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To Vlog or Not To Vlog

August 22, 2026August 22, 2026 Serpentorslair Stafffake news online, movie and TV vloggers, online media literacy, pop culture commentary, professional wrestling vloggers, social media misinformation, theme park vloggers, toy collecting channels, vlogging trends, YouTube vloggers0 comment

By: R.A. Rayne Over the last few years, a trend that began during COVID has turned into a pop culture frenzy. What is that trend, you ask? It’s simple: vlogging. Vlogging started as a way to keep a video diary and share it online. It has now become a means of delivering, sharing, and informing the online community about our favorite hobbies. Whether it is politics, movies and television, toys, sports, or the theme parks, you can find a dozen or more channels posting daily content. But is the content…

Review: Guns N’ Roses 2026 World Tour

August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 Serpentorslair StaffAxl Rose and Slash Live, Guns N’ Roses 2026 Setlist, Guns N’ Roses 2026 World Tour, Guns N’ Roses Atlas and Nothin’, Guns N’ Roses August 12 2026, Guns N’ Roses Concert Review, Guns N’ Roses East Rutherford NJ, Guns N’ Roses Live Concert 2026, Guns N’ Roses MetLife Stadium, Guns N’ Roses Sabbath Bloody Sabbath1 Comment

Story by @GIJoeRepairShop On August 12, 2026, I visited MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey to experience Guns N’ Roses 2026 World Tour. You might expect a sexagenarian hair band to play for an hour or an hour and a half, bow, and then leave the stage for some rest. But, no one would ever expect that of Guns N’ Roses. The set started with a high-energy rendition of “Welcome to the Jungle” (the first song from their first album) and never looked back. Over the course of more…

The COMPLETE History of M.A.S.K. !

August 15, 2026August 15, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s nostalgia, 1980s toys, 80s nostalgia, 80s toy lines, action figures, classic toy lines, G.I. Joe, Ken ToyKennections, Kenner toys, M.A.S.K., M.A.S.K. 1980s, M.A.S.K. Masks, M.A.S.K. toy line, M.A.S.K. toys, M.A.S.K. vehicles, retro toys, toy collecting, toy history, toy photography, Toy Reviews, ToyKennections, Transformers, vintage toy collecting, vintage toys0 comment

Today Ken from ToyKennections gives us a look at the iconic 1980s toy line M.A.S.K.! Check out the video below and share your thoughts with us in the comments. As always be sure to subscribe to ToyKennections channel on YouTube for all of Ken’s latest videos!

RADIOACTIVE SHELVES: When the Neon Toys of the ’90s Took Over Our Childhoods

August 13, 2026August 13, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff10 SEO keywords: 1990s neon toys, 1990s action figures, 90s childhood nostalgia, G.I. Joe Battle Corps, Hasbro toy history, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers toys, retro toy collecting, Street Sharks toys, Toxic Crusaders figures, vintage G.I. Joe toys1 Comment

There were fluorescent greens, nuclear yellows, radioactive oranges and enough electric blue plastic to make a blacklight jealous. To adult collectors raised on the military greens of early G.I. Joe, some of those toys eventually became punchlines. But to a kid standing in Toys “R” Us? They looked incredible. Perhaps no line represents that transformation better than G.I. Joe Battle Corps. By 1993, Hasbro had grouped most of its standard Joe assortment under the Battle Corps banner while simultaneously experimenting with Mega Marines, Star Brigade and increasingly science-fiction-heavy concepts. Hasbro…

The Atari+ Platform: Bringing Back Retro Consoles the Right Way

August 13, 2026August 13, 2026 Serpentorslair StaffAtari 2600 cartridges, Atari 2600 HDMI, Atari 2600 modern console, Atari 2600 original cartridges, Atari 2600 Plus, Atari 2600 retro gaming, Atari 2600 wireless controller, Atari 2600+, Atari 2600+ console, Atari 2600+ review, Atari classic games, Atari retro gaming0 comment

Story by @GIJoeRepairShop The original Atari 2600 has released in 1977. That is nearly 50 years ago! Old Atari hardware is getting harder and harder to find, while Atari cartridges are often rotting in antique shops across the country. Television technology has also left the original Atari consoles far behind. Finding a working cathode ray tube (CRT) television and a working Atari television adaptor is becoming a harder, and more expensive, task by the day. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to play your old collection of Atari games…

