[Groop] Tone's E-mails-Part 3

[Gary Grossmann]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tone" <Tone at moon-shine.net>

> Gary,
> So when you said there were only 50 cards made, did you mean
> there were only 50 Sketch cards or 50 of those 9-set cards. By 9-set I
> refer to the alternate Groo character representations. Either way, were
> both the Sketch cards and the 9-sets inserted randomly into the rest of
> the collector cards?

Only 50 Sketch cards.  There were probably thousands of the 9 set alternate
Groo character representations.  You usually got anywhere from 1 to 4 in a
box of 36 packs.

> Just out of curiosity what was the image on the pad, how much
> did the mouse pad end up selling for, and who the heck bought it? I ask
> because I would think anyone interested in buying a Groo mouse pad would
> probably know about the Groop and be more sensitive about its purchase.

It was an "in-house" Groop project by Nate Piekos, Ruben, and Josh.  Sales
were not open to the general public.

> As for the song, I am not sure if it is the one you said was
> made by a Brazilian rock group. The lyrics are in English, but the
> accent of the singer's voice sounds more like Japanese to me....

That's them.  "Groo the Wanderer" by Dirty Job.  They were a group of
Brazillian grad students.  The band broke up as they finished school.

> Now that I have responded to your reply, I have another question
> for you. While looking for the file info for the song you inquired about
> I found some random Groo images I have come across on the web. One is of
> what I think might have been a Groo Xmas tree ornament. ...

It was sculpted by Clayton Moore a few years ago.  It's overall length is
about 4 inches.
It's pretty cool, if a little delicate.  A number of us had to super glue
the swords when we opened it.

Welocme to the Groop!  Take care -Gary G.