Category Archives: Blast from the Past

Mrs. Crankipants Presents the AMC Pacer of Shoes

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Mrs. Crankipants

Feast your eyes, boys and girls, on Earth Shoes – the ugliest shoes on the planet! Well, except maybe Birkenstocks.  Oh wait, I forgot about Vibrams. Earth Shoes were sold for comfort, certainly not for looks unless you like that sort … Continue reading →

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What I Miss About Comics Stick-On Sophistication

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Did you know that a more mature, sexier, more sophisticated you comes with its own adhesive?

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GIFfy Pop!

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Tina tries her hand at an animated GIF file with several pictures of LRW from a few years back.

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Incredibly Rare Photo of Mrs. Crankipants

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Mrs. Crankipants

Thanks to tireless investigative work, an incredibly candid and shocking photo of the perpetually camera-shy Mrs. Crankipants has been revealed!

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What I Miss About Comics: Three Days That Won’t Go Away

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Three days of peace, love and music. An eternity of crap celebrating it.

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From the Disco to the Outer Limits of Space!

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Joe_Williams

It’s an ad from an old Creepy magazine which was a Warren publication. Warren also published Famous Monsters and Eerie which, like spinning racks of comic books in drug stores, are in the dustbin of history.

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Dawn of the Home Video Revolution…Kingdom of the Spiders

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Joe_Williams

This one is for frequent visitor and commenter JT who mentioned this cinematic marvel in the comments section of my last Dawn of the Home Video Revolution post. As luck would have it, Kingdom of the Spiders is one of … Continue reading →

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Dawn of the Home Video Revolution or Ernest Borgnine Made Me Do It!

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Joe_Williams

The great Ernest Borgnine as the devil in The Devil’s Rain from 1975. This was one of those typical 70’s films that featured stalwart veterans like Mr Borgnine and Keenan Wynn, up-and-comers like John Travolta and down-and-outers like Ida Lupino … Continue reading →

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Dawn of the Home Video Revolution or I Was a Teenage Gorehound

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Remember when Video Cassette Recorders were new? We got a Sears-branded, top loading, VHS machine around 1983 well after this 1978 ad appeared so I seriously doubt my Dad paid anywhere near $700 bucks for one. I remember the year … Continue reading →

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