victim of the infamous Topps Gum attachment. Almost as if Venom was a disgusting stick of pink brick like substance that Topps tried to pass off as gum. I get the sense any brave kids did more damage to their mouths but added more to their street cred by chewing this rocklike substance. Let us never forget the kids who ate these on a dare and survived…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEingy-lawkckEuXVIRaebrCoCtAc2HQomi-yxKlWwOqgz_BWFendU_hYzd3xAtE_LJE8m-jV80VdsxQc_NFvJ6RxUu5NSbW43ennc8pxqTE_H3xTSj26NY99-Ix45ccgtmrtC6C2LnVNGatZjI3SjgiyPh-nhk5LDArLdQcULq68TLZvH1SG06zgJ81/s2448/0DB9AAAC-553E-43D4-8F5C-1F5BBF31C6F9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEingy-lawkckEuXVIRaebrCoCtAc2HQomi-yxKlWwOqgz_BWFendU_hYzd3xAtE_LJE8m-jV80VdsxQc_NFvJ6RxUu5NSbW43ennc8pxqTE_H3xTSj26NY99-Ix45ccgtmrtC6C2LnVNGatZjI3SjgiyPh-nhk5LDArLdQcULq68TLZvH1SG06zgJ81/s320/0DB9AAAC-553E-43D4-8F5C-1F5BBF31C6F9.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Sadly the arguably best looking card of the pack is the one damaged by gum. The beautiful Sigourney Weaver as Dana Barrett played a very pivotal role int he second movie as Peter Venkman’s ex girlfriend and single mother of baby Oscar. By this point, she also returned to kicking alien butt and in this movie would eventually help vanquish Carpathian fanny all the way back to whatever odd dimension he came from. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW38kAsRCtf5B8-kkrYQab5E-Nm8lSWLObKH1jRLkQVphM-KIIJi-_hxTSfp_BbGBDAMwmrNrSNFViNN7xXZ6SN4dKwZ1pGqd-uMkCRRpdyz9aLMds7ez5unmtwzREhsMxZJb0xe7QpN2DsyY-1YifYRVKvP4pZ_Osbg1ePwwaoEcdpZockULGMHvT/s2448/79242C4B-22D5-46D5-B2BD-127447D82795.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW38kAsRCtf5B8-kkrYQab5E-Nm8lSWLObKH1jRLkQVphM-KIIJi-_hxTSfp_BbGBDAMwmrNrSNFViNN7xXZ6SN4dKwZ1pGqd-uMkCRRpdyz9aLMds7ez5unmtwzREhsMxZJb0xe7QpN2DsyY-1YifYRVKvP4pZ_Osbg1ePwwaoEcdpZockULGMHvT/s320/79242C4B-22D5-46D5-B2BD-127447D82795.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Ok, maybe the first card isn’t the only good looking card as the man himself and perennial dreamboat of the Ghostbusters, Harold Ramis gets his own solo card in the set. Great image and a perfect way to remember the late great comedy icon but I suppose my only issue with it is just referring to him as Spengler especially since Dana got her first name! Plus, how many kids are going to say “Oh right! I know him as Spengler!”? That’s such a low level complaint for such an amazing trading card though, so I should probably let it go. This is what therapy is for.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0rXKJlaFGdbgU7DuZGYG-9LUMADgmyU-SjAchvqOI10g3t9GIvuOiWjzRk9qsa--opkA5HFHrabyJruGhojWYcJ06UNmjd_Kozfd2CJVRu0dcT13CxOyf41GOr95eHnnK0AkesDcEXwUJT8KZqpKaZZu8Yrs0Mq-71CnDap74EFG98brCSfSTEZ-/s2448/7F9CE114-66CF-4879-8014-9A5C3160700F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0rXKJlaFGdbgU7DuZGYG-9LUMADgmyU-SjAchvqOI10g3t9GIvuOiWjzRk9qsa--opkA5HFHrabyJruGhojWYcJ06UNmjd_Kozfd2CJVRu0dcT13CxOyf41GOr95eHnnK0AkesDcEXwUJT8KZqpKaZZu8Yrs0Mq-71CnDap74EFG98brCSfSTEZ-/s320/7F9CE114-66CF-4879-8014-9A5C3160700F.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Another “character card” and what a profile! Dan Aykroyd as Ray (Although maybe his card said “Dan Aykroyd as Stantz”) smoking a stogey after capturing a jogging ghost outside Central Park. Kind of an odd choice for a trading card set marketed towards children but it’s a pretty cool image. I don’t know too many other trading cards that feature the main actors smoking but then again, there’s not a lot of trading cards dedicated to grown men chasing 90000 year old ghosts, so I guess I gotta just enjoy it for what it is. Plus Dan Aykroyd made busting ghosts while smoking looks cool. 10 points.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkGyVg72Q5r9n4YQhsCA93goykELjh8yFBESeLr-vwh26hlIZW8ZTbRniGLA0LgxcVQ3Ax99Od0wi5wc61E4M7Cr3a-zWOu7piTcWzvo3k68vQxVOm-L5L62E9w_GrilT34pnnw51V8Fo3-TW6yknPaxSQTXAijnGetnjfqvAyvhO0jUZechusYqs/s2448/2D698B57-C1BD-4959-938C-89C7DF3A9C8B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkGyVg72Q5r9n4YQhsCA93goykELjh8yFBESeLr-vwh26hlIZW8ZTbRniGLA0LgxcVQ3Ax99Od0wi5wc61E4M7Cr3a-zWOu7piTcWzvo3k68vQxVOm-L5L62E9w_GrilT34pnnw51V8Fo3-TW6yknPaxSQTXAijnGetnjfqvAyvhO0jUZechusYqs/s320/2D698B57-C1BD-4959-938C-89C7DF3A9C8B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I probably should’ve mentioned that somehow by serendipity, this was a Scoleri Brothers heavy pack. If you don’t remember, The Scoleri Brothers were the weird blue “death row” ghosts in electric chairs that came back during the court scene. If you were to ask me who my favorite ghosts were, other than Stay Puft of course, it would be them. They just looked really cool. Anyway this is the scene before they appeared and seems to be an odd filler card. Nothing exciting but just a spare scene to throw into a pack. The next card however…</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKeGP8vrHawJP6Or98TP8RFeMJb-j5XpEYAuxMutluZf4Rd8rLwbUbrsGZIStzpxn7NXa_MZMEbDrQtyxCxMxfpGRbEdaDcmIr-U6ku2tt04w6LpLJ1Z2iH_oWgZqLVrGpMhBlZMajxvZYtXcy-n35rXAE4qLF_S_uSPTVTDsufqjpfueasvTlLB_/s2448/09A0C129-B0B6-46E6-8397-EEC9EE07CD8B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKeGP8vrHawJP6Or98TP8RFeMJb-j5XpEYAuxMutluZf4Rd8rLwbUbrsGZIStzpxn7NXa_MZMEbDrQtyxCxMxfpGRbEdaDcmIr-U6ku2tt04w6LpLJ1Z2iH_oWgZqLVrGpMhBlZMajxvZYtXcy-n35rXAE4qLF_S_uSPTVTDsufqjpfueasvTlLB_/s320/09A0C129-B0B6-46E6-8397-EEC9EE07CD8B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>There they are! In WIDE SCREEN SFX SHOT! A fun gimmick to show the full shot from the movie. Here you can see the Scoleri Brother’s being general nuisances and annoying Judge Wexler before grabbing a pretty lady and running away. I wish we could’ve gotten a few Kenner figures of the Scoleri’s but we did get cool figures later. Heck, I would’ve even settled for a mail away exclusive Judge Wexler too. I love this movie that much. Drown me in everything Ghostbusters 2 plzkthnx.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0IhQDFec6LNnX2T6tEpqBWMUL3tY5itORhO9iVJIbcpW0k4V2OTJGusLZ7ZgOd2yGL0U09S-D8BsMvduWFC15Y7QzZNHRzEE__KaNZU6i6vG8kHu-z11wvH-4MZ0MBrvkycfwb-YZaH9TyOWGEpGMBYtrZankAL-OBKOy24rBAWYcaaaeBPNCqG1/s2448/7CFD7564-E2FF-43A5-ADDC-3C35978F13FB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0IhQDFec6LNnX2T6tEpqBWMUL3tY5itORhO9iVJIbcpW0k4V2OTJGusLZ7ZgOd2yGL0U09S-D8BsMvduWFC15Y7QzZNHRzEE__KaNZU6i6vG8kHu-z11wvH-4MZ0MBrvkycfwb-YZaH9TyOWGEpGMBYtrZankAL-OBKOy24rBAWYcaaaeBPNCqG1/s320/7CFD7564-E2FF-43A5-ADDC-3C35978F13FB.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">“You're short, your belly button sticks out too far, and you're a terrible burden on your poor mother.“</div><span class="" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: "Ubuntu Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 27px; text-align: justify;"><div><span class="" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444; font-family: "Ubuntu Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 27px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTScT2eWtpz2qbw1sgPlfR2BplPNKGjsdtVV_vsI83LWz_eG_rr07MXqiYb0loPx2nMKg_ibrvk7DN90VyJ-lFqCe_q8zQmW5KTLl7XckhycmDB4Lr6ni9baX9gZrewiRJi2JTQb9P8xHZr7Gn3hzKXW5hvS5TgLpNwynG0aB3oUKt4SPZBNryrWpv/s2448/048C7D98-FBE3-4606-96BF-1BFBFDA0D757.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTScT2eWtpz2qbw1sgPlfR2BplPNKGjsdtVV_vsI83LWz_eG_rr07MXqiYb0loPx2nMKg_ibrvk7DN90VyJ-lFqCe_q8zQmW5KTLl7XckhycmDB4Lr6ni9baX9gZrewiRJi2JTQb9P8xHZr7Gn3hzKXW5hvS5TgLpNwynG0aB3oUKt4SPZBNryrWpv/s320/048C7D98-FBE3-4606-96BF-1BFBFDA0D757.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>If you’re still not convinced at the influence The Real Ghostbusters had on this movie, look no further than this card. An almost spitting image of the “Green Ghost” figure that came famously with a pizza and steak accessory. Some fans will remember as the playful, gluttonous, bulbous pet of the Ghostbusters and….well…they’re not exactly wrong. This card is exactly how many people prefer Slimer and it’s hard to argue with them. Especially since I know I can relate so much to him. I too love to eat raw steak and eggs and run around Manhattan.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sCp_qt_Uo13qNIOt3vOZpUxwbywgB7QJ-_T99nee2XXR_cjS2AfmaznTK27A2iIqMpP7TRZnbigcD4aU7CD1MC8zk_64SIk2Idd0hXVZ_BejFRELGDcebD0WjWm0-yrQb5BWpsaRSYcOge3kA1ae6G3BLGiPsojG9fUJVEvu4EnQZc4lju8F13RT/s2448/09ADAE08-50DF-4549-91FE-85EA1501A6CA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sCp_qt_Uo13qNIOt3vOZpUxwbywgB7QJ-_T99nee2XXR_cjS2AfmaznTK27A2iIqMpP7TRZnbigcD4aU7CD1MC8zk_64SIk2Idd0hXVZ_BejFRELGDcebD0WjWm0-yrQb5BWpsaRSYcOge3kA1ae6G3BLGiPsojG9fUJVEvu4EnQZc4lju8F13RT/s320/09ADAE08-50DF-4549-91FE-85EA1501A6CA.