Collectibles
Bruce, I know has the most comprehensive collections of doodads i've seen outside of a museum but what do the rest of you collect?
I'm an 80's child and have never really advanced. I collect any and all vinyl, mainly because I make bulk purchases to get at one or two specific albums which get played through, of course, 80's hi-fi equipment.
So, anything specific or was it all aired in the doodad thread?
Books. Lots and lots of books. Far more than I'll ever read. I need to do some serious dumping.
Books, weapons, books about weapons ....
Crafting kits and supplies
Moose
Videotape (now DVDs)
Videogames
Dumb shit you find at point-of-sale in convenience stores and supermarkets
And every now and again I'll get obsessively attached to something ... tv show or whatever, and get a bunch of related crap that I really don't need.
Anybody know what the asking price for a Xena Lunchbox is these days?
Originally posted by wolf
Moose , Videotape (now DVDs)
I still can't help myself when I see a classic on tape but i'm gonna need clarification on the moose:D
Oh yeah, I figured books was pretty much a given in this joint.
Kinda like food/check, booze/check/, ISP bill paid/check, book/check
Except that the books are at the head of the list. Okay, maybe AFTER the ISP, but only sightly.
Clarification on Moose.
I do not currently have sufficient space available to collect actual moose. I collect an assortment of icons of moose including teeshirts, sweatshirts, stuffed animals, pictures, craft kits, keychains, ceramic figurines, action figures, coffee mugs, photographs, stickers, stationery, etc. etc. etc.
Moose.
Originally posted by wolf
Except that the books are at the head of the list. Okay, maybe AFTER the ISP, but only sightly.
Clarification on Moose.
I do not currently have sufficient space available to collect actual moose. I collect an assortment of icons of moose including teeshirts, sweatshirts, stuffed animals, pictures, craft kits, keychains, ceramic figurines, [b]action figures, coffee mugs, photographs, stickers, stationery, etc. etc. etc.
Moose. [/B]
Are all these plain moose or stylised (cartoon character) or a combo ?
Marvin the Martian items. Like Wolf, i really don't have space to collect much more Marvin stuff. However, I think that this fact points out just how critical my lack of space really is since most Marvin stuff is relatively small.
To some extent, I also collect Parrish prints, Vargas prints, oil lamps and synthesizers. (side bar note: I *always* have more room for synthesizers, no matter how large, so if you have one or more you'd like to be rid of, I'm the guy to talk to).
Oh...and books and DVDs.
plants (outdoor ones)
strange old tassels.
thermi (particularly plaids)
corks
wierd things made of wire. (this is a new field)
votive things, lil' icons, religious or luck charms, milagros, etc.
beads
buttons
strange and delightful advertizing/promo objects.
handmade scissors
pennies
Russian cut birch objects
Things shaped like leaves
yarn
handwoven textiles
rocks I like
diner china
Images that show dishes, pots and pans animated, with limbs.
fortune cookie fortunes (only wierd ones or really close to home ones)
artwork when I can afford it- ceramics, prints and paintings.
I forgot: suitcases.
Warch- Firstly, HOLY CRAP!!
Secondly, what is/are thermi, Russian cut birch objects?
Thermi: more than one Thermos. ('twas obvious to me).
Do you only collect the Thermos™ Brand, or will any vacuum bottle do?
And yes, I collect both realistic and cartoon versions, including Bullwinkle, the Moose from Northern Exposure (deceased), Montgomery "Good News" Moose (from the briefly-lived "Get-Along Gang" that was supposed to teach cooperative behavior to amoral and out-of-control children in the 80s) and others. No, I do not have a Thidwick, but I know who he is.
The stuffed moose do include a Beanie Baby (one of four or five total that I own ... two moose, one shark, and the macaw. I'm not sure if I own the Rocket the Bluejay or if I just gave that one to a friend's kid), as well as a Gund moose.
I had tried collecting Kangaroos at one point, but that didn't really work out.
