Forry Ackerman and FAMOUS MONSTERS Magazine - Beyond Tiki

S Son-of-Kelbo Member NOHO, CA Joined: Aug 03, 2004 Posts: 590	S Son-of-Kelbo Posted posted on Mon, Nov 10, 2008 10:39 AM Good of you to give "The Ackermonster" a shout-out, Rodd. Cheers to a great human being -- Forrey Ackerman will always be a legend in his own time, and beyond. Seldom has the world seen anyone so generous, hospitable, warm-hearted, relentlessly witty, and completely far-out. As a kid, I devoured every issue of Famous Monsters of Filmland that came out (still have a lot of 'em, too), and was privileged to have visited the original Ackermansion twice. Around the turn of this century, I was once again privileged to visit the then-Ackermansion in the Los Feliz hills, where Forrey proudly showed-off the nugget of Lon Chaney's greasepaint he preserved in the original Lugosi Dracula ring he almost always wore. In his hale years, he welcomed everyone to his home(s), where lore and laughter were both in much abundance, and where through the decades he sheltered and shared his ever-growing collection of historic film props and stop-motion animation relics, priceless original artwork, and his vast sci-fi/fantasy library. He has justly won the affection of thousands of fans and admirers through the years and around the world, and I'm proud to say I'm one of them too. His original website appears to be down, but he's got a MySpace page here -- http://www.myspace.com/forrestjackerman It has been a better world for his presence in it, and I sincerely hope that the light of whimsy, good humor, bad puns, and limitless wonder he has inspired will never go out. Nor will it, so long as those that Forrey has inspired continue to value and pass along those qualities he so kindly and readily bestowed upon all his guests and readers, so many of whom can gladly say, "Fangs for the memories, Forrey..." SOK

Good of you to give "The Ackermonster" a shout-out, Rodd.

Cheers to a great human being -- Forrey Ackerman will always be a legend in his own time, and beyond. Seldom has the world seen anyone so generous, hospitable, warm-hearted, relentlessly witty, and completely far-out.

As a kid, I devoured every issue of Famous Monsters of Filmland that came out (still have a lot of 'em, too), and was privileged to have visited the original Ackermansion twice. Around the turn of this century, I was once again privileged to visit the then-Ackermansion in the Los Feliz hills, where Forrey proudly showed-off the nugget of Lon Chaney's greasepaint he preserved in the original Lugosi Dracula ring he almost always wore. In his hale years, he welcomed everyone to his home(s), where lore and laughter were both in much abundance, and where through the decades he sheltered and shared his ever-growing collection of historic film props and stop-motion animation relics, priceless original artwork, and his vast sci-fi/fantasy library. He has justly won the affection of thousands of fans and admirers through the years and around the world, and I'm proud to say I'm one of them too.

His original website appears to be down, but he's got a MySpace page here --

http://www.myspace.com/forrestjackerman

It has been a better world for his presence in it, and I sincerely hope that the light of whimsy, good humor, bad puns, and limitless wonder he has inspired will never go out. Nor will it, so long as those that Forrey has inspired continue to value and pass along those qualities he so kindly and readily bestowed upon all his guests and readers, so many of whom can gladly say, "Fangs for the memories, Forrey..."

SOK

Post #418185 by Son-of-Kelbo on Mon, Nov 10, 2008 10:39 AM