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What's up, dudes? Remember when Sears, JC Penney, and Montgomery Wards would print wish books? Chad Young from Horror Movie BBQ and Michael May from After Lunch do, and they're  with me  to look through the 1985 Sears Wish Book! From clothes to jewelry to toys, it had every gift idea you could possibly want!The book starts off with a nice little poem, spread out every fourth page. What follows immediately are pages of value gifts, including an actual suit of armor. Then there are red pages of gifts under $100. Merry Christmas indeed! Next comes women's fashions followed by jewelry and girls attire. Of course, boys clothes, shoes, men's wear, and accessories come next.After the Christmas decorations are a wide variety of appliances, clocks, dish ware, and sports gear. The best part of the entire publication follows: toys!  After the Super Powers line, GoBots, Transformers, and Voltron are highlighted! The relatively new Sectaurs line gets a whole page, and both GI Joe and He-Man get double spreads! Return of the Jedi gets a page, and M.A.S.K. Shares a page with Wheeled Warriors!Subsequently, Barbies, stuffies, TVs, and cameras get entire sections devoted to them.Dual cassette decks? Check. Oversized fleece terry pullovers? Got ‘em. Masters of the Universe soft and snuggly slippers? Definitely! So grab your Omagles, pick up your pool cue, and scour through this episode on the 1985 Sears Wish Book!Horror Movie BBQFB: @HorrorMovieBBQTwitter: @HorrorMovieBBQIG: @horrormoviebbqAfter LunchGive us a buzz! Send a text, dudes!Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Totally Rad Christmas Mall & Arcade, Teepublic.com, or TotallyRadChristmas.com! Later, dudes!

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Show Notes Episode 474: Santa Went to Sears This week Host Dave Bledsoe was ejected from Macy's after getting drunk and trying to climb on Santa's lap. (He also tried to kiss him under the beard.) On the show this week we celebrate the True Meaning of Christmas™: The annual Sears Wishbook Catalog. Along the way we learn that Dave was playing with dolls well into puberty. (It would be slightly less sad if they were sex dolls, but they weren't). Then we learn a brief history of commerce in human history before he finally gets around to talking about Sears. We learn how the Wishbook went from a Depression era supplement to the annual announcement of the Christmas Season for an entire Generation. (This is one thing that belongs to Generation X entirely.  Boomers got pensions, we got a discontinued catalog.) Dave explains the math behind toy acquisition before the Internet before detailing why the Wishbook is no more. (It is more Walmart than Amazon.) Finally, we close with the cultural impact of the Wishbook and a frankly unnecessary digression into how the catalog framed the sexual awakening of Gen X boys. (We're so sorry.) Our Returning Sponsor this week is the USS Flagg, the toy that made you realize you were poor.  We open the show with a Sears commercial from 1985 and close Zoot Fenster who has some questions about the items in the catalog. Show Theme: Hypnostate Prelude to Common Sense The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHell_Podcast The Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/ The Show on Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjxP5ywpZ-O7qu_MFkLXQUQ The Show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatthehellwereyouthinkingpod/ Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/kHmmrjptrq Our Website: www.whatthehellpodcast.com Give us your money on Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/Whatthehellpodcast The Show Line: 347 687 9601 Closing Music:https://youtu.be/yd2gD_6YFos?si=hYt9vrtJqPNx57Kp Buy Our Stuff: https://www.seltzerkings.com/shop We are a proud member of the Seltzer Kings Podcast Network! http://seltzerkings.com/ Citations Needed: The Rise and Fall of Sears https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/rise-and-fall-sears-180964181/ The Sears Wish Book Changed the Way America Does Christmas https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/christmas-ideas/a29729515/sears-wish-book-history/ Sears' Wish Book What Does Its Passing Say About Us? https://web.archive.org/web/20150218050815/http://articles.philly.com/1993-01-29/news/25961807_1_middle-class-sears-tools Literature of Desire: The 1976 Sears Christmas Wish Book https://rolfpotts.com/1976-sears-christmas-wish-book/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For children of the 1970s and 80s, the Sears Wish Book was the portal to the latest exciting Kenner Star Wars toy releases. Georgia collector Jerry Hancock, known in collector groups as Ki-Adi Randy, is an expert on the history of Sears, as well as the retail company's relationship to the Star Wars franchise. And during the May 4th weekend, Jerry shared that history with more than 150 passionate Star Wars collectors at the Rogue Fun collectors weekend in Kennesaw, Georgia. He kicked off the panel portion of the main event with an incredible presentation titled: “Santa Shopped There; Star Wars and the Golden Age of the Sears Wish Book.” Join host David Quinn for a new five-week series that focuses on the fascinating presentations from the Rogue Fun event and brings the full panels to you! This is the impact of an annual Wish Book on a generation of fans. And this is Star Wars: Prototypes and Production! To Listen to the Episode on the Prototype Archives Site: https://www.prototypearchives.com/podcast Links to the Episode on Various Podcast Platforms: APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production/id1448205460 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/744L0XQhmpXn2AZeaxUhOZ GOOGLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjU2NTA4ODM3Ni9zb3VuZHMucnNz CASTBOX: https://castbox.fm/channel/Star-Wars%3A-Prototypes-and-Production-id1904296?utm_source=website&utm_medium=dlink&utm_campaign=web_share&utm_content=Star%20Wars%3A%20Prototypes%20and%20Production-CastBox_FM STITCHER: https://www.stitcher.com/show/1054209 PANDORA: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production/PC:1001054209 PODBEAN: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/u4ywr-80960/Star-Wars-Prototypes-and-Production-Podcast AMAZON MUSIC: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c98fb265-c233-43d9-ae3b-1102bfb03e45/star-wars-prototypes-and-production PLAYERFM: https://player.fm/series/2473540 SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/david-quinn-908355451/tracks PODVINE: https://podvine.com/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production iHEART: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-star-wars-prototypes-and-p-31050806/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production/id1448205460

In this podcast I review the book Death Wish by Brian Garfield. This is the book that the Charles Bronson movie was based on. I review the book itself and then compare it to the movie and see what is different and what is the same. Is the book worth reading? Is it better than the movie? Have a listen and find out. This podcast can be found on Cross The Streams Media platform. You can support this podcast by visiting my Patreon page with the link below. www.patreon.com/scottwhite www.scottyblanco.com www.instagram.com/scottwhite1968 www.crossthestreammedia.com

Cristy Hatter, VP of Brand at Lectric eBikes, sits down with CleanTechnica's Scott Cooney to talk about the best selling eBikes in the USA and CleanTechnica's 2023 Holiday Wishbook. Fun fact: after Tesla's top selling Model Y and Model 3, Lectric eBikes are the 3rd best selling EVs in the USA! Learn more in the full podcast.

