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<title><![CDATA[meet "lovebite"]]></title>
<link>http://monstersandme.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/meet-lovebite/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>primal.mind</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Taco Bell Biting Kidrobot's Steeze]]></title>
<link>http://dankneelostrock.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/taco-bell-biting-kidrobots-steeze/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dankneerock</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[This has got to be the lowest of the low. Taco Bell has officially attempted to step into the ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>This has got to be the lowest of the low. Taco Bell has officially attempted to step into the &#8220;toy/vinyl&#8221; world with their crap designed toys. It seems to me that Mexican food franchise Taco Bell has copied what Kidrobot has been doing for years, blind box assortments of toys.</p>
<p>Taco Bell is releasing their official line of &#8220;Bellhedz&#8221; which basically takes the concepts of Kidrobot&#8217;s Dunnys. You can see it in there body shape, box, and even in there DESIGN. This is a blatant bite. It&#8217;s almost like the whole Mighty Muggs ordeal that end up trying to copy Kidrobot as well.</p>
<p>Check out what Taco Bell is releasing:</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" title="TacoShit" src="http://images.vinylpulse.com/vp_pics/from_windows_live_writer/TacoBelltriesUrbanVinylwithBellHedz_D968/269001324d4a3ef5fc9c0b04290ec173854fb444.4a9efc3cscaled.jpg" alt="" width="370" height="319" /></p>
<p>Now check out the Dunnys that Kidrobot have already released:</p>
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<p>As a toy collector, artist, and a person that appreciates art, this is degrading. A freaking food company stealing your very own ideas, concepts, and designs. That can only show that you are doing something right.</p>
<p>From here on out, I will not eat anything from Taco Bell.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Our 3 minutes of fame, or the time we were on Ace of Cakes]]></title>
<link>http://chicksonbikes.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/our-3-minutes-of-fame-or-the-time-we-were-on-ace-of-cakes/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>corrabell</dc:creator>
<guid>http://chicksonbikes.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/our-3-minutes-of-fame-or-the-time-we-were-on-ace-of-cakes/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been meaning to update the blog since I&#8217;ve been rather remiss in posting lately. Th]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Eminem - The Warning (Mariah Carey Diss Track) | TheOriginalWinger.com
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<link>http://harepaje.wordpress.com/2009/08/02/eminem-the-warning-mariah-carey-diss-track-theoriginalwinger-com/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 08:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>harepaje</dc:creator>
<guid>http://harepaje.wordpress.com/2009/08/02/eminem-the-warning-mariah-carey-diss-track-theoriginalwinger-com/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Eminem &#8211; The Warning (Mariah Carey Diss Track) | TheOriginalWinger.com Wings of Redemption Spa]]></description>
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<p>Wings of Redemption Spawn Dunny by FAS. Wings of Redemption Spawn Dunny by F+. *See more custom Spawn toys here. *Buy Spawn toys at eBay. Posted by John at 8:01 PM. Labels: comic books, dunny, spawn, vinyl &#8230;<br />
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<p>Wings of Redemption Spawn Dunny by FAS. Wings of Redemption Spawn Dunny by F+. *See more custom Spawn toys here. *Buy Spawn toys at eBay. Posted by John at 8:01 PM. Labels: comic books, dunny, spawn, vinyl &#8230;<br />
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<p>(Jaw sitting on the floor….) Obviously NSFW. Posted on Jul 30th, 2009 by dunny. Leave your comment. name *. email * (will not be published). Visit BumpyPitch.com. Designated Players; SBI &#183; Dunord &#183; Culture &#183; OffsideRules &#8230;<br />
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<p>This is a list of every Dunny Kidrobot has ever made. Since Dunny is limited edition, many of the designs on this page aren&#38;t available anymore, although you might find some for sale on our web site. Click here to see which Dunnys are &#8230;<br />
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<p>This is a list of every Dunny Kidrobot has ever made. Since Dunny is limited edition, many of the designs on this page aren&#38;t available anymore, although you might find some for sale on our web site. Click here to see which Dunnys are &#8230;<br />
<br /><a href="http://eeerte.shacknet.nu/go.php?q=dunny"><img src="http://www2.aes.ac.in/mswebsite_07/special_projects/Scribbler0809/April-May%2520Web/April-May%2520Webpage%2520graphics/MUNNYDUNNY/dunny%2520funny.jpg" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Process Set]]></title>
<link>http://monstermaggot.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/the-process-set/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mush4brains</dc:creator>
<guid>http://monstermaggot.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/the-process-set/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Check out these babies that are about to start poppin&#8217; in the UK from SupremeBeing each dunny ]]></description>
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Check out these babies that are about to start poppin&#8217; in the UK from <A href="http://www.theurbanshop.co.uk/catalogue/search_results.asp?SelProdType=SUPREMEBEING">SupremeBeing</a> each dunny has it&#8217;s own little life story but we dont want to give to much away as this is hot news.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Holding the Vinyl Toy Fairy Accountable, Kinda]]></title>
<link>http://aleksandreia.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/holding-the-vinyl-toy-fairy-accountable-kinda/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kristan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://aleksandreia.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/holding-the-vinyl-toy-fairy-accountable-kinda/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With love, from the Vinyl Toy Fairy Several years ago, a good friend of mine mistakenly left his Car]]></description>
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<p><span>Several years ago, a good friend of mine mistakenly left his Cartier sunglasses in my rental car. Thinking they belonged to the previous renter, I returned them to Enterprise. I was sure this selfless act alone would grant my access into heaven — until my friend called: “Did I leave my sunglasses in your rental the other day?”</span></p>
<p>Crap. </p>
<p>Naturally, within 72 hours of returning the vehicle, the staff seemed to have no recollection of me, the car, the glasses, or anything except this: “We are not liable for lost or stolen items.” </p>
<p>“But the glasses were never <em>lost</em> or <em>stolen</em>. They were left <strong>on purpose</strong> with so-and-so behind the counter.”</p>
<p>“We’re not responsible.”</p>
