It is with tremendous thanks that we send out this Holiday greeting. We have been truly humbled by the response to The Unforgettable Buzz this past year. In almost every way our expectations have been surpassed – we’ve had many … Continue reading
Electric Football, for most people, evokes memories of Christmas. That what makes our reaction to the game so visceral. Because for so many of us Electric Football was the best Christmas present ever. And we’ll never forget that thrill…just like … Continue reading
Electric Football history was chronicled by the Christmas catalogs of Sears, Montgomery Ward, and others for over 30 years. These catalogs were a vital source of information to us as we wrote The Unforgettable Buzz. Not only did they give … Continue reading
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
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
We’re proud the announce that The Unforgettable Buzz is now part of the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play®. It’s located in Rochester, New York, and is partnered with National Museum of Play and the National Toy Hall of … Continue reading
It was all very heady stuff, and nothing like we’d ever experienced in all of our years in electric football. There the three of us were, rushing through the streets of Richmond trying to make it back to the ADA … Continue reading
The Unforgettable Buzz if off to Richmond this morning. It will be a very busy day and evening, with a book signing and Electric Football chat at Chop Suey Books at 6 pm. Then we’re off to the ADA Gallery … Continue reading
Electric Football is a very special item. It taps into to so many things that a great toy should be. It’s hands-on (setting up players), it’s problem solving (how do I make my player run to the end zone), and … Continue reading
We’re so excited about this coming Friday in Richmond. We’ve already gotten some nice press from RVA Magazine and RVA News.com. Should be a night to remember. See you there! Earl, Roddy & Michael
http://youtu.be/IPZlTnYyKUc Some more Friday morning video fun…The Buzz is heading to Richmond, on Friday, August 2.
The entire Unforgettable Buzz team — authors Earl Shores and Roddy Garcia, and designer Michael Kronenberg — will all be in Richmond on Friday 8/2 for the book signing at Chop Suey Books and the Art Show at the Ada … Continue reading
The Unforgettable Buzz is available now on Amazon. Just click on the cover or the Amazon widget on the right side of the page to get to our Amazon page (if you don’t see the widget, check your ad-blocking plug-ins). … Continue reading
Most Neil Leifer photos are amazing, and the one above is no exception. Wrigley Field, November 1963, the Bears and Packers — and looking at the photo you feel like you’re on the field. Or at the least, you are … Continue reading
Electric football’s story will soon be told. It won’t be long before “The Buzz” arrives…..
Electric football fans will soon have a book to call their own. The design of The Unforgettable Buzz is complete and we’re preparing the book for the printer. The final stats of the book are this: 652 pages long, more than 300 photos, … Continue reading
“This is such a great book. Historical, colorful, and warm. It immediately took me back to those incredibly special days of my childhood.” — Rick Burton, David B. Falk Professor of Sports Management, Syracuse University As you can see, we … Continue reading
Electric football 2012…when we look back at the whirlwind of the last 6 months, it’s been a period that did not exist in our imaginations. It started with a truly sad event, the passing of electric football inventor Norman Sas. … Continue reading
Electric football Holiday Greetings everyone! We’d like to wish a Happy Holiday to all of our electric football friends. We are incredibly grateful for everyone’s support and input over the last couple months. It’s been amazing. As a special “thank … Continue reading
Electric football is the original “fantasy football.” So we’re allowed to pretend that this week’s Raiders-Chiefs game is significant. It certainly is to the fans of the two teams. But outside of Oakland and Kansas City? Yes, for us it … Continue reading