Cristy Hatter, VP of Brand at Lectric eBikes, sits down with CleanTechnica's Scott Cooney to talk about the best selling eBikes in the USA and CleanTechnica's 2023 Holiday Wishbook. Fun fact: after Tesla's top selling Model Y and Model 3, Lectric eBikes are the 3rd best selling EVs in the USA! Learn more in the full podcast.

If there's one thing we can all agree on, it's that our strongest national tradition is watching a whole bunch of TV after stuffing our faces with turkey & cranberry sauce. Join Derek & Grimey's food coma as they watch some classic Thanksgiving TV episodes and of course, a few commercials.You can now support us on Patreon & get access to bonus episodes & exclusive articles by visiting patreon.com/leftoverpizzaclubIf you enjoy our show, remember to leave us a rating and subscribe for future episodes!Instagram & TikTok: @leftoverpizzapodcastTwitter: @lftovrpizzaclub Visit our website, leftoverpizzaclub.com for nostalgic articles and to buy our merch.Join the Leftover Pizza Club on Facebook and get a FREE sticker!Run Time: 01:24:35

Long, long ago in what seems like a galaxy far away, there was no Cyber Monday. There was barely even a Black Friday. We shopped in stores, not on the yet-to-be-imagined internet.  And for the children who were dreaming of holiday presents, there was the Sears catalog, the “Wish Book” edition. If you are an American of a certain age, you are nodding your head right now, but if you have no idea what I'm talking about, I'll explain. Sears is a department store chain that was founded in 1892. It was in the beginning exclusively a mail order business, and the Sears catalog was an important resource for shoppers all over the country, but particularly in rural areas that had limited access to stores. But, the special “Wish Book” edition, first printed in 1933 and released every year at holiday time, was the ultimate catalog shopping experience. It ceased publication in 1993, but at its peak, the catalog had over 600 pages with more than 100 pages devoted to toys. My brother and I waited for that catalog every year and boy, did we wish our way through the pages! There's no more Wish Book, but there also seems no end to our burgeoning consumerism. I have no desire to add to the frenzy but I did want to offer some ideas for harp-related gifts that you may enjoy giving to a harpist friend or putting on your own wish list. The twist to this list is that everything on it I have chosen because it will make a harpist's life easier. Some of the items are recommendations for things you can purchase, but there are some that aren't things you could buy for any amount of money. It's about increasing harp happiness, not decreasing your wallet. So grab a cup of tea and take a break with me, a rest from the holiday shopping rush. We'll talk about the little things, a few bigger things and the less tangible things that every harpist could use at the holidays or any time of year. By the way, I've included a link in the show notes to a list of everything I'm mentioning on today's podcast. This is purely informational; I'm not making a commission or earning any money from any of the things on this list. You don't even have to enter your email to get the list. All you have to do is click the link. But if you'd like to show the podcast a little love, I'd be so grateful. Just share this episode or any of the episodes you may have found helpful with a friend. You'll be sharing valuable information to help your harp friend, and you'll be helping me to help more harpists. That's a win for everyone and it doesn't cost a thing! Links to things I think you might be interested in that were mentioned in the podcast episode:  Download my “What Every Harpist Needs” list PDF here. Check out our Harp Mastery® shop!  Related resource 10 Quick and Easy Stocking Stuffers for the Musician on Your List blog post Harpmastery.com Get involved in the show! Send your questions and suggestions for future podcast episodes to me at podcast@harpmastery.com LINKS NOT WORKING FOR YOU? FInd all the show resources here: https://www.harpmastery.com/blog/Episode-132  

This week the whole group gets together to put together their version of the old timey department store holiday wish books based on the suggestion Sarcastro proposed during Episdoe 138.  Maybe some of these will end up on your holiday wish lists as there are some real gems both practical and impractical. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).

On this very special episode of the Smugglers' Galaxy Podcast, we're joined by Wayne Scheiner Jr, a passionate toy collector and the author of The Toy Collectors Wish Book. This book, which is currently 90% funded on Kickstarter, covers Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, The Adventures of Indiana Jones, Clash of the Titans, The A-Team, Rambo: The Force of Freedom, Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos, and Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. Wayne tells us how he got into collecting, which is an amazing story, why he decided to write the book, and his plans for future volumes. Download, listen, and back this book! Kickstarter Link: http://kck.st/3PTOirf

