Star Wars Luggage Tags

Available right now at starwarsblt.getsolo.com are these cool luggage tags. There are 25 to choose from and they only cost $7.99 ea. They are limited in availability, so if you know someone who travels and loves Star Wars, this is a great gift idea! Get them while they last!

Star Wars Poker Chips

$149.99 for:

* 50 Red Chips- Darth Vader
* 50 Green Chips - Yoda
* 50 Blue Chips - Luke Skywalker
* 50 Blue Chips - Obi-Wan Kenobi
* Decks of casino quality poker cards in foil boxes
* Death Star dealer button with .25" chromed metal
* 72 LED lights powered by 4 AA batteries (included)
* 90-day warranty

Star Wars Slippers

Keep those cold piddies warm with real Wookie fur! $29.99 a pair. There are also Yoda slippers or Vader slippers if you choose to save a Wookie. Ready to ship to your home immediately!

Star Wars Nutcracker

Just in time for Christmas comes the Star Wars Nutcrackers! A perfect gift for your favorite friend who loves Star Wars! The assortment includes Darth Vader (pictured above) Yoda and R2-D2. I say favorite friend because these 10" wooden crackers will set you back around $35.00. They come in a display friendly box, and should be ready to ship sometime in October.

Iron Maiden fan?

Be sure to "run to the hills" to catch the new Iron Maiden "Eddie" figure coming out in October. It is an Eddie as the Phantom of the Opera motif. Pretty cool looking and just in time for Halloween! $15.99 ea.

December Comic 2-Packs Star Wars

So the new comic two packs look interesting! I am happy about the Thrawn figure since I loved Heir to the Empire so much. These should be out in December. Keep an eye out!

This Wave 4 Legacy Collection includes individually packaged action figure 2-packs with comic book reprint (subject to change):
Legacy #2 with Darth Talon and Cade Skywalker
Shadows of the Empire #5 with Princess Leia and Prince Xizor
Heir to the Empire #1 with Grand Admiral Thrawn and Talon Karrde
Infinities ROTJ #3/4 with Darth Vader (White) and Princess Leia (Sniper)
Dark Empire II #1 with Clone Emperor and Luke Skywalker
Republic #82 with Commander Faie and Quinlan Vos

Donkey Kong Jenga!

For $24.99 you can pick up this retro-cool version of Jenga! If you love the 80's as much as I do, this is a must have. Set it next to your Rubix cube! Entertainment Earth has a release date of October. I am fairly certain Hastings will probably carry these babies.

Conan Figures that rock!

Here is a couple of sweet Conan Figs from Neca. They are 7" tall and a really great likeness. It looks like it is going to run you around $35.00 for the pair if you order them from Entertainment Earth. I want my Mako and Valeria figures as well.

Look at the size of this thing!

This is a caterpillar I found crawling around my backyard. I did some research and I believe it to be a Sphinx moth caterpillar. I am not sure which Sphinx moth, but something close to a Laurel or Waved Sphinx moth. Look at the horn on it's rear in the second picture. It was as hard as a rose thorn. Pretty neat find.

Clone Wars vet

I wonder if this guy made any money?

The Dark Crystal

This is a sculpture by the company MindStyle. They have other Dark Crystal Merch available as well. This stuff looks really nice and the Sculptors are listed as Jim Henson Company which might be the reason why. I really wouldn't mind having this on a mantle or even the center piece on a table.

Halloween and Politics

Get your Halloween Masks now at Entertainment Earth

One of these guys won't be around by November and we all know politicians are one of the scariest of all creatures!

