by Slick McFavorite | Oct 4, 2017 | Open Your Toys Cast
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. We have been meaning to start / promote our new Open Your Toys...
by Slick McFavorite | Sep 20, 2017 | Hascon, Open Your Toys Cast, Power-Con
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+ hours? Because we love this shit. I mean, LOVE IT! Even though the show...
by Slick McFavorite | Sep 8, 2017 | Open Your Toys Cast
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 stuff. Similar to Katrina, but what seemed to be in wide open...
by Slick McFavorite | Aug 23, 2017 | Open Your Toys Cast, SDCC
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 for months. It’s our first full-on family trip with wife, daughter,...
by Slick McFavorite | Aug 9, 2017 | Open Your Toys Cast
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 whole concern about money thing. It’s slowed the toy buying...
by Slick McFavorite | Jul 12, 2017 | Open Your Toys Cast
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. Yup, after ten years with my company we simply didn’t...
by Slick McFavorite | Jun 24, 2017 | Open Your Toys Cast
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 think I need to harp on this. Empathy, please learn...
by Slick McFavorite | May 31, 2017 | Open Your Toys Cast, Star Wars Celebration
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. It is Memorial Day after all. A day to remember those brave women and men...
by Slick McFavorite | Apr 6, 2017 | Open Your Toys Cast, Toy Fair
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, it is far from it. It is a cobbled together, multi-hour, mess of an...
by Slick McFavorite | Feb 23, 2017 | Open Your Toys Cast
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. Who do you want to be? Sometimes it’s as simple as just...
