Autographed Season 3 Soundtrack - signed by Michael Giacchino

The title pretty much says it all....

EXCEPT FOR HOW FRIGGIN' AWESOME

it is to have this in my collection!

I bid on and won the LOST Season 3 Soundtrack

donated by and SIGNED by

Michael Giacchino

in the Cancer Gets LOST auction.

(screencap used with the permission of Cancer Gets LOST)

I already own all of the LOST Soundtracks

and play them regularly,

but this CD will be displayed in a place of honor.

Really, I bought it for the article....

Really I did.

I am not a usual purchaser or reader of Playboy 

but was compelled to buy the May 2010 issue

for the Matthew Fox interview.

There are many surprising revelations in this very

candid interview. It is one of the most revealing interviews 

with Matthew Fox that I have ever read.

I scanned each of the pages below.  

I did search for the entire interview online,

but could only find excerpts.

 You can click on each picture to enlarge it for easier reading.

Note: You might have to download each page and 

enlarge in your photo viewing program to get readable sizing..

Apollo Bar & Grill Tshirt by zort70

zort70/Ian Knight is a friend AND
a designer of awesome Tshirts.

He created the Apollo Bar & Grill

shirt as part of the fund raising efforts for 

Cancer Gets LOST.

I actually purchased two of the shirts with

the intention of making one into a pillow

for my LOST room.

Zort70 has created many fantastic 

LOST themed shirts & merchandise 

that can be purchased in his

CafePress & RedBubble stores:

http://www.cafepress.com/zort70/7817017

http://www.redbubble.com/people/zort70/collections/142107-lost

"When did I do that? Why did I scratch you?" by drMikey

I recently participated in the 

Cancer Gets LOST Auction.

One of the items that I bid on and won

is this custom painting

by drMikey aka Mike Stanton.

The painting is titled

"When did I do that? Why did I scratch you?"

and features Claire.

(screencap used with the permission of Cancer Gets LOST)

The painting is numbered #4/5 

and measures 16" x 20".

It came with a Certificate of Authenticity.

This is the seventh painting of

drMikey's 

"Harmonic Resonance Project"

that I am fortunate enough to own.

The other six paintings include Jin & Sun,

Jack, Sawyer, Boone & Shannon.

The image is also included in 

"I Will Always Be LOST, 

I Will Never Be LOST Again".

The painting of Claire is currently

hanging in my office. She has been

reunited with her half-brother.

An Anniversary - of sorts anyway

Tomorrow marks the three year anniversary 

of my first post on this blog.

But, except for two posts requesting LOSTie involvement 

for Cancer Gets LOST,

I haven't posted anything for almost a year.

The past twelve months presented me

with several extreme challenges 

and the loss of loved ones.

I was ill-equipped to deal with most of it

so denial and isolation

became my closest companions.

And LOST.

Always LOST.

Time and perspective have eased the grief and despair

so - I'm back.

My collection is ever expanding

and I continue to surround myself at home and at work

with LOST art and memorabilia.

I will be sharing the new additions to my collection

in the coming weeks and months.

There are some awesome additions!!!

Note:

I only just discovered that a lot

of LOSTies have visited both this blog

and My Journey Through The LOST Encyclopedia

I was updating earlier posts and

saw on Google overview that there

have been over 93,000 page views

combined between both blogs.

JUST WOW! 

Even if it was only one person visiting 93,000

times, I am grateful that someone was

interested in my version of Show and Tell.

Thanks. :)

LOST Art - "I Remember" and "It Worked"

A few copies of these AMAZING prints by Jason Shorr,

commissioned especially for the Cancer Gets LOST event

are still available! 

They are both a limited edition of 23 and are $42 each. 

Contact Jared Wong at cancergetslost@gmail.com

if you would like to purchase.  The money will go to defraying the 

massive auction shipping costs that Jo & Jared 

paid out of their own pockets.

(Shipping totaled over $5K - insane that such amazing 

and generous people had to shoulder that sort of expense. 

See my previous post if you'd like to 

contribute without purchasing the prints.)

The prints, "It Worked" and "I Remember" are stunning 

and will be a fantastic addition to any LOST fan's collection. 

Both prints measure 13" x 19". 

I can't wait for mine to arrive...

it's like being a two year old waiting for Santa. 

