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Re: LEGO Gortons' Fisherman, coming to a supermarket near you
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Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:44:56 GMT
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In lugnet.build.sculpture, Brendan Powell Smith wrote:
   my great uncle was the Gorton’s Fisherman. /.../
I’m happy to see that these scuptures look more like the “classic” GF as portrayed by my mom’s uncle.

Wow! I bet you never thought you’d see a relative of yours rendered in LEGO. :) That’s a pretty weird coincidence.


   The photo of all the fishermen in a row at the desk, well, that’s just surreal.

It was usually very strange to have these guys all over the place, staring blankly off into space. (Or staring at you!) Especially when I had all 8 heads sitting on a shelf, waiting for their bodies. :) After a while, though, I got used to having a few copies of “Mr G” hanging around. Now after so many months it’s odd that they’re gone!

Sean
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Sean Kenney
LEGO Certified Professional
http://www.seankenney.com



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  Re: LEGO Gortons' Fisherman, coming to a supermarket near you
 
Wow, Sean, great job on sculptures! I have to say I feel a special connection to this project because my great uncle was the Gorton's Fisherman. In fact, my grandfather's brother, (URL) Addison Powell>, may be the face that many of you remember as (...) (19 years ago, 15-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)

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