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The POP-EXPOSE ‘Star Wars 40th Anniversary’ by Mitchell Smith!

May 28, 2017May 28, 2017 Serpentorslair StaffMovies, Star Wars, Star Wars 40th Anniversary, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Star Wars just celebrated it’s 40th Anniversary. Lately I’ve been watching lots of classic movies from the 50’s, 60’S and 70’s and I’ve been saying to myself – that sounds so Star Wars, but wait Star Wars wasn’t around back then. So then I thought these movies must have been a huge influence on Lucas and his crew writing and developing Star Wars. One thing Star Wars has though that most of these films do not have are a line of merchandise most importantly a line of action figures.…

The POP-EXPOSE ‘Thirteen Reasons Why’ by Mitchell Smith’!

May 14, 2017May 14, 2017 Serpentorslair StaffThe POP-EXPOSE, Thirteen Reasons Why0 comment

‘Thirteen Reasons Why‘ is a 2007 novel written by Jay Asher about a teenage girl who commits suicide, and leaves behind 7 cassette tapes explaining what lead to this tragic decision. In March of this year Netflix released a 13 part series based on the book. This is not a show I normally would have watched or even checked out, until my 7th grade daughter told me she had watched it. Curious as to what it was I looked into the series and felt compelled to watch it and find…

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G.I. Joe APC vs. The Warthog Story by Mitchell Smith!

May 7, 2017May 3, 2022 Serpentorslair StaffAPC, G.I.Joe, Sgt. Slaughter, The POP-EXPOSE, Warthog0 comment

Two of my favorite G.I.Joe vehicles are the 1983 APC and the 1988 Warthog, both were Joe transports that could go on land and sea. The toys both really floated and Although the APC could carry 28 figures as apposed to the Warthogs 9, the Warthog had a few more features and a lot more fire power. Not to say I don’t love the APC, but the Warthog had grenade launchers on the side and 2 large missiles on top. The APC was awesome for it’s time and honestly still…

The POP-EXPOSE ‘Oskar Schindler’ by Mitchell Smith!

April 23, 2017 Serpentorslair StaffLiam Neeson, Mitchell Smith, Oskar Schindler, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Oskar Schindler born April 28th 1908 was a Nazi German who saved 1200 Jews during the WWII holocaust. During a time of complete bedlam in Germany and the surrounding areas, Schindler who was a businessman, kept a handful of Jews as his laborers in his enamelware and ammunition’s factory. Steven Spielberg created a masterpiece in 1993 in Schindler’s List. Liam Neeson did a remarkable acting job, and the movie showed what times in Germany were like, and how Schindler used his creativity to move Jews into his factory instead of…

The POP-EXPOSE ‘Martika’s Toy Soldier’ by Mitchell Smith!

April 16, 2017 Serpentorslair StaffMartika, Mitchell Smith, Music, The POP-EXPOSE, Toy Soldier0 comment

Back in 1989 one of my favorite songs was Toy Soldier by Martika. In the rise of the POP era the song was very catchy and didn’t mean a whole lot to a 15 year old sitting on the bus waiting to head to the amusement park. The song was catchy and did hit #1 for a couple weeks. In 2004 Eminem used some of Martika’s song in his own song Like Toy Soldiers. The song itself was more then just a catchy pop tune written by some person in…

The POP-EXPOSE ‘The 12″ Action Figure’ by Mitchell Smith’!

April 9, 2017April 10, 2017 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Marvel, Mitchell Smith, Star Wars, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

The 12 inch G.I. Joe was created in 1963 and marketed first in 1964 to compete with the success of Barbie. G.I. Joe was aimed at boys and represented the military and later on went to a more non military figure to aim at promoting peace but adventurous, so they would not be boring. Over the years the 12 inch figure has stayed strong in other lines as well as G.I. Joe. Other lines include Star Wars, Marvel, and WWE. There is still a strong hold with Military, police, and…

Could 1986 Be The Greatest Year Of Our Childhood?

April 5, 2017April 5, 2017 Travis (SS210)G.I.Joe, nintendo, The POP-EXPOSE, Transformers, Video Games0 comment

Growing up in the 1980’s and 1990’s, kids like myself had a lot of great ground floor franchises and hobbies to sink plenty of our after school and weekend hours into. Be it playing in the backward “jungle” with our G.I. Joe and Transformers figures, watching DuckTales and TMNT cartoons everyday after school, or playing our Nintendo’s and Sega Genesis consoles to the early morning sunrise on a Friday night. Life was good. Looking back now some 30 plus years later, one year still sticks out to me as…

The POP-EXPOSE ‘One Shining Moment 2017′ by Mitchell Smith’!

