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
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
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
One of the first Electric Football mysteries we set out to solve in The Unforgettable Buzz was the year of the game’s debut. Was it 1947 or 1949? The 1947 date first appeared when Miggle Toys resurrected the game in … 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
It was an inevitable moment, but one we hadn’t really planned for. That is, to see someone with a copy of our book. We’re positively awestruck by it. It’s hard to express how powerful this picture is to us. It … Continue reading
We’d like to say a big “THANK YOU” to Charles Angle for putting The Unforgettable Buzz on the front of his amazing C_A_Panther web site. Anyone having questions about Tudor NFL teams will certainly find their answers at Charles’ site. … Continue reading
A happy and safe 4th of July to all of our electric football friends. We’re so grateful for all of the support you’ve offered during this very exciting week! Earl & Roddy
Many, many thanks to the Miniature Football Coaches Association for featuring the release of The Unforgettable Buzz on their website. We’re so grateful for their support. The electric football community is a very special one, and we’re honored … Continue reading
It’s quite a relief to finally have The Unforgettable Buzz published. Yet there is some other serious and unfinished Electric Football business that we want to address. And it’s going to take the efforts of everyone involved in Electric Football to make … 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
It was a year ago today that Norman Sas passed away. Over the past year we have written many words about Norman Sas and Electric Football. Really to the point where we’re almost out of words. So we put … Continue reading