I had tried collecting Kangaroos at one point, but that didn't really work out. Sure. I know what you mean. They can be difficult, sneaky.:)
Do you only collect the Thermos™ Brand, or will any vacuum bottle do? I'm fond of glass interior, metal exteriors. I enjoy a variety of stopper technologies. Cups add points. I have some Aladdin.
The Russian Birch stuff is....Great! Ah, I gotta go work. more later.
Fair go. Shouldn't that be thermii-then twould be obvious.
How do you do that elevated tm?
It's probably just as well you skipped 'roo collection (we call 'em 'roos down under mate). As the second most popular tourism consumable there's thousands of almost identical variants on the market.
Fair go. Shouldn't that be thermii-then twould be obvious.
Only to people with an education. ;) You know we Americans play hell with the language.
How do you do that elevated tm?
Character Map is our friend (the code is ALT-0153. Hold down the ALT key and while doing so type the 0153 on the numeric keypad.)
The trademark sign is one of the few codes I have memorized, or can fumble around to reproduce, and it's all The Cellar's fault, since I had to spell Asshat™ properly ... I also use the occasional M-dash, degree mark, and bold dot.
It's probably just as well you skipped 'roo collection (we call 'em 'roos down under mate). As the second most popular tourism consumable there's thousands of almost identical variants on the market.
They are only widely available in a store near YOU. 'Roos never quite took off in the US as a collectible like a lot of other creatures like Unicorns, Dolphins, and Dragons.
Thanks Mate ™
If you want Roos™ just say so. I'll make it so.
Damn work...anyways, Moose!
I saw a documentary once about an earnest Canadian woman named Giselle who studied moose. She would go out into the field and mimic their antler antics, commune with them. It was strange, wonderous and yet hilarious to watch.
Thank you, novice, for your kind offer. If I ever move to a big enough place for adding a collection of roos, I'll let you know.
Sounds important
Giselle thought so, not sure how the moose felt about it.
I have a fondness for Mrs. Malaprop, too.
Nice lady, arguably paved the way for Dubya.;)
...and me. I've got my plays (amongst other things) all mixed up and cerfuddled. But I'm very earnest about it. truly.
Originally posted by warch
strange old tassels.
Why old tassels?
Books - specifically on:
* vampires (fic and non-fic, though I had to slow down on fic when they became much too friggin' popular)
* Sherlock Holmes
* fairy-fantasy (Charles de Lint & Co)
Bats.
And (sporadically) carnivorous plants.
Why old tassels?
Hmmmmm.good question.My favorite ones are from India.
1. They are beautiful.
2. Many are of cool, complex construction.
3. They move.
4. They are unappologetic ornament.
And I agree that bats are cool. I have a bat house, empty though. Fraid my property is too open to draw any inhabitants. Maybe...this year.
[SIZE=1]I can no longer spell....well, never could actually.[/SIZE]
Originally posted by wolf
I do not currently have sufficient space available to collect actual moose.
(Cartman) Goddamn it, you mean I've been feeding these critters, waiting for your birthday, for nothing?(Cartman):worried:
Originally posted by warch
strange old tassels.
Did you get them from the other strippers?:angel:
You just run wiff dat ol man.:)
I collect
rubber stamps
glass crystals
exes
automobiles
stuff
Originally posted by wolf
I do not currently have sufficient space available to collect actual moose. I collect an assortment of icons of moose including teeshirts, sweatshirts, stuffed animals, pictures, craft kits, keychains, ceramic figurines, action figures, coffee mugs, photographs, stickers, stationery, etc. etc. etc.
You'd love Alaska. Every gift shop is full of collectibles made out of moose poopl Everything from earrings to swizzle sticks.
Now c'mon Monkey. Those swizzle sticks have the poop sealed in plastic. DON"T THEY?!?!?:eek:
The Help Wanted ads in Alaska must make for some interesting reading:
"Wanted - Moose poop collector. Must be willing to follow constipated moose through underbrush for considerable distance. Bags and gloves provided. Pay commensurate with experience."
"Wanted - Experienced individual to sell Alaska's most sought-after novelty items. High markup, easy sale line of deluxe ruminant digestive byproducts in clever reconfigurations. Send resume to [email]iwannasellmoosepoop@bigpiles.com[/email] ."
