Christmas 2010 Apline Putz Village

Here's a link to some photos of my 2010 Christmas Village along with osme photos of our tree. The village is displayed on a Vintage Carboard Fireplace that I bought on ebay this year.

Christmas 2010 Apline Putz Village

Marx Service Stations And Ft. Apache

In my never ending effort to replace my childhood toys here are the latest ebay finds:









THIS SET IS THE EXACT SET THAT I RECEIVED FOR CHIRSTMAS IN 1963 AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE FAMILY SLIDE SCAN FROM THAT CHRISTMAS DAY:





I THINK MY SISTER GOT RIPPED OFF THAT YEAR...LOL. ALL SHE GOT WAS THE CLOTHES SHE IS WEARING AND THAT SNOW CONE MAKER. MY BROTHER AND I GOT THE CLOTHES WE'RE WEARING (MY ONCE FAVORITE DANIEL BOONE PJ'S), THE RACE CAR SET TOGETHER, I GOT FT. APACHE AND HE GOT BATTLEGROUND PLAYSETS. I ALSO RECEIVED THE UNCLE WIGGILY GAME YOU CAN SEE UNDER MY BROTHER'S PUZZLE ON THE COUCH. I'VE TRIED TO REPLACE THAT AURORA RACE CAR SET IN THE FAMILY SLIDE, BUT NONE OF THEM HAVE SHOWN UP ON EBAY SINCE I'VE BEEN LOOKING.

I ALSO BOUGHT A TON OF BOARD GAMES ON EBAY TO PLAY WITH OUR GRANDKIDS AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS PHOTO OF OUR SPARE BEDROOM CLOSET:




IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING HOW I AFFORDED ALL OF THIS - MY DAD DIED THE END OF AGUST 2009. MY BROTHER, SISTER AND I SOLD HIS HOUSE AND SPLIT THE PROCEEDS 3 WAYS. THE MONEY ALSO HELPED MY WIFE AND I MOVE BACK TO HER HOMETOWN WHERE ALL OF HER FAMILY STILL LIVES.

Selchow And Rightrer Board Game Insert 1954

I just got a couple of old Selchow And Righter Board Games, and this Insert advertising all of the games they produced in 1954 was in one of them:

MARX & BMC PLAYSETS

You know how when we grow up many times we buy our kids the same toys we had as children. Well I never had any of my own kids. By the time my wife and I got married her 3 daughters from another marriage were grown. So I've had to skip a generation, and spoil my Grandkids rotten instead. We are going to move back to my wife's hometown sometime next year. When we do we'll be babysitting our oldest Grandson a lot. So I decided to buy a bunch of the Marx Playsets from the 1960's and 70's to have at our house for him to play with when he comes. Here's a photo of all of the sets I got recently off ebay:



DO YOU THINK I WENT OVERBOARD? NAHHHH....lol...

I also bought him a bunch of extra cowboys, indians, civil war soliders (both sides) and knights to add to the sets. I also got him several cap guns and hats to play with (fireman, policeman, cowboy, construction and army helmets). One thing missing from the photo that I haven't received yet is one of those Marx carry-all Playsets. It's the Cape Kennedy set.

Lest the Grand-Daughters feel left out. Here is a post about the Vinatge Toys we'll be sending to them this Christmas:

Nostalgic Goodies For The Grand-Daughters.

HERE'S THE TREE AT MY MIL'S IN ILLINOIS BEFORE THE KIDS TORE INTO THE GIFTS. THEY LOVED EVERY ONE OF THE RETRO TOYS:



UPDATE:
I just recently found a gentlemen who was selling multiple sets of the BMC Military Playsets that he had purchased for his son and himself to set up in diorama form. So now in addition to the above Marx Sets I also have the following BMC Sets now:

Gettysburg (3 sets)
Battle of Yorktown (2 sets)
The Alamo (2 sets)
Battle of San Juan Hill (2 sets)
Battle of Little Big Horn (2 sets)
D-Day Utah Beach (2 sets)
D-Day Invasion Of Normandy (2 Sets)

Are my Grandsons going to be lucky when they come to visit Grandpa & Grandma or what?

