Open Your Toys

I truthfully never thought we would still be going after 15+ years and now 300 episodes. I can’t thank my fellow co-hosts, guest hosts, listeners, and especially my loving wife enough. It has b...

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So, it’s Lil’ Miss McFavorite’s first week of middle school. I should probably change that to just Miss McFavorite, especially since she’s taller than her mom, even though Mrs. McFavorite...

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Crashing through the sky Comes a fearful cry Cobra! (Cobra!!!) Cobra! (Cobra!!!) Armies of the night Evil taking flight Cobra! (Cobra!!!) Cobra! (Cobra!!!) Nowhere to run Nowhere to hide Panic sp...

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Since I’m behind on getting these posted, I’m going to skip the insight into my life. That’s usually the first paragraph of each post. However, I will say what my favorite things were from ...

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It’s going to be one of those weeks. So, I’m going to bow out of writing this time around. We have tested our technology for doing the G.I. Joe: The Movie commentary, and we’re going to do ...

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How many things are you an expert at? Now, there will always be people who know more, but do you think you know more than the next hundred people? How about the next ten thousand or the next mill...

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Life is hard enough by itself, let alone when people are actively trying to jeopardize you and yours. Now, I have a feeling that a lot of people feel active forces are working against them when, ...

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Why is it that you really don’t start getting interested in history until you get older? Yeah, you’re taught history throughout school, but unless you become a history buff, it doesn’t seem...

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It never is…Slick   Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe to the RSS Subscribe through Apple Podcasts Subscribe through Google Podcasts Subscribe through A...

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I’ve always been low-key humble. What do I mean by low-key? I’ve always taken pride in my accomplishments and never shied away from recognition, but I have never sought it. When presented wit...

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I’m not really feeling writing right now, but I’ll be back. You keep doing you. Just keep on swimming…Slick   Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe to ...

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One of the most important things you can do in this world is to set expectations, whether with your kids, co-workers, or even your friends. Setting a standard of behavior from you that people can...

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I was supposed to write this post on April Fools’ Day. You can see how well that went. I guess it works. I’m writing this two days after April Fools and giving it that title. See, I tricked y...

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You know how I do…Slick   Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe to the RSS Subscribe through Apple Podcasts Subscribe through Google Podcasts Subscribe thr...

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It’s the time-old question: do you have more money than time or more time than money? Do you eat out more than cook at home? Do you do delivery or pick things up yourself? What are the things t...

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Four years ago, I had a catastrophic injury to my ankle. It caused me to be resigned to the couch for over two months. I spent a lot of that time watching documentaries. Most of them were war-rel...

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Wow, what a difference a couple of weeks and a whole lot less booze can do for your motivation, not to mention your home life. It’s like night and day. While I still do not have the output I ho...

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How are your resolutions going? Mine? Don’t ask. However, every day is a new day. Every day is a new opportunity to do what we need to do. Every new day is a chance to be a better you. Outside ...

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I’ve talked about change, motivation, and getting things done too much. It’s time to put up or shut up. Believe…Slick   Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe on Spotify Sub...

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So it’s the holidays again. I can’t remember the last time I had one that went smoothly. I get it; it’s over a month of family, friends, and obligations, but is it that hard? Is it really t...

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That HISS drop hit like a bomb. I haven’t seen so many collectors so happy about something in a long time. I have only seen a couple of people complaining, and it was just minor gripes sandwich...

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I saw this meme the other day, and it made me think of one of my favorite memes. The meme I saw went, “Become OK with being the villain in someone else’s story even if you weren’t. Never fo...

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Considering most of my posts are a kind of “ripped from the headlines” of my life approach, we’re going to focus on Support. Notice that’s Support with a capital S, not just everyday supp...

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I meant to save a bunch of time and do a really well-thought-out reflection of our 15th Anniversary show. Well, you see how well that worked out…Slick   Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on You...

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(mic drop)…Slick   Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe to the RSS Subscribe through Apple Podcasts Subscribe through Google Podcasts Subscribe through Am...

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Maybe not today. I don’t really even know the exact day. But, about 15 years ago, Mrs. McFavorite did our first “pilot” episode of Open Your Toys Cast. I dare you to listen to it. I can’t...

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I have been putting off writing the post for days now. It’s the only thing standing in my way of putting something else off. Why are there things I just don’t want to do? They’re not even d...

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Why is it that I am constantly laboring on Labor Day? We just spent 3 hours doing yard work. That was after camping for the second time in so many weeks. Setting up and tearing down camp is alway...

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I take for granted that everyone goes camping. I grew up doing it and have continued to go my entire life. While we don’t go nearly as often as I would like, we manage to go at least a couple o...

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It was a last-minute call, but I am so glad we got a chance to do an official SDCC show. Man, what a con it was too. If you were still under any misconception that toys are for kids, this show sh...

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No time for the usual. SDCC is on fire and we’re going to do an impromptu show tomorrow to yak about it. See you sooner rather than later…Slick Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Sub...

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I don’t even know how to start this post. Unfortunately, we are dealing with the loss of our amazing Ruthie Goosie. She has been the backbone of our family for over 15 years. Through everything...

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It’s funny, when I come up with a less-than-unique title, I always search to see if I’ve used it before. I think this is like the second or third time it has happened. Each time the new show ...

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I heard this song again the other day. Man, it just makes me feel good every time I hear it. I loved it when I was a kid and still do. I talk about things being visceral so often it almost loses ...

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For us in The States, this weekend marks the unofficial beginning of summer. We have a family date day tomorrow. This weekend we’ll set up our pool and garden. Ending it all with a BBQ. It does...

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It was one of those weeks. A lot of bad habits and not nearly enough good. I’m going to keep this short so I can get onto my good habits. However, I want to check in with everybody. Are your go...

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The feeling I am hooked on is accomplishment. I’ve been killing it lately if I do say so myself. Thank god in about a month most of my volunteer obligations are done for the summer. I look forw...

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No time to talk, we have a very special guest star making an appearance at Casa de McFavorite. Peace…Slick   Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe to the R...

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I just spent the first part of my Sunday morning saving more than $100 on toys I’ve already bought. While this may be frowned upon, I feel it’s just being an informed consumer. I spend time b...

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I keep trying. And I mean trying hard but it’s not happening. I try this, I try that. Things just get in the way. And in the way. And in the way. I know it will get better. At least that’s wh...

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The last couple of days have been a little bit of a blur. Yesterday would have been my mom’s 71st birthday. I don’t know why I celebrate her birthday by getting drunk. She divorced my dad bec...

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While this won’t be my shortest post ever, it’ll be close. I still have to do the show notes for tomorrow’s show. I don’t know how weekly shows do this stuff. While I’ll keep my “deep...

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Hey, I finally made some progress. Not just on my space, but on my new website. I will soon be launching SlickMcFavoriteToys.com. There’s not much to see right now. Just the classic “Hello Wo...

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Well, it’s three weeks into the new year and I haven’t done anything in regard to toys except organizing and opening them. What’s crazy is I can vividly remember feeling the same way last y...

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No time for diatribes today. I’m a dull boy…Slick   Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe to the RSS Subscribe through Apple Podcasts Subscribe through G...

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It’s official, it’s a snow day here in Denver. While not officially, because school is actually out right now, it’s enough to go sledding and that’s all that matters to Lil’ Miss McFavo...

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Since I’ve been doing these posts for 14 years now, I sometimes search my own posts to see if I’ve written about something before or possibly used the same title. Lo and behold, I wrote a pos...

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Well, the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful. Well, I guess it isn’t frightful. Just a couple of inches, but it is cold as hell. 6 degrees as I write this, but it’s s...

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It’s kind of hard not to take rejection personally. Even though, most of the time it doesn’t have a whole lot to do with you. At least you hope so. There are usually a lot of mitigating facto...

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It’s been a helluva 2 weeks. No time to talk…Slick   Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe to the RSS Subscribe through Apple Podcasts Subscribe through ...

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If you have any investments you’ve probably seen them take a hit this year. A hit may not really capture it accurately. I don’t like to use profanity too much when I write, but a shit is much...

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I think when we hear the words customer service, it reminds us of horrible experiences that cost us time, money, and/or sanity. Today I got to experience all three on both sides of the interactio...

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Two-hundred and fifty kind of seems like a big deal when you type out but is it really? Sure it’s been almost 15 years since we started talking toys. My collecting has gone completely haywire i...

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I’ve seen it twice this week on our wee little family group on the Foosbook. Posts showing nearly 100% retro-style toy hauls. Some unreleased, some redeco homages, but all totally amazing. They...

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It was an actual Comic-Con for the first time in a long time. The displays were there. Well mostly. There was drama about exclusives. There were some amazing reveals. Then there’s the hate. Yup...

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Man, I’ll tell you what. While collecting has lost some luster for me, talking toys is more fun than ever. Our hobby has gotten a little out of control. I’m getting multiple boxes every day. ...

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I really haven’t had a lazy summer per se, but man, it is about to get insane for the McFavorites. We are christening a little new-to-us fishing boat. Our first boat ever. We have a birthday tr...

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I have been so lazy the last few days. Not really feeling doing the whole writing thing. I need to catch up on real life. Sometimes you don’t…Slick Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube...

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This week let’s talk about alter egos. So I think I came up with Slick McFavorite back when everyone was trying to be anonymous on the Internet. It literally stems from a porn name conversation...

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I am going down a crazy documentary phase lately. Working from home allows me to watch just about anything while I work. I did the same thing during the pandemic with war documentaries. However, ...

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Since our shows run so long, I don’t often get a chance to really thank all of you that come out to support the live show on a regular basis. Whether you stop by, have us on in the background, ...

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I don’t know if peer pressure was coined in the 80s, but I know I heard a lot about it growing up. People were going to peer pressure you to drink, do drugs, have sex, and just about any other ...

