Twenty-three years - that's how long our man Ian Beale has been on EastEnders. By that, of course, it means that he has been on the show since the very first episode. From troubled teen to somewhat troubled adult, Ian has seen it all in Walford. Other Beale buttons are in the works, rest assured. The 25th anniversary button will be awesome. :)
As our friend wikipedia says, the Daguerrotype was the first commercially viable camera because hours of waiting weren't needed to take photos. One of my favorite photographs of Edgar Allen Poe actually was taken on this type of camera. When I was in photography class back in the day, I used to want to be able to use this kind of camera. Too bad ebay didn't exist - I could have gotten one. Alas.
He came from the most humble of backgrounds - he was one of many children, a father from Lithuania and a family that was so destitute that they struggled just to get by. Charles Bronson, it is said, went to Hollywood not because acting seemed glamorous but because he thought it could pay the bills.
He has been a dear friend for nearly 22 years and now you can wear him on your coat, sports bag, or wherever else you may put your one inch buttons. He has countless songs dedicated in his name. Sure, they are mostly parodies of other songs ("Goobie Bear is not my lover / He's just a bear that likes rubbing noses with me / and have I mentioned that his name is Goobie? Bear.") He smiles and gives out love from his place on the button.
There he is. That's the face of the next President of the United States, G-d willing. Are you ready for things to start happening once again in this fantastically beautiful country called America? Are you ready to have a leader that will bring our troops out of Iraq and give us a healthcare system that not only works but is reasonable and affordable? I know that I am.
Thought not quite as popular in the United States as it is in Great Britain for numerous reasons - the main one being that the show isn't broadcast in the US - plenty of people have a similar love / hate relationship with the Phil Mitchell. He seems to change love interests more often than the average person changes socks. He gives as well as he gets - well, he usually gives a lot better. Rock on, Phil!
I seriously used to have one of these. Nowadays they seem sort of... useless. What can you possibly do with a pager that you can't do with a mobile phone? Does anyone even make pagers these days? Even when I had one it rarely went off. Why? Because that's just how popular I wasn't. Also available with "Page me!" text - let us know if you want that one in the notes.
He's adorable and he's the star of the hopefully soon to be updated more regularly web site Ask Vampire Bear! - and now you can wear his handsome self on a button. Isn't he just one of the most handsome bears ever? I mean, really!
Now that's what I call an addictive phone. Gets me on with my daily insane amount of text messaging, lets me do some web perusal while I'm out and about and keeps me from getting lost with every new iteration of Google Maps. I love that little blue dot.
My first mobile phone was a Nokia - I forget the exact number of the model but it was green and looked a lot like this button. It was before the era of everyone and their cousin sending text after text, before people on the bus thought it was okay to tell everyone else the latest goss about their Uncle Brosefer. Sometimes people would cover their mouths while speaking so people wouldn't hear them. (Some people still do!)