I requested #4/23 of both prints. 

                                                                          

Jared also designed an awesome poster for Cancer Gets LOST.

"Jacob Loves You" is numbered and signed 

by Jared.

Copies are still available!!!

(Yep, I reserved #4 of this one too!)

Contact Jared if you'd like to add Jacob Loves You 

to your collection as well.

Charity Begins...and ends...with LOSTies

I want to congratulate the forces behind Cancer Gets LOST, 

Jo Garfein and Jared Wong.

They have worked tirelessly and selflessly, sacrificing time, 

effort and considerable personal financial expense 

to raise money for the National Brain Tumor Society

 through the Cancer Gets LOST webcast, event in Los Angeles and auction.

I am proud to have been both an auction contributor

 and winning bidder on several fantastic items.

But I am also concerned. 

I read a post of the Cancer Gets LOST site yesterday.

I learned that the shipping budget Jo and Jared earmarked 

for the shipping inclusive items will be dedicated instead to 

paying the performance fee to the site hosting the auction. 

100% of the money raised goes to the National Brain Tumor Society.

It is fantastic and amazing that the auction raised 4 -5 times

 the amount expected. But I cannot stand by knowing that 

Jo and Jared's generosity will end up costing them even more financially.

So I am asking those of us who won shipping inclusive items

to donate at least a part of the shipping expense to a Paypal

account I set up yesterday for Jo and Jared.

They are the only people with access to the account.

This is completely voluntary. It was my idea.

And I had to cajole, wheedle and whine to get permission

to use the email address and set up account.

Jo and Jared would never consider

asking you to help defray the shipping costs. But I know how

generous and caring LOSTies are and know you will

want to help. PLEASE donate what you can.

Consider the size and shape of the auction items you won and 

contribute accordingly. 

An item that will fit in a flat rate USPS envelope

costs $5.25 to mail and so on.

The Paypal email address associated with the fund is

jared@cancergetslost.org.

Please select the "gift to family/friends" option for sending

money to avoid a Paypal fee being debited from the account.

I would appreciate as many tweets, Facebook posts, link-backs

as possible to get the word out.  Jo and Jared will begin shipping

the auction items within the next few weeks and it would 

be wonderful if they didn't have to dip into their own wallets

to cover the expense.

Thank you and Namaste.

LOST Season 5 Production Artwork: Jacob's Chamber

This is a limited edition (of 25) print of

the color artist rendition of

Jacob's chamber in the base of Taweret.

I acquired the print from the individual who

purchased the entire lot of the Season 5 Artwork

from the LOST Auction.

The print measures 11" x 17"and is numbered 3/25. It is just beautiful!

I plan on hanging it just beneath Jason Munn's print of
"The Four-Toed Statue", print #6 of the
LOST Undeground Art Project.

***UPDATE 10/22/12***
Jacob's Chamber actually ended up
being displayed in my office.

I am constantly rearranging my LOST art
to make space for new purchases and
sometimes things don't go according to plan.

Henry Gale Balloon Map

I purchased this limited edition copy of *Henry Gale's*

 map to the hot air balloon 

from the person who purchased the original

at the LOST Auction. The map is copied

onto one of the 26 ORIGINAL Brothers Karamazov title

pages included in Auction Lot #318.

So this is an original AND a reproduction.....

(but the price was right - my winning bid was $1.09,

so MAJOR WIN!)

Below is the description from the eBay listing and

scan of the COA copy included with the map:

5"X8"   "HENRY GALE [BEN LINUS] MAP TO HIS HOT AIR BALLON" **There were 26 authentic "The Brothers Karamazov" Title pages included in the official Lost Auction [Lot # 318] -We have taken those 26 authentic extra pages & had the map to the balloon copied on the backside - JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL MAP WAS!   [original was in pencil -these are copies] - GREAT DETAILS!  LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 26 COPIES MADE -ON THE ORIGINAL AUTHENTIC BOTHERS KARAMAZOV PAGES -Each one is individually numbered #'ed out of 26 . This is a limited edition copy of the original LOST PRODUCTION PIECE FROM THE PRODUCTION/MAKING OF LOST & FROM THE OFFICIAL LOST AUCTION Aug 21&22, 2010 - lot #318 & comes with a color copy of the original Lost Auction COA from ABC/Profiles in History. again this is an affordable, limited edition "reproduction copy -on original/authentic auction page" 

D23: Dharma Patch

Amy B./Nerderific also purchased a

D23 Dharma Patch  for me (in addition to the 

Mega Lotto Jackpot magnet detailed in an earlier post.)  

