lost & found vintage toys: circus

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my ghost toy catalogue ~ an inventory of ghost toys & collectibles old & new including toxic toys, toxic's library & halloweeniana..

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these are excerpts from the book toxic & i wrote about our childhood... it's called 'brenda was here'.. let me know what you think/comments? p.s. stories here are non fiction/true. (privately hosted ~ if you're interested in reading this just ask:)

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cd sunday ~ joni mitchell
it's cd sunday again ~ this is the joni mitchell album that first got my attention as a young girl ~ i'd listen to my older sister's vinyl records at her apartment & find such good music that way ~ btw, happy birthday caren ;) ~ now joni's a kennedy...
cd sunday ~ goth etc
another cd sunday ~ some cds i think emily strange might like? ~ gothic vampires from hell ~ & covered in goth ~ the original goth? ~ edgar allen poe ~ closed on account of rabies ~ a special favorite, you can hear some of my favorite readings here ~...
elliott smith books
following up on last cd sunday ~ with a few more elliott smith books ~ xo & elliott smith & the big nothing ~ torment saint ~ i still miss him too much ~ hear his music here in my portland album anytime ~ bren
guitar picks
short post this cold morning ~ while boredshopping i discovered i could get my own custom guitar picks made so that once i start my band i'm all ready ;) ~ these little crying monsters all fit into a clip that attaches to my guitar case nicely ~ i'm calling...
cd sunday ~ more elliott smith
it's another cd sunday ~ & more elliott smith ~ tributes & soundtracks, like this one from heaven adores you, the film ~ by kevin moyer, who i've had the pleasure of chatting with many times over the years ~ elliott smith tribute ~ with other artists lovingly covering his...
kidamnesia calendar
radiohead meets shutterfly ~ because i needed a kidamnesia desk calendar, right? ? ~ i posted all about kidamnesia here back in november ~ well i wanted to use some of my screenshots in a way where i could see them year round :) ~ crying monsters all year long...
xo
it's another cd sunday ~ devoted to elliott smith ~ if you've never heard him, you have truly missed out ~ new moon is a good choice to start with ~ figure 8 ~ i met a girl, snowball in hell ;) (this was my old moniker) ~ from a...
sears christmas 1942
so before we put xmas away i wanted to remember vintage xmas toys a bit ~ with more old sears catalogue pages ~ this time in book form from dover books ~ welcome to xmas of 1942 ~ toxic wants all these old toys ~ she still has her old...
autumn dewilde
following up on yesterday's cd sunday post ~ with this autumn dewilde book ~ about elliott smith ~ classic photography by autumn dewilde, who is directing films now :) ~ i was fortunate enough to have my copy signed ;) ~ & to speak with her & her daughter, arrow,...
cd sunday ~ elliott smith
back to cd sunday ~ & one of my most beloved lost musicians ~ elliott smith ~ i've posted all about him here on an old vintage vinyl friday with lots of good links ~ the longer its been since we lost him the harder it is for me to...
flashback friday favorite ~ jaymar piano
a flashback friday favorite post today from xmas 2014! merry christmas! after yesterday's carol book i thought this vintage toy piano would be a good xmas item this year ~ made by jaymar in 1960 ~ this little piano stands about 20" tall ~ just the right size for my...
days to remember
more new journals for the upcoming new year ~ starting with this days to remember keepsake book ~ by donna green ~ do you keep a dream journal? ~ i've done this in the past ~ the complete dream journal ~ with some help on dream interpretation included ~ by...
cd sunday ~ christopher o'riley
it's another cd sunday ~ featuring my favorite pianist ~ christopher o'riley ~ i still think of him as blackstar from my days as friendlyghost on the old sweetaddy elliott smith forum ~ i'm still listening regularly to his classical piano versions of so many of my favorite artists' songs...
flashback friday favorite ~ vintage christmas carols
this little vintage book of carols is a true lost & found item ~ toxic's grandma used to sell shaklee products & she had hundreds of these carol books printed up with her info on them that she'd pass out to friends & neighbors ~ so toxic took a bunch...
cd sunday ~ thom yorke
it's cd sunday ~ ok so one last radiohead post (for now) ~ with the focus on thom ~ & his solo albums ~ thom yorke is my muse ~ anima, atoms for peace & the eraser ~ & a few of my own radiohead rares cds from days of...
cd sunday ~ yep radiohead
surprise! ~ anyone can play radiohead tribute cd ~ maximum radiohead biography ~ with free mini poster ~ street spirits ~ star profile ~ interview sessions ~ import from england ~ string tributes ~ string quartet ~ & strung out on ok computer ~ i love these versions ~ &...
cd sunday ~ even more radiohead
yep, even more radiohead ~ the best of radiohead ~ radiohead at glastonbury ~ who remembers that exit music was (for a film)? ~ romeo & juliet ~ spitting feathers ~ from thom ~ more rares ~ college karma ~ running from demons ~ no surprises ~ on a friday...
kid a mnesia exhibition
so raven & i have both spent hours now in the recent radiohead kid a mnesia interactive exhibition on ps5 ~ you find yourself in a snowy forest :) ~ you can start out in the standard entrance ~ or fall down a hole like i did ~ as i've...
cd sunday ~ more radiohead
because of course more radiohead :) ~ cd singles ~ bonus tracks ~ & bsides ~ airbag ~ so who else is visiting the new interactive kid a mnesia exhibition? ~ fake plastic trees ~ good old fingerprints, wonder if it's still there? ~ have you seen my radiohead themed...
the ghost gallery
something different for this flashback friday ~ a long post while i sit here trying to keep warm on this cold morning ~ so i've posted about how i started my gumbyland website over 20 years ago now ~ well i also began putting up my artwork up at my...

