There's a Light .. over at the Frankenstein Place

Tonight .. actually every night .. is the best night to watch my FAVORITE all-time movie ..

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW


I have seen it too many times to count in movie theaters ..
from the 8th Street Playhouse .. to the Uniondale Mini Cinema.
I miss those crazy nights dressing up and singing my heart out.

I was the main course .. playing Eddie mostly ..





The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical comedy film that parodies science fiction and horror films. Still in limited release 30 years after its premiere, it has the longest running theatrical release in film history. It gained notoriety as a midnight movie in 1977 when audiences began participating with the film in theaters across the country."Rocky Horror" is the first movie from a major film studio, such as 20th Century Fox, to be in the midnight movie market. Widely known by mainstream audiences, it has a large international following and is one of the best known and most financially successful midnight movies of all time. In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The film, considered a cult classic, is an adaption of the British musical stage production The Rocky Horror Show. Richard O'Brien, author of the stage show, was assisted by Jim Sharman in writing the screenplay. The movie introduces Tim Curry and features Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick along with cast members from the original Kings Road production of the play.

It's Friday Night Frenzy all over again ..
When HBO was first available here on Long Island ..
they had cult films on at Midnight on Friday's !!
So .. this movie has very cool memories for me of
watching it at home as well ..
with my Mom .. and best friends.

Yes .. I had the poster on my door in my room too !!
I have the set of Head Knockers from NECA !!
Movie stills that are Autographed by the stars !!

So .. you know what I will be watching at Midnight TONIGHT !!

Say .. does anyone know how to Madison ?

yeah ... I got a ROCK .. !!!

Just a little reminder this is the day to watch some Peanuts ..
or you may just get a rock in your Halloween bag
when out Trick-Or-Treating.
You can actually watch it all right HERE !!

PART 1

PART 2

PART 3

there's a PARTY going on right HERE !!

My favorite holiday is today !!
I love Halloween !!
So does FunKo .. from all the different Halloween themed merchandise they have done through the years.

One of my all-time favorites is the
Mad Monster Party Fantastic Plastik Series.

Go get a copy of this classic movie ..
it will bring back out the kid in you !!

the Force is strong with this one ..

I know .. I know ..
I just blogged about the new Star Wars page on my JAFO website ..
but who would know we would get a sneak peek of some
sketches of Concept Art !!

Slave Leia is the bomb .. !!
Yes .. that's Christy .. she always does the
masquerade party at San Diego Comic Con .
I try to find her every year, she's a sweetie!!
These are not just just concepts though .. they are being made.


I don't know when .. since we still have the Emperor and a special Han Solo that have to come out first. Not to mention the Holiday Yoda, Darth Vader, and Jawa.
Still nice to get a preview ...

Make Mine MARVEL !!!

It was my cry 30 years ago .. and thanks to FunKo I can scream it out now again. Make Mine Marvel was the cheer of Marvel Comics collectors when I was young, the M.M.M.S. was the place to be ..

Marvel Comics first began promoting its first fan club in the mid 60s.

Stan Lee, co-creator of many of Marvel's stable of superheroes, started the M.M.M.S. in late 1964 as a way to further separate Marvel from the Distinguished Competition. Where DC Comics were considered the "IBM" of comic companies, with its long history of tradition and business-like demeanor, Marvel was becoming the "Apple" of many an eye. Sporting a casual atmosphere and less-than-formal dress, Stan wanted to relate to his audience that Marvel wasn't some unfeeling mechanism of enterprise but a comrade, a member of a team in which you, the reader, could become part of.
For months, Stan and his Bullpen promoted the M.M.M.S. through its lineup of titles without revealing what the letters stood for. Fans from across the globe wrote in, attempting to be first in cracking the code. Finally, the "Merry Marvel Marching Society" was made public and its membership quickly escalated. For a one dollar contribution, each member would receive an official membership kit that included: a letter welcoming you to the organization, a giant-size membership button (featuring Spider-man, the Human Torch and the Thing) with the declaration "I Belong: The Merry Marvel Marching Society," a collection of stickers, a membership card proclaiming you’re a charter member in good standing and (on the rear) a pledge of allegiance to Marvel. You also received a 33 1/3 rpm record with the voices of the Bullpen gang clowning around and welcoming you to the M.M.M.S..

What does that have to do with FunKo you ask ??
Well .. FunKo with it's retro style is bringing back the old Marvel look.

I will definitely be getting all the merchandise that FunKo puts out.
I may not get as crazy as some of my Funatic friends ..
Above are all the Prototype's that Al (wackyhead) has collected so far.
Lots of trading and money spent getting all those !!

Personally .. I can't wait until I can get this Bobble Bank !!

If your SPASTIK and ya know it ... clap your hands ..