<p>After beating my head against a wall to no avail, I was certain of two things: (A) Enterprise? They had it coming; (B) My pal, Mr. Cartier? He was gonna have to give it to ‘em:</p>
<blockquote><p>Dear Enterprise Car Rental:</p></blockquote>
<p>A lengthy explanation of the situation followed, complete with my friend’s sentimental reasoning for being so rabid in his pursuit of the lost-but-not-lost sunglasses. </p>
<blockquote><p>…and so therefore you can clearly see why the prompt return of my property is imperative.</p>
<p>All requests to investigate this matter at the local and regional levels have been ignored — repeatedly and rudely. Apparently, your mid-level management is under the impression I shall eventually become disenchanted with my quest and give up, thus, allowing dishonesty to champion the circumstance. This is not the case. I can assure you I have all the time in the world to devote unto this tragedy.</p>
<p>When I use the phrase “all the time in the world,” I mean just that: I really do have nothing better to do. My schedule allows for my availability during the entire extent of your store’s hours of operation. Additionally, one of my great joys in life is preserving the lost craft of letter writing — such as this charming billet-doux I’ve penned in this instance. Therefore, the concept of spending the rest of my worldly afternoons in your cozy, climate-controlled lobby armed with an ink well, a quill pen and varying papyrus samples, with which to manufacture and distribute my thoughts regarding this unfortunate matter unto the ascending ranks of Enterprise’s supervisory stratum, sounds thoroughly engaging.</p>
<p>To conclude by suggesting I look forward to your expedient reply is a comical understatement. Good day.</p></blockquote>
<p>The company responded quickly, which I felt was a good call considering my compadre’s communication weighed in like a final warning from Hannibal Lecter. Enterprise stepped up to the plate and assumed responsibility — not for what I did by returning the item unnecessarily, but for acknowledging that my potential good deed was thwarted by its carelessness and/or dishonest staff. Eh, so crisis averted. </p>
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<p>Sometimes bad customer service sneaks up on you — like the time it took Ford <strong>four months </strong>to admit my brand new Mustang was totaled and couldn’t be repaired, although I’d been making non-refundable payments on the vehicle AND its insurance policy while the car sat unusable in one of their service bays at an official repair center. Yep.</p>
<p>Sometimes, however, bad customer service hits you in the face right out of the gate, though: A few years ago Verizon purposely drilled a hole the size of a half dollar from the interior to the exterior of my home for FIOS, stuffed the hole with toilet paper until the tech could return, and then, well, never returned. When somebody else FINALLY came back out (after I’d taken several days off from work in order to accommodate Verizon’s scheduling conflicts), the company had adopted a new and improved way of installing FIOS, which made the whole drilling thing unnecessary in the first place. To the company’s credit, months later a structural engineer was sent out to correct the violation. After everything was said and done, Verizon assaulted me with such an ungodly amount of follow-up calls that I began daydreaming about legal loopholes for placing a restraining order against them. </p>
<p>“We’re just calling to ensure your excellent customer service experience with Verizon.”</p>
<p>“Again? Really?”</p>
<p>“Ma-am, would you say you received excellent customer service from your technician?”</p>
<p>Oh, brother. They needed a new system of pandering for those poor folks isolated in the calling centers. And a new script. Making matters worse, I was convinced Verizon put some kind of spybot in my home which alerted them to “convenient” calling times. You know: <em>She’s giving the dog a bath. Call her about our excellent customer service. </em>Or: <em>She needs to pee and just unlocked the front door. Hurry, call and make sure she’s happy with our excellent customer service. </em></p>
<p>The creme de la creme of terrible customer service episodes occurred in 1994 when my mother ordered an anchovy pizza from Little Caesar’s, which arrived smothered in tuna fish salad. When the mistake was reported and after a second tuna fish pizza arrived, Mom promptly called the sixteen year-old manager in charge. He wasn’t expecting her to hang up, drive to the location, and continue the barrage until they gave us, I believe, a cheese pizza, which was most likely infested with special, flavorless “revenge” toppings. Of course, the final straw was when the staff attempted to convince Mom that there was little difference between tuna fish and anchovies. That’s when Mom went “corporate”. </p>
<p>The common, binding thread of any customer service debacle is silliness. Well, silly in the sense that something ridiculous occurred. These days I like to gauge the impending battle by asking myself, <em>Is this story gonna later translate into a past episode of Seinfeld? </em>And if the answer is Yes, that’s when I roll my eyes and let it go. However, I’m having a tough time forgiving <a href="http://kidrobot.com/">Kidrobot</a>, my vinyl toy fairy. </p>
<p>Kidrobot makes very nerdy, trendy, LOL generation designer toys. For some reason, I got trapped in a crack within the demographic and began collecting the company’s <a href="http://www.kidrobot.com/products2.cfm?ID=7223">Dunny</a> series. My <a href="http://www.russellturnsphotography.com/">boyfriend</a> hid the little guys under my pillows and in my truck. When a new edition debuted, he’d bring home a million gazillion “blind” boxes of Dunnys, and we’d sit on the bed forever, ripping them from their cardboard homes and tinfoil pouches.</p>
<p>“Oh, my God! I pulled the <a href="http://www.frankkozik.net/">Kozik</a> chase!” We learned the secret Dunny language, you see. (If you don’t have a nerd decoder, that means, <em>Excellent news. The hard-to-find Frank Kozik toy was in this box.</em>) Oh, how I couldn’t wait to rush home when Russell would text: <em>Dunnys and coffee waiting for you. </em>They’d evolved into a sentimental event between us — inane, physical tokens shared and understood only within our Dunny club for two. *sigh*  </p>
<p>Because the consumer can’t see what s/he’s “pulling,” which I think adds to the fun of it all, sometimes you end up with duplicates. Russell and I have at least several good sized boxes in the garage full of, oh my gosh, twins and triplets and quadruplets and…you get the swing of it. At 6.95 a pop, these little vinyl toys really put a stealthy, unexpected hole in your wallet, so we started buying them in bulk. </p>
<p>(And, yeah, I know this is really more “Friends” than “Seinfeld” at this point.)</p>
<p>There was more than just the thrill of going broke on Dunnys, though. There were…Golden Tickets. *awe* Having spent so much of my life looking for some kind of portal into the world of Roald Dahl, I’d finally found it. I <em>was</em> Kristan and the Dunny Factory. </p>
<p>You didn’t get eternal life or a dream vacation or anything like that if you pulled a special Golden Ticket from your Dunny box. Instead, you got a really special prize: an ultra-rare, highly limited, incredibly nerdy, BRING-DOWN-THE-HOUSE-TOTALLY-AWESOME, to be announced Dunny. I <em>had</em> to get a friggin’ ticket. Had to.</p>