ghost gamelinks..

ghost's top eleven rpg's:
#1 ~ down the rabbit hole... "here's a riddle.. when is a croquet mallet like a billy club? ..i'll tell you... whenever you want it to be..." cheshire cat to alice (american mcgee's alice: the original) this game is my favorite above all others...
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you thank you mr mcgee for alice madness returns!!! (with the original i still rate these the best!)
#2 is primal, especially the wraith world where i felt right at home.. what a relief to play a strong female for a change, and with scree the gargoyle at my side... loved this game and want more!!!
#3 is fable/fable:lost chapters/fable 2.. get lost in this incredible world and determine your own fate... good or evil.. or somewhere in between... fable 3 is out!!!
#4 city of lost children.. based on the french movie of the same name.. you are miette, an orphan, use your thieving and sneaking skills to free the childrens' souls from the evil inventor who is stealing their dreams...
tied at #4 the kingdom hearts games (2).. disney meets final fantasy! play in disney worlds alongside jack skellington in halloweentown, jack sparrow in the caribbean or alice at the mad tea party..
#5 is van helsing.. if you liked the movie, play this gothic masterpiece and face werewolves, the frankenstein monster, mr hyde and count dracula himself...
#6 are all of the lord of the rings games, which are all worth mastering, including the hobbit game.. (watch out for the spiders!)
& the old classic snes lord of the rings.. (another good old favorite.. i spent forever lost in the barrow downs...)
#7 are all the ultima games.. my favorites were 'quest of the avatar' and 'the false prophet'.. but if you like the classics try out 'black gate' and 'exodus' and the other oldies..
#8 is the original nes game shadowgate.. the one that turned me into an rpg junkie in the first place all those years ago.. hunched over my controller in the dark in my camper in the middle of the night.. still a classic...
#9 is final fantasy, but i'm an old time gamer, so i mean the original final fantasy games on nes/snes like 1, 2, 3 + mystic quest.. still the best even without the graphics of the newer games...
#10 is lemony snickett's series of unfortunate events.. ok, so this game is not terribly hard..
(i was able to complete it even while fairly intoxicated..) it is still creative and fun if you enjoyed the movie, which i did...
i needed a #11 on my list for all the honorable mentions.. unforgettable games like wizardry, king arthur's world, tombs & treasures, deja vu, faxanadu, the immortal, breath of fire and the dragon warrior games.. also baldur's gate, the ren & stimpy games that wrecked my nerves, zombies ate my neighbors, fester's quest, maniac mansion!!! ...gasp... too many to remember... aargghh! all those years spent in the dark deep in some labyrinth scribbling cryptic notes and maps.. is that what is was that made me mad? or did they save me from madness...? the world may never know.. (p.s. i never made it without biting..)
!X! a bonus: i absolutely approve of the gamecube's eternal darkness: sanity's requiem.. lovecraftian & hallucinogenic.. i dare you!
the post-apocalyptic fallout games, F3, new vegas & F4 coming soon!
dante's inferno ~ go to hell!
gothic victorian lovecraftian bloodshed :D bloodborne!
i highly approve of the other from software games besides bloodborne, demon's souls & dark souls 1, 2 & 3.. not for the faint of heart, gotta get good for these!

vintage recipes for children

deliciously classic or wonderfully gross, these vintage recipes for kids from the golden magazine for boys & girls or jack & jill magazine are fun even if they don't make it to your table..
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kids' meals

kids' meal boxes, buckets, bags & cups for various promotions from over the years ~ (a work in progress, there are more of these to come..)

cards

collector cards, trading cards, card games & stickers etc..

our game gallery..

my comic book page..

