Just for the holidays, I’m reposting one of my favorite Times Past recollections…I hope you all had a safe and happy holiday. Enjoy!

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With the holidays here, this seemed like a good time to share my memory of receiving one of the greatest gifts ever. Read on!

1985.  Arguably the greatest toy year ever, with Masters of The Universe, Transformers and G.I.Joe at the heights of popularity.  During that spring I had received the G.I.Joe Snow Cat vehicle, and with it came the extensive fold-out catalog showcasing all the new G.I.Joe products that would be released that year.  I poured over the photos of the new figures and vehicles, circling the ones I wanted to get.

And then I saw it.

There, at the bottom of the page.  The single greatest thing I had ever seen up to that point in my life – the U.S.S. Flagg Aircraft Carrier.

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Read the rest of Times Past – The Best Christmas Gift Ever