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Integrity Toys Basic Edition Flounce. Cool two color shoes. Dynamite girl torso with click bend legs.
Integrity Salesroom 10/13/2016 As long as I was sharing with friends, I figured may as well display them. It was for about an hour since I did have to get them back in my room before table hosting. Eugenia and Vanessa
Algoma Integrity - En face de Ste-Pétronille I.O. - En descente sur le fleuve St-Laurent pour Port Cartier Qc.
Algoma - Vracquier - IMO 9405162 - Pavillon Canada
Prise de Vue: Olympus OM-D E-M10 M II - Pointe Ste-Pétronille I.O. Qc.
Algoma integrity - In front of Ste-Petronille O.I. - Downbound on the St-Lawrence River to Port cartier Qc.
Algoma - Bulkcarrier - IMO 9405162 - Flag Canada
Photo Taken: Olympus OM-D E-M10 M II - Ste-Petronille O.I. Point Qc.
Jason Wu's Dolls Nu Face Agency & Fashion Royalty:
Erin Salston The Making Of(2009), Lukas Maverick Style Strategy(2009), Takeo Mizutani In The Mix(2009), Kyori Sato Flight Pattern(2009).
“Integrity is not a conditional word. It doesn't blow in the wind or change with the weather. It is your inner image of yourself, and if you look in there and see a man who won't cheat, then you know he never will.” by John D. MacDonald
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A Divergent View... We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are. by Anais Nin
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Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.” by Bernice Johnson Reagon
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Taken with a distinct challenge by a friend who has integrity and a divergent view! Thanks!
No Instructions? Challenge Accepted!
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If you can put together those "bankers boxes" from Staples....then you'll quickly figure these out. :)
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Well, well, well! What can I say about this conniving crook that would paint him as a saint?! Hmm, not one damn word comes to mind! So let's take it back to “The Beginning” and reexamine his felonious track record. The air was thick with a fair measure of gloom on that rainy evening (originally), in the Fall of 1984, when Jerrica Benton stood side by side with her younger sister, Kimber Benton, at their father Emmet Benton's funeral. Also in attendance was her bandmates/sisters Aja and Shana, her boyfriend Rio Pacheco, and a slippery, scaly python with more connections than the Mob, Eric Raymond! Jerrica and Eric became joint owners of Starlight Music after Emmet's demise, leaving Eric to his half, and Jerrica to half of what was rightfully hers. During the funeral service, he gave his deepest sympathies to her and, because he's simply a cad in a fancy suit, had the nerve to put the moves on her as Rio stared him down! Later on that day, Jerrica decided to take her mind off of her loss by returning to work. As she stepped off the elevator and opened her office door, Eric appeared lounging at his desk with a grimace of triumph and a preemptive strike to control her half of Starlight Music. He also found the right moment to introduce his female Rock band, the Misfits, who roared in on motorcycle bikes and began to close in on Jerrica like three piranhas deprived of din-din! After a few notes of “Outta My Way”, the shock-rockers joined Eric at his desk as he proposed an arrangement known as the Battle of the Bands, a competition which he rigged to please the Misfits! The day of the concert, Jem and her girls were penciled in as no-shows, but the bad girls of Rock 'n' Roll had everyone's attention and came from within seconds of winning. Then, in one swift glance, Jem and the Holograms appeared on stage (compliments of Synergy) and stole the show! Surfing high above the crowd of fans while swaying and prancing around in 6 inch designer heels, Jem and her sisters made it crystal clear that their victory was “Only the Beginning!” Keeping up with his initial arrangement, Eric then challenged Jem to the most important competition of her life, a second Battle of the Bands, provided that if she won, then he would sign over his share of Starlight Music, but if the Misfits prevailed, then he would claim FULL ownership of the entire company! With the stakes higher than before, Eric set out to cease any chance the Holograms had at winning, and ordered in his henchman, Zipper, to break into Starlight Foster House to cause a little ruckus. During a brief encounter with Kimber who was holding a lit candle stick in the dark, Zipper knocked into her as he tried to escape and inadvertently set the entire house on fire! Now well into 1985, and living at the Starlight Mansion, Jem put the “Disaster” out of her mind. And with the Holograms and their foster girls, she settled in the million dollar estate with a housewarming tour, a pool party, and a nice dinner to boot. Life was wonderful, and the Pop