Eric Clark is author of The Real Toy Story: Inside the Ruthless Battle for America’s Youngest Consumers. It is really a seminal work on the modern toy industry, and was published by Simon & Schuster. He is a renowned investigative … Continue reading
There are so many points in Electric Football history where a change occurred and the path of the game was forever altered. One of the truly momentous changes happened when Electric Football began appearing the in the Christmas catalogs of … Continue reading
The Action Figure Times recently reviewed The Unforgettable Buzz, and we are truly gratified by what Editor Glenn Harman thought of our book. Here are some excerpts: “Earl Shores and Roddy Garcia have written one of the most in depth … Continue reading
Note: We first published this blog post in August of 2012. We had no idea at the time that it would become part of one of the coolest looking pages in The Unforgettable Buzz (it’s at the bottom of this … Continue reading
We had the good fortune of getting Christopher Byrne to give us a comment for the back cover of The Unforgettable Buzz. Chris is known throughout the toy world as “The Toy Guy,” and is the content director for Time … Continue reading
It’s an exciting morning for us at The Unforgettable Buzz. That’s because Buzz co-author Earl Shores will be talking with PBS Antiques Roadshow Appraiser Gary Sohmers on his radio show “Calling All Collectors.” Gary is the cheerful appraiser in the … Continue reading
Electric Football is mysterious for some people. They sort of politely nod when you talk about…if you’re lucky. Some get that far off look in their eyes, mixed with a touch a fear, like you’re a disheveled homeless person mumbling … Continue reading
We’ve put up a PDF excerpt of The Unforgettable Buzz that is available for download. It’s Chapter 1 in its entirety. It introduces all the characters in our story, and sets the stage for the most important happenings in Electric … Continue reading
I had a great time talking to Seth Everett about Electric Football and our book The Unforgettable Buzz this past weekend. Seth had me on his nationally broadcast Saturday morning Fox Sports Radio show. It was such a pleasure as … Continue reading
Electric Football will be hitting the Fox Sports Radio Network first thing tomorrow morning. Earl Shores of The Unforgettable Buzz will be talking about Electric Football on the nationally broadcast Seth Everett Show tomorrow just at the sun rises. The … Continue reading
Electric Football’s debut was less than a decade away when the game in today’s “Before Electric Football” installment was submitted to the U.S. Patent Office in June of 1940. This “Game” was eventually granted patent No. 2,263,115, just weeks before … Continue reading
The latest issue of Solitaire Illustrated is not to be missed. Chris LeMay does an amazing job in covering all of the Electric Football events of August, including the Richmond Art Show and the MFCA Convention in Cleveland. The Unforgettable … Continue reading
Fox Sports Radio KKTK “Headin’ For Home” Show host Chuck Zach has provided a link for audio of the entire interview with Buzz co-author Earl Shores. It was so much fun – we are so grateful for the enthusiasm and … Continue reading
I had a great time the other night talking to Chuck Zach and Robert Cochran on Fox Sports KKTK 1400-AM Texarkana. They are super host, and were incredibly supportive of our book The Unforgettable Buzz. So we want to send a … Continue reading
This Sunday will be the third time that brothers Peyton and Eli Manning have faced off as opposing quarterbacks in the NFL. Peyton has the edge in these “Manning Bowls,” with a 2-0 record (both Colts victories over the Giants). … Continue reading
Unforgettable Buzz author Earl Shores will be on Fox Sports Radio KKTK 1400 AM “Headin’ For Home Show” tonight at 6:30 pm CST (that’s 7:30 EST) to talk about the book and Electric Football. KKTK is the Dallas Cowboys’ affiliate in Texarkana, and to … Continue reading
It’s been quite the “electric” weekend already for the NFL. Starting Thursday night with Peyton Manning throwing a record tying 7 touchdown passes (Broncos 49 – Ravens 27), there have been upsets (Titans 16 – Steelers 9; Saints 23 – … Continue reading
We’ve been using our “Before Electric Football” posts to describe football games that were designed and patented before Tudor showed up with the Tru-Action model at the 1949 Toy Fair. Today’s post is about at game that was patented by E.H. … Continue reading
Our interview tonight (9/5) on Fox Sports KKTK 1400-AM has been postponed because of their commitment to broadcast the Southern Arkansas–Southeastern Oklahoma football game. We should have a new date and time by the end of day. Our apologies for … Continue reading
We’re having a The Unforgettable Buzz Giveaway on the Goodreads web site. Goodreads is probably best described as Facebook for books and readers. It’s a very cool site with a large following of readers, and a good way to find … Continue reading