{"id":1720,"date":"2012-09-05T06:11:43","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T05:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/blog\/?p=1720"},"modified":"2012-09-05T06:11:43","modified_gmt":"2012-09-05T05:11:43","slug":"just-colcords-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/blog\/archives\/1720","title":{"rendered":"Just Colcord&#8217;s Apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: Who's this little guy? Zongo. He's a hard smoking wooden robot, made by Just Colcord.\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Who&#8217;s this little guy? Zongo. He&#8217;s a hard smoking wooden robot, made by Just Colcord.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-2.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: Just invited me around to check out his apartment, and I must admit it was the most interesting place I visited during my stay in Kansas City.\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Just invited me around to check out his apartment, and I must admit it was the most interesting place I visited during my stay in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-3.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: Just has been making toys, and experimenting with stop motion movies featuring those toys, for only one year. He's always been an obsessive collector of interesting trinkets and small bits of junk, and making them into toys is one way of channeling his energies.\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Just has been making toys, and experimenting with stop motion movies featuring those toys, for only one year. He&#8217;s always been an obsessive collector of interesting trinkets and small bits of junk, and making them into toys is one way of channeling his energies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-4.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: I took all these photos over the course of about 10 minutes. I wish I had better lighting, and had more time, because these few snaps don't do justice to Just's massive collections and artistic creations. This is Nozog.\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">I took all these photos over the course of about 10 minutes. I wish I had better lighting, and had more time, because these few snaps don&#8217;t do justice to Just&#8217;s massive collections and artistic creations. This is Nozog.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-5.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: Meet Onzog. Or was this Oznog?\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Meet Onzog. Or was this Oznog?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-6.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: Maybe this is Nozog, not Zongo.\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Maybe this is Nozog, not Zongo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-7.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: Not only has Just been making toys, but also many, many sets for his stop motion movies.\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Not only has Just been making toys, but also many, many sets for his stop motion movies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-8.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: Boxes and boxes of\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 things.\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Boxes and boxes of\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 things.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-9.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: Just began displaying his art and toys in local markets, but doesn't sell any of them. Instead he takes donations to support his creative endeavors, and makes donors small gifts in return.\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Just began displaying his art and toys in local markets, but doesn&#8217;t sell any of them. Instead he takes donations to support his creative endeavors, and makes donors small gifts in return.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-10.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: This one is called \"Attack of the wheel nuts.\"\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">This one is called &#8220;Attack of the wheel nuts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-11.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: A close-up of a box scene.\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">A close-up of a box scene.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-12.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: His apartment contains many cabinets of curiosities. And what are some of those curiosities?\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">His apartment contains many cabinets of curiosities. And what are some of those curiosities?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-13.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: A miniature cabinet of curiosities inside a curiosity cabinet.\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">A miniature cabinet of curiosities inside a curiosity cabinet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-14.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: All the mini bottles contain used yoyo strings, coiled inside in a very precise manner. Many bottles have notes, reminding Just of the day and reason he put the string in the bottle. Literally, bottling memories.\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">All the mini bottles contain used yoyo strings, coiled inside in a very precise manner. Many bottles have notes, reminding Just of the day and reason he put the string in the bottle. Literally, bottling memories.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-15.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: More toys made from found objects.\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">More toys made from found objects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-16.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: Buttons, bullet casings, shotgun rounds...\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Buttons, bullet casings, shotgun rounds&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-17.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: R2-D2 vs Dalek.\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">R2-D2 vs Dalek.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: Sunglasses fairy.\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Sunglasses fairy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-19.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: Priceless, of course, because none of Just's artwork is for sale.\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Priceless, of course, because none of Just&#8217;s artwork is for sale.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-20.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: All the work takes place in the kitchen.\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">All the work takes place in the kitchen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-21.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: Opening a kitchen cabinet, I found yet more scenes with toys.\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Opening a kitchen cabinet, I found yet more scenes with toys.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-22.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: These are the currency of the future.\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">These are the currency of the future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20120904-Just-Colcord\/20120904-Just-Colcord-23.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Just Colcord's Apartment: Thanks for showing me around, Just!\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Thanks for showing me around, Just!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>I love to read comments and feedback about my blog posts. 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