stars were living “Like a Dream!” Unfortunately, for Jem, the day had just begun for Eric and there was a lot of dirty work to manage, starting with his first assignment, which included Zipper and another dangerous task, this time by planting explosives under the cushions of her living room couch and blowing the entire wall to smithereens! To compound the disaster, Eric decided to hoof on over to the news reporters who showed up and caused a scene by boldly lying about the blast. These crimes were all just the tip of the iceberg. I mean, this is Eric Raymond that we're talking about. It's nearly impossible to list every single offense—I'd be here for days! I once thought of Zipper as the most revolting villain in the world of Jem, and he is still the raining champ in that department. Eric, however, is the slimy crud that clogs AND pumps the fuel into the entire series! Every lackey needs a handler—someone to answer to and serve—and in this case, Eric is the master, and Zipper is the servant. They are truly two of the biggest crooks ever, in ‘80s animation! Days later, the action continued, and Eric was in cahoots again with his favorite henchman, this time, in “Frame Up”, when he tipped off the police to search Jem's dressing room after ordering his slugs to plant prize money in there to frame her! But, when the plan fell through, he then hired a private detective named Malone to uncover her secret. Talk about a double whammy! The heat was on, in “Battle of the Bands”, when he began to focus on Synergy and became obsessed with the pictures that were taken of the mysterious machine by Malone. He was well on the trail of discovering the origins of Synergy much later in the series as well, but never followed through due to his greed for money and status. He didn't falter this time around, though, and embarked on a relentless quest to discover the facts, even placing 'lil Ashley on payroll for a brief moment, then holding her for hostage in his office and threatening that he'd hurt her if Jem didn't scurry over to Starlight Drive-In, all in an attempt to buy more time for the Misfits to win the competition! Later that evening, his world spun out of orbit when Rio crashed five knuckles into his jaw for backhanding Jerrica across her face, at Starlight Music!
Everyone assumed the crook was jailed, in “Starbright, Part One”, but he was just gearing up for his directorial debut and decided to enter into business with Pizzazz and her father's film studio. Within seconds of striking the deal with Harvey, Eric started sprouting horns as he began to hand out orders and demands, like the claus in Jem's contract that demanded she perform in the film despite being on a Misfits production. He butted heads repeatedly with Anthony Julian on set, then became embroiled in an all-out shouting match regarding who's who, forcing Anthony to walk out of the entire production! There were times when he threatened to fire half the staff and crew, and he didn't think twice about driving a wedge between Kimber and Jem by suggesting that Jem gets more attention and fanfare than her. The climax blew a fuse, when Jem quit the film after her physical altercation with Pizzazz! Jerrica, who was desperate to reason for the sake of her foster daughter, Banee, decided to return to the production and weather the storm with one and all. However, Eric was up to his old tricks again, when he pressured Jem to perform a stunt while crossing an elongated log several stories above without a stunt double, resulting in her falling to the ground! Thank goodness Rio flew in on a vine to save her! Video Montgomery caught the entire accident on tape and prepared to release the footage to the Union, but Jem begged her not to out of consideration for Banee. Pizzazz noticed them talking and encouraged Clash to destroy the video tape, and she almost succeeded, but it was Video's clever act of switching labels on the tape that sealed Eric's fate! Rio reached his breaking point during a stunt that involved Kimber and her near-death accident while running down a hill and dodging landmines that detonated off cue on account of Roxy and Clash! Eric's negligence and foul attitude towards the accident was reason enough for Rio to snatch him by the collar, lift him from off the ground and bodyslam him in front of cast and crew lol! Now, with the film in the can, and his staff in shambles, Eric was left with only his pride, and he assumed the worst was over. But karma always has a way of showing up on time. Suddenly, at the snap of a finger, the Producers Guild, Stuntman's Union, the Director's Guild and Photographer's Local all burst in and charged him with misconduct, no guild approval, hazardous conditions on the set, and failure to use qualified stunt-persons! The trickle effect began as the Union closed the production due to the tape of Jem's accident, and continued with Harvey Gabor losing a fortune in fines and lawsuits from