Thank you Super 7 for hosting the BASK Tradefest! I really had a fun time on Saturday!
Thank you too, to Joe, for helping me to set up my corner, and for bringing along the name tags and for the people who wore them. I finally was able to put the faces with the names, and I hope I wasn’t too weird when I tried to read your tags , but I really wanted to know who people were!

There were so many toys and treats there . Those flocked Domokuns were so cute! The best part of Tradefest was just seeing everyone having fun and talking about toys. THANK YOU Brian! I saw the sweetest plush lying on the floor, that reminded me somewhat of a Taxali Monkey toy, when Bert told me to ask Brian about him, Brian GAVE HIM TO ME (the plush not Bert! )!!! Instant sunshine! I had to resist the urge to leap out and hug Brian, as I haven’t observed that hugging is a Skullbrain thing . Brian, if you are reading this, I remember you told me that the plush was a collaborative effort between Gary Taxali and ??? Can you please tell me who the second person was?

Uberboy, thank you for introducing yourself, I’ve always wanted to meet you, and I enjoyed our conversation! Thank you to everyone for making this a fun and successful event for me and Mr. Bean, and for everyone that came up to introduce themselves, it was nice meeting so many people.

Mr. Bean is fully recovered after a nasty eye injury. Skullbrainers are indeed a generous bunch!!! Our heartfelt thanks for your contributions. The donations plus our monthly allotment from our next paycheck for Pet Budget, will fully cover the remaining balance on a sizeable vet bill, but it’s worth any greenery to see Mr. Bean healthy, happy, and full of mischief again.

In case you were wondering, Mr. Bean is the brain-child behind the design of the toy tags

He really is a pretty good graphic artist

Babo was delighted to see Mr. Bean make a full recovery (he no longer has googie eyes, as you can see on the toy tags he designed)

Babo really wanted to celebrate, but Mr. Bean wasn’t sure about the chapeau

Mr. Bean prefers the simple life

(see all that white cat hair on the carpet? It belongs to Snowman, our second cat—he managed to “fix” our vacuum job in 1 hour!)

My deepest thank yous to all who helped out Mr. Bean . And even if you couldn’t make a donation, I am SINCERELY and TRULY happy that you were able to provide a home for my toys. I am faced with a possible move, and Spring repairs to our condo will necessitate that we pack up all of our possessions and put them into storage. I really love my toys, and more than anything, I wanted to give them good homes to people who would appreciate them. As an FYI, the Uglydolls are all brand new. Due to lack of display space, they were all hibernating in plastic cocoons (aka. Bags), and had only been released to be brought to the show. So if you are worried about pet allergies , please put your minds at ease. What made it all worth it was to see how happy it made people , who were surprised by the find! Thank you Skullbrainers! Mr. Bean also sends a cute kitteh kiss to each and everyone


P.S. Uberboy, thank you so much for posting pics of your toy adoptions, I just melted when I saw Ninja Ice Bat comforting your girlfriend. I hope you like the Kanegon bank, it was part of a large JYA lot that I won, and for some weird reason, it has a greasy vinyl feel. So nice to meet you!

Those pictures of each of us are really helpful!

If somewhat disturbing . . .

Some of us look like zombies in some of those photos. Or just goofy. Or like goofy zombies.

Yep! Flying in at 4am, and waiting for hours for re-rerouted luggage, finally getting your bags, Barting back to Millbrae to nap in the car for a couple of hours, then dash into a 24-hour fitness for a quick shower, then dashing over to S7 (thank goodness I'd tagged everything on Monday night and stashed it in the trunk ), then remembering I forgot to bring my fav toy (Tiger 7 ), but arriving and finding a parking space right in front of the store , is sure to make anyone look like a goofy zombie! I was trashed but happy!

i saw the plush in joes flickr. that is a coney plush by artist brian taylor "candykiller" and made by big shot toyworks.

That's it! Thank You Lurker ! CandyKiller is still following me to work everyday. Brian, I love him! It's ironic that the plush is named Candykiller, as I have a really serious addiction to all things sugar

Mr. Humphreys you were no zombie! Everyone appreciated your scintillating personality and generosity. I was really talking about my own zomboid look in the photos.

I still need my photo taken! I had to mind the store.



Don't worry Dean, had I been down there my obake dog would have taken the brunt of it.

I respect people who love the toys that "nobody wants." And frankly you could do a lot worse than a Bigaroid or an Obake Dog. It was just friendly ribbing anyway. I was poking fun at myself by mentioning it. Hope it didn't sound like whining.

Here's hoping we can do this again sometime at the new location! If not, I guess we can take it to Hippie Hill or something. Bring your drums, beads, incense, and Flower Zags.

wtf? who abandoned an obake dog? thats vinyl animal cruelty.

PETVA should be alerted.