I like rocks...

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Originally Posted by Vomitore

Actually Dave Amato who's in REO comes to my store alot. Him and Richie Sambora will be at my store I think the 20th for some shoot with my boss.

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Very cool! At one time, a long, long time ago, I had ALL their albums! Also, many years ago, my cousins were in Branson, MO and Table Rock lake. They ran into the whole group in Branson, and ended up partying on the lake with them. My cousin had a nice boat at the time, and they all went out on the lake together. I scolded my cousin severely for not calling me so I could come up there!!!

Steve

This might sound odd, but I collect whips. I do sport whip cracking. There are a bunch of different cracks and tricks you can do with whips as well as targeting. I can turn a lightswitch on and off with a whip. The longest I am currently working with is a 7' bullwhip - although I have cracked up to a 14'. Borrowed that one to try - I can't afford one yet. Good quality whips are very expensive. The funny thing is that one of the things that got me interested was the snakey way they move. A good quality "snake" whip looks almost alive and has a very fluid snakey movement. One day it dawned on me that if I liked that snakey quality maybe I'd like a real snake. :oops:

What's the cost on a high quality whip?

You can get a good quality beginner whip for $150 - $300 and from there it's like anything one collects - quality, beauty, materials, the reputation of the whipmaker - you can go into the thousands. The best quality are kangaroo hide, 16 plait and above and very often custom made in Australia. I would be looking in the $500 range personally. The price varies depending on the materials used, the type (bull, snake, signal, stock) and of course the length.

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Originally Posted by Laooda

Anyone else collect stuff that doesn't eat? :P

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Do frozen rats count?

I collect and grow orchids.
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...0/3/RedCat.JPG
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...edOrchids2.jpg
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...Cymbidium2.JPG

The shapes and designs of orchids are bad ass. They are so intricute and have amazing color combos.

orchids are so beautiful. i collect skulls... i have a beaver, cougar, deer, badger, bobcat and we are getting a bear and horse when they are ready. my mom and her hubby are given the road kills by the authorities and also get them from local hunters - then they boil them etc - and then sell them ;)

Swords, here. I only have a couple---just started getting into this stuff. I have replicas of Narsil, Sword of Elendil, as well as the Sword of Strider (both of these from The Lord of the Rings). I also have a replica of Conan the Barbarian's sword (it's freaking huge!).


This is the only one I have up here right at the moment---it's Narsil:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...2/000_0855.jpg

My Strider sword is hanging up in my bedroom in Indiana, while Conan's sword ended up in my dad's office---go figure :cool:

And for the original owner of this thread:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...2/000_0859.jpg

I bought this from a gypsy in Transylvania, Romania. Probably paid too much for it, lol, but it was a piece of the country to take home with me. I thought it was pretty.