MGI Has Died and Gone to Heaven

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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.

Tralfaz · #61 Post by **Tralfaz** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:29 am

Steve wrote:Talk about a difficult choice, but I think I would have to go with the POW/MIA bracelet.........

That would be a good one... Expecially as it is a one of a kind.

I am lusting after one of the Robin-1 Tags... I am a bit of a car guy anyway and a huge fan of the show and just the chance to have something would be awesome and honestly very meaningful.

It's funny I have been really "into" Magnum, 3 times in my life. Once when I was young during the first run. Again in early syndication, when I was actually old enough to get the show. And once more in recent years while going thru health issues/chemotherapy/etc...

Magnum has affected my life dramatically (if perhaps not directly). I live in Annapolis because I was reallly into the syndicated episodes on USA when I relocated to the Baltimore/DC metro area. I decided to visit the Naval Academy and Annapolis and decided I really liked it and ended up renting a place here.And I ended up meeting my wife at a restaurant downtown. So it was only appropriate that we ended up getting married in Oahu....and visiting the estate the next day.

She of course rolls her eyes when I tell the story this way, but regardless...

Anyway thanks again Golf, James, Michael, and everyone else.

Kindest Regards,

Brian

SelleckLover · #62 Post by **SelleckLover** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:03 am

Well golf...I had to keep my drooling down to a minimum while viewing your magnificent pictures!!! I think the title of this thread accurately describes ME!! I've died and gone to heaven for sure. (Well, maybe not the dying part...that phrase has a whole new meaning when you've faced it more than 3 times in one year!) Thanks soooo much for sharing... I'm still in "amazement mode!"

golfmobile · #63 Post by **golfmobile** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:56 am

Now maybe you can all understand how I felt when I was looking at all this "stuff." My eyes kept getting bigger and bigger, and I just ran out of words to express how overwhelming it was -- and I was thinking of ALL of you and how lucky EYE was to be the one to be there. I felt very undeserving, because I don't know all the detail of the show that so many of you here do know. Without you all and all you have taught me, I wouldn't have been anywhere NEAR able to appreciate what I was viewing and handling -- and I'm sure it helped with "Michael" that I was able to discuss the show semi-knowledgeably. I have actually become more of a fan since learning more about the show here than I ever would have been able to observe on my own.

Larry was a sweetheart to put up with my MPI (MGI)-centric trip! And I can tell you that the first time I went to the tidal pool and the estate beach, basically as soon as I reasonably could convince Larry to stop there (not saying that was where and what it was) and when I slogged over to it, even through high tide to get to the beach -- it WAS just mind-boggling to stand THERE. I think I expressed that earlier. I don't recall chillbumps or choking up, but it was very thrilling.

And, ya know, no one else understands! I mean, most of the people in my life aren't Magnum fans, so having an MPI-centered trip to Oahu means nothing to them -- they don't "get" it. They just don't understand how exciting it was for me. It truly was a totally unique trip. And I realize how VERY lucky I was to be the one who had a trip to Oahu planned at JUST the time that Michael had made the offer of the treasures and was able to meet with someone to let them be viewed. Talk about being in the right place at the right time . . . . not my usual luck.

Now, about the MIA bracelet: I thought someone here had said that Tom Selleck kept the one he wore to honor Kenneth Lancaster, so I don't know that this was the original one that he wore in the show for five years. I'm not saying it's NOT, but probably like many of the props (e.g., the Robin 1 tag), there could have been more than one in case one got damaged or lost. However, handling or having the duplicate is still pretty special. But please tell me the facts about this issue.

Not that this is anything everyone else on the internet hasn't already seen, but . . . .

Video of the boathouse

golf

N1095A · #64 Post by **N1095A** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 2:08 am

golfmobile wrote:
Not that this is anything everyone else on the internet hasn't already seen, but . . . .

Video of the boathouse

golf

Wow, the boathouse is even more grown up and in worse shape than i'd seen before. I do understand Mrs. Anderson's situation with finances, but it's still sad to see it in this condition. Too bad I don't live on Oahu, I'd volunteer my time to fix the place up.

rubber chicken · #65 Post by **rubber chicken** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 2:18 am

Wow. Totally amazing. I've been without power and internet for days now (came back yesterday) due to the remnants of Ike blowing through the area so I'm just now looking at all this. That collection is mind blowing. And to think of everything you didn't see, like all the content on the videotapes! Those likely would have made for good extras on the DVDs.

That must have been an unforgettable experience and I can't wait to hear the rest of your stories.

A few things about what was posted...

If the picture labeled "rc" was a reference to me (or not)... now you know why I've never posted a picture of myself. Rubber Chickens do NOT age well.

It's interesting to note that the Murder By Night shooting schedule lists the filming dates (I assume that's what they are) as being from 12-03-86 to 12-10-86. From one Wednesday to the next Wednesday. And the air-date of the episode is 1-14-87, so that's exactly five weeks from the end of shooting to being broadcast. Though I have no idea if Christmas and New Years made that a longer than normal period.

I looked for the glued A.A.P.I. award in the next episode (Death and Taxes) but I don't think it's in any of the scenes at the estate. I could be wrong or it might have been another episode after A.A.P.I.

And out of curiosity I decided to look for the ring that Alan Hale wore in All Thieves on Deck. I think the only scene in which he had it on was his last scene where he pulls the gun after tiki is broken and the film is found. Maybe they thought the close-up shot of his hand holding the gun would be more interesting with him wearing a ring. (?)

A few shots of this particular item...

And for comparison...

(edit - replaced the first 2nd picture since it wasn't loading for me right now)