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Real Name: Roger
Year Born: "My first Christmas present was dirt - it was still new then."
Currently Resides: Baltimore, Maryland
Currently Collects: Hot Wheels redlines. Animation art. Nautical memorabilia. Coins. Tobacco pipes.
First Collection as an "Adult": Animation art.
Past Collections: What I collected in the past ... I still collect!
Main Collectible Today: HW redlines.
Collecting This for: 10 yrs
Favorite Item In Collection: Not in my "main" collection (redline HWs), but in my tobacco pipe collection. My favorite item is my meerschaum and ebony Regimental Pipe from an Austrian alpine regiment, circa 1885. As far as HWs, my favorite item is the redline Classic Cord I still have from my childhood.
Approximate Number of Items in Collection: Hot Wheels - 5,000. Pipes -- 200. Coins - 1,000. Animation cels - 50.
Current Vehicle: 1967 Sunbeam Alpine, 1967 BSA Lightning 650 (motorcyle), 2000 Volkswagen New Beetle, 1997 Dodge Caravan.
Dream Vehicle: Tough call. 1930s Fraser-Nash TT "chain gang" or 1964 Chevy Impala SS 409 convertible. How's that for couple of completely different kinds of cars!
Other Hobbies: Poetry and short fiction. Auto restoration. Smoking cigars. Drinking heavily.
Favorite Movie: Pulp Fiction
Favorite TV Show: Futurama!
Favorite Music: Relentless, hard core punk.
Favorite Food: Indian
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