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Alec Sarkas
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Greek American visual artist who enjoys music and toys. linktr.ee/alecsarkas
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We are knee deep into the holidays and I get that. Enjoy 25% off my Etsy shop, now through January 1, 2026: retrobuttonpins.etsy.com
Photo of a Dale Mighty RetroButtonPin made by me, Alec A. Sarkas. The pin, featuring 80s hair and a mustache—all on a great looking man, is attached onto a pair of acid washed shorts (vintage and mine) and it’s on sale now at 25% off until January 1st, 2026. Happy holidays!
December 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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My Star Wars #pins are history for now but this original #badge I illustrated and made is on sale until midnight. Use code EXTRA20 at checkout to save even more: retrobuttonpins.etsy.com/listing/1877... #stache #mustache #dalemighty #80s #illustration #male #man #guy #human Check out the alt text!
Photo of a Retro Button Pin which was illustrated, designed and made by Alec A. Sarkas (me). It’s pinned to a sweatshirt with a drawstring to the left of it. All are in sunlight and there are shadows. The badge/button/pin contains a portrait illustration of a character I’ve named Dale Mighty. He has longish hair which is parted to the side, dark eyebrows and light eyes. He sports a mustache here. There’s a horizon in the background as well as a round object in the upper right. My signature appears in the lower right, just above the horizon. I’m most proud of this pin because it’s 100% original and from my imagination. I’ve been thinking about this character for a very, very long time. I would sketch out different scenarios of this character in my spare time. He’s looked different over the years. I settled on this version of Dale more recently. Thanks for reading this and consider supporting an artist like me by purchasing this pin from my store. It is Giving Tuesday after all. :)
December 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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I did a quick update on my Madonna Countdown… Happy release day for Madonna’s Bedtime Stories + The Untold Chapter album! www.tumblr.com/madonnacount...

#MADONNA #BEDTIMESTORIES #THEUNTOLDCHAPTER
Graphic showing the text, styled like the album: MADONNA - BEDTIME STORIES + THE UNTOLD CHAPTER
November 29, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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All my retro button pins on Etsy are 25% off today through to December 2. Cyber week is here! Totally miss the ‘80s? Fear no more… retrobuttonpins.etsy.com
#StarWars #BattleDroid #ScoutTrooper #BikerScout #Retro #ButtonPins #ReturnOfTheJedi #EmpireStrikesBack #80s #CyberWeek #80sFashion #StarWarsFan
3 retro button pins I designed and made attached onto my jean jacket. From left to right there’s a Battle Droid, IG-88 and a Scout Trooper. All these here are available on my Etsy shop. Follow the link in this post. Thank you!
November 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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This is the first subreddit I made. The subreddit is for CD-Texts: Compacts Discs that include text that can be displayed on players that support the technology. Please feel free to post your CDs that have text on the subreddit. Enjoy! #cdtext #cd-text #cd #compactdiscs #NiallHoran #OneDirection #1D
From the CDtext community on Reddit: Niall Horan’s Flicker: Deluxe Edition CD has Text
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November 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Check it out… I’m thrilled with this album! #madonna #veronicaelectronica #CompactDisc
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💬 0  🔁 1  ❤️ 0 · Look what arrived! I’m listening to it right now, for the first time, on a CD/clock radio. Dreams do come true for Madonna fans. Wow!
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October 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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May your Mando Monday be fantastic!
#MandoMonday #TheMandalorian #Monday #StarWarsTheMandalorian #Mando
Vector illustration of the Mandalorian, a.k.a. “Mando”, by Alec Sarkas. Mando is seen from a left side profile. The words “MANDO MONDAY” are in the background, playfully placed surrounding Mando and it’s signed by the artist in cursive along the right side, “Alec A. Sarkas”. Artist’s statement: I did a pencil sketch (not shown) of the Mandalorian last week using a Retro Collection action figure as my visual source. I drew Mando much like a previous illustration I did of him: simple and muscular. I wanted to stay away from realism with this iteration of Mando. Mondays can be rough. I want to invoke a fantasy world that fans of The Manadorian can enjoy. I used my drawing as a template and completed the illustration using Macromedia FreeHand MX today.
September 22, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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My Madonna Countdown tumblr has been reset! We are only 28 days away from 'Veronica Electronica' getting a clear vinyl and CD release. Go check out my latest illustration of the Queen of Pop… #VeronicaElectronica #MadonnaCountdown #Madonna #RayOfLight #tumblr #illustration
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💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 0 · 28 days until Madonna's 'Veronica Electronica' is released on clear vinyl and CD!