<p>A year ago, Russell brought home a tanker full of boxes, and we opened and opened and opened until Russell froze. In his hand was the Golden Ticket. The super-secret Dunny was going to be designed by none other than one of the most noteworthy and collectible of all Dunny designers, so we were psyched as we abandoned our box-ship to register the ticket’s code in an email to Kidrobot. Moments later, a confirmation arrived; We only had to wait eight months for our new, little guy to arrive in November. You would have thought we were expecting a baby by the way we behaved. I began rearranging the shelves in anticipation while Russell put pictures of our “sonogram” as a joke on social networking sites. Clearly, we were having way too much fun with the whole thing.</p>
<p>November came. November went. The spot for our new baby was still empty. Russell wrote Kidrobot and nothing. We browsed the forums and learned there had been an accident. Someone in the shipping warehouse reportedly mixed our special guys with the “general population,” who were in turn distributed to stores and sold as regular Dunnys. Russell wrote the company again. No reply. Other Golden Ticket holders reported similar trouble. I’d waited for almost a year for nothing, and it really pisses me off. </p>
<p>I pointed out to Russell that I wished we’d spent the money to save an African village or something. It’s embarrassing, and I feel like I’ve lost a friend in this young company that seemed to “get” me — the same company that plagued me with false advertising and failure to respond or correct the situation. But, really, what’s the point of pushing the issue? The story, like I said before, is awfully silly in the grand scope of things. I hate to bitch and moan about stuff like this when there are more important things going on in the world. The whining just doesn’t hold up:</p>
<p>“What’s wrong?”</p>
<p>“Oh, woe is me. WOE is me. I didn’t get my Golden Ticket Dunny. I can’t sleep, and quite frankly I’ll never be the same again.”</p>
<p>“Ah, well, did you hear about all the layoffs this week?”</p>
<p>“Yes.”</p>
<p>“Bummer. Man, speaking of bummers, I watched that movie ‘Blood Diamond’ about how folks in Africa are dying and being held as slaves for diamond mining by their own people to meet American demands. You should see that.”</p>
<p>“I saw it.”</p>
<p>“Yeah, oh! Did you hear about the little girl who got a heart transplant this week, and now her older sister needs one, but she is still on the donor list? Man, that’s awful.”</p>
<p>So many bummers, and mine is at the bottom, the very bottom, of the list — thankfully.</p>
<p>The new series came out a couple of weeks ago. I had the money to buy them all and didn’t. If Kidrobot isn’t willing to step up to the plate sometime in the real immediate future, I’ll just have to give them the Wal-Mart treatment, which is a heavy dosage of Fuck You. Spare me the trouble, K-bot. I just want the damned toy. Heck, give me another kickass, supercool toy. Say you’re sorry. Let’s be friends again, so I don’t have to belt out another two thousand words of text. I love you, man. Why you gotta be like that?</p>
<p>We didn’t even make it into the chocolate factory. The game was over before it was a game, and Roald Dahl is probably shooting darts at Kidrobot from atop his eternal magic carpet right about now.</p>
<p>Perhaps, a call is in order for Mr. Cartier, letter writer extraordinaire. He’ll have just the perfect nine-syllable word for this mess.</p></div>
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<link>http://predisastered.com/2009/02/02/holding-the-vinyl-toy-fairy-accountable/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kristan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://predisastered.com/2009/02/02/holding-the-vinyl-toy-fairy-accountable/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With love, from the Vinyl Toy Fairy Several years ago, a good friend of mine mistakenly left his Car]]></description>
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<p><span style="line-height:26px;">Several years ago, a good friend of mine mistakenly left his Cartier sunglasses in my rental car. Thinking they belonged to the previous renter, I returned them to Enterprise. I was sure this selfless act alone would grant my access into heaven &#8212; until my friend called: &#8220;Did I leave my sunglasses in your rental the other day?&#8221;</span></p>
<p>Crap. </p>
<p>Naturally, within 72 hours of returning the vehicle, the staff seemed to have no recollection of me, the car, the glasses, or anything except this: &#8220;We are not liable for lost or stolen items.&#8221; </p>
<p>&#8220;But the glasses were never <em>lost</em> or <em>stolen</em>. They were left <strong>on purpose</strong> with so-and-so behind the counter.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re not responsible.&#8221;</p>
<p>After beating my head against a wall to no avail, I was certain of two things: (A) Enterprise? They had it coming; (B) My pal, Mr. Cartier? He was gonna have to give it to &#8216;em:</p>
<blockquote><p>Dear Enterprise Car Rental:</p></blockquote>
<p>A lengthy explanation of the situation followed, complete with my friend&#8217;s sentimental reasoning for being so rabid in his pursuit of the lost-but-not-lost sunglasses. </p>
<blockquote><p>&#8230;and so therefore you can clearly see why the prompt return of my property is imperative.</p>
<p>All requests to investigate this matter at the local and regional levels have been ignored &#8212; repeatedly and rudely. Apparently, your mid-level management is under the impression I shall eventually become disenchanted with my quest and give up, thus, allowing dishonesty to champion the circumstance. This is not the case. I can assure you I have all the time in the world to devote unto this tragedy.</p>
<p>When I use the phrase &#8220;all the time in the world,&#8221; I mean just that: I really do have nothing better to do. My schedule allows for my availability during the entire extent of your store&#8217;s hours of operation. Additionally, one of my great joys in life is preserving the lost craft of letter writing &#8212; such as this charming billet-doux I&#8217;ve penned in this instance. Therefore, the concept of spending the rest of my worldly afternoons in your cozy, climate-controlled lobby armed with an ink well, a quill pen and varying papyrus samples, with which to manufacture and distribute my thoughts regarding this unfortunate matter unto the ascending ranks of Enterprise&#8217;s supervisory stratum, sounds thoroughly engaging.</p>
<p>To conclude by suggesting I look forward to your expedient reply is a comical understatement. Good day.</p></blockquote>
<p>The company responded quickly, which I felt was a good call considering my compadre&#8217;s communication weighed in like a final warning from Hannibal Lecter. Enterprise stepped up to the plate and assumed responsibility &#8212; not for what I did by returning the item unnecessarily, but for acknowledging that my potential good deed was thwarted by its carelessness and/or dishonest staff. Eh, so crisis averted. </p>
