August will forever be tainted with the childhood horrors of shopping for husky slacks, paper bag bookcovers & #*%(ing Trapper Keepers, with the everpresent fear of velcro shoes. The highlight from back-to-school was always the lunchbox. Perhaps you had one like this, as I did…
A thousand thank yous to Ray Corsini for his bringing this vision to life, both literally and creatively. On my budget of nothing but favors, he was able to make it all come to life.
Astute observers of the video may have recognized that the Pac Man wallet in the video opens “backwards” - it opens on the left - unlike the wallets available in the store. I f#*ked up. The first few shells machined were done with the hinges on the wrong side, from which this Pac Man was made. I have not completed any normal opening Pac Man wallets yet, but they are in the works, along with Joust, Kangaroo, and perhaps even a Mario Bros. Obviously, Ms Pac Man introduced herself in the video, but a lady like her shouldn’t need any introduction.
Fortunately for us, the reverse Pac Man worked better for the camera angle we were working from than a regular one. I was prepared to complete one if necessary, but we felt the backwards wallet got the point across as desired.
