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14. Soooo many KISS posters! Later, Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Sabbath, U2; and Frazetta, Valejo,

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and other comic/fantasy art greats, including some of the Hildebrandt's Lord of the Rings.

Pretty much all music and fantasy/comic stuff. During/after college, I started including some movie ones, like the awesome one for the first Keaton Batman movie, and theater/museum, like the poster from the first Stratford Shakespeare Festival I attended. I still have the Batman one, and also added the Star Wars Episode I of the boy Annakin standing by a "hut" casting the shadow of Darth Vader on it. That was a total stinker of a movie, but that promotional poster was absolutely one of the greatest, most creative, minimalist ideas for one. Stunning.

I never found Farah Fawcet attractive, so I never had her poster.

I still have that Star Wars one, an old Zappa concert poster, and a great poster of Zappa from the '88 tour playing guitar, on my walls, and I'm far beyond the age when many people find those things appropriate.

But the KISS stuff - man, there was a shit ton of that on my walls. In high school, those posters started coming down for the fantasy art. Then those came down, and now my walls are almost exclusively original art or signed numbered editions.

But gosh, those old KISS posters were awesome. Really fed my imagination!

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Name some posters you had hanging on your bedroom wall at home or in college. Mine was Jim Morrison at home. What were [View all] debm55 Feb 29 OP

Renoir. elleng Feb 29 #1

Ty elleng. Love his paintings, they are so beautiful. ty. debm55 Feb 29 #3

Farah Fawcet WVlaserguy Feb 29 #2

I swear all guys in college had that red bathing suit poster. ty debm55 Feb 29 #4

I was among them..... lastlib Feb 29 #26

I don't remember the Cheryl Tiegs one. Ty you lastlib. debm55 Mar 1 #52

She was in a pink bikini (such as it was....) lastlib Mar 1 #67

Guilty as charged. She was very cute chicoescuela Feb 29 #29

TY chicoescuela. debm55 Mar 1 #53

I'm a woman and had it too. chowder66 Feb 29 #38

Good choices chowder66. Thank you. debm55 Mar 1 #54

Troy Donohue at age 12. MOMFUDSKI Feb 29 #5

Hey MOMFUDSKI, I know who he is. debm55 Feb 29 #7

I didn't know he was gay. Not that it matters. MOMFUDSKI Mar 1 #81

Young Frankenstein bucolic_frolic Feb 29 #6

Thank you bucolic_frolic. debm55 Feb 29 #9

Loved Breughel, especially Hunters. yorkster Feb 29 #48

Yes, very homey look. TY yorkster, debm55 Mar 1 #51

Wasn't much into posters until I discovered black lights. Silent Type Feb 29 #8

What one did you have with blacklights? debm55 Feb 29 #11

Mostly psychedelic landscapes. I tried to post a few above, but had a problem. Silent Type Feb 29 #36

Thank you Silent type that sounds interesting. debm55 Mar 1 #56

I think I had that Garden of Eden blacklight poster. Ilsa Mar 1 #168

Janis Joplin in mid-scream. n/t Mister Ed Feb 29 #10

Thank you Mister Ed. debm55 Feb 29 #12

The dude abides! AKwannabe Feb 29 #45

Yes, the dude does abides. HAHAHAHAHa thank you. debm55 Mar 1 #58

Jimi Hendrix, Cat Stevens, Jim livetohike Feb 29 #13

Thank you livetohike. debm55 Feb 29 #24

Soooo many KISS posters! Later, Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Sabbath, U2; and Frazetta, Valejo, Rabrrrrrr Feb 29 #14

Thank you Rabrrrrrr. You had quite a variety of collections, As we grow our tastes change. debm55 Feb 29 #28

Raquel Welch - One Million Years BC calguy Feb 29 #15

Wasn't that the last poster BOSSHOG Feb 29 #18

Not sure about that calguy Feb 29 #20

Yep - Miss "Fuzzy Britches" LOL Mad_Dem_X Mar 1 #85

Thank you calguy.Yes, I go think they wore skimpy outfits back then. debm55 Feb 29 #30