<div id="attachment_260" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><img class="size-full wp-image-260 " title="full" src="http://predisastered.wordpress.com/files/2009/02/full.jpg" alt="What 22K worth of damage looks like. Thanks, Ford." width="450" height="333" /><p class="wp-caption-text">What 22K worth of damage looks like. Thanks, Ford.</p></div>
<p>Sometimes bad customer service sneaks up on you &#8212; like the time it took Ford <strong>four months </strong>to admit my brand new Mustang was totaled and couldn&#8217;t be repaired, although I&#8217;d been making non-refundable payments on the vehicle AND its insurance policy while the car sat unusable in one of their service bays at an official repair center. Yep.</p>
<p>Sometimes, however, bad customer service hits you in the face right out of the gate, though: A few years ago Verizon purposely drilled a hole the size of a half dollar from the interior to the exterior of my home for FIOS, stuffed the hole with toilet paper until the tech could return, and then, well, never returned. When somebody else FINALLY came back out (after I&#8217;d taken several days off from work in order to accommodate Verizon&#8217;s scheduling conflicts), the company had adopted a new and improved way of installing FIOS, which made the whole drilling thing unnecessary in the first place. To the company&#8217;s credit, months later a structural engineer was sent out to correct the violation. After everything was said and done, Verizon assaulted me with such an ungodly amount of follow-up calls that I began daydreaming about legal loopholes for placing a restraining order against them. </p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re just calling to ensure your excellent customer service experience with Verizon.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Again? Really?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Ma-am, would you say you received excellent customer service from your technician?&#8221;</p>
<p>Oh, brother. They needed a new system of pandering for those poor folks isolated in the calling centers. And a new script. Making matters worse, I was convinced Verizon put some kind of spybot in my home which alerted them to &#8220;convenient&#8221; calling times. You know: <em>She&#8217;s giving the dog a bath. Call her about our excellent customer service. </em>Or: <em>She needs to pee and just unlocked the front door. Hurry, call and make sure she&#8217;s happy with our excellent customer service. </em></p>
<p>The creme de la creme of terrible customer service episodes occurred in 1994 when my mother ordered an anchovy pizza from Little Caesar&#8217;s, which arrived smothered in tuna fish salad. When the mistake was reported and after a second tuna fish pizza arrived, Mom promptly called the sixteen year-old manager in charge. He wasn&#8217;t expecting her to hang up, drive to the location, and continue the barrage until they gave us, I believe, a cheese pizza, which was most likely infested with special, flavorless &#8220;revenge&#8221; toppings. Of course, the final straw was when the staff attempted to convince Mom that there was little difference between tuna fish and anchovies. That&#8217;s when Mom went &#8220;corporate&#8221;. </p>
<p>The common, binding thread of any customer service debacle is silliness. Well, silly in the sense that something ridiculous occurred. These days I like to gauge the impending battle by asking myself, <em>Is this story gonna later translate into a past episode of Seinfeld? </em>And if the answer is Yes, that&#8217;s when I roll my eyes and let it go. However, I&#8217;m having a tough time forgiving <a href="http://kidrobot.com/">Kidrobot</a>, my vinyl toy fairy. </p>
<p>Kidrobot makes very nerdy, trendy, LOL generation designer toys. For some reason, I got trapped in a crack within the demographic and began collecting the company&#8217;s <a href="http://www.kidrobot.com/products2.cfm?ID=7223">Dunny</a> series. My <a href="http://www.russellturnsphotography.com/">boyfriend</a> hid the little guys under my pillows and in my truck. When a new edition debuted, he&#8217;d bring home a million gazillion &#8220;blind&#8221; boxes of Dunnys, and we&#8217;d sit on the bed forever, ripping them from their cardboard homes and tinfoil pouches.</p>
<p>&#8220;Oh, my God! I pulled the <a href="http://www.frankkozik.net/">Kozik</a> chase!&#8221; We learned the secret Dunny language, you see. (If you don&#8217;t have a nerd decoder, that means, <em>Excellent news. The hard-to-find Frank Kozik toy was in this box.</em>) Oh, how I couldn&#8217;t wait to rush home when Russell would text: <em>Dunnys and coffee waiting for you. </em>They&#8217;d evolved into a sentimental event between us &#8212; inane, physical tokens shared and understood only within our Dunny club for two. *sigh*  </p>
<p>Because the consumer can&#8217;t see what s/he&#8217;s &#8220;pulling,&#8221; which I think adds to the fun of it all, sometimes you end up with duplicates. Russell and I have at least several good sized boxes in the garage full of, oh my gosh, twins and triplets and quadruplets and&#8230;you get the swing of it. At 6.95 a pop, these little vinyl toys really put a stealthy, unexpected hole in your wallet, so we started buying them in bulk. </p>
<p>(And, yeah, I know this is really more &#8220;Friends&#8221; than &#8220;Seinfeld&#8221; at this point.)</p>
<p>There was more than just the thrill of going broke on Dunnys, though. There were&#8230;Golden Tickets. *awe* Having spent so much of my life looking for some kind of portal into the world of Roald Dahl, I&#8217;d finally found it. I <em>was</em> Kristan and the Dunny Factory. </p>
<p>You didn&#8217;t get eternal life or a dream vacation or anything like that if you pulled a special Golden Ticket from your Dunny box. Instead, you got a really special prize: an ultra-rare, highly limited, incredibly nerdy, BRING-DOWN-THE-HOUSE-TOTALLY-AWESOME, to be announced Dunny. I <em>had</em> to get a friggin&#8217; ticket. Had to.</p>
<p>A year ago, Russell brought home a tanker full of boxes, and we opened and opened and opened until Russell froze. In his hand was the Golden Ticket. The super-secret Dunny was going to be designed by none other than one of the most noteworthy and collectible of all Dunny designers, so we were psyched as we abandoned our box-ship to register the ticket&#8217;s code in an email to Kidrobot. Moments later, a confirmation arrived; We only had to wait eight months for our new, little guy to arrive in November. You would have thought we were expecting a baby by the way we behaved. I began rearranging the shelves in anticipation while Russell put pictures of our &#8220;sonogram&#8221; as a joke on social networking sites. Clearly, we were having way too much fun with the whole thing.</p>
<p>November came. November went. The spot for our new baby was still empty. Russell wrote Kidrobot and nothing. We browsed the forums and learned there had been an accident. Someone in the shipping warehouse reportedly mixed our special guys with the &#8220;general population,&#8221; who were in turn distributed to stores and sold as regular Dunnys. Russell wrote the company again. No reply. Other Golden Ticket holders reported similar trouble. I&#8217;d waited for almost a year for nothing, and it really pisses me off. </p>