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>A big criticism of Ghostbusters 2 is that it lifted so heavily from the first movie and this was one of the big complaints. Using mood slime cannons to make The Statue Of Liberty (she’s French, ya know) walk the streets of NY was a little too Stay Puft for some to handle. I guess I get it but this was still a fun visual. This card shows the hard work the special fax team put in to make us believe this was really happening. I always enjoyed the behind the scenes cards that would be thrown in, I’m sure for many kids, it was their gateway into the big world of movie production and practical effects especially. Like a “trading card bonus feature”. Which I guess would make sense since I’ve been doing commentary on these cards for the last few minutes now…</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLc_sXxfcqCJ04VrMHv4fchX41GJ--LaXcvdzuYTy3DXJVcexZ1v7e3588oRDNtYsKkj9r2OBWe4EX4I3S8x6Zw8SvRNPDujiUE99WjkGbblhpsC9plN_18SJVTt8aDhZKL15DL8cj6PP66taGnxNQvR52atmXyjKtP7rqZ17yE79-ZebDK08-gLij/s4032/B09A5F4D-DE3B-45EF-8CEB-D5734F929A0D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLc_sXxfcqCJ04VrMHv4fchX41GJ--LaXcvdzuYTy3DXJVcexZ1v7e3588oRDNtYsKkj9r2OBWe4EX4I3S8x6Zw8SvRNPDujiUE99WjkGbblhpsC9plN_18SJVTt8aDhZKL15DL8cj6PP66taGnxNQvR52atmXyjKtP7rqZ17yE79-ZebDK08-gLij/s320/B09A5F4D-DE3B-45EF-8CEB-D5734F929A0D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Well, we’ve reached the end of the line for this pack and as always, the proverbial “cereal prize” of trading cards is last: THE STICKER!!! For some such as much as myself, the sticker was the best part and would usually end up on my dresser, notebook or my bedroom door. This card in particular is such a striking image, especially given the inclusion of Slimer, The Scoleris, and The Twin Towers. I wonder if this was an unused design for merchandise or promotions because I can totally see it being used in local newspaper advertisements . If only I had a dresser I could put this on. That’s what I get for living out of a suitcase in my buddy’s basement. Now I can’t put 34 year old stickers on anything…</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So that wraps up another great pack of trading cards. It’s been a while since I’ve done this and had fun with it. I hope you did too, I may try todo this again in the future. There’s a lot of cool cards out there!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>-Chad</div></div>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-36432746782154038442023-03-27T21:17:00.004-04:002023-03-27T23:14:28.204-04:00Review: 90’s Con<p>Well, this is the time of year so many of us look forward to: snow is becoming a distant memory, seasonal depression is somewhat at bay, Wrestlemania is around the corner but more importantly…it’s convention time! I’ve recently moved to a different town after my recent divorce so this is the time of year I have been looking forward to the most because now I’m within the shadow of NYC, MD, NJ, DC, and much to amazement…Hartford CT. Not normally a city I‘d consider going to but when I’ve heard about this big show called 90’s Con, celebrating all the weird and phat nostalgia of my least favorite decade. Plenty of positive buzz around this convention and I knew someday I’d make it out. I just didn’t realize how soon. Shane Doherty here, Jason Marsden there, and finally the name who I knew I couldn’t miss: Dave Coulier. </p><p>Upon learning that this show was a mere three hours away and had received extremely positive critical buzz the devious year, I knew I had to make it my goal to attend. Knowing that a few friends were attending also helped make that decision much easier. New convention? Check. Town I’ve never been to? Major check. Friends? Oh yeah, that’s a quick way to get me to a convention for sure. I expected a fun time filled with (hopefully) positive memories but I didn’t expect to be so shocked, surprised and left with an overwhelming feeling of extreme joy. </p><p>You know the drill, enough riff-raff, let’s get this party started with a rundown of all the fun…Fist a rundown:</p><p>The convention itself was held in the Connecticut Convention Center, which is a very large place and the convention packed in everything it could in every nook and cranny. Photo op stations included phone booths, giant tv, a MoonMan, and other fun free things that provided attendees many fun memories and fun photos. After all, what’s a convention without those fun group shots with your friends to post on Instagram? 90’s Con knew their audience and wanted to pack in as much as they could. Panels, a full vendor room, a costume contest, a live DJ, and even fan after party on Saturday night. I didn’t make it to the after party like I had planned, but from what I heard, it was quite the phat time.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFRrY1ZPTY-cjy4iAm_kd0YkMABUSYVNp1FEPlXToDrPC6A7nXIqEuc6VLY88zBhnM_KKm9LOfZaodYgvTCcrXRX7uko1N-VDnrC8cZeXREtHRMUAFY3yUOcf-rvIrRjQDf5kIEpLCBpHBxyycgr99V-CUjERsRRLD-_gA7RbuWrV5QnnsN_JIa2Oz/s4032/C27C76BB-67F2-4FB6-8634-F3F282CF780E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFRrY1ZPTY-cjy4iAm_kd0YkMABUSYVNp1FEPlXToDrPC6A7nXIqEuc6VLY88zBhnM_KKm9LOfZaodYgvTCcrXRX7uko1N-VDnrC8cZeXREtHRMUAFY3yUOcf-rvIrRjQDf5kIEpLCBpHBxyycgr99V-CUjERsRRLD-_gA7RbuWrV5QnnsN_JIa2Oz/s320/C27C76BB-67F2-4FB6-8634-F3F282CF780E.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><p>Lots of great vendors, as I had said before. I only grabbed two things though. A GI Joe Classified Zarana figure and some pins from <a href="https://www.shopnightowldesigns.com/">Night Owl Designs</a>, an awesome couple who I was surprised to find out are local favorites right here in PA! If you see them at future shows, stop by and chat with Nicole and Nicole, and grab an awesome creation! I was able to grab a few cool pins on Friday. One pin would’ve come in handy for a certain photo op…if I had remembered it. More later…awwww here it goes!</p><p> Now onto the celebrities!</p><p> </p><p><b>Marc Summers: </b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmzqs-TzI8gXDLzXS5MNZrjP5gBLNluswoabEZZoIBf_4RbDRy-9ihwBWjaF5FpXNXEGLYbytX7gR5JDDwQ7XP_2tf_wshdCInS861_N9Ga1kK5JLIktluiCGD40kKyi2exb76pKaP-loLRxhNsVf7Sm_PQimJNlv12b0hOUiefcV6OlaLUDGqj__/s640/B00D1228-7764-403A-86EB-155C2778C363.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmzqs-TzI8gXDLzXS5MNZrjP5gBLNluswoabEZZoIBf_4RbDRy-9ihwBWjaF5FpXNXEGLYbytX7gR5JDDwQ7XP_2tf_wshdCInS861_N9Ga1kK5JLIktluiCGD40kKyi2exb76pKaP-loLRxhNsVf7Sm_PQimJNlv12b0hOUiefcV6OlaLUDGqj__/s320/B00D1228-7764-403A-86EB-155C2778C363.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>The first celebrity I met was none other than the host of Double Dare, Marc Summers. Marc had a constant line and with good reason. He greeted everyone with a handshake, a smile and "What's your name? What do you do?". Upon hearing that, I was 6 years again. Marc had a lot of energy and loved to chat with everyone who stopped by. Marc and I got to even discuss Bobby Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon being guests on his show. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Jason Marsden:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CwgEMO3Q3XZm_GlbhHE82GYc1WbQaOXXPCpSnANEC00apjsT8T1H55HUusW6_3vg19PkL6GHHSrVFWUnli-YqmjMLkP07UkR_W-ZQB7Xw5Pi8Qfbqe7IBkYyQoxI49PysR7-Nt--3jP_nGguDlQ2sJk5cPOoKo7bca-mTcF0lOzp08fVhfpy9wU2/s4032/6540AF3D-839D-4C8D-943D-8537F340DE31.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CwgEMO3Q3XZm_GlbhHE82GYc1WbQaOXXPCpSnANEC00apjsT8T1H55HUusW6_3vg19PkL6GHHSrVFWUnli-YqmjMLkP07UkR_W-ZQB7Xw5Pi8Qfbqe7IBkYyQoxI49PysR7-Nt--3jP_nGguDlQ2sJk5cPOoKo7bca-mTcF0lOzp08fVhfpy9wU2/s320/6540AF3D-839D-4C8D-943D-8537F340DE31.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><p><br /></p><p>Jason Marsden is a great character on the screen and off it. His line did not end on Friday and I'm sure the rest of the weekend as well. Jason gave every person who came to meet him his undivided attention and when kids were around, he'd put a Binx the Cat puppet on his hand, do the memorable voice from Hocus Pocus and play around. It was great to see Jason so invested in the people who came by to meet him. Now, of course being a fan of Ghostbusters, I had to talk his ear off about Extreme Ghostbusters and even Ecto Cooler! Jason was a real joy to meet and we even discussed his dissapoiuntment in Garrett's action figure not being released, especially due to how it would've been great representation for disabled kids to have a character to relate to. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Dave Coulier: </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTcvW6yo9Jv2MS9uA0kpNpVsPdWmLBAHUDOUv_tk3dxBGTF1TUk3uiL_DdqttBY036JHuR7dG3JHd08u955MAyz4qkKP0_WhCl4aCUsWHR0tpsakhpbBoHpG50QHsRMKFGgE0BJeeZ_TaFGoC_-SZeFrUzn7o09NKqim7io_6wklj0cNzKjtlVOOQ/s4032/8A80F7B9-A867-454B-BA03-52826CB9F9C9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTcvW6yo9Jv2MS9uA0kpNpVsPdWmLBAHUDOUv_tk3dxBGTF1TUk3uiL_DdqttBY036JHuR7dG3JHd08u955MAyz4qkKP0_WhCl4aCUsWHR0tpsakhpbBoHpG50QHsRMKFGgE0BJeeZ_TaFGoC_-SZeFrUzn7o09NKqim7io_6wklj0cNzKjtlVOOQ/w300-h400/8A80F7B9-A867-454B-BA03-52826CB9F9C9.