Your New Pride and Joy!

[Patrick]

Well...I already posted THE latest adquisition in this topic:

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...ead.php?t=8540

But I can't help to post it here as well!





And...

Yes...even when I couldn't believe my eyes and keep on blinking them, the signatures and inscriptions remain there.



Thank you very very much to all the ones involved in the fundrising!! I really can't express how happy I am!

Congratulations, Ari! It's fantastic. It's good to hear the long wait is over.

[Brice]

Ari, that is just amazing. Congratulations, dude!

[Ari_Racing]

Thank you!!

[Ari_Racing]

Well...here they are....the marvelous stuff I took with me from the US.

A gift from Michael and Audrey's Whelan, a hat purchased at the Stanley hotel and the other two t-shirts purchased at the Estes Park Brewery:



I can't thanks Wiz enough for holding for me almost all these dvds in his house:



With all these, I'm only missing Salem's Lot (1979), Tales from the Darkside: The movie, The Mangler and The Lawnmower man (and the new Children of the Corn).

Purchased at the Whelan's:





Some postcards:



And I got all my prints signed except one I forgot!



My favorite one:



Got my books signed: two spanish editions and my Legends 1st HC:







And a unique piece of art: Michael's directions to reach my destination! Yes..it might sound a little...too much, but hell...would you throw that away? I SURELY NOT!

Of course I blured all the names



I'll continue in the next post

[Ari_Racing]

Last time, when I was about to travel to NY, Juliana adviced me to stop by at STRAND BOOKSTORE. I couldn't at that time...but I was able this time and...



I have to thank Craig, who was really kind and got me a copy of both magazines, The New Yorker and Entertainment weekly!

Some of the books are the ones I took with me to get them signed there by Michael Whelan and Mark Stutzman.

Only Cell, Buick 8, Duma Key in russian I think, The regulators, Skeleton crew and Legends were adquired at Strand Bookstore...but I spent less than 30 dls! The Skeleton crew copy is a 1st Ed. and it costed me $1.09. YES! $1.09

Now, here are my inscribed books by Mark Stutzman:







Now...thanks to Juliana, I own now an item I always thought I'd never find: See a nice paperweight in the corner?



THANK YOU, JULIANA!!

There you can also see some other stuff. My new baby (PS3), some BluRays, the Times ticket and flyer, a present from Mark Stutzman (a deck of cards designed by him for David Blaine) and...I also have to thank Craig, who got me a copy of Bev's book...and guess what:



YES! Signed as well! THanks man!!

These are some of the other things I got at Estes Park (finally!! The Shining beer!)



And some beer labels from the brewery:



By the way. I have sets repeated. If anyone wants a set or a particular label, just ask and I'll send it right away (for free, of course).

Some action figures:



My girlfriend didn't like 'em too much.

And I think that's all.

mmmm.

Not exactly.

My personal collection of Under the Dome:



Two S/L, one white letter copy personaly signed in front of me, three black lettered copies signed and adquired at the Times event (two suffered a small accident, but well...they look great anyway!), the HC ARC, a regular HC copy, and I added my previously received UK ARC.

And here's the signature in one of those books:



And that's all!! For now I'm waiting for a new surprise!!!

[Fsmdr]

Dang, Ari!. My only question is : How big was your suitcase?.

That's like 45 pounds of weight just for the Under The Domes!. You must be over the moon with all those goodies. Excellent haul, man.

[Patrick]

Wow! Congratulations, Ari. That's a boggling amount of King and King-related items!

[Sam]

I'd hate to see what your baggage charges might have been dude.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Congratulations Ari. That's one great haul of goodies.

[turtlex]

So awesome, Ari !! Congrats again !

Oh, and I'm guessing you went over on that baggage weight limit thing.

Awesome items!

[Ari_Racing]

LOL

Yes...I had to pay U$S 125 for the extra suitcase (3 bags, plus my hand one, plus the tube with the whelan's illustration, plus the small bags with the gifts from the duty free shops inside the airport.

[frik]

Ari - this is simply amazing.
Congratulations !!!

sk

[jhanic]

Very, very nice, Ari. Congratulations!

John

[lophophoras]

Very cool stuff!!

[carlosdetweiller]

Great items, Ari. Congratulations.

[Randall Flagg]

Raking the stuff in! Congratulations.

[super sam]

VERY nice items,Ari!
Keep on posting pictures.

[ChristineB]

Wow great haul Ari.

So glad you had a great time coming to America and got so much great stuff.

[herbertwest]

really awesome ari!
nice Stephen King's inscribed book : your second i think, right?

And nice... everything!

[Ricky]

Wow, Ari. Amazing!

Do they sell Rm 217 keys at the Stanley? Or did you obtain that from somewhere else.

Also really liking La Historia de Lisey! I've never seen one before, so naturally I was impressed.

[gsvec]

One heckuva haul, Ari - congrats! I'm amazed it was only an additional $125 for the extra suitcase, considering the weight!

Now what's this about another surprise coming?

[jhanic]

I won the following and just received it:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Interestingly, it is actually TWO separate manuscripts--one appears to be a copy of the original manuscript and the other is a typescript incorporating the corrections from the first.

Also included are two copies of what appear to be an advertising brochure for Cycle of the Werewolf.

John

[Ari_Racing]

Very nice, John!

The keys are for sale at the stanley. I had one that I ordered by phone before, but this time...I had to buy the one in front of me

[Fsmdr]

I won the following and just received it:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Interestingly, it is actually TWO separate manuscripts--one appears to be a copy of the original manuscript and the other is a typescript incorporating the corrections from the first.

Also included are two copies of what appear to be an advertising brochure for Cycle of the Werewolf.

John

Sounds really interesting, John. Would it be possible for you to scan the advertising brochure?. Would love to see it.

[herbertwest]

some french & canadian fanzines about Steve