We Are The Robots
Remember Robbie the Robot, that sauve and sophisticated automaton from the classic sci-fi movie, Forbidden Planet? When I was in junior high, I used to ride my bike down to a now sadly defunct museum of movie props in Buena Park, CA called "Cars of the Stars and Planes of Fame"* to see Robbie in all of his dusty, abandoned glory.
These days, Robbie's been renovated and even has his own website where I can view cool memorabilia and video clips of him in action without having to pedal a 100-lb Schwinn 10-speed 15 miles each way through heavy traffic. Life is good.
*-Unbeknownst to me at the time, Von Dutch used to camp out in the museum parking lot to hawk his wares. Yes, I'm kicking myself.