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Yes! The real main reason I had to make it out. I've gone on record saying that I always preferred Dave Coulier's depiction of Peter Venkman on Real Ghostbusters more than I did Lorenzo Music. Certain;ly no personal slight against the late great and very beloved Lorenzo but the Garfield voice always distracted me. So naturally, much like Jason, I had to ask about a billion questions. Dave seemed very shocked and appreciative that I would say he was my favorite Venkman and had a few fun stories about recording with Maurice LaMarche, Frank Welker and Arsenion Hall. Dave had said they all had the best time and given they were all standup comedians, the laughs never ended. I could've talked Dave's ear off and listen to about a million more stories but I didn't want to hold up the line. But it was so great to meet him, shake his hand and even reunite him with our pal Slimer for a photo!</p><p><br /><br /><b>Jason Preistly and Shannen Doherty:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSz71W2tBQYObFbQDyHs2iG9TasYsTFxT4AyKRBFsS32HAnXlIwfcWcF3LrLDt49lVd09tPjltzIZU21Deso1Eo3qHHwrYJDQu-pCSDfE6S2O353YbdCeQ95tptOMH_iY8Bv9rK6cEZaIHpBmU5p6d_tzg3q_cVnQcHEu6N_n7mn0osmuMe8q5-T5/s3000/9AAF8AD6-D2D2-4563-8306-DD831A4BBFD3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3000" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSz71W2tBQYObFbQDyHs2iG9TasYsTFxT4AyKRBFsS32HAnXlIwfcWcF3LrLDt49lVd09tPjltzIZU21Deso1Eo3qHHwrYJDQu-pCSDfE6S2O353YbdCeQ95tptOMH_iY8Bv9rK6cEZaIHpBmU5p6d_tzg3q_cVnQcHEu6N_n7mn0osmuMe8q5-T5/w458-h366/9AAF8AD6-D2D2-4563-8306-DD831A4BBFD3.jpeg" width="458" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I'm not usually one for pro photo ops unless it's legit the only way I can get a photo (example: Stan Lee), the line is too long, or there's a very special photo being offered. This was a situation where this kinda combined everything. At one point it was said Shannen wouldn't be taking selfies with fans at her table due to time constraints and then on Saturday, it was then announced she would. However, I had already purchased a dual photo of her and Jason Priestly, so I'm ok with the last second decision. My amazing friend Hollie aka <a href="https://www.instagram.com/holliegofrightly/">Hollie GoFrightly</a> also joined me for our photo op. I didn't get much time with Jason and Shannen but I did get a nice handshake and a great photo. That's really all I could ask for. And extra big thanks to Hollie for editing in the Peach Pit as our background!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>All That...WITH KENAN THOMPSON!??!?</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuFbzopS8mGuzRCoPUr7hzCQ4lj1xguJQC5e9XAyRfViUC5HdDM_QhgyE32RZbOk4Tz1g5AgOYPjotSRRGC3e7U-MEYTR6ubFj8GemgHHdBoWLi7nezFvJgySsBJCJV8i2vnjSNU9WBCfirWBwa_n4xTfgQEmmjehvDeZX9HCvycwQLGv2ROxSOeA/s4608/8423B3DB-39F9-45E1-895A-D4D466116CEA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4608" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuFbzopS8mGuzRCoPUr7hzCQ4lj1xguJQC5e9XAyRfViUC5HdDM_QhgyE32RZbOk4Tz1g5AgOYPjotSRRGC3e7U-MEYTR6ubFj8GemgHHdBoWLi7nezFvJgySsBJCJV8i2vnjSNU9WBCfirWBwa_n4xTfgQEmmjehvDeZX9HCvycwQLGv2ROxSOeA/w466-h310/8423B3DB-39F9-45E1-895A-D4D466116CEA.jpeg" width="466" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Originally announced as an All That reunion with Amanda Bynes but Amanda was pulled due to personal situations (of which I send my love and best to her, just like we all do). This put the promoters in an unfortunate position as many fans came to the show for her especially. Well, they found a way to make up for her absence. During the All That reunion panel, fans were pleasantly surprised by an appearance by none other than KENAN THOMPSON!!!! Kenan and Kel had made an appearance on The Tonight Show the previous night and apparently Kenan decided he wanted to stop by 90's Con to see some friends. Once word started spreading, fans started buzzing about Kenan maybe joining in for a photo op. Well, around this time, I was mulling over heading back to my room and taking a quick nap. No more than 15 feet away from the door, the announcement comes over the PA system :"KENAN THOMPSON WILL BE JOINING THE ALL THAT PHOTO OP!" I quickly turned around, power walked right over to the Celeb Photo Ops table and grabbed a ticket. As you can imagine, any remaining tickets for that photo op sold out almost instantly, especially given it was such a limited window and he’d only be apart of one photo op session(usually about 20-30 minutes per photo op). Being a massive Kenan and Kel, All That and SNL fan(and especially a huge fan of Kenan) I knew I couldn't pass this up. The photo with Danny Tamberlli, Lori Beth Denberg, Kenan and Kel was a great experience. All 4 were so great and gracious for fans coming by. Kel especially was full of energy, even commenting on my Dennis Rodman jersey. Lori Beth and Kenan also thanked everyone for hopping in the photo. </p><p><br /></p><p>What a shocking way to remember the show. Never would've guessed I would've gotten so many great photos and memories but I'm glad I did! Bigger shows usually scare me off but 90's Con was such an unexpected surprise...in many ways...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97hJrDbNiHc8gQwEJc9qV7nWJlQdM5GCoRcP-yha89Rt9FyPgPfqwLWq-B2C1ecMDslNMZMuPNWqzDvJGuAC37PYkInQADIgqLI3yokAbA6M1spMl6VV8fbVq8fxbAPSpJo6lqn5iDnOp3PuabKHXcEQgTildVA-bGT91nOX_DqdQpnF-q7NBZnh3/s2048/493C3CF5-D582-4565-BCC3-9C5E89F224B0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97hJrDbNiHc8gQwEJc9qV7nWJlQdM5GCoRcP-yha89Rt9FyPgPfqwLWq-B2C1ecMDslNMZMuPNWqzDvJGuAC37PYkInQADIgqLI3yokAbA6M1spMl6VV8fbVq8fxbAPSpJo6lqn5iDnOp3PuabKHXcEQgTildVA-bGT91nOX_DqdQpnF-q7NBZnh3/s320/493C3CF5-D582-4565-BCC3-9C5E89F224B0.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>So this show gets my highest recommendation. It's fun, the fans who attend were so lively and having a great time. Almost infectious. I don't think it was possible to leave without a smile. There's a lot to do, see, hear and experience. I hope to do it again next year and I'm already counting down til I make the drive back up to Hartford!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMOzHHNj2AK8LIcEdnCEw39HojJJKVEY-ZyUQ_wev1uAtG14XSAPQf3uqxdW_cNxEuS3R7JyrWegTPMO3BDHpgyG_NbVfX50xL8evQfYovt4_VFV0Y-PEhA51gBcgQQxiH6pvtcY1Qj44JfHTmdgbI0yw71RYiavyJcX48OR52y_FxEsTUZeIFo-x/s640/E85CF115-8BDF-40D6-8BEA-273A087ABEC0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMOzHHNj2AK8LIcEdnCEw39HojJJKVEY-ZyUQ_wev1uAtG14XSAPQf3uqxdW_cNxEuS3R7JyrWegTPMO3BDHpgyG_NbVfX50xL8evQfYovt4_VFV0Y-PEhA51gBcgQQxiH6pvtcY1Qj44JfHTmdgbI0yw71RYiavyJcX48OR52y_FxEsTUZeIFo-x/s320/E85CF115-8BDF-40D6-8BEA-273A087ABEC0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Oh right and on the way home, I stopped by WWE Headquarters (Titan Towers!). I figured after all these years of keeping them in business I should at least stop by and see the front door I helped pay for. haha.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmytzyQvdj5Da4E8BXYOFZ4m005kaBFyFyAI-jlvNteKFIMDligT-iOyVTuYZNc8Gr9Y--jwTUeLRtw73xGc7B1IyBAgqwPfn5O8V0mqae-UvPLhbzCHhrqdY_lEZ9Kdhdciiqd5Ve8fYvE5Oip77WGQv-9-tdSyTytUi12XVgnbJF4miJuFNHPpyQ/s640/65D45715-C61E-4B6D-8A00-C8CEF875BDE7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmytzyQvdj5Da4E8BXYOFZ4m005kaBFyFyAI-jlvNteKFIMDligT-iOyVTuYZNc8Gr9Y--jwTUeLRtw73xGc7B1IyBAgqwPfn5O8V0mqae-UvPLhbzCHhrqdY_lEZ9Kdhdciiqd5Ve8fYvE5Oip77WGQv-9-tdSyTytUi12XVgnbJF4miJuFNHPpyQ/w300-h400/65D45715-C61E-4B6D-8A00-C8CEF875BDE7.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>-Chad<br /></p>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-26246205712558571462023-03-27T11:53:00.003-04:002023-03-27T11:57:06.519-04:00Rich and Chad Being Rad: MOTU 2023 Reveals<p></p><p><img height="300" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1PzRXeOPqzGe9W7HlUq0isC25p3kSggM8" width="300" /><br /></p><p>Well, it was inevitable: After a year, my pal Richard Mayerik and I dusted off our microphones and decided to chat about the newest Masters of the Universe figure reveals! Check it out and let us know on social media what your favorite/least favorite reveals are!</p><p>You can listen here via <a href="https://horrormoviebbq.libsyn.com/rich-and-chad-being-rad-motu-2023-reveals">Libsy</a>!</p><p>You can also listen via <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-horror-movie-bbq-podcast/id1231799226?i=1000606003895" title="">ITune</a>s!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You can follow Rich over on Instagram at:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dean_cameraon/" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Dean_Cameraon</a> and check out his show <a href="https://thesecretcompartment.com" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">The Secret Compartment Show</a> as well!