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I spent the weekend at Gallery of Carpet - a recording studio in Villa Park, IL with my new music project, “chew heart”.  It’s a band comprised of 2 people (drums & guitar).  Since we wanted to have bass on the record, we invited our friend, Mark to come out and join us in the recording!

We are working on an EP - 5 songs total.  The first two days were spent putting down the bass, drums and guitar tracks.  In 2 weeks, we will go back in to the studio to add the vocals.  You can become a fan of Chew Heart on Facebook if you’re interested in getting any updates on the CD release through Loose Tooth Records.  We’re hoping to have a short East Coast tour this summer!

Brian Zieske is the Owner/Producer/Engineer/Mix-master!  

Laura

Curt

Mark

Mr. Beardsley and Ice-Bat.  Friends.

I also had a chance to catch a live taping of the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.  It was hilarious.  Nice to see a host interact with the crowd.  Paul Deen was there, handing out her twice baked potatoes to adoring audience members.

I passed this guy on the highway… He was riding along on his motorcycle, dog-in-lap.  It got me looking around online and it seems like there are a lot of people that do this.  Some of the dogs even wear little motorcycle helmets.

He’s even on YouTube - watch him in action:

This was one of my favorite shops - Off the Wall Antiques. VERY cool finds.

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I had an opportunity to catch up with the winner (their identity is a secret - sshh!) and thought it would be fun to have a little Q&A with them.  Here’s what they had to say:

Q:  I’m assuming that you are a huge Conan fan - do you own any other Conan memorabilia?
A:  I’m a fan of Conan’s, of course, but I don’t have any other memorabilia. My kids have Team Conan hats. I was so impressed with how Conan handled the whole job situation - he stood up for himself and his staff and their families in the face of enormous pressure from some of the biggest bullies out there. He set a good example and used a teachable moment for the good of everyone who was aware of what was transpiring. Bravo!

Q:  Do you own any other dolls?

A:  I’m not a doll collector. I collect art and I believe in supporting artists directly when possible. I’ve lately become interested in the art of pop culture.

Q:  What are you going to do with your new plush Conan O’Brien doll?

A:  Your doll is adorable and I have a project planned for him if I get the OK from Mr. O’Brien and his people. I’ll keep you posted if I am able to accomplish that and the follow-through. It will just be for fun, but just to be safe I’ll check with them first.

Q:  What would you do with a plush Jay Leno doll if you had one?

A:  I am not a fan of Mr. Leno. I wouldn’t want a Jay Leno doll - I’m afraid that if I had one, that it would want to take my job that I love, redecorate my home, and pave my yard for its toy car collection. No thanks!

Q:  Now that Conan is no longer with NBC, what will you do until he returns to Late Night?

A:  As for what to do while waiting for Conan to return to latenight tv, I made the decision to boycott NBC and its sister stations and affiliates for the next 7 months. Everyone at my house is on board and we’re tentatively planning a party for Conan’s first day/night back with a new show on a new network. After that, I might go back to NBC only to watch Law and Order.

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I’m very interested to hear more about this project that they mentioned!  

On a side note, I’ve been getting many emails asking if I will be making more plush Conan dolls?  I’m currently putting together a kids book so unfortunately, I don’t have the time to mass produce them. This doll was a one-of-a-kind creation and I will not be making any more like this one.   And no - a plush Jay Leno doll is not in the works.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to email:  Laura@intimidnation.com

I look forward to hearing from you!

- - Laura

If you’re interested making this cuddly Conan your own, he’s currently on eBay.

One of my other creations, a bearded gnome, “Mr. Beardsley” appeared with Conan in People Magazine over the summer! I sent it to him during the writer’s strike when he grew his beard out.You can check it out HERE.