<p>I pointed out to Russell that I wished we&#8217;d spent the money to save an African village or something. It&#8217;s embarrassing, and I feel like I&#8217;ve lost a friend in this young company that seemed to &#8220;get&#8221; me &#8212; the same company that plagued me with false advertising and failure to respond or correct the situation. But, really, what&#8217;s the point of pushing the issue? The story, like I said before, is awfully silly in the grand scope of things. I hate to bitch and moan about stuff like this when there are more important things going on in the world. The whining just doesn&#8217;t hold up:</p>
<p>&#8220;What&#8217;s wrong?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Oh, woe is me. WOE is me. I didn&#8217;t get my Golden Ticket Dunny. I can&#8217;t sleep, and quite frankly I&#8217;ll never be the same again.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Ah, well, did you hear about all the layoffs this week?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Yes.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Bummer. Man, speaking of bummers, I watched that movie &#8216;Blood Diamond&#8217; about how folks in Africa are dying and being held as slaves for diamond mining by their own people to meet American demands. You should see that.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I saw it.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Yeah, oh! Did you hear about the little girl who got a heart transplant this week, and now her older sister needs one, but she is still on the donor list? Man, that&#8217;s awful.&#8221;</p>
<p>So many bummers, and mine is at the bottom, the very bottom, of the list &#8212; thankfully.</p>
<p>The new series came out a couple of weeks ago. I had the money to buy them all and didn&#8217;t. If Kidrobot isn&#8217;t willing to step up to the plate sometime in the real immediate future, I&#8217;ll just have to give them the Wal-Mart treatment, which is a heavy dosage of Fuck You. Spare me the trouble, K-bot. I just want the damned toy. Heck, give me another kickass, supercool toy. Say you&#8217;re sorry. Let&#8217;s be friends again, so I don&#8217;t have to belt out another two thousand words of text. I love you, man. Why you gotta be like that?</p>
<p>We didn&#8217;t even make it into the chocolate factory. The game was over before it was a game, and Roald Dahl is probably shooting darts at Kidrobot from atop his eternal magic carpet right about now.</p>
<p>Perhaps, a call is in order for Mr. Cartier, letter writer extraordinaire. He&#8217;ll have just the perfect nine-syllable word for this mess.</p>
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<link>http://kathleenflood.com/2009/01/27/bloody-good-time/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>KFLO</dc:creator>
<guid>http://kathleenflood.com/2009/01/27/bloody-good-time/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[    Ye Olde English Dunnys at the base of my Kidrobot tower This past Thursday marked the launch of ]]></description>
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<p><p class="wp-caption-text">Ye Olde English Dunnys at the base of my Kidrobot tower</p></div>
<p>This past Thursday marked the launch of <a href="http://www.kidrobot.com/products2.cfm?ID=7223">Ye Olde English Dunnys,</a> a limited edition Dunny series from the vinyl masters at <a href="http://kidrobot.com/">Kidrobot</a>. Check out photos and video <a href="http://www.kidrobotsites.com/2009/uk_invasion/">here</a> from the launch party at Selfridges in London.</p>
<p>I wasn&#8217;t even aware of the release until I spotted them at <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/index.jsp">Urban Outfitters</a> Sunday night. I picked <a href="http://www.missomnimedia.com/2008/12/kidrobot-x-frames-ye-olde-english-dunny-series/">Mr. Frame</a>, left, by <a href="http://www.framerase.co.uk/">Framerase</a> who was the only figure in the series that I didn&#8217;t want! <br />
I went back to Urban today, still unsatisfied, and after careful selection picked <a href="http://www.pinkghost.net/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&#38;products_id=1434&#38;zenid=b190ec5ef476f7941372329f6a6dfa52">Rainy London</a> by Triclops&#8230;.oh the joy of <a href="http://kidrobot.com/content.cfm?section=blind">blind box</a> toys! <br />
Mr. Frame and Rainy London are chillin at the base of a Kidrobot box tower that my friend Whitney and I made this summer for the <a href="http://shoptrocadero.com/">Trocadero</a> + <a href="http://www.bemisunderground.org/">Bemis Underground</a> <a href="http://www.bemisunderground.org/events/event-munny.html">Munny Show</a>!<br />
After unwrapping Rainy London, I got a latte at <a href="http://www.bluelinecoffee.com/">Blue Line</a> and accidentally dropped his hat in my drink&#8230;</p>
<p>Once a kid, always a kiddle.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Daft Punk Vs. Obama]]></title>
<link>http://elhombredehule.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/daft-punk-vs-obama/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rickzamo</dc:creator>
<guid>http://elhombredehule.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/daft-punk-vs-obama/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Justo a tiempo Richard Farmer y Sinuhe Xavier (alias GOLD) terminaron este video. Farmer, dice su ag]]></description>
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<p>Justo a tiempo Richard Farmer y Sinuhe Xavier (alias GOLD) terminaron este video. Farmer, dice su agencia de relaciones públicas, ha sido reconocido por videos y comerciales como &#8220;Run&#8221; de Gnarls Barkley. Indispensable para los amantes de los dunnys.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLni8Zl6TeM">Enjoy!</a> </strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Boast Post Volume 2 ]]></title>
<link>http://jenniferfarris.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/boast-post-vol-2/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jennifer</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jenniferfarris.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/boast-post-vol-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A very early happy birthday (actual date is dec. 15th)  gift to me from my boo.  Yes, that&#8217;s r]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1277" title="030" src="http://jenniferfarris.wordpress.com/files/2008/12/030.jpg" alt="030" width="300" height="400" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1278" title="029" src="http://jenniferfarris.wordpress.com/files/2008/12/029.jpg" alt="029" width="300" height="400" /></p>
<p>A very early happy birthday (actual date is dec. 15th)  gift to me from my boo.  Yes, that&#8217;s right my very own first 20&#8243; Dunny. The BESTEST part is that I have the 8&#8243; Redrum dunny to go right along with it&#8217;s 20&#8243; older brother. <a href="http://www.fkozik.com/">Frank Kozik </a> is an awesome artist, one of my favorites.  If you are looking at the other items on my bedside table, you are seeing correctly, I do have a few toys at my bedside.  I like to lay on my side and stare at the random toys. About that mini teacup and saucer?</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1282" title="0481" src="http://jenniferfarris.wordpress.com/files/2008/12/0481.jpg" alt="0481" width="471" height="349" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1279" title="050" src="http://jenniferfarris.wordpress.com/files/2008/12/050.jpg" alt="050" width="300" height="225" /></p>
