Sunday, December 28, 2008

Little Mommy Gotta Go Doll [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]

Fisher-Price and Amazon.com have teamed up to offer this item in Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging, a recyclable, easy-to-open alternative to traditional packaging. A Frustration-Free Package comes without excess packaging materials such as wire ties, hard plastic "clamshell" casings, and plastic bindings. It’s designed to be opened without the use of a box cutter or knife and will protect your product just as well as traditional packaging during shipping. The Frustration-Free Packaging on this toy saves on 4-color printing and minimizes the use of PVC windows, blister packs, fasteners, and 4-color inserts. This item ships in its own box, without the need for an additional shipping box

Matchbox Mega Rig Space Shuttle [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]



Product Description
Mattel and Amazon.com have teamed up to offer this item in Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging, a recyclable, easy-to-open alternative to traditional packaging. A Frustration-Free Package comes without excess packaging materials such as wire ties, hard plastic "clamshell" casings, and plastic bindings. It’s designed to be opened without the use of a box cutter or knife and will protect your product just as well as traditional packaging during shipping. The Frustration-Free Packaging on this toy saves on 4-color printing and minimizes the use of PVC windows, blister packs, fasteners, and 4-color inserts. This item ships in its own box, without the need for an additional shipping box

Fisher-Price Elmo Live



Product Description
Is it live or is it Elmo Live? For the first time ever, in this truly life-like creation, Elmo really appears to be speaking as his mouth opens and closes just like a muppet. His mannerisms are right on target and his head bobbles back and forth as he speaks. Elmo waves his arms, sits and stands, and even crosses his legs while telling stories and jokes, singing songs and playing games. Children can activate the magic with a tickle or a squeeze of Elmo's foot, tummy, back or nose. Requires 6 "AA" batteries, included. Measures 12" tall.

Monday, September 1, 2008

100 Favorite Patriotic Songs [BOX SET]



Product Description
Disc 1:1. America The Beautiful2. All Quiet On The Potomac Tonight3. Ballad Of The Green Berets4. On Top Of Old Smokey5. Coyote Warrior6. Semper Fidelis7. Breeze From Alabama8. Onward Christian Soldiers9. Come Where My Love Lies Dreming10. Patriot11. Sweet Betsy From Pike12. The Marines' Hymn13. America Is14. When Johnny Comes Marching Home15. Happy The Soldier16. American Trilogy17. Home Sweet Home18. Washington Post March19. Enraptured I Gaze20. Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair21. The Yellow Rose Of Texas22. Over There23. Simple Gifts24. Liberty Bell25. Star Spangled BannerDisc 2:1. God Bless The USA2. Yankee Doodle Dandy3. Katy Cruel4. I Vow To Thee My Country5. King Cotton6. Beautiful Dreamer7. America8. American Patrol9. Mine Eyes Have Seen The Beauty10. Mohical Dream11. Red White And Blue12. Some Folks13. The Liberty Song14. Pomp and Circumstance15. Hail To The Chief16. The Bennington Rifles17. Peace On The Battlefield18. I've Been Working On The Railroad19. Under the Double Eagle20. Red River Valley21. My Country 'Tis Of Thee22. The Camptown Races23. Wild Blue Yonder24. Hands Across The Sea25. Fanfare for the Common ManDisc 3:1. Stars and Stripes Forever2. Living in America3. Home On The Range4. Old Colony Times5. Clementine6. Invincible Eagle7. Ring Ring De Banjo8. Yankee Doodle9. Largo "From The New World"10. To A Wild Rose11. Hail Columbia12. Alexander's Ragtime Band13. Gettysburg14. Carry Me Back To Old Virginny15. El Captain16. Prairie Daughter17. Little Brown Jug18. Marching Through Georgia19. The Entertainer20. Steamboat Around The Bend21. Revolutionary Tea22. The Cassions Keep Rollin' Along23. Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier24. Amazing Grace25. Grand Old FlagDisc 4:1. God Bless America2. National Emblem3. Soldier Soldier Won't You Marry Me4. Anchors Away5. Oh Susanna6. Tramp Tramp Tramp7. The Toast8. Dixie9. St. Louis Blues10. Appalachian Spring11. Bonnie Blue Flag12. Old Hundreth13. Swanee River14. The Battle Cry Of Freedo. BUY NOW

