Top 5 Old-School Star Wars Toys

By becksta on 7/28/10 11:33am
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I remember sitting in the theater between my Dad and uncle who had generously “volunteered” to take me to Star Wars when I was a kid. The movie was exciting enough to stand out in my memory and I saw all three of the original Star Wars films in the theaters. I wasn’t lucky enough to have any of the Star Wars toys, but as an adult now understand the incredible depth that Stars Wars toys played in the lives of  many people lives from my generation. I did some investigative journalism to uncover a short list of what the Star Wars experts I happen to know feel are the strongest contenders for the best Star Wars toys. Do you agree with them? If not, please feel free to blast me in the comment section and add your own.


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Gary Coleman Dies

By dfunzy on 5/28/10 12:45pm
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Gary Coleman: Arnold of Diff'rent StrokesGary Coleman: Arnold of Diff'rent Strokes"Diff'rent Strokes" star Gary Coleman died today, May 28th, Friday, at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah, where he had been in a coma after suffering a brain hemorrhage. He was 42.

According to People Online, "Family members and close friends were at his side when life support was terminated," says a hospital statement. "Family members express their appreciation and gratitude for the support and prayers that have been expressed for Gary and for them.The actor suffered an intracranial hemorrhage at his Utah home on Wednesday night. On Thursday, he was 'conscious and lucid," the statement says, "but by early afternoon that same day, Mr. Coleman was slipping in and out of consciousness and his condition worsened."

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Top Five 70's Board Games

By becksta on 2/22/10 1:54pm
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When I was a kid back in the 1970’s (please no jokes about how old I am- I’m well aware), there wasn’t the Internet to scare our parents and waste our time, cell phones were a distant reality, and I actually spent my time with good, ole family fun, as most of us did. We still drank water from the tap (and sometimes from the hose), knew our neighbors well enough to do more than just borrow eggs, and never had an organic piece of food cross our lips.

Star Wars was all we talked about, Farrah Fawcett was on the wall of 56% of teen-aged boys bed rooms, and when we weren’t playing Frogger on our Nintendos or Intellivisions, we played board games for fun.

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Doug Fieger Died Young At 57

By dfunzy on 2/15/10 8:38am
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Doug FiegerDoug FiegerHearts stop but not the music. Yesterday on Valentine Day Sunday, in Los Angeles, a great heart stopped.  A leading voice of 70s New Wave Music, Doug Fieger, Detroit native, singer, songwriter,  died young at 57. Doug Fieger led, and was the lead vocalist of the power pop band The Knack.

 He sung and co-wrote 1979 hit "My Sharona",  the group's first single, an international #1 hit which spent six consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1979, and was the biggest record of the year, a song that is and will always be a classic. R.I.P. Doug Fieger.

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