...EXCEPT when it comes to Beatles stuff.
......and ESPECIALLY when it comes to the Beatlefest catalogue, overpriced though the items may be. -_- I get a severe case of the 'OMG GIMME GIMMMMEEEEEEE!!!!!!!'s every time I even attempt to look through them. Well, sure enough, the new one came today, and it's happened once again, haha. Now, while I would love to feature and showcase every single item from it, I'll restrain myself here and keep it to the ones that, if I had the sort of money to blow, I would SO totally buy. (There's more than just these that I'd buy, of course. But these are just too awesome not to be of note.)
Dude. They're freakin YELLOW SUBMARINE ICE CUBES!!!! How fucking cool is that?!?!?! I want Yellow Submarine ice cubes!!! I mean...sure...they're gonna melt, but you can always make more! And they'll be awesome! You know why? BECAUSE THEY'RE YELLOW SUBMARINE ICE CUBES AHHHHHHH!!!! (okay, breathe Jenn, breathe....)
I've wanted a Beatles throw blanket since I was about 11 years old. Thing was, back then, the cheapest ones you could find were about $120. (And those were the *cheap* ones.) The fact that they're down to $59 now is fairly impressive to me, and even moreso that it has my favorite Beatles album as the picture on it!! Unfortunately for me, I'm unemployed and broke, so I shall just have to keep my fingers and toes crossed that it will still be available somewhere at some point when I'll have enough money to buy one.
Okay. Nevermind the fact that I don't know how to read an analog clock. Nevermind the fact that I have a digital clock that I programmed to play "Good Morning, Good Morning" as it goes off. ....LOOK HOW FREAKIN AWESOME THIS BITCH IS. That is just a badass piece of home decor right there. I think I'm in love with it.
Same thing applies as to the alarm clock. It's not like I could actually *read* this clock (as I'm apparently just retarded when it comes to this), but...look how amazing this clock is!!!!!!!! Gahhhhhhhhhhhhh....
Okay. I used to have one something like this. It wasn't a licensed Beatles product or anything like that, but it was the same style, and I totally bought it because it looked like John's. It met a terrible demise involving my sister being an evil bitch and some lipstick smeared into it. I haven't yet been able to find another like it. Welllll....this one is PRETTY DARN CLOSE. You have no idea how tempted I am to just splurge and buy this *right now*. I'm resisting, but god.....SO tempting.....
O_O JESUS CHRIST WHY ARE THESE SO EXPENSIVE?!?!??!!!?!!? Also, why is Ringo wearing Old Fred's hat?
DUUUUUUUDE. MEMORIES!!! I SO had one of these when I was little. Except, uh...it wasn't Beatles. It was Super Mario Bros and I thought it was freakin awesome. In retrospect, it wasn't all that great, and as all these tabletop pinball machines work about the same (read as: barely work at all), it wouldn't be worth it unless if just for the sake of having as a decoration. I have to admit, it is REALLY freaking cute!
God, if I thought the pinball machine brought back memories...!! I remember Wonder Wands! They really served no functional purpose other than to just look pretty. You tilt them back and forth and watch the glitter and stuff inside go back and forth, kind of like those floatie pens...
Okay. You know what? Things like this should not exist. You know why? Because they make insane people like myself want to have babies for ALL the wrong reasons...such as, simply having an excuse to buy stuff like this. LMAO
You know, I have a lot of Beatles t-shirt. And I mean a *LOT*. Enough to where I could wear a different one every single day for 2 or 3 months straight and never wear the same one twice. But you know what I don't see very often at all, and only own I think one of? Long-sleeved Beatle shirts! This is simply amazing. MORE OF THESE, PLEASE!!!
Even with the over-abundance of Beatles shirts I own, I'm still always on the lookout for more that I don't already have. Never seen this one before and I like it!!! :D
You know, the only reason I hesitate on this one is because the neckhole and the sleeves look EXTREMELY narrow...possibly even too tight for myself. That said, I LOVE THIS DESIGN. I love the general psychedelia, I love everything about it! <3
Okay. Should I ever win the lottery, you can bet one of the very first things I'd buy would be this! (Well...if I won the lottery, I'd probably buy the real thing. BUT STILL! Let me dream!)
I went out of my way to get a jacket that looked a lot like this once, years and years ago. But one that ACTUALLY *reallllllly* looks like the real deal.....how cool would that be?!
I think this one speaks for itself. Then again, it probably looked a million times better of John Lennon than it ever would on me. But it's still amazing!!
