Sometimes, in spite of their better judgment, friends choose to join us in the bar. One of our drinking buddies is artist, pop culture junkie, North Carolina resident and all-around nice guy Lenny Terenzi.
Lenny is a designer, illustrator, musician, air-fryer chef, and dad-joke teller. In reverse order. Lover of all things 1980s, especially toys and cartoons. He used to run a comic book shop, worked at a video game store and in record stores back when they sold records (the holy nerd trifecta).
Feel free to gobble these all up at once or a bite at a time. We’re not here to judge.
E X T R A S :
Part 1
(Some of Lenny’s Part 1 favorites, from top to bottom): 1980s G.I. Joe packaging, an old Disney park map, the “I Love NY” logo, Foghorn Leghorn and Marvin the Martian
Part 2
(Some of Lenny’s Part 2 favorites, from top to bottom): The Looney Tunes cast of characters, poster for Superman II, the cover of a 1980s McDonald’s standards manual including their advertising line-up, the two lesser-known of the General Mills monster cereals
Part 3
(Some of Lenny’s Part 3 favorites, from top to bottom): A vodka cranberry cocktail, The Finger Lakes region of New York State, the front and back cover album art from Iron Maiden’s Somewhere in Time
Part 4
(Some of Lenny’s Part 4 favorites, from top to bottom): Sega Genesis print ad from Bozell, Dr. Strange costume, vacuum-formed Halloween masks, Italian Sausage sandwich from the fair, Krispy Kreme cheeseburger (also from the fair), a diagram of Lenny’s favorite sport, artwork from Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, Camille Rose Garcia, Carlos Hernandez, Tim Lee and Skillet Gilmore
Topics of Conversation
- All the hidden references in Iron Maiden’s Somewhere in Time album art (iHeart article)
- Todd touches on the artist Mark Ryden
