I saw this on Reddit and wanted to share. Someone should get a whole series of patents for iconic toys (I’ve seen the Transformers), and create a framed series, I’d totally hang it up.

Here is a sneak peek at the LEGO The Lord of the Rings figures.
Keep an eye on the website http://thelordoftherings.lego.com for more information!

This past weekend my old college roommate and I took our six and four year old sons to the Monster Jam at the Verizon Center in Washington DC. We got there early to hit the Pit Party to meet all the drivers and pose with the trucks. Check out all of our sweet pics below, and see why this is an awesome event to take your kid to.
…continue reading Monster Jam! (Washington DC)

Last Friday the 13th and trucked up to Baltimore to check out the Nuclear Cowboyz. This spectacle pits the competing Soldiers of Havoc (blue uniforms) and the Metal Mulisha (black and gold) vs the invading Cyborg Army led by the evil Tempest. Will the Nuclear Cowboyz come together and defeat the Cyborg Army, saving mankind? Check out my pics below for all the high-flying stunts and pyrotechnics.
…continue reading Nuclear Cowboyz!!

Toy Sale Boat is all about finding the best deals on toys and there’s no better deal than free! To kick 2012 off right, Toy Sale Boat is hosting a giveaway where one lucky Facebook friend will win a Bowser Building Set from Mario Kart Wii K’NEX.

With these new K’NEX sets, you can build the world of Mario Kart – complete with racers, obstacles and power-ups like mushrooms and stars. The huge track sets are cool, but if you don’t have room for an entire race track and just want the mini-figures, K’NEX has you covered there, too. Mario, Luigi, Yoshi and Bowser are now each sold separately.

If you’re looking for Bowser, you better be willing to hunt. In an entire display of at least 50 mini-figures, K’NEX packed only 2 Bowser Building Sets. There is some good news, however – You can win a free Bowser Building Set if you Like us on Facebook.

Entering is easy; there’s only 2 steps:

1. Like Toy Sale Boat on Facebook.

2. Share this link on Facebook with the following quote in the text field: “Thank you Mario, but our Princess is another castle. If you think finding Princess Peach is difficult, try hunting down the ultra rare Bowser Building Set from Mario Kart Wii K’NEX. Toy Sale Boat is giving away a new Bowser Building Set to one of our Facebook friends. To enter, just Like us on Facebook and share this post. Follow the link to our blog to find out all details.”

You have until 8pm (EST) on Thursday, January 19th (1-19-12) to enter. The winner will be drawn from the list of “Likes” as of 8pm (EST) on 1-19-12. The winner will be asked to provide their name and e-mail address. The winner agrees to have his or her named published.

Follow Toy and Collectibles dealer Jordan Hembrough and his team as they travel the country searching out the rarest and most sought after toys and pop culture collectibles! Join Jordan as he meets incredible people and learns about the history of some of the most popular toy lines in the past 30 years. He’s out to uncover the Holy Grails of the collecting community… and time is running out!

Travel with Hembrough and his Hollywood Heroes as they journey to New York Comic Con, gathering rare and never before seen toys along the way. Comic Con is the “Super Bowl” of toy wheeling and dealing, gathering thousands of people each year. It’s the event where the biggest comic and toy collectors turn out to spend BIG money on the rarest toys!

Can Jordan “seal the deal” and turn his new found treasures into Toy Gold?! Tune in Jan 15th and find out! Tune in at 11:00pm on Travel Channel. Check your local listings.

These may be toys… but this aint child’s play!

I got to cover the Rusted Root concert last Friday, and the show was amazing. Rusted Root is releasing an album in the spring, so they had a few new songs to share, but they also played their tried and true fan favorites. They were up there for almost 2 hours. It was epic.

I hope they spell our name right in the credits.

This is hilarious. Check out the Old Murder House Theatre Facebook page for more info, including a Full version of the play

Shutter: 1/500, Lens, 50mm, Aperture: f/1.4, ISO: 1600

Last week, my friends’ band opened for Everlast at the Recher theatre in Towson, Maryland. I had full backstage access to photograph my friends, so I stuck around and tried to get some cool pics of Everlast to add to my portfolio. Believe it or not, I didn’t really purchase a lot of albums in college, but one of them was Everlast’s Whitey Ford Sings the Blues with his hit What It’s Like. Seeing Everlast perform would be a thrill, and I was excited to try and get some pictures.

…continue reading Everlast in Concert