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THE POP EXPOSE – ‘The 2020 NCAA TOURNEY That Wasn’t’ By Mitchell Smith!

April 5, 2020April 5, 2020 Serpentorslair Staff0 comment

This Monday would have been the NCAA basketball championship. Normally we would be coming off a month of wild games with last second shots, crazy upsets, and 2 teams left playing for the championship. As we all know that came to a screeching halt 3 weeks ago. So I thought it would be fun to take the last bracket projection and take my picks to the finals. So first round I predict would have been one of the craziest first rounds we have seen in a while, but all 4 number 1…

Covid 19 – The Pandemic That Will Change The World By Mitchell Smith!

March 29, 2020March 29, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffThe POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Story by Mitchell Smith It wasn’t long ago the United States were getting ready for the NCAA Basketball March madness, people were waiting for spring to pop to start enjoying their favorite outdoor activities, and people could find toilet paper in stores. At the beginning of March the Corona Virus was something happening over seas and most of us used it as a way to make funny Tik Toks, jokes at school, and even formulate large political conspiracies that might sway the upcoming presidential election. Now here we are a…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Remembering Kenny Rogers’ By Mitchell Smith!

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffMusic, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Kenny Rogers 1938-2020 Rest In Peace –On a Warm Summer’s evening on a train bound for nowhere I met up with the gambler we were both to tired to sleep. So we took turns a-starin’ Out the window at the darkness The boredom overtook us and he began to Speak.– Kenneth Ray Rogers was born August 21, 1938 in Houston Texas. He was the fourth child out of eight. Kenny had a huge music career where he wrote songs and produced records, but he also was an actor in such…

THE POP EXPOSE – ‘ZZ TOP’ By Mitchell Smith!

March 15, 2020March 15, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffMusic, The POP-EXPOSE, ZZTop0 comment

ZZ TOP ZZ Top is an American blues and rock band. The band consists of Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard. The trio have been playing together for over 50 years a remarkable feat in itself in the professional music world. This Texas trio started out playing blues in local small town venues. They experimented with a lot of different sounds to create a new rock sound. They started to expand their venues but decided to take a break after a long tour. The band was exhausted and the…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘The Miracle On Ice by Mitchell Smith!

March 8, 2020March 8, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffSports, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Back in 1979 Herb Brooks started to put together a team to compete in the 1980 Olympics. The team consisted of a number of great players, but some of the hockey superstars were cut from the team. Brooks had a strange way of collaborating the players he wanted to bring home a medal for the United States. I the end his way proved to be a miraculous insight to winning a gold medal for the US. 1980, the Olympic arena lay set just on the outskirts of the Adirondack high…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Mike Tyson vs Tyson Fury’ by Mitchell Smith!

March 1, 2020March 1, 2020 Serpentorslair Staffboxing, Mike Tyson, Sports, The POP-EXPOSE, Tyson Fury0 comment

Not sure if anyone caught the Wilder vs Fury boxing match last weekend, but Tyson Fury tore up Wilder and things ended in the 7th round with the towel being tossed into the ring. This was the second match up between the 2 with the first being a draw. There has not been many great heavyweight match ups lately so I thought it would be interesting to transport back to the 80’s. Mike Tyson is one of the greatest boxers of all time. In his early career it normally did…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Black History Month With G.I.Joe! By Mitchell Smith!

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

In honor of Black History Month I wanted to tip a hat to all the great African American G.I. Joe’s created over the years. Starting out from the original lineup Stalker has always been a staple character and has had many updated versions and was a huge part of the success of G.I. Joe. Stalker the Army Ranger from Detroit has a long history with Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes and was just a great character all around. Next up is another all time great character, Doc. The Concord, Mass guy is another staple…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘G.I. Joe 6″ Scale Vehicle Wish List’ By Mitchell Smith!

