a ghost.. a real ghost.. has no need to die.. what is she except a being without access to the universe that she has not yet managed to forget? ~ randall jarrell
ghost pix album ~ rpg videogame screenshots, lol kitties & all kinds of goodies..
toxic was here album ~ vintage socal birthdays & halloweens, etc.. ~ copyright 2008 all rights reserved
ghost stories (blood & butterflies..)
these are excerpts from the book toxic & i wrote about our childhood... it's called 'brenda was here'.. let me know what you think/comments? p.s. stories here are non fiction/true. (privately hosted ~ if you're interested in reading this just ask:)
i'm sharing this old post as a flashback friday favorite as i am again transitioning to a new laptop! late post today.. i'm wondering how others deal with laptop death? i have a veritable mausoleum in my closet.. this morning i began experiencing what i've come to know as the...
she was the cutest tabby kitten i'd ever seen ~ & she loved to snuggle ~ she loved to play with her mom, sisters & auntie sabrina ~ we named her snugglebug, but mostly we just called her snug, & she was always my special kitty ~ i love all...
i'm an old american mcgee's alice fan from the very beginning ~ as one of the insane children i have been a patreon patron awaiting the new asylum alice game patiently ~ as i've posted here at the lost & found before ~ well, i also had to wait patiently...
i'm still grieving the loss of my own sweet cheshire cat, snug, who i lost just weeks ago ~ always by my side for my american mcgee's alice & madness returns playthroughs ~ but at least i just received my new asylum plush kitty yesterday, he's super soft & feisty...
i'm someone who has been playing american mcgee's alice games since the first pc version back in 2000 ~ as a patreon patron i am an enthusiastic supporter & toxic is one of a legion of insane children, aren't you? ~ one of the recent perks as a patron was...
today i'm sharing what is my most favorite videogame of all ~ american mcgee's alice by ea games on pc from 2000 ~ what can i say except that i just love this game ~ at the time i played this game i had my pc hooked up to my...
so yesterday i finally got around to getting all the last achievements on american mcgee's alice madness returns ~ i've played it several times over through the years but was recently inspired to play back through on nightmare difficulty ~ because that's love ~ so i chose the fleshmaiden dress...
late post today.. i'm wondering how others deal with laptop death? i have a veritable mausoleum in my closet.. this morning i began experiencing what i've come to know as the first signs of laptop death with my trusty toshiba. :( had to wait for help from my IT oriented...
so who are you voting for this year? ~ count chocula, frankenberry or boo berry? ~ surely any of these are better choices than that annoying orange ~ i love shopping at halloween time every year ~ a new haunted portrait ~ i like to buy new goth kitchen tea...
as a huge fan of american mcgee i had to get the grimm comic books ~ of course alice is my favorite mcgee creation & all my posts devoted to her reflect that ~ these comic books from 2009 by idw are based on the obscure indie games of the...
as i've posted here before, i'm a huge fan of american mcgee's alice ~ & alice madness returns ~ this cool artbook has all the concept art for the games that a fan could want ~ including all of alice's dresses ~ with an introduction by american mcgee ~ weapons...
today i'm sharing what is my most favorite videogame of all ~ american mcgee's alice by ea games on pc from 2000 ~ what can i say except that i just love this game ~ at the time i played this game i had my pc hooked up to my...
update!!! back in january as part of everything alice month i posted up american mcgee's alice madness returns figures & suggested they come out with more versions of alice in her various dresses.. well the wonderland gods have smiled upon us & released a new alice just recently in her...
last but not least is the cheshire cat ~ this time he's a nice big articulated kitty ~ from EA games 2012 ~ by diamond select toys & spicy horse ~ the cheshire cat gives alice wise albeit wry council.. with earring ~ american mcgee's alice madness returns ~ tomorrow...
in madness returns the card guards are back.. from the dead! ~ & more brutal than ever ~ wold? typo? (or poe-ism..) by diamond select toys & spicy horse ~ this figure looms over our poor little alice ~ EA games 2012 ~ made in china ~ try dealing with...
here's alice in the hysteria version ~ in madness returns alice can go into hysteria mode ~ hysteria mode gets bloody ~ hysteria alice comes with another hobby horse & peppergrinder ~ & stand ~ i have a bunch of american mcgee wallpapers up at my ghostwallpapers page.. ghost &...
i was one of those american mcgee fans hoping & pleading for a sequel & a console version of the original alice game.. 11 years later in 2011 i got everything i could ask for ~ alice: madness returns includes the original game too, (for all of us who went...
the jabberwock ~ i think the jabberwock figure must have been created based on the original concept art rather than the actual jabberwock that ended up in the game, since they look remarkably different? this one reminds me more of a balrog ~ i really would have liked there to...
deliciously classic or wonderfully gross, these vintage recipes for kids from the golden magazine for boys & girls or jack & jill magazine are fun even if they don't make it to your table..
