COVER STORY
October 2008! Pick it up Today.
Possession Obsession
Before you go crazy and buy 85 Pez dispensers on eBay, here are some tips from seasoned collectors to help you start a collection of your own.
One New Orleanian collects fine French porcelains, exquisitely crafted more than a century ago. Another collects Chinese pottery, made in the countryside during varying centuries. Another collects vinyl records, featuring artists from the 1960s and ‘70s. Three collectors, all with the same driving force: a passion for seeking and owning objects that capture their hearts.
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Livin’ Large in Lakeview
From high-tech security to a cozy reading room, David and Margaret Dubuisson Blitch got everything they’d ever wanted in a home after Katrina forced them to rebuild.
The happy endings are only beginning to reveal themselves in post-Katrina New Orleans. Exhibit A could easily be the palatial Lakeview home of Margaret Dubuisson Blitch and David Blitch
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The Imagination Movers at Home
The men behind the latest Disney Channel hit relax in their favorite spots.
Home is obviously a concept that means a lot to the Imagination Movers. The band had long been a local favorite with kids and parents alike when Disney came calling. Rather than packing their bags and moving to Los Angeles, the Movers –– Scott Durbin, Dave Poche, Rich Collins and Scott “Smitty” Smith –– pushed to keep the production in the city, creating jobs and casting a huge vote of confidence for New Orleans.
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