All My Tchotchkes

I’ve spent decades collecting weird and wonderful things, let me share them with you via this digital museum.

[allmytchotchkes]

Holiday madness has taken over my time, like Star Wars has taken over my life. Here’s another tree shot featuring Chewbacca, Sy Snoodles & the Max Rebo Band with the “AT-AT Love” ornament by @uglybabyshop and peeking around from behind is flying black Santa

[allmytchotchkes]

You kids with your fancy iPads and social media. When I was your age, this was basically Wikipedia meets Steam inside a fancy calculator. I’m not bragging.

[literalvis]

A tiny toilet, clogged with sugar, complete with candy plungers! Don’t think about what you’re actually pantomiming while you chase that sugar-rush (though, as flavors go, “green apple” is about on par with “clogged toilet”). Thanks to @frankenhuffer for this sickening sweet find! #toilet #candy #cloggedtoilet #toy #toylette #sour #greenapple #greenapplequickstep #stockingstuffers #toiletstuffer #allmytchotchkes

[literalvis]

His Purple majesty, Prince, sits atop our Christmas tree, overseeing the joyous music provided by Sy Snootles and the Max Rebo band. #prince #purplerain #starwars #sysnootlesandthemaxreboband #handmade #christmastree #treetopper #iwoulddieforyou #christmas

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Let the Holiday Cheer flow! You know it’s the holidays when Hermey the Elf and Rudolph are hanging out with the Love Snowman beverage dispenser. With his handy spout, he’s great for serving guests water, lemonade, or even egg nog! Seriously though, it’s amazing that this was made but I wouldn’t believe that they sold it at @targetstyle if I hadn’t bought it at Target myself. This was several years ago so if you’re hoping to get one, you’ll probably be disappointed if you go shopping there without a time machine. But that’s why I share these relics the universe brings me.

[allmytchotchkes]

My panda collection. I've always liked pandas but growing up, it wasn't something I was known for. Thanks to the Internet in the early 2000’s, I rediscovered and got way into Sifl & Olly. One of my favorite bits involved rejected Kiss members, the main one being Deuce Loosely - a panda. https://youtu.be/v5iJPoIynm0 I made a recreation of the killer panda in the video, then a friend made me a t-shirt that read “Nightmare Creatures with Black Hearts” and “PANDA” on the back. It became one of my favorite shirts and apparently lead people to believe I had a panda obsession. Over the next dozen years, people showered me with panda stuff, in a way, nearly turning me into Deuce Loosely. I grew to enjoy my new persona as the panda guy because of all the weird panda tchotchkes I’ve received. Plus, after years of deeper reflection, I always have liked pandas quite a bit.