 All right, we are live. Hello everyone. Hello to the celebration the celebration of however many subscribers there are right now because after all Every one of them is a milestone So thank you for being here. This is for you this special cake that I made hang on a second I forgot what what's it one second that I I'm I made using the The gi joe hawk cake pan that I got from From peg warmers. So and look at this. I have show notes. You know, what is not in my show notes cake I cake was the main reason for the show and I forgot to put cake in my code show notes. So, um Yes, I took camera shoot because I I want to slice this cake for you guys Plus I wanted to test this new camera this two camera setup that I got going here But this this this episode Is brought to you by peg warmers Kevin from peg warmers sent me this and I Used it to make this masterpiece of a cake Isn't it beautiful it turned out Absolutely perfectly Nobody could have done it better not even rachel ray Is rachel ray still doing things? I don't even know if rachel But even if if rachel ray is still cooking she could not have done a better job than This right here this hawk cake. Look at this. Look at this. You almost think that's like that's a human being In front of you that it's so lifelike Hello, marianne Hello there Yes, the the camera too is is my phone actually it's it's a much better camera than uh than my Laptop top webcam, but I got it. See if if this works But if this if this two camera setup works here, uh, then I will Use it for more things One thing that stream yard does really well is it makes the two camera setup remarkably easy so Hello to a special hello To marianne who slipped by there's marianne. She did stop by here earlier today She said it looks like a But yeah, well I can see but you see this is it's not feathers. This is not feathers That is a sunburst behind hawk like an explosion of light behind hawk so and Let's also Give our condolences to marianne who got called for jury duty this week so, um um So so congratulations on marianne for Doing her duty She said oh, she said it does not look like it. See it exactly it looks exact look That like that's the spitting image like that you that's it looks like one of the It looks like one of the the the animation cells from the from the cartoon and it turned out look look let's see Turned out Exactly like that. See So, um Funny you it's funny that first of all hi, uh chris From comic tropes, uh chris chris chris from comic tropes It today happens to be uh kirk bosigian's birthday and kirk bosigian was the um the model for law And this could have been a law cake Um, but I didn't actually realize that it was his birthday when I made it All I would have to do to make this a law cake instead of a hawk cake Is just change the colors Um, well, maybe next time though next year next year. We'll do we'll do a law cake But for now it's it's a It's a hawk cake. So this this segway is nicely look look this is This is professional here. This is this is how the pros do it this segway is nicely because I had a nice sit-down conversation with uh with peg warmers About super seven o-ring g i joe and that episode is going to go up tomorrow on the peg warmers channel There is a link in the description of this livestream um, so Yes, it does taste like freedom. Um, at least I hope so. I think I suspect it's going to taste more like kitchen sponge So, uh, so as you can see Um, it's it as you can see it turned out beautiful. I mean, let me move this over somewhere. We're I'll put it right there. Um, this turned out beautiful. Um, so it's it's very rare. It's very rare that a cake Both looks good and tastes good. That's that's that's quite a challenge. I'm no baker All right, I'm not I'm not on on your great British baking show or whatever the heck. I'm no baker so, um I was I was able to produce Oh, I almost got my phone in it. Um, I was able to produce uh this gorgeous work of art Um, so it's just too much to ask that it also tastes good, but we'll see what we'll give it a try. Um, so Uh, uh, thank you again peg warmers for the cake pan. It worked perfectly as you can see Thank you also, uh, to kevin for sitting down and talking with me about super seven So I look forward to that episode going up. I'll share that Uh, before we before we cut the cake Um, but we we cut the cheese, but before we cut the the cheese Um before I cut the cheese Or the cake, um, I want to remind everybody that it's tuesday Which means there's a new episode of half the battle. Uh, this time he reviewed, uh, classified bazooka Uh classified bazooka who looks like he ought to be wearing a number 87 rather than uh a number 14 Um, but always check out Always check out Half the battle. I never miss an episode of timers show Thank you for the super chat, uh, uh, chris from comic tropes. Remember to tap That thumbs up like button and help the channel. Thank you See and and here's how you do that You too has a new way Of doing the thumbs up you you actually tap it on the screen So the way it works is I I put the thumbs up on the screen and you just you just reach out and tap your screen And like like this like there's there's The thumbs up and you're gonna reach out you're gonna reach out and and tap it and tap tap your screen and that that's I'm pretty sure it works that way. I don't know. I Saw something about it online and I trust everything I I see on the internet um, so We're gonna cut this cake Uh before we cut the cake Before we cut the cake. I want to remind everybody that um What's on Joe mind is live after this show There is also a link to what's on Joe mind in the description. So as soon as I wrap up this show you can Roll right over to what's on Joe mind and catch up with them. Uh, but um, but thanks everyone for being here. Um, there's Uh, uh, Rob says a no thumbs up and again Well, I actually Since we are celebrating. What was it 17,000? um Something subscribers how however many subscribers we have Um, we're celebrating. So what I was going to do is I was going to cut this cake up And send a slice to each and every one of you. So I do need to cut this cake into uh, 17 thousands but I think first of all Um, I'm gonna have a slice for myself a larger slice. I'm gonna have a larger slice for myself And I'm gonna have a larger slice for Marianne because quite frankly she deserves it. Hey there Bart That's right. Um, it is the hooded cake boss 788 that's the new channel name. Then as you can see I I nailed this Nailed it could not have been done better even by Rachel Ray Rachel Ray could not have done better. Um, so, uh, here's what we're gonna do here. We're gonna do, um First of all I'm gonna take this big ass knife And I'm gonna I'm gonna cut this I'm gonna cut this Sunburst In the background I'll cut this off I'm gonna cut that out and I'm gonna save this I'm gonna save this uh for for Marianne Uh because uh because you are my sunshine So Marianne is my sunshine as the song goes so she gets the She gets the uh the the sunburst um Yes, to hcb So, uh, so this is for Marianne that's for Marianne Um, and and if you're in case you were wondering if this is the blonde hawk somebody brought this up on on instagram Is this the blonde hawk or is this the brown haired block? Well, that's that's yellow cake there, right? That's yellow cake there, right? So I guess that's got to be the blonde hawk. So, um, so and for my for my park uh since I am The head of this organization the head of this operation. I'm gonna I I get to take the head so Just take this little slice here For for me, and I've got a I've got a plate here. Let me see get this uh get this on the on the plate Um, yeah, oh what the heck, you know, you know, there we go. Um, so um Let's uh, how do we store a knife did something like There we go. Is it something something like that that that'll hold Um, so I got I got my cake here and oh, I didn't get anything to eat the cake And you know what else I don't have ice cream. I didn't realize until we started Uh, that I don't have ice cream I have no ice cream for this cake Um, so, uh, so anyway, this cake Is for everyone So, um, I'll uh, I'll first of all let me taste test this This uh, this yellow cake here Hmm It's very kitchen sponge-like basically If I had cut up a bunch of kitchen sponges And put icing on top of them Would have tasted at least this good at least as good. Um So Hawks falling into a coma. Thank you. Thank you, chris. See now. Here's what we're gonna do and I'll I'll get started on this I'll have to finish it I'll have to finish it after the show because obviously so what i'm gonna do is i'm gonna cut this cake into uh 17 000 pieces uh 17 000 500 and whatever pieces and I'm I'm just gonna send you all each one individually Um, so do I gotta No, that's What's this envelope here? Um, no, I can't use that. Um, but don't worry. I'll get some envelopes Um, and I'll send those to you and you don't have to give it. Don't give me your uh address Don't worry about that. I'll just send it to you the the post office will know how to get it to you But uh, just each each 17 000 of you, you know, just check your mailboxes, you know Check your mailboxes, um wish in one hand And check your mailbox with the other and you might see which one gets filled filled first So that's there you go. So Um, so this is for me Uh as as the head of the organization this is for me and and as my sunshine this is for for Marianne and um And and cheers to everyone And happy 17 000 whatever subscribers to each and every one of you clink That's that's That's good That sure is whatever it is. Um, so yeah, well We'll turn to the cake um Oh, that's actually not bad Um, that's you know what? It's a better cake than I thought it would be um Hawk you're delicious boss Um, so I guess we don't need this uh Need this right now. We can return to the regular view. Uh, but thank you everyone Bart will Bart wants a corner piece. Um, okay here That's a I'll take off just a piece of shoulder here for Bart. There we go That's uh, there's Bart's piece right there Bart I'll just I'll just put to put you over here. I'll set you aside And now I can't push any buttons. Look at this look at this mess. Um So hi everyone How's it going? Uh, okay I have I have stuff to talk about believe I guess I can get this out of way now since Since I set up this uh two camera system and since it seems to work um, what I'd like to do in the future is use that to uh To do a live sketch. I haven't done a live sketch in Ages because I couldn't really get the two cameras set up to work very well so um So yeah, I just thought it would uh, this this could be a method that where I could do some live drawing Hey matt, how you do? A dinner is served. Yes, so we're having a We're having a hawk head cake Um, that's um Yo Joe So I have some things to talk about good things And thank you for the super cat, um Matt Rubin and uh, and thank you for announcing Uh, that dinner is served uh to to quote uh, the thin man served the nuts um I have a vote there's a poll going on on patreon right now uh to choose what may be the last Review that I do this year. I'd like to do at least one more But the time is getting away from me and the time I actually have to work on videos is being It's still being quite compressed. So I'm trying to use every minute of free time possible To get to get things done um But um, there's a poll going up and I thought I have I have the uh I have the uh the poll options Let me pull them out here uh to remind everybody What we're voting for the the the future of the country could be at stake um So uh, so here we go. So option one, um, and the poll is on patreon if uh, if you're so inclined but option one A figure from 1993 a surprisingly realistic looking military figure from 1993 Duke version four in his desert camo and his uh His molded on helmet um this Uh, that's a it's a really interesting figure And if it wins I have an idea Of uh what I would do with the review But uh, that's option one option two Is muskrat Version three now this looks just like muskrat doesn't it? I mean you just look at this guy and you think oh, yeah, that's muskrat sure as heck is Um, so this is gonna be fun, especially looking at the accessories if this one wins the option three Is version two of our old pal zap and this You know, this is zap as uh as we kind of expected him to look from the beginning. He's got the mustache He does he does not have the generic 82 head Uh that all those 82 guys had uh, but he also has like silver Silver from head to toe. Look at all that silver. Um, so Uh, that is option three. So uh those are Happening those are going. Um, the poll is on patreon. I'm not gonna I won't say who's winning right now if you're on patreon You already know, um, it's it's you know It's a surprising result so far, but there are still uh plenty of votes to be counted Uh before we determine a winner So it could it could swing in any direction right now. It could swing in any direction Um Brian says a muskrat is brave to wear that shade of orange into combat. Yes, that's true He's also brave to go into combat with with the weapons that he comes with it's uh, it's it's pretty special Um, so, uh, that's okay. You know what? I've got a pen here I can check off the the items on my my notes to remember to talk about on the show as we go So, uh peg warmers Don't forget that says important timmer. Don't forget timmer. What's on your mind? Don't forget what's on your mind vote Don't forget to vote voting is very important Um The other thing I wanted to do so, um, this this gentleman here Um, well, hello jls comics. It's Quite the gentleman not the gentleman that was aiming at. Um, this gentleman here He sent something that I thought you might guys might find fun. Um, he sent uh, he created an sent Uh, let's see. Where is it? Uh, there we go. It's a allister the cats file card and I thought this was delightful Um allister is actually like where is he? The cats were the cats were over here until I started recording And then they made themselves scarce. Where are you guys? Oh, there's one sleeping over anyway, so yes, uh It's allisters file card and it's this is a quite a nice picture of allister very very good likeness So allisters black cat who loves to explore and has an insatiable curiosity for all things gi joe. He does indeed. Um He has an insatiable insatiable curiosity for all other things as well He's an excellent hunter able to locate and attack his targets in an instant allister is a great companion and loves to be around people That's he does warm up to them. He does warm up to them Um, he is loyal and affectionate to those who care for him But he can be quite mischievous when it comes to hoody coco Um gi joe collection. Yes, um, I've had to protect uh Uh, my collection from him. I in fact, I I changed my method of doing reviews So that the items that I have out for the review Um Are are safe from cats Allister loves to be rewarded with treats and affection Allister also loves to sleep in the sun and can often be found curled up in a sunny spot Napping away the afternoon that is also true when he's not dancing for what's on your mind or watching half the battle Yes, he uh, he's um, uh, he's quite the showman Um allisters favorite pastime is to sneak on on hcc seven eight eight gi joe figures and tear them apart you know, I got Where's uh, the the cats had been um, oh, it's not here the cats had been Because I had some of the dreadlocks out when I was doing my zartan review the the cats got a hold of Of zanzibar, uh, I think because of the hair the play hair They they really liked zanzibar Um, so I I kept finding the zanzibar figure like dragged out at different parts of the house So I had to finally put that away because the cats were having a quite a nice time with it Um, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. That's very true Uh, he's known to carry away pieces of the destroyed figures and hide them around the house You know, he's he had some fun with some accessories, too figure stands Like all three of the cats love playing with figure stands. They will bat those things all around the place Um loves to bat and pounce on them as well as use his sharp claws and to shred them is Is always ready to take on a new challenge. I my uh, my highlighted comment is is covering the uh, the rest of the Yes, uh, I was always ready always ready to take on a new challenge. So, uh, first of all, thank you That was very thoughtful. That was a lot of fun. Um, and uh, and it's fairly, uh fairly accurate description of allister who was You know, he was all over the place earlier he was like You know how allister always used to Like jump up here and show up on screen when I was doing the live stream Now he's doing the opposite now. He's up here when there's nothing going on But then when I once I get started, he like makes himself scarce I don't even see him right now. I have no idea where he is Um, well, we'll we'll get him back on the show. Well, I'll talk to his agent I'll talk to his agent. We'll get him back on the show. It'll be great. It'll be fine. Um, but Uh, but but thank you for that. Uh same. It was it was very clever. I enjoyed that very much Uh, and so did allister. I showed allister, you know, well, you know cats they're indifferent You know, you can't get them excited about anything Um, that that is true. Um, I do have to give him credit. Um allister has calmed down A lot since I got the kittens. Um, so I got two kittens. Um Audrey named them lemon and lime They look Almost exactly alike. We have different colored collars on them. That's the only way I can tell the difference but Ever since we got the kittens allister has like He's chilled out. He is a much more content cat You know, he's uh, he likes having other cats around So it's been it's been good Uh, um, uh, hello Just saying hi. Hello. Hello white Vegeta. Nice to see you. Um And uh, uh peg warmers says don't forget to hit the like button guys. Uh, thank you peg warmers and also, uh, we will be um We'll be showing some peg warmers, uh tomorrow The episode that I did with Kevin should go up tomorrow and don't forget to hit the Like button on that as well. Um, that is something. Um, uh, that is something that The sprite twins. Yeah So we talk about patreon sometimes because it patreon makes a big difference sometimes I've had to use patreon to To afford some of the things that I review on this channel I wouldn't have been able to do it without patreon. Um other times I've had to use patreon funds to supplement my income because I really needed to um, patreon is important, but not everybody Um is able to or wants to get on patreon and that's fine um If you want to support a channel this channel anyone else's peg warmers comic tropes You can do that for free. It doesn't cost anything Just, you know, leave a thumbs up leave a comment Watch the video through these things take nothing more than a little bit of your time They cost nothing and they really do help out a lot. Um, so uh, so as as you're Watching peg warmers tomorrow or or some of these other great folks who have awesome youtube channels channels like like, uh, like Well, I clicked on bad ape, but bad ape has said yummy cake. So yes, it is it's it's actually not bad But uh, but your jls comics is and your comic tropes is And these other guys, um, it doesn't it doesn't call or or even even for instance your kujo Or sparkster sparks sparkster another example and your your kujo um And and your rob vegas's um the point is Um, oh, yes. Yeah, thank you. Half the battle. We can can't forget timmer timmer has hit some of his subscriber goals this year. So congratulations timmer. Um, but, um Yeah, watching a video liking a video making a comment. It doesn't cost you anything But it really does help out um, uh the the content creators, uh, so, um uh, I I I deeply appreciate everything that, uh Patreon supporters could do and I I'm doing everything I can to try to give them something extra but, um, I'm extremely grateful for everyone that's here. Um, whether you support the channel on patreon or not Really, even if you're subscribed or not, uh, the fact that you're here means that at least we have at least one common interest And maybe we can have some fun talking about it. Maybe we can enjoy discussing it. Um But, uh, if you like this kind of content and you'd like to help me continue doing it, uh, the easiest Way to support it is to just watch um Just click and click one, uh one button. Um, maybe click two buttons if you want to subscribe um These things, you know in in the in the world of algorithms Which is the world we apparently live in now It's now all algorithms um, these things tell the algorithm that people are interested so, um, I encourage you to do that. I mean if with this channel if you'd like to But whether it's with this channel or not with any channel That you like Just uh, just just give them a click Give them a thumbs up give them some kind of Interaction that that will tell the algorithm gods that you're actually interested with in this stuff And um And it really goes a long way $0 and it helps out a lot. So, uh, so thank you and thank you for listening to my speech Wait a second. I'm not done with speech. Um, there is something um Yeah Thumbs up for living in a world driven by the algorithm This is something that um I I have Uh, I have a conflict And I'm just gonna I'm just gonna throw this conflict out there Uh, so you guys can uh, it can can feel the conflict that that is conflicting me, right? I gotta have some cake for that. I gotta It's that much conflict The conflict is this Oh, hello explorito. Hello craig I think I said hello to bad day, but hello again Now hello the 80s guy. Hello joe fan 84 and hello, mr. S. If you're there. Hello, mathew mattson um Here's the conflict the conflict is um if you if you don't at least pay attention to the algorithm and Do a few things that um Make the algorithm happy so that your videos are pushed To people's recommended feeds because that's how a lot of people find videos now is not so much through subscriptions as through their recommended fees well Getting pushed to the recommended feeds then is that's your lifeblood and it's youtube's algorithm that decides What is and what isn't so? um To even be seen Uh, you have to at least pay attention to things that make the algorithm happy such as um upload frequencies such as well views, uh such as interactions like comments and And thumbs up and and shares and things like that. So um those um Those things are important and so I feel like like I have to do at least some of those things But the conflict is this I don't make My show for the algorithm I just can't do it. There are lots of shows to do. There are lots of channels to do the they you know There are content mills out there. They they produce cheap lazy stuff as quickly as they can um and uh, I mean there are I mean there there are shows out there. I mean you can tell that they are Making content to maximize um the uh Maximize the the push to recommended uh recommended feeds, you know, they they hit certain beats And it it's not necessarily a natural flow For the audience. It's the way They wanted the flow to get somebody to the next, you know mineral ads for example and while There's not necessarily anything wrong with that. I mean people got to make a living right? um, and if you're gonna do this kind of work Uh for a living you got to you got to play the game as the game is being played, but I didn't start making videos so that I could So that I could Please a youtube algorithm. I've always made videos for my audience So that's where I that's where the conflict is. I can't do the things that I know Need to be done in order to for Robots to notice the channel And push it in front of people's faces. I just I can't bring myself to do it On the other other hand, um I have to at least do it a little bit because We've got some big big big things coming up in 2014 We're already starting some cobra convergence planning for 2024 and I need everybody to see it. I need every gi joe fan to be aware of it every single gi joe fan everywhere Needs to know what we're doing uh in 2024 for cobra convergence hate and I can't make that happen unless I'm massaging the algorithm at least a little but um My pledge to you though is that um What whatever? Algorithm whoring that I have to do. I'm sorry. I had to say a bad word. I got to say a bad word. All right whore Whatever algorithm whoring I have to do um I I will not transform the channel into Uh into a content mill. I I've got I have to watch I have to make the videos for the people who actually watch it the people who are in here people who are in this In this live chat like uh, hello kiwi gi joe customs and uh collection. Nice to see you Yeah, it's we got a good a pretty good crowd and zamot and sparkster and rat face um a rat face is looking forward to cobra convergence and And there's another participant right there rob vegas. So yeah, we we've got big things Uh going we've got big things coming up in 2024 and um, I would really like to Uh deliver, you know some Uh results for the people who are involved for the people who uh, who Donate their work for cobra convergence. Um I want people to notice it so um So for that for those reasons I have to be at least a little more algorithm friendly Um, but but I tell you it really grates on me. I just don't want to be that kind of show I just don't want to be that kind of show I don't like watching those kind of shows Um, those are the kind of shows that I once I see it's that kind of show. I don't watch that show anymore Um, so I don't I don't I don't I don't want to be that I don't want to be it. I don't want I don't want to watch it I don't want to put produce that kind of content. So uh, that's what's been That's my conflict That's my conflict. We'll we'll see We'll see if I can thread the needle. We'll see if I can walk the tight rope. We'll see I'll do the best I can that's all that's all I can that's all I can say um You've got to make your own special music seeing your own special song. You mean I I should you want me to Write the theme tune sing the theme tune um people now that's a a fine idea But people actually Pay me to not sing. So I guess I guess I gotta have to find some other some way around that um Only fans kind of show well, I don't know from only fans. I guess there would be only fans here I mean, I assume that's what you mean um Not that kind of uh of algorithm whoring and not quite that that not quite that far. Um, but um So, so thank you thank you everyone for sitting through our Conversation about whoring now. Let's talk about haslap. Um Um for whom I'm absolutely not not whoring. Um I uh I did get the notice that the has lab his tank is on the way My has lab his tank has been sent And I should receive it pretty soon now that interferes a little bit because I've got a class of friday episode coming up I've got a classified episode Uh or class of friday episode planned for after that, but the second one may have to wait because Excuse me. I may need to uh review a giant his tank In between there so The haslap his tank. I'm really looking forward to it. Um, of course, I like the his tank, but um There's a a Ron Ruddatt inspired color variation on the his driver that I'm really excited to get I love that they brought Ron Ruddatt back to do some box art to You know to To inspire, you know A color variation on a classified figure. I really like the respect that they have for For the classic team for the for the the foundation of gi joe from the 80s and Uh by bringing Ron back. I think that's a beautiful way to show that kind of respect. So I'm really excited about that As with the has lab well right here it is As with the has lab sky striker Um, we'll we'll just see as far as whether I like it or not We will find out uh as you may remember when I got the has lab sky striker um At first I liked it I opened the box and then I realized that The engines were missing engines missing from the box. Well, I did report it and they did send the missing engines and Upon assembling it. I I did end up overall liking it still The the the engine debacle did kind of rain on my parade a little bit It did kind of affect how much I actually enjoyed the has lab sky striker So That turned out to be kind of a middle of the road thing It's like I enjoyed it and then I was disappointed because They really I mean you got to include all the parts. That's pretty basic And then I ended up kind of in the middle somewhat enjoying it a little bit more as I put the thing together um so As for whether or not I like the the his tank it's going to depend on what comes out of the box um If it is as good as it looks I should like it Um, but it's all everything it always depends on what comes out of the box So that will be soon. It's apparently on its way um the So if um if it gets here Before the next class okay the the next class of friday is this friday. There's a classified review coming up this friday um And that's going that's going regardless. Um If the has lab his tank comes in before the next friday, which it should um, then that will be the uh class of friday episode After that so just to give you an idea of the schedule and don't forget There is the vote going on on patreon and that review whichever wins that Whichever action figure wins that review that review will go up on uh the 17th. I believe um So that's just to give you an overall idea of the schedule So we've got we've got a class of friday is coming up probably at least for three weeks in a row um So so if you I know that some folks have been really wanting me to get back to class of friday Class fridays are a class the geogio classified series is fairly hot right now. It's It's it's doing well. It's doing well, and I'm happy about it. I'm happy about it. Um, but um, but I haven't really looked at it Very often, so I am getting back to those we will um Probably doing be doing a class of friday three weeks in a row And That's kind of the schedule to to look forward to What else Oh, yeah, well, okay, this doesn't necessarily have to do with Ah any of that but uh I got some more ish uh some more volumes of creating gi joe Just fyi I I I ended up getting three more volumes recently So this is well The most recent volume that was published is volume 13. So If you haven't checked out creating gi joe.com dan clean and smith's There's a name dan clean and smith series showing lots of pre production Information and artwork Um on gi joe This stuff is really cool and extremely valuable to me as a print research material And just by coincidence. I ended up getting three volumes. I still don't have the whole set But I like to I like to pick up a volume You know every time I see dan at a convention, which is usually a joe fest or I'll pick up a volume as I need it I I do have most of them now So I got I have volume seven now which uh As you can see includes destro so if you'd like to know like some information about the the design and creation of destro along with Uh a lot of other stuff That's volume seven and then this one volume six Well, there's wild bill And uh, yeah, there's there's a lot of cool stuff. Well, there's a lot of cool stuff in all of the the volumes each volume covers a different um a different group but it's got It's got at least a few from each year. So you've got it's got it's like uh organized by year 1982 83 and so on, um I I just love what What dan does um those creating gi joe books are are extremely valuable to collectors to to anyone who is interested in the history of gi joe, which I am so Uh, even this is not sponsored. I I paid for these books. I I didn't you know I didn't get any of these for free. In fact, I didn't get any of this stuff for free You know, I didn't get the hazelab his tank for free. I didn't get any of this stuff for free. So none of this stuff is is sponsored Uh, I'm just telling you like There's some good stuff going on some good stuff, um You know in current gi joe, but also some good stuff created by the fans speaking of Good stuff going on on gi joe. Um, I mean, okay I don't want to go too much into the super seven o ring gi joe because I did have a conversation with kevin about it which will be on peg warmers tomorrow, but um Hasbro seems to be focusing on classified and I have to assume that hasbro's focusing on classified because that's where The cash is that's where the money is uh that it seems to be successful enough that That it can sustain itself. So For o ring and for modern style figures like like modern articulation four-inch figures they it looks like their strategy is to uh farm those out to to license those out to other companies, which is um Um Is I think a good way to Uh, make sure that fans of o ring and of four inch gi joe have some product Um, I I felt that those uh those parts of the the fandom were underserved Well, at least they're going to be served by some licensed product if hasbro can't do it themselves And marianne. Oh marianne is uh going in a minute. I will see I'll see you later Uh, see you later marianne. Remember You're my frickin sunshine. I'll see you later sunshine. Um See you later. Um Uh Bye bye marianne Um, what was I saying? Yeah, so uh, so for gi joe, um, it looks at least the way that it looks for now is that hasbro is focusing on six inch And then uh, uh, three and three quarter inch and four inch is is going elsewhere or where at least partially because we we did have information on um, a G a gi joe transformers crossover that I I assume will include o ring figures With sergeant slaughter leathers neck and a uh, what was it a cup slash triple t? um, so um So there may still be some hasbro gi joe o ring figures coming in the future, but um As far as o ring goes Um, I mean, I'm interested. I will probably check out the the super seven stuff There is a lot of really awesome third party Uh o ring action figures right now operation recall delt 17 Coding longbow our call sign long call sign longbow. It's right up there. I can read it There are some awesome third party o ring action figures out there right now if you If you don't care about the rest stuff you only want o ring And you want something new There's there's a a lot and it's some of the stuff is really cool In fact, um, there's there's some new stuff that I ought to be able to show you here in the near future I'm working on it That is like mind-blowing so, um, so if you are really interested in in o ring gi joe um then Then there there is stuff out there And if you're you know, if you're interested in o ring figures outside of gi joe, there is even more So I I think that's encouraging. I really do In fact, I think it, um, I think it speaks well to the future of gi joe um There are enough people interested in gi joe right now that um That you can have like multiple scales going at the same time um, but It seems like the multiple scales are going at the same time, but not all from the same source um, I have to assume that's because uh classified Is what hasbro wants to keep and hasbro is going to do what makes hasbro the most money, right? So, um So I I have to assume that Classified is the money maker right now. So that's what they're focusing on But they're not leaving o ring and modern action figure fans You know four inch action figure fans not leaving them twisting in the wind. There is at least an option so that's You know, that's that I think that's encouraging at least I choose to be encouraged because everybody knows i'm a i'm an optimist, right? um John says, uh, how do I send a picture of my joe stuff? Um, I guess you can send it to well to the email address Let me see if I can type it in here Well, let me type it Helps if I spell it right My my too long email address I spell I'm pretty sure I spelled that right That's that's the email address. Yes. I I'm the optimist prime everybody knows that I'm mr. Sunshine. Look at me Look at me. I'm mr. Sunshine. Look look wait. I got I got I got I got the sunburst I got the sunburst in the background just like hawk. I'm like I like how like hawk isn't doing anything in the cake just he's just got his hands on his hips with a With a sunburst in the background. Hold on. I need I need another chunk of hawk's head Oh Sean says the iron is a snake eyes movie bomb that couldn't get the most popular jojo character To work for the jojo rent that is that was something that has been a source of disappointment for me because Um, I have to suspect that if the snake eyes movie had been successful There would have been a different track Uh, but the snake eyes movie wasn't successful and this isn't like a commentary on whether The movie was good or or not if you like the movie or not Because I know some folks that really like the movie but The point is it didn't make it didn't make money so That's a problem in your marketing of your brand And That's something that I don't think that hasbro. I don't think the brand team at hasbro really had a lot to do with that Now those decisions would have been made at paramount and and you know in In the hasbro corporate office These decisions would not have been Uh with the same people who are you know making the decisions on marketing the toys and such But they still have to market the toys and such right so The snake eyes movie bombs and they have to deal with it, right? They just have to deal with it um, so uh, so yeah Comic trope says they should consider Pivoting to a first person shooter a video game series. Um, that is something Uh, that is something that um I I still kind of think that the future of not just gi joe, but most brands. I think the future is In entertainment somewhere more so than plastic As long as we keep buying plastic. I think, um They'll still be giving us plastic but I think the future like the The next generations are gonna be less focused on plastic than than we are and