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Post by Coopsgirl on Sept 13, 2009 12:55:10 GMT -6
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Post by Coopsgirl on Sept 13, 2009 12:58:24 GMT -6
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Post by Coopsgirl on Sept 13, 2009 13:04:20 GMT -6
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Marina
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My favorite cowboy
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Post by Marina on Sept 14, 2009 12:28:40 GMT -6
WHAT A TREASURE!!! JUST GREAT!!!  Thanks for sharing your treasure with us, Coopsgirl  |
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Post by Coopsgirl on Sept 14, 2009 16:36:59 GMT -6
I'm glad you enjoyed it. It was too fragile to scan so I had to just take pics of the pages. I wish some had come out better but it's hard to take close ups and keep it in focus. I may try to redo some of the pages when I get time.
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Post by montana on Sept 15, 2009 13:37:37 GMT -6
This scrapbook is priceless : charming, touching, rare, ... I adored it. She cut out a picture of his eyes and put them into a little cameo-like oval at the top of the page. She looked everywhere and saved everything, whatever it was, because she was so crazy about him she couldn't bear to give anything a miss. She really worked on her layout : geometric cuts, little lineups of smaller pictures. She worked with love and care because she wanted her book to be as beautiful as he was. She spent time and thought and love, and I bet she never imagined that some 75 years later others would be sharing with her all those emotions she felt while putting the book together -- thanks to you, Coopsgirl. I wonder what she would feel if she knew how valuable we find her "silly" scrapbook today. There are things in there that I never would have dreamed of seeing (Gary at 16 in a war bonnet?!) and lots that I'm going to try to read even though it wreaks havoc on the eyes, but it's all just such a precious look into a past time I HAVE to go through it all. Some funny moments too! Pictures of Gary with co-stars, with what look like captions underneath but they're really product names : something like "Extra Strong Glue with Ball Bearings" when you expect to read "Gary Cooper and Colleen Moore" or whatever Thank you, thank you for this lovely peek into two lives, his and hers, whoever she was. |
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Post by Coopsgirl on Sept 15, 2009 18:58:22 GMT -6
I can imagine that we would have all been the same way had we lived back then; looking for every scrap of info about him and every pic we could find and carefully storing them away  . I was so happy when I won this and I think I only paid around $30 for it. It's priceless to me and I'm taking good care of it. When I got to the pics and articles about his and Rocky's engagement and marriage, I could just imagine this girl crying a little as she pasted them in.  |
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Post by montana on Sept 16, 2009 13:02:04 GMT -6
Yeah, I think that's part of the charm of this. I can imagine doing the same things, although I'm not sure I'd have been crying at the wedding pictures : just trying to imagine a scheme to meet him and steal him away from his new bride!
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Post by maggiejones on Sept 16, 2009 19:22:46 GMT -6
I can imagine the time she spent searching magazines newspapers, and the cost of these specially if money was short. What kind of girl was she ! Quiet, Fun loving, would she of written to him. I'm sure if there was any contact even from the studio that would be in the scrapbook. She would of been thrilled to know that her precious work was in safe hands and being tenderly taken care of. Also knowing the pleasure future lovers of Gary are having in her effort to capture his life day to day.
I have a story about my elder sister, and about a dream she had for a long time, and how my younger sister and I managed to make that dream come true. My elder sister has from a teenager loved, adored P.J.Proby. Her only wish was to to see him in concert. If anyone knows the story P.J he almost vanished from the music business due to bad publicity in the late 60s. So she envisioned never ever seeing him. Now this is were the story gets " in my mind" exciting and one I wish could happen to anyone of use coop fans !! I had seen in a theater brochure, near to where I live a forthcoming concert of mostly British pop groups of the 60s. Herman Hermits, The Troggs, The Searchers, etc and P.J Proby !!! I couldn't contain my excitement and rang my younger sister. We began making secret plans and made up a story of why she should come to visit me with my younger sister. We ended up telling her I was being given an awarded through work and the presentation was at the theater. We laughed so much and got such a buzz arranging it. We tried to imagine what her reaction would be. The best seats at the front, no expense spared. We had to have her as near as possible to the love of her life. I even wrote to the theater to see if we could get her a private audience with him but no luck there. We arranged a visit to the Hair Salon, new clothes and made sure she looked her best, she wouldn't of forgiven herself or us if she didn't. We never gave the game away and it was difficult especially when we got to the theater as I had to try and direct us to the auditorium without her passing posters, programs or listening to peoples conversations. As the pre ceremony was taking place "as she thought" I told her we were having entertainment with a few sound alike bands of the 60s. After the first group finished their last song the lead singer announced "We were going to sing Maria, but I think we'll let the man himself do that. My dear sister, who was at that time wedged between us flashed her head from side to side. She was trying to grasp what was going on. Then from behind the curtain P.J started to sing Maria and then walked upon the stage to a rapturous applause. That's when she slowly started to slide of her seat to the floor. We managed to grab both her arms and pull her back to a sitting position before anyone really noticed. During the performance we did manage to get his attention between songs and he came across and held her hand, gave her the tissues, that she asked him for, which he used to mop his brow. A dream completed and one I'm sure we would just love to have happened for us with Gary.
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Post by Coopsgirl on Sept 16, 2009 19:31:13 GMT -6
That's a beautiful story Maggie and was a very sweet thing to do. I'm sure you're sister was just in Heaven and will never forget it.
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Post by Coopsgirl on Jan 17, 2011 19:34:52 GMT -6
I took pictures again of the scrapbook using a different camera setting and I think they came out better. They are also now in the same order as they appear in the scrapbook.
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...eventually it found its way outside all by itself 
, the balcony door was open, looking at me as if to say: Feed Me! They know I do but apparently it wasn't enough. :
Some people collect shoes, others collect memorabilia. Some people believe in the paranormal, others refuse to talk about it..Think we'll make it to Alpha Centauri any time soon?