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(1998-2001) Girl of Today Picnic Goodies by A Thousand Splendid Dolls

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APPROXIMATE RELEASE DATE: 1998-2001

MISSING ITEMS: Wax paper, newspaper, 2 juice boxes with straws

IMPORTANT NOTES: This set was also known as Lunch for Two. The newspaper was omitted for later releases.

PERSONAL FUN FACT written by my sister: I remember when this first appeared in American Girl catalogs. Shelly does too. Actually, to say it was a memorable moment for the both of us would be true. We remember this page and how much we loved it--and the cooler was our favorite part! (It all goes back to doll food.) We used to make up stories about the items in the catalogs and this was a favorite plot point. Whole stories made up to incorporate this adorable cooler. I saw this in real life once circa 1998. A friend of mine got it for her birthday and I was JEALOUS. Like, who wouldn't be? It was perfection. At some point, Shelly and I did price this out online, but we weren't serious. However, for Christmas 2023, Shelly went on a secret mission (she could be in the CIA, her ability to keep a secret is astounding) and spent a month tracking down some of my favorite items American Girl produced--GOT items from the late 90s and, mostly, things for Rebecca Rubin! Because this was the first non-Rebecca item I unwrapped following a string of Rebecca items, this did stump me as I held the wrapped package and could feel that it was plastic, not a clothing item, and that it was square shaped. (Shelly had hoped to trick me by having it follow all the Rebecca items.) Once I saw the blue and yellow, I was stumped no more! Shelly wrote on her note that she got it without the juice boxes because she realized that they are cardboard, not plastic! So, why pay extra money for cardboard juice boxes. (I know that, if you've read Shelly's photos about her Mary-Kate and Ashley doll collection, and seen just how much she wanted certain cardboard punchouts, you'd think her feelings on the cardboard juice boxes were a juxtaposition. However, knowing that the juice boxes are cardboard, not plastic like we thought, and honestly not that exciting as far as cardboard dolly items goes makes me wholeheartedly agree with her that it was NOT worth paying a lot more money just for the paper boxes.) The only items Shelly didn't get with our set were cardboard/paper. That stuff doesn't last well after 20 years and has less play value (and you can't wash it). I think the sandwich is my favorite part! Well, I know it is, but the brownies are an easy second--I mean, how cute are they? With their little frosting swirls. So perfect and tiny and realistic. I put one next to Rebecca's hand and thought it was adorable. (Shelly said that, when the stuff arrived, she felt like it was smaller than she pictured.) Now, back to the more important topic--the sub! As you see, it is not actually two separate pieces, but four! Shelly laid it out so both sides of each component can be viewed. The lettuce and tomato are molded to the top half of the bun and the cheese and meat (ham? Hopefully not bologna) is molded to the bottom. Okay, so I'm being anal here--but that's totally upside down (ask Shelly about my sandwich arrangement ritual--I always put the lettuce on the bottom and the cheese on top). Which doesn't detract from it's cuteness or perfection! The detail on the bun itself is great. And the sandwich is meant to be "cut" in half. The oranges...Well, they are pretty great and I love them. But they are just oranges. (I guess even in dolly size, I prefer sandwiches and sweets over fruit and vegetables.) Super cute oranges though. The cooler itself is awesome! The lid slides open at the center. There are square indentations on the top that, if memory serves me right, are meant to hold the juice boxes. I think you are meant to put the food on top of the cooler like it's a table. It feels surreal having something that I fantasized about owning for SO long!!!

MEETING NOTES by Whitey Orinoco

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Inspired by 1950s and 60s French actresses, Guido fashioned a chic hairstyle to pair with the designs coming down the runway. “Nina Ricci is a very feminine, sophisticated design house and the hair adds a dimension of “the present” making the overall look of the collection very modern for today’s woman.”

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Day three by Us.Against.The.World.

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Dedicated to Julia Harrison

You're...

My Friend,

my companion,

through good times and bad

my friend, my buddy,

through happy and sad,

beside me you stand,

beside me you walk,

you're there to listen,

you're there to talk,

with happiness, with smiles,

with pain and tears,

I know you'll be there,

throughout the years

I love you julia, thank you for being in my life when everyone else walked out. I hope that we will get even closer as the years go by. <3

Us3 @ Blue Note, Milano - 18 ottobre 2011 by Sergione Infuso

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Torna finalmente in Italia il jazz hip hop dei britannici US3! Chi non ricorda "Cantaloop", la loro godibilissima versione di "Cantaloup Island" di Hancock? Al Blue Note presentano il loro nuovo disco "Lie, Cheat & Steal". Un orecchio di riguardo tutto dedicato al rapper Akil Dasan, senza tralasciare la bravura della sezione fiati e l'abilità del leader Geoff

Geoff Wilkinson beats

Chris Dodd contrabbasso

Mike Gorman tastiere

Brandon Allen sax

Freddie Gavita tromba

DJ First Rate

Oveous Maximus rap

Akil Dasan rap

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