"skimpy outfits" LudwigPastorius Mar 1 #146

I guess that is the scientific way to look at it. debm55 Mar 1 #148

It was all about survival back then. calguy Mar 1 #153

Good point calguy Mar 1 #151

I had a couple of Jim Morrison posters up in my bachelor pad when I was single. Aristus Feb 29 #16

TY Aristus. Jim was a very sexy man, great writer and singer.Your post made me laugh. debm55 Feb 29 #31

I'm still a huge fan of The Doors. Aristus Mar 1 #91

TY Aristus. I still like there old stuff too. I think toward the end, Jim wasn't wearing them either. But his voice and debm55 Mar 1 #95

Common Fish of the North Atlantic Onthefly Feb 29 #17

I had a butterfly picture . loved to look at it and observe the different colors and pattern.TY Onthefly. debm55 Feb 29 #33

T.Rex (Marc Bolan) IcyPeas Feb 29 #19

The Group or the dinosaur? debm55 Feb 29 #34

That you IcyPeas. Saw them in a club in Pittsburgh. Get it on, Bang a gong Get it on. debm55 Mar 1 #60

M. C. Escher, clipped out of a calendar. Midnight Writer Feb 29 #21

Oh I thought I was the only one that did that. You could get 12 pictures and once the year started they would drop the debm55 Feb 29 #37

I think it would be completely inappropriate True Dough Feb 29 #22

Hahahahahahahhahaha, I was waiting for someone to post that!!!!!!!!! You are the WINNER! As I wrote the OP , I thought debm55 Feb 29 #39

My only question True Dough Mar 1 #72

Oops! Niagara Mar 1 #75

I did own button-fly jeans back in the day, Your Honor (I mean Niagara) True Dough Mar 1 #76

It sounds like I'm also guilty as charged, True. Niagara Mar 1 #78

I was a model True Dough Mar 1 #80

I hear ya! Many of us were. Niagara Mar 1 #82

Ypu are wearing Speedos, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHa debm55 Mar 1 #87

Googles too? True Dough Mar 1 #93

And the tacs hurt. Prairie_Seagull Mar 1 #88

Sort of feels True Dough Mar 1 #92

Speedo or not - Prairie_Seagull Mar 1 #181

That's what True Dough Mar 1 #182

Had a nice one of Koko, the gorilla. bluedigger Feb 29 #23

Ty I had a poster of Koko with it's yellow kitten "Ball" That is sweet that you had it hanging on your wall. debm55 Feb 29 #41

I had an awesome silver Lamborghini Countach with a black background. Niagara Feb 29 #25

TY Niagara. Excellent choices. What? No Rich Spingfield.? debm55 Feb 29 #42

Sadly I abandoned Rick Springfield during my teen years. Niagara Mar 1 #74

I saw him 4 times in concert and even got my picture BlueKota Mar 1 #176

Paul Anka, Ricky Nelson, Dion, Bobby Rydell yellowdogintexas Feb 29 #27

thank you yellowdogintexas. Very good choices. debm55 Feb 29 #46

W. C. Fields from "My Little Chickadee" Glorfindel Feb 29 #32

Bought that one for my father. yorkster Feb 29 #43

TY yorkster, That was very nice of you. debm55 Mar 1 #97

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I had that one too Easterncedar Mar 1 #68

Ty you Easstercedar. Sorry about your childhood. Same here. debm55 Mar 1 #99

Adrienne Barbeau in a purple corset edbermac Feb 29 #35

I had to google it..here it is Demovictory9 Mar 1 #70

Someone was playing with Photoshop on that top pic edbermac Mar 1 #71

Are those real???? I think it is photoshopped too, debm55 Mar 1 #119

TY edbermac. I haven't heard her name in a long time.Do you still have the poster? debm55 Mar 1 #104

No, she's long gone edbermac Mar 1 #139

Sorry, edbermac. debm55 Mar 1 #141

On my wall I had a copy of the petition... WestMichRad Feb 29 #40

We had a bottle return of glass soda containers. 2 cents for the small bottles and 5 cents for the larger bottles. --- debm55 Mar 1 #120

Shawn Cassidy at around 10 AKwannabe Feb 29 #44

Ty Akwannabe. As we age our musical tastes change. I see that in your posts. debm55 Mar 1 #121

