Thank you

Posted by DeWayne from ppp426.elkgrove.net on September 26, 1999 at 22:07:42:

In Reply to: I'm sorry..... posted by Dale Dassel on September 26, 1999 at 19:01:08:

: I was reading your post and reminiscing about what it was like
: for me. Now I'm filled with a deep sadness and on the verge of tears
: after hearing about your brother. I am so, SO sorry... It's strange
: how I can be emotionally affected by people's stories whom I have never
: met. And yes, you are right: those are memories to cherish. (If I were
: in your shoes, I would find it incredibly difficult to watch that
: childhood Raiders home movie you made) I hope I can make you feel
: better by telling you my Indiana Jones childhood.
: The year was 1986; Hahn AFB, Germany. I was seven years old.
: After being put to bed one night, I found that I couldn't get to
: sleep. I walked out into the living room, where mom and dad were
: about to put a movie in the VCR. It was about eleven o'clock. I
: asked dad if I could stay up and watch and he said yes.
: What followed was the most incredible thing that my eyes
: had ever seen. I was hooked. It was so COOL!!! I mean, I was really
: jazzed. When my parents realized this, they helped me collect some
: stuff. They ordered a Stetson reproduction fedora from the States
: (which I still have) I used my gray Sunday School pants and white
: long-sleeve, button-up shirt for the clothes. I used a leather belt
: for the whip, and I bought a gray-and-black plastic cap gun for the
: pistol. (didn't have a jacket) Me and my friend Eric Neal played
: Indiana Jones with some fake Halloween props he had, like plastic
: skulls and bones, fake costume jewelry (artifacts), and a vampire
: costume to re-enact scenes from Indiana Jones and the Cup of the Vampire.
: Back then, the only videos we had were Raiders and Temple.
: We must have watched them every week!!! I purchased my first Indy book,
: Eye of the Fates, from the school book fair (the ONLY book I bought from it!)
: My mom used the order form in the back to order me the rest of the
: Find Your Fate series from the States. Dad read them to my brother and I
: EVERY night, and let us make the decisions (to get us to go to sleep)
: To this day, I still have every one of those books (extremely worn and,
: in some cases, with the covers taped back on), save for #16: Ape Slaves
: of Howling Island (which Eric owned and let me borrow once) I just
: won a brand new copy on EBAy last month, which brought back memories
: after not having seen it since I was seven.
: I also had the Raiders Read-Along Adventure, where Harrison Ford
: reads the story and you turn the page when the whip cracks. (Lost that,
: too, but found an unopened one on EBAy and won it straight out) The
: only thing else that I used to have from Germany but lost, is a copy
: of The Making of Raiders book, which I never read; just looked at the
: pictures. I was always, and still am, a voracious reader. (I suppose
: that a book that thick looked pretty daunting back then!)
: The only other significant thing that I remember was that every
: time I watched Raiders as a kid, I would get scared at the end (when
: the ghosts came out of the Ark) and hide behind the couch while covering
: my eyes!!! My dad never ceased to find this amusing for some reason.
: But that is the story of how I became an Indiana Jones fan. Memories
: that will last a lifetime... I sincerely hoped you enjoyed my story.
: My heart truly goes out to you. I think your brother would be proud of you.

: Sincerely,

: Dale Dassel

Thank you for your condolences. Every bit helps. I haven't watched that, or any 8mm's or home videos since he's been gone. I've promised myself that I will again one day. I'm sure the Raiders 8mm will be the first that I do watch!
I had that Raiders storybook and record set too! I forgot about the whip crack when it was time to turn the page. I still have it somewhere, I'll have to find it. I still have two of the Indiana Jones Find Your Fate books: #1 Curse of Horror Island by R.L. Stine (is that the guy who does Goosebumps?) and #8 The Dragon of Vengance by Megan Stine and H. William stine. They're still in fairly descent shape.
My Mom would cover my eyes during a few scenes when I saw Raiders in the theater. When the skeletons were falling on Marion, and when the faces melted and Belloq's head went kaboom! Actually, I don't think I saw those scenes 'till I got Raiders on Beta. I do remember going eeewwww! when the fly crawled into Belloq's mouth the first time I saw it. It was much harder to miss on that big screen!
See ya! DeWayne

