So, you want to know who or what is Phil Jr.? Well, you've come to the right place.

You see, the story of Phil Jr. is a whimsical tale that occurred during the spring of 1997. I was attending the 1997 Technology Student Association (TSA) State Conference at Seven Springs, PA. Attending this conference were numerous members of our TSA chapter, including Phil Gardner (as seen to your right), John McGregor, and myself.

One of the many things to take part in at Seven Springs is its wondrous (yet expensive) arcade. While it did contain many of the new games, it also had many of those ticket-reward type of games. By completing a specific task in the game, a player is able to win more and more tickets. After amassing numerous tickets, we ventured over to the redemption booth to claim our prize. Among the various pencils, paper clips, candy, and crappy black and white TVs, was, you guessed it - Phil Jr.

The moment we saw it, we had to have it. A slight problem proceeded us though - we didn't have enough tickets to "purchase" it. We debated our options: either play more games to earn more money, or barter with the ticket attendant guy to see if we could "buy" Phil Jr. from him. A few minutes later, we walked away with Phil Jr. in our possession, minus $5.

Phil Jr.'s name wasn't always Phil Jr. Before John saw "it", it was just "weird Godzilla-looking thing." The name Phil Jr. came to him after seeing Phil walking down the hall eating something and placing his hands on his stomach (i.e. Phil Jr.'s frozen physique).

Well, there ya go, that is the story of Phil Jr., now I'll provide a little side-by-side comparison.

Autographs are available upon request.