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The Shock-O-Rama Poster Show 2019 #13

Welcome back to the Shock-O-Rama Poster Show! Yep, be they what they are, here are my 10 newest movie poster purchases (to add to the thousands of other posters I have tucked away and never see...). They may not be much (Are they ever?), but I think you'll find some gems in this batch. Take a gander....if you DARE! And now... FIGHTING THE RACKETEERS and CRIMINALS OF THE UNDERWORLD (aka BIG TOWN CZAR and EYES OF THE UNDERWORLD re-release combo) : I have no idea what either of these movies is about or anything about them, but I loved the old double bill poster with old school layout. It was cheap. Why not? HOW TO BE A LATIN LOVER: I've not seen this flick, but I wanted to. It looked fun. Aside from that, as far removed from her pinup days as she is, I've been slowly trying to collect Raquel Welch posters over the last decade or so. It's been slow going. I've already got my prize---Fantastic Voyage (as dull of a poster...

The Shock-O-Rama Poster Show -- Selling some posters + writing some articles = I'm BROKE!

I am B-R-O-K-E! I've been picking up a day extra here and there at work when I can, but it's not enough. I am overwhelmed with bills and they are only going to continue to grow (I do have several trips coming up...and the holidays are quickly approaching! Yikes!). I need more income. What more can I do? For one thing, I can get off of my butt...er, or rather SIT on my butt and write some articles for cash. I just sent in my first article last week. It is the long talked about piece on unusual places to stay in California, based on some of my travels. I had planned this as far back as 2015 -- and I was going to try to write off some of those trips on my taxes, but I didn't get around to writing it until now. It didn't come out so hot---but it's done and in and should be published eventually. I should get paid for it. I have a couple of other ideas up my sleeve. The next one will probably be on forgotten tourist attractions in Southern California (for which,...