Ancient Dagger Prop Replica

The Ancient Dagger seen in Season 6 sold for $6000 in the

Official LOST Auction.

I purchased a prop replica dagger for substantially less. 

It is shiny and new and needs to be distressed

to match the dagger that appeared on screen, but is accurate

in every other detail.

So until I can age my shiny new dagger, 

a photo filter will have to do....

The dagger joins favorite pieces on display in my

LOST room.

Bad Robot Bearbrick

I've collected all of the LOST Bearbricks

as previously posted here, 

but my collection was lacking the Bad Robot Bearbrick....

until NOW!

He joins the Bad Robot Maquette on display in my collection.

Tim and the Space Cadets - 2nd Grade Show

I realize that anyone who may 

have interest in browsing this blog

aka LOSTies, have

probably already seen this video already.

But it merits sharing again.

I think this may be one of my favorite 

videos of ALL TIME!

...A special thanks to my friend Latha for bringing it to my
attention - I was offline for a number of days and would
have missed it without her heads up.

Creation Entertainment Banners: Jack & Locke

I am continually finding LOST treasures 

hidden away in the closets of my home.

Over the holidays, I discovered a cache of

unopened boxes and poster tubes

that must have been hastily stashed away

in anticipation of guests.....

I'd forgotten I had even purchased most of the items,

but was thrilled with discovery!

Included among the memorabilia

were two banners from the Creation Entertainment

Fan Convention in 2005.

Both banners measure approximately

30" x 24", and are made of waterproof canvas.

Grommets are in the corners to allow for easy display.

"Believe in Duct Tape" - Framed!

The fantastic original artwork by Jared Wong

has now been framed!

My original post about it here:

Believe in Duct Tape

LOST Thought and LOST Thought University Edition

I previously posted about

Pearson Moore's LOST books:

LOST Humanity

and 

LOST Identity.

I also purchased LOST Thought. 

I was so excited to hear about its

publication since the contributors 

are people I have followed through their essays

blogs, podcasts and LOST books for years:

Bloggers and Authors:

Nikki Stafford (Finding LOST) 

Jo Garfein (Jopinionated)

Pearson Moore (LOST Humanity, LOST Identity)

Sam McPherson (Lostpedia.com) 

Sarah Clark Stuart (Literary LOST)

Erika Olson (Long Live Locke)

Ryan Ozawa (The Transmission)

Andy Page (Dark UFO)

Nationally Recognized Literary Scholars:

Amy Bauer, Ph.D. (Professor of Music)

Cynthia Burkhead, Ph.D. (Professor of English)

Jeffrey Frame, Ph.D. (Professor of Theater and Film)

Delano Freeberg, Ph.D. (Analytical Scientist)

Julia Guernsey-Pitchford, Ph.D. (Professor of English)

Michelle Lang, Ph.D. (Professor of Art)

Antonio Savorelli, Ph.D. (Film and Literary Studies)

Paul Wright, Ph.D. (Professor of English)

Jamie R. Smith (Professor of English)

LOST Scholars:

Jennifer Galicinski (Theology)

C. David Milles (Literary and Film Studies)

Erin Carlyle (Women's Studies)

Gozde Kilic (Cultural Studies)

Kevin McGinnis (Religious Studies)

Then around Christmas, I saw a Facebook post

that LOST Thought was being released as a

University Edition, with 8 additional essays and 74

additional pages! Sold! 

Framing Update

The three prints designed for Cancer Gets LOST

have now been framed.

I initially posted about the prints here.

My framer is amazing and went above and beyond

with all three prints.  I am thrilled with results.

"Jacob Loves You" by Jared Wong

"I Remember" by Jason Shorr #4/23

"It Worked" by Jason Shorr #4/23

There are limited quantities of each print still available!

Contact jared@cancergetslost.org

for information.

BamPOP Print: Juliet

I adore the work of JJ Harrison. 

I own quite a few of his LOST in Comics panels

as well as his LOST in Star Wars Trilogy

and The Freighter.

He also did three LOST watercolor prints

that were sold in his Etsy store.

Each is an 8.5" x 11" giclee print

 on cotton velvet rag paper. 

I previously posted the 

Faraday and Sawyer prints here.

Juliet is the final print.

Sawyer *Graphic Novel* Poster

I bought this poster on eBay.

I don't know who the artist is...it is not signed or numbered.

It shipped from China and took awhile to arrive.

I'd forgotten that I even bought it.

The poster measures 24" x 18".

But it makes me long for LOST to

continue on as perhaps a graphic novel. 

I'm not sure that I'll ever frame the poster.

But I'll peak in my flat file regularly...

"The Revolution Was Televised" by Alan Sepinwall

The latest edition to my LOST library

actually only contains one chapter on LOST, but

it is a fantastic chapter!