<p>That mini teacup and saucer hold my wisdom teeth. That white tiger cub toy and that $ .25 machine dog are actually protecting my wisdom teeth.  I want to get them dipped in gold and have them put on necklaces. One for me and one for my boo.  I know that ScarJo did it for Ryan Reynolds, but I think it&#8217;s great. Yes he has my heart, but he has something of me with him at all times.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Amanda Visell Custom KidRobot Dunny Show]]></title>
<link>http://jenniferfarris.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/amanda-visell-custom-kidrobot-dunny-show/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jennifer</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jenniferfarris.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/amanda-visell-custom-kidrobot-dunny-show/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Amanda Visell announces a custom Dunny show going down at the KidRobot room in Circa tonight, Friday]]></description>
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<blockquote><p><a href="http://www.amandavisell.com/" target="_blank">Amanda Visell </a>announces a custom Dunny show going down at the <a href="http://circatoronto.com/exhibitions.html" target="_blank">KidRobot room in Circa</a> tonight, Friday, September 5th in Toronto.<br />
Looks like Visell has done it again: these adorable figurines truly bring to life some of our favorite Visell characters. Cute, yes; but with an edge of feistiness that make these new custom Dunnies just the perfect blend of naughty and nice.<br />
See more of Amanda Visell’s work at none other than <a href="http://www.amandavisell.com/" target="_blank">www.amandavisell.com </a></p></blockquote>
<p>Wish I were in TO Friday. It&#8217;s really awesome to see her work gain more recognition. Congrats!</p>
<p>Courtesy: <a href="http://www.juxtapoz.com/">Juxtapoz </a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Dunny Series 5!!!]]></title>
<link>http://jenniferfarris.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/dunny-series-5/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jennifer</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jenniferfarris.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/dunny-series-5/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Oh my gah! I cannot wait! Tomorrow is the day! New Dunnys!!! I got an email from Voltage &amp; this ]]></description>
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<p>Oh my gah! I cannot wait! Tomorrow is the day! New Dunnys!!! I got an email from <a href="http://www.voltageland.com">Voltage </a>&#38; this is crazy! Voltage also is giving out Dunny T shirts as a prize!</p>
<p><a href="http://jenniferfarris.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/checklist.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-501" src="http://jenniferfarris.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/checklist.jpg?w=499" alt="" width="499" height="386" /></a></p>
<p>Voltage is going to raffle off your choice of a <a href="http://www.kidrobot.com">KR </a>hoodie or crew neck?! That&#8217;s dope.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Dunny Series 5 Release Party]]></title>
<link>http://jenniferfarris.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/dunny-series-5-release-party/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jennifer</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jenniferfarris.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/dunny-series-5-release-party/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I was just in my favorite local shoppe Voltage &amp; I heard some awesome news.  They are one of two]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I was just in my favorite local shoppe <a href="http://www.voltageland.com">Voltage</a> &#38; I heard some awesome news.  They are one of two stores in Canada who have been honored to have their<strong> Dunny Series 5 Release Party the night before</strong>!  Only select retailers were given this honor. Pretty fucking dope! So instead of lining up Thursday morning (usual release date on new toys), I can go on Wednesday night and feed my addiction.  Release party info below.</p>
<p><a href="http://jenniferfarris.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/0908_kidrobot_dunnys5.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-309" src="http://jenniferfarris.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/0908_kidrobot_dunnys5.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="180" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Collabs include</strong>: Amanda Visell, Aya Kakeda, Clutter, Devilrobots, Dirty Donny, Frank Kozik, Huck Gee, JMGS//Jellymoon, Jesse LeDoux, JK5, Junko Mizuno, Kathie Olivas, MAD, Mad Barbarians, MISHKA, Reach, Sneaky Raccoon, Steven Harrington, TOOFLY.</p>
<p><a href="http://jenniferfarris.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/series5.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-312" src="http://jenniferfarris.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/series5.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="147" /></a></p>
<p>On a side note, I really love <a href="http://www.voltageland.com">Voltage</a> ! Awesome owners.  Crazy wide assortment of toys.  They have a lot of clothing lines that no one else has in Vancouver, let alone Canada. Like <a href="http://www.flying-fortress.de/">Flying Fortress</a> , <a href="http://www.johnnycupcakes.com/">Johnny Cupcakes</a>, <a href="http://www.gama-go.com/home.php?xid=0827515dade3137fc8e29359c1478ddc">Gama Go</a> just to name a few. I&#8217;m not knocking Schmancy, but I wish Seattle had a store this awesome.  One thing I don&#8217;t understand is why do people on the KR forums wish they had a KR in their city? KR isn&#8217;t even that dope. Assortment sucks &#38; most the time the employees have NO product knowledge! Grr, anyway. That&#8217;s a whole different post.</p>
<p>Anyway, one of the owners said yeah when I asked to snap a few shots of the store! Sorry for the crappy quality.</p>
<p><a href="http://jenniferfarris.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/dscn0341.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-317" src="http://jenniferfarris.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/dscn0341.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://jenniferfarris.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/dscn0333.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-313" src="http://jenniferfarris.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/dscn0333.jpg?w=225" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://jenniferfarris.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/dscn0334.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-318" src="http://jenniferfarris.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/dscn0334.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://jenniferfarris.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/dscn0337.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-314" src="http://jenniferfarris.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/dscn0337.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://jenniferfarris.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/dscn0338.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-315" src="http://jenniferfarris.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/dscn0338.jpg?w=225" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://jenniferfarris.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/dscn0340.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-316" src="http://jenniferfarris.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/dscn0340.jpg?w=225" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Party Info:</strong><br />
