A Toys Orchestra-PETER PAN SYNDROME

The “young team” from the south of Italy is back! Their new full-length is hysteric but yet romantic, it’s surprisingly mature and deep, inspired and dreamy. We left those boys and girls still “sauvage” as the lo-fi feeling that was overwhelming from their debut release (on Job-Fridge Records 2001) that crossed the heart of many indie-rockers. Now here they are fully aware of their skills, they kept on growing and have also been able to put out an album that’s simply catchy. The thick production gives an international dimension to this wonderful combo.
In the autumn of 2003 the band signed for Urtovox and started immediately recording the new album with Giacomo Fiorenza at Alpha Department (a division of Groove studio) in Bologna. The whole work has been supervised and produced by Paolo Naselli Flores. “Cuckoo boohoo” came out around the half of September 2004 in Italy, Germany, Austria and Swiss. The record was supported by the wonderful clip of ‘Peter Pan Syndrome’, you might have seen on MTV (the clip is also included as a rom track on the cd).
At the moment the band is engaged in the production of the new record out in GEN 2007 with the collaboration of DUSTIN O’HALLORAN (DEVICS-Bella union rec) for the artistic supervision and the technical production of the master.

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Stringing Beads with over 200 beads

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Open up your own jewelry-making factory with this Wooden Stringing Beads set. This conveniently packaged, brightly painted set contains more than 200 wooden letters and beads. There are also eight colored cords to make necklaces and bracelets that you can keep or give as gifts. Stored in a durable, handy wood tray with a clear sliding top.

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DANGEROUS TOYS-”Scared”

Austin’s own bad ass DANGEROUS TOYS! This is one of the “MTV” clips made from the early days….dangerous toys jason mcmaster austin texas

Toys for the ages

From Teddy bears to Twister to Trivial Pursuit, toys and games have had interesting beginnings.

Fun toy facts from the Toy Manufacturers Association:

ERECTOR SETS. Many years ago inventor A.C. Gilbert was mesmerized by the sight of steel girders being used to construct buildings, and thought that children would feel the same way. In 1913, he introduced the Erector set to American families. Over 85 years later, having entertained generations of children, the success of the Erector and Erector PlaySystem brands of construction toys proves that Gilbert was right.

LITTLE PEOPLE. In 1950, two of Herm Fisher’s key toy designers created the Looky Fire Truck with three little round-headed wooden firemen permanently attached to the toy. Nine years later, the little wooden figures gained their independence. With the introduction of the Safety School Bus, Little People as we know and love them today were born. The Safety School Bus included six little wooden peg figures that could be removed from the school bus. Only the driver, whose head turned while the bus rolled along, remained attached to the toy. Throughout the next four decades, more than 1 billion Little People figures have “played” with millions of preschoolers around the world.

GUND. 1998 marked the Centennial Anniversary of Gund, the country’s leading soft toy manufacturer. Gund was founded by German immigrant Adolph Gund in Norwalk, Conn., in 1898. It was the first toy company to introduce mass-produced musical toys and to use “fun furs” in making soft toys. Gund was also one of the first companies to introduce licensed toys, well before they became the norm.

MATCHBOX. The original Matchbox car series was created in 1952 by Jack Odell when he cast a small brass prototype of a Road Roller and put it in a matchbox-sized container so his daughter could take it with her to school. Ever since then, the Matchbox Collection has traditionally consisted of 75 different vehicles, numbered 1-75. Now almost 50 years later, for the very first time in Matchbox history, there will be 100 vehicles in the Matchbox line.

VIEW-MASTER was the brainchild of William Gruber, a piano tuner by trade and a stereo photographer by hobby. Gruber’s idea was to use color transparency movie film in a hand-held viewing device that contained two eyepieces. This would help the observer combine the images of two photographs, taken from slightly different points of view, into one full-color three-dimensional picture. The type of photography used to create such striking images was, and still is, called Stereo Photography. Since Mr. Gruber’s invention 60 years ago, people around the world have delighted in peering through View- Master viewers and seeing 3-D images of cartoon characters, television stars and movie legends. There are scenic reels available at nearly every tourist spot in the world, and restaurants across the country let patrons view “daily specials” through a View-Master viewer. Throughout the years, View-Master’s opera glass design has remained relatively unchanged, earning it a truly “classic” status for generations to come.

COOTIE celebrates its 51st birthday this year. Herb Schaper, a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, whittled the first Cootie out of wood in 1948. In the first years, Schaper built, by hand, 40,000 wooden Cootie games. Three years later, more than 1.2 million were produced with the aid of machinery. By 1978, Cootie’s 30th birthday, more than 30 million Cootie games had entertained children worldwide. Milton Bradley acquired Cootie and other Schaper classics in 1987.

LINCOLN LOGS will celebrate its 83rd birthday this year. They were designed and developed in 1916 by John Lloyd Wright, son of one of America’s most famous architects, Frank Lloyd Wright. The younger Wright conceived his idea for Lincoln Logs when he was traveling with his father in Tokyo and became inspired by the construction techniques used in the foundation of the earthquake-proof Imperial Hotel, which his father designed.