Originally posted by warch
...and me. I've got my plays (amongst other things) all mixed up and cerfuddled. But I'm very earnest about it. truly.
The one you're looking for is "the School for Scandal" Richard Sheridan.
Originally posted by Happy Monkey
You'd love Alaska. Every gift shop is full of collectibles made out of moose poopl Everything from earrings to swizzle sticks.
I have a pair of earrings, as well as a set of the swizzle sticks.
Friend of mine went to Alaska. She hooked me up GOOD. She also made a side trip to Washington State ... went to Roslyn, got me some Northern Exposure stuff including mugs, teeshirts, and a photo of the actual moose, then on to Snoqualmie Falls for a Twin Peaks extravaganza.
School for Scandal-that's it! Got my period Brit romantic comedy pieces mixed. :)
Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
Now c'mon Monkey. Those swizzle sticks have the poop sealed in plastic. DON"T THEY?!?!?:eek:
I think it's polyeurothane, or something like that...
OK then, yes Wolf, I'll have a drink.:)
I don't know if I deliberately collect them per se, but I suffer from a complete inability to throw away old magazines. I still have Ranger Ricks from when I was 8, random Time magazines with other people's names on the mailing label, half the National Geographics published from 1979 forward, a whole slew of guitar magazines that had some song I wanted to learn, a muzzleloader periodical (just one issue from 1992), a metric ton of Road & Tracks, video game mags, bowhunting mags, the Guns & Ammo buyers guide from 1997, even a bunch of weird "I live in the country, here's some pictures of pigs and some recipes" mags that my mom subscribed to.
Absolutely useless from a collectible standpoint, but useful as part of a study of borderline obsessive-compulsive disorder, perhaps.
i collect keyrings, and have since i was 5 or 6.
not stupid ones with things written on them, but from places or of things, i have the complete snow white dwarfs set, little shoes, little phones, hats, animals, buildings, places, smilies, dummies, different colours and textures i have hundreds. i have show boards for them all but at the moment they are all joined together to make a rope of keychains that is metres long.
but i only have two keys.
Zippos. Actually, lighters in general. Too bad I don't smoke or they might prove useful.
The biggest thing I collect: anything dealing with foxes. Pictures, paintings, statues, etc. My room appears as if it were a shrine to them.
Books--about anything and everything.
Stones-- rough crystals, geodes, agates, and rocks with interesting colors and patterns.
Books, and stamps from other countries.
Fish. 27 of em. 4 tanks for about a total of 180 gallons.
Originally posted by Sun_Sparkz
i collect keyrings, and have since i was 5 or 6 ... but i only have two keys.
Damn, that reminds me of a question I forgot to ask ...
StaceyV, please describe your keychain.
Thanks.
Originally posted by Michael Roth
Fish. 27 of em. 4 tanks for about a total of 180 gallons.
Elspode turns green with envy (because he has only 3 fish tanks totaling a measly 62 gallons). :alien:
You sure it's envy and not algae?;)
Does this count as collectibles?
Wow -- someone's got a fetish. :p
It isn't the fact that you have so many different kinds of tape that disturbs me. It is the fact that you have it all in one box, and know where it all is.
Well, I make stuff with it, so I gotta know where it is.
OK, so it's only semi-anal.:haha:
I'm tricky that way. I show you the one thing in my condo that's organized, and come off all neat and tidy. :)
Originally posted by wolf
Damn, that reminds me of a question I forgot to ask ...
StaceyV, please describe your keychain.
Thanks.
are you hoping to psychoanalyze her keychain? that sounds like it would be pretty
interesting.Does this count as collectibles?
Through my old place of employment I can identify most of your tape.I had a collection similar to yours.I love my 3m c-40 dispenser.Yours is an older model?I also don't see one of my favorite tools of all time.The h-122 2' dispenser.And am I seeing book-sealing tape (left side of box,clear with a red starting band)?
Damn.I need a life.