Voltage<br />
4346 Main Street<br />
Vancouver, BC  V5V 3P9</p>
<p><a href="http://www.voltageland.com">Voltage Land</a></p>
<p>Wednesday, September 3rd 2008<br />
6PM-8PM</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Dunnys]]></title>
<link>http://monstermaggot.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/dunnys/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mush4brains</dc:creator>
<guid>http://monstermaggot.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/dunnys/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I dont know if any of you are into vinyl toys, dunnys but heres some images of new ones you will be ]]></description>
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I dont know if any of you are into vinyl toys, dunnys but heres some images of new ones you will be seeing in the market anytime now.</p>
<p>Play Tofu Mini Vinyl Series 1<br />
Tofu Molly &#8211; Mother version<br />
10inch Blank Trexi<br />
1.5inch Old Master Q &#38; Big Potato Trexi<br />
3inch Old Master Q Trexi Boxset (5 in 1)<br />
And designs by<br />
T-Boy<br />
18inch Evirob<br />
Grabbit &#8211; Super Red Gloss version<br />
Ultraking<br />
Giant Skuttle<br />
Squeezel<br />
<a href="http://monstermaggot.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/toy2.jpg"><img src="http://monstermaggot.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/toy2.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="211" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-179" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Día veinte: Juguetes de Vinyl]]></title>
<link>http://cuitzilart.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/juguetes-de-vinyl/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jesús G. Flores</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cuitzilart.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/juguetes-de-vinyl/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Esta tarde decidí regresar a la galería Magic Pony, ya que la vez pasada que la visité me dejó con u]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Esta tarde decidí regresar a la galería <strong><a href="http://www.magic-pony.com/">Magic Pony</a></strong>, ya que la vez pasada que la visité me dejó con un buen sabor de boca. Ahí en Magic Pony venden playeras, impresiones, libros, artículos de papelería, bolsos de mujer, llaveros, sin embargo su especialidad son los<strong> juguetes de vinyl.</strong><br />
Mi afición por coleccionar figuras de acción inició cuando yo tenía 7 años, ya que <strong>Lilly Ledy</strong> sacó una increíble colección de figuras de acción de <strong>Star Wars</strong> y así fue como empecé mis primeros trabajos para conseguir dinero y comprar juguetes. Hacía tareas simples, propias de un niño de mi edad, principalmente <em>mandados</em>, y así fue como conseguí a mi <strong>Luke Skywalker</strong>, a la Princesa <strong>Leia</strong>, a <strong>Darth Vader</strong> entre muchos otros. La época más feliz para mi era después de la Navidad, ya que cuando mi mamá tiraba a la basura <em>El Nacimiento</em>, porque yo podía utilizarlo para recrear escenas de acción en el pesebre del niño dios.<br />
Pasaron los años, y nació mi hermano el <a href="http://daxviid.wordpress.com/">David</a>, y ahí <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">valió</span> se acabó mi colección porque creo que los juguetes terminaron enterrados en el patio de la casa de mi mamá, y por lo tanto perdidos.<br />
Ahora, a mis <em>treintaytantos</em> no me interesa el coleccionismo de juguetes, o al menos eso creía hasta que conocí a los <strong>Dunnys</strong>. Los conocí por primera vez en una revista mexicana llamada <strong>Complot</strong>, la cual dedicaba una edición especial al mundo de los juguetes para adultos.<br />
Los juguetes para adultos, o <strong>Urban Vinyl Toys</strong>, son conocidos porque irónicamente no son juguetes que no fueron hechos para jugar con ellos, al contrario, son para tenerlos en vitrinas, o para coleccionar pues.<br />
La palabra para describir a estos juguetes es una: <strong>cute</strong>. Vaya que estos juguetes, a pesar de que los pinten de muy <em>malotes</em>, siempre serán lindos.<br />
Hay varios modelos, casas diseñadoras, diseñadores, involucrados en el diseño y la creación de estos personajes, y por lo general son diseñadores gráficos, ilustradores y grafitteros.<br />
En <a href="http://www.thecitylovesyou.com">TCLY</a> me encontré con esta historia escrita por <strong>Aeroneph</strong> acerca de los <strong>Dunnys</strong>:</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Toda esta historia empezó con la unión de dos mentes-<strong>Paul Budnitz &#38; Tristan Eaton</strong>- el primero financió el proyecto, y el segundo fue el autor material para hacer esta figura posible, se hicieron muchos sketches, y al final se llegó a esta especie de conejo minimalista formado por 4 “tools” ( En la industria se le llaman así a las partes que conforman un toy) hechas de vinyl suave, este juguete hoy por hoy es un escaparate para muchos artistas seleccionados por Kidrobot.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">El nacimiento del fenómeno se remonta al <strong>19 de Diciembre de 2003</strong>, en el marco del festival Toycon (HK) , se presentó la primera serie de DUNNY, y esta destacó entre decenas de toys que se presentaron a lo largo de los tres días que duró dicho festival, dónde fue posible adquirir el Dunny plugin (Figura de vinyl monocromatica disponible en gris, rojo y negro).</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Pero fue hasta el <strong>22 de abril de 2004</strong> cuando el conejo se lanzó en una producción más grande (DUNNY SERIES 1 midiendo 3″), pero sin dejar de ser en extremo limitada, conmemorandolo se hizo la primera release party , donde artistas ya consolidados y algunos no tanto fueron convocados para darle una nueva cara a este conejo, la primera serie tenia este line-up:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Tristan Eaton, EWOK, Dr. Revolt, NYC_Lase, Quik, Sket, Huck Gee, Persue, &#38; Superdeux.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Muchas personas, la mayoría de ellos curiosos asistierón para comprar un ejemplar, y resultó ser un gran éxito de ventas ya que unas semanas después los primeros Dunnys de 8″ vieron la luz y fueron los BLUE LITTLE INKY y BROWN LITTLE INKY por el creador de las Uglydolls, DAVID HORVATH ,y para el 15 de Mayo del mismo año se realizó el Dunny Show en la Galería Visionaire, se expusieron 50 Dunnies (20″) por 50 artistas, con un rotundo éxito de visitas, para el més de Julio en el marco del San Diego Comic Con, se prensentáron coolaboracciones con Dalek y David Horvath, el trayecto del Dunny creció a pasos agigantados y el 16 de Junio (05) fue cuando se lanzó la segunda serie con artistas como: KENZO MINAMI, DEPH, KOZIK, HUCK GEE, entre otros. Siendo en la opinión de muchos la mejor de todas las series, conformada por 18 diseños de mucha calidad pero en poca cantidad.