As a kid I used to collect Bus Tickets (yes there is some truth to my profile!), Stamps, and Coins, but that kinda fell by the wayside.
Now I just like the bits that are individual items that are a little unusual or rare but most importantly have a story behind them. A few such things include:
- A piece of the Berlin Wall.
- Some collectable firearms such as an 1888 Derringer (.41 rimfire).
- Signed America’s Cup images (obtained by self) from the San Diego defence years.
- Wayne Rainy’s signed lid (the MAD auction lid)
- Some signed Rossi gear.
- A US flag that flew over the Arizona wreck at Pearl Harbour.
- A wet soppy tissue once used from Casey Stoner after a MotoGP race at Laguna Seca. (Oh yeah, I only got that this morning).
- A 12 September 2001 New York Times.
- A brick from Osama Bin Laden’s home bunker entrance (after a 500 lb US dumb bomb hit it), brought back from the Gan by a good mate. Imagine lugging that sucker back.
- A piece of the teak deck from the USS Missouri where the japs signed the their surrender in Toyko Bay.
- A signed cheque by my fav Jazz Vocalist - the late Mel Torme.
When my mum has her back turned I am going to steal a propeller blade from a Lancaster Bomber that is sitting in her lounge complete with AA rounds through it. Shhh she will never know its me!
