Alice
I received this Richard Scary dog figurine from my kindergarten teacher in 1977. Of my whole collection of junk, this is the piece I've had with me the longest. No matter where I've lived, or what point in life I was at, this funny grocery shopping dog mom was always with me. It is my most treasured item!
orangutan baby
bank,
made in Mexico, wearing diapers, and purchased at a Camp Verde, AZ. truck stop for $5.00.
Gobbles the Goat is quite remarkable. It's a toy I had always wanted, since I was 6 years old.
Since it was such a queer 1970s sorta' toy, and not very popular it was only produced for a limited time. It ate plastic garbage, that you then retrieved through it's "saddlebags" for endless garbage eating fun.
Truly weird....
Fast forward to the year 2000, and the Sedona Goodwill. What do I spy atop the stack of toys in the toy bin? Could it be? No way! Gobbles!
"I got the goat!" I am yelling as I clutch it to my chest. All very cosmic. A higher power telling me I am in the right place at the right time.
Of course now I have two Gobbles. One can never have too many garbage eating goats
a prize from our dentist in 1979. I've had this thing for years and tortured my brother with its presence, taunting him with it, sending him post cards from it, bringing it with me to Chicago when I visit.
It is guaranteed to drive him NUTS!
"Gimme that PIG!" he'll yell.
Click here to see the famous rubber dog that's appeared in more of my paintings than any other item!"