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September 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Have an awesome Mando Monday!

I updated my Galactic Countdown Tumblr. I'm counting down the days until The Mandalorian and Grogu hits theaters right here in the U.S. Check it out: www.tumblr.com/galacticcoun...

#MandoMonday #StarWarsFanart #TheMandalorianFanart #MandoFanart #TheMandalorian #Monday
Vector illustration of the Mandalorian, a.k.a. “Mando”, by me, Alec Sarkas. It’s stylized to look like a very muscular cartoon. The word “MONDAY” is in the background and it’s signed by the artist in cursive toward the bottom, “Alec A. Sarkas”.
September 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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The movie, the soundtrack, the world tour… 'Who's That Girl' and Madonna made the summer of 1987 an unforgettable one. There was no question about it!
#MadonnaMonday #Madonna #NikkiFinn
Vector illustration of Madonna as Nikki Finn from the movie 'Who's That Girl'. The source photo for this illustration is from the motion picture soundtrack album cover. The cover shows most of her face, but the right side of the photo is cropped off for effect. I had to imagine what the rest of the photo looked like. I drew a pencil drawing of it first (not shown) on February 14, 2021 and completed the vector art the day after. I updated it today (August 18, 2025) with my signature, displayed in cursive on the bottom right-hand corner, "Alec A. Sarkas".
August 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Wishing the Queen of Pop a very happy birthday. Happy birthday, Madonna! #Madonna #QueenOfPop #HappyBirthdayMadonna
Vector illustration I did of Madonna's face. The original pencil drawing I did of it (not shown) and illustration was made last year (2024). I have updated it since with this version. I used macromedia FREEHAND 10 to do the vector art. I used the cover of the "Borderline" U.S. 7-inch single as a source. This illustration is stylized to look very 1980's and shows only her eyes, nose, mouth with a bit of her shoulder showing. She's looking directly at the viewer and it's signed by me, the artist, in cursive, "Alec A. Sarkas" on top of her shoulder in the right-hand corner.
August 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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"Holiday! Celebrate!" We are more than halfway through the week! #Madonna #Holiday #Wednesday
Vector illustration of Madonna showing just her eyes, nose and mouth. The original illustration I did of this (pencil drawing, too, not shown) was completed in 2023. I modified this illustration. The source photo of this comes from the "Holiday" 12-inch single cover, which is an import. The illustration is signed by the artist in the righthand corner, "Alec A. Sarkas".
August 14, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Have a very "True Blue" Tuesday!
#Madonna #TrueBlue #Tuesday
Illustration I did of Madonna's 'True Blue' album cover. I originally completed the pencil drawing of it (not shown) and then vector illustration in 2020 but have modified it today, August 12, 2025. It's a simplified illustration of the original Herb Ritts' photo of Madonna. It's signed by myself in the lower righthand corner in cursive, "Alec A. Sarkas".
August 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Happy Madonna Monday!
#MadonnaMonday
Vector illustration showing only the eyes, nose and mouth of Madonna, who is looking directly at the viewer. It’s signed by the artist, “Alec A. Sarkas ‘24”. I used the back cover of the Queen of Pop’s first album as a source. I made a pencil drawing of it first (not shown) and used my drawing as a template for the vector artwork.
August 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Here’s an action figure I have that I picked up only recently from a small shop. It’s Princess Leia Organa from ‘Return Of The Jedi’. It’s original and from 1984. I stopped collecting figures at that point because I was 14. It’s missing all the accessories but I am thrilled to have it! #StarWarsToys
Photo of my left hand holding an original Leia action figure. It was taken outdoors with my hand and the figure in sunlight. The background shows greenery which is blurred out.
August 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Target practice? I’m not worried. But maybe get the pin you want before my #Stormtrooper gets lucky: www.etsy.com/shop/RetroBu...
Photo of my Stormtrooper not hitting a Biker Scout (Scout Trooper), IG-88, Royal Guard, Dale Mighty and Battle Droid pin. No wonder the Rebels won!
August 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Look what my #AT-AT missed stomping on. Walkers are terrifying but clunky. Lucky for you, you can snag any one of these buttons on my Etsy. Get ‘em before my AT-AT does! www.etsy.com/shop/RetroBu...
