A tiny space with some of Forrest's collected treasures
A tiny space with some of Forrest’s collected treasures

Hi Forrest,
As a collector and trader of things, how do decide which to keep or trade?  It would seem difficult at times to part with items.   Best, Mahlon

 

Mahlon,
I was never much of a trader because it was time consuming and at the end of the day you are even, theoretically. It always was better for me to buy from you and have you buy from me – and be done with it.

I did part with things I wanted to keep, but making payroll was a priority, and cash flow, a necessity. Fortunately, I was able to keep a few things that I still enjoy holding in my hand. f

 

34 Comments

  1. I like the photo the most. Would love to know what some of the items there are…

    like….

    1- the item to the left of the ballerina?
    2- the animal in the lower right that looks like a gremlin?
    3- the man carving beside the brandy bottle
    4- Is that a silver unicorn?

  2. Found on the wikipedia about Korbel: Brown-Forman distributes Korbel Interesting about the word “brandy” too. (And, usually when I hear that word, it reminds me of the song by Looking Glass).

    KORBEL also has the word “broke” in it, but the artifacts on the shelf appear whole, so not seeing anything with that particular piece. However, BR + Y …

    Korbel means “pitcher”.
    .

    1. .
      “about the word “brandy” too. (And, usually when I hear that word, it reminds me of the song by Looking Glass”

      For pilots and wood-be pilots

      June 7

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

      From today’s featured article

      Flight Unlimited is a 1995 flight simulator video game developed and published by Looking Glass Technologies. It allows the player to pilot reproductions of five aircraft and to perform aerobatic stunts.

      ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_Glass_Studios

      status: defunct. Included key people Doug Church and Warren Spector.

      astree

    1. Yes, Forrest, hers were the lips I had in mind above, although there were a few others including yours.

      I enjoyed that story; the imagery of it was quite vivid, and it was like a secret window to Jackie that you would not find in mainstream media.

      Regards,
      Halogetter

    2. Mr. Fenn Sir – you’ve led an incredible life. Thank you for sharing your stories with us. I started writing down stories for my own children until I realized how boring my life is compared to yours. Maybe I’ll find your treasure, meet you, and truly have something exciting to write about.

  3. Thanks, Forrest and Jenny, for the continued interaction with the Chase community.

    It certainly adds another dimension to the treasure hunt.

    Jackie Kennedy seems a very interesting perdon, I will do some reading on her background.

    Re: brandy… yesterday afternoon I had some skin cancer cut out of my forearm. What started as a spot smaller than a dime turned into a four inch stitch. The aid who administered the numbing agent was named andy. I think he hit it about 25 -30 times with the needle, to gradually numb it ? I had joked with him about “gotta wonder what they did before modern medicine” and talked about a couple shots of strong alcohol. “Ether, they used ether”. He also told me the numbing agent (lydacaine?) didn’t work so well with redheads, so learned something new.

    Thanks again.

  4. Forrest,

    You have stated publicly that you have never mislead anyone as to where you hid the treasure. Considering that statement and your writings in your book would you be willing to state that you pretty much openly told everyone where to look? As in ” not to far but to far to walk” from the poem and ” for me now — —- — — — —-” from the book. If this is not a clue then it is for sure misleading.

  5. Jenny

    I recall FF having stated on this forum quite some time ago that the treasure was not on top of a mountain…. “but it might be close”. Did FF actually state ” it might be close” or did you say that. If you added it was there something he said to you give you reason to add that statement?

  6. chris,

    Watch the video and you can hear Forrest say it himself…..https://agypsyskiss.wordpress.com/2013/11/07/selected-quotes-notes-commentary-from-the-collected-works-video/

    “People tell me their climbing on top of the mountain. When these guys are making a mistake I don’t want to interrupt them.”

    “I’ll tell you that it’s not on a top of any mountain. That’s a big clue ’cause there’s lots of mountains out there…it may be close to the top…”

    Jenny has stated several times that she posts exactly what Fenn sends to her. Without changing spelling, punctuation or any other content.

    You really need to do some research. You could answer many questions for yourself. 🙂

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    1. Hi BW…..I am going to need to get some help from Forrest on some of those items…..:)

      Let me get back to you on this……maybe I can do a whole post on ‘This Shelf’. I’ll see what Forrest says.

      thanks-

      Jenny Kile

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