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I’ve found that people take feedback in two distinctly different ways. Constructive and critical. I’ve always viewed those as one and the same. It really just depends on how you view them. Th...

https://openyourtoys.com/2022/04/16/open-your-toys-cast-episode-240-feedback/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-240-feedback

Last week we talked about value in regard to current pricing. It really got me thinking. We went to In-N-Out here in Colorado for the first time. It’s been years since we have been in Californi...

https://openyourtoys.com/2022/03/28/open-your-toys-cast-episode-239-double-double/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-239-double-double

What started off as a discussion on the soaring prices of toys turned out to be more of a referendum on value. What value to find in your toys? Are they investments, just for fun? Are you like me...

https://openyourtoys.com/2022/03/28/open-your-toys-cast-discussion-value/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-discussion-value

Really not feeling writing right now and this is something on my to-do list. Going to keep it simple. Peace…Slick Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe to t...

https://openyourtoys.com/2022/03/14/open-your-toys-cast-episode-238-not-tonight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-238-not-tonight

We had a helluva toy week, man news like crazy. I think the lead got buried, unfortunately. The price hikes. Yikes! We touch on it casually, but what’s your limit? How much are you willing to p...

https://openyourtoys.com/2022/03/05/open-your-toys-cast-episode-237-whats-your-limit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-237-whats-your-limit

I had my first eye exam ever this week. It was eye-opening :), to say the least. I’ve always prided myself on having 20/20 vision, especially since every single person on both sides of my famil...

https://openyourtoys.com/2022/02/21/open-your-toys-cast-episode-236-a-sight-of-the-times/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-236-a-sight-of-the-times

Another 3 hours plus. I am really growing to love these long shows. I think my only regret is not getting more time to just talk with the guys “off the record”. While I love talking toys, we ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2022/02/10/open-your-toys-cast-episode-235-another-long-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-235-another-long-one

After our shortest show in years follows one of the longest. For good reason. We cover the new 1099 rule that has gone into effect starting at the beginning of this year. Any Goods and Services t...

https://openyourtoys.com/2022/01/12/open-your-toys-cast-episode-234-this-is-the-end-beautiful-friend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-234-this-is-the-end-beautiful-friend

Albert Einstein once said, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” I think everyone should know that by now, but I never knew it wa...

https://openyourtoys.com/2022/01/04/open-your-toys-cast-episode-233-the-definition-of-insanity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-233-the-definition-of-insanity

I just had two $1000 weekends in a row. The first was for our anniversary. We stayed at the most luxurious hotel I have ever been to. It is one of the top 10 hotels in the country. Their “Hall ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/12/12/open-your-toys-cast-episode-232-not-feeling-the-joy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-232-not-feeling-the-joy

I really needed yesterday. Yes, I said yesterday. I am actually getting this out the next day for what I think is the second time in 13 years. It had been a rough couple of weeks for multiple rea...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/11/22/open-your-toys-cast-episode-231-the-boys-are-back-in-town/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-231-the-boys-are-back-in-town

One of the reasons I’ve been so busy was my uncle passed away a few months ago and I’ve been handling his estate. He’s estranged from the rest of the family and never married or had kids. H...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/11/17/open-your-toys-cast-episode-230-its-that-time-of-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-230-its-that-time-of-year

As I might have mentioned a few hundred times, I have been crazy busy. However, it’s about to slow down just in time for the holidays. Thank god. However, with the rest of my obligations, it’...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/11/03/open-your-toys-cast-episode-229-put-up-or-shut-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-229-put-up-or-shut-up

Time has been in short supply lately. That’s why I love moments like this. I’m sitting here with my daughter watching her first slasher movie. I guess not her first because she watched Fear S...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/10/16/open-your-toys-cast-episode-228-quality-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-228-quality-time

I have been getting so much stuff done it’s ridiculous. None of it seems to be making me any money, but it’s a lot of shit. Since it went out 25 days ago, you might be able to tell I’ve bee...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/10/05/open-your-toys-cast-episode-227-getting-shit-done/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-227-getting-shit-done

I’ve gotten used to throwing on movies I’ve seen a hundred times while I put out the show. That is if it’s not football season, then I’ll watch a game or two. I’m still keeping up prett...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/09/14/open-your-toys-cast-episode-226-visceral/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-226-visceral

I think this may be the fastest I’ve ever got a show out. I’ve just been motivating like crazy today. I’m excited to get back to posting some toys for sale. So if you haven’t yet, check o...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/08/23/open-your-toys-cast-episode-225-quick-like-bunny/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-225-quick-like-bunny

Last time on Open Your Toys Cast, The Blog, I wrote about being caught up. Well, then it was Mrs. McFavorite’s birthday. Then my daughter’s birthday. For birthdays, we don’t just celebrate ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/08/16/open-your-toys-cast-episode-224-the-ebb-and-flow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-224-the-ebb-and-flow

I can’t believe it. Now, I’ll never really be completely caught up because I have literally hundreds of projects I would love to accomplish. However, you can tell I’ve got most everything o...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/07/28/open-your-toys-cast-episode-223-all-caught-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-223-all-caught-up

In our family, things always tend to turn into an adventure. Sometimes it is just a happy-go-lucky string of incidents that makes things a little more interesting. Other times it’s a complete a...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/07/15/open-your-toys-cast-episode-222-always-an-adventure/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-222-always-an-adventure

Have you ever done something you can’t take back? I get it, you can’t really take anything back. I guess I’m more referring to something that you can’t be forgiven for. Essentially a fore...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/07/08/open-your-toys-cast-episode-221-cant-take-it-back/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-221-cant-take-it-back

Again, nothing fancy this time, just a good long discussion about collecting in 2021. See you next time…Slick Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe to the R...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/06/23/open-your-toys-cast-discussion-state-of-collecting-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-discussion-state-of-collecting-2021

Sorry for the delay in posting the show. That coupled with us skipping a show means some of you haven’t heard from us in over a month. To eliminate any delays, we encourage you to kick it with ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/06/07/open-your-toys-cast-episode-220-rekindling-and-the-hunt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-220-rekindling-and-the-hunt

I’ve always liked being alone. I think it comes from being an only child of a single mother. It’s been increasingly difficult to find time to be alone during the pandemic and there are only t...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/05/09/open-your-toys-cast-episode-219-i-think-were-alone-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-219-i-think-were-alone-now

…Slick Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe to the RSS Subscribe through iTunes Subscribe through Google Podcasts Listen on Stitcher Radio Download the .mp3 (2:26 / 140.1 MB) F...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/04/24/open-your-toys-cast-episode-218/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-218

Winner for brevity… This guy…Slick Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe to the RSS Subscribe through iTunes Subscribe through Google Podcasts Listen on Stitcher Radio Downloa...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/04/06/open-your-toys-cast-episode-217-even-less/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-217-even-less

One of the main differences I’ve noticed with the pandemic entering its second year is my tolerance for small talk has just about been exhausted. And not the small talk with a rep on the phone ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/03/29/open-your-toys-cast-episode-216-cant-talk-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-216-cant-talk-now

The last time around I talked about having too much going on. That usually manifests itself in me getting less sleep. However, that is a good thing, for me at least. I just can’t seem to thrive...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/03/14/open-your-toys-cast-episode-215-too-much-sleep/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-215-too-much-sleep

Man, it has been a helluva last two weeks. I have been working 12-hour days between investor preparations, our largest school fundraiser yet, and planning and promoting the tech meetup I organize...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/03/05/open-your-toys-cast-episode-214-too-much-going-on/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-214-too-much-going-on

We have been motivating like crazy around the McFavorite household. It has a lot to do with not drinking, but also with something else. That something else is me lowering my expectations of every...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/01/30/open-your-toys-cast-episode-213-cutting-corners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-213-cutting-corners

Today I get to watch two of the oldest quarterbacks (2nd and 3rd) to play in a playoff game go head to head. It has the possibility of being one of the best playoff games of the year. It’s even...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/01/17/open-your-toys-cast-episode-212-age-is-just-a-number/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-212-age-is-just-a-number

People that actually read these things know change or lack thereof is kind of a theme over the years. In 12 years I haven’t changed very much even though I’ve really wanted to. There are also...

https://openyourtoys.com/2021/01/03/open-your-toys-cast-episode-211-same-shit-different-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-211-same-shit-different-year

It’s that time of year again. We’ve been marathoning through our regular list of Christmas movies. Classics like A Christmas Story, Scrooged, Elf, Christmas Vacation, the Holiday Special, Pol...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/12/23/open-your-toys-cast-episode-210-have-a-ho-ho-horrific-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-210-have-a-ho-ho-horrific-time

Well, it’s not the show’s anniversary. We blew by it a couple of months ago. It was our 12th. It’s Mrs. McFavorite’s and my anniversary. We’ve been married for 14 years and together for...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/12/05/open-your-toys-cast-episode-209-its-our-anniversary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-209-its-our-anniversary

Alright, I hesitated using such a divisive term in the title. However, probably with the same zeal and unfortunately similar success of one of my favorite shows, “It’s okay, I’m taking it b...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/11/23/open-your-toys-cast-episode-208-everybody-was-kung-flu-fighting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-208-everybody-was-kung-flu-fighting

I know, you’ve heard it enough. I know I have, especially because we voted over a week ago. So if you’re one of the over one hundred million people (almost 70% of 2016’s entire turnout) tha...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/11/03/open-your-toys-cast-episode-207-vote/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-207-vote

Since we’re in the witching season, I’ve been watching a lot of horror. And I mean A LOT of horror. I think one of the best things about the genre is its ability to build upon itself with par...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/10/21/open-your-toys-cast-episode-206-parody-vs-satire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-206-parody-vs-satire

Nothing fancy this time, just a good long discussion about selling. See you next time…Slick Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe to the RSS Subscribe through iTunes Subscribe t...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/10/17/open-your-toys-cast-discussion-selling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-discussion-selling

