Upper Playground will release Alex Pardee’s Walrus Rider vinyl on Saturday May 30th (12-2pm) with a signing at their San Francisco store. The Walrus Rider is a vengeful two-faced creature riding on a sympathetic walrus as he searches for his stolen legs. To learn more about this sad and angry soul, check out Pardee’s poem after the jump. The figure stands 11” tall has bendy arms, and a removable tusk which fits in the rider’s hand and also can be reattached to the walrus. Alex’s creation is the first of several artist original figures created to celebrate Upper Playground’s 10th Anniversary.
Produced by Loyal Subjects, the Walrus Rider is available for pre-order in two editions – the standard teal edition (500 pcs, $75) and the Upper Playground exclusive Black (113 pieces, $110). Pre-ordered figures are tentatively scheduled to ship on 6.1. The Black edition will only be available at Upper Playground retail locations and their website.
In addition to the SF release event, Alex will be making the trip down to LA for a release event at Munky King on Saturday, June 13th.
Upper Playground
220 Fillmore Street
San Francisco CA 94117
415.861.1960
“Born with legs of a golden tint,
He’d walk, he’d run, he’d jump and sprint,
There’s nothing much he COULDN’T do,
With legs of gold and wooden shoes,
The girls all loved his limbs and knees,
For no one else had legs like these,
But jealousy arose with some,
Cause’ HE was having all the fun!
So late one night upon his slumber,
Darkness drenched with rain and thunder.
There he slept and dreamt of blondes,
But when he woke HIS LEGS WERE GONE!
Who would do this tragic thing?
What good is a bee if a bee cannot sting?
And what good is HE without legs at all?
Now he cannot move and he’s not that tall!
So he hopped on the back of his bestest friend,
And together they ride as he seeks his REVENGE!”
-Alex Pardee
