What are the TRUE HOLY GRAILS of gigposter collecting?
It's probably just me, but I'd not put the VR in with those other three.
The flaw in the question is that everyone's grail(s) are different. Some folks may say a Horkey Andrew Bird. Some may go for an a Jermaine Radiohead 01. Some may go back to a Lindsey Kuhn Green Jello. It's all a matter of personal, subjective taste. It's like asking which is more desired/pursued - a Dali, Monet, Warhol, Escher, etc. -- it depends on what art calls to you.
To play devil's advocate with this even further, I'd ask if your definition of a grail is something so rare it's virtually unattainable or just the most desired pieces. Basically, does run size pull in to this? A desired piece with a run of 5 or 10 (or an original) compared against something like the green lady (with a run of 450 - or even better, the pink lady with it's 2500 run plus unsigned copies, P/Ps, etc.). What is more important to the qualification of "grail status" - the rarity or the iconic status? Or something else entirely???
The flaw in the question is that everyone's grail(s) are different. Some folks may say a Horkey Andrew Bird. Some may go for an a Jermaine Radiohead 01. Some may go back to a Lindsey Kuhn Green Jello. It's all a matter of personal, subjective taste. It's like asking which is more desired/pursued - a Dali, Monet, Warhol, Escher, etc. -- it depends on what art calls to you.
To play devil's advocate with this even further, I'd ask if your definition of a grail is something so rare it's virtually unattainable or just the most desired pieces. Basically, does run size pull in to this? A desired piece with a run of 5 or 10 (or an original) compared against something like the green lady (with a run of 450 - or even better, the pink lady with it's 2500 run plus unsigned copies, P/Ps, etc.). What is more important to the qualification of "grail status" - the rarity or the iconic status? Or something else entirely???
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you have to leave personal taste out of it. there are gig posters that are highly coveted that border on fame even. i HATE velvet revolver but that poster is a grail poster as the imagery is loved beyond belief. i'd put the Emek Decemberists and Nick Cave in that category as well.
ioioos delete your post. it's stupid and Indiana Jones is not a gigposter.
ioioos delete your post. it's stupid and Indiana Jones is not a gigposter.
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Oh c'mon dude. Get it?db23 wrote: ioioos delete your post. it's stupid and Indiana Jones is not a gigposter.
HOLY GRAIL
...think about it.
i understood. it wasn't funny and i get more and more annoyed by movie poster collectors every day i'm on here.daviddelgadoh wrote:Oh c'mon dude. Get it?db23 wrote: ioioos delete your post. it's stupid and Indiana Jones is not a gigposter.
HOLY GRAIL
...think about it.
Seriously? If so that is lame.db23 wrote:i understood. it wasn't funny and i get more and more annoyed by movie poster collectors every day i'm on here.daviddelgadoh wrote:Oh c'mon dude. Get it?db23 wrote: ioioos delete your post. it's stupid and Indiana Jones is not a gigposter.
HOLY GRAIL
...think about it.
You do know that this isn't just gig posters on this site, right?
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Same fudge, different drop.
Screw the F27 Breeders piece... how about either of the battle weary Willie Nelsons?
I'd suggest the following, although I still disagree db -- it's still all dependent on personal taste. My personal taste is that while a cool thought, the VR imagery has never struck me as being particularly insightful and I do recall that seeing that a Velvet Revolver print was on velvet... I just couldn't do it - it's why I passed on the original offering of it. For iconic imagery, there are many other Emeks that I find more iconic - you've mentioned two of 'em. I'd toss the Tool 01 and Cyberman far ahead of the VR as well.
Some other suggestions:
I can offer up a few more, I'd bet. The longer I think about it, the more that come to mind...
I'd suggest the following, although I still disagree db -- it's still all dependent on personal taste. My personal taste is that while a cool thought, the VR imagery has never struck me as being particularly insightful and I do recall that seeing that a Velvet Revolver print was on velvet... I just couldn't do it - it's why I passed on the original offering of it. For iconic imagery, there are many other Emeks that I find more iconic - you've mentioned two of 'em. I'd toss the Tool 01 and Cyberman far ahead of the VR as well.
Some other suggestions:
I can offer up a few more, I'd bet. The longer I think about it, the more that come to mind...
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Here's a few. I'm lucky to have the Tuten Pink Floyd and an original postcard of the Moscoso Hendrix. From the above post, I have a bootleg of the Rick Griffin Flying Eyeball Hendrix, as well as an original postcard of the same.
“If we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so.”
“The Constitution requires a process other than the criminal justice system to formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing.” R. Mueller
“The Constitution requires a process other than the criminal justice system to formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing.” R. Mueller
Gonzo, the title of the thread was, what are the true Holy Grails of Gigposter collecting.gonzo303 wrote:Seriously? If so that is lame.db23 wrote:i understood. it wasn't funny and i get more and more annoyed by movie poster collectors every day i'm on here.daviddelgadoh wrote:Oh c'mon dude. Get it?db23 wrote: ioioos delete your post. it's stupid and Indiana Jones is not a gigposter.
HOLY GRAIL
...think about it.
You do know that this isn't just gig posters on this site, right?
And DB, sorry you're annoyed by movie poster collectors, but we're here to stay.
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“If we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so.”
“The Constitution requires a process other than the criminal justice system to formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing.” R. Mueller
“The Constitution requires a process other than the criminal justice system to formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing.” R. Mueller