Giant Robot Store and GR2 News

Saw this house on Palms towards Lincoln. It's a trip how the Michelin man / Bibendum plays a role on the outside of the house. Why is that? Bib is a great characters and all, but on the outside of your house? Either way, maybe we'll be seeing more of this as the character generation grows up and starts buying homes. Frankly, do I want to put a KAWS Companion on my house... I doubt it, but maybe if...
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Saw this house on Palms towards Lincoln. It’s a trip how the Michelin man / Bibendum plays a role on the outside of the house. Why is that? Bib is a great characters and all, but on the outside of your house? Either way, maybe we’ll be seeing more of this as the character generation grows up and starts buying homes. Frankly, do I want to put a KAWS Companion on my house… I doubt it, but maybe if he painted it. On Abbott Kinney, there’s a Smart House for the Smart Car, pretty cool concept, and it’s one of those loss leader type of situations. Pay to play! I’ve seen this dude around. I don’t know the first thing about his bike, and how to ride it, but he asked if I wanted to try it out. I balked. The dude was a bit cocky, but if you’re going to ride that, what the heck, why not? Praxis, happy 14th birthday
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Once again, I did the Yahoo Live thing. Nonstop jibber jabber. I don't know when I'll be on again, but I've been pretty good about it. Get on my Twitter if you'd like, I'll be sure to put a message in there. I'm "giantrobot1" on Twitter. I ramble non stop, and people seem to like it. Yahoo even put me on their front page. What do I talk about? I have no idea, I just start going, and I don't stop.
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Once again, I did the Yahoo Live thing. Nonstop jibber jabber. I don’t know when I’ll be on again, but I’ve been pretty good about it. Get on my Twitter if you’d like, I’ll be sure to put a message in there. I’m “giantrobot1″ on Twitter. I ramble non stop, and people seem to like it. Yahoo even put me on their front page. What do I talk about? I have no idea, I just start going, and I don’t stop.
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The guy who's run Comicon into the ground, Danny Choo has a copy of GR 51. He's featured in it, and he took this before he started dancing in the street. I'm not sure if you read his blog, but it's filled with fun pop culture info from Japan. It might be one of the best. It's a hefty site with a lot going on, and that reflects what it can be like in Tokyo. Danny Choo.com
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