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Notes:Kate is an author of dark fantasy romance and contemporary fantasy stories. Her short story ‘Daughter of Darkness & Son of the Sun' was published last year in the Worldsmyth's Darkness & Moonlight anthology and her short story Deconstructed won first place in Tribus Polaris's 2020 flash fiction contest. Kate is currently working on revisions for her debut novel The Guardian (Book 1 of The Terramica War planned trilogy). Kate's website is KieranLamoureux.com and her Instagram account is @kjlamoureux.writes. We'd highly recommend checking out her bibliophile posts, atmospheric pictures, teasers of her current work, and the flash fiction pieces located in her Instagram stories. We also love her open and candid posts about her personal life and creating as a neurodiverse writer. Her website also lists the micro editing with heart services that she provides - line editing, copy editing, proofreading, and pitches, blurbs, and synopses – as well as her current rates.Cami is the author and self-publisher under her Mixed Plate Press inprint of eight contemporary YA novels under the name C. L. Walters and two adult romantic fantasy novels under the name Maci Aurora. Her YA novels include The Letters She Left Behind, the Cantos Chronicles (Swimming Sideway, The Ugly Truth, The Bones of Who We Are), The Stories Stars Tell, In the Echo of this Ghost Town, When the Echo Answers, and The Messy Truth About Love . Her adult romantic fantasy Fareview Fairytales series includes In the Shadow of a Wish (Book 1) and the newly released sequel In the Shadow of a Hoax. She also has written a step-by-step self-publishing guideThe Indie Author, Book Publishing Planner: Navigating Indie Publishing to Establish Your Brand as an Authorpreneur. Cami is currently working on book 3 of the Fareview Fairytales series.Cami's websites are www.clwalters.net and maciaurora.com, her Instagram accounts are @cl.walters and @maciaurora, and her TikTok account is @clwaltersofficial. We'd highly recommend checking out Cami's funny, thoughtful, and bookish TikToks, reels, and posts as well as her beautiful pictures of her home state of Hawaii and glimpses into her personal and writing life. We also love the way she posts about her upcoming releases and how they do such a masterful job of capturing the aethetics and flavor of her work. Her Mixed Plate Press website also lists the macro editing and teaching services that she provides - one-on-one writing consultations, creation of custom writing curriculum, developmental edits, and line editing services - as well as her current rates. Kate references a series that we did on Fable and the Verbivore about writing Physical Intimacy taken from a behavioral psychology perspective. Here are those two episodes: - Episode 71: Let's talk about writing physical intimacy - Episode 72: Let's talk about writing physical intimacy (part 2)Both Cami and Kate give their take on the term Sex Positive. Here's a definition from PsychCentral:- “My personal working definition of ‘sex positivity' is operating around the topics of human sexuality, health, and pleasure with respect and without shame or stigma. This includes gender identity, orientation, sex education, nudity, relationship styles, body positivity, safer sex, reproductive equity, and much more.” - Goody HowardBooks Mentioned:- Cause Celeb by Helen Fielding - Swimming Sideways by C. L. Walters - In the Shadow of a Wish: Fareview Fairy Tale, Book 1 by Maci Aurora - In the Echo of this Ghost Town by C. L. Walters - Two Wrongs Make a Right (The Wilmot Sisters Series) by Chloe Liese - Bergman Brothers (6 book series) by Chloe Liese - The Plated Prisoner Series (5 book series) by Raven Kennedy - Horde Kings of Dakkar (6 book series) by Zoey Draven - The Deal by Elle Kennedy - The Four Horsemen (4 book series) by Laura Thalassa Music from: https://filmmusic.io ‘Friendly day' by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

In this special edition of the RD80s Podcast, Jason and Wyatt invite Chad from Horror Movie BBQ to go on a shopping spree through the 1982 Sears Wish Book! Categories include toys, video games, clothing, Christmas items and more!Use this link to following along in the 1982 Sears Wish Book catalog and see visuals to the items we mention.https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalog/1982-Sears-Christmas-BookJoin the conversation and tell us which hosts' list was your favorite! Tweet us @RD80s and @infamouswb or better yet Leave us a VOICEMAIL and we'll respond to it on our next episode → https://telb.ee/rd80s

Featured Artists - Christmas at the Almanac Music Hall and Hadley Park - In this episode, we talk about Greg's claim to fame with the song "It's Christmas Time Again". We celebrate Carl's thoughts on birthdays since he just had one. And we reminisce about Christmas present memories. Our featured artists this week are Christmas at the Almanac Music Hall and Hadley Park. Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes and support us if you feel inclined to – and leave a comment or review to let us hear from you! Links from this episode: Christmas at the Almanac Music Hall Hadley Park  The Sears "WishBook"

Writer, editor, producer and actor Jason Liebig joins Tim to talk about the Sears Wishbook. Jason is the creator of a website called WishbookWeb.com, which has archived complete, high-quality scans of Sears Wishbooks and other holiday catalogues going back to 1933. In this episode, we talk about a holiday tradition sure to bring a smile to your face.  This episode was first released on December 10, 2018. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/shapingopinion/Encore_-_Sears_Wish_Book.mp3 The very first Sears Wish Book was published in 1933. It featured dolls, a Mickey Mouse Watch, Lionel electric trains, fruitcakes, chocolates and even live, singing canaries. The store catalogue was 87 pages long, and featured 25 pages of toys for kids and 62 pages of gifts for adults. The Sears Wish Book grew over the decades, so that by 1968, it totaled 605 pages.  And in 1998, it went online with Wishbook.com This year, Sears will not publish a Wish Book, but that is not stopping many from revisiting their childhoods through a website called WishbookWeb.com. Jason Liebig is the man behind it. Sears Wish Book History The first Sears Wish Book came out in 1933. Prior to that, in 1896 the Sears general catalogue included wax candles for Christmas trees. But 1933 was the first year Sears devoted a full catalogue to Christmas. The term Wish Book was an informal name. The real name was Sears Christmas Book Catalogue. The company made it a tradition to put colorful, warm Christmas scenes on the cover. The company published the book annually from 1933 until 1993. The Chicago Tribune once described The Wish Book as, “so central to holiday expectations it read like a catalog of middle-class American Aspiration … To flip through one today is to see what we thought our homes and holidays should look like.” The Wish Book was delivered early. It would usually appear in mailboxes during the late summer right when the school year started. Links WishbookWeb.com CollectingCandy.com The Sears Christmas Wishbook, A Holiday Tradition, Sears Unsung: The Sears Wish Book, a Ghost of Christmas Past, The Chicago Tribune Sears' Wish Book Shown Through the Years, Business Insider About Wishbook Web WishbookWeb.com first launched in 2006, with the initial scanning project having started a year earlier in 2005. From the outset, the goal of the WishbookWeb project has been to archive, preserve, and share the wonderful holiday gift catalogs of the past – making them freely-available to anyone with a web browser. Inspired by the pioneering work of websites like Plaidstallions and MegoMuseum, who had already been sharing select pages of vintage catalogs online, our goal was to build upon that idea by sharing entire volumes, every section and every page. As you see it now, WishbookWeb represents the product of hundreds of hours of work to create the current archive. About this Episode's Guest Jason Liebig Jason Liebig is a New York City based writer, editor, producer, actor and host. After spending much of his early career in the comic book business, most notably as an editor for Marvel Comics' X-Men, he has since split his time between developing his own properties while still consulting and working on others. In addition to his work with WishbookWeb, Jason is one of the country's premier candy collectors and historians with his discoveries appearing in countless blogs, magazines, newspaper articles, and books. He operates a web site called CollectingCandy.com. Always happy to share his knowledge and unique perspectives on this colorful part of our popular culture, Jason has consulted for The Smithsonian, The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, and New York's Museum of Food and Drink and more. His knowledge of vintage brands and packaging (as well as his singular archive of vintage packaging materials) has allowed him to serve as art department consultant on such period television productions as AMC's Mad Men and...