Anybody following the show for some time knows I struggle with motivation. Not for the things I actually want to do, like collecting toys, being a Special Olympics coach, even being president of ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/10/07/open-your-toys-cast-episode-205-theres-always-something/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-205-theres-always-something

Well, the first, and hopefully the last, Pulsecon has come to a conclusion. And similar to their previous efforts, the panels were pretty good, but the pre-orders sucked. Especially the Target on...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/09/27/open-your-toys-cast-episode-204-you-cant-always-get-what-you-want/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-204-you-cant-always-get-what-you-want

Mrs. McFavorite and I spent our Labor Day weekend laboring. We were able to fill a 30 cubic yard dumpster. For those not great at math, that’s 22′ long, 8′ wide, and 6′ high. We could pro...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/09/09/open-your-toys-cast-episode-203-hoarder-status/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-203-hoarder-status

I have been on a bit of nostalgic kick since this whole pandemic thing started. However, I’m too lazy to dig into my archives, so it’s been whatever I can find on the ridiculous amount of str...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/08/25/open-your-toys-cast-episode-202-nostalgic-for-nostalgia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-202-nostalgic-for-nostalgia

I have long preached about my incessant need to be cost-conscious. Or, as my wife would call it, insanely cheap. Just like that hard to secure pre-order or that find in the wild, I get a little s...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/08/12/open-your-toys-cast-episode-201-the-cost-of-frugality/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-201-the-cost-of-frugality

It was 12 years and one day ago that Mrs. McFavorite and I announced we would start a podcast. 2 months later Open Your Toys Cast was born. I meant to have this out yesterday so I could say “12...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/08/05/open-your-toys-cast-episode-200-time-flies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-200-time-flies

I can’t believe we’re almost to 200. Can you? See you at the bicentennial…Slick Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe to the RSS Subscribe through iTunes Subscribe through G...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/07/22/open-your-toys-cast-episode-199-are-we-there-yet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-199-are-we-there-yet

So I took a chance on this show. It was something I’ve done a hundred times before in the independently released audio-only version. I played a trailer for a show during Grab Bag. I guess the s...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/07/14/open-your-toys-cast-episode-198-copyright-smopyright/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-198-copyright-smopyright

This week we welcome AliasAngelAlias to walk us through perhaps the coolest virtual con yet, Tamashii Nation’s 2020 Virtual Reality Exhibition. This just absolutely blew my mind. You really owe...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/07/08/open-your-toys-cast-episode-197-the-one-with-the-imports/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-197-the-one-with-the-imports

I think it’s absolutely astonishing that on this 4th we are the most divided we have ever been with maybe the exception of the Civil War era. I purposely steer way clear of politics outside of ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/07/04/open-your-toys-cast-episode-196-today-we-celebrate-our-independence-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-196-today-we-celebrate-our-independence-day

This is super late and I still have a lot to do. So I’ll just leave this here. See you in a couple of days…Slick Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe to the RSS Subscribe thr...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/06/27/open-your-toys-cast-episode-195-too-much-to-do/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-195-too-much-to-do

“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.” This is one of my most favorite quotes or prayers in ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/06/17/open-your-toys-cast-episode-194-control-freak/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-194-control-freak

When you want to be all alone…Slick Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe to the RSS Subscribe through iTunes Subscribe through Google Play Music Listen on Stitcher Radio Downlo...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/06/10/open-your-toys-cast-episode-193-just-one-of-those-days/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-193-just-one-of-those-days

Remember when I said I wouldn’t be doing much with these posts sometimes once we went weekly? Well, this is one of those times. Enjoy the show…Slick Watch Video on YouTube Subscribe on YouTub...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/06/02/open-your-toys-cast-episode-192-ya-know/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-192-ya-know

If you’re part of the group and listen to the show, then you probably have realized I’m horrible at remembering who posts what. Especially because I really do care, this always makes me feel ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/05/27/open-your-toys-cast-episode-191-im-sorry-im-really-bad-at-this/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-191-im-sorry-im-really-bad-at-this

This time around we get a deep dive into the one-sixth scale and more specifically, Hot Toys. We welcome Chris Leddy from the Sixth Scale Scavengers. He, along with Lotus, give the inside scoop o...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/05/19/open-your-toys-cast-episode-190-to-one-sixth-or-not-to-one-sixth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-190-to-one-sixth-or-not-to-one-sixth

If there are two words Mrs. McFavorite hates to hear it’s I’m sick. It basically means I’m going to be a whiney bitch for 3-5 days. Since this is like 5 days late, no introspective prose, n...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/05/15/open-your-toys-cast-episode-189-im-sick/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-189-im-sick

No big post this time as I have quite a bit to do today. These posts may get a little less introspective and a little more utilitarian. It will just depend on how I’m feeling. So spend less tim...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/05/06/open-your-toys-cast-episode-188-the-new-normal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-188-the-new-normal

Well, we’re on track with our releases. This one went a little longer as we had a very special guest host. But man, I am loving this format. It’s just so much fun. I really hope we can get so...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/04/28/open-your-toys-cast-episode-187-video-killed-the-radio-star/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-187-video-killed-the-radio-star

Can you believe it? A new episode in just over a week? That episode being less than 2 hours? And we have started doing a live video stream? We hope this brings you a little extra joy in a time wh...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/04/22/open-your-toys-cast-episode-186-and-the-band-played-on/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-186-and-the-band-played-on

And just like that, we are now officially a live streaming video podcast. Still extremely rough as I learn how to run the show while doing the show. However, not too shabby if I say so myself. Th...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/04/14/open-your-toys-cast-episode-185-brave-new-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-185-brave-new-world

Wow, was I way off the mark on the last post. I griped about people making a big deal of a strong flu. Well, it turns out its 10 times more contagious and 10 times more deadly. Now, most restaura...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/03/27/open-your-toys-cast-episode-184-from-hysteria-to-pandemic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-184-from-hysteria-to-pandemic

If you haven’t noticed our country has gone full-on hysteria mode. I’ve been doing some hunting over the last couple of weeks and the stores look like a hurricane or 100-year blizzard is comi...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/03/16/open-your-toys-cast-episode-183-a-study-of-hysteria/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-183-a-study-of-hysteria

I have to say that it was a pretty good Toy Fair. Nothing jaw-dropping amazing, but consistent. As usual, most things were spoiled in some form or fashion ahead of time. However, some things caug...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/02/25/open-your-toys-cast-episode-182-toy-fair-extravaganza/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-182-toy-fair-extravaganza

If you’re a basketball fan, then you may have guessed that I’m writing this while watching the NBA All-Star Game. It’s probably the first time in 10 years I have sat down and watched the en...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/02/16/open-your-toys-cast-episode-181-its-just-a-game/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-181-its-just-a-game

As I sit here and type this, I’m watching one of my favorite movies of all-time, Red Dawn. Not necessarily one of the best movies, but it’s steeped in nostalgia for me. It’s one of the firs...

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So tonight Mrs. McFavorite and I were looking for something to watch. We have broadcast stuff that airs weekly and then we usually have 30 and 60-minute shows we are marathoning. Well, broadcast ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2020/01/14/open-your-toys-cast-episode-179-too-much/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-179-too-much

For some reason, the number 2020 seems so much more futuristic than 2019 or any of the 2000’s except for maybe 2000 itself. Even just seeing it in the title makes me feel like I’m in the futu...

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One of my favorite fortunes from a cookie goes as follows, “Everything in moderation, including moderation.” I love this saying. It’s a great rationale for going full bore and for pulling b...

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The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 176: Happy Holidays… appeared first on Open Your Toys .

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Well, I finally got off my ass and did something. It feels so damn good. Not only did I have a super-productive week on the project I’m working on, but I also sold almost $1K in toys. Granted t...

https://openyourtoys.com/2019/11/11/open-your-toys-cast-episode-175-i-did-something-i-did-something/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-175-i-did-something-i-did-something

I think a lot of people secretly would love to be in my place at least for a while. It seems like a dream, being on a permanent vacation. However, what really messes with your head is how much yo...

https://openyourtoys.com/2019/10/28/open-your-toys-cast-episode-174-too-much/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-174-too-much

I’ve used a similar title before. I know, because I always double-check. I think it’s because it’s one of my favorite songs and if you haven’t noticed I use a lot of song lyrics and title...

https://openyourtoys.com/2019/10/15/open-your-toys-cast-episode-173-here-i-go-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-173-here-i-go-again

I wish I could say that this episode was, but let’s just say I was in rare form, especially towards the end. Not sure if it was the drinking or just because of nothing, really generating a lot ...

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Well, I didn’t expect for another show without me to be so forthcoming, but here we are. I’m personally excited. I get to listen to two Open Your Toys Casts in one month. With the holiday wee...

https://openyourtoys.com/2019/09/10/open-your-toys-cast-episode-171-the-rock-and-lotus-and-peter-show/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-171-the-rock-and-lotus-and-peter-show

Welcome back to the same’ole same’ole. As we ran through the news this week I couldn’t help but think about the response we had to The Rock and Lotus show. For the longest time, we have bee...

https://openyourtoys.com/2019/08/27/open-your-toys-cast-episode-170-status-quo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-170-status-quo

I never thought this day would happen. Of all the hosts we have had over the last 11 years. There have been many occasions where I was not able to record. I have always offered co-hosts the oppor...

https://openyourtoys.com/2019/08/12/open-your-toys-cast-episode-169-the-rock-and-lotus-show/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-169-the-rock-and-lotus-show

So that yearly event that makes millions of people happy, sad, glad, mad, and almost every other emotion happened again. We, of course, talk about it and I mean TALK. Over 3 hours of all of those...

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My mom worked her ass off. I always thought we were poor, but the truth was she was saving everything she could so that she could retire at 48. Being only 5 years from that mark it’s absolutely...

