http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2006 by the authors Wed, 8 Nov 2006 02:42:46 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-474870 Brian, This is Mike, you bought my dads house the yellow one where the meusem at, i have a good feeling about you,i know you did the right thing buying those houses because the neighborhood is getting better downthere, i grew up in that area, so dont listen to no one, what they are saying about the neighborhood, well take care, hope to see you at C&Y Restaurant on 16, of november. 474870@blogcritics.org Wed, 8 Nov 2006 02:42:46 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-295606 Got the lamp from leg-lamp.com. It looks exactly like it....what a great gift! 295606@blogcritics.org Sun, 25 Dec 2005 00:19:37 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-286397 Callen, Re-renovation will start Jan 2, 2006. I have already hired a contractor to restore the house to its movie glory. Its a re-renovatin because it was renovated in 2002 to modernize the house which certainly its not what we want it to be. The gray siding certainly doesn't work. All of the windows have to be replaced as well. It will take some work and financing but I think it is well worth it. The grand opening will be Thanksgiving weekend of 2006. I will try to keep the website updated with progress reports and pictures. 286397@blogcritics.org Sat, 10 Dec 2005 00:22:01 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-279427 Hey Brian (owner of Christmas Story House). I drove by there yesterday (Nov. 27, 2005). I've lived in Cleveland all my 49 yrs., and never knew where it was. My 7 yr. old son didn't believe it was the real house because the color had changed. Are you going to renovate it to the original colors? The windows have changed too. It's our favorite holiday movie...glad to see someone taking an interest. Callen 279427@blogcritics.org Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:05:27 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-255014 I'll settle this! I've been to all the websites Redriderleglamps.com leg-lamp.com leglamps.com. The leg-lamp.com lamp is most like the A Christmas Story lamp. There is a big difference in the leg and size compared to the others. I looked at the movie again and it's just like it. The redriderlamp and leglamps.com lamp seem to be pretty similar. Can't you guys just get along. I'm sure there is a big enough market for everyone. 255014@blogcritics.org Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:53:01 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-242143 I was just made aware of the negative post made about myself and my company. None of the negative posts about redriderleglamps were made by myself or anyone associated with my organization. It's very risky to tarnish ones reputation and integrity without any facts. I'd be more careful about the comments you make Mr. Jones. 242143@blogcritics.org Sun, 25 Sep 2005 18:16:30 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-218722 It's pretty sad that these leg lamps have gotten so cheap that anyone can afford one. I bought one years back and spent a lot of dough for it. Now it looks like there will be one on every block. It was cool to own one or see one in someone's window. Now it looks like the excitement of seeing one will disappear because of these guys who are turning it into big business...buying houses? Museums? come on that's going a little too far. I love the movie but guys like this are exploiting it to make a buck and in the process the're gonna wear out the charm and commercialize the whole thing...it's pretty sad! 218722@blogcritics.org Mon, 29 Aug 2005 23:02:50 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-215275 I agree. It's a little suspicious that "Brain boy" leaves a post about the Neca lamp being nice then, coincidentally a guy with the name "john boy" leaves a post about not liking the Neca lamp and preferring the Red rider and then, what a surprise the guy from red rider gives his little speech. I wouldn't believe any of this crap! 215275@blogcritics.org Thu, 25 Aug 2005 19:34:39 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-215047 my thinking is it's probably enough with the "testimonials": after reading this thread, people are going to assume all the statments are staged anyway 215047@blogcritics.org Thu, 25 Aug 2005 15:56:58 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-215021 I got a One leg up last xmas....it rules. I think I saw the redryder at a novelty shop...not half bad but not as nice as the One leg up. 215021@blogcritics.org Thu, 25 Aug 2005 15:32:27 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-214658 Try the One Leg Up lamp. It's awesome! Each one is numbered for authenticity. This company has been making them since 1994. I received it for my Birthday last month. No quality issues here....it's GREAT! "it's fragilay" 214658@blogcritics.org Thu, 25 Aug 2005 09:06:56 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-212701 Bruce had nothing to do with any of the craziness that transpired since his original thread. He just thought it was interesting. Then I was just responding incase people were big fans they could find more info about the house later. Nothing in my original post mentioned anything about leg lamps. Things of course things degenerated from there. This is a fun business and we try to keep it as up beat and positive. After all its only a leg lamp... 212701@blogcritics.org Tue, 23 Aug 2005 09:30:05 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-212669 I think it's hilarious and quite instructive: "the leg lamp wars." And pretty obviously, Bruce's original story was a note about the house being for sale and had nothing to do with the freaking lamps at all 212669@blogcritics.org Tue, 23 Aug 2005 08:27:45 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-212664 I think this entire discussion is loathsome. I would hope you have some criterion to make such defamatory accusations about your competitor. 