We all remember getting the annual Wish Book from the department store and drooling over all the cool stuff we wanted from Santa each year. The modern day equivalent to that these days is eBay. You can literally find just about anything on there.With the holiday season now in full swing, this week we take a look through eBay for some of the highest priced rock and metal offerings from our favorite bands. We find some amazing stuff, some interesting stuff, and even some truly disturbing items. We cover everything from stage used items from Alice Cooper and Brad Whitford to hand-written setlists from Alice in Chains to an Aerosmith crew ashtray to strange items relating to Sebastian Bach and Jon Bon Jovi. There's even a car owned by John Bonham!       In this episode you'll hear out takes on some awesome items that we'd love to find under the tree this Christmas. If you've got a special rock fan in mind this holiday season and some money to burn, this might be a great guide for your shopping list.We hope you enjoy Christmas Shopping 2022 and SHARE with a friend!Decibel Geek is a proud member of the Pantheon Podcasts family.Contact Us!Rate, Review, and Subscribe in iTunesJoin the Facebook Fan PageFollow on TwitterFollow on InstagramE-mail UsSubscribe to our Youtube channel!Support Us!Buy a T-Shirt!Donate to the show!Stream Us!Stitcher RadioSpreakerTuneInBecome a VIP Subscriber!Click HERE for more info!Comment BelowDirect Download 

We all remember getting the annual Wish Book from the department store and drooling over all the cool stuff we wanted from Santa each year. The modern day equivalent to that these days is eBay. You can literally find just about anything on there.With the holiday season now in full swing, this week we take a look through eBay for some of the highest priced rock and metal offerings from our favorite bands. We find some amazing stuff, some interesting stuff, and even some truly disturbing items. We cover everything from stage used items from Alice Cooper and Brad Whitford to hand-written setlists from Alice in Chains to an Aerosmith crew ashtray to strange items relating to Sebastian Bach and Jon Bon Jovi. There's even a car owned by John Bonham!       In this episode you'll hear out takes on some awesome items that we'd love to find under the tree this Christmas. If you've got a special rock fan in mind this holiday season and some money to burn, this might be a great guide for your shopping list.We hope you enjoy Christmas Shopping 2022 and SHARE with a friend!Decibel Geek is a proud member of the Pantheon Podcasts family.Contact Us!Rate, Review, and Subscribe in iTunesJoin the Facebook Fan PageFollow on TwitterFollow on InstagramE-mail UsSubscribe to our Youtube channel!Support Us!Buy a T-Shirt!Donate to the show!Stream Us!Stitcher RadioSpreakerTuneInBecome a VIP Subscriber!Click HERE for more info!Comment BelowDirect Download 

We all did it! Dog eared the pages and circled the toy or item we wanted most from the 600 pages of "The Wish Book!"

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Sears brought happiness and security to generations with great brands like Kenmore and Allstate; had us racing to the mailbox for the latest Wish Book and broke our hearts as they shuttered doors around the world.  Join me on the Sears and Roebucks journey - one of the GREATEST retailers to ever exist. 

We truly miss getting the Sears Wish Book every year and going STRAIGHT to the back of it, looking for our favourite toys! Colin Krieger, James P White, and I review the toys we wanted, and the toys we got. I didn't remember the lingerie section. We also talk Whamageddon! You can check out our YouTube channel for a playlist featuring the toys we discuss.

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Jeff and Rocky recall the days before Amazon and online shopping, when the arrival of the massive Sears Christmas Catalog at your doorstep heralded the onset of the holiday season! Do you remember pouring through those pages and circling the things you wished for? Enjoy this trip down memory lane with us, and tell us your stories! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rocky-seale/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rocky-seale/support

We continue our Christmas 2021 season by diving into the Sears Christmas Wishbook 1986 and picking out things we had, we want or are completely ridiculous.  Thanks to Jason who created Wishbook Web for helping with the great website, follow along at wishbookweb.com

