For those of us who grew up in the ’70s and ’80s, The Dukes of Hazard was a staple of Friday Night television, even if you weren’t a fanatic(and I wasn’t), but there was a certain charm to the Duke clan, who consisted of Uncle Jesse, cousins Bo, Luke and Daisy (and Coy and Vance, who were the “scab” cousins introduced after Tom Wopat and John Schneider left due to financial disagreements.) Even in their theme song, the family is referred to as “modern-day Robin Hoods. What comic fan of the time didn’t have a soft spot in their hearts for these lovable rogues?

The gentleman who came in to sell his Dukes of Hazard wares was affable enough.  And he gave us a great deal on some rare Dukes items.  The cherry on top, however, was a ride in his General Lee.  He put almost a decade’s worth of effort into this car and it showed, in every perfect detail down to the jugs and TNT (really road flares) in his trunk.  Getting to ride in this car fulfilled a dream I didn’t even know I had:  I got to be a Duke for an afternoon.  

The dude who brought in the Amazing Spider-Man comics came in with some champagne dreams.  His asking price of $3,000 was completely unrealistic given the condition of the books…while they were not as bad as some comics I’ve seen, they were a far cry from the condition they needed to be in to get the money he wanted.  I stand behind my assessment of their value and think that we came to a reasonable compromise.  

The Green Goblin IS Spider-Man’s arch nemesis, even though Norman Osbourn was “dead” in the comics for twenty-five years.  And while others tried to take his place, most notably, his son, Harry, who was Peter Parker’s best friend, no one could match the evil and madness Norman exuded.  When I commented that these two particular books were ‘book-ends’ what I was meant was that issue #14 was the Green Goblin’s first appearance and issue #122 was his final appearance (until they brought him back in the 1990’s during the whole clone saga–and the less said about that, the better).  These are two pretty kick-ass books and are must-haves for any Spider-Man fan.  

Our Canadian Brony.  Well, he certainly was intense and had a true passion for My Little Pony.  I’ve never understood the allure of this phenomenon of My Little Pony, especially among young to middle-aged men.  It’s been speculated that former president Bill Clinton is a Brony, which would explain a lot.  Thank God this was not the only thing he brought with him or it would have been a long trip for nothing.  The Chris Hemsworth THOR statue WAS something we were very interested in, but it being an artists proof and not coming with a box or a certificate of authenticity almost squashed the deal.  But, since this was a prototype of a very popular character made, it was worth a leap of faith on Walt’s part.  And as a personal aside…I’m glad I got the tattoo I got rather than the tattoo he has.

And lastly, while not well received in The Stash, Star Trek has been near and dear to my heart since I was in high school.  The philosophy of Gene Roddenberry struck a chord with me in my adolescence.  I found this fella’s story to be pretty cool; basically, he wanted to replace for his cousin a Mego Starship Enterprise bridge playlet he had broken when he was sick as a child.  Walt let him slide A LOT regarding price.  I guess he felt a kinship…it seems to be happening more and more the older Walt gets.  

Bryan had some great one-liners in this episode and even Ming got off a zinger or two.  By the way, don’t bother trolling the internet looking for Bryan and my sex tape.  It’s locked away in an unmarked wooden box in a storage unit located somewhere in Area 51….

And there ya go!