Tag: Memorabilia and other obsessions

Did you lose your marbles? The GOP sure did. But back in the 80s, they still had some, and I have proof: Damn things are hard to photograph, being so small. Anyway, next week we’re back to Lemax for a month, but of course it’ll be Christmas Lemax....

This was an eBay purchase close to 10 years ago. I think in the 80s this sort of plasticky polyester scarf/banner thing was a pretty popular merch item as I’ve seen similar ones coming up in searches for Duran Duran memorabilia. Anyway, fun piece for display, certainly would never...

I forget what year this was from, somewhere in the 90s when Phil Lewis had left L.A. Guns and a dude named Chris was the new singer. Since the hair metal days were over, when L.A. Guns came to Vancouver, it was actually a dive bar in the suburbs...

I posted a little bit already, but let’s get it all in one post, eh? First, the kitchen sideboard: Next, the woodsy scene with all the cabins and lodges: The huge bears are toys I guess I had as a little kid, though I don’t remember them from that....

Well, aside from rock memorabilia, I have a small collection of American right wing political memorabilia, mostly from the 70s and 80s when such things were still fun and didn’t take themselves too seriously. This ties those two together rather nicely: So, Elvis shaking hands with Nixon. I actually...

Halloween is over another year, but that doesn’t mean we won’t do one more post about ghouls. In this case, of the rock n roll variety. I got this Mötley Crüe mirror off of eBay a couple years back. I hear these sorts of mirrors referred to as “carnival...

And the last Lemax Spooky Town piece of the year (well, I might do one last write-up on Halloween itself, we’ll see), Witches Tower: I already told the story of how I acquired this at 80% off, so I’ll just add the usual review from Doug of Spooky Villages:...

This week, a small and simple piece that is now the only retired piece I have, Cave Sweet Cave: It’s a battery powered piece that I keep on my bedside table for a little dose of Spooky Town. The two vampires wobble back and forth (they’re on small hanging...

Well, I’ve been covering a lot of what I bought this year, but here’s a piece from last year, The Ghoulish Gourd Pub & Grill: It’s a fun piece for an entertainment or bar district theme. Or if you have a ton of pumpkin-styled pieces in your display. As...

I swore I was done with getting more Lemax this year, really I did. Then I thought maybe I’d go pick up The Witching Hour, since it was on for 30% off and I do have a bit of a witch theme going with my acquisitions and current holdings....