"I'm sorry..."
As point of fact, I used to enjoy the work of multipurpose actor Tom Hanks. Turner & Hooch, Joe Versus the Volcano and The Bonfire of the Vanities all made me smile as a younger man. Forrest Gump made me tear up. Cast Away made me re-consider my earlier enjoyment and I’ve since slipped into low-level disdain.
Exploring the Legacy of Tom Hanks Wilson
Ultimately, the legacy of Tom Hanks Wilson lives on, reminding us of the emotional connections we form, even with fictional characters.
If I had to put my finger on it, Hanks’ relationship with the volleyball Wilson in the 2000 Robert Zemeckis film caused the slide.
Something about it really irked and I remember laughing loudly when Wilson died in a surfing accident, the theater becoming frustrated with my lack of heart.
Well, apparently I am alone in my powerful antipathy for Wilson just sold at auction for $400,000.
Some might say Tom Hanks’ movie prop from the film Castaway was just a volleyball. In fact ‘Wilson’ was a companion, a confidant and a crucial character in ‘his’ own right. And proving just how beloved the unlikely co-star is, the piece was recently sold on November 9 at auction for $A422,000.
Despite an estimation between A$70,000 to A$110,000, the famous ball was the second highest-selling piece on the 9th behind a Michael J. Fox-autographed hoverboard from Back to the Future.
The UK-based Prop Store Livestream auction spanned three days and was filled with entertainment.
If I was going to put money on it, I’d bet the man who tow foiled Fort Point recently is Wilson’s new friend.
Seems like something he would do. And it’s interesting to see how the story of Tom Hanks and Wilson continues to capture attention.
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I think Wilson should have won Best Supporting Actor.
Wealthy people are in some ways the biggest idiots.
I just saw a very, very old poster of Julian Wilson for Oakley in a closing down sale surf clothing shop.
His lucky he got out before he went completely bald eh?
Are WIlson volleyballs a subsidiary of Whoop?
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(a reenactment from the movie, with Griffy Cols as Wilson)
I’m sensing a theme
That was Jon Roseman from Tavarua doing the stunts for Tom Hanks in Castaway
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As gnar as the Cloudbreak stuff was, Roseman almost really got hurt in the tank, escaping the sinking jet.
Great photo by Tom Servais.
I have a plate carrier with different blood types on it. I’ll take $409k(USD), and donate it to the person T Hanks raped as a child.
Persons
Srsly Chas, The Terminal. Ace Hanks and rounds all the bases. I was in detox, so may have been a little emotional, but do look!
Fort Point, world’s only novelty wave where the locals will beat you into an iron lung for transgressive kookery.
In other news, currently on a semi-annual junket to North County. Mid-November, 84 degrees, light offshore all day, fun enough small clean weak peaky zippy surf. Water not so cold – skin it tomorrow for a midday hour on a big board at whatever random u crowded beach break and the jaded will wash off you pretty good. For an afternoon at least ….
I have a Civil War Big Muff that randomly came from the Seattle Goodwill ebay store, the mystery behind it is very compelling, yet I’ll probably only get 900aud for it and that is why the world is fucked.
Not coincidentally, right now Matt Warshaw is running to the basement see if his Civil War Big Muff collection survived wife’s spring cleaning.
Oh could you imagine! Me thinking I have a rare pedal perhaps owned by some of the Seattle scenes best or most notorious musicians…and it’s fucking Matt Warshaw’s!!!
You had me intrigued. I had to Google big muff.
Have fun with targeted advertising now! Just don’t google to find the meaning of Docking.
If I could get my hands on a Tym Guitars’ Civil War clone I would be more than happy. I have the standard EHX bass version, but find it hard to get the sound I’m looking for in the whole band context. Sounds great without those mofos though. If the story is that Kurt used it to record Nevermind, you might do better…
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Yeah this is based on my friend Raul’s from Magic Dirt original pedal, he uses the clone live and it’s amazing! The muff was used on Lithium!
Tim is a big fan of Raul. Made him a few custom guitars over the years. He has made a few editions of the blog on his website (http://www.tymguitars.com.au). I’m not sure what s worse. The constant desire to spend more money on surfboards or guitars and pedals…
Guitars surely, I play classical.
Tim makes finely crafted electric ones. He has a waiting list of 4+ years on the guitars and now only takes orders for things that interest him as challenges. He also makes pedals that are highly sought after. Including some customs for the likes of J. Mascis, Bob Mould and Ed Kuepper to name a few. You could spend a week with him and only cover about 10% of what he has going on. One of the legends of the Aus music industry.