</p><p><br /></p>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-63503129872148941982023-02-06T00:13:00.001-05:002023-02-06T00:13:09.946-05:00Heading Back To The Toy Aisle…<p>I don’t know about you guys but life has been HEAVY lately. I’m talking stress, exhaustion, depression, lack of sleep. All the fun stuff you go through this time of year and hope to defeat by eating better, working out and binging endless marathons of Mr Belvedere at 2 am. So, given all that, I was in desperate need of a mental health day yesterday so I decided to make the drive from my new residence in Scranton, PA to Allentown. Just about an hour away and the drive is nice and relaxing. That and I needed some White Castles. </p><p><br></p><p>The real reason for the hour drive though, was The Merchant Square Mall, an indoor flea market containing a few collectibles and vintage stores. The last time I was here was in 2009 for an ECW reunion convention so I don’t have too memories of the mall itself, other than a little old lady asking me if I was a wrestler, but it was still fun to see this place again.<br></p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=17l7zOiZ5LOpsYIN5woTfp98vklUgC6eO" width="300" height="300" style="transform: rotate(0deg);"><br></p><p><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1_dpgSmvylNcHm9Fw4zQF0SxaSfVDskF4" width="300" height="300"><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1PWGhxJqysbKs_bhlG2raGLBnqZgbrUl2" width="300" height="300"><br></p><p><br></p><p>In the 14 years, as one can imagine, a lot of stores and businesses have come and gone but I needed to see one in particular that was still kicking. Called “The Cash Cow”, a small mom and pop business that sold anything and everything you can imagine. Toys, Funko Pops, jewelry, DVDs, vhs, cassettes. Essentially if you want it, they got it. And the one thing I wanted the most, and admittedly the real draw and reason I came out was the Lionel Kiddie City aisle sign!!!!</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1r4Xp-wM_KAwyoVF-fwOtJSGlluRmMGJ9" width="300" height="300"><br></p><p><br></p><p>Yes, there it is in its beautiful glory. I would recognize that anywhere! I had been tipped off about this place through a few mutual friends and thank goodness because the owners are looking to move soon. So I’m glad to have seen up in person before they move to their new (unannounced) location. Kiddie City was always my favorite toy store and to see it again, I became 7 years old again!</p><p><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19MRb8YJcJHGreg0W4CLgeN4eSXDMSYpg" width="300" height="300" style="transform: rotate(0deg);"><br></p><p>And yes of course I asked if it was for sale, but was told the owners love it and do not wish to part with it. Understandable! The owners and I actually had a fun chat about Kiddie City and it was nice to talk to them. Very nice and enthusiastic people who seem to love people just as much as toys and collectibles. Oh and they have most beautiful senior dog, Ophelia! </p><p><br></p><p>So naturally, given the nature of the store and just how much time I spent snapping photos, I wasn’t really willing to leave without SOMETHING! While digging around, I did find a lot of fun items but nothing that jumped out at me until I saw…</p><p><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WBW-ENh9rZTVWlP8avMtgs9tB_-jbsBg" width="0" height="0" data-x="0" data-y="0" style="width: 273px; height: 273px; transform: rotate(0deg);"><br></p><p><b>THE BOX OF URKEL-O’S! </b></p><p><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1bPQNRm3ypUsOjly2mIqpEh0WBxP7cqCj" width="300" height="300"><br></p><p>Somewhat appropriate given the reason for the trip. When I think Kiddie City, I always think of the late 80s/Early 90s, and around that time, Urkel-Mania was running wild. Urkel merch was literally everywhere including the cereal aisle courtesy of our pals at Ralston! Strawberry and banana seem like a very unusual and dubious choice for Urkel but hey, he’s a rather outrageous guy himself! Gotta go with the flow here! Even better, it still had the election campaign button included in the wrapper too! Nice little piece to have for someone who is a cereal fanatic and a TGIF fanatic. Leaving this behind would’ve driven me crazy, especially given the $15 price tag. I’d have to be a real Waldo Geraldo Faldo to make such a foolish choice!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>So after leaving and thanking the owners for the nice chat and allowing me to take a bunch of photos(not as many, I didn’t expect to write about this tbh), I decided to hit a local thrift store and well, I’m very happy I did because I found a couple of bags of mixed action figures. And whew buddy, I walked away with some fun pieces here…<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1lNEdCqW6Wn0FbMsnzpgdt_JnCDC_T4tT" width="300" height="300" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; transform: rotate(0deg);"></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Nice variety. Some junk but some real allstars here. Dennis Rodman, Jeff Goldblum, Dennis Hopper from Super Mario Brothers. Fun to find this many older figures again while out and about!</p><p><br></p><p>And yes I did get my White Castles! </p><p><br></p><p>All in all it was a nice trip, a much needed break from everything else and very fun. Hope to make it back out to Cash Cow before they move. I wonder if there’s anything else I missed. </p><p><br></p><p>Ok yes I also wanna see that sign again…</p><p><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1tBS8sQnjip1PLxdcpv2CasgzRB-x81bP" width="300" height="300" style="transform: rotate(0deg);"><br></p><p>-Chad</p>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-27372239246176309602023-01-17T17:17:00.001-05:002023-01-17T17:17:02.840-05:00Wildcrap?<p><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1IzQr81Niwq4tRQg0N8GIV9HOSNVYPDIs" width="300" height="300"><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>You may not remember but the wildly popular Image comic Wildc.a.t.s had a Saturday morning cartoon on CBS for one season. I was a huge fan of the comic and was so excited to check the cartoon out. I had Batman TAS, X-Men, SpiderMan, The Tick and Wildc.a.t.s air all on one day! For a kid who was addicted to comics and lived in Wizard Magazine, this was a dream!</p><p><br></p><p>It wasn’t common for non-Marvel/DC properties to get an animated series back then, so it was a great opportunity for many new fans to be exposed to this team. Plus action figures on the shelves! Wouldn’t be long shortly after we’d see other indie properties like Ultraforce, The Tick, Savage Dragon and Spawn would also get animated shows as well. Even an animated Youngblood pitch is floating around somewhere online. The door was wide open for so many comic properties at the time!</p><p><br></p><p>Then there’s the actual cartoon: it felt very very rushed in terms of animation was kinda basic and clunky, the voice acting was passable for the time and the writing was just ok, which is odd given respected veteran cartoon writer David Wise helped head up the team. Then again, it was most likely a cash in on X-Men’s insane popularity at that time. </p><p><br></p><p>That goes without saying…I supposed I’ll leave it there for the moment…</p><p><br></p><p>Another issue is the contrast between the light hearted cartoon and the rather dark, violent and sexy comic. It was night and day. Kinda like going from Toxic Avenger to Toxic Crusaders. It sadly just didn’t work. But I think many many fans had wished it would’ve.<br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Still nothing beats going into KB and finding rows of Wildc.a.t.s figures. They weren’t exactly playable but man they liked great on my shelf next to other comic heroes. I had the entire collection, minus Grifters bike, the larger scaled figures. Oh and don’t get me started on the WalMart exclusives either.</p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">So yes Wildc.at.s may have been a blip on the radar to some but for many, it was still pretty great to see their indie faves get a chance to shine!</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>-Chad</p>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-69213998319584023132022-11-28T23:31:00.001-05:002022-11-28T23:38:40.822-05:00Review: Sgt Slaughter GI Joe Classified Figure<p><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-weight: bold; font-size: 28px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Here’s a figure that I’ve been waiting a while for and if you’re a GI Joe fanatic, I bet you have as well. It’s time to fall in line, eat some snake burgers and head to the SlaughterHouse, because Sgt Slaughter has arrived to the GI Joe: Classified line!!!!</span></p><p><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Yg1FTJGZ70OH76BDfUOZ6p_InbHRAw0x" width="300" height="300"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-weight: bold; font-size: 28px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-weight: bold; font-size: 28px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-weight: bold; font-size: 28px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Let’s take a look at what makes this particular figure so amazing:</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><b>THE BOX:</b></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1vtWYJkydLFYDJtf1zJgRfeLP_Zm5o9Wc" width="300" height="300"><br></span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I know I know. No more plastic. Still dealing with that myself and I’m still not sure how I feel about it. But that’s another thought for another day. What we need to focus on is the amazing artwork by uber-talented artist and die hard, lifelong Joe fan, <a href="https://m.facebook.com/AdamRichesArt/" title="">Adam Riches</a>. Adam included as many pieces of Sarge’s legendary incarnations as a Joe for the art: The comic, the live action bumpers and introductions, the cartoon, the original packaging and my personal favorite, the Triple T commercial(where you see the fist breaking through). It really gives you an idea just how important Sarge is to the line and what he represents. And I know Adam was the right person to do this!