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collector cards, trading cards, card games & stickers etc..
featured ghosttube..
baby tabitha begs pitifully at the back door.. she now has over 300,000 views! p.s. i am not a godless soulless monster..
our game gallery..
ghost gamelinks..
ghost's top eleven rpg's:
#1 ~ down the rabbit hole...
"here's a riddle.. when is a croquet mallet like a billy club? ..i'll tell you... whenever you want it to be..."
cheshire cat to alice
(american mcgee's alice: the original)
this game is my favorite above all others...
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you thank you mr mcgee for alice madness returns!!! (with the original i still rate these the best!)
#2 is primal, especially the wraith world where i felt right at home.. what a relief to play a strong female for a change, and with scree the gargoyle at my side... loved this game and want more!!!
#3 is fable/fable:lost chapters/fable 2.. get lost in this incredible world and determine your own fate... good or evil.. or somewhere in between...
fable 3 is out!!!
#4 city of lost children.. based on the french movie of the same name.. you are miette, an orphan, use your thieving and sneaking skills to free the childrens' souls from the evil inventor who is stealing their dreams...
tied at #4 the kingdom hearts games (2).. disney meets final fantasy! play in disney worlds alongside jack skellington in halloweentown, jack sparrow in the caribbean or alice at the mad tea party..
#5 is van helsing.. if you liked the movie, play this gothic masterpiece and face werewolves, the frankenstein monster, mr hyde and count dracula himself...
#6 are all of the lord of the rings games, which are all worth mastering, including the hobbit game.. (watch out for the spiders!) & the old classic snes lord of the rings.. (another good old favorite.. i spent forever lost in the barrow downs...)
#7 are all the ultima games.. my favorites were 'quest of the avatar' and 'the false prophet'.. but if you like the classics try out 'black gate' and 'exodus' and the other oldies..
#8 is the original nes game shadowgate.. the one that turned me into an rpg junkie in the first place all those years ago.. hunched over my controller in the dark in my camper in the middle of the night.. still a classic...
#9 is final fantasy, but i'm an old time gamer, so i mean the original final fantasy games on nes/snes like 1, 2, 3 + mystic quest.. still the best even without the graphics of the newer games...
#10 is lemony snickett's series of unfortunate events.. ok, so this game is not terribly hard.. (i was able to complete it even while fairly intoxicated..) it is still creative and fun if you enjoyed the movie, which i did...
i needed a #11 on my list for all the honorable mentions.. unforgettable games like wizardry, king arthur's world, tombs & treasures, deja vu, faxanadu, the immortal, breath of fire and the dragon warrior games.. also baldur's gate, the ren & stimpy games that wrecked my nerves, zombies ate my neighbors, fester's quest, maniac mansion!!! ...gasp... too many to remember... aargghh! all those years spent in the dark deep in some labyrinth scribbling cryptic notes and maps.. is that what is was that made me mad? or did they save me from madness...? the world may never know..
(p.s. i never made it without biting..)
!X! a bonus: i absolutely approve of the gamecube's eternal darkness: sanity's requiem.. lovecraftian & hallucinogenic.. i dare you!
the post-apocalyptic fallout games, F3, new vegas & F4 coming soon!
i highly approve of the other from software games besides bloodborne, demon's souls & dark souls 1, 2 & 3.. not for the faint of heart, gotta get good for these!
i was asked a question again at gumbyland about how to identify an original lakeside gumby bendy toy, so i thought i'd answer here so people who search can refer to it in the future ~
first of all, if you want to be certain you're getting an original lakeside gumby or pokey bendy from the 60's, you can look for one 'on card' (still in the original package) but i've seen these go on ebay for $75+, so be prepared to battle other bidders.. these are nos: a new old stock superflex bendy fresh out of an old unopened lakeside case ~
here's pokey, you can click on the photos to see the larger size ~
these 2 had some real wear so i was able to snag them for under $20 each ~
an original gumby or pokey bendy feels different than the more modern ones, the rubber is.. well, rubbery-er.. lol, less smooth, & pokey is a dark red. pokey gets orangier & they get more plastic feeling in the later versions. gumby's eyes are smaller, his headbump is pointier & his thumbs are prominent. there's a 60's date on the back and usually 'lakeside ind. inc. made in hong kong'..
mark ~
another ~
pokey has a little 'smile mark' on the bendy & the bitty..
these original lakeside bendys came with the jeep playset & are almost identical to the packaged ones..
