One of my most pleasant surprises in life was showing up in Bozeman, Montana on my way to Yellowstone for vacation and finding the King Tut exhibit there at the university! And even more amazing, they let us take photos. No flash, no tripods, so all handheld and available light. Quite a few had motion blur (this was before I had cameras with image stabilization.) But a lot came out very nice. It turns out this showing was the last stop in the US for that tour, and it has never been back. Serendipity, anyone?
I don’t known how long ago that was, or which version of you saw… But I’m sure it was amazing.
I was lucky enough to see the huge Egyptian government sponsored Tut exhibition that came to San Francisco in the late 1970s.
It only went to a handful of cities, and AFAIK was the only one that brought only real artifacts, no replicas, films, or replicated “experiences”, except some photos of the original discovery of his tomb.
I still remember it… it was so impressive. And amazingly to us, too, no one stopped us from taking pictures.
The crowds were so big that tickets were sold for a specific hour… first time I’d ever encountered that.
We stayed pretty much as long as we could get away with… every now and then guards would ask to see tickets and (nicely) suggest moving along.
There was a gift shop… not the museum gift shop, but a booth or table… can’t quite remember… run by the Egyptian government, selling supposedly genuine tiny artifacts.
I bought a maybe half inch tall figure of a female diety made of faience for $7. My mother-in-law surprised me with an eye of Horus pendant with a tiny faience eye set in 14kt gold. I still have both.
The little artifacts came with certificates of authenticity, saying these things were thrown by the handful into tombs, so they had thousands. Still seems odd that they’d sell them.
I know, right? I’ve got much better with Titus Welliver since Amazon Prime did the Bosch series, with Welliver in the lead. And Morris Chestnut has a broadcast TV series going, so I’ll probably remember his name in the future. It seems you have to beat it into me…
He was unforgettable in the 90s, as the lead in Lone Star, a very tangled mystery that you could also call a Western, about the present sheriff of a Texas border town investigating the disappearance of a past sheriff (Kris Kristofferson looking so weathered I didn’t recognize him).
It was hard to follow, especially as they had young and old versions of most of the characters, with different actors… but I found it riveting.
Also as the rather unhinged father of the… let’s say “unusual” … kid next door in the altogether amazing (IMHO ) American Beauty.
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Yeah, we loves ya, baby!
Is that Honest Face Guy again? Still lookin’ trustworthy.
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“You’re just masking an asp of yourself with that false beard, Hatshepsut…
You just go wash your mouth out with soap, young man. We’ll have none of that kind of language here.
One of my most pleasant surprises in life was showing up in Bozeman, Montana on my way to Yellowstone for vacation and finding the King Tut exhibit there at the university! And even more amazing, they let us take photos. No flash, no tripods, so all handheld and available light. Quite a few had motion blur (this was before I had cameras with image stabilization.) But a lot came out very nice. It turns out this showing was the last stop in the US for that tour, and it has never been back. Serendipity, anyone?
You were indeed lucky.
I don’t known how long ago that was, or which version of you saw… But I’m sure it was amazing.
I was lucky enough to see the huge Egyptian government sponsored Tut exhibition that came to San Francisco in the late 1970s.
It only went to a handful of cities, and AFAIK was the only one that brought only real artifacts, no replicas, films, or replicated “experiences”, except some photos of the original discovery of his tomb.
I still remember it… it was so impressive. And amazingly to us, too, no one stopped us from taking pictures.
The crowds were so big that tickets were sold for a specific hour… first time I’d ever encountered that.
We stayed pretty much as long as we could get away with… every now and then guards would ask to see tickets and (nicely) suggest moving along.
There was a gift shop… not the museum gift shop, but a booth or table… can’t quite remember… run by the Egyptian government, selling supposedly genuine tiny artifacts.
I bought a maybe half inch tall figure of a female diety made of faience for $7. My mother-in-law surprised me with an eye of Horus pendant with a tiny faience eye set in 14kt gold. I still have both.
The little artifacts came with certificates of authenticity, saying these things were thrown by the handful into tombs, so they had thousands. Still seems odd that they’d sell them.
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…. as she wheeled ♪ her wheelbarrow
Through streets ♪ broad and narrow…
Crying cockles and mussels, alive, a-live-O ♪♪♪!
Perfect! 🙂
Thanks!
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I’m flush with excitement… I know this show.
Archie did a lot of flushing.
You could hear it from the living room.
Guess who just won an Emmy!
Not Me!
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I like! 🙂
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“That’ll do Babe. That’ll do.”
our favorite was Richard Deacon, aka “Lumpy’s Dad…”
..and Mel Cooley—the producer of the Alan Brady Show
I know, right? I’ve got much better with Titus Welliver since Amazon Prime did the Bosch series, with Welliver in the lead. And Morris Chestnut has a broadcast TV series going, so I’ll probably remember his name in the future. It seems you have to beat it into me…
I wouldn’t put Chris Cooper in this list either.
He was unforgettable in the 90s, as the lead in Lone Star, a very tangled mystery that you could also call a Western, about the present sheriff of a Texas border town investigating the disappearance of a past sheriff (Kris Kristofferson looking so weathered I didn’t recognize him).
It was hard to follow, especially as they had young and old versions of most of the characters, with different actors… but I found it riveting.
Also as the rather unhinged father of the… let’s say “unusual” … kid next door in the altogether amazing (IMHO ) American Beauty.
He’s been in a lot of other stuff, too.
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Ian Fleming wrote a whole novel about that bird…
A come-hither look if ever I’ve seen one.
She needs a perl earring.
LOL!
Quicennera dress
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Oh no!
They got to Leonardo!
Is it too late to save him?
For a moment i thought it was Whistler’s mom.
Shouldn’t she have an ermine?
Didn’t exactly capture that smile…
Please address all complaints to FujiPark, the Chinese manufacturers.
I just calls ’em, I doesn’t makes ’em.
You expect accuracy from a Chinese company with Fuji in the name?
Down to about the armrest I thought it was Cathy of Cathy Guisewhite origin. Though the facial expression is mostly wrong for that character.
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Tat is a pit viper.
The most famous of the pit vipers is the rattlesnake.
The “pit” is a heat sensing organ just in front of the eye.
All right! Hand me the tongs, Frank. … We got us a big den of rattlers here.
LOL!
Yeah…. I’m pretty sure it’s a rattlesnake.
It looks almost crocheted!
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Dogs know.
Sometimes horses, too… And roosters.
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Honest, it was an accident, Mom….
I was just… um…. looking for… my…. uh… yeah…
Black Fang of the Soupy Sales Show?
let’s try this one again
Yes.
You did make it less obvious though!
Yes.
I’m having as much trouble with this one as i had with yesterdays.
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Good chance an open kitchen like that has no door…
But he couldn’t go the easy way, cos he’s sneaking…
.. and he’s got principles to uphold.
First off, Boo! That was terrible!
…Do it again!
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And a third of the way to being radioactive!
R-A-D-i…
Which is Bavarian for radish.
A square has four internal right angles though, that shape doesn’t, and it’s not a chicken either….
Gotcha!