Originally posted by wolf
Anybody know what the asking price for a Xena Lunchbox is these days?
You all let this go?
[SIZE=1]Ralph cringes[/SIZE]
Wolf...You ARE Xena.
Yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yah!
*bows*
thank you. :)
And yes, I have the sword. When I find batteries for the camera to take a picture of the keychain, I'll snap a few of it too.
Originally posted by farfromhome
And am I seeing book-sealing tape (left side of box,clear with a red starting band)?
That's "Permanent Double Sided" tape.
I actually need some copper tape and can't find any! It's for shielding the internal electronics cavity of a bass. Specialty online music stores will sell it by the inch. Why else do they sell copper tape, some plumbing thing?
Never seen copper, but I have aluminum and stainless steel, tapes.
i collected every one of the stuffed taco bell chihuahuas. they had a different one every week, i think, for a few months. i used to go through the drive through just to get one, i don't even eat at taco bell. my chihuahua loves them. he has a basket full of them and he takes them out one by one and lines them up on the floor or brings them onto the bed....
also, recipes, cds, binders and binders full of guitar tabs and chords, many that are handwritten, and aveda products.
i collect dollars. anyone got any interesting ones they'd like to donate to my collection?
as promised.
Are those moonstones in the hilt?
I wish. Fake mother of pearl I believe.
You're gonna cut your eye out.:worried:
Did Red Ryder ever make a sword with a compass in the hilt and this thing which tells time?
I have one of these ... does that count?
Red Ryder didn't care where he was or what time it was. He wasn't pussy whipped.:p
Originally posted by wolf
I have one of these ... does that count?
Where's the gnomon? How the heck do you make that gizmo work? And don't say, "first, you need the Sun..."
you put the "saturn" on a flat surface.
Point the "S" on the dial toward the south. Tilt so the "XII" is touching the surface. A bead of light bounces off the shiny marble and shows the time.
I also have an aquitaine style shepherd's watch. I'm being too lazy to take a picture of mine, and I haven't been able to find my exact style online in a picture yet (I have the moon and stars design)
Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
Red Ryder didn't care where he was or what time it was. He wasn't pussy whipped.:p
Don't tell Ralphie, he has his heart set on an official Red Ryder Carbine Action 200 shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing which tells time.
Yeah, but Red Ryder didn't shoot himself in the eye, like that foul mouthed, lug nut loser, Ralphie.:haha:
I collect Baseball stuff. It started with cards and signed baseballs, but then I found out that you could buy the actual, game-used bats that the players used - which led to my starting to collect jerseys, gloves, spikes, hats, along with the more 'normal' and mainstream collecting of photos, bobbleheads, etc. This collection has completely taken over the master bedroom of my house, and is creeping slowly down the hall and threatening the living room.
I live in Arizona, and love the Diamondbacks, so most of my stuff is DBacks-related, including most of the 400+ game-used bats. My sister gave me one of Randy Johnson's game-used gloves for Christmas. The mascot of the now-defunct Phoenix Firebirds minor league club is on a manneqin in a corner of the master bedroom.
The aforementioned sister has become a baseball 'nut' and collector as well - she recently bought the sign that hung on the fence outside the baseball field ('Minnifield Field') on Northern Exposure, to put on the wall above her computer, and she bought me an old bat that was a prop in the 'Unnatural' episode of the X-Files, season six.
I used to collect other things, and still do buy a lot of books, but my love for all things Baseball has pretty much taken over my collecting interest...my life...my house...
but my love for all things Baseball has pretty much taken over my collecting interest...my life...my house...
And your life savings?:)
Welcome to the Cellar, godwulf.
>Welcome to the Cellar, godwulf<
Thanks!
Savings?
Oh, yeah...that's what we encourage the kids to do, in order to support us in our old age, which may be any day now.
We Cellarites are highly visually oriented...photos, please? Or did you spend all the digital camera money, too? ;)
Sorry about that. Not sure what I did wrong. I pasted in the url's for the ImageStation photos that I'd previously uploaded, when clicking on the "IMG" button prompted me to do so. Mmm... Maybe somebody has to review and 'pass' the photos before they are visible, do you suppose?
