I remember, I was probably 13, 14 years old when I first saw the commercial for that “Growing Up Skipper” doll. Now, to be fair, they don’t emphasize in the ad that her breasts grow (though you can kind of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a photo of the Princess Carol figure (Unfortunately I got duplicates), Front and back. Here’s the Nick Fury figure I didn’t get.
From June 1978 thru September of 1979, during my Senior Year of High School, I worked at McDonalds. That McDonalds is still there, BTW, and it’s the home of the Big Mac Museum. Anyway, during that year that I worked[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Happy Meal consists of a hamburger, french fries, apple slices and a bottle of water. I’m guessing that because these slices have to spend a long time sitting in a plastic bag that it’s probably pumped full of preservatives[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, I confess, for many, many years I collected many, many things. Along the way I’m sure I was obsessive at times but at least I was never obsessive as “The Collector”* – The Comic Book Guy from “The Simpsons”.
I’ve been writing and drawing these comics for well over a decade, and I try real hard not to repeat myself. I try not to repeat a comic. Well, as I was thinking about the day I spent with Charles[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s probably a good thing that I was so young so I wouldn’t over think things. I had no real immediacy to return to Pittsburgh, no job to get to, neither did my mom. But there’s no way we would[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
At one time, I worked for Spencer’s Gifts. Well, kind of. Back in 2016, for one month, I worked as a Package Designer for Spirit Halloween. Spirit Halloween is owned by Spencer’s Gifts, in fact, they share the same building,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I realize that shopping malls weren’t made for people like me. When I lived in Audubon and the few times I’d go to nearby King of Prussia Mall (mostly because they had an Apple Store) the majority of the shops[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In case my drawings aren’t clear enough, here’s a photo of that toy. Like I said in the comic, I have no idea where it came from, who bought it and gave it to me or even know what it’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…