Baldy's Meet & Greet!
Posted by: Baldy 09.22.04 12:01am
And now for my first Meet and Greet in a long while, I present the mystical, magical, mythical Tattooed Freak............

Baldy: What's your name?
ST: Shane Turgeon

Baldy: Where are you from?
ST: Originally, the end of a dirt road in the middle of nowhere Saskatchewan. That's in Canada. In 1991 I moved to Edmonton, which is where I currently call home. That's in Canada too.

Baldy: How many fingers and toes do you have?
ST: 10 of each although being from Saskatchewan, you'd probably wonder. Between the inbreeding and the frostbite I should either be plus or minus. Call me lucky.

Baldy: How did you get into SW collecting?
ST: Well, it was kind of a progression. Of course I played with the toys as a kid but I really don't consider playing with toys as a child "collecting". I got into comics at a pretty young age, started "collecting" toys in 1990 with the Toy Biz line of Marvel figs and after re-discovering the SW films with some friends in 1991 and reading the first of the Zahn series, it just sort of felt right. I started bugging all my friends for their old toys and it all spiraled from there!

Baldy: How did you get into tattoos?
ST: I've been fascinated with tattoos since I was about 14 and always knew they were something I'd eventually get into. Fortunately, I didn't jump into some cheesy bad tattoo right when I turned 18 and I actually put a lot of thought into my first piece. I decided what I wanted at about 19 or so but still waited until I was 21 to get it done.putting a decent amount of thought into a tattoo is always a good idea. I just wish I could draw so I could actually do it for a living but alas, I'm doomed to a life of watching TV.

Baldy: Do you have any pics of them? SHAMELESS PLUG allowed here :)
ST: Hmmmmm, pics? Well, there's this little site, www.tattoosandtoys.com, you may have heard of it.most of them can be seen there along with a myriad of other Star Wars, GI Joe, Transformers, and other misc "geek" tattoos. There's also an issue of Star Wars Insider where some guy did a big feature on SW tattoos too. ;^)

Baldy: What's your favorite tat?
ST: On me? My Yoda.it was the first character piece I got and the guy who did it, Steve Hayes, is just amazing and the piece still blows me away. It's based on a Tsuneo Sanda painting and Steve nailed it bang on.

On someone else? Probably Stu Duford's Bespin backpiece done by Jason Rhodes.just an amazing piece all around. It can be seen on www.tattoosandtoys.com

Non-Star Wars would have to be this Animal Liberation piece done by Nick Baxter.you can see it here: http://www.darksidetattoo.com/Tattoo_Galleries/tattoo_2774.html

Baldy: Your favorite toy, SW or non?
ST: Damn..that's a really tough question! I dig an awful lot of toys. Star Wars I'd have to go with my childhood Slave 1 for nostalgia sake. I also just got a 12" Ledy Tusken which has been a grail for me for nearly 10 years. Non-SW, I love my 22" Iron Giant (oh man, that sounds kind of bad don't it!), and Firefly from the GI Joe line is a long time fave.

Baldy: Is it true you have a Polar Bear for a pet?
ST: Nah, here in Alberta we've got badgers for pets.Polar Bears are more of a Yukon thang. Their license plates are even shaped like one.

Baldy: How did you come upon "The Pose" ? Here is an example of said pose.
ST: I borrowed the pose from the man, nay, the legend known as the "Incomparable Johnny Style". He had more of a stink finger pose going with his hands so I felt the need to throw the horns up to change it up a little.

Baldy: What else interests you, toywise or other?
ST: Geez.that's a little vague! Pr0n is definitely high on the list for obvious reasons but besides that I'd have to say BMX riding (even though I suck terribly at it) and astronomy is another favorite interest. Yes, I'm a big nerd.

Baldy: Any focus within SW stuff and how did you get into that?
ST: Man, my biggest problem is my lack of focus, or so people tell me. I generally like too much different stuff. Still, I do have a couple of specific collecting foci. I have a nice little Thall Joben run going on as well as a nice grouping of unproduced Droids Skiff material. There's really far too much cool stuff out there to collect though so I could never focus solely on one character or item.

Baldy: If you could wrestle ANY wrestler, dead or alive, who would it be?
ST: Aw man, I don't know if I should answer this. What with your Pr0n empire and all I have this sneaking suspicion "wrestle" means sweaty men humping and anything I say is going to involve some kind of dastardly innuendo! ;)

Seriously though, there are a few.Hayabusa and Mitsuhiro Matsunaga from Japan.two totally different styles but equally amazing. I think a match between skinny little me and Andre the Giant would have been something to see too. On a local level, I would have loved to have worked with Dr. Luther, a mainstay on the Canadian indy scene for a long time.

Baldy: Why O' why the fascination with midgets?
ST: Why not the fascination with midgets!!!! They're so cute and cuddly and full of endless possibilities! Plus, they played Ewoks! EWOKS! Everyone loves Ewoks. And Jawas. And Ugnaughts..damn, midgets rule all of Star Wars! And wrestling. And Pr0N too.forget Star Wars, midgets rule everything cool!

Baldy: Can you spare some Canadian Tire money?
ST: Hell no! I'm saving for a vacuum cleaner!

Baldy: How did you get the job of moderator on Rebelscum?
ST: I think they asked me to do it! It's really quite amazing how in demand I am around the hobby. I'm so modest too.

Baldy: Are you REALLY going to throw Oscar to the wolves and let him freeze to death in the cold, dark wilderness of Canada when he comes to visit you?
ST: Pffft. Freeze to death? What's a little -40 degree weather between Canadian and Mexican friends.he'll be fiiiiiiine! Just get your orders in for acrylic cases sooner rather than later.

Baldy: Am I still a genius?
ST: Only in Georgian Chinese food restaurants Billy.

Baldy: Dammit, that figures.

Well, thank you sir for the fine interview. I am now positive that 99% of Canadians ARE Pr0n freaks and like sweaty men......

And now back to the regularly scheduled boredom of this website.

Baldy