Summer In Hawaii, Must Be Nice

This is going down at the KICKS/HI Makaloa location ONLY. All sales final on sale items. Sale items are limited to stock on hand.

Purple Dinosaur Shoes

Alife has teamed up with Barney's, the upscale clothing store, not the purple dinosaur beloved by children, for a new set of kicks inspired by the all-American baseball catcher's mitt. The Soft Hand pack will be available at Barney's New York locations nationwide. And online here. Finally, shoes from Alife that I would actually wear!

Rrrnnnn-rrrnnn-rrrnnn-rrnn!

I just got e-mail from Erick Scarecrow with a sneak peak of his latest figure creation, Chelly Chainsaw [pictured above]. Looks pretty sweet and/or evil! Cute and badass at the same time? I guess it all depends on the paint job. I'm thinking white smock splattered with red, green rubber scientist gloves, shock-white hair and eyebrows, and a possessed look to the face. Hint, hint, Erick. The price, size, and release date will be announced around San Diego Comic Con.

Culver City Artalk

I got e-mail from my friends over at project:gallery letting me know that they will be participating in the Culver City Artwalk this Saturday, May 31st. They will be opening their doors to a group of collectors, friends and press for a pre-Culver City Artwalk preview of their new exhibit "insider trading", a group show of gallery represented artists. "A show curated specifically for the Annual Artwalk, 'insider trading' will showcase new work from Yoskay Yamamoto, Tessar Lo, Rebecca Urias, Nate Frizzell, Edwin Ushiro and Scott Belcastro." The preview is by invitation only, so go to project:gallery's website and sign up for their mailing list if you would like to be invited. Artists will be in attendance and there will be coffee, mimosas and pastries provided for those attending the preview.

Another Alife Courtyard Sale

These things seem to come with a fierceness and ferocity. Cash only! Get the goods while they are still hot. Here are the deets:

ALIFE & A.R.C

CASH ONLY COURTYARD CLEARANCE SALE

THURSDAY, MAY 29TH - NOON TO 7PM

FRIDAY, MAY 30TH - NOON TO 8PM

SATURDAY, MAY 31ST - NOON TO 8PM

SUNDAY, JUNE 1ST - NOON TO 7PM

LOCATED AT:

158 RIVINGTON STREET

LOWER EAST SIDE

NEW YORK CITY

CALL FOR DIRECTIONS AND MORE INFORMATION:

ALIFE: 212.375.8116

A.R.C.: 212.375.8128

Kidney For Sale

Bertie the Pipe Bomb, one of the coolest toys ever produced, has finally gone on sale. Unfortunately, I would need to sell a kidney to get one, because they are going for $300 (plus $30 shipping) a piece! Ridiculous. Of course, there are only 40 of each colorway made and I'm pretty sure Ashley Wood hand painted each one, so it makes sense that they would be expensive. Anyway, you can get them now over at Bambaland, but you better hurry, because they will probably sell out today.

On The Dark Side, Oh Yeah!

Unlike John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, this ultra-limited 8GB Darth Vader Mimobot has a lot of memory. 8GB for just $149.95?! That is ridiculously cheap for a Mimobot. I paid the same amount for a 4GB Boba Fett Mimobot just last December. Now you can get an 8GB Boba Fett for that price! Damn, prices for flash memory drop quickly. Must be the weak U.S. economy.

Just A Little Rash

My favorite Japanese watch company, Tokyoflash has got a new impossible-to-decipher LED watch in effect. And no one is immune to -- Infection! In one of the most ridiculous methods of telling time I have seen thus far, the Infection watch uses three different colored LED's to represent the time. The red LED's represent hours, yellow LED's represent 5 minute intervals, and green LED's represent individual minutes. The LED's move across the entire face of the watch, so you have to find the specific colors and add them up to determine the time. Like most of Tokyoflash's watches, Infection is more of a show piece than an effective method of telling time. Features mirrored mineral crystal lens, matching leather band and stainless steel clasp. All this for just ¥13,900 or $139.22! What a bargain!

Boot To The Head!

      Doc Martens, one of my favorite shoe manufacturers, but unfortunately not a brand that I have worn in some time, is having a little design contest. I have designed a couple of boots just for fun in my spare time. Eventually, I might do a serious one that I actually sit down and work out. Until then, enjoy these two. If you like them, how about a vote?

Sample Dample Rample I'm A Moron!