Growing Up in the 80’s Part 4: Danger Zone

August 10, 2026August 10, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s Arcade Memories, 1980s Childhood Memories, 80s nostalgia, Childhood Danger Zone, Destro Designs Viper Den Studios, Gen X childhood, Gen X nostalgia, growing up in the 1980s, growing up in the 80s, Pac-Man and Galaga1 Comment

By Destro Designs – Viper Den Studios I’m gonna drop a few things we did as kids that wouldn’t fly at all today. A lot of the shit I did just can’t be said in public, but these are good. At the end of my block was a laundromat. A lot happened there. In the winter, a plow would come through and push all the snow into one corner. Naturally, we would sleigh ride the hell out of that bad boy. But a seven- or eight-foot drop wasn’t enough, so…

Droopy & Butch: The Deadpan Dog and the Bulldog Who Could Never Escape Him

August 10, 2026August 10, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1940s Cartoons, Butch Dog, classic cartoons, Droopy and Butch, Droopy Dog, Droopy Dog History, Golden Age animation, MGM Cartoons, Tex Avery Cartoons, Tex Avery Droopy0 comment

There is something almost supernatural about Droopy. He doesn’t run. He doesn’t scream. He rarely even raises his voice. Yet no matter how fast his opponent drives, how far he sails, or how desperately he tries to escape, Droopy is already standing there waiting for him. “Hello, all you happy people.” And somewhere nearby, Butch realizes his day is about to get considerably worse. The Droopy cartoons produced by MGM during Hollywood animation’s golden age remain some of the funniest demonstrations of comic timing ever put on film. Behind their…

IN MEMORIAM: Ben Jones — The Heart, Humor and Soul of Hazzard County

August 10, 2026August 10, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s television, Ben Jones, Ben Jones Congressman, Ben Jones Cooter Davenport, Ben Jones death, Ben Jones memorial, Ben Jones obituary, Ben Jones tribute, classic TV stars, Cooter Davenport, Cooter Davenport tribute, Cooter's Place, Crazy Cooter, Dukes of Hazzard cast, Dukes of Hazzard nostalgia, Dukes of Hazzard tribute, DukesFest, General Lee, Hazzard County, The Dukes of Hazzard1 Comment

Remembering the extraordinary life of the man who made “Crazy Cooter” one of television’s most beloved friends For millions of people who grew up watching The Dukes of Hazzard, there was something comforting about knowing that somewhere down the dusty roads of Hazzard County, Cooter Davenport would be waiting at the garage. Maybe Bo and Luke had wrecked something. Maybe the General Lee needed another seemingly impossible repair. Maybe Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane was closing in. Whatever the trouble, Cooter was rarely far away. On August 9, 2026, Ben Jones,…

When did Fandom become Fandumb?

August 8, 2026August 8, 2026 Serpentorslair Stafffan community, fandom culture, G.I. Joe Fandom, Geek culture, nerd culture, pop culture fandom, rage baiting, social media toxicity, Star Wars fandom, toxic fandom1 Comment

By R.A. Rayne We live in the Golden Age of fandom. It’s an energy field created by all living things that surrounds, penetrates, and binds the galaxy together. Okay, it may not be all that, but it is everywhere. You can’t turn on a television, go to the movies, the store, or an amusement park without seeing one of your favorite superheroes, sci-fi or fantasy characters, or at least once a day hear someone quote a line from one of your favorite properties. Things most people used to think were…

Growing Up in the ’80s Part 3: True Freedom

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s childhood, 1980s summer memories, 80s kids lifestyle, 80s nostalgia, childhood memories, Destro Designs Viper Den Studios, freedom to be a kid, G.I. Joe childhood memories, G.I. Joe nostalgia, Gen X childhood, Gen X memories, George Carlin childhood freedom, growing up in the 1980s, growing up in the 80s, kids in the 1980s, life before smartphones, nostalgic 80s stories, riding bikes in the 80s, true freedom in the 80s, unsupervised childhood2 Comments

