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cobguy

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Oct 18, 2013
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Percy Fawcett: British artillery officer, Archaeologist, South American explorer and pipe smoker extraordinaire.
He never returned from his last trip to Brazil where he was searching for an ancient lost city

that he called "Z" but we now refer to as El Dorado.
Other than being an extremely interesting person, he also is almost always pictured with a pipe.
percy-fawcett.jpg


 

brian64

Lifer
Jan 31, 2011
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Yes, the Fawcett story is quite a tale. I heard an interview a few years ago about it. I've been meaning to get around to reading the book one of these days.
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/The-Lost-City-Deadly-Obsession/dp/1400078458
Rumor has it Brad Pitt will be playing the role of Fawcett in the movie:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1212428/?ref_=nv_sr_1

 

mso489

Lifer
Feb 21, 2013
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What a face, a real British adventurer. He had to have a pipe. If he hadn't, we would have had to

photoshop it in there. I'm sorry he was lost on expedition, but it is a fittingly mysterious end.

 

cobguy

Lifer
Oct 18, 2013
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Thanks for the additional info Brian ... hadn't heard of the movie yet.
will Hollywood include the pipe, or leave it out?
Good question Tony ... if they don't include it we shall all ban the film! :P
Glad you guys found it interesting ... I've always been an adventurer at heart.

 

cobguy

Lifer
Oct 18, 2013
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:rofl:
That's hilarious Charlie!
I'm going to have to work at looking more serious too! :x ... :)

 
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