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Is there something wrong with me? People all around me just seem to take everything a little too seriously. Is this a case of if you think everyone around you is an asshole, you’re probably the...

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Okay, I sat down ready to do a full post, but nope. Nothing is wrong, in fact, things are great. I just don’t want to spend a bunch time writing one right now. Had a weekend of 14 hours driving...

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The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 164: Stuck Between a Rock and a Haddock Place… appeared first on Open Your Toys .

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Have you ever been so close to achieving something just to have the rug pulled out from underneath you at the last minute? I’ve been a victim of self-sabotage in the past, but this time I was m...

https://openyourtoys.com/2019/05/13/open-your-toys-cast-episode-163-almost-made-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-163-almost-made-it

I don’t know how many times I have said those words. In different situations, different rationales, I just keep uttering them to myself. If just saying it could make it happen I couldn’t even...

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I would love to have some statistics on how many of these I have written are downers and how many times things were going good. While not necessarily an accurate reflection on my life, it’s mor...

https://openyourtoys.com/2019/04/08/open-your-toys-cast-episode-161-so-much-for-that/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-161-so-much-for-that

Is there such a thing as too much good? I guess because it’s been such a shit show lately, I’m a little afraid that things are just going too good. You may have heard that I am working again....

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Quite a few months ago I wrote about my indiscretions when it came to Mrs. McFavorite. I referenced how easy it to be oblivious to situations. I really thought that it was simply a matter of misi...

https://openyourtoys.com/2019/03/07/open-your-toys-cast-episode-159-oblivious-part-dos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-159-oblivious-part-dos

I know, based on the release of this episode it should be our Toy Fair episode. Unfortunately, it’s not. We’re hopefully recording that tomorrow. We actually recorded this two weeks ago. I ha...

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The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 157: Pain, So Much Pain… appeared first on Open Your Toys .

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What can I say? It is literally the most significant milestone of the year. A new year can mean whatever you want it to mean. Maybe this is the year you accomplish that goal you’ve been reachin...

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The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 155: Stay in Your Lane… appeared first on Open Your Toys .

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The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 154: I Just Can’t… appeared first on Open Your Toys .

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So I have a friend. I know, the oldest story in the book right? A friend, right? But, no really, I have a friend that has a serious problem. They keep promising to get help. They even have gotten...

https://openyourtoys.com/2018/11/18/open-your-toys-cast-episode-153-when-is-enough/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-153-when-is-enough

Well after the build-up to the 10 years with episode 150. Then an absolutely amazing 10th-anniversary show. Now with the first show of our second decade, I’m just not feeling this blog post. It...

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Can you believe it? No, really, can you believe it? I can’t. Mrs. McFavorite and I started this after being married just under two years. We have since celebrated our 10th anniversary, had a be...

https://openyourtoys.com/2018/10/22/open-your-toys-cast-episode-151-10-years/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-151-10-years

Hey, we’re at 150 episodes! Mrs. McFavorite is back! I am absolutely ecstatic. How could it get any better? Well, the next show is our 10th ANNIVERSARY! Can you believe it has been 10 years of ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2018/09/29/open-your-toys-cast-episode-150-overshadowing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-150-overshadowing

Man, so close to getting it under 2 hours. I had such a good feeling about this one. Show notes only took my 30 minutes, it was just two of us, and still breached that 120-minute mark. Granted, i...

https://openyourtoys.com/2018/09/16/open-your-toys-cast-episode-149-so-close/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-149-so-close

Timing is everything. I have some serious experience with bad timing, especially in the last couple of days. These instances are partly due to running late of which I am a maestro. However, it’...

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Sorry it’s been almost a month. Especially considering this is our SDCC 2018 show, it seems like that was an eternity ago. However, I think it was worth the wait. It was really important for th...

https://openyourtoys.com/2018/08/20/open-your-toys-cast-episode-147-its-about-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-147-its-about-time

So for over 30 years, I thought the quintessential vacation song from the GoGos went, “Vacation holiday I want it // Vacation had to get away.” It was only after double checking the lyrics fo...

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Where the hell is mine? It’s been a year since I was laid off and still can’t seem to find it. Every day I get stuff done, it just never seems to be the things I want, nay, need to accomplish...

https://openyourtoys.com/2018/07/09/open-your-toys-cast-episode-145-motivation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-145-motivation

As I reveal on the show, I have graduated from my Full Stack Web Development Immersive. 480 hours of in-class time with over 400 hours of homework in 3 months. It was no joke. I took a couple wee...

https://openyourtoys.com/2018/06/27/open-your-toys-cast-episode-144-lets-get-it-started/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-144-lets-get-it-started

I tend to pride myself on being considerate… and, I mean to an annoying degree. That is why it is upsetting when people are less so. We experience this in many ways. When driving you should be ...

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There are all different kinds of love. Some so amazing they are life changing and some we just want to forget. Shared experiences can shape what kind of feelings you have for someone. Being part ...

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Insert whatever you want at the end of that title. I tend to think it’s whatever we feel we don’t have enough of or that we think we may run out of. That could be food, maybe water, even oppo...

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There are enough exterior forces in this world working against you. The last thing anyone needs is to contribute to them. Life is hard enough. Why would you ever want to help it by thinking you�...

https://openyourtoys.com/2018/04/01/open-your-toys-cast-episode-140-dont-be-down-on-yourself/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-140-dont-be-down-on-yourself

I can still remember vividly several trips to Toys”R”Us as a kid. Now, of course, I probably went there over a hundred times, but if you’re like me there are just a handful of times that re...

https://openyourtoys.com/2018/03/14/open-your-toys-cast-episode-139-i-dont-wanna-grow-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-139-i-dont-wanna-grow-up

Lately, negativity has just been really getting to me. I think it was a little easier to overlook it when my life was on an upswing. Now that my life is less than perfect, my sensitivity to it is...

https://openyourtoys.com/2018/02/26/open-your-toys-cast-episode-138-why-all-the-hate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-138-why-all-the-hate

So Toy Fair is this weekend and it always brings a rush of news. I remember being in that rat race. Not that we were ever a contender, but I still felt the pressure to get you guys news as fast a...

https://openyourtoys.com/2018/02/18/open-your-toys-cast-episode-137-whats-your-hurry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-137-whats-your-hurry

So there is a lot talk about using your platform. A platform can really be anything. It doesn’t need to be a national stage. It can be something as simple as parenting your kids. It’s an oppo...

https://openyourtoys.com/2018/02/06/open-your-toys-cast-episode-136-your-platform/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-136-your-platform

Finally, some progress. I spent all last week unsubscribing from emails. I turned off all my Facebook group notifications except for from friends and of course our group. Since I had not unsubscr...

https://openyourtoys.com/2018/01/26/open-your-toys-cast-episode-135-the-reckoning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-135-the-reckoning

Remember a couple of shows ago, I talked about a new site? Well as you can tell that hasn’t happened. There has been a lot of other things that needed to get done, that just haven’t got done....

https://openyourtoys.com/2018/01/13/open-your-toys-cast-episode-134-end-of-the-line/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-134-end-of-the-line

By that title, you might think this is another poor me post. Actually, I just think it’s funny and if you can’t smile at Christmas, when can you? I think I got that from my friend Carlos. His...

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So this has been planned for the past year, but as with most things in my life, it just kept getting put off. Well after a couple of months of job hunting it is very clear I need to update my ski...

https://openyourtoys.com/2017/12/14/open-your-toys-cast-episode-132-incoming/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-132-incoming

Well, it happened again. Awhile back you heard me whine about losing my new iPhone. That was at the start of my unemployment. Well just as things are getting really tight around here financially,...

https://openyourtoys.com/2017/11/27/open-your-toys-cast-episode-131-in-a-hurry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-131-in-a-hurry

Sometimes the harshest mistress is reality itself. She is real and inescapable. Trust me, I’ve been running from her for months. Well, she has caught up with me and it’s finally time to do wh...

https://openyourtoys.com/2017/11/13/open-your-toys-cast-episode-130-reality%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-130-reality%25e2%2580%25a6

Every year about this time I really regret not doing something more elaborate for Halloween. More elaborate decorations, more elaborate costume, just a more elaborate Halloween in general. After ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2017/10/31/open-your-toys-cast-episode-129-%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-129-%25e2%2580%25a6

Fuckers fuckers fuckers! Yeah, that’s right, you heard me. I don’t even like using profanity when I write, but in this instance, it serves two purposes. The first goes along with what I was s...

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So this was supposed to be up about a week ago, but in retrospect I’m glad it wasn’t. Why? Simply because what I witnessed this weekend was perhaps the greatest proof of why this so important...

https://openyourtoys.com/2017/10/04/open-your-toys-cast-episode-127-community%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-127-community%25e2%2580%25a6

We have had a record-breaking lack of news for the last couple of shows. Even in light of some big cons, there just really hasn’t been that much out there. So how the hell are we still at 3+ ho...

https://openyourtoys.com/2017/09/20/open-your-toys-cast-episode-126-why-the-hell-are-these-so-long%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-126-why-the-hell-are-these-so-long%25e2%2580%25a6

When a storm was approaching Houston, a place where I have friends not too far away, I thought, “How bad could it be?” Then came the pictures and videos. Literally post-apocalyptic kind of st...

https://openyourtoys.com/2017/09/08/open-your-toys-cast-episode-125-in-harms-way%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-125-in-harms-way%25e2%2580%25a6

So this is a little bit of an experiment. I am writing this first part just before we head out to view the great total eclipse of 2017. There are so many expectations. We have been planning this ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2017/08/23/open-your-toys-cast-episode-124-expectations-vs-reality%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-124-expectations-vs-reality%25e2%2580%25a6

In this episode, we learn that I got laid off last month. Now while for a lot of reasons, this isn’t the worst thing that could happen. However, it still is a little hit to my ego and starts a ...

