Baby Boomers: Are You In With The “In” Crowd?
Collecting tips: “Out” today are manufactured collectibles like Christmas plates, souvenir spoons, new figural bottles (Avon, Beam), empty cereal boxes promoting TV, movie and radio stars, and linens...
View ArticleBaby Boomer Celebrity Survivor: What Happened To The Ken Doll?
I’m the boomer “comeback kid,” although I’m hardly a kid anymore. Believe or not, the most collected male doll in pop culture celebrated his big 50. I was born a teenager due to the miracle of modern...
View ArticleBaby Boomer Celebrity: What Happened to Pee-Wee Herman?
OK, my boomer fans, let’s deal with that 800-pound gorilla in the theatre. It was humiliating, but what are the local cops doing trolling an adult movie house for victimless crimes? Just for the...
View ArticleBaby Boomer Silly: The Inside Story of Gilligan’s Island
There was an endless parade of silly baby boomer sitcoms. The best/worst is arguable, but the most iconic is clear. None reaches the pop culture television status of Gilligan’s Island. Virtually...
View ArticleSay It Ain’t So, Buffalo Bob. Howdy Doody A Racist?!
“Goodbye, kids.” The tearful first and last words uttered by the heretofore mute Clarabelle the Clown on the final Howdy Doody television show in 1960. Howdy Doody was the first baby boomer...
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