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i'm glad that captjt brought this up. i probably would not have gone to see this exhibit again. John Moyer has been able to display it in a few places. he was at the show in Pa. last year & the sight of the history combined with the beauty of the artifacts rescued & displayed for all to see, was amazing. there has been a group of people that have & are still lobbying against the rights of divers to recover artifacts from the sea. i would suggest that they all make the trip to look at & discover what some lowly scavengers can do, but those people have already made up there minds as to our position in the recovery scheme of things. instead i'd like to invite all of you that live close enough to make the trip & bring your kids & wives let them see what is possible. let them see the small pieces of junk jewelry that looks absolutely spectacular when set in the suroundings of photos & videos of the life of the Andrea Doria. these are things that no one would ever get to see had a few crazy stroke bastards pushed the limits & used every bit of skill & luck to recover the items displayed. one of the most interesting thing to do is to watch the number of people walking through the booth. this display belongs on a road show throughout the country & in museums. will the powers that be wake up to the realities of life & understand that in order for the average person to enjoy this legacy it didn't have to be recovered by an "arkie". take the time if you can to stop by & see this show & support John in his efforts, capt hank garvin In a message dated 01/11/2000 1:22:03 AM Eastern Standard Time, ajmarve@ba*.ne* writes: << Subj: Re: Andrea Doria Display Date: 01/11/2000 1:22:03 AM Eastern Standard Time From: ajmarve@ba*.ne* Reply-to: ajmarve@ba*.ne* To: wrecker@ho*.co* (john bricker) CC: captjt@mi*.co*, techdiver@aquanaut.com Well i dove the boat show on air and while I remember them now that you mention them, its still kinda vague. Anybody wanna guess on a best mix for the javits center???? regards, Al Marvelli john bricker wrote: > I miised out on saturday, but went on Sunday. I am not sure if they were > there Sat, but on Sunday they also had the stern Bell, Compass, Docking > helm, four of the enameled panels, and the bronze pedastal base from the > statue of Andrea Doria. > > Regards > > John bricker > > >From: <ajmarve@ba*.ne*> > >Reply-To: ajmarve@ba*.ne* > >To: Capt JT <captjt@mi*.co*> > >CC: techdiver@aquanaut.com > >Subject: Re: Andrea Doria Display > >Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2000 22:11:10 -0500 > > > >Capt JT, > > > >Since you asked Ill try to describe the scen for you, and I thought the > >rest > >of the list might enjoy it. The NY National Boat show is at the Javits > >Convention center in NYC, the same convention center built over the piers > >where ships like the Doria docked, i believe. Its in the back on the 39 st > >side. Thy have a bunch of curtains set up so you cant see it fom the > >outside > >and your away from the boat show noise. its makes the display more museum > >like and adds a little reverence to the display. > > > >They had several paintings and photos of the Doria in her heyday and an > >assortment of paper things from the ship, ads for cruises, the schedules, > >mail from the ship, menus for the resturants on it, and deck plans. these > >are all either framed and hanging like paintings or in glass display cases, > >like the one in the back of the scuba store with the computers in it. As > >you > >work your way back there are exhibits of items recovered from the wreck, > >china divided by classes, and silver each in its own case and one case with > >gift shop items. There are also video monitors showing video loops, one had > >the newsreels and i think some of the commentry by joel siegel on > >eyewitness > >news. < who those who dont know joel siegel is the tv reporter for channel > >7 > >in nyc who had a disaster show in the mid 70's i think and who is always > >dragged out to speak about the doria on ch 7, I think my earliest dreams of > >diving originated with his show about the doria > > > > >The display loops around in a u shape, and as you turn the corner there are > >two of the brass windows from the officers quarters and another video > >monitor showing Capt Billy Deans video where he scootered the wreck with a > >camera, which i have seen before< shown by Capt Steve Bielinda at a BTS > >show> but set to loop continuously <and set to the most hypnotic music, i > >watched it about a dozen times > > > > >Then you turn another corner and there are the Gambone Panels, and they are > >really large. In between them is another video monitor showing footage of > >their recovery. The panels are quite impressive, both as artwork and as a > >testiment to the determination of man to recover something so large and yet > >seemingly delicate from the ocean floor. By the exit was a framed photo of > >the members of that expedition and the names of other divers who > >contributed > >items to the show. > > > >The program said the display opened at 1300hrs, i was late for that, got > >there about 1430, so i dont know if John Moyer spoke or what he said. I > >also > >saw Capt Zero there, he was with his family, you might email him for > >specifics on the speeches. All in all it was worth the $10 bucks, which was > >standard boat show admission;there was no fee for the artifact display. It > >is going to be there tomorrow and next weekend too I think. > > > >There was also the usual display of boats and such. I also enjoyed a live > >fish display there was a 200 gallon tank with two chunks of living coral > >and > >a dozen tiny red clownfish that were just enchanting to watch, and nearly > >as > >expensive as doubles and a dry suit. > > > >regards, > > > >al marvelli > > >> -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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