Thursday, October 04, 2007

Pulling Tubes

Kyokusen watch by TokyoflashE-mail blah, blah, blah... Tokyoflash blah, blah... new watch blah...

Sorry, I'm a little tired this morning. I stayed up late last night working on a top secret project. More will be revealed on that later, but for now I must keep it secret (I can say that it has something to do with a "new toy" and "design").

Anywho, Tokyoflash has a new watch available in their web store. It is the Kyokusen Digital Tube LED watch [pictured above]. Kyokusen means "curved line" in Japanese. This is another one of those watches that requires an advanced degree in mathematics to decipher. The curved row of bars represent the hours, the outer ring of dots represent five minute intervals and the inner ring of dots represent individual minutes. There is no way to tell a.m. from p.m. and there is no date on the watch, but you won't need either when you are getting laid as much as you will be when people see you wearing this watch. The watch comes in three styles, IP black with blue LED's and a black leather strap, IP black with green LED's and a black leather strap or IP silver with multicolored LED's and a mottled leather strap. I like the green one the best. The Kyokusen will run ya' ¥13,900 or $120.14.

Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Did Someone Call Me Schnorrer?

Captain Spalding maskForbidden Planet, one of my favorite online toy stores (and if you are in the UK, it is an actual storefront as well), has just opened their new online urban vinyl shop, Vinyl Splatter. I thought this was the same Forbidden Planet that I visited in New York on the corner of Broadway and 13th Street, but apparently they are not associated. Anyway, while I was surfing around the Vinyl Splatter website I ran into an old friend, Captain Spalding from Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects. The Captain Spalding latex mask [pictured above] would be perfect for Mac to wear for Halloween. Or any other day of the year for that matter. And at only £35.99 or $73.31 it wouldn't be out of Mac's price range. So, if you are strolling down Franklin Street on Halloween and see Captain Spalding coming at you with a butcher's knife, don't be surprised if it is just Mac coming to kill you.

What's Your Clearance, Clarence?

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Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Papa's Got A Brand New Hat

Alife Antique A hatAlife has got a couple of new Limited Ed. New Era fitted caps in stock. They are available in store and by phone. My favorites are the Oversize Antique 'A' in red [pictured above, $50] and the Stuck Up All-Over in Yellow [pictured below, $60]. I like the red 'cause it matches my blog and I like the yellow 'cuz it reminds me of a Vision Street Wear fanny pack that I used to rock all of my paraphernalia in back in the 80's. I hate the term "fanny pack". It sounds like something an old lady would wear. Which is basically what it became. I'm sure it would have been a lot more popular with the cool kids if it had a cool name like "hip pack" or "stash pack". Anyway, that has nothing to do with Alife's hats. Which are cool and will be rocked by the likes of Mos Def (seen sporting an Alife t-shirt on Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO) and will never be worn by old ladies.Alife Stuck Up All-Over hat

'Til Death Do Us Part

Adios and Ciao Ciao box set
ADIOS spent 500 years in fire and brimstone before the devil discovered his good-natured ways and kicked him out of hell. Too mischievous for heaven, Adios was condemned to live forever on earth, in his modern grave-loft with his girlfriend ciao ciao and their cat Skeletrino. Together, Adios and ciao ciao wander the world, sharing with others how to make the most out of this life.

Monday, October 01, 2007

Papa's Got A Brand New Bag

Walkamox backpackWalkamox backpack
I got e-mail this weekend from Walkamox, a new backpack company espousing the virtues of their new product, which will launch in Spring '08. The WKMX bag from Walkamox [pictured above] comes in shiny, shiny patent leather or matte canvas. These are very bright, fun-looking bags with lots of cargo room, many interior pockets and an interior laptop sleeve available. The interior lining matches the neoprene laptop sleeve. The pack also features clean Vislon zippers, an interior PSP pouch, a plush laptop stash away compartment, and a padded mesh back logo. There are also stash pockets at the bottom of the back straps. All of the exterior pockets are lined with the Walkamox monogram as well. You can get more news of the upcoming release and see more pictures on the Walkamox blog. I like Walkamox's logo. It reminds me of the Recon logo, but more like a knot than barbed wire.

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Punk Ass

Daft Punk: Interstella 5555 Action Figure SetThis was supposed to be my fourth post yesterday, but I never got around to it. I got an e-mail from Turntable Lab letting me know that they have the Linited Ed. Daft Punk: Interstella 5555 Action Figure Set from the epic Daft Punk anime are in stock. Only 5555 of these were made and each is individually numbered. It will run ya' $99, but that is less than $20 a figure for this set. Here's what Snackmaster at TTL has to say about this set:
This bad ass box set contains all the band members complete with their instruments - Stella and Arpegius both with guitars, Octave and his spaced out double keyboard, Baryl and his drumset, PLUS Shep, the alien star pilot that helps save the band from peril here on Earth. The detailing on each piece is top notch, with clean painted details that truly accentuate Leiji Matsumoto's classic character design. Plus, the figures feature movable heads and limbs, similar to those old Robotech figures from the 80s, so you can pose 'em however you please (that is if you actually open the box).

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Get Mortified

Get MortifiedOMG! My third post today! I might break a record or leg or get a hernia or something. Sheesh. My fingers are all sore and fidgety from all the furious typing. Anyway, if you live in New York and you are in the mood to laugh, go see Mortified tonight at 7:00pm at Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction at 34 Avenue A between 2nd and 3rd Street. You won't be disappointed... for long. There's a Grossman involved. And yes, I was mortified when she read aloud what she will be reading for the performance. Mortified with laughter!

Charlie Don't Surf

BxH Charlie Don't Surf poloI am trying to make up for the few days that I was absent in NYC for Seth's birthday with tons of posts today. This is my second and I already have two more planned. I got e-mail from Span of Sunset early last week letting me know that they have some new Bounty x Hunter shirts in stock. Several of them are based on one of my favorite movies, Apocalypse Now. My favorite is the BxH "Charlie Don't Surf" Apocalypse polo [pictured above]. It is a little expensive at $91, but Bounty x Hunter stuff is extremely hard to come by, so some people might consider it worth the money. Personally, I would prefer a nice meal at Momofuku Ssäm Bar on 2nd Ave. and 13th St. in NYC. Delicious!

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