dozens of Unions, and millions in over budgets. Guess it's just a day in the life of one senseless and heartless creature! But that's really no surprise when Eric's involved. He even went so far as to steal the profits from “The World Hunger Shindig” by recruiting, yet again, Zipper to scam a whole ticket booth off the books for $250.000 dollars. Like, really? Starving children? Shame! Actually, he had established a lack of concern and safety for children very early on in the series; the Misfits as well! It doesn't matter the weather or the season—rain, sleet or snow—Eric is there with a treasure chest full of shady deals to disperse, like in “Last Resorts”, when he caused a serious amount of damage to Rick Franklin's skiing resort by arranging accidents and rigging equipment with the intent to drive avid customers away and conquer Ricks's property.
Whether it's an attack against two or a slew, somehow he always finds a way to outfox his victims, and in “Old Meets New”, he illustrates just how cunning and ruthless he is from beginning to end! The sun basked down on a small historical section of California, particularly one building occupied by Bobby Bailey, a former rock musician. Bobby's building just so happened to be one of the first Rock 'n' Roll recording studios ever built, and a meaningful structure to music history. The former musician tried everything possible to save his building from demolition, and he fought several times against the owner to prevent condemnation. He eventually became friendly with Jem and the Holograms and they decided to assist him in his crusade. Well, on that same day, while both parties stood outside of the building removing boards from the entranceway, a huge bulldozer appeared in the distance. As the inadequate piece of machinery approached, Jem and her girls noticed Eric and the Misfits at the controllers and jumped out of the way as they lowered the wrecking ball at the building, all while barking at the tenants to “Take a Hike” so that he could demolish the property and build “The biggest record album factory on the East Coast!” Then the situation jumped from bad to worse, when Pizzazz, under Eric's supervision, decided to get her sick thrill out of swinging the wrecking ball into surrounding buildings that were occupied with tenants still inside! His greed reached new heights, in “Intrigue at Indy 500”, and he got quite sloppy with his work. It all started when he bribed famous race car driver, Martino Granzetti's sponsors, to pull out of the race to secure himself a profit. The scales gave way literally when his associate tampered with the axel on Granzetti's car prior to the race and sent him flying into the Intensive Care unit of the hospital, followed by Jem's car crash, when she tried to repair the Starlight Special in hopes of replacing Martino in the race! He took a different approach, in “The Talent Search, Part One”, and went straight for the jugular, when he tried to bribe Raya Alonso into revealing Jem's true identity. After refusing to comply, Eric had her parents nursery destroyed by vandals! Jetta decided to appoint herself as the overseer of this mission, and her first order was for the crew to bring back a black orchid as proof of their work. The mission turned out to be a bust, of course, and left Jetta with a bald patch on her scalp lol! The low-handed, cutthroat scum evaded incarceration, during “KJEM!” The drama started when he struck a shady deal with a con-artist to have the Misfits play a live radio concert opposite the opening broadcast of Jem's new radio station, KJEM, for more airplay and extra promotion—such a shady deal that even Eric wasn't fully aware of! In short, the Misfits naively became involved in a pirate broadcast, finally ending with the arrest of all four hotshots! He finally got his just deserts, in “Trick or Techrat”, when he was rewarded as the highest bidder for a chunk of property, an old opera house owned by Fredrick Vincent. His partnership with a fellow business owner to build new condos in place of the opera house was enough to seal the deal and to destroy the historical building lickety-split. The Misfits were in on the ghoulish antics as well, and were determined to destroy Jem and the Holograms' Halloween benefit concert at the opera house by staging their own concert on the opposite side of the street from the landmark. With Techrat's special effects machine, Eric had what he knew was needed to scare Jem, Kimber, Aja, Shana, Raya and the Starlight girls! Only, this time, it seems he made the mistake of stepping from behind the iron curtain to join in on the festivities by disguising himself as Mr. Vincent to force the real Fredrick Vincent to close his business. Not even the Misfits were surprised that his tricky maneuver backfired on him. And without lawyers or lifelines on his side, it was Eric's turn to FINALLY rot in a jail cell as he was arrested by the end of the night!