"The Revolution Was Televised: 

The Cops, Crooks, Slingers and Slayers Who Changed TV Drama Forever"

 by Alan Sepinwall

covers the groundbreaking dramas of the last 15 years.

Chapter 6 is dedicated to LOST

I read Chapter 6 first...

(hey this is ME we're talking about!)

but the others chapters cover shows

that I am/was also a loyal viewer of:

(I know that is grammatically incorrect, 

but don't care. I write like I talk.)

The Sopranos

Oz*

The Wire*

Deadwood

The Shield

LOST

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

24

Battlestar Gallactica

Friday Night Lights

Mad Men

Breaking Bad

*I haven't watched these shows yet, but have The Wire DVDs

ready to go over the holidays.

The interviews with the creators and showrunners

of each drama are insightful, funny and full of terrific

little-known tidbits. 

I highly recommend this book to everyone

who loves TV as much as I do.

It is available on Amazon.

Hurry, buy it now.

"Smoke Monster" Sandwich Keeper

I love getting freebies and samples

in the mail.  I try to snag as many as possible.

A few months ago, I came across an offer on 

Facebook for a custom sandwich keeper.

The instructions said to upload your child's

drawing. Um, no thanks.

But I DID upload young John Locke's

drawing from 1961 of the Smoke Monster 

attacking a man from the Season 4

episode "Cabin Fever".

A short time later, my custom sandwich keeper

was delivered. AWESOME!

I use it several times a week since I rarely have

time to leave the office for lunch out.

And how do I transport my 

sandwich keeper you ask?

silly question.

Dharma Security Console Design Plan

The Dharma security console concept sketch/plan

is one of the LOST Season 5

production artwork and design

pieces I purchased.

The security center can be seen in several

Season 5 episodes, but is most prominently featured

in "Lafleur".

Design Sketch:

On Screen Realization:

(screencaps courtesy Lost-Media.com)

The Freighter by JJ Harrison

The Kahana is the subject of

JJ Harrison's print "The Freighter".

It is the first print in his "LOST in Horror" series

and measures 24" x 36".

My print is #6/42 and is displayed in my office.

Rittenhouse LOST Archives - 3 Case Incentive Card

Rittenhouse LOST Archives trading card set

included a very rare 3 case dealer incentive card.

It is a "relic" card, containing a piece of Banyan tree bark.

Banyan trees were often shown on LOST.

Banyan is a type of tropical fig with a distinct growth

pattern of aerial roots. The trees often begin as a 

seedling that has sprouted on another tree.  As the  

tree grows, the roots grow over the trunk of the host.

The roots, growing thick and woody and fusing where they

meet, become a cage-like structure surrounding the host,

which eventually dies. When the dead host rots away,

a hollow space remains.....

.....a place to hide from polar bears and Smoke Monsters

and  where Charlie was hung by Ethan ( among other scenes).

My card is #96/250. 

LOST Crew Jacket

This is the third LOST crew jacket in my collection.

The first two can be seen here.

Actually, the latest addition is more of a pullover

than a jacket - an all-weather golfing garment made by PING.

The sleeves can be removed at the elbow via zippers

for warm-weather play.

The pullover was a gift to cast and crew

 from the producers of LOST.

The upper right breast is embroidered

with "LOST" on a tropical island.

Maybe I should wear for a game at Hurley's golf course

while in Hawaii for the LOST 10-year reunion?

"Believe in Duct Tape" by Jared Wong

The first item that I bid on in the 

Cancer Gets LOST auction

was ""Believe in Duct Tape"

by Jared Wong.

The concept is genius!

It is based on Miles' quote in the LOST finale:

"I don't believe in a lot of things, but I do believe in duct tape".

(screencap used with the permission of Cancer Gets LOST.)

The original piece is made entirely out of duct tape on

an 18" x 24" canvas and is signed on the frame.

"Believe in Duct Tape"

is currently being framed, so I am using

Cancer Gets LOST's photos from the auction listing. 

I'll update this post with photo of framed 

art when it is returned to me.

(photo used with the permission of Cancer Gets LOST)

(photo used with the permission of Cancer Gets LOST)

***UPDATE***
"Believe in Duct Tape" now framed!

Rittenhouse LOST Seasons 1-5 3 Case Incentive Card

I am very particular as to how my LOST trading cards

are stored.  I prefer to use clear acrylic screw-down

cases for both the autograph and costume cards

in my collection, as well as the 

ACEO sketch cards I have acquired.

  They provide greater protection

and security than the flimsier top loader.

There is one exception in my collection.

I have one graded trading card that is encased

in a snap-top shallow acrylic *box*

It is the only graded card in my collection,

though the collection in its entirety is mint/near mint.

Rittenhouse LOST Seasons 1-5 Trading Card Set 

included a very rare "Dealer 3-case Incentive Card".

Harold Perrineau signed the card and

Beckett Grading Services graded the card 9.5.