tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post1292152514214987532..comments2024-03-02T07:47:01.546-05:00Comments on The Lair of the Silver Fox.: How I Wonder(ed) Where You Are ~~ A "Comical Wednesday" PostThe Silver Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-52376762358701185522017-11-03T10:06:06.993-04:002017-11-03T10:06:06.993-04:00I had those Marx figures, too. Someone got hold of...I had those Marx figures, too. Someone got hold of the molds and did a reprint set in the early nineties, I believe, but they didn't use day-glow plastic.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-85420418548733755902017-10-20T14:29:12.925-04:002017-10-20T14:29:12.925-04:00I loved this chapter! It's especially cool for...I loved this chapter! It's especially cool for collecting-addicts like us when an old memory gets stirred up. I was a yard sale back in the 1980s and I found a box that contained a dozen or so of the 1960s 6 inch tall Marx soldiers and at the bottom of the box I found one of the day-glow plastic Marx Universal Monster figures! Instantly, the memories came flooding back to me...I had completely forgotten that I had owned (and painted!) these cool figures back in the early 1960s. Thanks for sharing!paul howleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15196536135483166677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-39442677350782147292017-10-10T10:06:41.089-04:002017-10-10T10:06:41.089-04:00Some harlequin costumes have that alternating desi...Some harlequin costumes have that alternating design, but not all. The same holds true for jester costumes.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-72874218231395376312017-10-07T17:50:32.034-04:002017-10-07T17:50:32.034-04:00And why isn't it called a harlequin costume?And why isn't it called a harlequin costume?Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-9189620830483925502017-10-07T17:44:34.851-04:002017-10-07T17:44:34.851-04:00Then why do they seem so familiar to me?Then why do they seem so familiar to me?Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-25407043722769791552017-10-07T10:45:41.452-04:002017-10-07T10:45:41.452-04:00I've spent several years at flea markets, old ...I've spent several years at flea markets, old bookstores, yard sales, at comic book shops and on eBay buying things that I grew up with and were sold, broken, given away (mostly by my mother as I aged), etc. I'm constantly amazed at how these items are so much "smaller" than I recall them... for obvious reasons. (I'm actually larger now!)<br /><br />I haven't written about Twinkle or Twinkle Loon before.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-42162356745317731922017-10-06T19:42:35.936-04:002017-10-06T19:42:35.936-04:00I'd like to buy back my childhood. My mother s...I'd like to buy back my childhood. My mother sold it at garage sales. I managed to hang on to some books and the Winnie the Pooh who slept with me. I have a few Barbies and their clothes, too, and one stuffed monkey who had a plastic banana that could be put in his mouth, but X broke him. She sold all the baby dolls (some of them very old and probably collectible), the baby doll clothes and the play washing machine that could have real water put in it to "wash" the clothes and then we turned the handle very fast to spin dry them before hanging them on the clothes line, the toy iron that actually plugged in and got warm, the toy sewing machine that could actually work on something simple, and on and on. Toys were so much better then because we could do real things with them. When I bought a toy washing machine for my daughter, all she could do was put clothes in it and pretend that there was water and that it agitated. I suppose the toys are supposed to be safer now. Her toys weren't nearly as cool as mine. I wish I'd still had mine to give to her. My mother heard about garage sales and went crazy selling things. Twinkle Loon looks familiar, like things I saw as a kid. Have you written about Twinkle or Twinkle Loon before, or is it my imagination that you've written about him? Now that kind of clothing is called color blocking, but mine is not the answer you seek. <br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-38111983133305865962017-10-06T10:52:22.943-04:002017-10-06T10:52:22.943-04:00Gee, I almost didn't post this one because I t...Gee, I almost didn't post this one because I thought it was too limited as far as to who would like it. Now I'm glad I did. I'm very pleased with the reaction it's gotten.<br /><br />I just ordered the Twinkle Loon book from an eBay dealer. I've spent the last thirty years or so buying back my childhood. I have so many books, comics, and toys from my formative years, which I now own for the second or even third time.