</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><b>ACCESSORIES:</b></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1d_rBofPgIxp6v5LN6r1g1PrTYt_TLBW8" width="300" height="300"><br></span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Much like the WWE Ultimate Figure released last year, this figure has EVERYTHING. Multiple hands to make sure he’s posed in the best way possible. You can have him pointing, clenching his fist and ready to knock out some Cobra scum, an open hand to hold more accessories, and a claw hand which I assume is used to have him either join the 4 Horsemen or tear Serpentors face right off. Either way someone’s in trouble and thank goodness it ain’t me for once!</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1woXWG4oDI6rDT2SXM1i9Q9hFswhMFY7P" width="300" height="300"><br></span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The basics are of course included. Sarge’s whistle, hat, glasses, swagger stick are also included. Because without all of those, you’d just have a Beautiful Bobby Remus figure. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1sc0WFdk0xY0IkJgayeh9kGYWlYYgAgVb" width="300" height="300"><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Let’s talk about it: HE COMES WITH HIS OWN ACTION FIGURE. STOP IT. STOP IT RIGHT NOW THATS AMAZING. The packaging is extremely tiny and I’m almost terrified to open it because given my clumsiness, I may lose it forever. So be careful with this one!!!</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1BhQNV4EmY07rDYITlVe6DHv18LfKifKM" width="300" height="300"><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">His last accessory is a rifle which comes with a scope and magazine to help add a touch of real life authenticity. Sgt Slaughter was shown using this rifle in the cartoon, the movie and comic so this was a great touch if you wanted to give him a break from cracking skulls with his fists!</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><b>THE FIGURE:</b></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12YiUs5e4biKTqIZTD2ltFqqzxwfMXZ3W" width="300" height="300"><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">A perfect sculpt in my opinion. Thankfully, Sarge is a somewhat plain and stripped down figure compared to other GI Joes so I imagine he was a bit easier to create. What I really appreciate the most with this figure is the fact that he’s so accurate to his appearance in the cartoon and original figure from his expression, to the muscles, even the right skin tone, he looks like he walked right out of the cartoon. Amazing. Since I don’t have any other Classified figures, I can’t really compare him to the rest of the line, but the height and size of his torso and legs are perfect from what I can tell. I’m also a huge fan of the articulation and how easy it is to pose him in very cool stances and poses. So if you’re a loose figure collector or enjoy taking photos of your toys, this is the figure for you!</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1MDydSmFiJurv1by8YWAuBvXK6xhou6n8" width="300" height="300"><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">He also matches up very well with my other childhood hero, HeMan. The stories they could tell.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1MugGtqmpbhXGV8Ax5z3JRHled4jBKjLX" width="300" height="300"><br></span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">So if you can find yourself a Sarge online, go ahead and treat yourself. I hope more figures become available because I simply can’t imagine having a Joe collection without this big chinned badass!</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1pkgHieVMIJsdOmGm8nZ3lhXltucyqs-9" width="300" height="300"><br></span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">10/10 highest recommendation possible and in my humble opinion, the absolute best Sgt Slaughter figure we’ve ever seen in any incarnation is that a bold statement to make? Perhaps but I think this figure delivers in a massive way. I hope to see more Sarge figures in the future. Would love a Slaughter’s Marauders variant as well!</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1PNIHt2bWvBUlD-ZDivG9lt9JrcKD4k0-" width="0" height="0" data-x="0" data-y="0" style="width: 404px; height: 404.0000000000009px; transform: rotate(0deg);"><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Yo Joe!</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">-Chad</span></p>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-1381783978735901332022-11-13T10:35:00.001-05:002022-11-13T10:35:10.665-05:00Review: Monster Mania Oaks Show <p><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I’ve attended quite a few conventions this year, and I really would like to write full reviews on all of them. Especially Chiller Theatre Halloween, but this is just a quick review I wanted to punch out quickly. I’ll get to the Chiller review soon though. That was a weekend I need to share with everyone.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1RosSiWMNWGlWYuhhCyVJYReyzvPgA39G" width="300" height="300"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">So I attended Monster Mania at the Oaks Convention Center in Phoenixville, PA this weekend. This was MM’s second venture inside the convention center and I gotta tell ya: Monster Mania in a convention center>>>>>>>>>>Monster Mania in a hotel. That move to Oaks definitely helped add a better convention going experience. Hope they continue to run it more, I’d gladly go out of my way to attend that show again.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I’ve been saying that Cherry Hill hotel shows are a disaster for fans attending for ages now to the point that I just feel like a broken record. There’s no room to move around, breathe, can’t catch up with your friends in the convention space itself without being in the way of others. But the convention center provides a better space for fans to enjoy themsleves much more. Don’t get me wrong there’s still a lot of people attending the Oaks show but there’s more room to move freely (as good as this is, I became overwhelmed when I first got there and had a panic attack. Thankfully not a major one and was able to come back and enjoy the show shortly thereafter).</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">On the plus side there’s a lot more room for vendors. Which is great and provides more eyes on the products and potentially more new customers. I myself had a fun time helping my pal at VHSPS out as well as seeing other vendor friends and hearing their experiences as well.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Apparently the big let down of the weekend was not a guest per se but the line and the waiting experience. Robert Englund’s line was the biggest headache for fans and staff as every VIP ticket holder chose to use their jump the line pass for Robert leading to a 4 to sometimes 8 hour wait, leaving many if not all General Admission attendees(as of Saturday evening) unable to meet Robert. Robert’s arthritis and taking his time with fans also lead to long waits for those waiting. Although that certainly shouldn’t be the sole blame by any means for the long waits as Robert always leaves fans with a positive memory and a fun story or two. A 2 item limit was introduced to keep the line moving, which is understandable but left many who brought numerous items very upset. Hopefully the line/wait issue is solved in the future. Maybe a line queue or numbered tickets could come in handy so fans can guarantee their spots in line, still go out and enjoy the rest of the con and not sacrifice their time waiting on one guest.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">All in all though, great show. I really love the atmosphere MM inside the convention center has. MM is running 5 shows in 2023 (very excessive in my opinion) but I feel like the Oaks show could be the one to pay attention to the most, especially if you want the entire convention experience with less hassle and panic of being in a cramped hotel. I highly suggest and recommend attending the Oaks show. Check it out!