Anybody see the latest issue of "Antiques & Collectibles"?

The "Passionate Collector" column features yours truly.

If you want to read it, see this image - but be patient, it's a large file and may take many minutes to appear.

John

www.LighthouseKeepers.com/images/passion.gif

A "Passionate Collector" oh my. Guess that means you're a WACKO!

If thats a REXA, looks like you're surrounded by a tidy $4k collection. Wonder why they didn't include any GLOWs in the picture. lol

Nice article - congrats!
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/im

John,

Great article

Congrads

Bob

John,
Passionate-obsessive-compulsive-disorder!
A new acronym POCD!
or
should we just call it

SAINT JOHN'S DISEASE

Nice article. Congrats.
Bob

Congratulations John!

What a great article! You make a fine representative for collectors of Harbour Lights and all of us wacko's who look up to you as a collector.

Now if we can only change his mind on Lady Liberty...LOL

-Todd

Great article. Congratulations. Another example of why some of us affectionately dub you St. John.



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Keepin' the flame

Very nice article, John. Thanks for sharing with us.

Sue

Very nice article and picture. Perhaps you could get them printed in a future Legacy. Congratulations John!! from "the lightkeeper"

Nice write-up, John. Congratulation. I assume that you chose which HLs to surround your own picture with, am I correct?

-Art

p.s.: I noticed that I left the "s" off of "Congratulations" above when proof reading. I was struck by the novelty, having never before wished upon nor received from anyone a *single* congratulation (they must be gregarious), so I left it that way (what an innovative pioneer, eh?). But you deserve more than one, so here's a few more:

Congratulation Congratulation Congratulation Congratulation Congratulation Congratulation Congratulation Congratulation Congratulation Congratulation ...


[someone has got way too much time on his hands]

The picture of the guy in the middle of the light houses, was that the real John Chidester or did the picture come with the article?

tehe

Nice article John

Re- Jake

Congratulations on being featured in the article, John. It's nice to know a real celebrity!

John,
Are you trying to scare everyone off. It loaded for me (in black and white) in less than 20 or 30 seconds. I sat here waiting for it to finish before I finally realized it was done.

Could modesty be making John trying to scare people off. Naaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh.

Gives the rest of us wackos something to shoot for. St. John blazes the trail. The rest of you wackos - fall in.

John, if you're trying to figure out whether or not I'm congratulating (See Art , not congratulatings) you. I are.

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Once again John, an un-selfish public gesture that goes a long way to show others what all of us here have known, Harbour Lights are a great way to learn history and enjoy collecting. Congratulations.

Rick

Yep, I picked and chose which photos to use, even made up the montage using a clip art photo of some bearded guy I found on one of those "250,000 pieces of 'art' for $10 CDs"

All the 'interviewing' was done by email. My greatest regret -- I didn't get to meet the author.


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Hey John, Did you pay them off like the olympic selection committee got paid off? LOL
Congrats from the northeast!

Great article, John. It's a good picture, also.

Very nice article John, you represent HL collectors well.

Congtratulation!

PS The article loaded in well under 2 minutes.

Thanks for sharing the nice article with us all. The article stated that you collected 220 lighthouse miniatures in 2 years. Hopefully, it won't take 220 years to get those elusive 2 (CH1 & Coquille??). They couldn't have chosen a better representative for this article. Kodos John.

Ron

John I knew that someday fame would find you. Now if you could locate fortune maybe the last two lights would come your way.

Bob

Also add my congratulations, John.
I agree with Ron, they couldn't have chosen
a better rep for this article.

Debbie

Aw, shucks, folks. Thanks for all the kind words. 'tweren't nothing, really.

I appreciate all the thoughts, though.

-- John 0 :>)

John,
I forgot to ask. Did your picture appear in the Antiques or in the Collectibles section?
neener, neener, neener

The Ancient Mariner

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Now Fred, not nice to make fun of one age.

Didn't I hear you say you knew Soupy Sales backwhen he was still "Broth" Sales?

Campbell-ieve you're pickin on the old guy, Polly. Boulli-on Fred for razzin' JC. Like the "soupy" jokes, their mmm-good!

Ron (it's 3:19 AM here, the Rolaids are doing their job while I surf, obviously yours truly isn't functioning as well as I did in the first half century)

into the pickling jar it goes...

Congrats John, it's nice to be recognized once in a while! You have certainly done that for many of us as webmaster for HL.

I saw you describe yourself to a new collector on the chat a couple weeks ago a short guy with a beard. I immediately wished that I could have been on the chat to ask "you mean like "mini" BILL!TIC
Where did you get that airbrushed photo of that young guy?LOL

Seriously, I'm glad you've been recognized, you certainly deserve it!

PS What's the two HLs you need? Coquille and CH?


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Coquille River LE and Cape Hatteras Original LE are the two. In case anyone is thinking of presents, my birthday is in July.

0 :>) St. John of the Internet

Perhaps Paul will post another photo of himself holding those two lighthouses and then you can "click,click,click' and they're yours. Congrats!

Congradulations John on a great article. I just found it on the site today. I dont know how I missed it before. It could not happen to a nicer person. You are a real asset to the lighthouse collectors. Keep up the fine work.

Hal

Way to go John. Congratulations. Looking forward to reading the article.

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Randall & Linda Ronne

Just to note that this post is now a year old. Old news, but I appreciate the comments.

I'm waiting till next year to congratulate you John.

Rich

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I don't know how I missed this post last January, but I'm glad that I saw it this January - A great article, John, congratulations!

Barb

The article was from last year but the picture looks like it was from a couple decades ago! LOL Do you keep that picture in the attic?
Only fooling Saint John!

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