Once again, he demonstrated a lack of concern for children, in “The Middle of Nowhere!” The hunger to cash in on the record market was excuse enough for him to muster up the courage to approach Harvey Gabor with his plan to purchase land and open a refinery near the Alaskan pipeline. After ruining Harvey's movie studio and costing him millions in damages, Eric knew that he would have to make a hard sell and a smooth transaction to reel him in, and he accomplished his goal by elaborating that his offer could make records “more cheaply” than any other record company in the world. He added that the deal would provide a wealth of oil, and that any investor wise enough to back him would “make a fortune.” As usual, Eric was only out for himself and didn't care about robbing Uto and her loving family of Attuk Island, as well as killing the seals that populated the water and land! In the end, the Kenyak family decided that they didn't want to sell their Island, placing Eric back on Harvey's s**t list and leaving him stranded out in the Arctic cold literally! He was drunk with power while playing time-travel master, in “Journey Through Time”, and supervised Techrat's activities with a computerized device that transported Jem, the Holograms and Synergy back in time to Vienna, 1781, Pizzazz and the Misfits to Woodstock ‘69, and himself smack dab in the middle of the Mesozoic era! Eric's background bio was fleshed out, in “Out of the Past”, and revealed an early love triangle between himself, Jerrica and Rio Pacheco, surprisingly, all brought on by Jerrica herself in a desperate plea for Rio's attention! The episode also documented his rise to the top as Emmet Benton's protégé, and, more importantly, the introduction of Jerrica's mother, Jacqui Benton, and her career as a singer. Jerrica wanted to use her mother's early recordings to rerecord and create a commemorative album of her work, beginning with a modern version of “First Love”, which did wonders for Jacqui's legacy by re-entering her music back on the charts after a full decade! The idea of cutting an entire album with her mother's recordings as a guide was all she could think about, but she wasn't exactly sure where to locate the print work. One night, while working overtime at Starlight Music, she received a phone call from Eric who admitted to having her mother's tapes in his possession, and insisted that she pay a million dollars in return or grant him controlling interest over Starlight Music! Jerrica declined his ridiculous offer, but Eric was unabashed about his proposal and suggested that she meet him at his place to discuss the matter or that he would destroy the tapes. Determined to reserve her mother's legacy, she decided to bite the beat and go to his lair after all. While there, the two began to argue about the money and Eric's lack of compassion. Jerrica—thinking that he would do the right thing out of the kindness of his heart—decided to just ask him for the master tapes, but he vetoed her request and decided to punish her by throwing the recordings into his fireplace! Without delay, she raised her hand above her head and swung her palm at his cheek, leaving him with an imprint that he will always taste, feel and remember! This saga ended on a positive note due to Synergy's function for storing data in her memory bank, leaving Eric, for the umpteenth time, demolished. There's absolutely no limit to his repulsive behavior! He's always at war with Pizzazz, he was annihilated by Craig Phillips, and Riot barely tolerates him. Hell, even the Starlight girls gave him a run for his money, in “The Day the Music Died!” It's quite interesting nowadays when I view the show from a mature standpoint. I find myself shocked at the mass of illegal activity that I subjected myself to as a child lol. The ‘80s were what I define as the last days of innocence, but the decade also ushered in the age of WONDER! Of course, I didn't realize this at the precious age of 5, but it's now clear, that Eric, the Misfits, Zipper and Clash were ahead of their time, animation-wise! I mean, let's be real here, the action was what kept my generation tuned in every week and on the edge of our seats! Needless to say, Eric Raymond has always repulsed me. Even as a child, he used to frightened me with his appearance and behavior. And the Misfits were no different. I was freaked out by their evil tyranny and would yell at the television for them to just leave goody-goody Jem alooone! Seriously! Of course, now, as an adult, I love them! They make me laugh more than anything else. And their style is everything! But, with Eric, there's the feeling of disgust that was present as a child, and still remains today! With all that being said, I do believe that he is the main artery of the series.
