While I do have a few “toys” in my collection, I wouldn’t say that I collect them. There are so many these days, it would just be way to expensive for me to keep up, and still afford all the books and movies I want to still get. But seeing these two figures that were recently announced, I may have to add them to my collection.

Nothing reminds me of my childhood and the beginnings of my life-long love of the monsters and the horror genre than watching Saturday morning programs like Groovie Ghoulies, Monster Squad, and a mixture of reruns of The Addams Family and The Munsters, besides the late night shows like The Night Stalker, Ghost Story / Circle of Fear, and The Night Gallery. And for obvious reasons, my cereal of choice back then was, of course, Frankenberry. Every now and then I’d throw some Boo Berry into the mix, but Frankenberry was always the go-to. So to have one of those figures sitting on my bookshelf is another easy way to bring back some fond childhood memories in an instance.

After all, isn’t that why we collect what we do? To have that little gateway into our past and the pleasures that it brings?

I should have posted this after the first comment, but I figured it was just that person. And then someone else mentioned it to me, and then another one over this last weekend, so I figured I’d throw out a little explanation to make sure everyone understands.

It’s about the green font color that I use for my site here. I didn’t realize at first but when it goes out to the ones that have signed up for updates, the background isn’t black, like on the site, but the font color is still green, making it a little difficult to read. Still trying to figure out how I can changed that up a bit, but haven’t gotten there just yet.

So if you do get the update, say on your phone and you have trouble reading it, all I can say is that I apologize, but you’ll have to go to the site, where the black background will make it much easier to read. Or at least until I figure out a better way.

Wow. Just …. Wow. Within 24 hours of the Mahoning Drive-In Theater posting their cry for help, after learning that their home for the last 72 years, was in peril, the help came in support from around the county. It seems that Greenskies Clean Energy was not completely informed of the situation and once they did, getting and seeing all the comments from the drive-in community, they backed out of the deal, not wanting to shut down what was obviously a successful business. So major kudos to Greenskies for doing the right thing and showing their own support.

News started to spread quickly yesterday that the Mahoning Drive-In, located in Lehighton, PA, recently found out that the land they are located on has been optioned to Greenskies Clean Energy LLC, a solar company that plans to tear down the drive-in theater, which has been there since 1949, and use the land for a solar farm. Now, I’m all up for clean living, but there has to be other places to put one of these instead of on this thriving drive-in that has been running for close to 75 years, and has been creating lasting memories for generations of movie fans.

That above quote is from the legendary author Isaac Asimov, known to be one of the “Big Three” science fiction writers. But this post isn’t about science fiction, or about writing. It’s about education. Now, the word education can have a few meanings but for my purpose today, it about the act of learning.

The above quote is just as powerful about the horror genre as it is for any other subject. For me, it means never stop learning about the genre. Never stop watching different kinds of films. Never stop learning about those who are making them, or had made them. Doesn’t matter if we’re talking about a film that came out this year or one that from a 100 years ago, we need to invest our time to know more. It will not only open up more doors to different point of views and cultures, but it can possibly help you understand and see things that you already know a little differently.