You know, despite the fact that Help! is my favorite of the Beatles movies, I've actually never been able to track this 2 disc version with the book down before. At least, not for a reasonable price. Everything on the Beatlefest site is priced way higher than it needs to be, including this. It's just a matter of finding it for a good price, and in new condition with all the extras still there...
I remember sitting up to watch all the episodes of the Dick Cavett Show with John and Yoko on it when I was in 6th grade. Far from a first generation fan, but still enough to make a profound impact on my upbringing, so I think it's really cool that there's a collection of all these now. :)
Nothing too noteworthy to say here, I just think it looks cool. :)
I think this is interesting. I lilke the concave shape of the mug. However, I do have one teensy, tiny little pet peeve with this set....THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO THEIR CHOICE OF DECOR. Okay. Let's put randomly the Beatles For Sale cover on the mug! Now let's put the Help! silhouettes right next to a yellow submarine! And throw All You Need Is Love on the coaster! I'm...confused. I understand they were trying to cover as much ground as possible in one set, but.........yeah. No. I think they should've gone with a specific theme and worked around it, but that's just me. But, as it's not my set to design...
This has the potential to be awesome....but ONLY if it spans ALL three Anthology covers going all the way around the mug. If it's only 1 or 2 of them, meh. Forget it. But if it's all 3, then I think this is epic and a must have!!
I've seen the old "newspaper taxi" Beatles die-cast car before now, but look at all these new ones!! There's so many! However, the Magical Mystery Tour one should totally be a bus. Which brings me to...
Now THIS is what I'm talking about! :D
Given all the model cars I used to collect...I think this totally needs to be in my collection somewhere. *nods*
WAAAAAAAY overpriced, but if they were cheaper, this would be a REALLY awesome pair of shades, I must admit!
The actual design on this reminds me of that old Pieces Of Flair app on Facebook from years ago. It's quite possible they made the design from one of their flair walls with this! But, regardless, either way, it's pretty cool to see a Beatles glasses case. ;)
O_O JEEEEEEZ....there is no reason a set of pens should *ever* cost this much. EVER. But they are pretty awesome to look at!
Again, a pen set should never be this expensive. But it is pretty impressive looking!
I've never been one to invest in laptop skins, but, if I did, I would totally buy one like this! :D
Now THIS is cool. It seems to just fit with the natural design of an ipod touch to begin with and just looks amazing. I love it!
I think the natural design of the click wheel works really well with the design of the Sgt Pepper drum logo. Most Beatles ipod skins I've seen just look like they're trying too hard. This is, so far, the only one for the classic design that I've ever liked!
What's not to love about this mug? :) It's bright yellow and happy looking. It's got the Yellow Sub characters on it! AND, it's sculpted so everything's raised! I haven't run across all that many mugs like that, so I kind of love it for being like this.
Following along the same streak of the other mug, I love how generally happy it looks!
I love the all white decor of this design! It's very fitting for John. :)
You know, I gotta admit, this is pretty cool! I've never seen Beatles travel mugs before. It seems silly to make them ceramic...kinda breakable...but still cool!
Okay, I definitely don't have any excuse to merit such a purchase. But still! A Beatles water bottle!!
Freakin. Sweet.
I love the Beatles, I love Rubber Soul, I love messenger bags...This, essentially, is the best bag I have ever seen in my life. ;)
I'm still trying to figure out what exactly the catch is, why this bag is so cheap...!
I have tons upon tons of Beatles shirts...but not very many John ones! Needless to say, this one is pretty cool. :) And my favorite Lennon era, too! (I have a serious thing for army jacket era John...)
Alright, alright. I'll be the first to admit - tie-dye shirts at this point have become overdone; cliche even. But this one, the color scheme paired with the Yellow Sub motif is expertly executed. Even the rainbow at the top is reminiscent of the It's All Too Much segment towards the end of the film! And for that, this shirt is amazing.
Beatles Psychedelic Tshirt - $22.00
This one makes my list mostly because of nostalgia. My first computer had an amazing photo editing program on it I still miss. One of the effects looked EXACTLY like this, and was my favorite. Thus, its inclusion.
Band On The Run Deluxe Edition 3 CD + DVD + Book Set - $95.00
Normally, I wouldn't condone Paul's typical re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-releaseing of albums that I've already made the mistake of buying a few times over when I was younger and naive about such things. Especially since I already got that 2 disc version for the 25th anniversary about 15 years back. (Wow, that long ago now?) But...this comes with a dvd. AND A BOOK. Gahhh....if they could drop this to like, oh, I dunno, $30 or so, this would be in my collection so fast....
OMG Jenn! Getting the Beatlefest catalogue is like Christmas itself in my house! My youngest son and I are circling all the Beatle goodies we want! Great post!!! :)
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