Outside the Box

Outside the Box

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From The BoxBoy Archives

Just so you know what I am
up to when I am not at
work on these fool boxes!
List represents recent
items "enjoyed" and
accompanying BoxBoy
"amusement rating".

@@@@@     Junior Mints
@@@@             Big Salad
@@@                  Beefarino
@@                  Marble Rye
@                             Mutton

BOOKS

Just After Sunset ...
Stephan King          @@@@

Bones of Betrayal ...
Jefferson Bass      @@@@@

Nine Lives, Death & Life
in New Orleans ...Dan
Baum                         @@@

Ford County ... John
Grisham                @@@@@

The Fourth of July ...
Peter de Bolla         @@@@

Tyrannosaur Canyon ...
Douglas Preston   @@@@@

The Jesus Papers ...
Michael Baigent           @@

Different Seasons ...
Stephen King          @@@@

DVD / VHS

Lola Montes            @@@@

Charlie Chan, Vol. 4
                             @@@@@

Good Hair             @@@@@

Hunger                 @@@@@

Charlie Chan, Vol. 5
                             @@@@@

The Texas Chainsaw
Massacre              @@@@@

The Time Tunnel, Vol. 1
                             @@@@@

Zombieland                  @@

The Adventures of
Indiana Jones       @@@@@

The Charlie Chan
Chanthology        @@@@@

The Evil Dead            @@@

Open Water               @@@

CDs

Ultimate Isaac Hayes ...
Can You Dig It?    @@@@@

This is It ... Michael
Jackson                @@@@@

Power ... Kansas     @@@@

Always Never the Same ...
Kansas                  @@@@@

Made in America ...
Carpenters           @@@@@

Voice of the Heart ...
Carpenters           @@@@@

Jim Stafford          @@@@@

I Dreamed a Dream ...
Susan Boyle            @@@@

BoxBoy's Links of the Month Club

Somebody I do know (and like): D on Becker Puppets

Somebody I don't know (but would like): Bill's Retro World

More Customers Singing BoxBoy's Praises

I can't wait to see (David Cassidy). You have
been a whole lot of fun, too, and I have really
enjoyed doing business with you. I might just
have to order some special items as gifts for
family and friends. Thanks for being so nice. P.S.
I got my beautiful box today, and I love the little
surprise tucked inside! You did a fantastic job,
and you can bet you will be hearing from me
again. Take care and I wish you much success on
your business." Winston-Salem, NC.

"The box (BioBox) was waiting there
for me at work this morning. I just
wanted to thank you so much ... it looks
awesome! I know my friend will love
it. I've shown some friends at work and
I've got people interested in your
work, so I'll be forwarding them your
information." -- Washington, DC

"We Got the box (Ragtime). It was gorgeous and my Mom loved it. You're so talented!
Thanks!" P.S. "Again and again your talent shines in the work I order from you. Thank you
for creating these beautiful pieces of art that I am proud to give as gifts."
Valley Stream, NY

What's
On My
Mind!

The Weakly News

More for your hopeful amusement, this little
column features examples of why I have
absolutely no inclination to write professionally
anymore...ever. The photographs are ones that I
(or somebody whom I worked with and probably
didn't like) took during my stint as sports/features
editor for my hometown weekly newspaper in the
early 1980s right after college graduation. Whoa,
what an awful sentence! The people in these
photos and their "exhibits" are real, and all of
these pictures were published in said newspaper.
I wish I had kept more of these pictorial
treasures...I can hear Pulitzer calling. But I am
very glad that I have carted around the dozen or
so that I have in my possession for the past
quarter century. So, like a talented Mr. Ripley,
believe it or not! And ain't that incredible?

BoxBoy Makes the D(C) List!

Your very own BoxBoy
had the pleasure of
selling a trinket box to
the Honorable Anthony
Williams, Mayor Emeritus
of the District of
Columbia, at the 2006
Downtown Holiday Market
in our nation's capital.
BoxBoy hates publicity
and there were cameras
clicking and a plethora of
mayoral entourage
staring the entire time
the Mayor contemplated
his purchase. No big deal
... only one of the heads
(with antlers) fell to the
ground whilst BB wrote
up the purchase. We had
truly hoped our Barack
would come on down in
'09 and continue his
ceaseless spending. He
didn't make it.

Box of the Month

"That'll Be The Day"

I haven't done a box like this in awhile, and it was
worth the wait. Lots going on here. Coulda been
titled "Godzilla vs. Rodin" for the art lover. Coulda
been titled "Ironside: Perry Mason Returns" for the
1950s/60s crippled detective/attorney lover. Is
titled "That'll Be The Day" because our Godzilla has
rescued Buddy Holly from the fiery airplane about
to hit the ground. Sorry, Richie Valens and the Big
Bopper ... they didn't make it. Naturally, Godzilla
made cricket fodder out of Buddy Holly, so he
didn't make it either. Oh cruel world.

...Homely At the Table!

Images only parents could love (but still be
ashamed of at the same time). Above, a
sweetly, mild mannered BoxBoy as he
appeared posing for the school photographer.
Below, Christmas morning in West Tennessee
sometime in the mid 1960s. Below, the
grandmother looks adoringly at rugrats greedily
accepting Santa's offering. Oh, the cute one in
front of the cardboard fireplace is the baby
brother.