Our Wishlist and some thoughts on Jimi Hendrix

As long as the big man in the red suit is coming soon, we will continue our museum wishlist. Wishes are, after all free, and sometimes, they make it so. My top wish is for new glasses and for the handles of my current classes to be soldered so I can actually see. Again, Mea Maxima Culpa for the typos. I am wearing "driving" glasses but have to remove them for all else. I watched the end of American Masters on Jimi Hendrix, and was struck by his well-spoken talk on music, i.e, harmonics, and his passion. He wasn't waht we thought. I was very little when he died, and he died, and lived again, as a myth. The real man was a pleasure to know, and his passion for music shows what passion and love for something good will do for anyone. It doesn't matter if it is dolls, literature, music, teaching, whatever, as Barbara Pym says, the key is to have "something to love." Rest in peace, Jimi, you've inspired a whole new generation of fans. So, our doll wishlist continues: 1. The Whistling Bru that belonged to a girl the Nazis shot as a spy. She is mentioned and pictured, the doll, that is, in Helen Young's, The Complete Book of Doll Collecting, 1967. 2. Bru Bebe Gourmand and Bebe Teteur 3. An A.T., though we cherish Karin Rosenthaler's local artist reproductions, which starred in the local Festival of Trees 4. A Rouchard head 5. A Waxwork by Madame Tussaud; any retired figure will do, though the "dolls made" through own life to document her growth would be fantastic. 6. A Jointed, ancient, Ivory roman doll, or another Roman rag doll, if extant, and ever available. 7. We have a mini iron maiden; we would like more, and a life sized one as well for our Horror Gallery of spooky dolls 8. The pregnatn doctors lady 9. The witch made of angel hair, like the one in the Wisconsin Dells Ripleys 10. Living Dead Dolls Lizzie Borden 11. Barbie OOAK dolls, or other OOAK dolls 12. The elusive Hanging Mary mechancial toy 13. A china head with sleep eyes, a china head with glass eys and double rows of teeth, formerly in Laura Trewkow collection 14. A catalog of Dorothy Dixon's collection, sold at auction, and one of Maureen Popp's collection sold at auction 15. A doll that belonged to Lenon Hoyte, or photos of Aunt Len's doll museum 16. A Leo Moss original [we have a tiny replica] 17. Any type of Marque or Marque contemporary photos or accessories 18. Antique Greek dolls 19. Antique French bisques or other dolls dressed as Joan of Arc 20. Montanari or Pierotti dolls or figures 11. An anatomical waxwork as featured in Morbid Anatomy blog 12. All bisque dolls, tiny, round a maypole, some with molded blindfolds 13. A replica of Ann Sharp's baby house 14. Rumer Godden's Japanese Doll House and the house from Home is the Sailor, infact, the entire family of her A Dolls House, Home is the Sailor, and A Dolls House 15. Mrs. McAllister's life sized Dick, Jane, and two Sallies, wherever they may be 16. The mail order Titanci Doll, c. 1996 17. We have the dress, but the Truly Scrumptious Doll 18. Twiggy 19. Vinyl dolls made by Sophia Loren's doll company, c. 1975. 20. Princess Christina dolls sold at Bullocks', 1970 21. The SFBJ dolls representing Princess Elizabeth and Margaret Rose with wardrobe 22. The French wax devotiona child featured in Mary Hillier's Dolls and Dollmakers 23. The Scottish shoe doll 24. The zinc bodied Rohmer 25. Thec compelte petite princess doll house with family, Ideal, and the frog house in Flor Gill Jacobs' small Doll Hosues, and the Doll Shop from Mott's Miniatures. Also, the old Mouse Edding vignette and huanted room from The Cranny, now closed, a Joseph Cornell box with dolls, Enough; we could go on and on and on.......