Posted By:
Doug AllenHey You'all,
I don't think Lionel and Irma would be up to the trip to Cleveland although I know he would be up to hanging out and communicating with collectors. He is pretty amazed and amused by all the excitement surrounding his collection. I was at his house on Tuesday reviewing a final version of his video entitled "Spared from the Spokes...the Lionel Carter Collection" and Wednesday when Chicago news crews and journalists from the Chicago Tribune (he appeared proudly holding his T206 album on the front page!)were interviewing him.
I am bringing out Lionel and Irma to my office during the auction to get a feel for how the auction process works. Maybe he will help me sort through some of the albums I haven't gotten to yet.
I honestly still can't get myself to take the T206's out of the album. I wish it would do them justice by selling them in the album the way he assembled them.
Should have the video finalized, duplicated and ready to distribute in another week.
All the best,
Doug