The Chuck Database
Chuck's picture |
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Place Chuck Was |
What Chuck was Doing There |
What was in Chuck's Bag? |
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0504 |
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France |
Relaxing with Leslie on the lawn near the Eiffel Tower on a sunny day after shopping for curtains and other things. |
This particular bag is from a jewelry store in Verona, Italy, that Susan gave him. He carries the Hello Kitty big giant face wallet Susan got for her niece Lexie, and some earrings. |
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0504 |
Ryan Air terminal, Stansted, England |
After being wanded, inspected and poked at by security (the perils of having a lead-shot bottom) Chuck is dead tired, too tired to crawl out of his suitcase, even for coffee. |
A "return me to" card and international postage, a small pin that says "Not to Scale" that Susan got him at the Victoria and Albert museum in London |
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0504 |
Paris, France |
Leslie shows Chuck the river Seine out the window of the Batobus water taxi. The handbag is an oversized European model from Italy, more in keeping with fashion. Matching luggage to one's self is out of style right now. |
Chuck's matching green bag is stowed in the new Euro bag. |
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0506 |
Phoenix, Arizona |
Chuck and Leslie are visiting with Dad |
Chuck has a button that says "rotten kid" in his bag. It was originally Leslie's but she said Chuck should have it. |
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0506 |
Kokopeli on front door, Phoenix, Arizona |
Mom and Dad's house is guarded by a scary dancing guy with a flute for a nose. He finally let us in after Leslie rang the door bell. |
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0609 |
Aboard "Sea Goose" a Jenneau 34, out of Bellingham, Washington |
Inspecting the marine head after Leslie learned to unplug and operate it. It's shiny. |
Chuck carries a small compass in his bag for sailing. |
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0610 |
Rock and Roll museum, Cleveland, Ohio |
Chuck and Leslie were nearly arrested here. Nearby Browns stadium had a bomb scare that day, and everyone was under scrutiny. A guard interrogated Leslie about what she was doing. "Is it like that GNOME?" the guard asked, pointing at Chuck suspiciously. |
Chuck carries a small Halloween sized candy bar as well as his probable offspring Chuck, Chuck and Brenda (confetti cacti brought to him by Kay Archer) |
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0610 |
Cleveland Public Market, Cleveland, Ohio |
John and Leslie are having hotdogs and sodas on the balcony above the market, like John used to do with his dad when he was a kid. There were other people doing that as well. |
Chuck has a swizzle stick from the bar of a swanky downtown Cleveland hotel, and a kleenex. The kleenex is for Leslie. |
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0707 |
Campground, Machias, Maine |
Most expensive (and worth it) campsite ever, with a view and a beach and solitude. Chuck, atop the tent, awaits the full moon. |
Chuck has a few saltines in his bag, which was a big mistake. Chipmunks. |
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0707 |
Acadia Park, Maine |
Chuck had so much fun with Captain Steve that he came up to Acadia Park to look for ships like the Grace Bailey. |
Chuck carries a rock and a pinecone. |
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0707 |
Winterlude ice sculpture park, Ottawa, Ontario |
John and Leslie pose with Chuck at an ice sculputure. This was a difficult environment for an inflatable cactus; there was shrinkage in the cold, and perilous over-inflation when we went into a warm Starbucks. We nearly lost him that day. |
The bag is on the ground but there's a coaster from the bar at Chateau Laurier. |
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0707 |
Camden, Maine |
Guest crew on the Maine windjammer Grace Bailey. When he wasn't holding down charts for Captain Steve, he stood watch in the life ring. Chuck was proud to be his own flotation device. |
A "return me to" address card, a picture booth photo with five tipsy girl architects at a company party, a small tube of Kalles caviar from Sweden. |
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1004 |
Mom's condo, Bigfork, Montana |
Farming in Montana, Chuck style. The paper flower is from a cafe dessert in Morlaix, France, and the pot of grass is from Target. |
Wallpaper sample from the wall, name tag from a 50th anniversary party where he was mistaken for a centerpiece. |
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1007 |
San Francisco, Top of the Mark |
Having cocktails with Clark Pickett at Top of the Mark. They strategize their visit to the "Little Giant" fire hydrant near Dolores Park. |
Cherries and orange peel for the road. |