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Taking Chances : Celine Dion


Taking Chances is not without its daring moments--we'll get to those--but the first order of business in any review of this much-hyped record, on which Celine Dion is said to have slunk away from her songbird instincts in favor of embracing her inner rock & roll wild child, should be fan reassurance. Therefore: fear not. Taking Chances has its share of poignant, pretty ballads (both "A Song for You" and "Right Next to the Right One" are goosebump-raisers) and love songs (the hopeful, heartfelt title track, which unfolds into an anthemic power ballad midway through, may be the best one). As far as standard Celine fare goes, in fact, Chances is likely her strongest non-French outing since 2002's A New Day Has Come; nobody unfolds a lyric with more care or nuance. And, as the subtle "My Love" deftly proves, any early-career instincts to over-sing have gone poof along with her '90s-era, sweet-natured-kook persona. Because it's a generous 16 songs long, it may even be possible to ignore the non-Celine-like moments on Taking Chances and just enjoy the more fan-faithful tracks. But that wouldn't be any fun, would it? There are songs here--"Can't Fight the Feelin'," "Fade Away," "That's Just the Woman In Me"--that will astound diehards and make fans of those who've dissed her for more than a decade. If you didn't think the diva behind Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" had it in her to screech from the bottom of her soul, a la Janis Joplin, flip to track 15 and guess again. --Tammy La Gorce

Carnival Ride : Carrie Underwood


While most country stars go forward and reach for mainstream pop records, like Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood went in reverse. Her first disc had more than a few pop elements but this disc starts off with a foot stomper, "Flat on The Floor" and doesn't let up with fiddles, twang and chorus after chorus that will make you want to shout them out of your car windows. To say she has made a solid country disc in the vein of vintage Reba or Dolly is an understatement.

Underwood has even learned some new vocal tricks, as if she needed more, "Get Out of This Town," builds from an already assured vocal into a firestorm. Underwood isn't afraid to just go with the vocal and give a stronger reading as well. That was evident in her cover of "I'll Stand By You," which was simply stunning.

"Carnival Ride," is void of any weak tracks and this day and age that's a rare finding, some are stronger than others but, Jebus, the girl is giving her all to prove that she's a more than just a pretty face who sings country, she's trying to prove it's in her blood. And when you hear "You Won't Find This," that brings about that sing songy chorus that Shania Twain loves so much, you'll be a happy camper with your purchase

As I Am : Alicia Keys


By the time this long-awaited album saw its release date, most fans had probably read at least a couple of interviews with Alicia Keys in which she explained that first single, "No One"--a firestorm of a song clearly born of a sore heart and steeped in serious soul-searching, was about her decision to retreat from the obligations of stardom when she found out a loved one was in need of her care. The anecdote sticks not just because it explained the song so well--you can actually hear the pain, commitment, and determination in her sultry voice--but because it gets at what makes the woman behind the music so appealing. There's only one way R&B artists grow to become legends, and it's by drenching the words they sing with feeling (think Gladys Knight, Roberta Flack). The skeptical listener might have had her doubts before As I Am, but there's no mistaking it now: Alicia Keys is well on her way to sharing a category with them. This record radiates not just old-soul maturity, the kind Alicia fans say makes her modern rarity, but real soul. Vintage-leaning hooks and horns grab hold on "Where Do We Go from Here" and an assortment of other songs, but Keys can also get by just fine without them, as she proves on more pop-flavored numbers like "Lesson Learned," with John Mayer, and "Superwoman." The genres may be smearing, she seems to say, but bring them on: she won't shrink back. Her commitment is not to a single style but to what's stirring her soul. Because of it, she's moving R&B, or something like it, from the hips back to the heart. --Tammy La Gorce