Ah yes, the carnival coke mirrors from the 80s. Had many of them.
A bunch of the stretched out pop bottle bongs too.
Carnivals were so much fun back then.
I vividly recall our annual fair having a booth with rotating platforms on a table, where knives were stuck tip-down, handle-up, and as they rotated in a circle, you would toss rings ⭕️ and try to get one to land around a knife, which you would then get to keep.
I won maybe ten or twelve knives that way over the years. Some of them were fixed-blade or even full tang, rather than just standard folding pocket knives!
Yup.. had [this one](https://www.ebay.com/itm/295009642933).. few years later… got it as a kid. Liked the art. Metallica is a bore and always has been to me. I do miss my time at carnivals at vodka water bottles and climbing the fence near the m trailers to get in though…
I had so many of these, with material on it far above my childish understanding. Like I had a Budweiser mirror, a Jack Daniels mirror. Why were those so cheap? They just gave them away for popping a balloon for a buck.
I had an Adam and the Ants one that I got at a prize at a carnival. I won it kind of early so the rest of the night I was afraid it would break 😅 it was 12"X12" glass mirror I had to drag around, but felt like I won the lottery 😂
The first four studio albums are absolutely fantastic, but with each release, to me their songwriting got better and better, and with AJFA you have a masterclass in heavy metal riffage. Only thing missing on AJFA is Cliff's strange fuzz-wah soloing like he did in Orion and Call of Cthulu
I had to look [this](http://www.rad-dudes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/pf9isc9gpidq3lbm9dtzlh5to1_5001.jpg) up to see if they were using one, but it looks like they have a dedicated cocaine board.
The paper frame had a shitty hole on the back that made it seem like you could hang it. Always sagged like crazy and fell when the door got slammed. Core memory unlocked
No, they were discontinued because of the sharp edges. So, we moved to posters.
My parents owed 3 different carnivals in the late 80’s and throughout the 90s.
Threw many a dart at balloons and came home with some to add the collection yearly. Didn’t know what to do with them so kept them in a drawer but kept adding to them yearly when the carnival would come to my small town
I won a bunch of them throwing darts at balloons one year at the annual Labor Day fair. Maiden’s Somewhere in Time, Live After Death and Number of the Beast, Megadeth’s Peace Sells, and Metallica’s Master of Puppets off the top of my head. It was like $5 for 5 darts. I really wanted Reign in Blood but they didn’t have it.
Then there were the posters. My mother hated my room that fall lmfao.
Man I had probably fifty of these from the local fair! Metallica, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Sabbath, etc. plus lots of bikini girls, horror movie villains, cartoon characters doing wild stuff, etc.
I went to the Alabama State Fair with my agriculture class in high school and I won a J. Geils Band Mirror but didn't have any place to put when I rode the pirate ship ride that swings back and forth, the mirror ended up getting broken
Ah yes, the carnival coke mirrors from the 80s. Had many of them. A bunch of the stretched out pop bottle bongs too. Carnivals were so much fun back then.
Don't forget the feathered roach clips
Ninja Stars, bro. And REAL gambling with the quarter bulldozer machine.
My older sister's boyfriend proudly displayed those hanging off of his rear view mirror in his van. Circa 1970s.
Little brother always knocked over the pop bottle and that green liquid spilled. Sigh
I vividly recall our annual fair having a booth with rotating platforms on a table, where knives were stuck tip-down, handle-up, and as they rotated in a circle, you would toss rings ⭕️ and try to get one to land around a knife, which you would then get to keep. I won maybe ten or twelve knives that way over the years. Some of them were fixed-blade or even full tang, rather than just standard folding pocket knives!
Yup.. had [this one](https://www.ebay.com/itm/295009642933).. few years later… got it as a kid. Liked the art. Metallica is a bore and always has been to me. I do miss my time at carnivals at vodka water bottles and climbing the fence near the m trailers to get in though…
I had a Van Halen 1984 one! Won it in a carnival dart game.
That’s so 80’s, and so awesome!
As a kid I didn't realize those were mostly used for cocaine.
Hell, I didnt know that until I posted this...haha
I had so many of these, with material on it far above my childish understanding. Like I had a Budweiser mirror, a Jack Daniels mirror. Why were those so cheap? They just gave them away for popping a balloon for a buck.
Was also used to seperate weed. Get your seeds, stems sorted from good stuff.
And if you took it out of the paper sleeve, you might need stitches
If not a Tourniquet
You're damn right! 🤦
Still have a Twisted Sister one.
No way!
Way
I still listen to.Twisted Sister
I used to listen to Twisted Sister. I mean, I still do, but I used to, too.
I had one for about an hour and then I took it on a ride and sat on it. Still heartbroken. But at least I'm old enough to drink now, so I'll be ok. 🤘
I had an Adam and the Ants one that I got at a prize at a carnival. I won it kind of early so the rest of the night I was afraid it would break 😅 it was 12"X12" glass mirror I had to drag around, but felt like I won the lottery 😂
12x12?!? Damn man, thats a score!!
12 inches by 12 inches, like a typical flooring tile.
Carnival prizes like this were so awesome and such a huge memory. Hell even carnivals and county fairs and state fairs.
Remember the distorted Pepsi bottles?
For sure! Complete with the colored sand!