The patch is larger than any of the other

Dharma patches in my collection, measuring 

a little more than 4 1/2 inches across.

Both the patch and the magnet are from

the Walt Disney Archives Collection.

According to the back of the packaging,

the Walt Disney Archives recently

unearthed a previously unknown

activity of the Dharma Initiative, known only by

the enigmatic symbol D23.

In truth, D23 is Disney's version of

Comic Con.

"LOST...and Found" by JJ Harrison

JJ Harrison of LostInComics.com released this 

comic around the time of the LOST Auction in August 2010.

I think Sawyer undervalued his pricing....

Autograph: Kristin Richardson

Kristin Richardson is another of my recent

LOST cast autograph acquisitions.

Kristin portrayed Jessica in the Season 1

episode "Confidence Man".

Ms. Richardson signed an 8" x 10" photo.

Autograph: Mark Pellegrino

I previously only had Mark Pellegrino's autograph

in the form of LOST Trading cards until

this 10" x 8" signed photo recently

arrived. The photo itself

is a screencap from the Season 5

Finale "The Incident Part I".

(John Locke can be seen in the background, just after being 

pushed from the window by Anthony Cooper.)

D23: Mega Lotto Jackpot Magnet

Nerderific/Amy B. was kind enough to

purchase this Mega Lotto Jackpot magnet for me 

at D23 last month.

(D23 is Disney's version of Comic-Con.)

It is a magnet version of Hurley's

winning lottery ticket and measures

approximately 3 1/8" x 4".

It is one of the items in the Disney Archives Collection

as noted on the back of the magnet.

It currently is displayed in a grouping with

other LOST-themed magnets on the freezer side 

of  my refrigerator.

Special thanks to Alex W. who

also purchased a magnet on my behalf.

It is being forwarded to a LOSTie 

pal in Canada.

"Linus" Tshirt by dakin_costello

TeeFury recently released one of the BEST

LOST mashup Tshirts EVER:

Linus by dakin_costello.....

As with all LOST offerings on teefury.com,

this shirt was a must-have. I'm pretty

sure Ben Linus must have had

a secret blankie.

P.S. Sorry for lack of posts over last two weeks.

My work schedule has been frantic.

It is always helpful to actually make the money

that enables me to add to my LOST collection.

Nikki Stafford - Finding LOST Bookmark

Nikki Stafford's guides to each season of

LOST are must-read books for fans.

I received a "Finding LOST" bookmark,

autographed by Nikki Stafford, at the LOSTie

party in San Diego. 

Matthew Fox Wine

I was gifted a bottle of Matthew Fox wine

at the LOSTie party in San Diego.

Jo Garfein was incredibly generous and

presented me with a bottle of Chardonnay.

I was so excited since the wine is not 

available in my area. (I searched online as well

and wasn't able to find a distributor that 

would ship to Memphis.)

I don't know if

THE Matthew Fox aka Jack Shephard

is in any way associated with 

Matthew Fox Vineyards, but in my

little world, I'm going to pretend he stomped

the grapes himself.

Polar Bear Bobble Head

The Polar Bear Bobble Head

by Bif Bang Pow!

was the SDCC Exclusive this year.

I stopped by the Entertainment Earth booth

to see him in person. I had preordered him 

(along with the LOST Megos figures)

and knew he wouldn't be shipped until after I

returned home from Comic Con.

I was a little disappointed that landscape-oriented packaging

hadn't been created. It was the same Dharma Initiative box

as the other LOST Bobble Heads, with a Polar Bear

 sticker affixed to the box.

The Polar Bear Bobble Head is fierce.

He's a great addition to the

LOST Bobble Head line-up.

"The Constant Dilemma" by JJ Harrison

It's no secret that Desmond is my favorite character

on LOST.  "The Constant Dilemma" by JJ Harrison

of  LostInComics

captures the epic phone call between Desmond

and Penny on Christmas Eve.

I also purchased the corresponding Tshirt

by JJ from MySoti