So here is My special
Star Wars Part 5
Without further a do here is a
SUPER SPECIAL GALLERY OF ENTRIES!!I just found these totally awesome
C-3P0 & R2-D2 figurines rather recently. They are
Wilton Woodridge Cake Toppers, I really don't remember these guys much at all I mean the
Copyright is
Lucas Film 1980, I was't even born yet
I must have been a super young toddler from a year to four years old here
If anybody had a doubt what I saying before about
SW attracting Me despite how young I was in previous showcases, this here tops the cake and yes pun intended there
This must have been My 2nd Birthday, I bet My Mom got Me a big
Star Wars cake for Me over at
Venture cause they had a wonderful bakery despite them being known as a superb department store (this is where My Mom met her boyfriend Jasper as he was a baker and he got her job there as one as well not too long after she left My Dad Buddy in about
86) however it is a possibility that My Grandparents got My B-Day
Star Wars Cake at
National cause they too had a terrific bakery as you know I have expressed about them a lot within this dear topic of Mine
I am gunning for the latter on this one, who knows, I may have old pics of My with it in My old Photo albums, if i do I'll have too see if i can post it
The sculpting of these Droids is fabuloso, they are of a thin plastic like most
Cake Toppers (again I never understood why anybody would put such great looking figures on top of a cake
I understand it's for great decorating making your cake look awesome but still it just seems wrong
and are of a cheaper material. These guys are actually in scale with the Vintage
Kenner SW figures and in fact they would be great substitutes say you don't have the
Kenner C-3PO & R2-D2 figures, just take a a gander at them to see for yourself how great they compare/coincide next to
Kenner's Vintage SW Nein Nunb Now here is an
extremely important entry here because it's a double one. I have talked about it countless times throughout on the board in My Odds & Ends as well as My Horror topic & even PB's topics. This is about the
Kenrick 8 Cine Wehrenberg Theater close to
Crestwood Plaza (see My
Relic showcase in My Horror topic for more especially how the area is totally unrecognizable now being replaced by
Walmart & BioLife). Here is what the building used to look where I had tons of fun times & memories at including seeing
1988's Willow 35 years ago this year that I begin saying on the very first page of this very topic
If you recall how I began this topic I spoke of a very special item...well this it
Now why I am showing this is because I slightly recall seeing the
ROTJ there among posters and the like. Now here we go again about My Dad but don't worry,this is a FANTASTIC STORY about him, I know I usually have bad stuff to say about him but not this time. He worked at the
Kenrick 8 Cine Wehrenberg Theater as a
Projectionist, it was truly a dream job but he threw it away sometime later (many times over the decades when I'd go to the show I'd look up at the
projectionist window and think to Myself that's what My Dad used to do
But before he got into big trouble he'd bring some goodies to Our home. He'd give Me many
movie posters. One day He'd call Me son and give a
special poster that I have always cherished. He knew I loved
Star Wars and so he took this
Poster from his work and gave it to Me
I would like to think he was a kind man at heart and tried at least a little
This totally cool
SW ROTJ Poster IS STILL ON MY WALL as I speak, look at all of that Vintage
Star Wars history
So in My first part of this wonderful Vintage [/b] showcase I said about My one
Imperial Storm Trooper was actually found at Our local
Kroger Well, this is the area We found him. Again if you do not recall this most amazing find & moment of Mine/Our's, he was in an isle, I don't know which one but I know I saw him on the floor and My Grandma MiMi was like look Angel, look at what I found
I was in baby seat of the shopping cart and she gave Me him and he was MINE
I must have been 2, 3 or so years young, I have always found this to be such a milestone for Me
He must have been dropped by an unknowing child there from the
K-Mart next door. His body is somewhat loose and he was stained and stuff so I have always pretended he is a
Sand Trooper. Look in My first part to see him compare with with a newer
Storm Trooper that I got when I was a bit older in the same line. Here is the back way to enter the plaza in recent times, (it's nothing now like it was back in the
80s or till it was all gone) I reminiscent this moment as much as I can when I look at the old
Kroger & K-Mart area, it's one of My most cherished places of My childhood
Speaking of the
K-Mart area, now I will show you were many of My Vintage
SW figures & items among other great stuff (My
Rancor & Micro Figures came from Toy Chest) I have showcased within this very topic
Look at this picture, I have always loved the night time in general but especially when I'd go to
K-Mart because of the lighting I mean look how cool that was with the
Red & Blue all lit up during nocturnal suburban activities, see if there's any store that can even slightly match that
So here is the area you just saw with
Kroger but this is the front entry way. It used to be so fun to go to back in the day. I mean We had
Kroger & K-Mart till the former went out of business (they made a comeback sometime later in other states) and We'd also have
Televideo & Radio Shack all in the same plaza and I believe the wonderful
AquaWorld & the nice
Resale Shop is still around the corner
I have showcased the great
Televideo in My stupendous
Glory Days of Vdeo Rentals, I explain it all here --->
http://www.dctoyrevolution.org/general-toy-discussions/my-odds-ends-insane-keychain-t1176-40.html So this is the region as it looks recently. Since the P!amDemic had to happen, it wiped out
Shop 'n Save(
Schnucks) took them over like they did
National so the building was torn down and replaced with a
Super Aldi's and
GameStop went out of business as well here so even went I got used to this newly redesigned area after the total demolition of
Televideo, Radio Shack & K-Mart among other stores there (
K-Mart was the last to go, I was quite sad about it in
