Toys, Tunes and Beer

Holy crap. I never gave my ranks for the last entry. My bad.

Figure 4.25:5. Beer 3.75:5. Album 4.25:5.

Now onto business. It’s Friday night and that means binge drin…er Toys, Tunes and Beer! I picked up this @gijoe Snake Eyes on a whim. I had the ARAH version when I was a kid, so there is some nostalgia there. His accessories and decent, though this is about the 22nd time we’ve seen these swords and scabbed combo. The MP5 is really nice and I’d like to see it with other figures. The figure is decent, but mine is all loosey goosey. Finding the center of balance is harder than it should be, but he poses well. Sculpt is great, though the vest hinders pall the torso articulation. I’m almost out of @fidensbrewing so you can all relax. This one is Jasper with Nelson…AND passion fruit. That makes it different. The passion fruit really comes through and kicks it up another notch. I still love that color. Beer good. I do see the irony of playing this album. Shut up. @minorthreat came in to my life completely by accident, and then dominated it. All through high school I claimed to be straight edge, and would even put X’s on my hands some days. It was interesting in a class whose motto was “4:20!!” I got over it though. From time to time I find my self humming Steppin’ Stone for no reason. I would put this on repeat on my car on my Discman, and pic up my best friend @chrisdrew79 and go do hoodlum stuff. Good times.

Overall ratings. Figure 3.25:5. Beer 4.5:5. Album 5:5.

https://imgur.com/a/dSkIMQZ
 
DarthDre758 said:
Holy crap. I never gave my ranks for the last entry. My bad
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Heh, we were all just so excited about Grimlock! Right? Just me?
DarthDre758 said:
Now onto business
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Yes, business first. Then the whores.
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It’s Friday night and that means binge drin
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I didn't set out to, but same. My middle one is 12 today but my BIL came with us and the cousins so.... Pitchers. And he is really on it with keeping my glass full, but I drink faster than everyone else. Dangerous.
 
I hope your Monday was short. Here’s some Toys, Tunes and Beer for you. I picked up Elita-1 today, mostly knowing she would end up in my son’s collection, which is fine. As a robot she’s not bad. Kinda fragile in a few spots (not breakable, just the transformation point fails). I can’t get the jetpack on her, so that’ll go to another character I guess. I like her rifle over the one that came with B-127. The swivel grip helps. Her transformation is alright, but still finicky. I’m starting to think maybe it’s me. Over the weekend I went to Vermont and picked up some brews. Tonight is River Roost Brewery Double Mas Verde DIPA. It has the typical Vermont taste, which I do enjoy. A little piney, with some limey citrus at the end. Vermont used to be my go to place for beer, then the pandemic hit and I had to switch it up. The Tossers are a band that kind of came out of nowhere for me. They opened for Dropkick Murphysone year, and I devoured their discography. I saw them live again a few years later, but haven’t been able to since. They have a ton of great songs, but this album has the bulk of my favorites, including Drinking in the Day and The Valley of the Shadow of Death. Officially listed as Celtic Punk, they usually lean towards Irish folk punk. They are easily a top ten band for me that I would love to see love to see live again.

Overall ratings. Figure 3.75:5. Beer 3.75:5. Album 4.75:5.

https://imgur.com/a/QQV6h3i
 
The backpack only clips on the reverse side of the part for me. If you look at it, it's like the side facing out doesn't even have room in the slot.
 
altcunningham said:
The backpack only clips on the reverse side of the part for me. If you look at it, it's like the side facing out doesn't even have room in the slot.
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I thought I was crazy. I had a hard time getting it to fit on the other three as well, but it did a little better at least.
 
No I didn’t abandon this. This weekend was…busy. But here we are, Toys, Tunes and Beer. I had always planned on picking up this @gijoe Cobra Commander if I saw him in stores. Obviously I saw him in a store because he’s here now. I had the ARAH version when I was a kid, and always felt it was a great look. CC actually going in to battle while armored up was a simple, but amazing concept to 8 year old me. This version is no exception. A great sculpt, with all the expected articulation. The addition of the Serpentor Iguana is a nice nod to the silly DIC years of the show. Having two different heads is a great addition too. I really need to update my Joe shelves. @burlingtonbeer was my place in Vermont. I spent more time there than I did at Toys R Us (RIP). Uncanny Valley was one of the big three I always went for. This is such a great IPA. Mosaic and Citra hops make such a killer combo. Juicy, with some citrus, mango and a little piney element at the end. I don’t get to BBCO as much as I used to, and I miss it, along with the company I would meet with there. @the_clash is a band we need more than ever today. There are four of my favorite Clash songs on here. The title track, Rudie Can’t Fail, Clampdown and Guns of Brixton. Hearing that opening guitar riff always gets me hyped. This copy is an original 1980 pressing that was one of the first albums I bought…where though, I don’t remember.

Overall ratings. Figure 4.25:5. Beer 4:5. Album 5:5.

https://imgur.com/a/hKYs7dw
 
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