The Museum Visit: Part 2

The dinosaurs were as anxious to get to the children's museum and see the Batman collection as we were.

We saw some dinosaurs first.

I even had a wax one made as a souvenir. 

The Gus Grissom Liberty capsule.

Charles was shot out of a canon.

Brian showed off his super strength. 

Photos were taken.

We played with some of the interactive displays.

Charles found some Star Wars figures.

We found a pair of our vans on display.

Then we finally found the Guinness book of world records Batman collection!

Yep that was it.

I have to admit is was pretty disapointing when three collectors come to view a record collection and find the display smaller than what they have on display in their homes.

There was a tiny picture of it in the display. That's something I guess.

We discussed it a minute and thought "It is what it is" and got on to the business at hand...

Selfies.

Then photo documenting it.

There was a little bit of  "Got it. Got it. Need it. Got it" that was said.

Spiderman was jealous of all the attention the small display got.

To be continued.

 

A Hoosier, Montanan and a Texan wrote a blog

Under the Giant Penny Started in July 2009 by two grown men who had fond memories of their childhood and used Batman as a sort of talisman to transport them back to those memories. They added a third to the group in 2013.  

So a Hoosier, Montanan and a Texan wrote a blog and grew friendships. We had never met in person. Only emails and phone calls but Batman drove us forward.

I group emailed Brian and Charles earlier this week about a new Batman toy that was out and said I missed our blog and hearing from them regularly. Google wouldn’t let me into any of my blogs and Brian A. said he had the same troubles but Charles could still get in!  A few emails later and we all had our access back!

Now what to post?

There is a new Batman movie out with merchandise that I am sure we all a piece of plus I want to hear their thoughts on the new movie but that just doesn’t feel right for this post that wakes the blog up again.

Then getting ready for work I saw these stickers.

Bat-weekend 2017!

2017 had a Bat-related news event. Fellow Hoosier Kevin Silva sold his Guinness Book of World records Batman collection to The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. This collection had a whopping 3,252-pieces and the museum said that they would display it!

So emails were sent and phone calls placed and before we knew it a weekend adventure was planned! Labor Day weekend was picked and I would host what would be called “Batman-Weekend”.

My wife was very kind and allowed me to host my guests but that meant we had to have a new living room. (Bargains must be made when opportunity arises) So goodbye garage and hello construction. That meant I had to enlist my kids for help and they rallied to our cause.

Once the new living room was done work had to focus on the Bat-room.

A Batman collection on display gathers dust way faster than you would think and I wanted it tip top shape for my friends so the boys helped me yet again.

Keepsake stickers were made and an Itinerary was prepared to make our guest stay as pleasant as possible.

This was an epic weekend and this would be one epic post if I crammed it all here and now. My fear of doing that and then never getting back to the blog has made me decide to make this a "to be continued post". That way I can force myself back into the habit of posting again and using my need to complete a story to do it.

So hang in there “Same Beat-Time Same Bat-Channel!”