| Hello FUBARians, welcome to second
quarter 2004...
Well, it happened. The biggest
quarter in FUBAR history. Dave "The Cyber Kid" finally
had a kid. How scary is that? Still not as scary as the
fact that Jesse "The Psycho" Rhodes has one too!
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I mean that guy told me,
"Dude. You HAVE to get one of these carriers.
Totally free's up the drinkin' hand!...Sweet!"
(Emma is totally tuned in to that
bottle.... "mmm...beer...")
For more info about the new
offspring, future FUBAR Hall of Famer, Alex the "Wonder
Kid" jump over to the DARTH M
section (or click the freakin' link right here.) |
Next, with the continued growth of the FUBAR
Mega-pire, FUBAR Upper Management (e.g. Cyber Kid and Alex) decided to
re-vamp the FUBAR HQ websites. The FUBAR News
Corporation, FUBAR News Annex (aka FUBARHQ), DARTH
M, and Atomic Puppy sites have all been
joined. Featuring a new navigation bar to the left where you can go
(by sections) to your favorite FUBAR pages and many other features,
including (but not limited to) -
1. No more banner ads
2. A functional message board
3. A live chat room
4. Actual music from the Cyber Kid's solo
endeavor - ATOMIC PUPPY
There's so much potential now that the sites are
combined, it just makes it that much easier. All your favorite
topics and "sites" are there, just now they are
"sections" of the same beast. Feel free to browse, explore
and enjoy the enigma that is The FUBARS (and the Cyber Kid!)
Lastly, Dave "The Cyber Kid" on one of
his many "business" trips was up in Denver, CO a few weeks back
and met up with former FUBAR Championship Captain Scott "The
Horrible" Hager. Having seen last quarters FUBAR Figure line,
Scott was a bit miffed that he was not included in the inaugural figure
line-up. That said, FNC told Scott that the only reason that they
didn't have him featured was, frankly, we don't really like him all that
much! :o) Joking aside, FNC, went back to FHQ (FUBAR Headquarters
for you who have your head in the sand) in Dallas, TX and set about to
remedy the situation - right the wrong that was done to Scott. So,
without any more delay, FUBAR HQ is proud to present the FUBAR
Figures -Series 2! Series 2, like Series, 1 is extremely limited
(with a total production
run of 5) and was released last month. These scaled figures are true
to likeness and Series 2 features five of your favorite FUBARians from the
FUBAR Hall of Fame -
#1 Chris "Cy Young" Roth, batting in
the 1994 uniform
#36 Kevin "Wild Thing" Russo, batting
in 1992 uniform
#8 Scott "Hagar" Hager, batting in the
1996 uniform
#30 Ed "Gordo" Gordon, batting in the
1992 uniform
#23 Dave "Cyber Kid" Moeder, fielding
in the 1996 uniform (2nd in a line of Founder/CEO figures)
Collectors are still up in arms due to the limited
numbers,
but FNC has still not yet made a final decision when/if these figures will be
released with a larger run. FUBAR Founder/CEO Dave "The Cyber
Kid" had this to say,
"Man, Series 2 is just as good as Series
1. The fans are goin' crazy for these things. You can forget
the Cabbage Patch, Power Ranger, and Ninja Turtle craze of the 80's and
90's. These figures are sure to create a frenzy and will be the must
have toy for the 21st century. Like I said before, the aspect of limited numbers and higher
demand, will drive the prices up for the die-hard collectors* of FUBAR
merchandise."
*Referring to last years buzz on eBay
when "The Cyber Kid's" one and only signed copy of the FUBARchives
(a collection of fine journalism) fetched an impressive 1.79 cents in a
heated and controversial auction.
Bona fide FUBAR historians were quick to note
however the inconsistency with the figures and their false representation
to true-life players. Dave "The Cyber Kid" had this to
say, when one "observant" (Dork @$$) asked this question at the
press conference.
Dork - "Um, Mr. Cyber Kid. Why are all
the Series two figures batting lefty when the actual players were righties?"
Dave had this reply, "It's simple. We
made a command decision. The figures are painstakingly recreated
through a process by which photographs are analyzed, digitized, then a 3D
model is created allowing an injection mold to be designed. We sent
the modelers the photographs and they were working on a few different
figure projects for the FUBARS. One such venture (cancelled) was a
line of SUDDEN IMPACT figures based upon Chris "Cy Young" Roth's
3 time Championship Co-Ed team which was fielded with male players of the
FUBARS. In that league, all FUBARS were required to bat opposite
hand. In other words, the modelers screwed up and used the
"incorrect" molds for the co-ed line for Series 2, but with the
release date of Series 2 rapidly approaching, we (me) here at Upper
Management decided that it was the likeness of the figure and the release
that was more important, so we went with the lefty version, in FUBAR
uniforms. Technically it's not incorrect because all these guys
could swing both ways. Especially Chris, man we wonder about that
guy sometimes!?... Anyway, does that answer suffice?
Dork (aka Jeff Engel) - "Uh, yeah, sure, I
guess so."
Well, there you have it. Feel free to go to
the FIGURE Series 1 and FIGURE
Series 2 pages and see these masterpieces for yourself. Take
note of the little nuances that were carefully re-created, like Gordo's
"Steeler" helmet, Roth's "UNC" helmet and Hager's
"Rockies" helmet.
So, my faithful FUBARians, until next quarter, or
whenever I get my lazy butt to update this site, enjoy the little
things...
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