If you've seen or heard of the whereabouts for one RetroSandie, a dyed-in-the-wool wacky tacky woman, please direct her to Mr. Tiny for a major reward!
Okay, this seemed like such a good idea before I remembered that a wanted poster requires other people to turn in the miscreant for the bounty. In retrospect it didn't really translate to our giveaway, but once I had created the poster (which in itself makes little to no sense due to the enforced brevity of the program), I just couldn't ditch the idea. However misguided the idea, I want you all to take a moment to think of what a wonderful world we would live in if all wanted criminals turned themselves in just to claim a t-shirt.
Anyhow, a big congratulations to RetroSandie! Thank you for entering our giveaway, for your comments, and for your support of the wacky tacky life! You were chosen as the winner of our giveaway by a random number generator (I was too lazy to write all the names down and draw one from a hat - my preferred method). To claim your prize, please send an email with your name, address, and the t-shirt size you desire to wackytackytiny{at}gmail{dot}com.
Don't forget, even if you weren't as lucky as RetroSandie, you can
still be the proud owner of the wacky tacky Signature Tee by
visiting Mr. Tiny's South Side Market on Etsy.
A hearty and heartfelt THANK YOU to all who entered our giveaway and to all of you who follow along!!! We have already gone from 150 followers to 160 - again, thanks to your support and diligence in spreading the gospel of wacky tacky. With your encouragement and enthusiasm, there will be many, many more giveaways to come.
Can you believe it? We are now up to 150 followers! It is hard to imagine, given the ubiquity of self-published stream of consciousness on the internet, that anyone would have found, followed, or "friend-ed" us. We are grateful for the friendships we have forged here and for all of the funny, kind, inspiring, and thoughtful comments you have shared over the past 183 entries into our wacky tacky journal.
Yes, for your friendship and patronage we are truly grateful. To commemorate the auspiciousness of the occasion we have, in one fell swoop, both a thrilling announcement and an exciting giveaway (you must watch the video first).
Presenting the official wacky tacky t-shirt! Destined to be the first in a long series of wacky tacky apparel, the wacky tacky t-shirt is designed and printed in the good ol' US of A by Tugboat Studios (the only resource for all of your design and screen printing needs).
"WACKY TACKY, WE DIG OLD STUFF"
Available in sizes Child's XL - Adult XXL
Just in time for the holidays, the official wacky tacky t-shirt, makes the perfect gift. Aunts and uncles, dads and grads, any shape, any size, there is wacky tacky t-shirt for everyone on your holiday list - even yourself!
See, there is a t-shirt for anyone and everyone.
Yes, this is Mr. Tiny's actual family not a group of highly-trained, professional models.
wacky tacky pride
One of these t-shirts, plus our set of four collectible pinbacks, can be yours by simply entering our 150-Follower Giveaway!!!
Our first giveaway essentially had no rules at all except "follower" status because, as a rule, I hate rules!!! The truth is, we would love to earn a larger following so we can spread the wacky tacky gospel to a broader congregation. So, this time around there will be a few rules only so that we can get more people to join in on the fun.
RULES FOR ENTRY:
1. All entrants must be official followers of wacky tacky (new followers are definitely welcomed and encouraged).
2. All entrants must leave a comment in the comments section of this post (it can be about anything - food, your pet, news of the day - preferably something you love about Mr. Tiny's bowtie collection).
3. To earn a double entry, you must show a link, in the text of your comment, where you have shared the giveaway on your blog, Facebook page, Twitter account (sorry for my neediness).
4. All entrants must have a valid mailing address to which I can ship your prize (foreign or domestic).
5. All entrants must have a deep and abiding love of wacky tacky, Mr. Tiny, and accordion music (honor system, not necessarily in that order).
6. All entries must be received by Friday, November 30, 2012
There you have it. It's as easy as one, two, three. Follow wacky tacky, tell your friends about wacky tacky, and leave a comment about wacky tacky. The winner will be chosen at random at an arbitrary time (7:03pm PST) after an arbitrary period of entry (one week) and will be announced in an upcoming blog post. Odds of winning are entirely dependent on the number of entries. The giveaway is open to wacky tacky followers anywhere in the world as long as they have an address recognized by the USPS.
If you don't happen to be the lucky winner, but you can't wait to get your hands on one of these beauties, fear not, for behold I bring you good tidings of adequate joy; the official wacky tacky t-shirt is available for purchase at Mr. Tiny's South Side Market on etsy right now!!!
You'd better enter or I'll sick these toughs on you!
The little one's the meanest!!!
Thanks again for your support and friendship. We hope that you've enjoyed the blog and will continue to share in the love of all things wacky tacky!
So my brother is a talented artist, graphic designer, screen printer, musician and world-class wise a**! His screen print shop Tugboat Studios is the place for all of your shirt, poster and design needs. We have been brainstorming/collaborating on some design ideas and this is what he came up with (I hate ending sentences with a preposition but sometimes it sounds pretentious to write properly). A blog post about his shop will be forthcoming but until then here is what may be wacky tacky's first t-shirt!
For a full explanation on the techniques used to draw/paint the dinosaur, you would have to talk to him. It is probably not a good idea to contact him, however, because he'll probably be mad that I posted this "rough draft" - he has acute perfectionist tendencies. I LOVE the way it has the vibe of an old, roadside souvenir shirt. Needless to say, one of our biggest influences growing up and continuing into adulthood is Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. We were lucky to have grandparents who lived in Banning, CA which is just a short ride from Cabazon (where the dinosaurs live) so we were able to see them quite often.
Pee-Wee at the Cabazon Dinosaurs
I couldn't find the clip I wanted, so here is the trailer!