THE KOOSH BALL is celebrating its 12th anniversary this year. Koosh has entertained people of all ages with its versatility and tactile feel, but was actually invented to teach young children how to catch. In 1987, engineer Scott Stillinger found that his kids’ small hands couldn’t easily grasp balls during a game of “catch,” so he tied rubber bands together to make a small, catchable ball that was easy for small fingers to hold onto. What to name the unusual toy? Listening to the “koosh” sound the ball made as it landed in his hand, the inventor realized this was the perfect name and the Koosh Ball was born. How many rubbery strands does it take to create the energy-absorbent, porcupine-look of a Koosh Ball? The answer — approximately 5,000 fibers go into each ball.

MR. POTATO HEAD. The first toy product ever advertised on television was Mr. Potato Head. Introduced in 1952, Mr. Potato Head took advantage of TV’s explosive growth to gain access to tens of millions of newly “plugged-in” households. At the time, two-thirds of American televisions were owned by Baby Boom families with children under 12, and the looney toy tuber grossed $4 million in his very first year.

Topeka Capital-Journal, The,  Dec 5, 1999 by Capital-Journal

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100 pcs Fun Ballz

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100 multi-colored Fun Ballz can be used to add more bouncy play. Develops hand-eye coordination, promotes physical activity and introduces counting fun! Colors include red, green, blue, yellow, orange, and purple. Carry bag included! Ages 3 years and up.

TOY STORY

A toy doesn’t have to be high-tech to be a hit.

Little girls, after all, will still play with their Barbies this Christmas. Tots will grab crayons to color on paper — and, no doubt, on some walls as well. For some, the gift boxes alone will provide hours of entertainment.

But more and more, toys seem to be modern marvels, boasting microprocessors and “advanced animatronics technology” and other high-tech bells and whistles. That technology doesn’t make a toy good or bad, says Patricia Hogan, curator at the Strong-National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y. But it can make it tougher for a toy to stand the test of time. “As soon as the new, great fun toy comes out, the next generation is in production, so it’s hard to get traction for some of these new toys that are so dependent on technology,” Hogan said.

The Strong-National Museum is home to the National Toy Hall of Fame, which this month added the Easy-Bake Oven and Lionel model trains as its latest inductees. Toys are chosen on the basis of longevity, innovation and the ability to foster learning, creativity or discover through play.

Here are a half-dozen Hall of Famers, along with modern counterparts that could be hot sellers this holiday season. If you long for simpler times, most classic toys, such as the cherished Radio Flyer and Raggedy Ann, are still around.

TOY WISHES MAGAZINE’S TOP 12

Here is Toy Wishes magazine’s “Hot Dozen” for this holiday season:

“Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses” toys, Mattel

Bratz Forever Diamondz, MGA Entertainment

Butterscotch My Furreal Friends Pony, Hasbro

Digi Makeover, Radica

Fly Wheels XPV, JAKKS Pacific

Kid-Tough Digital Camera, Fisher-Price

LEGO Mindstorms NXT, LEGO

Magtastik, Mega Brands

Monopoly Here and Now, Hasbro

Speed Stacks StackPack, Play Along

T.M.X. Elmo, Fisher-Price

Wii, Nintendo

TOYS “R” US FAB 15

Here is Toys “R” Us’ “Fabulous 15,” which it touts as the best new toys of the season:

Blue Man Group Percussion Tubes, ToyQuest

Designer’s World, Tiger Games

Dora’s Talking Cash Register, Fisher-Price

ESPN Fast Action Football, Fisher-Price

Kid-Tough Digital Camera, Fisher-Price

Laugh & Learn Baby Grand Piano, Fisher-Price

LEGO Mindstorms NXT, LEGO

My Scene My Bling Bling Styling Head, Mattel

Pink Nitro Notebook, VTech

Power Rangers Deluxe Manticore Megazord, Bandai

Speed Stacks StackPack, Play Along

Sound City Railway, Imaginarium

Tap Dancing Mumble, Thinkway

T.M.X. Elmo, Fisher-Price

Wii, Nintendo

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Gazette, The (Colorado Springs),  Nov 27, 2006 by STORY BY BILL RADFORD THE GAZETTE

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Aerosmith Toys In The Attic

Aerosmith perform Toys In The Attic!…Aerosmith Toys In The Attic Rockin’

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Fisher-Price Amazing Animals Sing & Go Choo-Choo

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Toot! Toot! This motorized train helps Baby learn about animals through songs and play. Each train car has a unique feature that’s sure to capture your little one’s attention. The engine has a light-up smokestack that makes the train come to life when pressed. The train begins to roll forward and a song plays. Place an animal in the driver’s area to learn more about the world of animals through a song. The second car features a bead bar to engage Baby’s interest. Choose from two modes of play: sitting mode for the youngest baby and motion-activated mode for older play. Includes three animal friends. Requires 3 “C” batteries (not included). Measures 13″ x 12″ x 6.8″.