the identifying mark on the back ~
this pokey has a lakeside ind inc. 1965 marking ~
original lakeside bittys follow much the same pattern ~
then there are the jesco versions that came in the 70's & 80's ~ also made in hong kong..
jesco bittys ~
jesco became trendmasters in the late 80's ~ gumby's headbump became smaller, his thumbs stubbier, pokey's mane is now up over the front of his forehead & his eyes are blue ~
made in china..
in the 90's jesco/trendmasters transitioned to the prema toy co. ~
toys will have both company marks on the back..
slightly smaller than most bendys is the applause version, he is a different shade of green & looks off to his left ~
prema/applause ~ identifying mark is on gumby's right foot ~ made in china..
same with the bitty version ~
from 1989, he's a tad taller than other bitties at 3 1/2" tall ~
i've found the applause toys to be less common ~
there are bittys, bendys & giant bendys ~
& pokey's pupils are black again ~
other contemporary makers include the nj croce co. & playskool (ri) ~
50th anniversary bendys ~
60th anniversary collector's edition gumby ~
2016 pokey looks a shade redder ~
playskool bittys ~
there are lookalikes that are often keychains, kid's meal prizes or game pieces, sometimes by 'sher stuff', 'applause'' or 'art clokey' ~
i call these my mystery gumbys, i don't know whether they are originals or counterfeit or what, but they are super-rubbery & have no identifying markings, almost like they're homemade. the bittys may have been coin-machine prizes?
update ~ check out the comments here! as it turns out, these unmarked bendies may actually be the rare 1964/1965 original clokey productions released early superflex bendies? ~ thanks, gumboflexo!
another one ~
he's a little beat up ~
saving possibly the best for last ~
here are some great examples of gumby rares ~
this is a nice vintage rubbery gumby that looks like the first lakeside superflex toys but has no marking at all ~
& rarest is this pre-lakeside gumby from 1964 ~
he was made by the gumby toy company by art clokey before all the others, found in the la area ~
as you can see by the tiny gtc mark on the back of his left foot ~
g.t.c. & a copyright c in circle above ~
this is not even going into all the side characters that are available ~
disclaimer ~ these are just my best observations as someone who has been collecting gumby stuff for a long time, so if you note any mistakes or can add anything to this guide, feel free to let me know. for now, i hope this helps..
have a gumby day! ghost & toxic
UPDATE!! Clarification from Joe Clokey ~
Great Blog Bren!
Here's the different bendables over the years:
1964-1968 60's shape Gumby. First a Run by Gumby Toy Company, and then all the rest by Lakeside toy Co. licensed by Clokey Productions. This, and all bendables were designed by Art.
1976 - A special "Super-Flex". This had a unique shape were Art combined the 60's design of the body and made Gumby's bump and face more like the '57 gumby. This is the most rare bendable, except for the run before Lakeside.
mid 70s - Jesco makes a run, the first of which look like the 60's gumby's, I think they used the old lakeside molds, then by the late 70's the new more modern design was produced and sold through the early 80's.
80's - I have to do some checking on this, but I think Playschool made some bendables, then by the mid 80's NJ Croce started making them. The modern shaped gumby is what these are like.
90s - Trendmasters makes the bendables.
Late 90's to present - NJ Croce makes the bendables.
2005/6 - Prema Toy (Clokey Productions) designs a 50th anniversary retro Gumby Bendable with a shape like the 60's Gumby character and a blister card with that period in ode to.
Soon to come a new 60th anniversary bendable made from the '57 Gumby mold. The first time ever!
update: fellow gumby collector gumboflexo, who has commented here in the past, sent me this great lineup of various gumby models starting with the 1964/65 clokey/lakeside and the basic lakeside styles through 1973 (a few are missing because they are still mint in packaging :) ~
check out the subtle differences over the years, i'm fond of the slightly wider eyed version in the middle, which is the one i have at the top of this post :) anyone feel free to share information here, please leave comments regarding molds & models, markings etc as we still don't have a definitive list of all the old bendys that were available..
this gargantuan gumby lives in myrtle beach & his owner offered to sell it to me, but it turned out the shipping would be equivalent to bringing home a deceased loved one, so i had to pass it up ~
giant gumbys ~
& weird is not bad ~
here's a photo of a vintage blowup gumby i've never come across before ~
he looks like he has a moustache & dark eyebrows? ~
this weird santa gumby is too adorable ~
weird pokeys tomorrow ~
(these pix are not mine, they were all gathered on the internet) ~
zombie gumby! ~
gumby graves! ~
this has been a flashback friday favorite post from xmas of 2015.. update: i just love this little lot of tiny weird gumbys from my friend & fellow gumby collector, thanks sally! :D ~
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