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The Humble Comic Collector

July 30th 2010 08:06
Superman, Batman, Superhero, Comics, Collect, Vintage
Up, Up and Away
Frankly I was gobsmacked the other week when cruisin' past a collectors fair in the western suburbs of Sydney to be immersed in a sea of comic book 'fanatics'.


As a bit of a hoarder of vinyl and assorted pop culture social antiquities - I make it a rule to never question an individual's passion for collecting anything from autographs through to fishing reels and strangely enough just this week, a fellow who confided to me that he's been collecting wine corks for over 10 years


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Were You An 80's Child?

July 27th 2010 23:45
80s, Children, Kids, Pop Culture
You've So Much to Answer For . . .
Scary isn't it!

There are ways and means of spotting the truly genuine 80s child - and it's not nearly as difficult as you think



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What Defines the 70s?

July 27th 2010 07:34
Groovy
The 70's - yeah baby!
When I think of what symbolises the 70's for me, I think of two entirely different subcultures.

The first is the early 70s - which was still a melting pot of psychedelic lifestyles, hippies, tangerine dreams and a mish mash of fads, music and social unheavals


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The Monkees

July 26th 2010 01:57
The Monkees
The 'Pre-Fab' Four?
Perhaps one of the greatest 'manufactured' bands of all time - the Monkees featuring Davy Jones, Peter Tork, Mickey Dolenz and Michael Nesmith were unashamedly 'created' by the US music industry to counter the British invastion of the then all conquering Fab Four - The Bealtes.

Essentially a pop rock quartet, the group was always destined for stardom - if only through the television series designed specifically to promote them


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The Moon Landing - 20% Still Think It's a Hoax

July 21st 2010 01:58
Apollo, Apollo 11, Astronaut, Armstrong, NASA
Calling all sceptics . . .
The Apollo 11 space flight landed the first humans on Earth's Moon on July 20, 1969.

Different Moon landing conspiracy theories claim that some or all elements of the Apollo Project and the associated Moon landings were falsifications staged by NASA and members of other organizations


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The Idiots Guide to being an Idiot

July 19th 2010 08:00
Sex
Yeah - right!


Ever bought one of those Dummies Guides To


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New words to our vocabulary . . .

July 19th 2010 01:19
ipod, itunes, apple
If you'd left this mortal coil 20 years ago and started up a conversation with someone today - chances are you'd be scratching your skull wondering what on earth some of the 'new-speak' was.

From ipad's and ipod's to email and dot com


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The Beatles 'Girls'

July 14th 2010 02:56
The Beatles
Long before Yoko Ono and the scandalous Heather Mills, the "Fab Four" did their best to lead a relatively 'normal' existance when it came to their personal lives and the women they invariably had to 'share' with the rest of the world.

This little video clip is testament to a time long gone which was less uncomplicated for the lads from Liverpool and offers a nice pictorial insight into Jane Asher, Patty Boyd, Maureen Cox and Cynthia Powell to the song "From Me To You


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Great Songs from Great Movie Soundtracks

July 12th 2010 07:53
The Big Chill
I couldn't believe my ears over the weekend when a friend expressed to me that in their opinion Over the Rainbow by Harry Nilsson from the You've Got Mail soundtrack was one of the great songs from movie soundtracks they heard in recent times.

After finding my equilibrium, I cited any number of others which in my humble view would probably rate above it on a scale of 1-100 including songs from The Big Chill, American Graffiti and Saturday Night Fever not to mention standout classics such as Easy Rider, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and even A Hard Day's Night or Purple Rain


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Cringe Worthy Hits from the 70's

July 8th 2010 04:30
70s music
The Cringeworthy Awards
Remember Roger Voudouris and Born To Be Alive?

How about Gilbert O'Sullivan and Oo Wacka Doo Wacka Day


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