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Well, I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we should be back to a more regular schedule after this episode. The bad news is that’s because I was laid off last week...

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Here we go, hurry up, hurry up, let’s go, let’s go. It’s summer time and it’s time to hurry. There is lotsa stuff going on so not a lot of time to muse. I’ve brought it up before, but I...

https://openyourtoys.com/2017/06/24/open-your-toys-cast-episode-121-andale-andale-arriba-arriba%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-121-andale-andale-arriba-arriba%25e2%2580%25a6

Please remember to be thankful for the things that people do for you. From the small things like packing your lunch or serving you a burger, to much larger things like preserving your freedoms. I...

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Sometimes there’s a confluence of events that dictates the worst possible outcome. Welcome to our Toy Fair episode. Just under two months in the making, this should be our masterpiece. However,...

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Have you ever felt under pressure? Of course you have. We all have. It’s how you deal with it that matters. A lot of people fold. Some people mutter their way through it. Far fewer people shine...

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It’s been so long since we recorded this show, I can literally not remember what we talked about. However, I own that and I’m actually not too worried about it. Life happens and there are thi...

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For some of us the future seems dim, for some of us it seems brighter than ever. For some this is the start of a new era, for some this is a start of a Brave New World. No matter where you fall, ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2017/01/23/open-your-toys-cast-episode-116-darkest-before-the-dawn%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-116-darkest-before-the-dawn%25e2%2580%25a6

No, that title is not a long chain of typos. It’s actually the name of that song people hum at midnight on New Year’s. Basically it translates to "for the sake of old times". The page I lifte...

https://openyourtoys.com/2017/01/01/open-your-toys-cast-episode-115-for-auld-lang-syne%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-115-for-auld-lang-syne%25e2%2580%25a6

Why do I do this every year? I mean EVERY year. That’s not an exaggeration. Every year Mrs. McFavorite and I say next year will be different. Next year we WILL be done with Christmas stuff by n...

https://openyourtoys.com/2016/12/12/open-your-toys-cast-episode-114-procrastination/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-114-procrastination

Yeah there’s only two of us, big whoop, wanna fight about it? Nah, I didn’t think so. Neither did we. We just want to talk toys and talk toys we do. And we talk about our childhoods, ex-girlf...

https://openyourtoys.com/2016/11/25/open-your-toys-cast-episode-113-ranting-ranting-ranted/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-113-ranting-ranting-ranted

It’s a historical night, for good or bad. We are really close to knowing whether a misogynistic racist or a lying political insider will be the next most powerful person in the free world. I’...

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One of my favorite shows just put out a special episode where they used the term “the cool table” to describe an inner circle. Crazy thing is most of them started on other shows, but they did...

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I was listening to NPR the other day and they had an author on there that wrote a book called All That Man Is. Before the interviewer even had the chance to lob the softball of a question about t...

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So you say you’re looking for the perfect episode? Well I mentioned it briefly in the past, but I think we do have a pretty amazing solution. Even on longer episodes like this we are done with ...

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Have you ever lied? I think that is like asking have you ever breathed. Can anyone honestly say they have never lied or even say they haven’t lied in the last month? There’s lotsa different l...

https://openyourtoys.com/2016/09/15/open-your-toys-cast-episode-108-misrepresenting-the-truth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-108-misrepresenting-the-truth

If you didn’t know, I’m the "technical one" on the show. I always have been. Anytime something has gone wrong I try to figure out what happened and make sure it doesn’t happen again. In alm...

https://openyourtoys.com/2016/08/30/open-your-toys-cast-episode-107-humble-pie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-107-humble-pie

Last time we talked about doing shit. Well no matter how much stuff you can get done it doesn’t compare to working with a team. However, that team only works if everyone pulls their weight. The...

https://openyourtoys.com/2016/08/15/open-your-toys-cast-episode-106-together-everyone-achieves-more/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-106-together-everyone-achieves-more

It is definitely that time of year. There is just crazy amounts of stuff going on, work, the show, cons, Lil’ Miss McFavorite, wife and life. I gotta say, I am killing it. However, it still see...

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Yeah, I know. It’s almost comical at this point. At least Mrs. McFavorite gets a kick out of it. Almost three and a half hours again. Unfortunately we lost the original 104, it was only 2 hours...

https://openyourtoys.com/2016/07/01/open-your-toys-cast-episode-104-back-at-it-again-with-the-long-shows%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-104-back-at-it-again-with-the-long-shows%25e2%2580%25a6

Nothing stays the same. Now it’s time for change. As long time listeners are most likely aware, I’m not the biggest rock enthusiast. I have even made statements to the fact that I don’t nec...

https://openyourtoys.com/2016/06/02/open-your-toys-cast-episode-103-change-now-its-time-for-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-103-change-now-its-time-for-change

We need your input. If you’re a long time listener, you know my propensity for worrying about long shows. If you’re a recent listener you know we have been doing REALLY long shows. I’m talk...

https://openyourtoys.com/2016/05/08/open-your-toys-cast-episode-102-enough-is-enough-or-is-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-102-enough-is-enough-or-is-it

To quote one of my favorite shows right now, “welcome back for the first time”. Okay I may be a little biased, but is that so wrong? We’ve done SDCC more times than we count, Joecons, Botco...

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100 bitch. Mic drop. Just kidding, you know that’s not our style. Well, we finally made it. Only took us seven and a half years. The best part is while it’s a little long (as usual), it’s j...

https://openyourtoys.com/2016/04/19/open-your-toys-cast-episode-100-enough-said/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-100-enough-said

Record one more, put it on the Web. 100 podcasts recorded on the Web. A year and a half ago I never thought we would get this close. Not to jinx us, but it looks like this is going to happen. The...

https://openyourtoys.com/2016/03/07/open-your-toys-cast-episode-099-podcasts-recorded-on-the-web-99-podcasts-recorded/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-099-podcasts-recorded-on-the-web-99-podcasts-recorded

I couldn’t help myself, had to go back to the music references. If this is your first time reading my musings, you probably don’t know that I really lean on music from my past for concepts. E...

https://openyourtoys.com/2016/02/19/open-your-toys-cast-episode-098-commitment-how-many-us-have-them-uh-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-098-commitment-how-many-us-have-them-uh-it

In 2015 a crack podcasting unit was asked to revive a has been show for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly accepted against their will and escaped to the toy community underground. ...

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I love these guys! I meant it, like family, already. The 3 hours we record every other week is quickly becoming some of my favorite time. Like family we don’t always agree, but when we don’t ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2016/01/29/open-your-toys-cast-episode-096-fuck-big-bang/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-096-fuck-big-bang

Just because we have a new team, doesn’t mean we’re going to be any timelier, at least for now. I am really having a hard time turning over the reins of things I have always done to the new t...

https://openyourtoys.com/2016/01/13/open-your-toys-cast-episode-095-to-club-or-not-to-club/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-095-to-club-or-not-to-club

So there were a few things back in 1999 I thought I would never do. The first would be posting to the Web while I drive through the middle of nowhere Wyoming to see my family. Back then, I had ju...

https://openyourtoys.com/2016/01/04/open-your-toys-cast-episode-094-the-force-unwakens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-094-the-force-unwakens

I can’t tell you how many times over the last year and half I thought I would write another one of these again. But, we’re back, from outer space. We just walked in here without a sad look on...

https://openyourtoys.com/2015/12/08/open-your-toys-cast-episode-093-guess-whos-back/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-093-guess-whos-back

At least ones we can depend on? I have preached about this before, but I think it’s important to reiterate. One of my online homies and most favorite toy personalities, Jason Devall, preaches t...

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As I sit here and type this I’ve got a little anxiety. See I was expecting to register for JoeCon today. More importantly, I’m trying to register for a Golden Ticket. That’s right I’m pul...

https://openyourtoys.com/2014/03/20/open-your-toys-cast-episode-091-the-problem-with-expectations%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-091-the-problem-with-expectations%25e2%2580%25a6

What’s up? It has been a long time, this time for real, for really reals. It’s been over 7 months. I know, it’s crazy. Baby McFavorite is now officially Toddler McFavorite. My collecting ha...

https://openyourtoys.com/2014/03/03/open-your-toys-cast-episode-090-toy-fair-2014%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-090-toy-fair-2014%25e2%2580%25a6

Panel starting now. You will need to refresh occasionally to see updates. Angry Birds Star Wars II Character evolutions Anakin and Padme shown Telepods – you scan characters into game and you c...

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You will need to refresh to get the updates. Missed DCUC due to arguing with security guards Just going over existing Watchmen figures Ghostbusters Ecto Goggles $110 Interacts with PKE Meter Stic...

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You need to refresh the page manually periodically to get updates. Going over the same Botcon releases Going over the simplification of the transformations for kids Constructbots App to build you...

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This panel has started. Unfortunately the live blogging software is acting up. Will be posting updates here. Really proud they won 3 daytime Emmy’s. SPOILERS… Bumblebee will talk Played a cli...

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In the same fashion as two years ago. It’s 4 am, we leave for our flight in 12 hours. I still have to pack, send out BMF’s first birthday invitations, put together our swag, clean out our bac...

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Wow, just WOW! That was our initial reaction as we approached the Denver Convention Center on Friday for our first taste of the 2nd annual Denver Comic Con. As we neared the entrance I overheard ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2013/06/26/open-your-toys-cast-episode-087-denver-comic-con-2013%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-087-denver-comic-con-2013%25e2%2580%25a6

Hey, hey, hey, it’s con season and we got some reporting to do, and we are going to talk about a panel or two. You’ll have some fun now with me and the Mrs. here. Learning about StarFest whil...

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Timely as usual. Here’s our Toy Fair coverage only a few weeks after the fact. You’ve heard everyone else chime in. You may have even heard some of our thoughts on Dave and Devall’s show, b...