“The Sears Christmas Wish Book was, for me, a kind of foundational text — a secular counterpoint to the Bible stories I learned around that time in Sunday School. I paged through the holiday catalog's 620 glossy pages as if they amounted to an intoxicating graphic novel of desire, rich with abundance and possibility.” – Rolf Potts, from “Literature of Desire” In this episode Rolf reads an audio version of his Christmas-themed essay “Literature of Desire,” and discusses the wonders of the Sears Christmas Wish Book with novelist Tod Goldberg (@todgoldberg). Tod is the New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen books, including the novel Gangsterland, which is currently being developed into a television series. He is also the director of the University of California-Riverside Palm Desert Low-Residency MFA, and the co-host of the Literary Disco podcast. Introduction (00:35 – 11:20) Vintage Sears Wish Book online archive What Exactly is Christmas Tree Flocking? from Mental Floss Klonopin (anxiety medication) Janis Ian (singer-songwriter) Enchroma glasses (to correct colorblindness) Literature of Desire essay (11:20 – 32:20) Richard Warren Sears (catalog founder) Mr. Sears' Catalog (video) from PBS's American Experience Sears Catalog Home (ready-to-assemble houses) That '70s Show, Happy Days, Good Times, Welcome Back, Kotter (TV shows) Christie Brinkley and Renee Russo (fashion models) Pong (video game) Big Jim's P.A.C.K. (toy line) Jay J. Armes (private investigator) JJ Armes action figure (TV commercial) “Is Jay J. Armes For Real?” from Texas Monthly WishBookcom Sears Wish Book memories (32:20 – 50:10) Action figures (dolls marketed to boys) Toughskins (jeans for children) Huffy (bicycle brand) BEST (showroom retail store) “Kerouac's Fantasy Baseball Obsession” from Mental Floss Coleco's Electronic Quarterback (game) This episode was sponsored by the Paris Writing Workshops, which offer intensive one-week travel-writing courses in the artistic heart of Europe. The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel's 2017 album Lumber.

Brought to you this week by →Retrodaze← and the →Retrodaze YouTube channel←And by →Fun.com← Have the most fun this Christmas season by shopping at Fun.com! Find something for everyone on your list and save a little money by clicking the link here in today's show notes! Save 20% OFF Your Entire Order now thru Jan 7th 2022. Just click over and a banner will pop up showing that TRN's promo link is activated. Choose from the holiday favorites like Ugly Christmas Sweaters, accessories, decor, collectibles, and everything you need to have a fun holiday season!Tis the season one of our favorite episodes of the year, a deep dive into all things pop culture through the pages of a Christmas catalog! This time we are traveling back 30 years to shop in the 800+ page 1991 Sears Wish Book catalog. Along with special guest Chad E. Young of HorrorMovieBBQ.com, your hosts will be taking a virtual shopping spree by selecting items from several predetermined categories. You'll hear us pick clothes, accessories, VHS tapes, Christmas items, and of course, TOYS!!! We're also leading of this year's shopping spree with the host sharing a gift with each other.Play along by clicking over to the 1991 Sears Wish Book on WishBookWeb.com and viewing all the items selected. You can also see our picks by visiting the show notes on TheRetroNetwork.com website. Let us know who compiled the best list for Santa! Leave us your feedback by tagging us on social media @TRNsocial on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram and guest Chad (@horrormoviebbq) on Twitter.Also, join us for After Hours on Patreon every Monday night at 6pm EST! This week on After Hours, Chad once again joins Jason and Mickey as they discuss several Weird Items and Funny Pictures in the 1991 Sears Wish Book. Everything from Laser Tag injuries to celebrity look-a-likes to weird products will be identified. Also, to lead off the show we'll be reading back reviews from the Weekly Movie Challenge which was to watch a Christmas movie. Patreon VIPs at the $5 level unlock everything including After Hours and access to the VIP Vault containing the complete TRN Time Machine audio library and exclusive podcasts.Subscribe to TRN Time Machine and interact with us on social media @TRNsocial on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Contact the hosts directly on Twitter @RD80s for Jason and @Yesterdayville for Mickey. Would love to hear your thoughts on this episode and any future destinations you want TRN Time Machine to travel!Visit The Retro Network podcast page for every show on the network. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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JC Penney wasn't the first to the game with a Wish Book, but they were my favorite!  There are so many places to find scans of the original JC Penney Wish Books so I know there are a lot of us that love them. Disc Cameras were introduced by Kodak in 1982.  They were innovators, and I liken them to the Apple of the day (Yes I am aware that Apple was around back then, but they weren't the innovators then that Kodak was)  So why did the photos not have the quality that would have made the amazing little disc camera work?? Listen to find out! Catalogs Galore - https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ Disc Camera History https://clickamericana.com/media/photography/what-happened-to-kodak-disc-camera-debuted-in-1982 Facebook Page fb.me/frequency13podcast Frequency 13 Group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1157514971310752 Twitter @frequency13pod Blog - https://www.Frequency13.com Email: Freq13fm@gmail.com

Join Brent and Eric as they dive into another classic Christmas Wishbook! This year they take a look at the 1991 Sears Wishbook and find some amazing and strange treasures inside! Merry Christmas!!!! Be sure to follow us on Instagram! A section of the Opening Theme is thanks to Sunglasses Music, be sure to follow him on Instagram and Spotify!! The closing song was from the band The Petersens covering the Christmas song O Come, O Come Emmanuel. They can be found on Spotify and all major social media sites.

We’re closing out our first season with a look back at one of our favorite highlights of holiday seasons past: the Sears Wish Book! No 80s Christmas was complete until we’d spent hours examining each and every one of this magical mail order tome’s hundreds of pages. Cozy up to the ol’ yule log and join us as we revisit the very books we compiled our Christmas lists from and discuss not just our favorite toys and video games, but gadgets, guns, radios, robots, and more. Be sure to check out our site for links to the catalogs we discussed so you can relive the Wish Book magic for yourself: https://mcquaidarcade.com/pod/wishbook/

In this episode of Inside the Plan with the 401(k) Brothers, Bill Bush and Andy Bush, advisors at Horizon Financial Group, talk about traditions of the holiday season at the end of the year, the importance of making a retirement wish list, changes that happen during retirement, and planning for the future.   Episode Highlights:   01:17 – What do Bill Bush and Andy Bush think about when the holiday eason arrives? 04:24 – What if you had a retirement wish book? 05:52 – How will you engage your time during retirement? 06:49 – Relationships and the people in your life take on more important and priority during retirement.  08:00 – Think about your life 5-10 years ago and look at what has happened that you planned for and didn’t plan for. 10:25 – Retirement planning is a balancing act between the present and the future. 11:15 – Bill Bush talks about periodically view his savings progress. 13:06 – What things are on Bill and Andy’s Christmas wish lists?   3 Key Points:   Plan a retirement wish list of accomplishments and experiences you would like to have. Once you get to retirement, you want to be able to keep yourself busy. Most regrets of older people after retirement are in reference to relationships in their lives.   Tweetable Quotes: “There is something about this bucket list that is starting to pop up for me, the wishlist if you will, of what do I want to accomplish?” – Andy Bush “You don’t retire into retirement. You are retiring from something. But you are retiring towards a purpose.” – Andy Bush “Look at all of the things that we have accumulated that we really aren’t using.” – Andy Bush     Resources Mentioned: Inside The Plan with the 401(k) Brothers-- Discover more about the Podcast Horizon Financial Group   Contact Information: bbush@horizonfg.com Abush@horizonfg.com    

