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Spring
Loaded: A Message from the Editor top
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Welcome
to another issue of Pezhead Monthly!
Although
life has been busy lately on a number of other fronts, I
have made slight progress on the Pez front as well. In addition
to finally getting the Pez room presentable again for visitors,
I happily discovered the Mickey Mouse Pez Tin at Factory
Card Outlet. Quite nice! I also found a new Nascar Pez combo
set (helmet and truck dispenser) that I didn't already have
for only $1.25.
This issue of Pezhead Monthly features an interview
with the Pez Baseball Tin Sign in honor of baseball season
officially starting up again, and we throw a song in for
good measure. Also in this issue is some Pez Poetry, the
Pez Almost-Quote, and a truly Froderiffic Pez Almost-Movie
Moment.
Thanks
for reading, and see you next month!
Joe
Durrant
Editor, Pezhead Monthly
joe@pezheadmonthly.com
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Questions and a Song for the Pez Baseball Tin Sign top
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Pez Baseball Tin Sign tries to stay
grounded through all the insanity of being a Pez item.
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Pezhead
Monthly: Pez Baseball Tin Sign, thanks
very much for joining us. You are the newest Pez tin
sign, as well as the first ever be interviewed by
this publication. What are your thoughts on this historic
occasion?
Pez
Baseball Tin Sign: I can sum it up
in two words: I couldn't be here without the trailblazing
efforts of previous tin signs such as Pez Spaceman
or Pez Bicentennial. So thanks, fellas, I owe you
big.
PM:
Well, that was a bit more than two
words, but I'll let you slide on that one. Get it?
Slide? It's a baseball pun, like when you slide into
home plate. I thought you'd enjoy it. Anyway, let's
talk a bit about your look. To start off, as with
other Pez tin signs, you've been given a retro appearance,
complete with rugged edges and classic ad copy. And
yet you also boldy proclaim in big, red letters: "Brand
New." Are you
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worried
that this will confuse people and somehow diminish your appeal?
PBTS:
Quite the opposite, good sir. I think it's
drawn more people to me. Apart from the fact that Pez has
and always will have retro cred, there's always a big interest
in retro items. Witness the unceasing presence of retro
t-shirts, phones, video games, salt and pepper shakers,
and more. Everything old is new again, and since I am a
new Pez item celebrating an old ad and Pez dispenser, it
really comes around full circle.
PM:
You've got a good point there, Pez Baseball
Tin Sign. You bring up the vintage Pez dispenser that inspired
the ad that inspired your own existence. It truly is one
of the classics. What are your thoughts on the more recent
baseball-inspired dispensers, the ones that have been released
in special promotions for minor and major league baseball
teams?
PBTS:
Well, I do believe that every Pez is special
in its own right, and that the newer dispensers are just
as worthwhile as the older ones. But having said that, I
wish that the newer baseball dispensers weren't all baseballs
with team logos. I mean, where's the originality? The original
Pez baseball dispenser was a mitt with a removable ball.
It came on a stand along with a baseball bat. Talk about
sheer coolness!
PM:
You've got that right, although it is worth
noting that there are a few other dispensers out there with
baseball caps, such as Garfield and Cool Bugs Bunny. But
I am curious, although you are one cool item that would
look perfect on any Pez collector's wall, life can't be
perfect, can it? Are there any complaints or regrets that
you'd like to share?
PBTS:
Well, I try not to complain too much, but
there is the slight issue of my tag line, "A 'big'
league hit with America's 'little' leaguers." I know
that this is faithful to the original ad copy, and its message
is that kids love Pez. But from everything I have seen and
heard, I have to say that there's nothing "little league"
about Pezheads. They hit it out of the park, baby! And even
better, without steroids.
PM:
I see what you're saying, and thank you
for your candor. Lastly, Pez Baseball Tin Sign, in honor
of your appearance here, we have reimagined a classic baseball-themed
song as yet another ode to Pez. Care to check it out?
PBTS:
Now how can I possibly say no to that? Bring
it on!
Pez Appeal
To the tune of "Centerfield" by John Fogerty
Copyright 2008 JoePez Publications
Well
take the blister off the card and set me free today,
I'm born again, and the Pez is gonna flow.
Unwrap the candy I came with, and put it in my sleeve
Anyone's got to believe it's time to roll
Oh,
load me up Joe,
I'm ready to press some Pez
Load me up Joe,
I'm ready to press some Pez
Look at me, plain to see Pez appeal
Well
I spent some days in a Walgreens haze, hanging out in a
bin
You know I took some lumps when so many passed on me.
But you stopped one day and you picked me up, and you tossed
me in the cart
Well you know that made my heart just skip a beat
Oh,
load me up Joe,
I'm ready to press some Pez
Load me up Joe,
I'm ready to press some Pez
Look at me, plain to see Pez appeal
Got
a tilted head, an empty sleeve, and a need to Pez dispense
You know I think it's time to fill me up with fun
Just to push the brick and feel the kick of another Pez
release
I need it please, you know that I'm the one.
Oh,
load me up Joe,
I'm ready to press some Pez
Load me up Joe,
I'm ready to press some Pez
Look at me, plain to see Pez appeal
Oh,
load me up Joe,
I'm ready to press some Pez
Load me up Joe,
I'm ready to press some Pez
Look at me, gotta be Pez appeal
Yeah!
PBTS: Now that's
what I'm talking about.
(Editor's
note: Also check out this
other baseball-inspired song from Pezhead Monthly!)
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