GUMBY!

I was up at our neat local toy store this afternoon picking up a gift for our nephew. As I waited for them to giftwrap the box, I noticed a display of a bunch of small little toys--tiny pigs (like from that Pass the Pigs), elephants, frogs, and so forth. That's when I spied the bin full of mini Gumby and Pokey figures! YES! I remember being totally obsessed with Gumby and Pokey for a period of time when I was a kid. My brother Tom had a huge inflatable Gumby--I'm talkin' 4 or 5 feet tall--that I always wanted to steal but never did. Somewhere in this house, I'm pretty sure I still have a little Pokey like I saw today, but Gumby is long gone. When I have some cash, I'll be marching back into that store to reclaim Gumby and Pokey for myself.