This week the boys discuss politics, the Sears Christmas Wish Book, and have some fun with Christmas-themed questions... www.junkiosity.com

Join me as I look at popular toys of Christmas past - Tickle Me Elmo, Twister, Hot Wheels and more! Intro/Outro: "Feather Duster" by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com) Sound Effects: www.zapsplat.com  

I talked reality with my agent.  Honestly, if you're trying to make it in show business, reality is the last thing you want to talk about.

Brent and Sam are pumped for the Holiday Season and ending 2020. We revisited old Wish Book catalogs and discuss what our Toy Holy grails might be.......plus Toy Hunts, more Pre Order Madness and Year End Figure lists!

The Wish Book, everything you always wanted before Amazon Prime.

Alexa Fischer is the creator of the goal-setting, wish-granting jewelry company Wishbeads and author of the book Wishwork, and you can win both! Alexa is also an actress, coach, and motivational speaker whose work helps people go after their dreams, build their confidence, and break free from fear. Using online courses, private coaching, and her goal-setting jewelry line, Alexa’s work has reached tens of thousands of people. Her Wishbeads jewelry is carried in boutiques around the country and has been worn by celebrities, friends, and folks young and old. Like, Share and Comment to win both Wishbeads and a Wishbook! Tune in January 30th at 1pmET/10amPT and anytime in archive. Shop at Wishbeads.com and connect on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest. Thank you sponsors Safety Bags, Inc and StadiumBags.comNo Such Thing as a Bully  and Smith Sisters Bluegrass Connect with #WoMRadio on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. #WordofMom ~ Sharing the wisdom of women!  

In this episode of Star Joes, Ryan and Jon catch up on the Mandalorian, discuss the Ghostbusters trailer, and Wonder Woman trailer. This all culminates with them reviewing the Wishbook Catalog from 1985. Enjoy! 1985 Wishbook: http://www.wishbookweb.com/FB/1985_Sears_Wishbook/files/assets/basic-html/page-1.html#

Frohe Weihnachten euch allen da draußen!Nach vier langen Jahren hatten wir die Hoffnung schon aufgegeben, dass es mit einer Wish Book Folge passend zur Bescherung am Weihnachtsabend nichts mehr werden würde, aber siehe da, trotz aller Hürden auf den letzten Metern hat es tatsächlich doch noch geklappt. Somit hoffen wir, dass ihr bereits von euren Lieben umringt seid oder gleich sein werdet und schon dem anstehenden Festtagsessen samt anschließender Geschenke entgegenfiebert. Bevor ihr euch aber auf die hoffentlich tollen Geschenke stürzt, möchten wir euch als letzte Amtshandlung in diesem Jahr unser großes Weihnachtsgeschenk überreichen, um während den Feiertagen eventuell noch ein paar alte Erinnerungen an eure Kindheit freizusetzen und auch unsere nun beginnende Winterpause problemlos zu überstehen.In unserer diesjährigen Wish Book Folge bewegen wir uns durch die Jahre 1981 bis 1997 und blättern dafür durch alte Toy Fair Kataloge, die damals auf der gleichnamigen Spielemesse von den Spielzeugherstellern direkt an die Händler gingen und neben Fotos von vielen bekannten Figuren, Fahrzeugen und Puppen auch unveröffentlichte Prototypen, Mockups und beeindruckende Artworks beinhalteten. Genau diese schauen wir uns nach Dennis B.s sorgfältiger Auswahl gemeinsam mit euch an und schwelgen dabei in Erinnerungen an längst vergangene Zeiten, wo die Masters Of The Universe, Star Wars, M.A.S.K., Bravestarr, Ghostbusters oder die Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles für uns die Welt bedeuteten. Nachdem wir euch in den letzten drei Jahren schon einige Weihnachtsanekdoten erzählt haben, holen wir zwischendurch mit Markus Jakob, Sabrina Pennywise, Katrin Guderian - Hi! - und Christian Gürnth noch vier Gäste dazu, die euch ihre persönliche Weihnachtserinnerung präsentieren werden.Das sind aber natürlich nicht die einzigen Gäste in unserer diesjährigen Rekord-Monster-Weihnachtsfolge, denn bei unserem nicht mehr enden wollenden Redefluss nach jeder Seite muss es auch mal ein paar erholsame Pausen der angenehmen Art geben, um sich dann wieder mit Schwung auf den nächsten Batzen an Seiten zu stürzen. Darum freuen wir uns sehr über unsere musikalischen Gäste Hot Dad, Wordburglar, UnityTX, More Or Les, Bask, Remission, Counterparts, Ethel Cain, Derek Ted und GC Johnson (Acoustic Labs), die mit ihrer Musik diese Folge schön abrunden werden.Wir wünschen euch viel Spaß beim Lauschen und hoffen, dass ihr beim Mitblättern genauso viel Spaß haben werdet wie wir bei unseren Aufnahmen. Für uns geht es nun in die wohlverdiente Winterpause, wo wir nach all den Arbeiten an "Back In Time II", dem Ausflug auf die einsame Insel, das Schauen der Filme der beiden Schwergewichte Jean-Claude Van Damme und Dolph Lundgren und nun auch diese Wish Book Folge versuchen ein wenig Ruhe und Kraft zu finden, um dann 2020 wieder frisch und munter unseren chaotischen Weg weiterzugehen bis zum nächsten Etappenziel - dem 12. Geburtstag. Also bleibt uns weiterhin gewogen, haltet die Ohren steif und nochmals frohe Weihnachten sowie einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr im Voraus. Alles Gute, kommt sicher und gesund dort an und wir sehen uns dann ja irgendwann 2020 wieder. Bis denne ;)Weiterlesen »

Rolf and Tod Goldberg recall the joys of the old Sears holiday catalog

This week you will get to hear from Dusty Zamecnik from Hometown Brew Co. He describes the Hazy Susan IPA before it gets cracked open by a giant. I talk about duct taped banana art, advent calendars and the Wishbook. The lovely Emma Hackett joins me to play some Hate it or Love it. The focus for this week? Things that you see at a Christmas party.