We don't see many new pieces out of the Spastik Plastik line out of FunKo anymore, but Vinnie of Wunderland War toys is still "Monkeying" around with them. Here is Vinnie with artist Erik Davison and myself at SDCC 2006 in the FlapJack Toys Booth.

Vinnie might look familiar to you ..
he is also the drummer for the band
Less Than Jake.

Chris - Vocals/Guitar Roger - Bassist/Guitar
JR - Saxophone Buddy - Trombone
Vinnie - Drums

It's been a wild and crazy ride for Gainesville's Less Than Jake, who first met at the University Of Florida over a decade and a half ago. But instead of kicking their feet up and resting on their laurels, the ever-busy quintet have been working hard on the next chapter of Less Than Jake. Successfully extricating themselves from their major label contract (even though they still owed one more record to the label), they started their own label, Sleep It Off Records, and now are in the driver's seat. "After a decade an a half of being in the band, we are now our own bosses for real and the excitement of that can peel paint off the walls," says drummer Vinnie.

He is a very cool toy maker as well as a crazy drummer.
The newest Spastik's that Vinnie has designed are almost out in the market.
In fact his Crazy 88 - White Tiger (pictured on the top) was
recently offered to collector's on his

Wunderland War On-line Store for FREE.

Vinnie knows we are all having tough economic times ..
and put the White Tiger (a limited edition of 192)
out there for his loyal fans and loyal toy collector's ..
just for a penny and shipping charges.

Thank you Vinnie !!!

We can't wait to see what Spastik's you do next ..
oooh wait .. we don't have to .. WAIT !!!
I'm lovin all these new sketches .. especially the Clockwork !!
I hope they all get made .. and real soon .

Keep Monkeying Around Buddy ..
We Love Them !!

In a Galaxy .. umm Toy Store not to far away ..

The battle for FUN has begun !!

I finally updated/finished for now my FunKo Star Wars webpage on the JAFO site. It is updated with the latest releases .. nice big pictures for the eyes to feast on.



Even some nice pictures on the new Walkers that are still in production. I hope these are a big hit, and FunKo makes more of these in lots of different characters.

Lots of wobblers in the Star Wars line, many many exclusives from the last few San Diego Comic Conventions. A few Bobble Banks have been done so far .. Darth Vader .. Boba Fett .. Storm Trooper and even a Yoda one too. The new line of Computer Sitters is represented as well with a very cool looking Darth Vader to watch over you as you type.

Freddy FunKo is way out there with this line of toys !!!

Monsters .. there really not just for breakfast anymore !!!

General Mills Monster Cereal characters have been done by almost everybody over all these years since they first hit the shelves.

Count Chocula is a breakfast cereal produced by General Mills for the North American market that contains chocolate-flavored corn cereal bits and marshmallows. Count Chocula is also the cereal's trademarked mascot character, whose name is a pun on the vampire Count Dracula. The character was first introduced in 1971, and is is one of several "ghoulishly" designed members of other lines of General Mills cereals. Instead of craving blood like Dracula, Chocula craves Count Chocula breakfast cereal. The cereal was once a part of a product line of five monster-themed breakfast cereals, including Franken Berry, Boo Berry, Fruit Brute and Yummy Mummy.

Franken Berry is a member of the line of monster-themed breakfast cereals produced by General Mills for the North American market. It contains strawberry-flavoured corn cereal bits and marshmallows.
Franken Berry is also the name of the cereal's mascot, a variant of Frankenstein's monster. In 1971, the first two cereals in the line were introduced, the still-available Count Chocula and (strawberry flavored) Franken Berry.

Boo Berry is a variety of the monster-themed high-sugar breakfast cereals produced by General Mills for the North American market. It contains blueberry-flavored corn cereal bits and marshmallows.

Boo Berry is also the name of the cereal's mascot, a blue ghost with a red bow-tie and a red-striped yellow hat, voiced by a Peter Lorre imitator.
Boo Berry was released in 1973, and is sometimes mistakenly thought to be discontinued. In reality, its distribution is just much lower and more sporadic than that of the flagship cereal Count Chocula. The best time of the year to find Boo Berry is around Halloween.





FunKo has done some amazing merchandise with all the characters. From there traditional Wacky Wobblers, to trying newer items like Bobble Cars & Bobble Banks. Some that glow in the dark even, and even one that is over 6 Feet Tall !!!

My favorite morning monsters have even been immortalized in the newest craze .. Crystal. Which a set of I just happen to win last weekend when I was in Conn. at a special FunKo event .. Wild Bill's East Coast Funday !!

Below is more from my collection ..
not all but just what you can see from the front.
Too much stuff to pull out ..
but maybe someday I will get to display them all it the way they should be !!