This looks like an argument, but it was actually a very amiable conversation. It was just a bit animated at this moment. Earl Shores, Roddy Garcia, and Mike Landsman. Photo by Robin Shores.

One of the biggest Electric Football surprises at TudorCON 14 was the appearance of Mike Landsman. Mike was the owner Superior Toy, who purchased Tudor from Norman Sas in 1988, and also the owner of Miggle Toys, who resurrected Tudor Games and Electric Football in 1993. He plays a prominent part in our “Beyond Brooklyn” chapter in The Unforgettable Buzz (Chapter 37).

Delayne Landsman, Corey Johnson, and Mike Lansdman at TudorCON 14. Photo by Lynn Schmidt.

Mike Landsman’s Electric Football legacy is a significant one. He not only resurrected Electric Football, he held the first Tudor Electric Football Convention in 1996, and then held one each year until 2009. As “Commisioner” he oversaw the second and contemporary phase of Electric Football, starting the Miggle web site and Chat Board, which helped connect all the pieces of the Electric Football community. He then passed the Tudor ball to Doug Strohm in 2012.

Mike has had some serious health issues, but we’re pleased to report that he looked great at TudorCON 14, as did his wife Delayne. It was a pleasure to talk with both of them, about the old days and about the “now.” We were pleased to be able to give Mike and Delayne a signed copy of The Unforgettable Buzz, and Mike seemed grateful that we had taken the time to dig into all the not so pretty details surrounding Superior’s bankruptcy in the early 1990’s.

It was wonderful to talk with Mike and Delayne throughout the weekend. It provided a sense of “closure” to the entire Buzz project that we really didn’t see coming. A totally unexpected “buzz” of its own.

Earl & Roddy