Fess Parker "Fancy Feathers" (Cascade Records CA 1006)

RIP FESS PARKER. HERE'S THE COVERS FROM A CHOLDREN'S LP HE DID BACK IN THE 1960'S ON HIS OWN RECORD LABEL:

Dr. Fun's Funhouse Box Set (1964 Columbia Record Club P5M 5087)

THIS, AS IT TURNS OUT, IS AN EXTREMELY RARE CHILDREN'S SONG LP BOX SET. I'VE GOOGLED SEVERAL DIFFERENT TITLES, AND HAVE COME UP WITH NOTHING. THIS BOX SET JUST BY MERE CHANCE HAPPENED TO BE FOR SALE ON EBAY ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO, AND I BOUGHT IT. I WILL BE SHARING IT AT MY NEW YUKU FORUM.

LOTS OF MISSING/DELETED FILES!

I'VE HAD TO SHUT DOWN COMMENTS ON THIS BLOG FOR NOW BECAUSE THE TROLL'S MOMMY TAUGHT HIM HOW TO CUT AND PASTE COMMENTS.

I'VE DISCOVERED THIS WEEK THAT MEGAUPLOAD HAS DELETED DOZENS OF MY MUSIC FILES IN ALL OF MY BLOGS. I GUESS THEY ARE TIRED OF COLLECTING MY PREMIUM ACCOUNT FEES ANY LONGER, AND WOULD LIKE ME TO MOVE ON. I HOPE TO HAVE THEM RE-SHARED AGAIN SOON, BUT RIGHT NOW MY TIME IS BEING TAKEN UP TRYING TO RECOVER FILES FROM THE PC VIRUS SENDING IDIOT THAT WIPED OUT MY OPERATING SYSTEM A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO RE-INSTALL WINDOWS XP. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO EVEN GET BACK IN UNDER "SAFE MODE" SO I LOST ABOUT 72GB WORTH OF MUSIC, IMAGE AND SOFTWARE FILES MUCH OF WHICH ARE IRREPLACEABLE. BEAR WITH ME AS I TRY TO GET THE DEAD LINKS FIXED.
BTW - I GOT THE REALLY BAD VIRUS A FEW WEEKS AGO FROM TRYING TO DO AN UPDATE TO REALPLAYER 9. I JUST I'D LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT.

HERE'S THE LIST OF DELETED FILES THAT I NEED COPIES OF:

SCOOBY-DOO & FRIENDS 3 STORIES PETER PAN LP

HERE'S THE LIST OF DELETED FILES THAT I STILL HAVE MY OWN COPIES OF:

Harvey Records/The Comix "Harvey Singles" *
THE HOBBIT TV SOUNDTRACK SONGS *
GET SMART TV SOUNDTRACK *

MORE TO COME!!!

SOME VINTAGE TOY ITEMS I HAVE FOR SALE

MY WIFE AND I DECIDED WE BOUGHT WAY TOO MUCH OF THE VINTAGE TOY ITEMS FOR OUR GRANDKIDS. SO I'M SELLING A COUPLE OF PIECES. YOU CAN FIND THEM LISTED AT THE LINKS BELOW EACH PHOTO:

TALKING VIEWMASTER PROJECTOR IN ORIGINAL BOX:



TALKING VIEWMASTER PROJECTOR IN ORIGINAL BOX


DISNEY PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN DEAD MAN'S CHEST TABLETOP ELECTRONIC PINBALL GAME:



DISNEY PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN DEAD MAN'S CHEST TABLETOP ELECTRONIC PINBALL GAME

DORRIE AUDIOBOOK SEIRES (PATRICIA COOMBS)

HERE'S WHAT I'M WORKING ON RIPPING TO MY PC EVEN AS I TYPE THIS:

MEET DORRIE, A MISCHIEVOUS LITTLE WITCH WHO GETS INTO ONE MISHAP AFTER ANOTHER - WHICH ISN'T TO BE WONDERED AT, CONSIDERING HOW SHE STARTS OUT! HER SOCKS ARE MIS-MATCHED, HER SHOES ARE ON THE WRONG FEET, AND HER LITTLE HAT IS ON INSIDE OUT. BUT SOMEHOW, IN SPITE OF HERSELF, DORRIE, WITH THE HELP OF HER CAT, GINK, ALWAYS MANAGES TO SAVE THE DAY. THE FOUR HILARIOUS STORIES IN THIS PACKAGE ARE PERFECT FOR BEGINNING READERS ANY TIME OF THE YEAR. THESE CASSETTES CONTAIN THE COMPLETE TEXT OF FOUR OF PATRICIA COOMBS NOW OUT OF PRINT BOOKS.