</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Here’s some fun photos of my adventures:</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1uc6UjEXjl7caT7pVVSsngOdqirTmKSOa" width="300" height="300"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1gFeC8xePK97SOjWHrYnlbEIe2XyBsYr6" width="300" height="300" style="transform: rotate(0deg);"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Yes, I got justice for Mark Gray. The Phantom Prowler returns!!!! I couldn’t turn down this photo since Elm Street 5 is my favorite of the series and Mark was my favorite character. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1HtjBSJV-pDP6PPbeCg6m58lKuVgVniMA" alt="ignore the sweat and focus on the lovely Jennifer Rubin" width="300" height="300" style="transform: rotate(0deg);"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="UICTFontTextStyleBody">The lovely Jennifer Rubin and I!</font></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="UICTFontTextStyleBody"><br></font></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=189szLr7PuVswKfd8086w7JO18BoGllP_" width="300" height="300"><font face="UICTFontTextStyleBody"><br></font></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Ira Heiden and I. He is the Wizard Master!</p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1t4zMTXZGv6B2RYtEOJ1e2zKlFA6UCH1t" width="300" height="300"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Do you want to play a game?</p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1AoIXnKJDLnM2PU-ir8Xyge7Lxi00rvUi" width="300" height="300"><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span>Corey Taylor’s panel brought out a great crowd . A lot of great and personal stories.</p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">-Chad </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-85034768872486759122022-09-30T23:26:00.001-04:002022-09-30T23:26:03.996-04:00Review: No Holds Barred Ultimate Edition <p><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Y1egqe9ObsQgsQKgoX_d2c7vFZo911JE" width="300" height="300" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"></p><p><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">It’s time to ask that age old question that I know has been on your mind for quite a while…</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Hd7ho_qDh-WHyPj7Eehd1wIaQjj3gL2z" width="300" height="300"><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">Well after months and months of anticipation and excitement…well, it may be dookie. Sometimes a man can’t contain himself. But thankfully dookie it is not, it’s the smell of a new arrival to the collection, it’s none other than the SDCC Exclusive Ultimate No Holds Barred two pack!!! Of course, this didn’t come without controversy as the set almost immediately sold out on Mattel’s site. A few months later, as expected, a few left over sets ended up on WWEShop and also sold out in record timing but thankfully I was able to score one for me and my friend(and occasional podcast partner) Rich who was at SDCC but couldn’t score one due to quick sell out.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Let’s take a look…</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">The Packaging:</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=15NkUIowAxfVsy6-VQAnVqPrtwhXkHtdZ" width="300" height="300"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;"><br></span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Much like Bo Derek, this package is a solid 10. Modeled and inspired by the original NHB VHS release, Mattel went all out to make this as special as close they could.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-voy1KCynHZ4NNXz5hEpAY-TDjTQFH7b" width="300" height="300"><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Slip off the VHS “casing” and you’ll find tonight’s main event inside a World Television Network arena themed box/backdrop. Great touch here as well. I imagine a great display background if you’re a loose collector/displayer! </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10PBXU7deM3O3jB1Rc-TB6KuxZw6CWv2M" width="300" height="300"><br></span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Nice little Easter eggs, the credits on the box itself feature the hard working crew at Mattel who helped make this come to fruition! If you’re in the figure collecting community, these aren’t just designers, they’re rock stars!</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1MUS1tj5Pc7DFvwLRw9MKBS5wq4HUsT0W" width="300" height="300"><br></span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">THE ACCESSORIES:</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WoSH1B67RsB_weALfn-eCBkzyFV4rjYH" width="300" height="300"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Cl7cn5uNuuhROVxH1aJgp6rAXue57rKZ" width="300" height="300"><br></span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">As with every Ultimate Edition release, multiple heads, hands, and accessories are included. Both Zeus and Rip have an array of extras. Originally, I expected Zeus to come with breakable cinder locks as shown in the original press photos, but I guess I fell for Mattel’s legendary trick photography! Would’ve loved for Zeus to come with a chain, a block or something but considering we’re finally getting a complete Zeus, so I can’t really complain I guess?</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">The Figures:</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1RTWYBHbMSzBQxEPlM_cllqmNXuIaHqMg" width="300" height="300"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Ahhh the main event. Here we are!</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=17K1q-Nfw7U-923U3IdlDYJhOiYvsQEjj" width="300" height="300"><br></span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Let’s start with Rip Thomas as played by Hulk Hogan. WWF champion, dookie smeller, charity work enthusiast and the king of doing push ups in cheesecake shorts. This would actually be the very first official Rip action figure since the debut of the movie in 1989, which always shocked me because we’ve seen every iteration of Hogan in action figure form through the years but Rip never made it. To this day, I don’t know if it was a rights issue, a WWE mandate or whatever but I’m glad we finally got one. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1nRvGFw_ZI6LKtmdM6Ci0QmTuF6fxTZ-v" width="300" height="300"><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Looks great. I’m glad they’ve been going down the easy rip shirts as of late with Hogan, that makes display and play even better. Colors are great as well and really pop. The head sculpts especially his DOOKIE?!?!? face are pretty great, despite the weird mashed potato eye paint job my set needed up with. It’s hard to screw up a Hulk Hogan at this point in the game and these didn’t fail. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">ZEUUUUUUUUUS!!!!!</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1doipC7erjbG3QJBM330c9Zzm5BTMdIBm" width="300" height="300"><br></span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The REAL STAR of the movie. Don’t let that pipsqueak McMahon or goofball Monsoon tell you any different. Bobby Heenan and Jesse Ventura told us the truth and this was one of those times!</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">This would be Zeus’s second foray into action figures, his first being his Classic Superstar figure by Jakks, however this is more of a complete package though. With his shoulder pads, a removable belt, his headband, we finally get the Zeus we’ve all been waiting for! I got nothing to pick apart here, I think it’s perfect and it’s gonna make for a great piece on my shelf. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VmGBAMT1jIFJ84iYw5OUzouZtajFu01y" width="300" height="300"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">A little side by side comparison. Both figures are great representations of the late great Tiny Lister but I think it’s safe to say the Mattel figure is the far superior of the two. Although, I do love that the Jakks figure came with a chain. On top of that, the CS does look great wearing the Ultimate shoulder pads:</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1hVDbMJkgoBvF-GV6wC6MM4P8XchB5Z4o" width="300" height="300"><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I never understood why WWE hasn’t merchandised No Holds Barred as much in recent years. I know it wasn’t the biggest success for WWE in 1989, but time has been much kinder to the movie and indeed the idea of Zeus himself. I hope this isn’t the last Zeus figure we see. I could see an Elite figure, possibly a Retro figure, maybe even some shirts, and…a Hall of Fame induction? It would make sense especially with Wrestlemania taking place in Hollywood next year!</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=148hc8mn_N03Cs5yKzuJXTiPQobhwvQrX" width="300" height="300"><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Now I have an opportunity to ask Rip about his charity work!!</span><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">-Chad</span></p>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-9519474634177951682022-08-31T18:50:00.002-04:002022-08-31T19:00:51.214-04:00Fright Rags Souvenir Cups!