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Vinyl collecting pet peeve – records with missing songs

Vinyl collecting pet peeve – records with missing songs

Ever find that holy grail of a vinyl record only to feel like there's something missing? This happened to me twice this past year. One of my biggest vinyl collecting pet peeves is records with missing songs! Let me know if you've run into this by leaving a comment...

The Muppets LEGO Minifigures | Unboxing and First Impressions

The Muppets LEGO Minifigures | Unboxing and First Impressions

As a kid, I loved LEGOs, and I've been a lifelong Muppets fan. With the recent release of the Muppets LEGO Minifigures, two parts of my inner child are giddy with excitement. With 12 figures to collect and each pack giving a random Muppet character, I'm opening...

Unboxing the Jim Henson Funko Pop – Target Exclusive with Ernie

Unboxing the Jim Henson Funko Pop – Target Exclusive with Ernie

I'm not really much of a fan of Funko Pops. Maybe it's those dead, beady eyes or bulbous heads on tiny bodies. But I am a huge fan of The Muppets and Sesame Street, and have been as long as I can remember. So naturally Jim Henson is possibly the biggest creative...

Unboxing and Testing The New 2019 Speak N Spell

Unboxing and Testing The New 2019 Speak N Spell

Back in my younger years, Speak N Spell was one of my absolute favorite toys. I took it everywhere and wore it out pretty quickly. Now a parent myself, I've been looking for a Speak N Spell to share with my second grade daughter, but used units on eBay are either...

A love letter to physical media

A love letter to physical media

FilmStruck closing, Criterion Channel on the horizon, UltraViolet shutting down, and Disney+ among many conglomerates' individual streaming services taking shape. It's a pretty fractious time to be a streaming consumer. It's never been a better time to be a DVD...