The MINI-SERIES was the first thing that crossed (my admittedly perverse) mind as soon as I heard the news Sunday. Yes, it has become, for better or worse, an iconic sign of our times — the Netflix mini-series. Maybe they might even make a blockbuster movie.
I can already come up with some of the potential titles, but I will not since it will be ‘ghoulish’ this early. I will leave that up to others. I do not want to trivialize this tragic accident, but I am certain that this tragedy will spawn a new generation of ‘Titanic‘ specials. I just wanted to go on record. Mark my words.
I built & painted this ‘Airfix’ model for him 22+ years ago. Couldn’t do it now.
My son, the entrepreneur, will turn 31 next month. Starting about when he was three (maybe a tad earlier) and extending into his early teens he was totally obsessed with shipwrecks. Shipwrecks just intrigued & fascinated him. Then, when he was 5, as if on order, the iconic 1997 ‘Titanic’ movie came out. There was no holding him back after that. Yes, of course, we took him to see it & for a short while, we, but mainly his sister who is 3-years older, tried to protect him from seeing what happened inside the steamed-up car. Of course, we had to get him the DVD. He would watch it MULTIPLE times a day.
With my help & encouragement he amassed quite the collection of Titanic ‘stuff’. What I show above is not the entire collection. Some we got rid off — like a fairly big wooden replica LIFEBOAT on a davit. It had to be wall mounted & it demanded SOME space. Sold that on eBay I think (& we did good (if my memory is right)).
I took these pictures for a friend in Rotary who is also a BIG Titanic buff. In his case, his great-aunt & her four young kids were ON BOARD the Titanic, 3rd Class, & never made it!
My son (now nearly 30), when he was young (pre-teen) was a HUGE Titanic buff. Everything & anything about the Titanic captivated him. There was a time when my then house was like a mini Titanic museum. We even had a miniature Titanic lifeboat replica hang off davits from the wall! We still have a LOT of Titanic memorabilia.
He had got this puzzle c. 1999. It was probably too much for him at that age. So, it had sat, in its box, unopened until last week. Then his middle sister (now 21) found it. She completed it over a few days.