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I bet you thought this would be our Toy Fair episode and I think if we were any other podcast it would be. See my mom always taught me to finish what I started. We started this show about a week ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2013/02/18/open-your-toys-cast-episode-084-toy-fair-2013-psyche-i-know-its-been-done%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-084-toy-fair-2013-psyche-i-know-its-been-done%25e2%2580%25a6

Tomorrow is our 9th Annual Homie Christmas at Casa de McFavorite. You read that right, Homie Christmas. This post is not old, it is very very new. Homie Christmas is our yearly opportunity to kic...

https://openyourtoys.com/2013/01/19/open-your-toys-cast-episode-083-be-okay-with-yourself-okay/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-083-be-okay-with-yourself-okay

Here’s our fifth annual Black Friday cast. As your gorging on turkey and/or deals, remember as collectors we have hundreds, sometimes thousands of things to be thankful for. But, please do not ...

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If you saw my last post, you know I’m not really feeling these as of late. So I’m taking a break. We’re not taking a break, just me in regard to writing posts to accompany the shows. I just...

https://openyourtoys.com/2012/11/22/open-your-toys-cast-episode-081-taking-a-break/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-081-taking-a-break

Have you ever just gotten so sick of doing something you dread doing it. For some it might be yard work. For others unfortunately it’s their job. For me it’s these posts. For the most part I ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2012/10/29/open-your-toys-cast-episode-080-i-am-sick-of-writing-these-things%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-080-i-am-sick-of-writing-these-things%25e2%2580%25a6

There’s an interesting paradigm when you do a homegrown news podcast. Do you try to enjoy the experience and post shows at your convenience or do you let the “pressure” of getting things ou...

https://openyourtoys.com/2012/10/05/open-your-toys-cast-episode-079-missed-it-by-that-much/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-079-missed-it-by-that-much

It’s been over a month and I still can’t believe I’m father. Every time I look into her eyes and hold those tiny hands in mine all I think of is that I need to be a better me. No longer jus...

https://openyourtoys.com/2012/09/14/open-your-toys-cast-episode-078-longest-show-ever/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-078-longest-show-ever

That’s right. They’re doing that again. Unfortunately this year it was without The McFavorites. Can you believe it? There was a little bit of shock from not getting on a plane Tuesday. Not ha...

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Unfortunately this isn’t our Comic-Con episode. Even more unfortunate is we’re not even at Comic-Con. What we are is 3 in about 4 weeks. So that basically means we’re busy as hell. We will ...

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I am about talked the hell out. If you didn’t know this is the first time we’ve actually had a booth at a con . Denver Comic Con was absolutely amazing and far exceeded our expectations for i...

https://openyourtoys.com/2012/06/22/open-your-toys-cast-episode-075-talking-the-talk%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-075-talking-the-talk%25e2%2580%25a6

I feel like I’m truly getting old. Not physically, but mentally. What’s funny is I’m not really getting old, my priorities are just changing. I used to think, I’ll never do this or I’ll...

https://openyourtoys.com/2012/06/02/open-your-toys-cast-episode-074-priorities%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-074-priorities%25e2%2580%25a6

What started out to be a couple quick segments to promote the upcoming G.I. Joe sequel, Retaliation, and What’s on Joe Mind’s (WOJM) coverage of Joecon 2012 turned into a marathon of good tim...

https://openyourtoys.com/2012/05/27/open-your-toys-cast-episode-073-whats-on-joe-movieconathon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-073-whats-on-joe-movieconathon

Five years in a row. Just thinking about it makes my wallet want to cry and my heart soar. Although I always exercise amazing restraint in the dealer room, I always buy all the exclusives. That r...

https://openyourtoys.com/2012/05/09/open-your-toys-cast-episode-072-botcon-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-072-botcon-2012

Just refresh the page every once in awhile to see updates. Kre-O 7 different sets each has a piece to build a dark energon weapon 29 new Kreons Transformers Prime Just showing all the leaks so fa...

https://openyourtoys.com/2012/04/28/botcon-2012-hasbro-panel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=botcon-2012-hasbro-panel

Photos uploading now. 85% done. Slow over a tethered cell connection. http://www.flickr.com/photos/slickmcfavorite/sets/72157629555658234/ Just refresh your browser every once in awhile to see up...

https://openyourtoys.com/2012/04/28/botcon-2012-tfcc-round-table/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=botcon-2012-tfcc-round-table

On my own. Going down the only road I’ve ever known. And that road leads to Botcon, solo. It’s pretty fitting considering I went to my first Botcon five years ago by myself and this maybe my ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2012/04/23/open-your-toys-cast-episode-071-an-here-i-go-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-071-an-here-i-go-again

While we only touch on it briefly, the whole Intellectual Property thing is blowing up as of late. First Fun Publications started with 3rd party toys by simply calling attention to a clause in th...

https://openyourtoys.com/2012/04/04/open-your-toys-cast-episode-070-ip-smipy%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-070-ip-smipy%25e2%2580%25a6

I knew that I would. After several “meh” episodes, I finally had a great time recording this cast. With everything going on (see the last cast’s post), it really does feel good to be enjoyi...

https://openyourtoys.com/2012/03/14/open-your-toys-cast-episode-069-i-feel-good%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-069-i-feel-good%25e2%2580%25a6

It’s that time of year again. It’s the Super Bowl of action figure events. Where plastic addicts from all around the world rejoice and/or bitch about all the new toys we’ll be getting. Unfo...

https://openyourtoys.com/2012/02/21/open-your-toys-cast-episode-068-toy-fair-2012%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-068-toy-fair-2012%25e2%2580%25a6

Do you like spoilers? Do you want to know the newest information as soon as possible? I don’t, at least not really. That may sound strange coming from someone who peddles toy news, but that’s...

https://openyourtoys.com/2012/02/11/open-your-toys-cast-episode-067-spoiler/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-067-spoiler

Have you ever had a song stuck in your head? Of course you have. How about for a few weeks? That’s how long this post’s namesake has been stuck in mine. Almost every moment of silence has bee...

https://openyourtoys.com/2012/01/25/open-your-toys-cast-episode-066-its-gonna-be-a-good-life%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-066-its-gonna-be-a-good-life%25e2%2580%25a6

It’s truly amazing how quickly things can change. One moment everything is progressing the same as it always has and WHAM, your life will never be the same. That’s how I felt on December 11th...

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Well both of us just woke up from a tryptophan coma. Now we need to get ready for the Black Friday madness. We have one of your favorites back on the show. Hope you enjoy this year’s cast. Subs...

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Do you ever get to a point where things just get stale? Where it just seems like you are just going through the motions? That’s how I felt on this last cast. It’s not that I didn’t have fun...

https://openyourtoys.com/2011/11/11/open-your-toys-cast-episode-063-untitled/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-063-untitled

Now you know. And knowing is half the battle? I don’t know. Do you know? All right lets go. I wanna really thank our special guest host Otto “The Otter” of JoeCustoms.com and DioWarriors.co...

https://openyourtoys.com/2011/10/18/open-your-toys-cast-episode-062-if-you-dont-know%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-062-if-you-dont-know%25e2%2580%25a6

We did. Wow, did we. Unfortunately there’s something a little sad about the end of summer. I’m sure it stems from childhood and the almighty 3 month sabbatical we always looked forward to. Bu...

https://openyourtoys.com/2011/09/23/open-your-toys-cast-episode-061-did-you-have-a-good-summer%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-061-did-you-have-a-good-summer%25e2%2580%25a6

Without a strong rhyme to step to Think of how many weak shows you slept through Time’s up, I’m sorry I kept you Thinking of this, you keep repeating you miss The rhymes from the microphone s...

https://openyourtoys.com/2011/09/04/open-your-toys-cast-episode-060-its-been-a-long-time-i-shouldnt-have-left-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-060-its-been-a-long-time-i-shouldnt-have-left-you

We survived yet another year. Another year of lines, crowds, poorly trained security guards, people a little too excited and people not excited enough. Fanboys, cosplayers, booze and… oh yeah, ...

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Guess what? I left my tri-pod connector in Star Wars. Sorry no video from me this year. Introductions DCUC 12-pack finally coming out Club Infinite Earths (9 monthly figures, 3 quarterly figures ...

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Panel starts in one minute. Introductions of the panel. Just had a battery die in the video recording. Everyday I’m shufflin’. 2011 Clone Wars Wave 4 on shelves in September or sooner knowing...

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Live blogging the Hasbro Transformers panel now! There is a lot of rehashes from Botcon, but now with photos and videos allowed (to be posted later). Not taking a lot of photos as Hasbro will rel...

https://openyourtoys.com/2011/07/21/sdcc-2011-hasbro-transformers-panel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sdcc-2011-hasbro-transformers-panel

It’s 30 minutes until we hit the con, so no time for musing. Congratulations to Cliff for winning the SDCC Personal Shopper Contest. Here’s the new podcast. Subscribe to the RSS Subscribe thr...

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Since I’m doing everything this time, I’m going to keep the post short. I just wanted to give a big shout out to the sites that make this possible. First off, to everyone that actually partic...

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Thank you, thank you, thank you. That’s right, we put out a call for participation and we got it in spades. Thank you to everyone that has called and emailed. We have the most epic Listener Fee...

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I totally forgot that I took some notes on this panel. It’s a little late, but for historical reasons here’s my write up. Eric did a hand sketch of the Stunticon logo Stunticon boxset art was...

https://openyourtoys.com/2011/06/17/transformers-collectors-club-round-table-panel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=transformers-collectors-club-round-table-panel

This may be one of my last chances to do a first-hand account of Botcon. I’ve enjoyed a good run. I managed to attend the last four years and it has been a riot. However, like anything it can s...

https://openyourtoys.com/2011/06/15/open-your-toys-cast-episode-055-botcon-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-055-botcon-2011

HASLAB Brand Stewards Oversee the continuity Work across all platforms Work with internal and external partners Archivists Transformers Vault What didn’t make it – Actionmasters Mirage, Smoke...

