Things You Probably Don't Need, #1

I was traveling last weekend and killed some of the flight by perusing the ever-fascinating SkyMall magazine. This, in turn, inspired me to start a new line of posts - Things You Probably Don't Need. And you might disagree with me on some of the items, but you'll see what I mean, at any rate. For instance, even the most hard-core Elvis fan probably doesn't need this:



It's an animatronic Elvis that sings and talks to you. He sings eight songs and recites 37 monologues recorded from various interviews The King gave.

Even better - you can plug a microphone into Elvis and sing along with him, or plug your iPod into him to play other music through his speakers! I'd love to hear Elvis blasting some Snoop Dogg.

He's all yours for the low price of $199.

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http://botropolis.com/2008/06/elvis-terminator-elvinator/

This is one of the blogs for the mod.

http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/12567/Elvis-Video-Skinless-and-to-become-the-Elvinator-Project/

And this one gives a make style step by step.
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@Brittany...

But then, where does the blog put itself? Should we expect a double-Escherian/triple-sided Reimannian implosion of the Intartubes?
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For anyone really interested in Adam West, there was a docu that came out a couple of years ago that covers his entire career up to date: Being Adam West.
Doesn't appear to be on Netflix, but I know I saw it on HBO/Showtime recently, so it's been showing there.
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So want to see Adam West reprise his role where the aging crusader must hand over to a young protégé. Call it- Death of Batman. The plot worked well for Anthony Hopkins as Zorro and Antonio Banderas as his Zorro replacement .
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One thing I never hear mentioned is that West is a huge guy! He must be close to 6'5", and barrel-chested. He's bulked up a bit since his Batman days.
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As a kid I worked in a neighborhood grocery store. One day the owner asked me if I'd like to go out on his boat the following day. Never being on a boat before, I jumped for the chance.
The next morning we headed out, got to where we were going and launched the boat. I was having such a good time but not prepared for what was about to happen... just a half mile out from shore I heard the sound of a helicopter in the air above us yelling "action!". I looked up to see where the sound was coming from, and low-and-behold... it was the Batcopter!!!! I turned back to look around the cove we had just left, and there was the Bat Boat with Batman (Adam West) standing on it and a lot of lights around the deck. Holy crap!!!! They were shooting the Batman movie or TV show and I was there! To a young boy who watched Batman at the time, it was indescribable beyond words! It was the best day ever!
Later I discovered that not too far from the grocery store where I worked putting soda pop bottles away and sweeping the floor was the actual mansion they used as the "Wayne Manor". I passed it almost everyday and until I saw a crew filming there one day through the hedges, I never knew I was in the midst of a crime fighting action hero!
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I once met Adam (in full Barman gear) at a car show in Tampa Florida back in 1979. I was 19 and stood in line with about 20 five year olds to meet him. One of the greatest days of my life.
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