Post #488564 by Megalodon on Fri, Oct 16, 2009 12:22 PM

On 2008-12-13 15:52, Dr. Zarkov wrote:
My wife and I designed the bathroom off of our retro sci fi/Tiki lounge as a tribute to Bettie Page. See here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/drzarkov/page2/

The framed print on the door is by Dave Stevens, of Rocketeer fame. he played a major role in the Bettie Page revival of recent years. Although you can't tell in the photo, he was kind enough to inscribe it to me when I ran into him at a sci fi convention. Unfortunately, he lost his battle with leukemia earlier this year, before I could send him a link to the pictures.

Great photos of your pad. I also have a Bettie Page print by Dave Stevens, but a different one than you have. I have the one of her standing up in the bathtub, and its hanging in my bathroom also.

I was lucky enough to meet and hobnob with Dave Stevens a few times over the years, at a few cons and parties. What a great artist, and a truly nice guy with a lot of great stories, who didn't let his fame go to his head.

And for those of you who aren't aware, the photographer Bunny Yeager is selling prints of photos on ebay which she took of Bettie, and she will sign them for you. She is getting up in the years, so who knows how long she will be doing this. Get'em while they're hot, folks!

(I also love your collection of Flash Gordon stuff, Dr. Zarkov (great name, BTW). I imagine you already have it, but if you haven't gotten the book of AL Williamson Flash Gordon material which was published a few months ago, I HIGHLY recommend it.)

And wasn't that Rock'em Sock'em Robots painting used as the cover of SPECTRUM one year? That's quite a famous painting!

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