Costumes Preview

Museum Replicas Limited debuted these, which I have been eagerly anticipating, at San Diego Comic Con. Authentic Star Wars Costumes. Detailed and available in many sizes. They look so good. So good I am afraid of the cost. I want my Bespin Fatigues. If you want to get the newsletter to be the first to know when they go on sale, head here: Museum Replicas

Frames Book from Sideshow

Here's an overpriced collector's item. I love collecting, but sometimes I can't believe the prices people will pay for things. How about:

* 1 - 250 - $4,000
* 251 - 500 - $4,250
* 501 - 750 - $4,500
* 751 - 1,000 - $4,750
* 1,001 - 1,138 - $5,000


Limited edition, Star Wars: Frames, filmmaker George Lucas' personal shot-by-shot selections from all six Star Wars films. Limited to only 1,138 copies and showcased in a beautiful wood-inlaid box, Star Wars: Frames contains six books, each corresponding to one of the movies in the Star Wars saga: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi.
Each box is adorned with two exclusive high-relief sculptures of Darth Vader and Yoda. Each limited edition is numbered and contains a special portfolio with a bookplate signed by George Lucas. This extremely exclusive package will be limited to 1138 copies

Frames presents a photographic look at the cinema of George Lucas - in glorious widescreen, presented as never before on large-format press, over 1,300 images printed with the highest production values available to bookmaking.

Lucas' selections provide a visual history of Star Wars: Frames. This book represents the film from the narrative of Star Wars as seen through the eyes of its creator.

The Star Wars: Frames Book features:

* A numbered bookplate signed by writer-director George Lucas
* A custom limited-edition arts & crafts maple-wood case, flanked by two uniquely sculpted high-reliefs of Yoda and Darth Vader.
* Over 1,400 frames (more than 230 frames from each Star Wars film) in six leather-bound volumes (each 22" x 11"), hand-selected and reviewed by George Lucas
* Exceptional large-format film frames magnificently reproduced in a breath-taking original widescreen aspect ratio, as never before in the history of Lucasfilm publishing.

It's a nice book, but $4,000?! Or more? Seriously. I'll wait until I find one at a used book store or on Ebay or Half.com.

Snake Eyes 12 inch figure

Here's a Sideshow Snake Eyes twelve inch fully posable figure. He comes with:

* Fully articulated male (prometheus) body with 30+ points of articulation
* SPIE Rig harness and Pistol Belt
* Utility Pouches x2
* MK-18 Smoke Grenade Sub-load Pouch
* MK-23 Pistol Holster w/ Suppressor pouch
* Special Ops LAV (Light Assault Vest)
* Small Utility Pouch
* Ninjato Scabbard
* Ninjato
* Tanto Scabbard w/ Boot ties
* Tanto Fighting Knife
* Snake Eyes' Falchion Sword
* Two Pairs of Tactical Boots w/ Alternate Pose (Flexed or Neutral)
* Special Ops Wrist Bands
* Knee Pads
* Three sets of interchangeable gloved hands
* 9mm Sub-Machine Gun with Single Point Sling and Carabineer
* Suppressor for 9mm Sub-Machine Gun
* 30 Round Magazines x4
* Mk-18 Smoke Grenade x2
* M-48 Stun Grenade x2
* M-67 Fragmentation Grenade x2
* Mk-23 Pistol
* Mk-23 Pistol Suppressor
* AN/PEQ-6 Laser Sight
* Mk-23 Pistol Magazines x2
* 12-inch display base with G.I. Joe logo

Pretty sweet, ey? Only $119.99 now at Sideshow.

Sideshow Lord of the Rings

Here's a fun sculpt of Gandalf and the Balrog. It's from Sideshow collectibles for $299.99. Available for pre-order now!

Garfield minus Garfield

Go check out Garfield minus Garfield, it's hilarious. The chap that started the site has removed Garfield from the actual comic strip which really shows exactly how lonely and crazy Jon Arbuckle is. The link is here.

Interesting bill

A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to implement a drug testing program for applicants for and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. '
Bill # S.3361

So how are they going to police this? Wouldn't it require tons of man hours? I think it is a good idea, but I'm not sure they could actually make it work. Would a person have to drive to locations outside of their area just to get tested in order to get basic drugs for arthritis and stuff? How would California's medicinal marijuana program be affected. There seems to be more that needs to be outlined and worked on with this Bill. It would be nice to know that I am not paying for people to sell their Xanax on the street though.

Holy Opossum!

Look what I caught by motorrodding around. A cute baby opossum!

Interesting ploy

Well, if you can't join 'em, beat 'em up. I suppose it is held in the basement, but they've already broken rule #1. Unless the church version is different.