davidd’s A DOLL A DAY 2021

[Loona]

Sad about the Monster High Arena forum. neon_jellyfish told me recently that the forum was going to close. Do you... did you... know her on that forum?
You really went down with the ship, there, being online when that "404" occurred. I was one of the last active members on the Pinky-Street forum, but I wasn't actually online when it went offline. It was there one day, gone the next, with no warning.

Yes I did - and, as Lejays has already confirmed, her too. It was a wonderful and helpful community back in the day, but I agree with Lejays, it has gone through some changes with time - some of the old lovely bunch I've come to enjoy the daily virtual company of have moved on, and while the new bunch seemed similarly friendly, the discussions about first the reboot, and then (when the line was really gone) about other doll lines, no longer really interested me, so I also disappeared slowly, only logging back in occasionally, and posting once in a blue moon. Luckily here there was a closure announcement back in February, so everyone had a chance to take a final look and say their goodbyes if that's what they wanted. I think it was a nice gesture, reminiscent of the overall nice attitude we had there.  I'm sad to hear the Pinky-Street forum disappeared in a less user-friendly manner.

You seem to be lucky with these photo features, I remember a treasure chest photo of yours was also featured in an article sometime in the past few years. 

I see what you mean about SDCC Fran - but if I were you and had a chance to get her through the $40 clearance (which I read about on Hina Ichigo's site), I'd probably have kept and deboxed one. I own some rare My Little Ponies that I lucked out on and found in the wild cheap, and I wouldn't say I never think of the money they could bring me - but then I always remember that chances of me lucking out on them a second time are probably on par with winning the lottery, and there's no way I'd pay their full current second-hand market price if I realised I wanted them back - not even if I did win the lottery. So if I ever was to sell them, they'd be gone from my life forever, and therefore they stay, because I enjoy them and luckily don't *need* that money right now.
Going back to SDCC Frankie, she was my holy grail doll in Monster High- or, well, no, not really, because I never even dared think for a second that I could own her someday. So at first I also settled for the second best with SS Frankie. And then something happened that is probably one of, if not the most surreal story that I've ever ex-perienced during my collecting years - yes, she too is one of the aforementioned 4 Monster High dolls that are up on display in my room together with Rochelle and greyscale SS Frankie. How she got here warrants a separate post though - that old photo also inclulding her that I recently found and edited will be a good occasion to share the story as well once I get artound to upload and share the  picture

I love the Girl Rabbit Band name, it's like a direct translation of a Japanese or Korean band name that doesn't quite work in English, but is perfectly fine in the original language.  Kind of like the Pullip "Feels Like So".

These were my thoughts exactly. Girl Rabbit Band gives me massive Feels Like So vibes, it seems perfectly suited

Isi is a doll I was interested in but never got in the end. I don't assume I ever will now that her price is where it is - but I also do not mind. To be honest, her actual doll form left me a little disappointed after the rumors and the first small promo picture, which is why I didn't jump to get her back when she was new and more readily available.

Clawdia does look pretty retro (in its earlier meaning - nowadays people, here at least, already started referring to the 1990s and related music acts as retro...), doesn't she? Pairing her with the music scene of the 1960s feels just right. The Sindy record had me giggling all the way through listening to it. The music is so 1960s, the narrator indeed so British (which I actually love), and the mock Liverpool accent he's speaking when impersonating one of the band members reminds me of someone I used to know and was from there. It's a fun piece that I'd surely want in my collection if I had any interest in Sindy.