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Old 04-27-2009, 06:51 PM   #1
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Edward Gorey
Any Edward Gorey fans?
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Old 04-27-2009, 07:04 PM   #2
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Old 04-27-2009, 07:16 PM   #3
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Any Edward Gorey fans?
I carry one of his famous tales for a purse, does that count? Click on link to reveal awesome, please.

Seriously, I dig him. I remember being about 15 or 16 and being bummed that I missed seeing his exhibition at San Diego State after seeing some of his work in a news article and moreso when he died.

Even once at Rite Aid, I was being rung up by a guy whose uncle had been a part of the exhibit by lending them a majority of his collection. The Inanimate Tragedy is so ridiculously awesome.
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Old 04-27-2009, 07:37 PM   #4
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Lolly, I want that lunchbox.. >_>




I have his bat set as the background on my cell phone. Thiiiis one: http://www.mysterylovers.com/images/Covers/KDS2092.jpg
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Old 04-27-2009, 08:26 PM   #5
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Was reading today about Edward Gorey and found it curious that he said in an interview that he did not see himself as neither gothic nor macabre - So I wonder what did he consider macabre? I think he was so far out on a branch that he saw the little worlds he created - vignettes of a version of a twisted, and yes macabre Edwardian /Anglophile world normal. At any rate I think the man was pure genius and was curious if others felt the same. Thank you for your responses thus far.
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Old 04-27-2009, 08:40 PM   #6
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Me, me... as implied by my avatar, too.
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Old 04-27-2009, 08:49 PM   #7
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Lolly, I want that lunchbox.. >_>
If you happen to lose that lunchbox, you've got two suspects. ;p
The box and also this have been perpetual residents of my blog's wishlist.
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Old 04-28-2009, 04:01 PM   #8
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Mr. Gorey will always be remembered by me for his iconic opening sequence for the PBS Mystery! series. His ability to capture such melancholy, yet quirky moods with a mess of scribblings is quite admirable.
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Old 04-28-2009, 04:31 PM   #9
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I have almost all of his books... my fave is still "The Doubtful Guest"...

"Inconveniently close to the drawing room door."

His books read like Morticia Addams' lullaby stories. I read them to my hubby in her voice
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Old 04-28-2009, 06:08 PM   #10
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Old 04-29-2009, 07:28 AM   #11
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You guys are super fucking entry level
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Old 04-30-2009, 09:08 AM   #12
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Yes! And my shop happens to carry a mini Gorey Lunchbox.
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