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A Story about Major Matt Mason
by Claude Switzer |
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I am 36 going on 6 according to my wife.
I started out a little slow
with the Major. I think it was 1969 when I got my first Matt. I played with
it until all the paint was gone. Then Christmas came (best one ever) I woke
up to find the Space Station Space Crawler Deluxe Action set, Space Mission
Team, Capt. Lazer, and a few more carded figures. They fit in nicely with
Billy Blast-Off. He was a little big and chubby but he had a Crawler too.
Hell, he had a boat as well.
I think I got Jeff Long in
that Space Mission Set but can't be sure. April 1970 all I could think of
was getting more stuff for my Mason Crew. Received the Unitred and Bubble,
Fire Bolt, and the round puzzle for my birthday. It was the coolest thing
putting Doug Davis in the Bubble while Sgt Storm hauled his butt up my front
hill. That thing would go almost anywhere.
The Crawler was used inside
on rainy days. It chewed up my Lincoln Logs. Never owned an Astro Trac. I
remember my dog chewing off one of my Matt's head. He threw it up about an
hour later. Yep, I put it back on. It seemed like everywhere I went or anything
I did I had at least one Matt Mason toy was with me.
Like most of us my stuff went
when I started playing with girls. Came home one day and it was all gone.
Matt, Joe, Billy, Hot wheels, Strange Change, Ding-A-Lings.
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My mother says they were the
best toy ever made because I would play with them all day and not get tired
of them. She did hate the Jet Pak stings if you know what I mean. I never
saw Matt again until a couple of years ago when I got online. Now I'm happy
once again. It's been a blast doing the list and the Keith's
Space Station Site. I get to look at a bunch of stuff way before anyone
else.
Claude
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Claude is a member of the MMM e-mail list and actually hosts
Majordomo (one of the MMM e-mail lists) on his site ncshoppingmall.com
He may be e-mailed here.
Find out about joining either of the Major Matt Mason e-mail groups here. |
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