By Walt Hickey Alvin The owner of the Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise is either trying to make a quick buck or is trying to tear the bounds of reality asunder by asking for about $300 million for the rights to Alvin, Simon, Theodore and the ancillary elements around the trio. Invented by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. in 1958 as a novelty act, the inexplicably durable rodents in 2007 starred in a film that spawned three sequels and were most notable for being the “most miserable experience I ever had in my professional life” for star David Cross, after being