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Panel starts in 5 minutes. Just refresh your page periodically. Photos will be posted during the panel as time permits on the Flickr account at http://www.flickr.com/photos/slickmcfavorite/ No ph...

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Just a quick thought as it’s the midnight before Botcon and I still have more packing to do. There are people in our lives that truly care and some that don’t, or at least not very much. The ...

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Robert Burns put it almost too eloquently when he wrote "The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft agley.” Basically outside sources can always interfere with your plans. No matter h...

https://openyourtoys.com/2011/05/09/open-your-toys-cast-episode-053-best-laid-plans%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-053-best-laid-plans%25e2%2580%25a6

I hate deadlines. I mean I HATE deadlines! Not necessarily because it means I have something that needs to get done, but more how they can affect the end product. Some people perform better under...

https://openyourtoys.com/2011/04/08/open-your-toys-cast-episode-052-joecon-kreon-and-participation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-052-joecon-kreon-and-participation

1. the act of participating 2. the state of being related to a larger whole Do you participate? Not specifically in any one thing, but just in general. Do you speak up during meetings or class? D...

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Hopin’ to find, we’re two of a kind. Making a go, making it grow. Together, we’re going to find our way. Together, taking the time each day. To learn all about those things you just can’t...

https://openyourtoys.com/2011/03/17/open-your-toys-cast-episode-050-here-we-are-face-to-face-a-couple-of-silver-spoons%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-050-here-we-are-face-to-face-a-couple-of-silver-spoons%25e2%2580%25a6

I mean literally, the clock just struck midnight. However, figuratively it seems like it too. Not only did Mrs. McFavorite and I spend the weekend doing fresh installs on our laptops, I’m final...

https://openyourtoys.com/2011/03/09/open-your-toys-cast-episode-049-its-a-brand-new-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-049-its-a-brand-new-day

How excited are you after Toy Fair? I guarantee you’re not more excited than me. Not necessarily because of the reveals as there were some amazing new toys shown. More so because I consider it ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2011/02/19/open-your-toys-cast-episode-048-toy-fair-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-048-toy-fair-2011

Toy Fair 2011 festivities start in mere hours. I get so damn excited during this time of year. It’s like my 2nd Christmas. We’ve already had a few big scoops. Leaked during the UK Toy Fair, w...

https://openyourtoys.com/2011/02/11/open-your-toys-cast-episode-047-its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-toy-fair/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-047-its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-toy-fair

This one is going to be a quick as I’ve got a lot on my list. What list you may ask? My “2 Do List”. I live and die by it or should I say them. I have one on my phone one in my email at hom...

https://openyourtoys.com/2011/01/25/open-your-toys-cast-episode-046-lists-we-dont-need-no-stinking-lists%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-046-lists-we-dont-need-no-stinking-lists%25e2%2580%25a6

And you’ll hear a tale, a tale of collecting toys. What a tale it is too. As usual we didn’t get a show out during the holidays so this one is a doozy. It feels amazing to be back though. I r...

https://openyourtoys.com/2011/01/07/open-your-toys-cast-episode-045-just-sit-right-back/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-045-just-sit-right-back

Not much to say today. For some it’s Black Friday eve. While we certainly enjoy our shopping, today is most definitely Thanksgiving. We have a lot to be thankful for. Trying to list everything ...

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Life is funny. Everything seems like it’s going great, but sometimes that is just your comfort level setting in. You get comfortable with the norm. The pedestrian is good enough. Then you wake ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2010/11/18/open-your-toys-cast-episode-043-more-of-the-same%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-043-more-of-the-same%25e2%2580%25a6

It’s back to business as usual, talking toys, toys and more toys. I gotta admit I’ve lost a bit of my plastic fever. Between running out of space and increasing credit card bills, the little ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2010/11/06/open-your-toys-cast-episode-042-after-the-hangover/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-042-after-the-hangover

I would have never thought when we started this two years ago I would be writing this today. It was only 4 years ago when Mrs. McFavorite and I jokingly put iPods on our wedding registry. Surpris...

https://openyourtoys.com/2010/10/10/open-your-toys-cast-episode-041-two-years/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-041-two-years

Hey gang. Well we’re on our last episode before our two year anniversary and wouldn’t you know technical difficulties are running rampant. I just listened to 30 minutes and wanted to shoot my...

https://openyourtoys.com/2010/09/29/open-your-toys-cast-episode-040-the-bleeps-the-sweeps-and-the-creeps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-040-the-bleeps-the-sweeps-and-the-creeps

It feels amazing to finally be back in the swing. I’m sure you haven’t noticed, but it has been 3, yes, THREE months since we last did a regular show. That also means that we’ve only been p...

https://openyourtoys.com/2010/09/14/open-your-toys-cast-episode-039-back-to-the-grill-again-the-grill-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-039-back-to-the-grill-again-the-grill-again

So it’s about 5 in the morning and I’m wide awake. At some point between Comic-Con and Celebration my sleep schedule got all screwed up. But at least I have learned something about myself. I ...

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Well as usual here’s a convention wrap up way too late to do anybody any good. Yet, we still stress and grind, editing shows, photos and the worst of them all, videos. FUCK! It’s not difficul...

https://openyourtoys.com/2010/08/20/open-your-toys-cast-episode-037-part-1-and-2-sdcc-2010/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-037-part-1-and-2-sdcc-2010

Finally on line. Live blogging starts now. Here is what you have missed. I screwed up again and didn’t stop the video in time because I was screwing with my connection. Will post the first 20 m...

https://openyourtoys.com/2010/08/13/hasbro-star-wars-panel-from-star-wars-celebration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hasbro-star-wars-panel-from-star-wars-celebration

Live blogging from the San Diego Comic-Con Masters of the Universe panel starts in 20 minutes. I’m actually early to panel for once. Yay! Here we go. DCUC Retro action Green Lantern figures (Si...

https://openyourtoys.com/2010/07/23/sdcc-2010-masters-of-the-universe-panel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sdcc-2010-masters-of-the-universe-panel

Live blogging for Star Wars Hasbro panel starts now. Galactic Battle Game will be in every single carded except Vintage Each game card has 6 powers and and five ratings Will continue through 2011...

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Got into the panel late. Updating now. Takes place on Earth. Essentially same G1 story initially Look and feel is based G1, but going for a more cienamatic feel Stretching the limit with what can...

https://openyourtoys.com/2010/07/22/sdcc-2010-transformers-prime-panel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sdcc-2010-transformers-prime-panel

Transformers panel is about to begin. Stay tuned for live updates. War for Cybertron Same boring shit from Botcon Still more content coming from WFC. DLC pack coming on the 7.27.10 More character...

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Okay the fun is about to begin. No live cast of the panel, but will upoload video immediately afterward. Stay tuned for live updates from this panel and immediately after, Transformers! G.I. Joe:...

https://openyourtoys.com/2010/07/22/sdcc-2010-hasbro-gi-joe-panel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sdcc-2010-hasbro-gi-joe-panel

This is a day late and a dollar short. Well, more like a week late and hundreds of dollars short(er). That’s right, I have finally somewhat caught up from yet another amazing Botcon. That’s t...

https://openyourtoys.com/2010/07/08/open-your-toys-cast-episode-036-botcon-2010/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-036-botcon-2010

2nd row today thanks to the new homie, G. Live blogging starts in five minutes! Special thanks to Saber of http://SabertronToys.com for providing me wireless during the panel. Also thanks to Jaim...

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I will be attempting to live post during the panel. Here we go. All the same stuff we have seen leaked so far. Deluxe Ratchet in G1 color scheme. Highbrow – twin engine style older plane. Props...

https://openyourtoys.com/2010/06/26/botcon-2010-hasbro-panel-06-26-10/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=botcon-2010-hasbro-panel-06-26-10

First off, sorry for the short delay. We were hoping to have this bi-weekly schedule on lock, but shit happens. The cast itself took a couple days (can’t imagine why at over two and a half hour...

https://openyourtoys.com/2010/06/14/open-your-toys-cast-episode-035-im-so-excited-and-i-just-cant-hide-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-035-im-so-excited-and-i-just-cant-hide-it

We’ll I guess after you go for more than a month without doing something that makes you feel so good, then you do it twice in two weeks, it can definitely seem like just yesterday. Man, it feel...

https://openyourtoys.com/2010/05/26/open-your-toys-cast-episode-034-wow-it-seems-like-just-yesterday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-034-wow-it-seems-like-just-yesterday

If you have no idea what the reference is, it just means you’re young and I’m old. I’ve been feeling old lately because it seems like there is never enough time. I can remember even 5 years...

https://openyourtoys.com/2010/05/11/open-your-toys-cast-episode-033-were-back-like-kotter-bitches/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-033-were-back-like-kotter-bitches

You’ll never guess where this is being written. I’m actually writing this during a color belt testing. In between patterns, combos and breaks there is a lot of downtime as judges jot down obs...

