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Britgirl57

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« on: March 14, 2007, 09:10:22 PM »
I wanted to let everyone know the results of my quest to find a 1958 episode of Concentration on which my father appeared. The Library of Congress has only 10 episodes from August 1958 (when the show started) to the end of 1959, which was the period during which I was guessing my dad appeared on the show. Miraculously one of those 10 episodes turned out to be an episode in which my father appeared and in fact won! I have just today heard from NBC that they are granting me a "personal use license" which will allow the Library of Congress to copy the negative.  This whole entereprise is going to cost me over $1,000, but I reckon it'll be worth it to see the look on my dad's face when I fire up the DVD at his 80th birthday party in April.
Thank you to everyone on this board who contributed to my search.
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PYLW

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« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2007, 09:11:15 PM »
That is just great to know, and what a nice way to end such a search. :)
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tomobrien

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« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2007, 09:16:17 PM »
Wow!  Many congratulations, both to you and your father!
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Dbacksfan12

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« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2007, 09:17:30 PM »
Interesting news to hear, and congratulations.

This brings to mind something that has been proposed before: Pooling together to acquire a copy of one particularly rare gem.

Hell, an episode of Concentration wouldn't be bad.
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Allstar87

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« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2007, 09:20:31 PM »
Wow, what awesome luck!

Congratulations, and I hope you both enjoy watching it. ^^
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BrandonFG

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« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2007, 09:24:54 PM »
Excellent! Congratulations.
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Matt Ottinger

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« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2007, 09:36:59 PM »
That is unbelievable, almost miraculous news.  Congratulations!
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Chief-O

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« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2007, 09:46:14 PM »
Wow!!! Just unbelieveable!!! I can guarantee it'll be the surprise of your dad's life!
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LetsGoMets2003

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« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2007, 09:48:59 PM »
Congratulations!!!! What a treat that will be for the both of you! And please wish your dad an early happy birthday from all of us, with the hope of many more to come.

James
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J.R.

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« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2007, 10:47:56 PM »
Incredible! That really put a smile on my face!

Congratulations! :-)
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« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2007, 10:56:51 PM »
Now you can "Take One Gift" to your Dad! Congratulations to you. Happy 8-0 to Dad!
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DjohnsonCB

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« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2007, 11:00:51 PM »
How thrilling it must have been for you to have actually found that very show you were looking for!  We should all be so lucky to find something this elusive yet still in existance and meaningful to us.  I was obliged to direct you to this group when you contacted me personally, and I am SO glad it led to your discovery of that prized episode of the show.

Tell your father Happy Birthday for me as well!
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« Reply #12 on: March 14, 2007, 11:09:13 PM »
Congratulations -- you put in a heck of a lot of effort and I'm thrilled that it paid off for you.  I hope that the bits of information we provided here and there were helpful.

Matt: should Britgirl send us a screengrab of her dad for the upper left corner? ;-)
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dzinkin

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« Reply #13 on: March 14, 2007, 11:16:43 PM »
[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'148236\' date=\'Mar 14 2007, 09:17 PM\']
This brings to mind something that has been proposed before: Pooling together to acquire a copy of one particularly rare gem.

Hell, an episode of Concentration wouldn't be bad.
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Let me remind you that the guy who made the initial proposal has since been banned from this forum.  That is not a threat to revoke your posting privileges as well, but merely an indication of the thought process behind the idea. ;-)

Paying a significant sum for something with significant sentimental value makes sense.  This doesn't, and if you need a refresher course on the reasons, the ATGS thread should enlighten you (and provide some merriment in the process).
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Jimmy Owen

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« Reply #14 on: March 14, 2007, 11:23:02 PM »
Great news! To your Dad, that's worth a million bucks.
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