Charity Auction Results and “It’s Kind of a Cute Story” Pre-sales!

Well, the Kinsey Glasses auction to benefit Give Kids the World was a smashing success! The glasses went for $212.50 to a lucky bidder (who happens to be a big DSoD fan), which means that after my dollar-for-dollar match, Give Kids the World received $425 altogether!

I threw in a bit extra for the match to cover the PayPal fees

I’ll definitely be doing this again in the future. Would anyone be interested in bidding on the silver mask and glasses, or the Anarchy Mouse Ears from the DSoD cover?

In other news, one of the main reasons why I’ve been a bit quiet lately is because I’ve been hard at work on Bamboo Forest Publishing’s newest release: It’s Kind of a Cute Story, by former Imagineer and Disney Legend Rolly Crump, and Communicore Weekly’s Jeff Heimbuch.

This book is unlike anything Bamboo Forest has released – it’s a full-color, 8.5×11, 192-page coffee-table book, with over 200 pictures illustrating the fascinating, hilarious, and often PG-13-rated story of Rolly’s life. We’re making it available in three editions, the nicest of which is the limited edition signed and numbered hardback. This thing looks gorgeous inside and out, and is well worth every cent of the $59.95 price. Since only 500 copies will ever be printed, I guarantee that this will become a collector’s item, and will likely appreciate in price as the years go on. It’s Kind of a Cute Story will also be available as a paperback with slightly thinner paper (but still full color!), and an eBook available exclusively from Amazon. I gotta say, though, if you’re only buying the e-book, you’re really missing out on the gorgeous layout painstakingly created by Amy Inouye of Future Studio Design, who also did the equally lovely Knotts Preserved, which is a favorite of Rolly’s.

Release date is Tuesday, 11/20/2012, but we are taking pre-orders for the hardback at the Bamboo Forest store. They’re actually selling much faster than expected, so if you’re planning on getting this as a Christmas present for yourself or a loved one, don’t delay or you might miss out!