If the timer hasn't expired yet .... (there's a time limit on editing posts here)
each of your images has a ".thumb" notation at the end of the url.
Go back in and delete it.
EDIT: (and they are really cool! You do need a bigger room, though.)
Originally posted by Elspode
We Cellarites are highly visually oriented...photos, please? Or did you spend all the digital camera money, too? ;)
you're asking for photos of the collectibles, not godwulf, right?
godwulf, have you any use for a 2003 Phillies yearbook? free?
Good Lord...where do you *live*? I mean, you do have a house just for the baseball stuff, right?
As far as I know, only Bruce has a house that is actually bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.
I collect dust occasionally.
It seems that I have no particular sort of thing which I obsessively collect. There are many things which I casually collect, but nothing dramatic... books, movies, software, records (vinyl and bake-a-lite), computer parts, a few coins, etc. As far as my stuff goes, there is no one type of item, or theme, which I gravitate towards. I'm such a generalist loser.
There, I fixed it so the photos are actually visible.
Thanks for the offer of the Phillies yearbook, lumberjim...the Phils were actually my team of choice before the DBacks started up...but thanks anyway. It's all I can do to find space these days for the DBacks stuff.
One of my favorite Baseball quotes, along with one of the all-time great t-shirts, came from a Phillie, the infamous John Kruk, who showed up late one year for Spring Training after undergoing an operation for testicular cancer; his t-shirt read "If you don't let me play, I'll take my ball and go home."
Zounds! The bats...my god...the bats! There was another professed bat collector earlier...but bat bats.
Your room is very organized, are you sure you aren't the one who stole the phanatic's head????
hmmmm........
Originally posted by Undertoad
I actually need some copper tape and can't find any! It's for shielding the internal electronics cavity of a bass. Specialty online music stores will sell it by the inch. Why else do they sell copper tape, some plumbing thing?
I need some too - been looking since 1997. Can not find it ANYWHERE. Lemme know if you locate some - I'll do likewise.
I had someting I collected.And I guess this is just a plea for help.I collected music.The way[SIZE=3]GOD[/SIZE] meant it to be collected.Through the internet,of course.In this time ,where my life is being devastated,my music is something that helps me keep my head together.Although my music library might be smaller than some of yours(2,300 songs),It's still a huge loss for yours truly.I had rare stuff on there from the napster days.It was all edited and categorized for my personal taste.All gone.
Why and how is it gone? Sorry, but I don't listen to that much music or do a lot of downloading.
So, what happened? Hard drive crash or RIAA came to visit you?
The leather art:
Really?
I'm just collecting that stuff in my garage because I have no idea how to sell it:) I mean, I'm making that .
So, what happened? Hard drive crash or RIAA came to visit you?
Hard drive crash.I wish it was RIAA-that would make for a good story.Anyone know a mac person who could save my stuff?*Otherwise,I guess I just take my blows and soldier on.
*[SIZE=1]cheep,cheep[/SIZE]
Originally posted by justme
Really?
I'm just collecting that stuff in my garage because I have no idea how to sell it:) I mean, I'm making that .
Show us more.:)
more:) :
Very cool, do you work it wet and let it dry/firm up?:)
No,I'm working with special glue and tools.
Incredible.
Find a gallery.
Yeah, this is bitchin' stuff. You need to find a good corporate client and make retirement capital money. Seriously.
justme That is killer stuff , any other pieces ?? and details on how you do it ??? I find the process half of the art .
Again KILLER WORK !!!!
I find the process half of the art
Damn straight.:thumb:
"I find the process half of the art "
zippyt, I didn't understand that. Would you explain?
Well, today I went to the art fest. I introduced myself as a "fresh artist":) to the people from the art foundation. They can help me to show my work. So, I don't sell my stuff for now, and make the portfolio. Actually, I have enough stuff for portfolio, but I want more in different styles.
