A couple of months ago I decided to display all of my vintage (1978-1985) Star Wars figures. Ten minutes later, I decided to try and complete my collection. Based on what I can tell, I am currently missing roughly 30 figures. Some of these I know I had back in the day (who didn’t own a jawa or two?) but some of them slipped away over time. If you happen to have any of the following figures from the original vintage line and would like to let them go, please let me know. I have pretty much exhausted my local… (read more)

I was two or three months shy of turning four-years-old when my parents took me to see Star Wars for the first time. If I remember correctly they had already seen the movie once and decided to see it a second time, this time with me in tow. It’s funny the things a kid remembers. My Mom used to have photos of me taken at TG&Y. If you’re old enough you too may remember walking into department stores and being greeted by a photographer all set up, ready to take photos. That morning my Mom tried to get me to… (read more)

Susan is good at “nesting” and has done a great job of making our new house feel more like a home. It is a skill that I do not possess. Susan can walk through a room and see where things should go. (“We need a mirror there, a table over there, and some flowers right here.”) Me? Every room I’m in charge of “decorating” looks like a Best Buy delivery van collided with a garbage truck, spilling trash and electronics all over the place. I simply don’t have the ability to look at an empty room and visualize what it… (read more)

For the past nine years, I’ve been filling my “man cave” with “man cave stuff”. I went upstairs last night to start packing and, after two hours of moving stuff around, came back downstairs worn out. To the right are games, and toys, and junk. To the left are more toys, computers, and more junk. The back wall holds “overflow” DVDs that I didn’t have room for downstairs. The entire middle section consists of horror movies. To the left are things the kids either wouldn’t or shouldn’t watch. To the right are box sets, computer/videogame-related DVDs, and Nintendo games. Most… (read more)

In honor of Star Wars Day (May the Fourth be with you!) I wanted to post a picture of something Star Wars-related I own. I didn’t feel like digging through the garage to find any old Star Wars toys, so instead I headed to the closet and dug out some of my Star Wars neckties! L to R: Episode 1, Darth Maul print, Star Wars, Death Star Trench, Vader, Vader print. I wear ties at weddings, funerals, and job interviews, and none of these ties would be appropriate for any of those situations. I’m not even sure why I own… (read more)

About halfway between Oklahoma City and the Texas border sits Pauls Valley, population 6,256. Pauls Valley covers about 8-and-a-half square miles, and has more brick streets than any other town in the United States. It is also the home of The Toy and Action Figure Museum. Upon entering the museum, this is the first display you see: That picture right there should tell you whether or not you need to keep reading this post. The Toy and Action Figure Museum is the brainchild of artist, collector and toy designed Kevin Stark. The museum opened in 2005, and has by all… (read more)

In 1982 at the age of nine, Santa brought me (among other things) a Star Wars Rebel Transport.

Every now and then, a random memory from my childhood will pop unto my head. When that happens, it’s up to me and Google to try and track it down. When I was a kid, my mom used to buy me lots of “knock-off” records — compilations of songs and movie themes recorded by people other than the original artists. I think K-TEL released a lot of these types of records. There’s one I specifically remember owning that had the theme to Star Wars and a few other movies on it. Every now and then for no particular reason that… (read more)