I grew up in glorious and cosmopolitian Green Bay Wisconsin. The youngest of 4 and only son of a Railroad mechanic and a part-time waitress/full time Mom. We worked hard for what we had. I didn't always have the latest and greatest toys.
My nearest sister is 5 years older. This age gap led to me being "into" a lot of toys, TV and music that might have otherwise been "before my time".
I was rocking out to Rock, Pop, Punk, New Wave Disco and Metal right along side my Lady and the Tramp " and other Disney records. I still remember doing my "Travolta" dance to entertain company when I was three.

My Grandma was a bartender at a bowling alley, so I spent a lot of time in a bar, but that was pretty normal for small town Wisconsin. I used to love pulling a stool up to the pinball machine and playing, even if I wasn't any good at it. It was even better when they got video games in the place. Pac-Man, Space Invaders, all the early classics. Between free video games, salty peanuts, candy and just sitting on the big vinyl stool, it was always a treat to visit Grandma at work.

Even though I grew up in a football town, I didn't really get into ball sports until middle school or H.S. age.
Most of my male bonding time with dad usually involved either fishing, or something with wheels. Drags, stock car racing, hot rod shows, swap meets etc.
Thats probably why even though I got into Transformers and G.I. Joe my favorite toys were usually cars and trucks