DORRIE AND THE BLUE WITCH:



"DORRIE AND THE BLUE WITCH ZIP FILE




"DORRIE AND THE HALLOWEEN PLOT ZIP FILE




"DORRIE AND THE HAUNTED HOUSE ZIP FILE

THE BLACK CAULDRON (62109) & PETE'S DRAGON (STORYTELLER 3818) 12 INCH LP STORY LPS

HERE'S A COUPLE MORE 12 INCH STORY LP SHARES FROM OUR FRIEND STEVE:



"THE BLACK CAULDRON" PART 1 ZIP FILE
"THE BLACK CAULDRON" PART 2 ZIP FILE




"PETE'S DRAGON" ZIP FILE

'THE SONG IN MY HEAD" BLOG

THE OWNER OF THE SONG IN MY HEAD BLOG SENT ME AN EMAIL GIVING ME A HEADS UP THAT HE SHARED A COUPLE OF HIS OWN DISNEY RECORDINGS, AND I THOUGHT I'D SHARE THE LINK WITH YOU ALL HERE. SO FAR HE'S SHARED LEGEND OF SLEEEPY HOLLOW AND THE THREE CABALLEROS. STAY TUNED!!! NICE WORK JOHNNY!!!

TALKING MICKEY MOUSE READALONG BOOKS AND CASSETTES

I FOUND 3 OF THESE REAL CHEAP, AND THE BUYER THREW IN A FOURTH SET FOR FREE. I HAVE SETS CALLED "FOLLOW THAT GHOST", "A MYSTERY IN PARIS", "THE SECRET ISLAND" AND "THE CITY BENEATH THE SAND". THESE WERE PUT OUT BY WORLD OF WONDERS IN 1986. THERE WAS ALSO A TALKING GOOFY THAT YOU CONNECTED TO MICKEY WITH A DOUBLE-ENDED AUDIO CORD. (WHILE SEARCHING FOR PHOTOS OF THE MICKEY I SAW THAT SOMEONE ON EBAY HAS A STORE DISPLAY WITH THE MICKEY MOUSE AND THE GOOFY DOLLS STILL INTACT. FOR ONLY $135.00 OR COURSE...LOL.) WAYNE ALLWINE WAS THE VOICE OF MICKEY DURING THE TIME PERIOD THESE DOLLS WERE PRODUCED. TONY POPE, and WILL RYAN WERE THE DISNEY VOICES OF GOOFY DURING THIS TIME FRAME. I'M NOT SURE HOWEVER IF THE VOICE ACTORS DO THE MICKEY AND GOOFY VOICES ON THESE TAPES OR NOT. EDIT: I JUST LEARNED FROM "MOUSE TRACKS THE STORY OF WALT DISNEY RECORDS" BOOK THAT PETE RENADAY AKA (RENOUDET) DID THE VOICE WORK FOR MICKEY MOUSE ON THESE TALKING MICKEY CASSETTES. PEOPLE MAY RECOGNIZE HIS NAME AS THE PERSON WHO IS THE GHOST HOST AT DISNEY'S HAUNTED MANSION RIDE. BELOW IS A PHOTO OF WHAT THE MICKEY LOOKS LIKE:



AND HERES A PHOTO OF MICKEY AND GOOFY TOGETHER:




THANKS TO BIGBIRDFAN I FIGURED OUT HOW TO SHARE THE CASSETTE TAPES THAT COME WITH THESE TALKING MICKEY READALONG BOOK & TAPE SETS:



"FOLLOW THAT GHOST" ZIP FILE




"A MYSTERY IN PARIS" ZIP FILE




"THE SECRET ISLAND" ZIP FILE




"THE IMPOSSIBLE JOURNEY" ZIP FILE


"THE IMPOSIBLE JOURNEY" WAS THE SET I GOT FOR FREE. UNFORTUNATELY THE BOOK IN THE SET DOESN'T MATCH THE TAPE. SO EVEN IF ONE DAY I GET AROUND TO SCANNING THESE BOOKS, THIS ONE I WILL NOT HAVE SCANS FOR.

I WONDER IF WORLD OF WONDER EVENTUALLY PLANNED TO RELEASE A TALKING MINNIE MOUSE? I ASK BECAUSE MANY OF THESE STORIES HAVE MINNIE MOUSE TALKING. THEY ALL HAVE GOOFY TALKING ON THE TAPES. THERE IS A TALKING GOOFY YOU CAN GET THAT ATTACHES BY A CORD TO THE MICKEY MOUSE. THEY'RE MORE HARD TO FIND FROM WHAT I GATHER.