Continuing with my thoughts above, I am very happy to see Eric in doll form. I think we can all agree that, without his presence, the Jem collection just wouldn't be the same! So yes, I am elated that Integrity finally released the head honcho of Misfits Music! Eric definitely shines in his own strange way, not necessarily color-wise, but in his own right. At times, when I scan the entire collection with my eyes, I marvel at the contrast of dark tones used for the Misfits collection, and bright tones for Jem and the Holograms. And no matter when or how many times I scan, Eric always catches my eye due to the particular aspect of muted colors used for his wardrobe. Do I think that Integrity should have given him a little more coloration to work with? No way! He is dressed in boss attire and looks exactly as he's portrayed in Jem. So there's not a long list of requirements for his clothes and accessories, and maybe that's a good thing. I just think that we're supposed to enjoy Eric for Eric, not for what he lacks. He's now arrived and that's well enough reason to celebrate the latest edition to the Misfits collection. Besides, when it comes right down to it, he doesn't really need a reason to exist—it's mandatory! I have him standing front and center in my Misfits collection, obviously where he belongs. There are no drawbacks available to evaluate. His face sculpt looks exactly like it should. There were tons of complaints from doll collectors who were teed off about the recycled head sculpt, and I can't bring myself to agree because, for someone like myself who doesn't already own a doll with the Count Dracula sculpt, this is considered a new and exciting experience for myself. It works out real well, too, because I have nothing else to go by, but Eric, and I am relieved of that! There's something strangely fascinating about the color of his hair, kinda has a dark chestnut hue, especially when viewing in the light. But it's too short, in my opinion. I think chin-length hair would have been better! At least we would have had the option to trim his hair however short we pleased. Eric's accessories were chosen with the utmost care and truly reflect his initial appearance, in Season One! This swindler is concealing one seriously expensive Rolex wristwatch and a matching chrome ring, both purchased with blood money, of course! He actually looks suave in his three-piece, intricately woven Giorgio Armani business suit. There's a nice, deep, rich gray tone to it that's very appealing! He also wears a light blue dress shirt, a red necktie and black satin socks, all Armani as well! His black leather shoes are from Gianni Versace's “Ivy League” business collection, and they look quite nice on his feet. Mr. Bossman shields his deceiving eyes with a pair of Ray-Ban shades, and carries a black Gucci briefcase that's on loan from the Yuppie collection. Inside the attaché case contains a picture of Synergy that was taken by Malone, his personal detective...still gives me chills to this day lol. The memo from Eric to Pizzazz is priceless and made me lmao! This bigwig CEO is squeaky clean, from top to bottom, without a trace of fingerprints to seal his fate, and it's apparent as to just how well-off he really is! 💰
On another note, I messaged Integrity Toys four months ago with a request regarding my idea for a special Jem doll. My request/brainchild is what I like to call, the “Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame” Jem, from “The Stingers Hit Town, Part One”, with her sparkly brown gown, huge oversized shoulder-bows, tan boa, and her pink/gold/white Rock guitar! I also requested Shana's alt guitar as an added bonus. Two days later, an employee replied that she would notify their Design Team! I will definitely continue to keep my fingers and pedicured toes crossed for this one!
My top 6 remaining dolls that I'm holding out for:
Mardi Gras Jem
Indy 500 Jem
Graphix
Sean Harrison
Lena Lerner
Zipper