February 16, 2020February 16, 2020 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Hasbro, The POP-EXPOSE, toy collecting0 comment

G.I. Joe has always had a lineup of vehicles to support the figure lines. The 12 inch line has had various vehicles over the past 55 years. Various jeeps, tanks, and many other smaller vehicles that went very well with the 12 inch figures. When the 3-3/4 inch line hit in 1982 the vehicles were a huge part of the success of this line. Some of the vehicles are more of a character then the character. There was such a huge range of vehicles ranging from small vehicles like the RAM…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘New Batman Figures’ By Mitchell Smith!

February 9, 2020February 9, 2020 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, Batman, DC, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

New Batman figures! There have recently been new Batman figures released at retail. Figures in a 3-3/4 inch, 6 inch, and a 12 inch style have hit shelves. The 6 inch figures look really cool, this is such a great scale, this is a nice size and the detail and articulation is very nice. There are also 3-3/4 inch figures such as Joker, Man Bat, and Robin, that look pretty cool, and would go well with other 3-3/4 inch brands such as Marvel or G.I Joe. Then there is a 12 inch line. Not…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Remembering Kobe Bryant’ By Mitchell Smith!

February 2, 2020February 2, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffSports, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Prayers to Kobe and all the families and friends involved. Last Sunday we lost one of the all time greatest NBA players. Kobe Bryant came straight out of High school and was ready to compete in the NBA. His positive attitude and drive to win compliment by his raw talent made him the great player he was on the court, but his drive and positive force also poured out to the communities he was involved with. Kobe obviously was in the spotlight for years, many times in games where he…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Jim Boeheim’ By Mitchell Smith!

January 26, 2020January 26, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffSports, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Jim Boeheim was born in November of 1944 in Lyons, NY. He graduated from Lyons Central High School and went to Syracuse University about 45 minutes east of Lyons. Boeheim was a freshman walk on for the Syracuse basketball team, and by his senior year he was the captain of the team, and played with Syracuse great and NBA Hall of Fame player Dave Bing. Boeheim did play professionally for the Scranton Miners, but soon after he went into coaching. He was an assistant coach at SU and eventually would…

THE POP EXPOSE – Will 6″ G.I.Joe Eventually lead us back to 3-3/4″ figures?

January 19, 2020January 19, 2020 Serpentorslair Staff3 Comments

Story By Mitchell Smith Will the 6 inch G.I. Joe leads us back to 3-3/4 inch figures? The news is out that G.I. Joe will be booting up a 6 inch figure line. To some this seems like a ridiculous venture, some feel like these would be awesome, and some feel they do not want a 6 inch line but might buy them when they see how awesome they look. I think the bulk of the G.I. Joe collector world wants 3-3/4 inch style Joe’s. There are a number of Joes that were not given a…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘John Candy’ By Mitchell Smith!

January 12, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffJohn Candy, Movies, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

John Candy was born October 31st, 1950 in New Market, ON. His life was ended short at the age of 43 do to a heart attack. Candy was a brilliant comedian and had a great deal of success in the 80’s. Despite his fame Candy spent a lot of time in his modest home in Canada with his wife and children. Candy was a big guy and he drank and smoked quite heavily despite the fact of his father dying at age 35 from a heart attack. The short time Candy…

The POP-EXPOSE: ‘The Star Wars Original Trilogy Still #1’ By Mitchell Smith!

January 5, 2020January 5, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffStar Wars, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

The original Star Wars is still the best trilogy! Star Wars Episode 9 Closes out the story that was started 42 years ago. It was a dream Lucas had from early on in the trilogies, and perhaps he had the thought before he even was able to produce the original film in 1977. Not many people imagined this sci-fi film growing to the popularity as it has though. I waited 8 days to go see Episode IX because I was busy with Christmas stuff, but I went with a group of…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘2019 A Bust for Action Figures’ by Mitchell Smith!

December 29, 2019December 29, 2019 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, The POP-EXPOSE, toy collecting0 comment

2019 was a bust for action figures! 2019 rolled out crappy right from the get go as far as collecting action figures goes. G.I. Joe was a complete bust for any new modern type figures and a bit of a bust for me at second hand places such as my local flea market and yard sales. Probably my best find was a 2008 twelve inch Beachhead that I had been searching for on line for several years now. I would have to say for myself the best figure line was…