April 2, 2017April 2, 2017 Serpentorslair StaffNCAA Men's Basketball Tourney, Sports, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

The NCAA Basketball Tournament has had many memorable moments including blowouts, upsets, last second shots, and raw emotions. The Final four is always a major milestone for any team to reach and if one team can put together that one monumental championship game it may go down in history. The Oregon Ducks won the first NCAA championship game beating Ohio State 46 to 33. This must have been a real barn burner, remember there was no 3 pointers or shot clocks back then, so there must have been a lot…

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Star Wars ‘DR. Evazan and Ponda Baba’ Get A Film!

March 26, 2017May 4, 2022 Serpentorslair StaffDR. Evazan, Mitchell Smith, Movies, Ponda Baba, Star Wars, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Story by Mitchell Smith The Next Star Wars movie should be about DR. Evazan and Ponda Baba! Disney has the next few years covered with backstories on characters with the Han Solo story confirmed, Boba Fett Story, and a number of others on the horizon. Rouge One had a quick scene with 2 characters I would love to see the movie made on and by bringing Dr. Evazan and Ponda Baba to the big screen we also could get another longer closer look at the Mos Eisley Cantina. These 2…

The POP-EXPOSE ‘Ronnie James’ by Mitchell Smith!

March 19, 2017March 19, 2017 Serpentorslair StaffBlack Sabbath, Music, Rock Music, Ronnie James, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Born Ronald James Padavona on July 10th 1942, Ronnie was an American heavy metal singer. He was born in Portsmouth, NH but his parents soon after moved back to their home town of Cortland, NY. This is were Dio grew up and graduated from Cortland High School in 1960. Dio fronted a number of groups such as Rainbow, Heaven & Hell, Dio, and took over Black Sabbath when Ozzy Osbourne left. He was credited for creating the metal horns hand gesture. Dio took trumpet lessons from an early age and…

The POP-EXPOSE ‘Nudity Returns to Playboy’ This Month!

March 5, 2017 Serpentorslair StaffCooper Hefner, Elizabeth Elam, Magazines, Playboy, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Playboy, the worlds most widely known men’s magazine tried an interesting experiment in 2016. They decided after the more than 50 year run of the magazine that they could be more viable by not having any nudity in the magazine itself. It looks like that experiment was very short lived as of the March 2017 issue, nudity is back in at Playboy. Why the change? Check out what Playboy CEO Cooper Hefner son of found Hugh Hefner had to say. Playboy’s Chief Creative Officer, Cooper Hefner—Hugh Hefner’s son who took…

The POP-EXPOSE ‘Magic vs Bird’ by Mitchell Smith!

February 26, 2017 Serpentorslair StaffBasketball, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Sports, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Earvin Magic Johnson was born 8/24/59 in Lansing Michigan. He was dubbed Magic at the age of 15 playing for Everett High School where he averaged 28 points and 16 rebounds. Larry Bird was born 12/7/56 in West Baden Springs Indiana. He played high school ball at Spring Valley High where he averaged 31 points and 21 rebounds per game. They first met in college. Magic was at Michigan State and Bird at Indiana State. Both teams reached the NCAA finals in 1979 and this became the most watched college…

The POP-EXPOSE ‘Alec Guinness’ by Mitchell Smith’!

February 19, 2017 Serpentorslair StaffAlec Guinness, Movies, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Alec Guinness was born April 2nd 1914. Guinness was born in England to Agnes Cuffe. Although he was never certain, but his father may have been a member of the Anglo-Irish Guinness family who make Guinness beer. Guinness started out in theater at age 20. He enjoyed Shakespeare most and was involved in Shakespeare plays for his entire career. During WWII he was in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserves. He commanded a landing craft at the Allied invasion of Sicily. During the war he was granted leave to appear in…

The POP-EXPOSE ‘Valentines Day’ by Mitchell Smith’!

February 12, 2017 Serpentorslair StaffMitchell Smith, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

This week with Valentines Day coming up, I’m telling my personal story of Destiny and the unlikely events that lead me to my sole mate. Some may believe that there is no higher power with a hand in what we do or where we are going, but I beg to differ. June 23rd 1975 I entered this world. It was a beautiful Monday with no rain and high temp of 88 degrees. I was born in the heart of the Adirondack mountains. When I started school I was very shy…

The POP-EXPOSE ‘Vince Lombardi’ by Mitchell Smith!

February 5, 2017 Serpentorslair StaffMitchell Smith, NFL, Sports, Super Bowl, The POP-EXPOSE, Vince Lombardi0 comment

Vince Lombardi was born June 11, 1913 in Brooklyn, NY and passed away at age 57 in 1970. Lombardi’s name is raised high once a year when 1 NFL team prevails as the Super Bowl Champion. In his early teens, Vince would help his father in the family butcher shop. Although Vince and both his parents were born in America his family was subject to the rampant discrimination against Italian immigrants at the time. He grew up in an ethnically diverse middle class neighborhood where religion was very important to…