Middle thru high school my room was wallpapered with U2 happybird Feb 29 #47

ty happypird. I love that poster by the Grateful Dead You have such a great collection Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Mar 1 #122

I had a poster hanging in my garage and it was the last thing I saw as I moved out.. Deuxcents Feb 29 #49

TY very much Deuxcents. I agree with you. Love ya debm55 Mar 1 #123

A large BigMin28 Mar 1 #55

TY BigMin28. You had quite a collection of posters. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Mar 1 #124

I had a nice chart of some metabolic pathways. A "friend" borrowed it and I never saw it again. n/t. NNadir Mar 1 #57

Don't you hate when that happens.? Thank you sharing with us. debm55 Mar 1 #62

Fabian madamesilverspurs Mar 1 #59

Ty madamesliverspurs. I remember Fabian. debm55 Mar 1 #61

Notice In Case Of Nuclear Attack DinahMoeHum Mar 1 #63

Ty DinahMoeHom. Yes, go to the last step directly. I have never seen this before. debm55 Mar 1 #113

Marx brothers smoking a hookah Easterncedar Mar 1 #64

Ty you Easterncedar. Funny memories can take away the not so funny memories. debm55 Mar 1 #117

Bobby -- 1968 Tarzanrock Mar 1 #65

Ty Tarzanrock. I will always remember Bobby.and what he could of done for this country. debm55 Mar 1 #118

In high school, it was Bruce Lee from "Fists of Fury" LudwigPastorius Mar 1 #66

Ty LudwigPastorius. You had quite a varied collection. Is that the real Adriene or the photoshopped version? debm55 Mar 1 #127

No Photoshop in 1978. You'd have to ask her just how "real" it was. LudwigPastorius Mar 1 #143

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. debm55 Mar 1 #145

Up With People Chipper Chat Mar 1 #69

Thank you Chipper Chat. debm55 Mar 1 #128

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Bob Dylan zanana1 Mar 1 #73

Thank You very much. zanana1. Any special one? debm55 Mar 1 #130

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Neil Young, Danny Whitten 303squadron Mar 1 #77

Thank you 303squadron. Keep your hands on that one. and TY for sharing. debm55 Mar 1 #135

Bobby Kennedy MaryMagdaline Mar 1 #79

Thank you MaryMadlaline for sharing with us. What he could have done for this country. debm55 Mar 1 #136

Yes! MaryMagdaline Mar 1 #170

Racquel Welch....1 million BC poster vishnura Mar 1 #83

Ty, vishnura. Alot of posters seem to like that one. debm55 Mar 1 #144

Rick Springfield, Duran Duran, Wham! Mad_Dem_X Mar 1 #84

Ty Mad_Dem_X You must have had some collection. debm55 Mar 1 #147

I had posters all over! LOL Mad_Dem_X Mar 2 #186

HAHAHAHAHAHAH. TY, Mad_Dem_X debm55 Mar 2 #187

In high school, I had Chicago and Miles Davis PJMcK Mar 1 #86

PJMcK, I was an Art Ed major. Loved Pecasso and Monet. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Mar 1 #149

I thought they made me look sophisticated! PJMcK Mar 1 #160

Thank you PJMcK. Oh you could. I loved creating. and music is a different form of creating. There were "times" I woud debm55 Mar 1 #165

Phi Zappa Krappa RainCaster Mar 1 #89

Thank you RainCaster. That is so funny. debm55 Mar 1 #150

I was changing fast and so did my posters. Prairie_Seagull Mar 1 #90

Same here. But it gave us relaxation and pleasure. TY Prairie_Seagull. debm55 Mar 1 #155

Snoopy and some Beatles malthaussen Mar 1 #94

TY mal. that sounds great. and "far out, man" debm55 Mar 1 #98

I had this one and a black light..LOL LeftInTX Mar 1 #96

Do ypu still have? It would be easy to paint one yourself. I think it is beautiful. Ty for sharing. debm55 Mar 1 #126

Long gone. Disappeared around 1975 LeftInTX Mar 1 #174

Matisse - Icarus I also had a long roll of thick white art paper Lucinda Mar 1 #100