By Destro Designs-Viper Den Studios There was a long stretch of being a kid that I swear, no matter what my friends and I did, we never got caught. Adults left kids alone a bit more back then. Adults weren’t up kids’ asses, making them spend endless hours every week in structured sports, coupled with piano lessons, dance class, and two intramural activities at school. I coach a lot of youth sports, and these kids today don’t have any time to just be kids. George Carlin touched on this, and…

Review: “Weird Al” Yankovic: Bigger & Weirder 2026 Tour

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff"Weird Al" Yankovic 2026 tour, Gi Joe Repair Shop Weird Al interview, Weird Al 2026 North American tour, Weird Al comedy music, Weird Al concert experience, Weird Al costume changes, Weird Al live review, Weird Al New Jersey concert, Weird Al PNC Bank Arts Center, Weird Al stage show review1 Comment

Story by @GIJoeRepairShop At the moment, “Weird Al” Yankovic is on a ninety-city North American tour! The Gi Joe Repair Shop was able to catch up with him at the PNC Bank Arts Center in New Jersey for his July 12, 2026 concert. This author didn’t really know what to expect, having never seen “Weird Al” live before. Recently, I’d heard an interview with “Weird Al” on The Howard Stern Show in which he described his stage show as very elaborate and “costume-positive,” meaning that he did a lot of…

Growing Up in the 80s Part 2: Destro’s Birth

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1970s garage birth story, baby delivered by police officer, childhood memories of the 1980s, Destro Designs, Destro’s Birth, growing up in a small town, growing up in the 80s, nostalgic personal story, true family birth story, Viper Den Studios1 Comment

By Destro Designs–Viper Den Studios I’ve had many nicknames throughout my life, and well into my twenties, one of them was “Jesus.” I’ll tell you why. My parents were teenagers when I was born, so they both still lived with their parents. My mom lived in an upper-middle-class home up on the hill, while my dad lived in a flat down in the ’Burgh. They were both so young, and my mom’s parents were pretty strict, so they didn’t tell anyone she was pregnant. However, legend has it that my…

The Cultural Significance of Ali G

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1990s British television, Ali G, Ali G origins, British comedians, British comedy, British pop culture, British satire, Channel 4 comedy, comedy television history, early Ricky Gervais, early Sacha Baron Cohen, Ricky Gervais, Sacha Baron Cohen, satirical news shows, southern England in 1999, television nostalgia, The 11 O’Clock Show, The Daily Show UK comparison, voice of da yoof1 Comment

Story by @GIJoeRepairShop In 1999, I was living in southern England. Three nights a week, there was a television show on called “The 11 O’Clock Show.” It struck me very much like a British version of “The Daily Show.” It featured a collection of then-unknown British comedic talent, such as Ricky Gervais, who would go on to revolutionize British comedy with shows like “The Office,” “Extras,” and “After Life.” It also featured a young Sacha Baron Cohen. His character, Ali G, was the “voice of da yoof” correspondent on the show.…

We Had It So Good. So, So Good. – Part 1

July 27, 2026July 27, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s culture, 1980s memories, 1980s nostalgia, 80s kids, 80s toys, BMX bikes, Destro Designs, G.I. Joe, Gen X childhood, growing up in the 80s, Laser Tag, nostalgic storytelling, retro childhood, retro toys, Saturday morning cartoons, Stranger Things, toy collecting, Transformers, vintage action figures, Viper Den Studios1 Comment

By Destro Designs – Viper Den Studios This last week I saw so much ’80s toy content in my timeline that I couldn’t help but think we had it so, so good. People have been saying it for years, and to a certain extent that’s exactly why Stranger Things became such a phenomenon. The show absolutely nailed what it felt like to grow up in the 1980s. Honestly, the early ’90s were just an extension of the ’80s—with worse clothes and, largely, worse music. The thing that really got me…

Why Are Dinosaurs So Angry?

July 21, 2026July 21, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1 Comment

Story by @GIJoeRepairShop Dinosaurs in most movies and television shows inevitably get very angry and take every chance they have to chase people around and to eat them. For that matter, sharks are also portrayed as incredibly angry with the human race. It usually doesn’t start out that way. Usually the dinosaurs are happily living their lives when the humans somehow crash into their world, are mysteriously transported into their hunting grounds, or somehow end up wronging the dinosaurs in some way. The dinosaurs in the Jurassic Park franchise seem to…