Photo of my AT-AT which just missed stomping on my Retro Button Pins. Whew! Buttons not crushed are a Battle Droid, a Scout Trooper (Biker Scout), a Royal Guard, an IG-88 and a Dale Mighty button. Each button spared are on a wooden floor with an All Terrain Walker’s foot right by them. May the Force be with you, not on you!
August 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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I made this little guy out of a pizza box years ago. I was tearing down a pizza box and the way it looked I thought it looked like a guy. All I had to do was draw a face on him. I hope this makes whoever spots this smile like it makes me smile. I love this little guy! #arts #crafts #paper #cardboard
Photo of a cardboard figure I made that’s very simple. It’s a long strip of cardboard bent at the bottom and there are hands made from the curly paper torn from the side. I drew a smiley face on it where the head is with marker. It’s leaning against a lantern and in sunlight.
July 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Listening to this awesome #CDsingle from #DepecheMode which includes the original cover version of #Route66, a personal favorite of mine. This disc, numbered 21, continues the 3 CD single box sets that preceded it in the U.S. I love it, even if it’s a Digipak and isn’t printed with fluorescent ink.
Photo of my left hand holding the Digipak CD Package of the Depeche Mode single for “Behind The Wheel” in sunlight. Shadows are cast behind it on a carpet. The single cover is designed nicely with text and a megaphone graphic done by T&CP Assoc. The 7 tracks are listed on the front cover. “Behind The Wheel” versions include the Remix, Shep Pettibone Remix, Beatmasters Mix and L.P. Mix along with the original version of “Route 66” and the Beatmasters Mix plus Casualty Mix of that B-side.
July 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Here’s my #CassianAndor action figure, ready for battle!
Photo of my 3 and 3/4ths Cassian action figure with sunlight coming in. The figure is holding a blaster. This was released during the film ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’.
July 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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I’ve lost track of when I got this but came across it randomly in my collection of figures. It’s Princess Leia Organa with her hood down and up. The articulation is superb even if her rubbery skirt restricts it some. Gosh, I miss Carrie so much but I’m glad I was around when she was. #StarWars #toys
Princess Leia action figure with her hood down, indoors with the sun shining in. Leia with her hood up, holding her blaster down.
July 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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I am so happy there’s a local station that plays episodes of the #SuperFriends almost everyday and even in the middle of the night. Here’s the original lineup from the cartoon series, released in 1973, in their most recent depiction that I own. #Superman #WonderWoman #Batman #Aquaman #actionfigures
Photo of 4 DC action figures of the Justice League made by Spin Master standing upright on my kitchen table. They are in focus from left to right: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman. All are in some sort of action pose. These 4 figures are from a 6-pack released in 2022. The background is blurred yet shows table mats, a fridge, a glass Coke bottle, and a display unit.
June 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Super important to do! Click on the link Lynda provides and follow the steps to get in touch with your fellow congressmen. I sent emails.
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I LOVE PBS AND NPR. Don’t let Congress vote to defund OUR public media next weeek. Speak out NOW. It is URGENT. Visit protectmypublicmedia.org

#pbs #NPR #protectmypublicmedia #publicmedia
June 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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I know this cover song initially from Olivia Newton-John but out right now is @belindacarlisle.bsky.social’s lovely take on it. #BelindaCarlisle #Icon
The Air That I Breathe
Listen to The Air That I Breathe by Belinda Carlisle #np on #SoundCloud
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June 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Playing this CD by #JoyDivision. It’s ’Substance’, the first album of theirs I bought. I knew #NewOrder had an album with the same name when it was released in ‘88 but it was my cousin that told me when we were both summer vacationing in Greece that New Order, Joy Division, and #Warsaw were related.
Photo of my CD copy of the Joy Division album ‘Substance’. This compilation edition was released in 1992 and seems to be an import (not made in the U.S.). It’s in a standard jewel case with the cover facing forward. It’s standing upright, focused on my kitchen table. The booklet is in it the correct way (I think) which makes the cover turn sideways. So, I have it with the spine of the CD on top. This is an alternate cover to the original release. It has a large, stylized ‘S’ on it and within it the text “JOY DIVISION” and “1977–1980”. Surprisingly, I found it at a great price at a local shop. Maybe they didn’t know the rarity of it? I don’t know if it is rare but it’s super valuable to me!
June 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM