Cacti Frenzy

Either you've been living under some sad rock or aren't down (like us) to wait in 2 hour lines...here is (again) another fabulous opportunity to meet mister tokidoki in the flesh, the coolest italiano next to Tony Soprano, Mister...

...wait for it...

SIMONE LEGNO!

he'll be signing showing off the anticipated addition to his vinyl madness...the cactus pups and catus cats this saturday from 7pm - 11pm at Mobius in L.A.

It's Raining Cacti!

Our homie Simone Legno has done it again. MORE Tokidoki vinyl toys and a blind-box set are heading our way to take the presidential flashcards out of our wallets and piggy banks! I just spent $160 on the rest of my tuition (J.C.'s are cheap, but not THAT cheap!) so how the heck am I suppose to buy all this stuff?

But I digress. The latest additions to the Tokidoki cactus vinyl friends are Bruttino and his feline pal Carina.



Look how cute Carina is! Check out her multi-colored fishbone bow. Eek! Too much cuteness going on!!!

And if you're done collecting the Moofia blind-box toys (like me!), then get ready for these little guys:



Every friggin' one is adorable. You can't go wrong with these pokey little canines! No word on exactly when all these toys will be released, but its expected to be sometime in November or December.

Let's go to Italy!

Andiamo all'Italia!

Why? Because Madge says so.

and so I can pick up the following:

*as reported here

*in ode to my fave dj/selecta

Congrats Simone and krew on your Milan Opening!

[store photos courtesy of tokidoki]

Simone makes house calls!

[photo courtesy of extreme makeover]

Didya catch Sunday's Extreme Makeover Home Edition?
Our friend, Simone Legno, helped out the Extreme Makeover crew and created the coolest room ever. Ok, so i'm biased =P

[photo courtesy of extreme makeover]

Simone, along with the crew of Extreme Makeover Home Edition, came out to help the O'Donnell Family. Five out of their six children have multiple forms of autism that range from simple communication limitations to severe physical and social problems. The mother stays at home while the father works two jobs to keep the family (barely) afloat. Before the Extreme Makeover Crew came, the O'Donnell's had thirty days left until foreclosure. =/

[photo courtesy of extreme makeover]

Simone created a greek themed, tokidoki-esque room for one of the girls. Doesn't Simone's version of Medusa look fierce!? And oh, the cute Centaur! They also threw in some tokidoki swag for the lucky little girl to enjoy! Yay! =)

Seen in the pillar book shelf: Mozzarella, Sabochan, Sandy vinyl figures, and a LeSportsac Bambino Mini Bag (was she given a brand new print???)

[ photos courtesy of extreme makeover, tokidoki, kawaii.vox, arranged by me =) ]

thanks to reader, Kimboy, for the heads up =)

Tokidoki's Pretty Kittys [coming soon!]

Holy madness!
Because I was already delirious the past couple of days at the loony Comic Con and wanted to heighten my insane factor, I waited in line for two hours for a signature. yes. i know. i'm trippin' right? But don't worry, i had fun. I entertained myself by gettin' gangsta' on the jenius elite security f'tards. Know your roll sons! but i digress...

Comic Con-sters: Didya collect all FOUR Postcards of the Tokidoki Onitsuka Tigers during the Comic Con?
[exclusive pic taken by MURSE1 © All rights reserved. postcard collection provided by carmeL.]

...I've seen Simone Legno (the brains behind the Tokidoki obsession) plenty of times before and I have his signature already...but I just had to get my dang Deva's signed (post on that later.)

But, the wait was worth it. I got exclusive news! (I did it for you guys!!!)
I was able to chat with Simone about his new project with Asics on their Onitsuka Tiger line:

The Tokidoki Onitsuka Tiger line will consist of 4 designs containing the 4 tigers with 2 styles each -- a hightop and low top sneaker -- so that's a total of 8 shoes you need to collect! The line will be for both the fellas and chicas! The line is scheduled to be released in Spring of 2008 in Japan and USA. Simone said he has the Tokidoki-Onitsukas collabo prototypes sitting on his shelf next to his Devas and other tokidoki paraphernalia. I wanna see! Simone, house party at your house, yes? Tell Kaori! and okay, Ivan can come too. lemme know! ;)

hmmm...what will they look like?
Here are a couple of the past Onitsuka Tiger Line Styles...(maybe they'll use these???)


[pic courtesy of asics]

Yo, Simone, my badd. I thought the above postcards were of bears. Note to (slow) Self: those are actually tigers. Waka-waka-waka! duh, tigers for onitsuka tigers. like hello, they gots teeth like sabre-tooth tigers. ha, sorry simone. I'm really slow.

Thanks again Simone for the exclusive news!

The End is Near...

That is... the end of waiting for new Tokidoki vinyl figures ADIOS and ciao ciao! You remember - NiNa wrote about the devilish couple several blogs ago. On June 21st, Munky King LA will be celebrating their official release at the store on 7308 Melrose Avenue in LA. And to top it off, Mr. Tokidoki himself, Simone Legno, will be in attendance!

For those of you lucky enough to be able to make it [bastards!] you can find more info on the tokidoki blog.