Sure, THIS Year We Kinda Didn't "Win" ...

Okay, fine. It was ugly. We lost.

We got our asses beat.

Hard.

Despite having what I thought were two pretty serviceable videos. (http://robbbadlam.blogspot.com/2009/07/love-democracy-then-you-should-vote-for.html)

But that milk is long spilled. No further tears shall be shed over it.

Anyhow, LAST year, we totally WON!

So, to make myself feel better, I thought I'd post a little blast from the past for your potential enjoyment. Here are my 2008 spots for the Sideshow Collectibles "Make Our Commercial" contest. The second of which ended up taking the top prize.

I apologize in advance for my fatness.

Here's the cleverly titled "Sideshow Freak #1" ...

And here's the eventual contest winner, "Sideshow Freak #2" ...

It was the first year of the contest and I thought the prize was pretty swell: $750 in cash and $250 in gift certificates.

Well, I thought it was swell until they offered a free trip for two to ComiCon to the winner the following year.

You know ... the year we didn't win. That year.

Sorry.

Milk. Spilled. Bitching. Ceased.

Okay. Better now.




Bastards.

Till next we meet ...

It's An Honor To Be Nominated ... Losing's A Punch In The Dick, Though

Yes, it's true.

The rumors, the whispers, the murmured assignations. All true.

(sigh)

We lost the ComiCon video contest at SideshowCollectibles.com.
I know ... you're upset. We all are. It's understandable. But we have to move beyond this.

Well, you do, anyway. Me? I'm gonna stew in my thick, bubbling gravy of defeat a smidge longer.

Ouch. My groin. My pride, too, I guess. But mostly my groin.

It's not that I'm a sore loser ... I just wish nothing but agony, death and eternal heartache on all the winners.

Okay, perhaps that's a bit strong.

Maybe just some dismemberment.

You're right, that's probably still a little strong.

Fine.

Mild dismemberment. Happy?

But here's the thing about losing that's actually great. Now I don't have to worry about the loss of freedom and anonymity that would certainly have accompanied all the international adulation and fame I'd surely have received for winning. Plus, I didn't have to suffer through a free trip to ComiCon or get overburdened by a mess of free cash and prizes.

So, yeah, in that way, it's super awesome to be a loser. I'm so much better off now.

(sigh)

On the other, less ironic, hand ... there's also the spite.

In all seriousness, I've long maintained that spite is a wildly underrated emotion with the potential to be a tremendous motivator. The best way to get me to do something and do it well, is to tell me: A) that I can't do it, or B) that even if I could do it, I couldn't do it well.

Once the dander gets up, I tend to focus and do some halfway decent work.

So this shocking and tragic loss has only raised my game for next time.

We will meet at the commercial contest again, Sideshow Collectibles. And next time I'll be wearing my punching fists ... and I will beat you so hard with my awesomeness that you will weep prize money into my ultra-absorbent pockets.

Truth.

Till next we meet ...

Love Democracy? Then You Should Vote For Me.

Seriously. You should vote for me.

Because it will make you feel good. Like virtuous good. Like when you come home from the gym. Or when you give your change to the Girl Scout panhandling outside the Pathmark.

Click this: http://www.sideshowtoy.com/?page_id=6962&utm_source=wp_news

Plus, if enough people vote, I'll get something cool for free. Which I like.

Mine are videos #1 and #2. But please vote for #1 so we don't split our vote.

So vote. That is, if you really love Democracy. Or America.


Should you not care to vote, or if you just hate America, here they are for your perusal anyhow. Communist.


Here's Video #1:

And here's Video #2:

Now get to voting!

Oh, and in case you're a producer or director-type. Dad here is played by Richard Waddingham and the Son is played by Greg Barkhamer.

Hire them!

Till next we meet ....