Thanks for pushing me.:) It’s time to be an artist.:)
You go, Girl.:thumb:
Half of the "art" is the design and the other half is the creation or "craft", if you prefer. We can see the design in the finished product and it's good. What we can't see, is the how you made it, so we'd like you to describe the process. Please.:)
I can see how some of it was put together but I'm especially intrigued by the first one you showed us. The one that looks like a womans torso in a dress, because it's so 3 dimensional.
Ok, I got you.:)
The "first one" is bottles covered with leather.
I found female bottle on the flea market .It was ugly bottle with beautiful shapes. The second bottle came from the liquor store (it was goooood Pinch:)).
The pictures have leather and stones "dimensions" only. I use pressed cardboard for a background.
ExactaMundo Bruce !!!!!:D The finished product is WAY cool , but some of us like to see the process of makeing it , hell even the "Flub-ups" are some time interesting .
justme I am glad you went to that art foundation , i hope this is the start of some thing good for you !!!!!
And that female bottle ROCKS !!!!!!!
I was hopeing you would show a bigger pic of it !!! :thumb: :thumb:
" but some of us like to see the process of makeing it "
Welcome to my garage,pardon,studio.:D
Even if I tell you how the process is done, you can not make the same. Some "secrets" you can get by watching the process.
I 've been searching the Internet, local art fests and galleries for similar art. You can find many leather art (mixed media) in Europe, but not here. The artists work with different kinds of glue. Depending on the glue you can get different kinds of leather shapes and styles. I improved my own technique accidentally, because I didn't know what glue artists use:) So, I just started working my own way:)
Also, artists work with different types of leather, beads, woods or stones. Some of them paint the leather. I don't like re-painting leather. Also, I don't like open cuts. I always cover or hide leather ends. That's why my work looks like clay work on pictures.
Well, zippyt, if you want more information, I can tell you by pm.
justme Thanks for the info :thumb: .
My mom was an artist and it always facinated me watching her create some thing from common stuff .
I may be PMing you about the teneque later , i can see some cool fishing flys that i could make .
Question is it possable to make these shapes so they are water proof ?? Also do you or would you sell any of this art ?? and do you do special requests ??? I have a bottle that i think you could do something special with .
"Question is it possable to make these shapes so they are water proof ??"
What do you mean? "Water proof" is for the fishing flys?
I don't think the leather is appropriate material for the fishing flys.:)
I have a pair of earrings, as well as a set of the swizzle sticks.
Friend of mine went to Alaska. She hooked me up GOOD. She also made a side trip to Washington State ... went to Roslyn, got me some Northern Exposure stuff including mugs, teeshirts, and a photo of the actual moose, then on to Snoqualmie Falls for a Twin Peaks extravaganza.
Can you make it to
Talkeetna, Alaska next week?
i collect vintage keyboard equipment
anything that was born before I was.
-sm
Me too! Me too! Only I prefer that it have been born after I was, because I don't have any place to put a teleharmonium or a grand piano...
Anything that says ARP, Moog, Oberheim, Sequential Circuits, EML, Mellotron, Chamberlain, Vako Orchestron, EMS, OScar...
I just missed getting a String Ensemble for free last weekend. I almost cried.
because I don't have any place to put a teleharmonium or a grand piano...
.
I have to bite. Curiosity made me look up the teleharmonium, and I see they are not petite little devices. I'd rather use that kind of space for an ENIAC, but that's personal preference.
SM's reference to "keyboards older than" him made me want to simply say "me too", until I remembered that I am, in fact, older than all but the original RCA Synthesizer (which was the size of small house), and so that would severely limit my available keyboards. So, I figured I'd mention one of the original electronic keyboards...
Hey, this is for GODWOLF. Nice collection, I really envy your ability to stay focused on the D-Backs. I've been collecting baseball cards since '71, and have taken up the entire loft and garage. I really like that framed Bazooka comic of Gonzo's "abc" gum.
Els - what's your showcase piece? I'm currently restoring a 1967 Rhodes with the brown and tan fender tweed on the outside, and the vox red mesh over the speaker section. Until that's done, I'm still jonesing on my Jupiter 8 - one of the best analog board made, IMHO
-sm