Join Brent and Eric as they once again crack open a Christmas Wishbook! This time after asking fans of the show to vote, they'e going to be looking at the 1985 Sears Wishbook and talking about some of the fun/odd things they find inside! Be sure to head over to www.wishbookweb.com to follow along!!  Opening Theme: Levitate by Kalax  Friday 5 List theme: Lightspeed by Kalax  Closing Track: The Season's Upon Us by Dropkick Murphys  This podcast is part of the BFOP Network  The Friday 5 Podcast claims no ownership nor receives any monetary gain from episodes the tracks/clips are used in

In this episode, we are joined by Arvind Saraf, Founder of Wishbook. Arvind is an IIT Roorkee and MIT alumnus, who chose the unconventional path of moving back and build technological solutions for challenges in India. Currently, he is disrupting the supply and distribution in the textile industry, by building a SaaS enabled marketplace, which is bringing a digital revolution in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities. Arvind has shares crucial insights, such as - How can you make a marketplace model work without burning too much capital? How India is the right place to build in? How to make your product roadmap with the help of customers? Checkout: Wishbook  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lgs/message

Jason welcomes longtime friend Wyatt Bloom to go on a shopping spree through the 1984 Montgomery Ward Christmas catalog.

We discuss the history and hopes of the Sears Christmas Wish Book. Our sponsor this week is Searz, the makers of fine lead cookware.

It’s the Holiday Season! And the Geek Salad gang is sippin’ on eggnog and reminiscing about Christmases past….most specifically what they circled in their favorite department store Christmas wish books….and what they did (or didn’t) get under the tree in their respective years!    So gather around the fireplace and ask yourself one question:  “How much would any of this stuff that I demanded from Santa actually end up costing my parents?”  The answer will make you weep….   Also, stick around for a quick wrap up of this interminable year of 2018, including a discussion about The Avengers: Endgame trailer!   Geek Salad is available at www.geeksalad.podbean.com, or can be subscribed to at the iTunes store by using keyword “geek salad.”  Geek Salad is also part of the Stitcher family, as well as being available on Spotify and the Google Music app!  Download the apps for your Android, iPhone, or Blackberry at www.stitcher.com!   Also, check out the Podbean App where you can stream and download the entire Geek Salad archive right from your Android or iPhone!  You can get the app at either the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store!      Geek Salad episodes are now also available to stream on YouTube.  “Like” and Subscribe to their channel at Geek Salad Podcast at www.youtube.com   Contact Geek Salad at geeksaladradio@gmail.com.  Geek Salad is also available on Facebook under the group heading “Geek Salad Podcast.” Check out their website at www.geek-salad.com, and please subscribe to their Twitter feed: @geeksaladradio Geek Salad is intended for adult listeners and contains coarse language and profanity.  Listener discretion is advised.  

The last episode of 2018!! In Episode Seven, #teamnilnil is back in The Trap to discuss the upcoming changes to MLS's schedule and playoff format, we give thanks to the firing of Jose Mourinho and who could be next at Man United, head coaching opportunities for African Americans in the US, and more!! Happy Holidays from The Culture!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ftcutdshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ftcutdshow/support

Today's Show? We talk about the Miami Herald article about the Wishbook, featuring Miami Police Officer Mr.Flores, Whos story is about him having had suffered a dramatic brain injury and that his Insurance is running dry, And soon Mr.Flores will be without doing anymore Rehabilitation Sessions. The Special Needs Fitness Guru myself, Owner of Fitness Sports Karate,Inc is offering to give Mr.Flores free Sessions to help him out, we go into details about this Wishbook article. Also will talk about Forbes top 100 Non-profits for 2018 and United Way is 1. And check this out? Special Olympics is number 55. And Best buddies isn't even in the top 100 list. We will talk about the importance of why it's important to perform Community Service for Disability Individuals and People of all walks of life, especially the low-income, how small and big Corporations can contribute in the fight against Poverty, one of the ways to fight Poverty is to Volunteer, will talk about why Service Providers, health Providers, should charge Disability Special Needs Individuals low fair rates. Please follow Special Needs Fitness Guru on Twitter @ Uzfit913spneeds --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-carlos/support

Jason and Chad from Horror Movie BBQ choose items from the 1988 Sears Wishbook!

