Baldy's Meet & Greet!
Posted by: Baldy 06.30.04 12:01am
Hello fellow collectors and welcome to another Meet and Greet. This week I give you one of the longest running jokes...... er... I mean longest member, no wait..... dammit, it's Daddysnaggle. There I said it.

Baldy: Whats your name?
DS: My name is John, but it's pronounced "William", so I generally just call myself Susan. But don't tell my wife that, because she still thinks my name is Lumpy.

Baldy: What is your favorite car/truck?
DS: Without question, the Acura NSX. I've been wanting to steal.....er.....BUY one of those since I was 18.

Baldy: Are you married?
DS: Sho' nuff. Coming up on my 6-year anniversary, as a matter of fact.

Baldy: Good for you! Always nice to hear that geeks can get hitched too. How long have you been into collecting, SW or otherwise?
DS: I started collecting modern SW stuff in 1996, then got into vintage in 1997. I actually "quit" collecting in April of 2003, but in July, I got back into SW, as well as took up my Alien collection, which you can see at www.8thpassenger.com <end of shameless plug>.

Baldy: What is the coolest thing in your collection?
DS: Well, my SW collection has gone through a major revamping as of late, so I don't have a whole lot, but I'd have to say the item I like the most is my Brazilian lead Snaggletooth bootleg. As far as my Alien collection, it's easily the hardcopy prototype of the unproduced/abandoned 4" scale Aliens figure.

Baldy: Can I have it?
DS: Only if you grant me a greater share of your pr0n empire.

Baldy: Good luck with THAT. What got you into the Alien stuff?
DS: I've been a fan of the movie since my parents let me see it at age 6 in 1979. It scared the bejesus out of me, but left a lasting impression. I initially started collecting after buying the 18" Kenner Alien and the McFarlane Alien/Predator 2 pack - I'd intended just to get those two pieces, but it sort of snowballed from there.

Baldy: I agree with ya there. I saw it on HBO when I shoudnt have and I got creeped out for days. How difficult is it to find some of the Alien pieces?
DS: Some of the pieces are pretty easy to come by, but there are quite a few that have been evasive. I'm still on the lookout for a couple of Polish movie posters, vintage puzzles, and the Underoos. You know the ones that have the little thing that pops out of...oh, forget it.

Baldy: You need to talk with ANOTHER person specializing in "undergarments" about those dude. Are the Alien pieces easier or harder to find than SW stuff?
DS: Hey, didn't a Star Wars display sell for $30000? Just ask any DragonCon collecting forum member about it. Well, there's nothing like that for Alien. Overall I think it's pretty comparable, I guess. The hardest-to-find pieces so far have been foreign-to-U.S. pieces, but we all know that those are easily the most rare and valuable of any collectibles. Right? Especially the ones from Japan because you can't get them over here cause they're from JAPAN.

Baldy: Will you mow my yard?
DS: Only if you stop calling my sister. Ya frickin' perv.

Baldy: You used to have a large Snaggletooth focus. What happened with it?
DS: I dropped the Snaggletooth focus because after a year I realized Snaggles was nothing but a lying, cheating, whore. That, and he looks way too similar to Bossk, which is easily the worst looking character in SW. You have to be a real nutjob to like that guy.

Baldy: Nutjob?? Don't hate.... congratulate.
DS: Whatever helps you sleep Baldy......

Baldy: Any new focus material on the horizon or do you still have an active one?
DS: Nope, no active foci for me, now or in the future. I've had a couple in the past, and they all came to a relatively quick demise. So now I just buy random crap.

Baldy: When are you going to finish your payment plan for www.pr0nking.org ? You are late AGAIN......
DS: All in due time...all in due time. What you have to realize is, myself and a few other members of the No-coast Posse are planning a hostile takeover of the pr0nking.org empire, leaving Baldy and his childhood dream to be nothing but a pile of smoldering ashes...a pile of ashes to be whisked away by even the lightest breath of the winds of change. And once we have control of Baldy's empire, there will be nothing to stop us from...wait...um...sorry. Wrong interview. Forget I said anything.

Baldy: Do you see yourself staying with collecting for a while?
DS: Absolutely. I may have no clue what direction I want to take, but I'll be around in one form or another.

Baldy: Any other statements for fellow collectors out there?
DS: If anything, I would say never GIVE up on finding that rare piece. Look at ME for instance. ALL my life (well, at least the last year) I wanted some sort OF unproduced Alien figure - a little bit of Kenner history - and now I have four of them. It takes a lot of effort to acquire a piece like this, but in the end it's all worth YOUR time. Those pieces in my collection are PROOF that persistence pays off. Now that I have acquired these "major" pieces to my Alien collection, I can sit back, relax, and work on finding more Revenge of the Jedi proof CARDS. And don't collect something just because it's the "cool" thing to do or because everyone else is doing it...you should only collect what will PLEASE you, and you only.

Baldy: Can you rub my feet?
DS: Yeah, how many times have I heard that one. "Rub my feet and I'll give you an extra 5% of my pr0n empire." "Rub my feet and I'll show you my collection of nude photographs of Sandy Duncan." "Rub my feet and you'll get the lead role in my next movie." Blah blah blah...I've heard it all before, man. And besides, last time it took me 4 days to get the funky smell off of my hands. Seriously man, check out this informational site - www.zest.com - it might benefit you, and the people around you.

Baldy: Well that happens when you walk barefoot on the set for 18 years or so. Most people have to just let the skin on thier hands die. ANYWHO, thanks so much for letting me interview you sir. Always lots of laughs and threats from you. Wretch.....

Signing off till later,
Baldy