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Can you smell it in the air? The scent of anticipation? The odor of excitement? The stink of unshowered masses? I can remember back just a couple years ago when I really wished I could go to some...

https://openyourtoys.com/2010/03/25/open-your-toys-cast-episode-031-its-almost-con-season/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-031-its-almost-con-season

Do all caps and an exclamation mark do justice to how excited I am about Toy Fair 2010 ? Not even close. With all of the leaks, with all of the stolen Chinese toys, they still seem to absolutely ...

https://openyourtoys.com/2010/02/24/open-your-toys-cast-episode-030-toy-fair-2010/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-030-toy-fair-2010

Hey toy fans! Mr. Slicky here, happy as a clam. How happy is clam anyway? Well it really doesn’t matter, I’m still sitting here with a big stupid grin on my face. Yes, I have been drinking, b...

https://openyourtoys.com/2010/02/16/open-your-toys-cast-episode-029-man-it-is-a-great-time-to-be-a-collector/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-029-man-it-is-a-great-time-to-be-a-collector

Wow, finally. I thought the holidays were never going to end. We have officially started to take down our Christmas decorations. We were not being lazy for once, we actually had a good reason. La...

https://openyourtoys.com/2010/01/20/open-your-toys-cast-episode-028-part-3-happy-christmas-and-merry-new-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-028-part-3-happy-christmas-and-merry-new-year

As I sit here sober on a Sunday night, which hasn’t happened in a very long time, I’m excited, which also hasn’t happened in very long time. Okay, I’m actually very easily excitable and i...

https://openyourtoys.com/2010/01/11/open-your-toys-cast-episode-028-part-2-happy-christmas-and-merry-new-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-028-part-2-happy-christmas-and-merry-new-year

In the immortal words of Clark W. Griswald, "Hallelujah…Holy shit…Where’s the Tylenol?". Has it already been a year? A decade? Really? Seems like just yesterday we had started our own podca...

https://openyourtoys.com/2009/12/31/open-your-toys-cast-episode-028-part-1-happy-christmas-and-merry-new-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-028-part-1-happy-christmas-and-merry-new-year

I am sitting here so uncomfortably stuffed it’s not even funny. My only reprieve from the discomfort is knowing that we won’t be standing in a line out in the cold waiting for a store to open...

https://openyourtoys.com/2009/11/27/open-your-toys-cast-episode-027-black-friday-2009/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-027-black-friday-2009

Hey there toy fans. It’s Thanksgiving and this should have been up a few days ago. Oh well, there is another cast being posted almost immediately after this one. If you can’t guess, this is j...

https://openyourtoys.com/2009/11/27/open-your-toys-cast-episode-026-part-2-it%E2%80%99s-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas%E2%80%A6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-026-part-2-it%25e2%2580%2599s-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas%25e2%2580%25a6

Hey toy fans, welcome back. Damn it feels good to be casting again. It had been one crazy summer. We blinked and fall is almost over. The stores are in full-on holiday mode. I even heard Christma...

https://openyourtoys.com/2009/11/18/open-your-toys-cast-episode-026-part-1-its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-026-part-1-its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas

That’s right, the much anticipated, by me at least, conclusion to our one year anniversary show is now officially part of Internet history. More so for the fact that it is finally up as opposed...

https://openyourtoys.com/2009/11/06/open-your-toys-cast-episode-025-part-2-one-mutha-fucking-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-your-toys-cast-episode-025-part-2-one-mutha-fucking-year

A few shows back I had an issue with actually putting profanity in my post title. Not this time, not even close. I can’t believe it has been year. It hasn’t always been drinks and smiles. As ...

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As you found out from our last show, this is an official two-parter baby. Talk so nice, we’re making you have to listen twice (or at least at two different times). We round out the show with ou...

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That’s right; we’re back with another two-parter. We talked so damn much that we once again broke it up into two long ass shows. It’s okay though, because our next episode is our one year a...

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At long last, part 2 of our Joecon wrap up is here. This time it’s all about the toys. What’s hittin’ stores and online and of course, what we got. We also get to hear from two of our favor...

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Timely as usual, a month later we present our 2009 G.I. Joe Collectors Convention (or Joecon) wrap up. What is truly amazing is we manage to spend as much time talking about this very low key con...

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Now that we are done with all the frivolity of recapping SDCC itself, it’s back to business. Part two of the Comic-Con wrap up is all the regular segments you have come to know and love (at lea...

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As much as I wanted to drop an F-bomb, I still have a problem using profanity in my writing. Don’t mind the fact that both the Mrs. and I rock them like sailors on the regular. With that out of...

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Hey toy fans it seems like it has been forever. Oh wait, it has been forever. I just realized it has been over a month since our last cast. Funny thing is this episode was recorded over a month a...

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That’s right, the big two oh and we do it up big. Well kinda. We have an amazing new intro/outro by my main man, producer, MC extraordinaire, Aero from Third Light Productions. We have finally ...

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As I started the show notes, I realized between the delay of posting 17 and 18 being completely dedicated to Botcon there has been a massive amount of news. As such we have a massive show for you...

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The title says it all, literally. This entire episode is dedicated to our trip to Botcon 2009 in Pasadena, California. This was my second year and as you know, Mrs. McFavorite was a Botcon virgin...

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Our apologies to everyone, this should have been out a few days before Botcon, then right before Botcon, then right after Botcon and at long last now. All I can say is life, go figure. It’s bee...

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At this time, two weeks from now, we should be driving through Utah on our way to Botcon. Hell to the yeah. I’m so excited and I just can’t hide it. Yay. See, told ya. So even after only one ...

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Even with only a week in between, seemingly not nearly as much news and not seeing anything on our shelves and pegs, we still manage to go 2+ hours. That’s okay though, because we love what we ...

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That’s right, just went to the best Mile High City con, TFCon was also this weekend, next week is Canadian Joe Con, Botcon is less than a month away and we are getting very excited. Yes, we, ev...

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It is definitely a movie year and not just one but two, a Star Wars t.v. show and did you know they’re actually making Master of the Universe figures again? My fanboy excitement level is at an ...

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Well as usual, I slacked in getting something up. On the podcast I talked about a Lego Master Builder event in the good’ole Mile High City. I promised I would put up a scan of the flyer. So her...

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Okay, now it’s getting recockulous. It seems we cannot do a show that is less than an hour and a half. Let alone get this runaway talk train under an hour. Mrs. McFavorite has also proclaimed t...

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Welcome back toy fans. Well we broke the 2 hour mark yet again. This time on a Saturday, so we are in much better spirits all the way through. I think Mrs. McFavorite might have something with th...

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That’s right, we hit our first milestone, kind of. Episode 10 is a little later than we had hoped, but worth the wait, IMHO. I think we finally have the sound thing licked. Haven’t heard the ...

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Okay, it’s real late and I’m about half-buzzed, but I haven’t laughed this hard in a long time. I first saw this on Boing Boing. Upon a second and third viewing, I’ve determined it is alr...

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A new episode in less than a week? YAY! We talk about everything action figure related revealed during Toy Fair 2009 for the four franchises and I mean everything (okay not everything, but damn c...

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NOTE: This podcast was recorded over a week and a half ago. Due to our Valentine’s Weekend Extravaganza and one hell of a week it’s a little late. Our sincerest apologies. Look for a new cast...

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Saw these while watching one my newest shows, Batman: Brave and the Bold. I’m not really diggin’ on it, however, this one had Plastic Man. PM was one of my favs’ from back in the day. It wa...

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The news keeps rolling in fast and furious. Star Wars and Transformers are going off. G.I. Joe isn’t far behind. Masters of the Universe, meh. Best yet, Houston we have toys. Yes, the stores fi...

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It’s been over a month since my last post so I figured I’d come back EXTREME, kind of, well not really. Today we look at one of my favorite type of toys, construction toys. What could be bett...

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Wow, did 2008 have a December? Didn’t seem like it. Sorry to all of our listeners/readers we let down horribly, it will never happen again. Who are we kidding, it’s gonna happen again. But, w...

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As I mentioned on our last cast, I finally pulled the trigger and ordered all four issues of cereal:geek, the UK magazine dedicated to the animation of the 80’s, from Graham Cracker Comic Books...

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Well just as I figured. I slacked like a mutha fucker on keeping up with the holiday season daily posts. I’m going to give it another shot. To make up for the missed days, I’m going to try to...

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Okay the title may be reaching, but we did get our first hard evidence that people are listening. Yay, virtual high five TaterX and Ayleen! Did you do Black Friday? We did, kinda, and bought an a...

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Hey toy fans, welcome back to another installment of the Open Your Toys blog. Today we stray slightly from our toy roots. I used to be a Sunday comics junkie. I followed Spiderman, The Boondocks,...

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Today’s post won’t be long as it is Mrs. McFavorite’s and I’s 2nd Anniversary, but it’s a good one (like all those apostrophes). HasbroToyShop.com is doing a "Deal of the Day" promotion...

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But, it’s about as close as I’ve ever received. Feast your eyes on one of the first things I have ever won. Unlike Ralphie’s dad in A Christmas Story , it required no real skills. I was ran...

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Hell yeah. One week between shows. Best yet. Look for next week’s even sooner as we prepare for the most American annual “thing”. That’s right next week is Thanksgiving and better yet Bla...

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Damn it. We do better on the release, but due to a lot of news, store info and miscellaneous shit, we come in 50% longer than our target. This week we talk about MOTU Faker, the original repaint,...

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One day under two weeks and clocking in at about 1:12, we are so close to our target timeframe and duration it’s scary. This week we talk about the confirmed Masterpiece Grimlock and Disney Cro...

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After two weeks, we got another one. Funny thing is that it was recorded over a week ago. Just had some editing issues. Lets just say the beta designation for Audacity 1.35 is well deserved. At j...

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Well it’s taken a good two months, but at long last we have posted our first podcast.  It clocks in around 1:45, which is much longer than we anticipated.  As we settle in, we will be targeti...

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Mrs. McFavorite and I saw on Chelsea Lately, of all places, that Spaceballs: The Animated Series is finally going to premier in the US. Better yet, it’s going to be this Sunday on G4. They’re...

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I just received my new Lego Club Magazine for September and October. They have a big focus on the new Clone Wars sets including an interview with model designer Jens Kronvold Frederiksen. Frederi...

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Welcome to Open Your Toys.  Over the next month or so, this will become the home of the Open Your Toys Cast, as well as your source for Star Wars, G.I. Joe, Transformers and Masters of the Unive...

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