Archive for July, 2008

Space is gonna thrill you / Space could even kill you / But space will never love you like I do

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

It’s Tuesday morning (at least where I am) which is not where I’d like to be, but enough about me. If I have to say it, well, fine, I’ll say it. If I’m wrong, well, I’m not.Big Death Star playset. More than one even. The hope is that parts included in upcoming toys and Battle [...]

I’ve got the time to hang around and hope you might change your mind…

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

OK, so, I don’t usually post on the weekend (blog posts, that is) but when some people call, I listen. The caller who sent the photos of the BMF called, and I woke up from my toy-induced coma. So… allegedly Hasbro conducted a focus group at Comic Con (all under NDA, which, well, I’m not) [...]

He’s Happy, So Leave Him Alone

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

This is a sort of letter to the Grand Poobah of Toys (Sir Derek of Lucasfilm) and Sir Derryl of DePriest, both of whom are head honcho types for the Star Wars toy line. Two weeks ago when I bought my Build-A-Droid sets from Wal*Mart, I was heartbroken to find that the Luke Skywalker figure [...]

Scratch My Name On Your Arm With A Fountain Pen…

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Good things come to those who pursue (unobtrusively, mind you).Thank you to Paula and the Grand Poobah of Toys!