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German figurals make fine collectables


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he first "Made in Germany" porcelain
 figures I owned were the Skeezix
 comic book family made up of
Auntie Blossom, Corky, Walt and Skeez-
ix. You can find many others including
Moon Mullins and Wimpy. Many of these
have moveable heads or are made as
bobbers. The fine detail on all these
small figures make them prized today by
collectors.
 One series of cute figures is named
"Snow Babies."These come in a wide va-
riety of styles which make great decora-
tions under a small, tabletop Christmas
tree. You can find all white babies on
sleds to make a cool snow scene or
colored ones in all kinds of characters.
There are red elves and pixies and a
variety of holiday styles.
 I also had a collection of very well-
crafted lead deer which many collectors
describe as reindeer. You can find bucks,
does and fawns in standing and lying
positions. Collectors look for "Made in


Germany" or just "Germany" to differen-
tiate them from copies made in Japan.
You can find beautifully made farm
animals, dogs, cats and fish. These make
nice shelf displays and fit in well with
porcelain farm buildings and other rural
scenes.
 Other porcelains include women's
torsos as handles for small whisk
brooms and pin cushions. These are
often well-detailed, and the better
ones can bring prices in the hundreds.
Full-size porcelains and bisques of men
and women are often stand-alone figures
or were used as the base for candles
or lamps. Again, the better ones go for
high prices. When you compare these
to the old ones made in Asian countries,
you immediately see the difference in
workmanship. That is not to say that
there aren't finely done Asian ones, but
they are quite rare.
 German manufacturers had a liking for
making figures of drunks hanging on to


light poles or in other unsteady looking
states. There are other comic figures that
often exaggerate pot bellies on men and
oversized parts on the women.
 One other area of figurals is those
made of wood. The most intricate of
these are hand-carved nativity scenes
with incredibly lifelike characters. Many
wooden pieces are made to be comical
and some are absolute works of art.
Nineteenth and early 20th century pieces
are done in wood that can compete with
figures done in porcelain.
 A whole separate area for collectors
are the carved wooden figures mounted
atop corks for use as bottle stoppers.
Here you can find thousands of different
varieties of red-faced bartenders, strange
distorted drunken faces and bar maids
with drink or stein in hand. I have inher-
ited German glass whiskey decanters
covered in papier-mache that simulates
tree bark to make them look like parts
of branches. I stopper these with my


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German cork characters. These bottles
have narrow openings so I carefully
remove the original cork and epoxy
narrower corks to make them fit perfect-
ly. This combination makes a wonderful
display that attracts guests eyes as they
enter the room.

HAVE A QUESTION?
Herb Fayer has been collecting for over 30 years and
knows his stuff. If you have questions or comments
please write to him at drjunk941@gmail.com and
please tell him what city you're in.


New releases from

Sean Paul, Suzanne Vega


S ean Paul has a new
 released this week
 called called Full
Frequency.
 Sean Paul Ryan Francis
Henriques was born
in Kingston, Jamaica,
on Jan. 9, 1973. He is
exactly 10 years younger
than I am I mean we
share the same birthday,
just not the same year.
He was raised by his
parents, both of who
were talented athletes.
Many of his family
members are swimmers.
His grandfather was on
the national water polo
team.
 Swimming was ob-
viously in the family's
bloodline. Sean Paul's
father was chosen to
be on the national
water polo team, and
eventually so was Sean
Paul. He played from the
age of 13 until 21, when
he gave it up to follow
his passion for music. It
was around the mid-90s
when the dancehall
style of music was
getting popular in the
United States. Dancehall
is a mixture of reggae
with rap or dance music,
or as Sean Paul would
say "music that makes
you want to move."
 Well, Sean Paul
released his first CD in
2000, and it was well-
received but it wasn't
until his second release
called Dutty Rock in
2002 that he became a
household name. Dutty
Rock spawned two top
hits and won a Grammy.
In 2005, he released
an album called The
Trinity and featured
his biggest hit to date


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"Temperature," one of
my girlfriend Sandy's
favorite songs.
 Full Frequency is his
sixth studio release
and features duets with
Damien Marley (son of
Bob Marley) and some
of today's bigger rap
artists like 2 Chainz and
Juicy J along with Nicki
Minaj.
 Next we have a new
independent release
by Suzanne Vega called
Tales From The Realm Of
The Queen Of Pen tackles.
 Born as Suzanne
Nadine Vega on July 11,
1959, in Santa Monica,
Calif. Her music is
considered eclectic-folk
and even though you
may not know her by
her name, I believe
everyone knows her
one song called "Tom's
Diner." People who stop
by my shop hum the
melody to me and start
singing the lyrics, "I am
sitting, in the morning,
at the diner, on the cor-
ner, I am waiting, at the
counter, for the man, to
pour man coffee." Da da
dada-da da dada. Come
on you know it, it is the
song that once you hear
it, it stays in your head
for hours.
 Well, the woman who
sang that song has a
new release this week
and it is her first CD
in seven years. Vega
got her start in the
music business playing
little small cafes in
the Greenwich Village
section in New York City.
She signed to a major la-
bel in 1984 and released
her debut CD in 1985. It
was well-received, and


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two songs were made
onto MTV. In 1987, she
released her second CD
that included the song
"Luka" on it. This was
a song that dealt with
child abuse and became
a commercial success
despite the subject
matter. The same CD
included "Tom's Diner,"
which by the way, for
any Seinfeld fans out
there, takes place at
Tom's Restaurant, at
Broadway and 112th in
New York City, known
as Monk's Cafe on the
show. (See even some
useless trivia makes it
into my weekly article.)
 Tales From the Realm
.... is her eighth studio
release and was written
and recorded while she
was on the road over
the last few years. Each
song tells another story,
her signature sound.
 Other major
releases this week are
from Hawkwind, Cole
Swindell (country) and
Candice Glover (winner
of Season 12 "American
Idol"). Independent
releases are from
Adrenaline Mob,
Artificial Brain (death
metal), Cynic, William
Fitzsimmons, Guided By
Voices, Lydia Loveless,
Skindred, Juvenile (rap)
and Talib Kweli (rap).
 Keep rockin', folks!



 HAVE A COMMENT?
 Tom Koontz is the owner ofTJ's CDS
 & More at 3275-ATamiami Trail
 in Port Charlotte. He loves reader
 comments, and can be contacted at
 tjscds@peoplepc.com.


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How to tie a reef or square knot


By NARA SCHOENBERG
CHICAGO TRIBUNE

 You know how to tie
a knot, right? Then why
does it unravel when you
want it to stay put, or jam
when you try to untie it?
Colin Jarman, author of
"The Knot Tying Bible"
(Firefly), showed us how
to tie an essential knot.
His first choice was the
reef knot, also known
as the square knot a


good choice for basic
household tasks such as
tying parcels or garbage
bags.
Degree of difficulty: Easy
 Reef (or square) knot:
 1. Pick up the two
ends of your cord, one in
each hand. Cross the left
cord over the right cord,
forming an X.
 2. Tuck the (original)
left cord down and
behind the (original)
right one.


 3. Now bring the left
cord up, forming a "U.":'
 4. Take the cord that's
now in your right hand,
and cross it over the one
now in your left hand,
forming an X.
 5. Tuck the cord in
your right hand down
behind the cord in your
left hand, and bring it
forward through the
center of the knot.
 6. Pull the two ends to
tighten the knot.


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