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other cool sites ~

stars antiques portland
featured us at their site :)
pdx estates services/sales
these ladies are the best! i'll see you in line ;)
the bloggess ~ jenny lawson's blog
so much cool & funny stuff here..
culture of comics blog
cool blog by jeff whitman of papercutz..
bright & tiny gems blog
vintage & other cool things here..
dinosaur dracula
cool site i just discovered on twitter..
mystic halloween blog
a cool halloween blog i discovered..
jnk davis ~ celebrating creative togetherness
a cool creative site..
view from the birdhouse
fun vintage to be found here..
vintage teen books
a great site full of young adult books..
ravensblight haunted paper toys..
one of my favorite sites..
zombo's closet
a scary cool blog..
the collinsport historical society
for dark shadows fans..
little people meet mr potatohead
this site is a blast!
tracy's toys
a cool toy blog..
retroland
everything retro
timewarp toys
buy old toys here ~
vintage valentine museum
some good vintage ephemera here ~
tommy's toys
a cool vintage toy blog..
dis forum
for fans of disneyland..
vintage halloween toys
cool vintage halloween stuff here..
collectible vintage toys
an auction alternative to ebay..
kathy's fastfood toys
kid's meal prizes
online antique mall ~ toys
lots of cool antique toys for sale here..
imaginary world
lots of good retro stuff
halloweentown
nightmare before xmas site
doombuggies
haunted mansion site
this old toy
fisher price store
enchanted world of rankin/bass
rick goldschmidt ~ rankin/bass historian
scar stuff
vintage halloween blog
greenleaf miniatures
for dollhouse enthusiasts
little golden books
steve santi's store
sam's toy box
cool old toys..

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circus

humpty dumpty clown bank

05/19/2013

circus week continues with this humpty dumpty cast iron clown bank ~

i believe this is a very old reproduction of the original, but still cool vintage ~

you can barely read humpty dumpty on the back.. (george l. fox was america's first great white face clown character humpty dumpty created in 1867 - fox gave 1128 performances on broadway in this role and was the most highly paid actor of his time - unfortunately he was removed from the stage during his last performance and taken to an insane asylum dying three years later - it was rumored he went insane due to poisoning from his lead based face make up - but in reality he succumbed to the ravages of syphilis..) ~

part of his hand is missing so he can't hold a penny, but his hand still raises & his tongue moves to eat pennies ~

the lever works & pennies still fall inside ok ~

but they fall out the bottom because he has no stopper underneath ~

i just like him because he's old & freaky looking..

ghost & toxic

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01/28/2022

flashback friday favorite ~ things to make for children

this is a vintage sunset book from 1974 that toxic had at her house ~

she used to pore over the dollhouse pages & try to get her dad to build one for her ~

he didn't. ~

so now me & hubby build dollhouses together ~

dollhouse furniture ~

can you tell it's the 70's from these sock puppets? ~

toxic once followed these plans to make a puppet theater out of a cardboard box for an elementary school project ~

it worked great ~

cool treehouse! ~

this has been a flashback friday favorite post from november 2013 ~

visit our themed mini houses here: our mini houses (sound up)

ghost & toxic

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07/29/2021

wee wisdom ~ july 1966

frogs like to sing in summertime ~

this vintage issue of wee wisdom magazine for children is from july 1966 ~

late for the picnic ~

more frogs ~

creation story ~

paperdoll ~

i would love some rainclouds about now ~

the lonely little scarecrow ~

games & songs ~

cooking is fun ~

little fish floaters ~

giant bees ~

are you headed for teen country? ~

click on wee wisdom in the category list in the sidebar for more like this ~

bren

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05/26/2021

mumpsy goes to kindergarden

another tiny vintage elf book ~

about a little kitten who wants to go to school ~

he gets his wish ~

he gets big eyes :) ~

locked in a cage!!! ~

mumpsy the fierce circus tiger ~

at least he steals the show ~

from 1945 ~

bren

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