2000 (My chase
ToyBiz WCW B&W Scott Hall & OSTM ECW figures was the very last things is I ever got there
It wouldn't last as long as one would think cause now it really looks different
So here again is the back entry way. When We lived in Our old house I always loved to go this way so My Grandma would do it. the road was actually a
"brick road" there. Of course now the
brick road is gone, either they plucked'em out or tared over it to match these "modern" times. I really disliked this decision by the heads of the regions I mean that area is quite historical but again they don't care about history and they don't want to you either but if your like Me and you care about your past and you know wonderful it was in your old area and you loved it like I did then YOU CARE ABOUT THE HISTORY and WILL NOT LISTEN TO THIS NOR ACCEPT THIS BUM-STEER
So again the back way was so fun to enter
K-Mart, I loved this store as much as I did
Venture, in fact I have just as much fond memories there as well. It was so amazing when My Grandma got Me the
Dewback among other
SW figures as well as My
REMCO Defenders & My very first
WWF Hasbro Figure which was none other than the Series 1
Hulk Hogan here. My Mom got Me My
GUTS! I showcased a while back and My Dad Buddy got Me a ton of
Battle Beasts (I regret not taking them with Me). Even though it was quite bitter sweet with him, I sure remember going there with him and him getting Me all those little guys
So this
K-Mart was sure one of THE ones to be at. They had tons of toys, movies, games and everything you could want. It was such a great time being a youngster in My area cause you had the wonders like
Paramount Drugs, the super fun ones on Cherokee like
Judy's, Woolworths & the Bazaar, greats like
Ben Franklin's, GrandPa Pidgeons & K-B & K&K and then you had great big ones like
Target and ultra cool
Venture (all three locations) and then you had the outstandingly exciting
K-Mart, I am so glad that I was a youngster during this time and that I was a part of all of this
Now here is the biggest one the of them all that I was waiting to do for so long. Remember when PB posted a
Sears Wish Book filled with
Star Wars and I said I have already done something of this but I was going to wait till things cooled down
Well, here it is. I made these just not for the history of it as a whole but also with a major purpose that be a very important entry. Just wait for it...
NOTE: I just showed
K-Mart, in
2005 Sears purchased them...a coincidence here
So in short the
Sears Roebuck Wish Book was a book that was for Kids but there were times it was for Adults as well. This was many, many years before the big bang of the web and this digital age we're in now. It was a book of hope for children to see what they may want & receive for Christmas. I was always excited about it and whether or not I'd get what I wanted I kept the catalogs for research, fun among other things like history
I miss these days, with the web there really is no surprises and the majority of today's society doesn't care about it either however with the
Sears Wish Book there was cause you never knew what they had until you looked at it and whether or not you got your "wish". I loved looking at them, feeling those great covers that had a similar smoothness like
WWF Magazines and how heavy & thick they were
Take a gander at all of this
Kenner's Star Wars goodness and even
Mattel's Clash of the Titans Sears Roebuck Wish Book & More: 1981 - The Year I was Born Sears Roebuck Wish Book & More with SW, Speak & Spell and MOTU So here is what the big entry is ...it's My
R2-D2 Toy Toter from the
Sears Roebuck Wishbook Catalog Can you believe your seeing this
Him & Me go way, way back. When I was going though My
SW craze back when I was a wee youngster My Mom got Me My
R2-D2 Toy Toter to put My toys in. I remember him so much in My nice bed room with My
ROTJ Bed Sheets at her old house (I miss that old house too as much as My Grandparents' one I'd said about many times before) and Me hugging him, rolling him around. He is truly Classic Vintage
Star Wars history and I am so thankful that I got him and still have him after all of these decades
He is made by
American & Furniture Co. Inc. in Chicago Illinois whom I believe is out of business unfortunately. He's quite big about 3 feet or so. I remember I could get all of My figures & toys in there quite easily. He looks so accurate. I love that it says his name on his front and
Star Wars on his back. He moves via wheels on his bottom which are kinda concealed underneath him which they need to be oiled just a bit as they squeak. His head is actually his lid to store your belongings within him. I recall one moment I was putting My
MOTU in there watching
Godzilla 1985 for the dozenth time
R2 is located in My garage in storage. He needs a good bath but he still looks quite decent for being 40 years or older and there was some stuff still in him that I found recently and showcased not too long ago like My
MEGO War Heroes from WWII & My Tonka Super Naturals Blister Cards Oh I love My
R2 Toy Toter, like I said, he is just pure Vintage
SW history and being next to him is a pleasure and I'm so grateful that My Mom got him for Me and that I have him at this very moment in time
So before I come to close up this presentation, I wanted to say that I finally got showcase My local
K-Mart that I have loved sine I was a youngster and talked about many times here via commercials and so on. It has been My mission to post these stores I experience in My younger days. I may further talk and even post about more of My
K-Mart experiences later on down the line in this topic as well as other cause there's plenty more that I have to mention
So that is all for this part and I hope you liked it and were surprised at some of it. If your just now seeing this then you missed the whole thing, go back to the beginning as you don't want to miss a second of this and even yet if you haven't seen My other Parts 1 - 4, its all such great Vintage
Star Wars goodness and I have a ton of other stuff as well within this very topic that is surely can't miss. Next will be the last & final installment of this huge Vintage
Star Wars presentation which is Part 6, until then I'll see you around