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Para este tiempo si el Dunny ya había alcanzado el status de “ícono” de la industria aún faltaba mucho por ver, ya que continuaron produciendose varios Dunnys tanto 3″ como en 8″, y las Artist Series, tuvieron su primera entrega con el Neoyorkino Dalek, con 18 diseños que no fueron del agrado de mucha gente, sin embargo como sus antecesoras fue una serie bién vendida.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">El <strong>2004</strong> sin duda se lo llevo la trend del Juguete de Diseñador y dentro de ese rubro el Dunny parecia que creceria pero no llegaría a el status del <strong>Be@r</strong> o del <strong>Qee</strong>, pero aún no salía lo mejor de este toy, y Frank Kozik llegó con una oleada de Dunnys, la anterior mensionada serie 2 y la segunda entrega de ARTIST SERIES, ahora a cargo de DAVID HORVATH, coolaboraciones como con la tienda Yoyamart de New York y el Graffetish de el francés Tilt, y con el colectivo Argentino DOMA, entre muchos otros.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Para el <strong>06</strong> Huck Gee lanzó el Dunny de el DJ ganador del premio DMC, QBERT, con dos versiones de 2000 piezas cada una, y las primeras CITY SERIES fueron lanzadas, las LA, que para gusto de mucha gente fue el mejor Line Up de todas ,con nombres como:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">OBEY, BUFF MONSTER, TARA MCPHERSON, BASEMAN,JLED etc.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Aunque tuvo increibles coolaboraciones fue la peor vendida de todas las series, pero KR le siguio apostando todo a este proyecto, y con bastante éxito lanzó una oleada de Dunnys de 8″ , como una hermosa coolaboración con Siemens, esta era cromada en colores plata y oro, además de lanzar su 8″ más exitoso, el DEPH, que impuso la tendencia dentró de la compañia de volver a producir un 3″ a un 8″, se lanzó en su color original y en azul y se ha vuelto uno de los mas cotizados dentro de el mercado.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Para este tiempo KR se habia ya adjudicado varios exitos produciendo más figuras además del conejo, pero su éxito tuvo el elíxir cuando se lanzó la 3 entrega de sus series con nombres como:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">TOUMA,FERIC,MISHKA,TOKIDOKI ETC.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Fue vendida en pocas semanas , KR cerró el 2006 con algunos 8″ , para el <strong>2007</strong> el primer lanzamiento fueron los <strong>Azteca Dunnys</strong> (serie inspirada en <strong>México</strong> y ejecutada por artistas Mexicanos) la cuál curó nuestro amigo Ricardo Campa (HQTR) unos meses antes, se realizó una Release party en el D.F. por primera véz y hasta ahora se corre el rumor de haber sido la mejor vendida de las series con un line up de artistas como:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">NAHUAL,BEAST BROTHERS, SANER, ARTEMIO,EL MUERTO,ED SISON,KRAKEN,ETC.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Esta serie disparó el gusto en México por el vinyl, además de ser la serie con más Mystery Figures que las anteriores, la party fué obviamente en HQTR y las 30 y tantas cajas se agotarón en esa misma noche.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Unos meses después KR lanzó una serie para conmemorar los 10 años de la tienda-galería Francesa COLETTE , esta fue en extremo limitada, con 10 diseños de artistas como de la talla de Craig Robinson (flip flop flyn´).</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Al siguiente més se lanzó una serie similar curada por THE BARONESS, pero ahora con la temática del Tatoo y precisamente fue llamada: TATOO SERIES, igual de limitada que la anterior pero ahora con 12 diseños de artistas del tatuaje.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Se lanzaron algunos 8″ más durante unos meses hasta llegar a las esperadisimas Series 4, con un line up buenisimo, con artistas como :</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">THOMAS HAN, FRANK KOZIK, TARA MCPHERSON, DALEK ETC.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Esta serie fue por mucho la más esperada y en la que más ejemplares se fabricaron.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Bueno, pues en mi caso me compré uno el día de hoy ahí con los <em>Ponys</em>, ya que aunque <strong>no</strong> pienso coleccionar Dunnys, no quería quedarme con la <strong>tentación</strong> de tener <strong>uno</strong>.<br />
Una de las cosas interesantes al comprar tu Dunny es que el empaque viene cerrado, lo cual suena bastante lógico, pero el empaque no te da ninguna pista sobre cual Dunny te va a tocar, entonces es <strong>toda una sorpresa destapar uno</strong>. A mi me salió uno diseñado por el ilustrador francés <a href="http://www.skwak.com/blog/index.php">Skwak</a>. Este Dunny pertenece a una serie lanzada en febrero de 2008 llamada &#8220;<a href="http://kidrobot.com/ledunny/about.html">Love Me I&#8217;m French</a>&#8220;<br />
Ya para terminar, les comparto esta página llamada <a href="http://www.vinyltoys.nl/temp/">Vinyltoys</a>, la cual es mantenida por un artista holandés. Él a su vez, pone a disposición de los interesad@s patrones de juguetes de vinyl para que los descarguen, los impriman y echen a andar su creatividad y a llenar de color y después decorar su escritorio o vitrinas. Aquí les dejo unas fotos hechas dentro de la galería del poni mágico: </p>
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<title><![CDATA[The race that was Alcatraz]]></title>
<link>http://chicksonbikes.wordpress.com/2008/06/16/the-race-that-was-alcatraz/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>corrabell</dc:creator>
<guid>http://chicksonbikes.wordpress.com/2008/06/16/the-race-that-was-alcatraz/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here goes nuthin&#8217; I&#8217;ve heard all the hype and excitement surrounding the Escape from Alc]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[First post, how exciting!]]></title>
<link>http://chicksonbikes.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/first-post-how-exciting/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 20:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>corrabell</dc:creator>
<guid>http://chicksonbikes.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/first-post-how-exciting/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You have to start somewhere, right, so the beginning seems as good a place as any. Its the first day]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dunnys]]></title>
<link>http://raynay76.wordpress.com/2007/11/10/dunnys/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Momentan bin ich ziemlich angezeckt, was die Dunnys angeht. Sind schon, ich würd mich fast hinreißen]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:85%;">Momentan bin ich ziemlich angezeckt, was die Dunnys angeht.<br />
Sind schon, ich würd mich fast hinreißen lassen, das Wort &#8220;s.ß&#8221; zu gebrauchen.<br />
Aber ganz im Ernst, die sind schon schmuck anzusehen.<br />
Anbei ein schön gemachtes <a href="http://www.kidrobot.com/ds4/animation/Dunny4-factory.mov">Video</a>.</span></p>
<p>Ray.</p>
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