Writer, editor, producer and actor Jason Liebig joins Tim to talk about the Sears Wishbook. Jason is the creator of a website called WishbookWeb.com, which has archived complete, high-quality scans of Sears Wishbooks and other holiday catalogues going back to 1933. In this episode, we talk about a holiday tradition sure to bring a smile to your face. https://traffic.libsyn.com/shapingopinion/The_Sears_Wishbook_auphonic.mp3 The very first Sears Wish Book was published in 1933. It featured dolls, a Mickey Mouse Watch, Lionel electric trains, fruitcakes, chocolates and even live, singing canaries. The store catalogue was 87 pages long, and featured 25 pages of toys for kids and 62 pages of gifts for adults. The Sears Wish Book grew over the decades, so that by 1968, it totaled 605 pages.  And in 1998, it went online with Wishbook.com This year, Sears will not publish a Wish Book, but that is not stopping many from revisiting their childhoods through a website called WishbookWeb.com. Jason Liebig is the man behind it. Sears Wish Book History The first Sears Wish Book came out in 1933. Prior to that, in 1896 the Sears general catalogue included wax candles for Christmas trees. But 1933 was the first year Sears devoted a full catalogue to Christmas. The term Wish Book was an informal name. The real name was Sears Christmas Book Catalogue. The company made it a tradition to put colorful, warm Christmas scenes on the cover. The company published the book annually from 1933 until 1993. The Chicago Tribune once described The Wish Book as, “so central to holiday expectations it read like a catalog of middle-class American Aspiration … To flip through one today is to see what we thought our homes and holidays should look like.” The Wish Book was delivered early. It would usually appear in mailboxes during the late summer right when the school year started. Links WishbookWeb.com CollectingCandy.com The Sears Christmas Wishbook, A Holiday Tradition, Sears Unsung: The Sears Wish Book, a Ghost of Christmas Past, The Chicago Tribune Sears' Wish Book Shown Through the Years, Business Insider About Wishbook Web WishbookWeb.com first launched in 2006, with the initial scanning project having started a year earlier in 2005. From the outset, the goal of the WishbookWeb project has been to archive, preserve, and share the wonderful holiday gift catalogs of the past – making them freely-available to anyone with a web browser. Inspired by the pioneering work of websites like Plaidstallions and MegoMuseum, who had already been sharing select pages of vintage catalogs online, our goal was to build upon that idea by sharing entire volumes, every section and every page. As you see it now, WishbookWeb represents the product of hundreds of hours of work to create the current archive. About this Episode's Guest Jason Liebig Jason Liebig is a New York City based writer, editor, producer, actor and host. After spending much of his early career in the comic book business, most notably as an editor for Marvel Comics’ X-Men, he has since split his time between developing his own properties while still consulting and working on others. In addition to his work with WishbookWeb, Jason is one of the country’s premier candy collectors and historians with his discoveries appearing in countless blogs, magazines, newspaper articles, and books. He operates a web site called CollectingCandy.com. Always happy to share his knowledge and unique perspectives on this colorful part of our popular culture, Jason has consulted for The Smithsonian, The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, and New York’s Museum of Food and Drink and more. His knowledge of vintage brands and packaging (as well as his singular archive of vintage packaging materials) has allowed him to serve as art department consultant on such period television productions as AMC’s Mad Men and The Goldbergs on ABC as well as feature films like Stephen...

In this extra large holiday episode of Star Joes, Ryan and Robert go through the JC Penney Wishbook catalog from 1980! They remember back to all of the toys and items that came out that year. They also give a spoiler filled review of Thor: Ragnarok and Justice League movies before diving into the massive catalog! Enjoy!   The Wishbook Catalog Website: Wishbook Web

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The Christmas Season is in full swing and the Renegades are making their lists for Santa by looking at the 1968 Sears Holiday Catalog! The clothes, the toys, the huge 23" screen TV! All the best gifts from 1968 are here and they guys are looking at the prices, the fashion and of course making fun of them! Also this weeks DC Comics reviews with Batman, Justice League of America and the DC Holiday Special!​

The Christmas Season is in full swing and the Renegades are making their lists for Santa by looking at the 1968 Sears Holiday Catalog! The clothes, the toys, the huge 23" screen TV! All the best gifts from 1968 are here and they guys are looking at the prices, the fashion and of course making fun of them! Also this weeks DC Comics reviews with Batman, Justice League of America and the DC Holiday Special!

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It's the most wonderful time of the year - for another dip into the Sears Holiday Wishbook. This time we take a peek at the Ghost of Christmas Past of 1987, and in Canada no less. The enigma of the Pantspress, the excitement of the Bop Bag, and wait, there's more...literally more...in the form of little Christmas Surprises! Listen now.

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Step 39 - In this episode, Brooke & Nikki list and discuss items they really wanted from the old Sears Wishbooks and JCPenney Holiday Catalogs from the 80's and early 90's. Special thanks to wishbookweb.com for letting us use these images.  Follow along with photos on our website by visiting mysocalledwhatever.com/episodes/step-39

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Mell & Chris talk to Cambrian College Business Professor Brian Vendramin about Sears announcing they're closing their doors and liquidating this year.

Just in time for your last minute holiday shopping, we decide our favorite gifts from a 1991 Sears catalog we randomly found online.

We crack up the Sears grea

It's that magical time of the year again! The time for cheer, cinnamon pine cones and the Renegades pulling out the old Holiday Wishbooks! We look back at what kids used to love to see in the mail and what we would make our christmas lists from. Go back to 1933 and see how much toys and other gifts cost all the way up to 1989 when the world was ruled by G.I. Joe, Transformers, Barbies and more!

Listen while we discuss the heart wrenching, soul crushing price of Masterpiece Megatron. Listen while I try to reference the case assortment for the next wave of Black Series that wasn't posted until after we reorded the show. Listen while we hem and haw over the new Super7 MOTU offerings. Finally, listen to me explain why we got probably the best Joe news since Joecon.

11.16.14 Christmas season is right around the corner. But if you're not careful, Black Friday and all the craziness of the shopping season to get things you 'need' from the Wish Book catalogue can be a real Thanksgiving Killer. Listen to this teaching from Pastor Sherman to see what that means! Psalm 103:1-5

Stephen, Jay and Pete dive headfirst into the March Previews catalogue for items shipping May and in the process they pick at Big Two marketing strategies and praise the incentives and structure of smaller publishers! Show Notes: Previews World.com, the online home of Previews magazine, the ordering catalogue of Diamond Comics Distributors. In the Image Comics chapter, when Stephen mentions that Ian Churchill had worked on the all-ages book Mermaid Man, the book when actually called Marineman. "David Finch To Take Over DC's Wonder Woman Monthly Comic" at Bleeding Cool.com. "Rocket Raccoon Spins Off 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Into Solo Comic Series" at MTV.com.