this is my first new post in 11 years i think. i have other blogs i update daily or weekly, but i've neglected this one too long.


today i appointed my friend and coworker kevin bruce the assistant curator of the r b annis museum, which is currently only online, with a few pieces in my attic. it is an unpaid gig for now but he gets to keep 1/2 the gift shop profits.



i took him around to see the works on michigan street that was the first home of the r b annis electirc aparatus company, in about 1929. it's still vacant after being remodeled 8 years ago. kevin has been instructed to call the number and ask about rent to do a pop-up store. I also took him up to my attic to show him one of bob's oscilloscope amplifiers, just the first thing i had handy to show him.


then we went downtown to the r b anis mansion/lair at 11th and delaware. i showed him the place at stewart house across the street where i first lived in indy in 1994, and where i first became interested in who r b annis was.


we also discussed the property i'm buying at 10th and rural. in 1995 i moved from stewart house to 948 eastern, which is right by 10th and rural. it occurs to me that would be a good place to house the annis museum for now. kevin is going to do a trompe l'oile (sp?) front for it.