Lucinda, what a great idea. You are so creative. TY debm55 Mar 1 #158

The calendar from Alice Cooper "Killer" album louis-t Mar 1 #101

TY louis-t. Yes, I could see his point. Were there any others in the calendar that were appropriate? debm55 Mar 1 #103

I think it was just the one. louis-t Mar 3 #192

Just saw one. It was kind of a 3 color print louis-t Mar 3 #193

I had these three: LakeArenal Mar 1 #102

Thank you, Lake Arenel. The Beatles one I have never seen before. The other two, I have seen in frequently in different debm55 Mar 1 #106

The one poster I was allowed to hang while still in HS and living at home ... marble falls Mar 1 #105

Ty marble falls. Do you have any idea who created it? It is very unique. debm55 Mar 1 #110

I vaguely remember the story. I decided I wanted one and figured no more than $100. More like $750 ... marble falls Mar 1 #171

TY.I I really like it. I don't know if I would pay 750 for it. But it is very unique. I still like it. debm55 Mar 1 #177

Jonathan Frid: tblue37 Mar 1 #107

Ty, Tblue37 I remember that came on right after General Hospital. debm55 Mar 1 #108

Kenny Loggins - Keep The Fire. MontanaMama Mar 1 #109

Ty, MontanaMama. I loved Kenny's voice and songs. And it didn't hurt that he was eye candy too. debm55 Mar 1 #111

Travel posters and art posters Jilly_in_VA Mar 1 #112

TY Jilly_in_VA. I really like Renoir.s Child in White. Love all of Renoir;s work. debm55 Mar 1 #115

Black Light Posters yankee87 Mar 1 #114

Loved those. TY yankee 87 for sharing the memories with us. debm55 Mar 1 #134

I am 77 and I still have a queen poster on my wall. tavernier Mar 1 #116

Thank you Tavernier. You post is great. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Mar 1 #133

I had a 30 dollar dorm fridge coprolite Mar 1 #125

Thank you coprolite. That is funny. debm55 Mar 1 #132

David Cassidy, Tony Orlando and Dawn, Randy Mantooth, Edward Mulhare (The Ghost) and .... woodsprite Mar 1 #137

Woodsprite, were the "Big Eye" the cats or the girls. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Mar 1 #157

Granny Joint enid602 Mar 1 #138

Thank You , enid602.for sharing your memory with us. Do you still have it? debm55 Mar 1 #162

Granny joint enid602 Mar 1 #178

Thank you enid602. debm55 Mar 1 #180

Does a roadmap count? Brother Buzz Mar 1 #140

How wonderful, Brother Buzz. You were smart behond your years. debm55 Mar 1 #161

Smart was the dude who invented the map folding machine Brother Buzz Mar 1 #167

Bella Lugosi as Dracula wryter2000 Mar 1 #142

That would be scary. Ty for sharing with us. debm55 Mar 1 #152

Jimi Hendrix, Farrah Fawcett, Professor Longhair. n/t CousinIT Mar 1 #154

TY Cousin IT, You had a nice selection there. TY for sharing your memories with us. debm55 Mar 1 #156

RATT Shermann Mar 1 #159

TY Shermann. So you had two cool posters for the price of one. Ty for sharing. debm55 Mar 1 #163

I had this Rush poster Bristlecone Mar 1 #164

Thank you Bristlecone. they look like Oriental robes. TY for sharing with us. debm55 Mar 1 #166

Where are the Che Gueveras? Sneederbunk Mar 1 #169

I never heard of him until I was old LeftInTX Mar 1 #175

Che enid602 Mar 1 #179

David Cassidy, Dirk Benedict and Richard Hatch, BlueKota Mar 1 #172

Thank you, BlueKota. debm55 Mar 1 #173

A seri graph by Sister Mary Coritta eyewall Mar 1 #183

Thank You, eyewall. debm55 Mar 2 #188

The Clash - Sandinista! JenniferJuniper Mar 1 #184

TY, Jennifer Juniper. debm55 Mar 2 #189

Big one of Winston Churchill making his V for Victory sign, that we adopted as a Peace sign... Hekate Mar 2 #185

Thank you Hekate. debm55 Mar 2 #190

Alas, None ProfessorGAC Mar 2 #191