Giant Robot Store and GR2 News

It looks like I’ll be talking to Jenny Shimizu pretty soon! Jenny Shimizu was on the cover of GR issue 10! It’s been years since we’ve talked and it’ll be fun to see how she’s changed. Or not!
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It looks like I'll be talking to Jenny Shimizu pretty soon! Jenny Shimizu was on the cover of GR issue 10!



It's been years since we've talked and it'll be fun to see how she's changed. Or not!
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Portapotty is over! It’s there in the backyard, and I think I’m gonna take the lock off and let anyone in the neighborhood take a free shit in it. The community toilet is on my lot. Nice. The plumbing is fixed, thanks to my dad who was the foreperson and oversaw the work done. Now, my yard is overturned, the grass is dead, and there’s dirt everywhere, but I get to take a shit at home now. No more morning drives to the store, only to see my employees look at me funny since I was in, go straight to the toilet, then I leave saying stuff like, “don’t go back there.” under my breath. 1) So toilet is fixed. The best thing about this is now I feel connected to the city. Plumbing does that. We all share with each other, this includes public space, but none of us thinks about the plumbing aspect of it. I send a virtual handshake and hug to all of you through my turds. Feel the filth and fury! 2) Adding to the turds, is Beard Papa who opened on Sawtelle Blvd, and now shares a space with Mousse Fantasy. MF is just that, mutha fuckas. But Beard Papa, they rule. Straight up, cream shoots into the baked puff and there you have it for $1.50. Yesterday was day one, and I was there. It’s a new era for Sawtelle. There was once a PREGR era, and now it’s the POSTBP opening era. 3) Redd Kross. This has nothing to do with turds, except after all of these years? They’re still the shit. Easy bad pun, but the band isn’t easy or bad, they picked up the pieces in their first show in 9 years. Jeff McDonald sounded great, as did Steve, Robert Hecker, and Roy McDonald. Will they find their time? Redd Kross was always in a time warp. They were either too far ahead, or too far behind. Maybe the times are just right, and they’ll get the arena rock headlining tour they should be on.
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Portapotty is over! It's there in the backyard, and I think I'm gonna take the lock off and let anyone in the neighborhood take a free shit in it. The community toilet is on my lot. Nice. The plumbing is fixed, thanks to my dad who was the foreperson and oversaw the work done. Now, my yard is overturned, the grass is dead, and there's dirt everywhere, but I get to take a shit at home now. No more...
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porta… feel the romance. at night, me a candle, the blue four walls. It’s nice to be inside of the portapotty. I can hear birds chirping, raccoons bouncing around, and squirrels in the avocado trees playing in the night. Earlier in the day, Gary Baseman made an appearance to sign his new Dunce – Pulp. It was cool to see Gary sign and talk to people. He’s been underground, but at the same time, busy doing a bunch of crap including some art. Baseman and underground don’t seem to match up, but he’s back and gaining strength. People came, got some toys, books, and other items signed, and they got a chance to talk to the Emmy award winner. No person is too young or too old, and Gary talks to everyone. Even earlier in the day, it was Ikea. The Swedes make a mighty fine meatball, but they also make mighty fine, cheap furniture. It’s junk at times, and you are expending plenty of energy just to put the stuff together… After hundreds of dollars, we’re equipping the webstore to have a new home, and my own house, will also have an overhaul. Finally! More blog later.
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