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flashback friday favorites ~ nightmare before christmas
this flashback friday favorite post is from december of 2012 & starts off 11 days of nightmare before christmas posts full of all kinds of goodies! continue to the rest of the old posts by clicking here or just click nbx in the category list for much more.. now that...
mad magazine
back in may i posted about the 1st issue of the new mad magazine ~ here's another new issue worth sharing ~ with up to date humor ~ & if like me you did binge-watch stranger things ~ you might appreciate this binge-mocking ~ ads ~ mad tips for making...
monster crunch game
if you're like me, you probably buy these guys every halloween ~ but have you played the game? ~ the retro monster crunch board game ~ from general mills & big g creative llc ~ it features count chocula, booberry & frankenberry ~ & also the rarer yummy mummy &...
flashback friday favorite ~ 1916 halloween party
a flashback friday favorite post from halloweens past while we're still in the glow of halloween '18.. my favorite vintage halloween item in my collection is this dennison tri-fold party invite, i just love this old-fashioned style of ghost (i myself am an old-fashioned style of ghost..) ~ (appeared in...
uncle fester puppet
happy halloween!! i like to post a good vintage toy each halloween ~ this old uncle fester puppet is the newest resident in my toy room ~ a fun find for only a few bucks ;) ~ there were also gomez & morticia addams puppets ~ from ideal toys 1964...
golden magazine ~ october 1965
another vintage halloween issue of the golden magazine for boys & girls ~ this time from october of 1965 ~ witch wood ~ '65 was a good year for vintage ;) ~ more witches ~ make a calendar ~ woodpeckers ~ with woody woodpecker ~ we've had a northern red...
golden magazine ~ october 1969
a vintage golden magazine today ~ from october 1969 ~ remember oldschool journalism when they'd report the news based on the facts? ~ & even on paper ~ ooh, a .10 cent apollo lunar module! ~ fall comfort food ~ a witch story ~ nice name, kid.. lol ~ meet...
halloween shopping
at our house halloween season means shopping time ~ because keeping halloween decor around the house year round requires maintenance ~ besides the usual pumpkins & ghosts, there are household things like soap & tea towels ~ & of course i'm an easy target for seasonal marketing, so food &...
halloween comicfest
so did you get some free comic books today for halloween comicfest? ~ we filled up our cool comicfest trick-or-treat bag with goodies ~ & bought some mini comics for our own trick-or-treaters ~ i got my comic con passport stamped at each comic book shop we visited.. if you...
flashback friday favorites ~ halloweeniana
from the ghost of halloweens past, a plethora of halloween goodies vintage & new ~ here's a carl's jr treat bag, let's fill it up ~ this tiny candycorn plush is supposed to be a cat toy.. (sorry, kitties..) vintage dennison's seals ~ a mini dracula figure ~ 1990 universal...
grimm's ghost stories
another cool vintage big little book from whitman today ~ grimm's ghost stories from 1976 ~ hepzibah's favorite book ~ the ghost of simon smith ~ he's dead! ~ call a doctor! ~ a ghost ~ letters appear mysteriously on the tombstone ~ a killer ~ fort lincoln ~ i've...
nightmare before christmas anniversary
it's hard to believe the nightmare before christmas is now 25 years old ~ i think the first dvd i owned was the movie, which i got for xmas ~ in honor of the occasion, this halloween season i've upgraded my coffee mug & pjs to nbx ~ sally &...
nightmare before christmas pop-up book
tim burton's classic nightmare before christmas is now 25 years old ~ just click on nbx in the category list in the sidebar for my many posts on the subject ~ this is the super pop-up book version ~ with special hot spots for you to look for ~ they're...
playmobil halloween
i just loved this halloween playmobil set when i saw it ~ i had to bring it home to my toyroom & open it up ~ because that's just how i roll ~ i think this is the first playmobil dracula made ~ & his buddy, the frankenstein monster ~...
jack & jill magazine ~ october 1960
one last vintage halloween issue of jack & jill magazine for now ~ from october 1960 ~ an owl story ~ we're up early to take a long drive today to look for fall color ~ south toward mt jefferson ~ peter rabbit ~ stargazing ~ a bear in the...
flashback friday favorite ~ haunted mansion toys
it's another flashback friday favorite post, this one from october of 2012 includes cool kid's meal toys based on disneyland's haunted mansion dark ride ~ 2003 haunted mansion mcd prizes ~ 1 ramsley's trunk (wind it up & when you open it up a hand reaches out to grab you...
jack & jill magazine ~ october 1961
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dennison colorful costumes
a vintage costume book by dennison today ~ easy to make ~ the joys of crepe paper ~ bunnies & birds ~ the land of make believe ~ for special occasions, entertainments & parties ~ holidays ~ let's have a masquerade party ~ around the world ~ fly away wings...
halloween shopping
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jack & jill magazine ~ october 1964
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bright & tiny gems blog
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friendlyghost gamepage..

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05/08/2018

joe clokey

a sad post today.. recently i heard the news that joe clokey had passed.
this came as quite a shock, a young & healthy guy like joe, i've been sad about it ever since.
i will always remember how he emailed me many years ago when he was setting up the 'new' prema website, i'd had my gumbyland site up for awhile already & i was thrilled to set up a link. since then joe has commented here at the lost & found blog, helping us out with gumby bendy toy info, & i've only known him to be a genuinely good & friendly guy, keeping all of gumby world going & following art's legacy.. i'm so glad he was able to get the gumby imagined book finished, & although i've never corresponded with his wife, joan, i hear she is a strong woman who will keep all things gumby going forward as he would have.
i send my love to the family.. something i have learned over my nearly 20 years of running gumbyland is that gumby folk are always such good people..
you'll be missed, joe clokey, son of art, brother of gumby, friend to all..

bren

Posted at 08:43 AM in gumby, television | Permalink

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Bren,
I purchased the Gumby Imagined book a few months ago, and it was such an enjoyable read. Soon after, I heard about the sad news.

Nice tribute.

Paul

Posted by: Gumboflexo | 06/11/2018 at 11:20 AM

thanks, paul <3

Posted by: ghost | 06/11/2018 at 11:43 AM

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