212664@blogcritics.org Tue, 23 Aug 2005 08:22:29 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-212627 Hey, wait a second. I'm the originator of this thread, and it had nothing to do with an advertisement - I'm not related to any of the businesses here. I just thought it was interesting that the house was on eBay, and it also is a local story to me. 212627@blogcritics.org Tue, 23 Aug 2005 06:38:17 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-212515 My original post was just to let people know what was going on with the house and when and where they could find out more info. Seemed appropriate given the topic of the blog. 212515@blogcritics.org Mon, 22 Aug 2005 23:40:25 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-212445 I agree. But it's a tough call when your competitor resorts to classless petty attacks. Do you take the high road and ignore them. Hoping people will see them for what they are. Or do you answer them and risk looking like your stooping to their level. I always look it as a loose-loose situation. In this case since it was a veiled attack they wouldn't even own up to I figured it was less of a loss to answer them. But, I still lost. On the bright side only a leg lamp... which is none too classy itself. Brian 212445@blogcritics.org Mon, 22 Aug 2005 22:03:18 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-211981 It seems that both companies should grow up and conduct their business with a little more professionalism. Based on these posts. I wouldn't buy a lamp from either company. Very low class! 211981@blogcritics.org Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:05:43 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-211761 Editors - could someone get the IPs for ALL of these people and ban them? Seems like the right thing to do. Dave 211761@blogcritics.org Sun, 21 Aug 2005 23:33:14 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-211750 Brian, from A Christmas Story House and Red Rider Leg Lamps here. Just wanted to make sure everyone realized that comments 22 by "Lori" and 24 by "Harold" in this blog were actually posted by Robert Golden at leglamp.com, our competitor. While it is rather underhanded to pretend to be our customer and post negative things about your competition I do have to give him points for creativity. Here at Red Rider Leg Lamps we provide a quality product at a reasonable price. This obviously frustrates some of our higher price competitors. So we just wanted to set the record straight. He have maintained a 100% positive feedback rating in over 845 transactions to date by providing and high quality leg lamp at reasonable price backed by excellent customer service. Should you ever have a concern about our leg lamp feel free to contact us at 619-446-6851 or email info@redriderleglamps.com and we will be happy to address your concern. We stand behind our product and want you to be just as happy as The Old Man with your Major Award. Visit on line at: www.redriderleglamps.com www.achristmasstoryhouse.com 211750@blogcritics.org Sun, 21 Aug 2005 23:15:34 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-211392 I didn't much care for the NECA lamp. The shade is too short for the width and the leg glow is dim. For the offical lamp it looks the least like the movie of any I have seen. Looks like NECA spend more on their license than making a good lamp. I got a Red Rider Leg Lamp to replace it and was very pleased with it. It was also half the price of the others. For my money you can't beat it. 211392@blogcritics.org Sun, 21 Aug 2005 12:18:28 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-211016 The most authentic leg lamp is the NECA leg lamp. It is officially licensed by Warner Brothers and I guess looks just like the movie lamp. Don't let the other companies fool ya! 211016@blogcritics.org Sat, 20 Aug 2005 15:54:41 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-210812 OH MY GOD was I unhappy with the red rider leg lamp. I thought about sending it back but the guarantee requires me to pay to ship it back and I lose my original $45 that spent to have it shipped to me. So thats $90 for the pleasure of looking at the darn thing. Figure I'll just keep it. If you don't care about quality and you just want a leg lamp, then it will do. I was expecting a much nicer lamp based on the description. 210812@blogcritics.org Sat, 20 Aug 2005 08:36:06 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-209835 There are two other companies that sell leg lamps. You may want to try them. leglamps.com and leglamp.com. Found them on the web. They are a bit more expensive than the redrider but they both look pretty nice! and you can get crates too! May help you with your redrider blues. Don't shoot your eye out...Ha Ha! 209835@blogcritics.org Thu, 18 Aug 2005 22:40:57 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/20/142338.php#comment-205781 I made the mistake of buying a redrider leg lamp on ebay. I was very dissapointed in the quality. All of the components seem to be bottom of the line. The seller hyped it up so much and says it's the best quality you can find....NOT TRUE! I'd love to tell fellow ebayers the truth about this lamp but I'm afraid I'll receive negative feedback from the seller if I clue people int. That's the problem with ebay. There is so much fear in telling the truth because you don't want to jeopardize your precious feedback. Anyway, It works fine but does not look anything like the movie lamp. Maybe the owner of the company should have spent more money on developing a good product instead of buying the christmas story house. ): 205781@blogcritics.org Sun, 14 Aug 2005 10:57:07 EDT