Yep, it’s real and it’s almost here. Clear your calendar and your credit cards. Make sure your broadband bill is paid and you have a backup generator come May 20, 2008. Make sure the cat or dog hasn’t frayed your keyboard USB connector. West Coasters like me will have to have our caffeine injected and […]

Thanks to reader, “Steve” who seems to have one of the first official ones. Don’t ask me or him how he got it … just look at the pictures and be ready to get in/on the cyber-line on Tuesday. The Box: The Coke can is for height comparison, of course but as we proceed further, […]

It is a Wall-E world we’ll soon be living in it … you might’ve heard of a company named Disney and a company named Pixar … apparently, they are releasing a film on June 27, 2008 and I suppose if you’re the kind of film-goer who likes plot, well written characters, humor, drama, pathos, dialogue, […]

Are you crying “UNCLE” or as they rain upon this Earth blocking out out the Sun, you just proclaim “I shall just buy them in the shade …” Since these are not in the 1:55 line and not MINI’s, I won’t be buying them but you can start looking for them in a few weeks […]

Sailors understand the phrase, “liberty call.” It means you are finally touching land and you have a few hours, a few days to spend all your money on souvenirs, salads and antiquing … at least that’s what it says on the official Navy website. The Grand Theft Auto IV game is completely different. You get […]

The page is up and the exhibit is open at the LA Petersen Auto Museum, “The Art of CARS. If anyone visits before we do, let us know what you think – write it and take some pictures! Don’t forget to stop at Pink’s for a dog The museum web page doesn’t contain much info […]

Now, keep in mind, Mattel could change their mind but since it’s most likely been packed and on its way from overseas, it’s likely to be correct. The other good news is Mattel seems to have actually taken a look at the inventory on the shelves and realized, hey, maybe if we pack more new […]

Opening May 22, 2008, the long awaited return of Indiana Jones. Hard to believe it’s almost 20 years since the last one … at least they haven’t tried to simply pawn off the Indy character as just a few years after the LAST CRUSADE but that it’s “real time.” THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL […]

Since, Mattel has added the short-card “Lane Mates,” cards, I have updated the visual checklist so here are the first 6 again (some without Lane Mates versions are the same – just repeated here for simplicity sake). Not sure what #6 is but of course, it’s another McQueen – due next is Tumbleweed McQueen so […]

eBay is easy to hate but eBay really serves many purposes – some not so obvious. On the surface, ebay is merely a virtual auction clearinghouse where buyers and sellers come together to sell and buy goods. eBay has managed to trump most of the other online auction houses in the United States and in […]