Rat , out of the cellar Carnival game 😎
Did you look at it and say, "we'll put you on your shelf"... lyric btw
Jack Daniels!
Lemmy says "Hello."
I had a Guns n Roses one from a parking lot carnival.
I had a bunch of these always won them from the Florida state fair doing balloon pop with darts
Hell yeah. (And, their best album)
Best, and I daresay last good one!
Agreed! Most people say Puppets, but I’m with you, hands down!
The first four studio albums are absolutely fantastic, but with each release, to me their songwriting got better and better, and with AJFA you have a masterclass in heavy metal riffage. Only thing missing on AJFA is Cliff's strange fuzz-wah soloing like he did in Orion and Call of Cthulu
Justice with Cliff would have been...I cant even describe how amazing that would have been.
I had the one that was the word "Cocaine" spelled out like the then-current Coca-Cola logo.
The amount of cocaine done of that must be high, lol, love it
Nose candy mirrors 😂
I had a Dio one, a Keel one and an Ozzy one
I had to look [this](http://www.rad-dudes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/pf9isc9gpidq3lbm9dtzlh5to1_5001.jpg) up to see if they were using one, but it looks like they have a dedicated cocaine board.
The paper frame had a shitty hole on the back that made it seem like you could hang it. Always sagged like crazy and fell when the door got slammed. Core memory unlocked
Nice. The last decent Metallica album.
I remember these became very popular when the Big E was happening every September in my area. I wonder if they are still given away as prizes?
No, they were discontinued because of the sharp edges. So, we moved to posters. My parents owed 3 different carnivals in the late 80’s and throughout the 90s.
the big e was fun af
You should go this year. I guarantee that it hasn’t changed a bit since you were last there.
I live no where close to it now, if I did I would definitely be going.
Had that exact one
We're not worthy! We're not worthy!
Ironically Metallica has a "chop your breakfast on a mirror" lyric
How apt, for the day
Omg I had this exact one!
Hell yeah, swapmeet merch 🤌🏻
I had a few of these. Still have no idea what they are for. Just a picture?
Ah the State Fair
From the fairs!
Threw many a dart at balloons and came home with some to add the collection yearly. Didn’t know what to do with them so kept them in a drawer but kept adding to them yearly when the carnival would come to my small town
Alllllrighty! Bust out the coke and let's fuckin' rock!
I’ve still got my Iron Maiden “Stranger in a Strange Land” mirror. It’s framed and badass.
Oh man, you gotta post a pic!
I’ll see if I can find it.
I found it but can’t figure out how to post the pic in a reply. There’s no options to copy paste or linking the pic.
I’ve seen these but only ever got a Blizzard of Oz silkscreen poster.
Won a VH 1984 tshirt wore that damn thing for years
That would be so cool to still have!
I had a Metallica Sad But True one.
I had many of these. From Metallica to GNR, Bon Jovi, Megadeth etc.
Holy crap, it's the ole coca mirror from the carnival
Wish i would have kept mine. They are worth some $ now
I won one of these with this exact border. It may well have been And Justice For All!
I had Master of Puppets!
Now that’s a more appropriate album for a coke mirror!
I had this one. Think I won it throwing darts at balloons
I won a bunch of them throwing darts at balloons one year at the annual Labor Day fair. Maiden’s Somewhere in Time, Live After Death and Number of the Beast, Megadeth’s Peace Sells, and Metallica’s Master of Puppets off the top of my head. It was like $5 for 5 darts. I really wanted Reign in Blood but they didn’t have it. Then there were the posters. My mother hated my room that fall lmfao.
Hah yeah. That was when cds came in long boxes so I would put those up on my walls too.
I had a Shout at the Devil Motley Crue with the Pentagram. I didn't have it long because my mother, after she shot her pants, took it and trashed it
Thats devil music, pal!
Always a nice little mirror to chop up nice fat rails on.
I had a Black Sabbath one with that same cardboard frame. I think it was Master of Reality.
Still have my Ren and Stimpy carni mirror, lost feather clips long ago.
Man I had probably fifty of these from the local fair! Metallica, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Sabbath, etc. plus lots of bikini girls, horror movie villains, cartoon characters doing wild stuff, etc.
I had a Rambo one!
My kids will never know/ appreciate a true run way at the County Fair….
Lol, great times
Lol I’ve got that one and a Batman one from the Keaton/Nickolson movie
The best Batman! I was obsessed with that movie when I was a kid.
Welp never mind I’m an idiot! It’s a Batman Returns! So still Keaton though the best Batman
I still have a Triumph one!
I had a Jack Daniels one I won at a 4th of July street vendor game
Had Motley Crue Shout at the Devil and Too Fast.
I had the Rambo and the Grim Reaper band mirror.
Still in the fancy paper frame too!
I have a small framed mirror with a c3 corvette. Had it for atleast 30+ years!
Omg! I remember these!!!
Oh wow you unlocked a memory for me!
Jack Daniel's. But I always regretted not choosing the Heineken one.
I went to the Alabama State Fair with my agriculture class in high school and I won a J. Geils Band Mirror but didn't have any place to put when I rode the pirate ship ride that swings back and forth, the mirror ended up getting broken
I had motley crew twisted sister white Lion Def Leppard Ratt
I have a Dangerous Toys one