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US: Seattle, WA – Hugging The Thing

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019

How many times do you get to get a hug from The Thing? Stan got to snuggle up with him at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, WA

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US: Seattle, WA – Marvel Comics Exhibit

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019

The special exhibit all about Marvel Comics was at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture. The museum has a Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

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US: Seattle, WA – Column of Guitars Sculpture: If VI was IX

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019

What is pop culture without pop music? At MoPop in Seattle, this floor to ceiling column of guitars by Trimpin is called Roots and Branches and is made up of 700 instruments, 40 custom-made. It is computer controlled – self- playing Trimpin’s compositions.

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US: Seattle, WA – Jimi Hendrix’s Outfit and Guitar

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019

Jimi Hendrix paraphernalia has a big part to play in the MoPop museum collection in Seattle, WA .

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US: Seattle, WA – What is a Video Game?

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019

Not surprising as it is in Seattle, Wa, at the Museum of Pop Culture there is a section relating to the development of video games. Walk through this doorway and you can play some.

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US: Seattle, WA – Walking Dead Heads

Monday, September 2nd, 2019

In the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame at MoPop in Seattle, you can oogle the heads used in the Walking Dead film.

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US: Seattle, WA – Switch On Frankenstein

Monday, September 2nd, 2019

Here’s the Hollywood Switchboard used in the movie, Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein. It was created and used by Kenneth Strickfaden. Paul Allen co-founder of Microsoft must have had fun using his Microsoft money to buy important film props.

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US: Seattle, WA – At MoPop – Star Wars Light Saber in Person

Monday, September 2nd, 2019

Paul Allen co-founder of Microsoft used a tiny bit of his earnings to collect film props. Not surprised that he wanted Darth Vadar’s Light Saber from the Empire Strikes Back and Darth Maul’s Light Saber from the Phantom Menace, Episode 1. Wouldn’t you want it too? You can see it at MoPop in Seattle, WA.

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US: Seattle, WA – Wizard of Oz Witch’s Hat

Monday, September 2nd, 2019

Here, from the Wizard of Oz is the Wicked Witch of the West’s hat. Margaret Hamilton, with her green face, scowl and cackle, was the actor who played her. Adrian Adolph Greenberg, Hollywood costume designer, created her signature outfit. As a little kid, watching that witch really scared me, sending me into tears. You can see the hat in person at the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, WA. I didn’t cry when I saw it.

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US: Seattle, WA – Chihuly Garden and Glass Building

Monday, September 2nd, 2019

Cheerful giant glass sunflowers decorate the outside of the famous Chihuly Garden and Glass museum in Seattle. If you like these, wait till you see what’s inside. And don’t miss the garden.

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How many times do you get to get a hug from The Thing? Stan got to snuggle up with him at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, WA

The special exhibit all about Marvel Comics was at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture. The museum has a Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

What is pop culture without pop music? At MoPop in Seattle, this floor to ceiling column of guitars by Trimpin is called Roots and Branches and is made up of 700 instruments, 40 custom-made. It is computer controlled – self- playing Trimpin’s compositions.

Jimi Hendrix paraphernalia has a big part to play in the MoPop museum collection in Seattle, WA .

Not surprising as it is in Seattle, Wa, at the Museum of Pop Culture there is a section relating to the development of video games. Walk through this doorway and you can play some.

In the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame at MoPop in Seattle, you can oogle the heads used in the Walking Dead film.

Here’s the Hollywood Switchboard used in the movie, Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein. It was created and used by Kenneth Strickfaden. Paul Allen co-founder of Microsoft must have had fun using his Microsoft money to buy important film props.

Cheerful giant glass sunflowers decorate the outside of the famous Chihuly Garden and Glass museum in Seattle. If you like these, wait till you see what’s inside. And don’t miss the garden.