ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Last night, GAMA-GO’s Lederhosen Deathbot blitzed out of its box and staggered out into San Francisco’s City Beer Store. (Having imbibed a bit inside his package, he was ready to party.) It’s always great to meet people outside the matrix, particularly local companies supporting the San Francisco scene. Talked to Greg and Chris of GAMA-GO and Denise of Double Punch. Besides the great beer and the festive Deathbot, Greg made my night by saying that ToyCyte was the “gizmodo of toys.” I’m on my third Deathbot now (SDCC, Undertaker and Lederhosen), and besides digging the toy itself, I want to mention that the Deathbot is a relationship-bridger. Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend/wife/husband/mother-in-law who just barely tolerates your toys? Is it the modernism and the coldness of urban vinyl? If so, perhaps, like my girlfriend, your partner will embrace the warm wooden antiquity of the Deathbot. Because, from experience, the Deathbot was the first toy allowed to cross the threshold of my office into the rest of the house. Whether there’s safety in numbers, or the whole lot of Deathbots are destined to soon be sent back to the murky depths of my computer area are not yet known… But I encourage you to check out this figure. At the risk of sounding obvious, it is a robot wearing lederhosen and holding a beer. If you don’t get one now, who else is ever going to make this figure? 5.5 inches tall for $22 here. Thanks to Craig and Beth for graciously providing a keg of their finest Oktoberfest ale. Next time you’re looking for a brew in SF, check out City Beer Store in SOMA!