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: :        I was reading your post and reminiscing about what it was like
: : for me. Now I'm filled with a deep sadness and on the verge of tears
: : after hearing about your brother. I am so, SO sorry... It's strange
: : how I can be emotionally affected by people's stories whom I have never
: : met. And yes, you are right: those are memories to cherish. (If I were
: : in your shoes, I would find it incredibly difficult to watch that
: : childhood Raiders home movie you made) I hope I can make you feel
: : better by telling you my Indiana Jones childhood.
: :        The year was 1986; Hahn AFB, Germany. I was seven years old.
: : After being put to bed one night, I found that I couldn't get to
: : sleep. I walked out into the living room, where mom and dad were
: : about to put a movie in the VCR. It was about eleven o'clock. I
: : asked dad if I could stay up and watch and he said yes. 
: :        What followed was the most incredible thing that my eyes
: : had ever seen. I was hooked. It was so COOL!!! I mean, I was really
: : jazzed. When my parents realized this, they helped me collect some
: : stuff. They ordered a Stetson reproduction fedora from the States
: : (which I still have) I used my gray Sunday School pants and white
: : long-sleeve, button-up shirt for the clothes. I used a leather belt
: : for the whip, and I bought a gray-and-black plastic cap gun for the
: : pistol. (didn't have a jacket) Me and my friend Eric Neal played
: : Indiana Jones with some fake Halloween props he had, like plastic
: : skulls and bones, fake costume jewelry (artifacts), and a vampire
: : costume to re-enact scenes from Indiana Jones and the Cup of the Vampire.
: :         Back then, the only videos we had were Raiders and Temple.
: : We must have watched them every week!!! I purchased my first Indy book,
: : Eye of the Fates, from the school book fair (the ONLY book I bought from it!)
: : My mom used the order form in the back to order me the rest of the
: : Find Your Fate series from the States. Dad read them to my brother and I
: : EVERY night, and let us make the decisions (to get us to go to sleep)
: : To this day, I still have every one of those books (extremely worn and,
: : in some cases, with the covers taped back on), save for #16: Ape Slaves
: : of Howling Island (which Eric owned and let me borrow once) I just
: : won a brand new copy on EBAy last month, which brought back memories
: : after not having seen it since I was seven. 
: :        I also had the Raiders Read-Along Adventure, where Harrison Ford
: : reads the story and you turn the page when the whip cracks. (Lost that,
: : too, but found an unopened one on EBAy and won it straight out) The
: : only thing else that I used to have from Germany but lost, is a copy
: : of The Making of Raiders book, which I never read; just looked at the
: : pictures. I was always, and still am, a voracious reader. (I suppose
: : that a book that thick looked pretty daunting back then!)
: :      The only other significant thing that I remember was that every
: : time I watched Raiders as a kid, I would get scared at the end (when
: : the ghosts came out of the Ark) and hide behind the couch while covering
: : my eyes!!! My dad never ceased to find this amusing for some reason.
: : But that is the story of how I became an Indiana Jones fan. Memories
: : that will last a lifetime... I sincerely hoped you enjoyed my story.
: : My heart truly goes out to you. I think your brother would be proud of you.

: :                                 Sincerely,

: :                                      Dale Dassel

: Thank you for your condolences. Every bit helps. I haven't watched that, or any 8mm's or home videos since he's been gone. I've promised myself that I will again one day. I'm sure the Raiders 8mm will be the first that I do watch!
: I had that Raiders storybook and record set too! I forgot about the whip crack when it was time to turn the page. I still have it somewhere, I'll have to find it. I still have two of the Indiana Jones Find Your Fate books: #1 Curse of Horror Island by R.L. Stine (is that the guy who does Goosebumps?) and #8 The Dragon of Vengance by Megan Stine and H. William stine. They're still in fairly descent shape.
: My Mom would cover my eyes during a few scenes when I saw Raiders in the theater. When the skeletons were falling on Marion, and when the faces melted and Belloq's head went kaboom! Actually, I don't think I saw those scenes 'till I got Raiders on Beta. I do remember going eeewwww! when the fly crawled into Belloq's mouth the first time I saw it. It was much harder to miss on that big screen!
: See ya! DeWayne

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