This set was advertised in comic books during the 70s. It intrigued me everytime because making shrunkin heads from rotting apples just appealed to my inner environmentalist - if I can't eat a bad apple, I might as well turn it into some creepy art.
We had an art teacher that was saving this one as an extra project when his ideas ran low. I can remember my green apple hanging in the window outdoors so that I could watch it rot daily. Birds often camed by and picked our apples appart. At the end basically you had created a low rent Mr Potatoe head, one that you could not just leave in your toybox for another day. I aslo always felt terrible that I stressed so much to get the googly eyes and hair just right to actually look like a once living person....even though I had started with an apple. The whole project was a nightmare.
I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.
I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.
I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.
And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.
So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.
Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.
This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.
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Saw one of these sets last year at flea market but was unsure if it was complete or not so i passed on it.
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