We're way behind on posting, so here's a pop culture treat. It's the special Christmas edition of Captain Crunch which we noticed while browsing at Target a few days ago.
The Captain's Christmas Crunch
'til the New Year's Crunch
Keep the Adventure Alive,
Not sure who the artist is for this, but I'll credit them when I find out.
I couldn't resist posting it though.
A Millennium Falcon Christmas
'til Chewbacca comes over for New Years
Keep the Adventure Alive,
Hallmark has had some incredible pop culture ornaments in recent years. We decided to experience some Christmas in July and check out the new selection.
This Indiana Jones was one of our favorites. We'll post some more ornaments over the next few days, so check back and visit your local Hallmark store.
'til Indy gets that idol
Keep the adventure alive,
Saw this when leaving Caribou Coffee yesterday. The dog rides in the trailer with his head sticking out the top.
Click to zoom in for a better look.
'til this thing gets warp drive
Keep the Adventure Alive,
The Charlotte Hornets were a big deal, and I was a huge fan. That was the only time I've bothered to have season tickets to anything. There was nothing quite like going to a sold out Charlotte Coliseum with 23,000 people cheering on the Hornets.
At that time George Shinn was a hero. We all know now George is no longer a hero. His life unraveled in Charlotte and he took his team and left town. That story is well documented in other places, so I won't cover it here.
When the Hornets left they took a part of Charlotte's heart. Another NBA team came to town, but it's just a team. No one really cares about the Bobcats, everyone loved the Hornets.
When I learned they were rebuilding on the site of George Shinn's former home, and the Hugo the Hornet pool was destined to be a victim of that construction, I had to go by and pay final respects to the greatest sports franchise to call Charlotte home.
There are other teams in this area, and they may at some point be wildly successful, but there will only be one Charlotte Hornets.
Hugo the Hornet tiles in the bottom of George Shinn's former pool
A long shot of the Hugo the Hornet pool showing the neglect
Another long shot of the Hugo the Hornet pool
A collapsed fence showing the pool in disrepair
The view George Shinn had from his Tega Cay home
'til they send the Bobcats away and bring the Hornets home
Keep the Adventure Alive,
I loved the Green Hornet as a kid, mainly because I loved the car. Lots of people will tell you that the best thing about the short lived TV series was Bruce Lee, but any 60's kid will tell you it was the Black Beauty.
In addition to all the cool gadgets, such as machine guns, the most memorable thing about the car was how it was stored. It was hidden underneath the garage floor and was exposed by flipping a switch; then a convertible would rotate underneath the concrete slab and the Black Beauty would appear. Of course this is completely impractical, but it sure looks cool.
I was thrilled to not only see this method return in the new movie, but also in the Green Hornet comic. Yep, in Green Hornet issue number 1, available at iTunes, you can see a perfect rendition of the famous Black Beauty switch.
The six year old kid in me is thrilled.
The 1966 Television series and the famous Black Beauty Garage Switch:
The current Green Hornet comic:
The Black Beauty
Green Hornet is published by Dynamite Entertainment. Pencils by Jonathan Lau. Colors by Ivan Nunes.
'til my Camry dissapears beneath the pavement, swapped for a cool superhero car
Keep the Adventure Alive,
A holiday favorite is back!
Don't Shoot Your Eye Out The Game
'til Ralphie Beats Our Score
Keep the Adventure Alive,
This might be my favorite of the Google search doodles. If not my favorite, it's near the top.
A series of five images featuring the original Scooby Gang.
'til Scooby gets those Scooby snacks
Keep the Adventure Alive,
Adventuretom
Arrr, in honor o' Talk Like a Pirate Day we thought we'd link these classic 'ideos from Michael Nesmith.
Ahoy, 'til Jack Sparrow goes back t' schoo
Arrr, keep the Ad'enture Ali',
Adventuretom
In case you missed it, here's my Pop Candy blog. It's a brief description of my quest to revive the 70's toy line, Hasbro's GI Joe Adventure Team.
'til GI Joe returns to Spy Island one more time
Keep the Adventure Alive,
Tom (AT)