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-84433347626284891032017-10-05T23:05:48.969-04:002017-10-05T23:05:48.969-04:00This is a great article! Well worth pushing ahead ...This is a great article! Well worth pushing ahead of Tom Petty et al. The 1946 Twinkle on the cover (and his friends) remind me of some old, old, cartoons we used to own that were drawn in a similar manner, especially the Old Mother Hubbard one. <br /><br />I really liked the Twinkle Loon book as well! I'd never heard of Twinkle OR Twinkle Loon, but the TL book illustrations remind me of so many books from my childhood (many that I still have) that were "sort of" colored illustrations . . . black & white and maybe another color like shades of red or blue, and that's that. <br /><br />I never know what I'm going to learn when I visit here, and I love that aspect of your blog. Thanks for making the effort to put forth articles with substance and fun.Lynda Dietzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442214431341019380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-66862940964528869642017-10-05T19:13:23.046-04:002017-10-05T19:13:23.046-04:00Oh, no, True, you weren't intruding at all! Qu...Oh, no, True, you weren't intruding at all! Quite the opposite. What I meant was, I had doubts about posting this because I figured none of my readers would have heard of Twinkle and nobody would care. I was very glad that you enjoyed the post regardless of that! Thank you.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-14676136748933711822017-10-05T14:52:27.791-04:002017-10-05T14:52:27.791-04:00Sorry, I didn’t mean to intrude on something perso...Sorry, I didn’t mean to intrude on something personal. I have never heard of Twinkle before and I guess it intrigued me. <br /><br />Speaking of stars I saw a shooting one Monday night.Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-84910424047538888722017-10-05T12:27:04.420-04:002017-10-05T12:27:04.420-04:00Thanks for your "amazing amount of work"...Thanks for your "amazing amount of work" compliment, Jerry. As far as why I'm not making millions in Hollywood or in print, I like to think that part of the reason is that I've never had enough ambition to really push myself. And there's no need to apologize for not visiting more. Most of my readers only stop by when they can, and many of them have been dealing with pressing real-world issues lately. Following blogs isn't very high on people's lists of necessary items.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-28275425201683035742017-10-05T12:15:38.065-04:002017-10-05T12:15:38.065-04:00I thought it was a bit personal. Who among my read...I thought it was a bit personal. Who among my readers would even know who Twinkle was, I thought. So glad you enjoyed the post anyway.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-49361649224552070952017-10-05T09:59:54.344-04:002017-10-05T09:59:54.344-04:00I am so very sorry for failing to come by more oft...I am so very sorry for failing to come by more often. You always do an amazing amount of work on your articles, and it is a shame that you have not been hired for mucho dinero as a staff writer for one of the major newspapers or magazines. If it makes you feel any better, you are not the only dear friend I regularly neglect. Sigh.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-19505902670560351292017-10-04T20:41:19.862-04:002017-10-04T20:41:19.862-04:00Oh, this was fun to read! Twinkle the Star That Ca...Oh, this was fun to read! Twinkle the Star That Came Down From Heaven, I so enjoyed the comic you posted. Of course, I would like anything to do with stars.<br /><br />Smiling quite wide at the moment.<br /><br />I thought I'd find the tribute to Tom Petty today, I forgot about Comical Wednesday. <br /><br />It looks a bit like a checkerboard pattern, but I could be wrong. Maybe, some of your other readers have a clue.Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-51584689719418283922017-10-04T09:24:00.652-04:002017-10-04T09:24:00.652-04:00Ha. I have a lot of female readers, so I'm hop...Ha. I have a lot of female readers, so I'm hoping someone will know the proper name for that design.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-82463956361527094412017-10-04T07:29:04.387-04:002017-10-04T07:29:04.387-04:00Oh, and no idea what you'd call that. A rather...Oh, and no idea what you'd call that. A rather crappy costume would be my take.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-29891731905274582922017-10-04T07:28:30.390-04:002017-10-04T07:28:30.390-04:00Goes to show what memories can pop back in, or not...Goes to show what memories can pop back in, or not, or sorta, when you go a searching and you find. A star with legs and arms and a rhyme for a star. Can see how they may mix and match hahaPat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.com