NJ's Holiday Stage

[Aaron]

I decorated my 1 Stage last week, just thought I would share ;)

PICTURES (http://www.critterparadise.com/images/aaron/christmas2006/)

Let me know what you think!

Enjoy,
-NJ

[ChuckEZone]

Sweet! You know the full santa suit is my favorite;)

[cec080]

Nice Pics! :D

[MMBBfan327]

NICE!!! I really love the Santa outfit!!! Excellent work ;)

[Aaron]

Thanks guys :) I appreciate it!

You know, it's all worth it when you see the kids shocked at the santa suit.
What shocks the parents even more is I fit the whole thing... lol!
And to stick with the theme, we use Go Santa Go as our live show (RIP Shuffle, we cannot want to get you back!)

Happy CEC Holidays everyone :)

-NJ

[pizzacam]

Good Job Aaron! I wish it was made a requirement to decorate the stage/store. :\

[chuckrules]

Looks very nice Aaron. Good Job! Here's something that always puzzles me. Why are 1,2 stage Helen Henny knees push inward instead of outward like on our our three stage Helen robot?

[Aaron]

Thanks Gabe! Yeah, I everyone from the district that comes down is shocked.
All I've heard is that no one decorates, or has extremely old stuff.

Nevin- I'm not a tech, so I won't swear to it but here's my take on things.
Atleast down here (and a few other 1,2 stages down here) Helen is on an angle.
She's never perfectly straight to avoid swinging into either Munch's keyboard or Chuck.

Atleast, that's how things work down here for me ;)

-NJ

[Shiney Happy Jenn]

Nice job there Aaron. Looks like you made good use of those tips....;)

Nevin, i think the reason Helen's legs look that way on some stages is that the lower leg cometics are not facing out correctly. If kids grab at her legs a lot the foam can shift around, creating the "knock-kneed" look. I know i had to readjuct our Helen's leg cosmetics every so often to keep the knobby knees pointing in the right way....lol.

[chuckrules]

Ok Aaron.:)

[CEC3066]

Nice job A!

[chuckrules]

Yeah kids love to pull at our helen legs also. Basically the whole works. I'm like this is my Helen you leave her alone lol. In my stern voice.

[Aaron]

Thanks Danny :)

and lol Nevin! I'm not that protective.
We ask kids not to play on the stage, just for safety purposes.

-NJ

[CEC3066]

(RIP Shuffle, we cannot want to get you back!)

at first I thought why CAN'T he use "Shuffle, Then it hit me, DUH DVD store + "Shuffle" added just this year = not on the Holiday DVD. boy am I dence!

[joshferrell]

Wow I just noticed something strange about these pictures,with the exception of the first photo,all the robots have their eyes either open at the same time or closed at the same time,usually you see a couple with their eyes open and the others closed....

[captslappy]

Did all the Chuck's get Santa suits? I have seen other holiday pics where Chuck E. is in a santa suit.

[Aaron]

Danny,
You've got it... no Shuffle or Jumpin' on the new holiday DVD.
I cannot wait until January. We're going to switch to CEC March.
Jumpin' works good with us as a warm-up or encore.

Michael Hill did a great job with the lights on it... Helen's solo is amazing.
I play it just to sit back and watch the lights on that part ;)

Josh,
I never noticed that... the picture I snapped quickly, but now you mention it, you're right.

Capt,
Yeah,a lot more stores have been doing santa suits lately.
However, Corp doesn't send them. It's up to an individual to fit it to the robot.

It was my first year doing MMBB, more of a test for me to see what works and what doesn't.
I have redone my setup in my head already for next year, knowing what doesn't get messed up.

I watched two kids take two huuuge chunks out the other day.. lol!
It was after a compliment though, so it made me happy to see them want something from the store.

-NJ