Sheer Nostalgic Happiness
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kybearfuzzOver the last couple of weeks, I've been feeling a bit blah and out of sorts. Between the work stresses, new and continuing family drama, personal issues, etc., I've not been at my best. The weather certainly hasn't been helping with dreary, overcast skies.
Then last night, a stranger on Flickr posted a comment to one of my cartoons and reminded me of something wonderful. He said my cartoon made him think of this:
Mighty Men and Monster Maker from the 1970's
I had this and LOVED it. For those who don't recall this, it was a kit. You took a yellow head plate, an orange torso plate, and a red bottom plate and combined them on the left. You put a sheet of paper over it and did a rubbing with a crayon and you had an instant hero, monster, or hybrid of both. It was FUN! It was the boy's version of the "fashion plates" for girls, where they would mix/match dress parts and do the same thing.
I had long forgotten about it. I can't remember the number of characters I made and colored. Sadly, none of those creations still exist and I don't remember what I called any of them. Reminiscing about it put a big smile on my face and it made me wish I still had my kit. Like so many of my board games and such, I eventually lost pieces and the whole kit was discarded at some point when something else caught my attention. It's amazing how the little things can make such a big impact.
Happy hump day, all y'all.
Then last night, a stranger on Flickr posted a comment to one of my cartoons and reminded me of something wonderful. He said my cartoon made him think of this:
Mighty Men and Monster Maker from the 1970's
I had this and LOVED it. For those who don't recall this, it was a kit. You took a yellow head plate, an orange torso plate, and a red bottom plate and combined them on the left. You put a sheet of paper over it and did a rubbing with a crayon and you had an instant hero, monster, or hybrid of both. It was FUN! It was the boy's version of the "fashion plates" for girls, where they would mix/match dress parts and do the same thing.
I had long forgotten about it. I can't remember the number of characters I made and colored. Sadly, none of those creations still exist and I don't remember what I called any of them. Reminiscing about it put a big smile on my face and it made me wish I still had my kit. Like so many of my board games and such, I eventually lost pieces and the whole kit was discarded at some point when something else caught my attention. It's amazing how the little things can make such a big impact.
Happy hump day, all y'all.
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Date: 2013-02-06 01:37 pm (UTC)HUGS!
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Date: 2013-02-07 06:09 am (UTC)I looked and looked all over the 'net back in 2000-2002, and found several of my favorite science fiction books that I'd read and discarded when I was a kid, from ages 7 to 13.
I found 'em again! One book: Runaway Robot, by Lester Del Ray - in great shape - and on Ebay for just 2 cents! (No one else bid on it. )
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Date: 2013-02-07 10:53 am (UTC)