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  • Re: Garbaga Pail Kids (1987)

    From metalhead@911:1423/0 to hollowone on Sun Oct 12 21:06:04 2025
    We had some discussion on Absinthe BBS that helped me discover Garbage Tail Kids phenomenon from the 80s.. Art Spiegelman's cards and the movie which rebooted my brain completely while watching :)

    Oh man, I love Garbage Pail Kids! I used to make my mom drive all over town in search of those fuckin cards! LOL I remember being in elementary school calling all the stores in the phonebook asking them "Do you sell Garbage Pail Kids?"

    "Messy Tessy" is one of the funniest ones! She's a girl who not only picks her nose, but she's got a cats-in-the-cradle-of-boogers! LOL

    Let me know when you're ready to watch the Garbage Pail Kids movie. I have it somewhere!

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  • From metalhead@911:1423/0 to spec on Sun Oct 12 21:15:47 2025
    in the 80s. Brought them all to school one day and left them on my de

    I had every single one from 1st series up to the 9th (I think? been a lotta years), most in triplicate or more. :) Also had a bunch of the
    other 'collectibles' like the oversized trading cards, a handful of the posters. Weekly, my dad and I would go to the one store in this area
    that still carried them. I swear he was just as into them as I was if
    not more!

    That's funny! Where did you get yours from? Matzo's deli carried them. I think they had them at Carls Drugstore. But they were hard AF to find!

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  • From hollowone@911:1503/0 to metalhead on Mon Oct 13 09:01:25 2025

    Let me know when you're ready to watch the Garbage Pail Kids movie. I
    have it somewhere!

    I watched it twice this year, already ;)

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  • From spec@911:1607/0 to metalhead on Mon Oct 13 19:33:45 2025
    That's funny! Where did you get yours from? Matzo's deli carried them. I think they had them at Carls Drugstore. But they were hard AF to find!


    Salvage Outlet, used to be on Birdsall (or was it West Wendell?) in W. Endicott. He had Garbage Pail Kids and the best freakin' selection of penny candy in town. Although called "penny candy" it was more like 5c and 10c candies.. the Jolly Rancher sticks, loose pixie stix, gumballs, licorice... you name it, he had it. He also had the only Slush Puppy machine this side of North St. :)

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  • From metalhead@911:1423/0 to spec on Mon Oct 13 19:19:25 2025
    That's funny! Where did you get yours from? Matzo's deli carried them think they had them at Carls Drugstore. But they were hard AF to find


    Salvage Outlet, used to be on Birdsall (or was it West Wendell?) in W. Endicott. He had Garbage Pail Kids and the best freakin' selection of penny candy in town. Although called "penny candy" it was more like 5c
    and 10c candies.. the Jolly Rancher sticks, loose pixie stix, gumballs, licorice... you name it, he had it. He also had the only Slush Puppy

    I don't think I was ever in there, but it was always those kinds of stores that had them. Those were weird times!

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  • From hollowone@911:1503/0 to spec on Tue Oct 14 01:13:28 2025

    Salvage Outlet, used to be on Birdsall (or was it West Wendell?) in W. Endicott. He had Garbage Pail Kids and the best freakin' selection of penny candy in town. Although called "penny candy" it was more like 5c
    and 10c candies.. the Jolly Rancher sticks, loose pixie stix, gumballs, licorice... you name it, he had it. He also had the only Slush Puppy machine this side of North St. :)

    You guys had awesome childhood. I only had sports cards and car cards to collect until I discovered Magic the Gathering as teenager :)

    -h1

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  • From metalhead@911:1423/0 to hollowone on Wed Oct 15 05:22:13 2025
    You guys had awesome childhood. I only had sports cards and car cards to collect until I discovered Magic the Gathering as teenager :)

    Rock Cards were the next coolest thing after Garbage Pail Kids.

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  • From hollowone@911:1503/0 to metalhead on Wed Oct 15 13:00:28 2025

    Rock Cards were the next coolest thing after Garbage Pail Kids.

    I just google searched for it, do you mean this: https://hairbands.xyz/1991-rock-cards-checklist/

    ?

    -h1

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  • From metalhead@911:1423/0 to hollowone on Wed Oct 15 20:03:27 2025
    Rock Cards were the next coolest thing after Garbage Pail Kids.

    I just google searched for it, do you mean this: https://hairbands.xyz/1991-rock-cards-checklist/

    Yea, those! And there was another similar brand in the 90s too:

    https://www.etsy.com/listing/1003247927/90s-pop-rockrap-music-card-packages

    But the "Pro Set Superstars" cards weren't as cool as the 1991 rock cards that you linked to. The Pro Set Superstars had pop stars from all genres.

    I have the full collection of both. Then there's this other one from the 1985: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1003247927/90s-pop-rockrap-music-card-packages

    "Rock Star Concert Cards."

    I only have a few of those because I was only 6 years old when they debuted. I have the Rudy Sarzo one because I was a fan of him growing up.

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@911:1415/0 to hollowone on Thu Oct 16 08:46:54 2025
    hollowone wrote to spec <=-

    You guys had awesome childhood. I only had sports cards and car cards
    to collect until I discovered Magic the Gathering as teenager :)

    Star Wars cards were big when I was growing up. I have the first 3 sets, missing a card or two. Lots of stale gum chewed to get those babies!



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  • From hollowone@911:1503/0 to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu Oct 16 10:38:57 2025

    Star Wars cards were big when I was growing up. I have the first 3 sets, missing a card or two. Lots of stale gum chewed to get those babies!

    I still have the CCG (Collectible Card Game) from the 90s.. about 1000 cards.

    -h1

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