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Post by batlaw on Oct 6, 2006 10:47:00 GMT -5
That is all just too COOL!. And as others have said... I am sure as hell envious of your opportunity and I applaud and agree with your sentimentality.
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Post by phantom11 on Oct 6, 2006 11:10:44 GMT -5
Les, those are indeed powerful words, and I think I can understand how you feel. And Casimir, the book idea isn't a bad one at all... I mean, look what Bob has here: one of the greatest collections of movie props and artifacts ANYWHERE. Wouldn't a large scale book of photographs cataloguing the collection have some sale value? You know, a "coffee table" style book with big, beautiful photos of the premiere pieces in the collection, with descriptions of them and perhaps some anecdotes or info on how Bob came to acquire them... If only there was a way to get some publisher interested in this, maybe it could generate the kind of funds that would be of great help to Bob. Just a thought...
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Post by Figuremaster Les on Oct 6, 2006 11:26:57 GMT -5
Thanks fellas. Bob already has two great books out now, " It came from Bob's Basement" and " Monster Kid Memories" both of which tell of Bob's history and collection, though neither is the full on catalogue of all that resides there of course. But, support Bob by going online and looking these up on Amazon or wherever, and maybe pick them up. Both are amazing reads and awesome images abound in each. One more thing, Bob kept on saying how he is trying to get his new museum up and running, so some of all this is in a very temporary state at the moment. I think it's sort of interim, as it were, hence the sort of random array look of it all. But, he has had other things to deal with, and hasn't had the time to get things like he wants them. Again, if I lived over there, within earshot of the place, I would be there every day, volunteering to clean and help him set up his displays. I think he needs time as much as anything, and that may be hard for him lately. Anyway, thanks and get those books! You'll be glad you did. I think he's also working on a book about movie gorilla guys too. Lots more in the works! Help him out. And thanks for the shared concern. Here's some links to Bob's books on AMAZON: www.amazon.com/Came-Bobs-Basement-Exploring-Fiction/dp/0811825728/sr=1-1/qid=1160177269/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-5653461-8379301?ie=UTF8&s=booksand www.amazon.com/Monster-Kid-Memories-Bob-Burns/dp/0972858520/sr=1-1/qid=1160177440/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-5653461-8379301?ie=UTF8&s=books
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Post by bat89231 on Oct 8, 2006 9:52:58 GMT -5
Les, Let me start by to YOU and BOB BURNS! I don't think I can honestly say that I can express in words of any language what I feel when I look at your photos and read your words. This "experience" goes beyond anything I could dream of and you really deserved visiting the man himself. Great to have you back although I would have understood if you would have prefered living in Bob's basement Cheers, Dude!
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Post by apeaholic on Oct 17, 2006 16:09:14 GMT -5
Les , those pics are too much. I don't even know how to commment.... I'm glad you had such a fantastic trip buddy. That ICARUS is a stunner! Unbelievable! But what isn't stunning in that amazing place. Thanks for sharing with us.
I need another look at those pics. As soon as I pick myself up off the floor I'm gonna do just that.
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Post by Figuremaster Les on Oct 21, 2006 18:14:33 GMT -5
Thanks guys. I really do wish I coulda had you fellas with me. If one can even imagine this lot in there! ;D But seriously, in there, we are all just small collector guys among the works of grandeur and icons of the ages. It's so hard to relate and explain...I've been asked everything from what the Robot Monster helmet smelled like , to what it was like to hold King Kong...by the way, that's the Kong puppet that was made first, he fought the Tyrannosaur and did the Tree over the chasm scene, in other words, MY FAVORITE Kong puppet (there were three, this was the tall headed one), and that alone is sort of a mind blower. But, it felt really weird. The whole day I was there. Wish I could put it in better terms, but I can't. It is just such a strange thing to be able to see and touch this stuff. I imagined that I would be very excited, or that I would shed tears, or something very over the top emotionally. But, once there, there is a kind of "OK, so...this is it...um...that's King Kong...that is REALLY King Kong...that is an ALIEN...ok..." And you never quite get over that part. All I guess I can say is, that when I got home, alive, at long last, to my beloved collection, it didn't seem as special as it once had. It was all copies... A trip to Bob's does put things in perspective. But, I still love my stuff! It's what I have, and some of it does represent me and my work and/or abilities, so it ain't all bad. ;D
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