There are times when one good idea plus another good idea plus ANOTHER good idea equals a kind of idea orgasm.

Imagine my delight, therefore, when I learned of a custom Gary Baseman toy  (Baseman being one of the leading exponents of the postmodern gothic/cute illustration & vinyl toy movement --- you've seen his stuff, whether or not you know his name), the Modman Mimobot . . .

. . . that is ALSO a powerful 1-to-8 Gig, you choose, USB flash drive . . .

. . . that ALSO contains the new issue of an interesting zine, the mimoZine, which includes an interview with Baseman himself, and music and festival reviews!

It's been tried before, but maybe this particular combination of cultural content piggybacking on reusable technology will become a model for culture distribution.

If so, the secret is the collectible toy aspect. The idea of vinyl toy flash drives itself is genius. They're just so darned cute. And horrifying . . . if you study them closely. *laughs*

Now if I can just get my GarageBand music onto some designer blank writable CDs . . . Hmmmmm . . .