MGI Has Died and Gone to Heaven

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Zeus73 · #46 Post by **Zeus73** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:11 pm

golfmobile wrote:I agree with SelleckLover. It was crowded enough in Waikiki for the one night that we were there that I NEVER want to have to stay there. We're on the windward side, as suggested by SL, though we are in Waimanalo, which is probably about 5-7 miles southeast of Kaneohe. But even here, the beaches can get crowded, and we picked this time so it wouldn't be as bad, since at this time most of the kiddies have gone back to school; however, it's not so much the beaches that are crowded but the parking lots for the beaches. That can create a bit of a challenge.

However, if the only time you can get here at all is not the most ideal time for a visit with respect to the tourist hoards, go whenever you can. Better to have been here at least once under any circumstances than not to have been here at all.

More later,

golf

Thanks Golf

SelleckLover · #47 Post by **SelleckLover** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:56 am

Looking at Magnum GI with all the "stuff"...it's just sensory overload for me!!! This is COOL with a capital "C"!!!

Carmen · #48 Post by **Carmen** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:48 pm

oops, I automatically pushed the "Post reply" button - but I am speechless!! and jealous

no, honestly I try to imagine how you feel now golf. Did you sleep the following night?? Maybe naive thinking, but could you actually buy something right there?

layne · #49 Post by **layne** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:20 pm

You are having the best vacation ever!! I LOVE your updates and your pics. Thank you so much golf for thinking of us back "home". I love coming on here to see what you've been up to everyday! Looks like your visit with CM was beyond amazing! Can't wait for all the details!

And once again...thanks to you James for bringing us all together!

#50 Post by **Doc Ibold** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:27 am

James J. Walters wrote:
golfmobile wrote:You would hardly believe it, but IT GETS BETTER!!! Yesterday we met with CM for five hours! We met him at his storage facility and he showed us a magnificent portion of his collection, probably the best part. But after spending so much time with him and seeing what he has, Larry and I have no doubt that he is who he claims to be. I don’t have time to tell you the full story right now, but I will do so when I have hours to tell you about it – probably on the flight home. Trust me, I will tell all! He was gracious enough to spend about two hours with us with the “stuff,” and we took pictures. And HE asked if I had MGI with me because he thought MGI should be in the pictures with the “stuff.” Therefore:

I never thought I would ever see a piece of the River Kwai Bridge!
Remarkable!

Yes!! My "little voice" was right! I just had a feeling this guy was legit!
I'm so glad you had an enjoyable time with him golf! This is fantastic. MGI truly has died and gone to heaven!

golfmobile wrote:the dried out rubber chicken whose head was cut off!!!! The body was stuffed into a bag, so over the last 20 years in storage, it “petrified” into a rather stiff gobble-dee-gook lump, so I doubt it could be straightened out or it would fall apart.
LMAO!

Frodoleader · #51 Post by **Frodoleader** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:03 pm

Great photos! Excellent trip!!
Thanks for sharing with us.

golfmobile · #52 Post by **golfmobile** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:02 am

To go off-topic on MGI for a minute, here's a picture of Larry and me (I need Glamour Shots for that!) at one filiming location ("Portside, buddy"). Not the best picture of either of us, but note Larry IS wearing the black and purple version of the parrot shirt (which was seen in quite a few episodes in the first and second seasons -- I can't find my list of which exact ones right now):

Remember "Mr. Kindness CM" said I reminded him slightly of Hope Lange -- so he calls me "Hope" in our emails, and I call him "Michael" to preserve his anonimity.

Am still working on uploading all the pictures of the "treasures" and writing MGI's blog of the trip. Stay tuned! Will post a link when I have "published" it.

golf

MPS · #53 Post by **MPS** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:07 am

Wow, golf, CM is dead on. You do look like Hope Lange.

How cool is that?!

It seems like it is almost time for you two to be heading home. (Just a guess.) Good luck getting MGI to leave the Islands.

Have a good flight home.

golfmobile · #54 Post by **golfmobile** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:50 am

MPS,

You are too kind -- just like "Michael." And we got home at 6:30 a.m. yesterday (Thurs.). Still trying to catch up on sleep. . . . (and it was rather difficult to get MGI in the carry-on bag as he kept kicking and screaming -- the passengers kept giving me the oddest glances as they heard his screeching. . . .)

In the meantime, I've uploaded all of our pictures of the treasures to places on the web. These are, for the most part, unedited pictures, but I think you all can figure everything out. If anyone recognizes a prop from a particular episode, PLEASE feel free to identify the item by episode/usage, etc. Or ask any questions about what you see, and I'll try to provide missing information.

So here goes:

golf's pictures on Webshots (apparently I copied the link for the album as a slidehow, so it shows that way)

Larry's pictures on photobucket (if you click on the "slideshow" to the right here, it will also show as a slidedshow, if you want to see it that way)

golf

#55 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:16 am

Wow, what an amazing collection of Magnum stuff! Just incredible! I'm speechless.

Hope .... Mrs. Muir .... golf .... thank you so much for sharing all of this with us. You guys had one heck of a trip!

Steve · #56 Post by **Steve** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 8:12 am

Indeed!!! I am speecheless as well. I, as I am sure others, was thinking to myself what one item I would love to have it I was limited to just one.
Talk about a difficult choice, but I think I would have to go with the POW/MIA bracelet........Great job Golf, Larry and by all means not least of all, MGI.............

Olivier · #57 Post by **Olivier** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 8:35 am

golfmobile wrote: golf's pictures on Webshots (apparently I copied the link for the album as a slidehow, so it shows that way)

Larry's pictures on photobucket (if you click on the "slideshow" to the right here, it will also show as a slidedshow, if you want to see it that way)

Your pictures are incredible ! I didn' t think one day I could see this, 20 years after the end of MPI.

Tralfaz · #58 Post by **Tralfaz** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 10:59 pm

Wow Golf Thanks so much for all you did.

I can't wait to hear what's next!!

T

N1095A · #59 Post by **N1095A** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:42 pm

Congrats Golf, and thanks so much for sharing. You've just had what would be my ultimate dream "Mike has died and gone to heaven" vacation. Imagine, just to know the rubber chicken or TM's MIA bracelet still exists this many years later! Staggering to the imagination. It's a good thing I'm not rich, because "Michael"'s collection would be mine regardless of the cost. I'd just offer him $1m for everything. I'd create an MPI museum, even if no one ever came to visit it.
I know it may sound a little nuts, but If I were ever fortunate enough to make the trip to Oahu, I'd be more than happy to just visit the beach at the Anderson Estate, Visit the still existing MPI locations, and spend a little time with the "treasures", and they truely are treasures. Just think, you handled the MIA bracelet that we watched TM wear for 5 years. Not a copy, the actual bracelet. That honestly gives me chills. Sappy, maybe, but I really am that much of a fan. The history you interacted with was unbelievable.

Lily · #60 Post by **Lily** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:58 pm

N1095A..... your thoughts aren't sappy at all. Whenever I go to the Anderson Estate and stand on the beach looking at Magnum's beach house, I can't help but feel a sense of loss. As expressed more than a few times on these boards, its because the Magnum series we enjoyed so much, is no longer around.