San Diego Comic Con 2006!!!

Sideshow previews its first FIVE offering for the new Scum and Villainy Line. Pretty awesome. Has me pretty excited.

Some New Love For That Special Someone

H/T Worgar ar Sideshow Freaks for the pic.

Syd Barrett, Founder of Pink Floyd, Dead At 60

It is strange how the death of someone you never knew personally can effect you. When my brother told me this morning that Syd Barrett passed away my heart jumped into my throat. Apparently he died of complications stemming from his long-time battle with diabetes.

Syd Barrett was the founding memeber of Pink Floyd and wrote the bands first hit single in 1966 "See Emily Play" and "Arnold Lane" as well as penning and singing most of the material for their debut album "Piper At The Gates Of Dawn." After being removed from Pink Floyd and replaced by David Gilmour Syd sank into obscurity living at his mother's house and enjoying his garden.

One friend (I believe THE FRIEND) who got me into early Floyd and Syd Barrett reacted by saying "good riddance. old people get old. crazy people get a lot of cats. what are you gonna do?"... I was tarred with a brush a touch more sentimental, I guess.

Syd was a profound influence on my life (as far as people I never met go) and you were up there with Mozart, Lennon, Elvis, and Kurt on my list.

R.I.P.

Sideshow Announces New Line Of 1/6 Scale Figures

Sideshow Collectibles have announced in addition to the Order of the Jedi, Heroes of the Rebellion, and Lords of the Sith lines of 1/6 figures they are now adding Scum and Villainy to their line-up.

At the San Diego Comic Con in July Sideshow will be announing the identity of the first figure in the new line as well as another from of the previous lines. I predict Greedo will be the first from the new Scum and Villainy line.

Journals of a Sideshow Freak!

This picture is courtesy of Tomandshell from the Freaks Board. Kit Fisto is arriving earlier than expected. Kit Fisto has begun to ship. I am slated to receive Kit in about a week to a week and a half.