Top Chef Texas - Finale

Was a tough season for me with my laptop not working.
No weekly updates to post since I could only blog
from my iPhone for 3 months.
So .. here is my recap for the season.
Never missed an episode .. lotza great food ..


Ed was my favorite cheftestant .. my dark horse ..
I always thought Paul would win though ..


Grayson was another favorite of mine ..






Great Season .. Great Guests .. Great Judges ..

The MOST Disgusting Dish EVER !!

The Hardest Challenge EVER !!

Padma looked as AWESOME as EVER !!



Charlize Theron

Pee Wee Herman



The judges were great this year, Emeril was a frequent judge.


Yes Paul ... YOU WON !!!



CONGRATS PAUL !!
You Are TOP CHEF !!!
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Biteneck Beatniks - Ron Go Bongo

Take a gander at these Ron-Go-Bongo figures designed by none other than famed designer Curtis Jobling. You might recoginize his name from Bob The Builder fame - that's right! While the blue edition is sold out - there are still a few Green and Red editions available - just so you know!







* this article stolen from theToy2R website, available at the Toy2R store for purchase also.

Wacky Packages Wednesday - Old School 3 is HERE !!

The Tanback set is in the houuzzeeee !!
Now just need to score a Whiteback & Ludlow Set !!

Rest In Peace - Davy Jones : Lead Singer of the Monkees

David Thomas "Davy" Jones

(30 December 1945 – 29 February 2012)

Was an English rock singer-songwriter and actor best known as a member of The Monkees.

Davy Jones, the button-cute, tamborine-tapping member of the made-for-tv 1960s pop band The Monkees, has died. The entertainer, who began his career as a child actor before joining the Prefab Four as America's answer to The Beatles, reportedly suffered a fatal heart attack today in Florida. He was 66. Jones, the only British Monkee, is best known for his lead vocals on the hits "Daydream Believer" and "Valerie."



Davy Jones, the pint-size singer for the Monkees perhaps best known for singing “Daydream Believer,” died on Wednesday at his home in Indiantown, Fla. He was 66.

The cause was a heart attack, according to the medical examiner’s officer there and a spokeswoman for the singer.


Rh/Associated Press
Davy Jones in 1967.
Mr. Jones, a former jockey and stage actor, was a key member of the first and arguably the best of the pop groups created for television to capitalize on the success of the Beatles. Though they were not taken seriously at first, the Monkees made some exceptionally good pop records, thanks in large part to the songwriting of professional songwriters like Neil Diamond and Tommy Boyce.

Mr. Jones was born on Dec. 20, 1945, in Manchester, England, the son of a railway fitter and a homemaker. He dropped out of school after his mother’s death from emphysema in 1960 and began a career as a jockey, but later quit to pursue acting, appearing in television shows like “Coronation Street” and “June Evening.” He landed a contract with Colpix Records after he appeared in the musical “Oliver!” and performed on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” He was 20 when his first album, “David Jones,” came out.

In 1965, he auditioned for the TV comedy series dreamed up by Columbia Pictures executives who were inspired by the Beatles film “A Hard Day’s Night” and landed the part, along with Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork. Though they didn’t play instruments at first, the group’s debut album the following year yielded three hit singles, among them “I’m a Believer,” “Last Train to Clarksville” and “Steppin’ Stone.” The show was broadcast until 1968.

After the Monkees disbanded in the late 1960s, Mr. Jones pursued a solo career as a singer, recording the hit “Rainy Jane.” He also made a series of appearances on American television shows, among them “Love American Style.” He played himself in a widely popular “Brady Bunch” episode, which was shown in late 1971. In the episode, Marcia Brady, president of her school’s Davy Jones fan club, promises she could get him to sing at a school dance.

By the mid-1980s, Mr. Jones teamed up with Mr. Tork, Mr. Dolenz and the promoter David Fishof for a reunion tour. Their popularity prompted MTV to rebroadcast “The Monkees” series, introducing the group to a new audience. In 1987, three of the Monkees (excluding Mr. Nesmith) recorded a new album, “Pool It.” Two years later, the group received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In the late 1990s, the group filmed a special called “Hey, Hey, It’s the Monkees.”

Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, Jessica.

Funko NEWS - POP! Star Wars Episode 3 : Return of the POP! Glam's

ESC Toys NEWS - GLOW Wet Suit Maria

Toy-distributers DKE Toys solicits a Glow-In-The-Dark Edition of ESC Toys' Wet-Suit Maria. With a SRP of US$45 each, do bug your fave retailer for availability of this 50-pieces edition!

PRODUCT-PRESS: 'Now available for wholesale is the Wet-Suit Maria by Erick Scarecrow. This is the follow up figure after the S.Maria collection has been retired. Each 6" vinyl figure is stands on one leg with no additional support and comes packaged in a window box with blister tray. The GID colorway is limited to 50pcs worldwide.'





* this article stolen from the ToysREvil Blog .

Custom Crazed - Spiki Lee VS PandoMo by Nakanari

Nakanari shares with us 2 new custom munny world Spiki Lee VS PandoMo custom-paints - which uses a Mini Munny as the ever-homage to Bruce Lee (in an even more iconic Game-of-Death-yellow), and a Bub munny as Pandomo 88 (which viewers of Quentin Tarantino's KILL BILL will recognize as a katana-wielding minion in the Crazy88 group). Nice and clean, as always!






* this article stolen from the ToysREvil Blog .

Funko NEWS - POP! NBA

NBA: POP Vinyl Figures

This is one of the most highly anticipated POP! lines to date!

We are so incredibly proud to announce the NBA Series 1 POP! line by Funko in association with Mindstyle!

These guys will be shipping late April to ensure they reach you in time to cheer on your favorites during the Playoffs!

It's pure LINsanity!!!!


You can ONLY purchase Jeremy Lin through Funko's 16pc Assorted Mix-Pack offer!
(in other words .. LIN is the chase piece !!)

The 16pc Assortment will include the following:
3pc - Lebron James
3pc - Blake Griffin
2pc - Derrick Rose
2pc - Kevin Durant
1pc - Kevin Love
1pc - Carmelo Anthony
1pc - Pau Gasol
1pc - Rajon Rondo
1pc - Lamarcus Aldridge
1pc - JEREMY LIN

Available Late APRIL!