I just think that's That's where you have to look. Oh, hello cyclonus. Nice to see you cyclonus. He says you still have the same box I do still have the same po box, but a word of caution I'm not able to check that po box as often as I used to I get there as soon as often as I can which is not often enough. Um, yeah, um Uh, no blame to the toy designers Maybe if the gi joe brand team were in charge of the movie it might have done better, you know um, I I would like to see some synergy between Like a movie and a video game and the toys and I'd like to see all these working together, but um Yeah, I just I just I don't I just don't see um I don't I just don't see hasbro delegating the decision making for you know A hollywood film To you know somebody You know with an office in in pawtucket. Um, I I think I really think that The suits the suits have to have their fingers in right it's always the suits, you know, it's always the suits versus the dungarees That that's what that's what the entire world comes down to you have the suits versus the dungarees And in all the time the suits Uh, they they they got to have their fingers in all the pies, right? The fingers in all the pies um So anyway, the I have no idea where I was going though with that. So any my my point is don't wear a suit Um, well, okay, you can wear a suit. I mean you got to go to a way He's got to go to funeral. Sometimes you may have to wear a suit to the office You know, so you can wear a suit. I guess you could but um, but but uh You know that I'm just saying that it in the in the ultimate war that uh That will break out eventually Um, you know, you don't you don't want to be on the suits side. You want to be on the dungarees side That's just what I'm saying because you know dungarees are are more comfortable Dungarees are more comfortable. Therefore, they will have more agility and ability to move around That so therefore they will win in the in the upcoming conflict Something is wrong with my brain in case anybody's wondering. Yes. Yes. There is something wrong with me. I'm eating a hawk head cake Yeah, anyway um, so the um the um What I was saying, so Um, I think I think I probably actually will wrap it up. We're about five minutes early but um, I want to give Uh, excuse me. I want to give um Have I want to give what's on your mind? Um, you know Some time to to get geared up. Um and uh, plus I'm you know, I've just been it's been a long day I had I had to I had to bake a cake. I had to I had to decorate a cake This this beautiful hawk cake I I did not bake the cake on the cookie sheet. I I had to I had to Put this is the only thing that I own that's large enough For this for this hawk. Well, you have to hold on you have to you have to imagine You know hawk hawk's head was hawk's head was on there. So you have to just kind of imagine It was beautiful. It was a work of art And and and I and I created this work of art. Thanks to ped warmers who sent the who sent the cake pan this This beautiful cake pan then the cake turned out exactly like this amazing, um and um And and thanks to you Who who who make this This whole venture possible. So um in conclusion In conclusion, we've got some big stuff coming up in 2024. We have got uh, we are already in the planning Stages of cobra convergence eight. We don't normally Start planning cobra conversions until about january But we're we're starting early because we have a lot Coming up in 2024 and we need to be ready. So Look for announcements look for Stuff we're gonna have lots of stuff and uh, yeah, and And don't forget to support Your fellow fans who are out there who are creating who are sharing their passion and their interest and who are putting Their time and effort and creativity into Something that they love That's something that of course we always hope that Whoever is in charge of gi joe at hasbro will also Love it the way that we do but In the end, you know We still have our own passion. We still have our own love for this We have our own memories of this brand of toys of the comic books of the cartoons all from our our childhood these these important memories from our our formative years and um Regardless of who's in charge of it at hasbro. Who cares that put that belongs to us our memories belong to us And for some of your fellow gi joe fans, there are memories And their passion is strong enough that they're out there creating and doing something and trying to Trying to share What they care about so when you see somebody out there doing that, you know, so long as it's something that you like support it and When the time comes when the time comes to really start talking about cobra conversions in 2024 I want every gi joe fan Everywhere to know about it I want every single one know whether they like it or not whether whether they're interested or not It's fine. They don't have to be interested. Whatever, you know, some people are not going to be into it fine But they say I still want them to know about it. I would like every single gi joe fan everywhere to know about it and We're gonna do that together. So so anyway, that's that's where I'm gonna wrap it up. I'm gonna I'm gonna enjoy my hawk head cake and And I will I will catch you all next week. Thanks everyone And I will uh, see you all next next week. Go go watch. Um, what's on your mind? Watch half the battle and watch peg warmers with me tomorrow. See you everybody Good night Bye