<p><b><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 28px;">If you’re like me, you a sucker for promotional tie ins. Cereal boxes, special events, commercials, whatever. They’re all welcomed in my home but one item that we very rarely celebrate are old souvenir/stadium/promotional cups. I’m not talking flimsy, paper or thin plastic either, heck no. I’m talking those big bad sturdy cups that you’d get at the theater it fast food place. As time went on, those have gone away for one reason or the other. But our pals at Fright Rags said “Nah! Time to bring them back!”. And boy did they bring them back in a big way!</span></b></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYotTrOJKphDhxCFfniNsd3AihpLL889CeD80inIgn0VTClL13RnwQ4Eqk-8WXuYR7xcmH3cm9hpI4fAm2oyMA7wp0jrSUSt93fPmSeowgo6xlBZQCy8UB6ELt04OY8TsT3XheykLUtr9rBsSm48oIbscy_59lmT7iyOyIjpIC-oJNPtef2rcbwUoq/s4032/381B589E-7166-44DA-9EB5-98EF6FF55345.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYotTrOJKphDhxCFfniNsd3AihpLL889CeD80inIgn0VTClL13RnwQ4Eqk-8WXuYR7xcmH3cm9hpI4fAm2oyMA7wp0jrSUSt93fPmSeowgo6xlBZQCy8UB6ELt04OY8TsT3XheykLUtr9rBsSm48oIbscy_59lmT7iyOyIjpIC-oJNPtef2rcbwUoq/s320/381B589E-7166-44DA-9EB5-98EF6FF55345.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Check these out! 3 new souvenir cups in all their amazing giant plastic glory! <p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikp9OhVAqRgYU3qrqEarxXdijDSmkLFoBhoCTmWLeDFlZKsqASvD8XzoLYB5scTMhrDCNezfbXAUp3mRtf7Hze5RglX55R5qIgxWr_0LC2tuSK6t-Twih0P7g9R_XJfbQjbI-GUZJ1y6eccVpsBUnpELg90EXpR5Vz8PkjupHs3Qijog8OU89t-kdz/s4032/3413A031-AA6A-4044-85DF-0A47CC124973.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikp9OhVAqRgYU3qrqEarxXdijDSmkLFoBhoCTmWLeDFlZKsqASvD8XzoLYB5scTMhrDCNezfbXAUp3mRtf7Hze5RglX55R5qIgxWr_0LC2tuSK6t-Twih0P7g9R_XJfbQjbI-GUZJ1y6eccVpsBUnpELg90EXpR5Vz8PkjupHs3Qijog8OU89t-kdz/s320/3413A031-AA6A-4044-85DF-0A47CC124973.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Killer Klowns From Outer Space, Robocop and Teen Wolf. 3 movies that were certainly worthy of receiving their own vintage promotions but with the exception of Robocop, never got much back in the day. I guess in situations like this, it’s better late than never. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12obw9MxhsVu0i7cOhGa50kAoEj_aqfKu1Icl9MArQUZ-jp5xWpKcrmxIM97VneTdnjcdesRl5xxeoDo37RAybcBwB2JRzDHvC9EnAOPJ4i2-4AlH22AsSQ8oJ4To8m2O2Wq-r2zF4-8Eqe8aTCSp77Tw8rzGQCOQ3u5mMEujp4Qg5yJlx_Bu1Eqt/s4032/DF49287C-337D-427C-91CE-55009522843D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12obw9MxhsVu0i7cOhGa50kAoEj_aqfKu1Icl9MArQUZ-jp5xWpKcrmxIM97VneTdnjcdesRl5xxeoDo37RAybcBwB2JRzDHvC9EnAOPJ4i2-4AlH22AsSQ8oJ4To8m2O2Wq-r2zF4-8Eqe8aTCSp77Tw8rzGQCOQ3u5mMEujp4Qg5yJlx_Bu1Eqt/s320/DF49287C-337D-427C-91CE-55009522843D.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOjgq8VEjht8lMC7YDU8l-jpxsbd6GGfLBTVBBFhW2bhCGQtNcAAHNS8-xHzYIB_0iW-p20kty9TJCIwOVMuxbA1B8uvtCVllm1yM_nm_Kib8aIWwn_9oDv2TkVU6j-c5QMQhGyPFUpAK0mvmwL3pEgTNiyQ1R0KQyNhUcR5X3SiXeTmTGnJSzzM8/s4032/0229D320-5EBA-408A-954D-A8587C9E9C03.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOjgq8VEjht8lMC7YDU8l-jpxsbd6GGfLBTVBBFhW2bhCGQtNcAAHNS8-xHzYIB_0iW-p20kty9TJCIwOVMuxbA1B8uvtCVllm1yM_nm_Kib8aIWwn_9oDv2TkVU6j-c5QMQhGyPFUpAK0mvmwL3pEgTNiyQ1R0KQyNhUcR5X3SiXeTmTGnJSzzM8/s320/0229D320-5EBA-408A-954D-A8587C9E9C03.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">All 3 cups feature set work by <a href="https://ithew.com" title="">Matthew Skiff</a>, one of the most talented artists and coolest human beings you’ll ever meet. Matthew has this unique ability to capture a very retro feel yet still make it new and fresh. There have been many times I’ve ordered a shirt from 8 Bit Zombie or Matthew directly and I question where or not the item was actually vintage. And I’m very picky on “retro” stuff. But with Matthew Skiff? I know it’s gonna be legit and worthy of my money.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Afv4HTH_wdtk8XzgCueoSMLRAo0S9283ocxYvlztkvOhKo_zv6l5qm01y207blRqtN7XJOOVZg0WT54SVPerwmPQ5bvmvlYnFfpOyU2RU7JLP2GYpxzGLPCHJ6smvkcY48wtSUjbFQ8VDebeLZN4eRdMxBkrwHd1thgpO4JJ72_BZdm4rEjQ_kzV/s4032/5DE1F428-CE41-46DE-B558-0C7FBB024F7E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Afv4HTH_wdtk8XzgCueoSMLRAo0S9283ocxYvlztkvOhKo_zv6l5qm01y207blRqtN7XJOOVZg0WT54SVPerwmPQ5bvmvlYnFfpOyU2RU7JLP2GYpxzGLPCHJ6smvkcY48wtSUjbFQ8VDebeLZN4eRdMxBkrwHd1thgpO4JJ72_BZdm4rEjQ_kzV/s320/5DE1F428-CE41-46DE-B558-0C7FBB024F7E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYzOEKzdRHAnKC43eaz4U3NzOJy9kfeCFci7C1jMFq_vrrwzsARfV5UF3ei5ORrdt3njgZAl48f7i_5v_AyCUK7LaReBCha3fJwg3SIEV04hr7XMcnKdZWn2pa3Vg0yqgtC1pHGFviYGor07fhJRwwYl-P0Y5Jd4y9fxbF3qWtgXpz781PTj39NLp/s4032/230C4E8A-9D02-4484-A6AA-E8CD5442E3C8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYzOEKzdRHAnKC43eaz4U3NzOJy9kfeCFci7C1jMFq_vrrwzsARfV5UF3ei5ORrdt3njgZAl48f7i_5v_AyCUK7LaReBCha3fJwg3SIEV04hr7XMcnKdZWn2pa3Vg0yqgtC1pHGFviYGor07fhJRwwYl-P0Y5Jd4y9fxbF3qWtgXpz781PTj39NLp/s320/230C4E8A-9D02-4484-A6AA-E8CD5442E3C8.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJTQadT4apaJvLQVQZjtcVCqSK7PVgWM1V_8fpjc6oPRba_sgU1P8EowJ05oEQSsoTVyYIt6huLV3BZuv140JQNStg75qCILRFphdxzqkvUoxml9Ww2u636uerHbQs5BF7Hb1C7-8i8ivViNi6ez3-ifchBfU2LgbSQ4QiH-ZOXpbO2TvLyFAqnoG/s4032/452D6689-F420-4166-9F34-68BA6BF6EFFF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJTQadT4apaJvLQVQZjtcVCqSK7PVgWM1V_8fpjc6oPRba_sgU1P8EowJ05oEQSsoTVyYIt6huLV3BZuv140JQNStg75qCILRFphdxzqkvUoxml9Ww2u636uerHbQs5BF7Hb1C7-8i8ivViNi6ez3-ifchBfU2LgbSQ4QiH-ZOXpbO2TvLyFAqnoG/s320/452D6689-F420-4166-9F34-68BA6BF6EFFF.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Yeah I know, cups don’t photograph well but you guys know I’m not a fan of doing video reviews, so you’ll have to forgive me. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Or not. I’m old fashioned and prefer blogging. Maybe that’s my downfall. I can’t wait for the Vice documentary “The Rise and Fall Of Chad”. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiln1UVpYxG0kLzcNLzmmpKmqlCTrlBGibUq7vC99VDhQs1YdejCrh3EqniWMPTF0LAvmKxqJG2aDfuGlzBiwdE3Ut6tPNfXXRU_hpniu3pT306YBiRSg8PV7U9tYB4qQCA5XLyipyH3DfP3DYePqu3RrnMKSbHhx7vH18ZEwcsrQnog1aK1KpkZ24x/s4032/D9ED69C9-B5C5-4E88-AD16-DDA61F176F06.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiln1UVpYxG0kLzcNLzmmpKmqlCTrlBGibUq7vC99VDhQs1YdejCrh3EqniWMPTF0LAvmKxqJG2aDfuGlzBiwdE3Ut6tPNfXXRU_hpniu3pT306YBiRSg8PV7U9tYB4qQCA5XLyipyH3DfP3DYePqu3RrnMKSbHhx7vH18ZEwcsrQnog1aK1KpkZ24x/s320/D9ED69C9-B5C5-4E88-AD16-DDA61F176F06.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Another cool thing about these cups is, as seen above next to my vintage WWF and Ghostbsuters cups, they’re the same exact size as older cups. Give a centimeter or so. I’m a big fan of small details so this was some thing I picked up and therefore I’m probably the only excited about it. So if you’re sitting there worried that they’re just rinky dink Dixie Cups, worry not! </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYhKmhSHo7Rm57AIght5PTHOv7BkMUwUvQZkCI5x7YOG6rTuDIPwVVX2_x4uL5HqLzSLdZXQw4jxGoWbvr7eD9phiQlZuu-xgpF6hmznBKHM6tNmKgv3cqCC_SgW1HgtzZvpY2xevDPHIgMvRH5gDX_NEdRALcw0TtSuGBVeoxmK1teeVGrYrRT5q/s4032/F9E5A129-6630-4C6C-B415-2CEC67811668.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYhKmhSHo7Rm57AIght5PTHOv7BkMUwUvQZkCI5x7YOG6rTuDIPwVVX2_x4uL5HqLzSLdZXQw4jxGoWbvr7eD9phiQlZuu-xgpF6hmznBKHM6tNmKgv3cqCC_SgW1HgtzZvpY2xevDPHIgMvRH5gDX_NEdRALcw0TtSuGBVeoxmK1teeVGrYrRT5q/s320/F9E5A129-6630-4C6C-B415-2CEC67811668.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Each cup is an enormous 32 ounces of pure nostalgic joy and will only cost $7 each! The first batch of Robocop and Killer Klowns are currently sold out and on back order until October, but you can still grab that amazing Teen Wolf cup! Plenty of time for your pre-Halloween pizza parties or a weekend of 80s classics. So head over to <a href="https://www.fright-rags.com/collections/drinkware" title="">Fright-Rags</a> and grab yourself one or all!</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDEsaRc5JEjld-_9LSI20YHfa1j4IvSLceKDRIQljzJo2cigKqMqfS9S-xUXlCRC7T9epIBCldBPQwQwc_qT92WI9yWSt51xi0NjGWuNvS5-BaGnOQ3uVoDkoLA-RDGtbV6_tMWOSGwkPxJ2STAaOjD95j3US7cjw0fXzpA0OzXS02Kl5XVIT4IEU/s4032/C16E7A4F-7969-4213-BC52-59080335A249.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDEsaRc5JEjld-_9LSI20YHfa1j4IvSLceKDRIQljzJo2cigKqMqfS9S-xUXlCRC7T9epIBCldBPQwQwc_qT92WI9yWSt51xi0NjGWuNvS5-BaGnOQ3uVoDkoLA-RDGtbV6_tMWOSGwkPxJ2STAaOjD95j3US7cjw0fXzpA0OzXS02Kl5XVIT4IEU/s320/C16E7A4F-7969-4213-BC52-59080335A249.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">-Chad</span></p>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098309321122858491.post-37932906433850910842022-07-02T00:21:00.001-04:002022-07-02T00:21:50.690-04:00In Memory Of Penelope <p><span style="font-size: 28px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Well. I’m gonna give you a heads up. This could be a long and very emotional ride ending in the loss of a pet. If you wish to avoid it, I don’t blame you. I’ll return to writing fun, nostalgia, silly stuff soon. But this is something I needed to do for myself. If you do continue, which I thank you, please note that I can possibly hop around a lot. Given the circumstances, I’m sure you understand. Thank you.