I bought some bananas yesterday morning, and like most supermarket bananas, they had a grower's sticker on them. It occurred to me that I hadn't paid attention to banana stickers in years. When I was a kid and kept a journal, I used to save them. I liked the typography and the colors -- the graphic design.
I got out my old journals and found my banana stickers (above) from 1979. I still kinda dig that "Yes!" sticker. Such enthusiasm!
My childhood sticker appreciation didn't end with bananas, though. My brother gave me this fierce Halloween monster, which he bought in a sticker pack from Sherry's Hallmark, a card store in north Tampa. (Now long defunct.)
And of course I saved Cracker Jack stickers, like these from 1979.
Apparently I found this Artoo-Detoo sticker while cleaning my room in 1980. Maybe I should put it on eBay?
I never imagined when I used stickers to illustrate my journal that I'd be able to share them with the world electronically, 33 years later. (And you're thrilled too, I know.) For good measure, here's the banana sticker that started this nostalgic wandering through stickerland, from yesterday's bunch of bananas:
A worthy typographic design, I'd say!
I can't believe you still have these! I, too, collected stickers back in the day -- my tiny monkey head sticker was so prized that I was "roughed up" on the playground when someone wanted it. Long story. I'll tell you some day! In the meantime, thanks for jiggling the long-term memory stuff -- your collection is awesome!
ReplyDeleteYes! We have no bananas - we have no bananas today! :)
ReplyDeletewhat fun....loved looking at the old stickers and also the glimpses of your handwriting - you had excellent penmanship steve!
ReplyDeleteI kind of wanted to see what you wrote in the balloon blurb next to "Artoo Detoo's" mouth. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the banana stickers!
Lynne: It was just a balloon of Artoo Detoo noises, like "beep, toot, pop."
ReplyDeleteKim: I wish I still had excellent penmanship. My handwriting has gone to hell as an adult.
Bug: I never even thought of that! I bet that's where the name came from.
Elizabeth: OK, you now HAVE to tell that monkey head sticker story!