Jeff Gritchen/Digital First Media/Orange County Register // Getty Images KB Toys - Category: Toys - Year founded: 1922 - Year defunct: 2009 - Lifetime: 87 years From 1922 to 2009,KB Toys was America's reigning toy store, with more than 1,300 stores across the country. Eventually, howe...
In an exciting turn of events, Orange County Pinballs, a trusted distributor, has confirmed that attendees at Comic-Con will have the opportunity to get their hands on the new cornerstone game. However, contrary to earlier reports, demo games from the show will not be available at a discount...
He saw himself and John French, Heiser's Computer Mart competitor in Orange County, as conducting most of IMSAI's early business. They used to do battle for the product. Terrell would rent a van and drive it over to the back dock of IMSAI's manufacturing site in Hayward to collect his...
THE NAME GAME: ORIGINAL TITLES OF FAMOUS FILMS The original title of Don Knott's cult favorite "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" was originally titled "Running Scared". Did you know that Andy Griffith wrote much of the script but refused to take a screen credit? Instead, he wanted all the cr...
I swung by micro center in orange county today (and also Woodcraft and Rockler to buy some power tools for my workshop). Picked up a two player arcade controller board that appears as a HID device over USB. That will be perfect for my arcade machine/rack mount build when I get around...
Orange County Archives // Flickr 1978 - Absolute gas price: $0.67- Inflation-adjusted price: $2.65 (#34 least expensive year in 84-year span) Just a few years after the 1973 oil shock, a second crisis reared its head. Consumer inflation was steadily increasing, and though the Federal Rese...
Orange County Archives // Flickr 1978 - Absolute gas price: $0.67- Inflation-adjusted price: $2.65 (#34 least expensive year in 84-year span) Just a few years after the 1973 oil shock, a second crisis reared its head. Consumer inflation was steadily increasing, and though the Federal Rese...
Orange County Archives // Flickr 1978 - Absolute gas price: $0.67- Inflation-adjusted price: $2.65 (#34 least expensive year in 84-year span) Just a few years after the 1973 oil shock, a second crisis reared its head. Consumer inflation was steadily increasing, and though the Federal Rese...
(which, in turn, was based on one of her short stories), Wilder’s film version actually improves a bit on the already engaging theatrical work. (By the way, the stage play is currently enjoying a long and successful run in London at County Hall’s old courthouse and actual courtroom, ...
It’s Parents Day at the School of Friendship, and the Mane Six prepare for the students’ families to visit and see what their learning. But apparently the invitation wasn’t clear, because the only parents that show up belong to the Mane Six!