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 33.4px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"></span><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 33.4px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"></span><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 33.4px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Took a small break from writing. A lot of real life stuff happened and well, it all kinda sucked. I guess the one thing I feel most comfortable discussing is the loss of my beautiful baby rabbit Penelope, who my wife and I have made a huge part of our family for 8 years. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 33.4px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"></span><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=16I1tOFYjTXbqAMZP8zxu0jpGfyxAzGY7" width="300" height="300"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Sadly, God decided it was her time. Penelope Jane was born in 2012(adopted by my wife and I in 2014), and in fact, celebrated her 10th birthday in March. Anytime a rabbit makes it to double digits, is a miracle. The lifespan of rabbits isn’t as long as say a cat or dog. So, naturally, you cherish every moment and memory you have with them. Spoil them with love, affection, a caring household and the promise you’ll never give up on them. All animals deserve that. And that’s exactly what Penny got. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 33.4px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"></span><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Hk7-oaU8a9HHQqOpWEWx56m7sh_HMQUm" width="300" height="300"><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; min-height: 33.4px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">What really confuses my wife and I, and perhaps adds to the pain, is just how sudden it was. Monday night, she was fine. Running around, stealing treats from our other bunny, laying out and enjoying life. Then the next morning, she wasn’t eating, drinking, kinda hunched up and not doing anything really. This caused huge concern and minor panic.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">So we took her to the vet for what we thought would be a minor visit in which we’d be told that she has gas or stasis which could be affecting her digestive tract. Since bunnies have very complicated digestive systems, it’s important to catch it early. Since she wasn’t feeling well, we brought her best friend Geoffrey, who has become her soul mate since we adopted him last year. He doesn’t like the vet either, but then again, no bunnies do. But at least he’s protect her and take care of her.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Sadly the vet didn’t give us great news. Penelope had blockage and her stomach had grown 4-5 times the normal size. We had a few options:</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br></p><ol class="ol1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal;"><span class="s2">Liquid medications, but with the blockage, there was no guarantee she’d be able to take them and pass them through.</span></li><li class="li4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal;"><span class="s2">Take her to Cornell for a few days for medical therapy to avoid surgery. In theory, a great idea but still no guarantee it would work. But Cornell is 2 hours away and Penny can hardly handle a 15 minute car trip. If she was stressed before, she’d straight up pass out on the way down. Besides, the last thing we wanted to get was a phone call telling us she passed away in a cage in a medical facility in between therapy.</span></li><li class="li4" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal;"><span class="s2">Well…due to her age and the high risk of that both options present, I think you know what the last option was. And sadly what we were forced to do to save her life…</span></li></ol><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">We had discussed every scenario possible to avoid our last option. And after a very very emotional 2 and a half hours, it was decided by us that we had to let her go to save her. Even as the vet came in and had me sign the agreement, I looked at my wife with tears in my eyes and kept asking if there were any list options. Then I looked down at my sweet innocent baby and realized, no matter how hard we all tried and my gosh did we try everything, it had to happen. We said our final goodbyes, we let Geoffrey snuggle with her one last time until he decided it was time for us to let her go. Finally we gave our perfect little beauty so many kisses and we handed her over. After 8 years, she was gone.</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br></span></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1gJ4kG-lYsBI6mV7uSP8dtHni48Ejq-2i" width="300" height="300"><br></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I keep telling myself over and over that we did this to save her but I just can’t get it out of my mind why it happened. How it could’ve happened?!?!? Penelope had always been in perfect health, never got sick or injured. If she had, it didn’t last nearly as long as others. We never really got a straight answer. She could’ve swallowed something, eaten something. Idk. </span></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br></span></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1NJvwInKAl0CI5ysKhl_58jP211kwOLsL" width="300" height="300"><br></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Penelope was a unique bunny. She didn’t fight being picked up if you attempted to do so, but she wouldn’t be too happy with you. She never craved attention or affection like the others. She let you know when she wanted it. She never gave bunny kisses(when a bunny licks you), but she’d nudge you with her cute nose to tell you she loved you. From the way she ate her food, drank her water to the way she’d stand so proper and classy, even to the way she’d just flop over, she was different. One of a kind. In fact, we all felt like she was the most mature one in all our family. Hence the nickname “The Boss”. </span></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Oh and you’ve never truly experienced joy until you heard that rabbit snore up a storm. She had a very unique and relaxing snore. Kinda like a white noise machine. There were times I’d actually fall asleep on the couch listening to her snore. </span></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br></span></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1KReGCUpv3GZfWmmRyu6wzqXzIJokkss-" width="0" height="0" data-x="0" data-y="0" style="width: 349.14926282161844px; height: 349.1492628216165px;"><br></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">A lot of crying, a lot of sadness, a lot of confusion. Everyone mourns in their own ways. I’m a little more open with it than most. Always have been. Heck, even as a kid, I’d cry while watching a cartoon in which a character would pretend to be dead. Specifically that Donald Duck cartoon where he pretended to be dead. I guess you become super sensitive to death when your dad dies when your 6 and one of your best friends dies in a car accident when you’re 10. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It always hurts and through the years I’ve learned many ways how to cope, but you never truly get over these things. </span></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br></span></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1pjYfBQ86dYlsKxo7QXodrkzFdkrgjBsx" width="300" height="300"><br></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Penelope was special. To me. My wife. To Charlie and Geoffrey. She kept us in line, she kept us whole, she kept us happy and kept us loving. And now she gets to share that with so many others at the Rainbow Bridge. Which is a nice thought to know. I mean, someone’s gotta keep all those animals in line, right? :)</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br></span></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1HiOxUDIwgpq1qySdg7PuG7LKg7U0qsJj" width="300" height="300"><br></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Thank you Penelope/Penny Jane/Punky Bunster/PJ/Sweet Baby P/the bunny with a million nicknames for providing us with so much love and memories. You were a gift that we cherished every day of our lives.</span></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br></span></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10yL1855o5_8ERyfb_NxAPUB9o3lhynVU" width="300" height="300"><br></span></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Til we meet again,</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br></p><p class="p4" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Your loving family</span></p>Horror Movie BBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500278172683793516noreply@blogger.com