No freakin’ way. I want a Leatherman. *Forget * the Swiss Army crap.
I got him a Swiss Army knife when I was in Switzerland a year and a half ago - isn’t a Leatherman duplicative?
Also, I’m flying to NY, and was hoping not to check a bag (I’m getting in after 10 pm and going to a friend’s house, and that’ll be late enough already). Can’t bring either one in a carryon bag.
He’s already got turntables (previous birthday gift from Dad). Dad won’t allow him to have any full-size non-PC game systems, but he does have a GameBoy Advance. (I’ve gotten him games for that before.) I thought of baseball tickets, but my stepmom already did that - she got Yankees rtickets as a combination birthday present for him and Father’s Day present for Dad. I’ve actually got them on my desk right now - she had to go through some major gyrations to get them from some ticket place, and they wouldn’t ship them to a NY address.
Damn, I’m feeling stumped!
Does he like any particular TV shows? Maybe a couple of DVD boxsets would be appreciated? I know Id love them, but then Im not 16. Or male.
I’d first ask him if he’s getting any magazines before ordering any gift subscriptions, but he could probably use one “lad” mag like GQ, Esquire, Details, etc. (cheesecake, not porn, although they’re all “lifestyle-porn”) and at least one good music mag (CMJ, Q, Mojo, Vibe (which may be the best pick if he’s really into rap above everything else), maybe Blender (it’s new, so check it out first; I thought their premiere issue was fairly skimpy on content, but they might’ve improved since then). And/or a gift card to a music store would be good, too.