OK. I have been reading all these posts and am really pleased to see how many people appreciate your work (spitzSTP) and drive to collect/preserve all this fantastic stuff, but nobody seems to have the balls to ask, "When are you going to host a LEM?" You are a ridiculous distance from a lot of us, but your collection is museum worthy and I'm willing to bet that a bunch of us would fill a bus/van/plane to witness such an event. Several of us may even beg.
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I love it! I will be patiently waiting,
Oh, who am I foolin, I will wait, but not patiently!
Cheers!
Thanks for the compliment, this is challenging work. thousands of miles of travel, countless hours of research finding the equipment and even more to restore it. As for hosting an event, no need to beg, it's in the stars. Once I have the equipment up and running there will be an event here. A number of challenges exist, like getting the 40kw generator online it needs to have propane tanks added and electrical boxes mounted. I envision two or three star machines covering the ceiling and walls with tens of thousands of stars and several large gas ion lasers running simultaneously. Upgrades are being made recently to increase the wattage of the audio system to 1,000 watts and get it patched into the Minolta control console containing a waft of other equipment including ADAT decks. This is a big house and I am in here alone. If it seems like I am compensating for something, perhaps I am. There is plenty of room in here for about a dozen people. There may be a waiver to sign at the door with all these water lines and cables on the floor, and don't get to close to the Saint STP when it is in gyro mode Much remains to be done to get this all running, let's burn some plaster off the ceiling. It will also be great if others can bring their equipment in here and have a fest of epic proportion. For those where distance is a barrior, I'll put up a Skype conference with a webcam.
If possible please avoid May as i'd really like to see some folks from out your way make it to GLLEM and i'd consider heading out your way ; if it is an only can happen at that time please let me know so i can look at other dates for the LEM here. Please PM me. Thanks
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More photos of the de-installation process over the past few days. This planetarium has converted entirely to digital and no longer does laser shows. It took a really long time to strip the racks due to the spaghetti mess of cables to untangle and sort out. I had to be etremely careful not to disrupt any active wiring as this theater is scheduled to re-open to the public very soon. The massive pit area will be covered with a steel plate for additional seating. This was a multi-million dollar immersive theater installed about ten years ago by Spitz, Inc. and AVI. Many thanks to the Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium, Union Station Science Center in Kansas City, MO for the distinct priviledge to help preserve their remarkable legacy. It took two 26' box trucks to transport it all to Phoenix, AZ.
That had to be crazy to pull out! So where do you store 2 26' trucks? Do you rent space or actually fit it all in your place? So glad you got this before it was trashed or re-cycled.
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