On This Date, May 22nd in 1965: The Beatles went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the eighth time with “Ticket to Ride”, which spent one week on top. “Ticket to Ride” was featured in The Beatles awesome movie Help!, which I saw for the first time when I was five years old, and which is still one of my favorite movies of all time! The Beatles!
Jimi’s Nightmare (Distorted Guitar #1) is the first work in sculptor Bruce Gray’s upcoming series of distorted guitars. This sculpture was created from a cut up and reassembled Fender Squire Guitar. Made for The Zimmer Children’s Museum in Los Angeles, it will be featured in the exhibit, Show & Tell: The Art of Harmony. Bruce states that, “I have always found musical instruments to be fascinating, comprised of interesting shapes and very beautiful to look at.
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Land Shark
Shark Attack themed items are one of our favorite things to feature here on The Gig, but we also enjoy promoting interesting and unusual plush toys. Now you can own an oversized shark plush that’s actually a child’s sleeping bag, courtesy of artist/designer Kendra Phillips and plush manufacturer Patch Together. The ChumBuddy, as it’s being marketed, is a 7 foot long monster plush that will be available to ship in the 4th quarter of 2010. The good news is that you can pre-order this delightful, soft and cuddly menace of the deep right now for just $199.95 (includes free ground shipping to US addresses) at Patch Together! Shark Attack while you sleep!
Thanks to Plastic and Plush For the Tip.
Piranaha Plant and Vincent The Dog (Click Image to Enlarge)
Sculptor and illustrator Jaime “Kalapusa” Margary is a Super Mario Brothers fan who created this amazing “life like” model of the games’ Piranha Plant character. I love this thing! You can see more of Jaime’s work at this link.
