Eightiesologo continues with a look at the centerpiece of the banner image, the Han Solo action figure. To this day, Solo remains one of my favorite fictional characters and this figure captures the character in my favorite setting from the Star Wars movies, the snow planet of Hoth! Star Wars has become a periodic cycle [...]
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Eightiesologo, Episode V
Posted in Eightiesologo, Film & Video, Toy Box on September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Eightiesologo, Vol III
Posted in Eightiesologo, Sports on September 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The latest in our series of features on the origin of the Eightiesology banner takes its cue from the baseball pennant race and connects to one of the Eightiesologist’s greatest hobbies, baseball card collecting. I can see myself on my bedroom floor, in the canyon between my bed and my bookshelf. The old television is [...]
Eightiesologo, Vol XXI
Posted in Eightiesologo, Sports on September 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In honor of the kickoff of the new football season and the quest to defend the Super Bowl Championship for the New York football Giants, to latest volume of Eightiesologo will cover the Super Bowl XXI souvenir program. It had been 17 long years since one of my sports teams won a championship [...]
Eightiesologo, Vol I
Posted in Eightiesologo, Travel on August 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This is the first in a series of posts analyzing the different souvenirs that make up the Eightiesology image. My friends Christian and Amy recently returned from Walt Disney World, which, if you know them, isn’t exactly a shocker. However, this trip was particularly special as it was their baby Hailey’s first trip there and [...]