flowers for algernon anyone?

Does anyone remember a story called Flowers for Algernon?

I read it when I was a teenager and I recall it really affecting me at the time.

If I remember rightly its about a a mouse called Algernon who is given a brain-enhancing drug. This runs alongside the same happening to a human, Lawnmower Man-style, who befriends Algernon.

The flowers in the title are for the mouse.

Flowers for Algernon was one of those adult novels which morphed into essential reading for geeky sensitive teens like me in the early 1970's along with Plague Dogs, Doctor Rat, The Stonor Eagles and many more. I had quite a collection of these animal fables back then.

Did you read Algernon? It may have even been made into a film too.

Little Lost Robot

As vintage space toys have become harder to find, ive moved on to easier targets, such as action figures and small sweet premium type toys, which can be easier to find and sometimes relatively inexpensive. Heres a small gallery of some recent acquisitions.

rotorway javelin; the ideal spacex and project sword personal copter

I saw this cool vintage personal helicopter ad.

It's called the Rotorway Javelin.

You built it yourself!

How nifty is that!

Would you fly in one readers?

The other thing I noticed was its general similarity to the SpaceX designs like the Tractor T5 

or Cruiser 1

or maybe even Project SWORD's Beetle

aka Thunderbird 7 as released by Imai

kevin d's thunderbird 1 scratchbiult model

Hi,

I haven't really taken many shots of my TB1 scratchbuild landed before because I hadn't made any landing legs for it. Anyway, I knocked up a quick pair this afternoon and took these pictures.

Take care,

Kevin

project sword logo to cut out and keep

In case you need any Project SWORD logos for cards, posters and pictures here are some produced by Bill B years ago for our various bloggiversary projects.

kev's Original Terrahawks Zeroid Prop

Hi,

I have acquired an original Gerry Anderson prop, something I never thought I'd do. It is one of the Zeroid perches from Treehawk in Terrahawks (the port one I think!). Here it is with my replica Zeroid perched on it. I'm very pleased with it.

Take care,

Kevin D

car boot sale bounty

Some of my past Car Boot Sale finds from years gone by. Some sales were bountiful! Some not.

I don't go anymore.

Do you go to boot sales and fleamarkets?

saturday tea time TV in the Sixties

I remember all the Saturday morning cartoons back in the Sixties and early Seventies - you know, Danger Island, Spider-Man, Shazzan, Marine Boy, Space Kidettes and so on. There were so many!

But what about Saturday tea time? I really can't recall anything except my old Dad watching the Football Pools and ticking off his Littlewoods sheet.

Was there anything on for kids Saturday tea time in your neck of the woods?