tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post2137305644652314008..comments2024-03-10T00:00:31.355+00:00Comments on BRIAN SIBLEY : his blog: PREHISTORIC PLEASURESBrian Sibleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-87485431176541636202008-08-03T15:43:00.000+01:002008-08-03T15:43:00.000+01:00Great stuff! If I had my way, I would arrange for...Great stuff! If I had my way, I would arrange for the reconstruction of the Crystal Palace right down to the last detail.Phil Beardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03075686435889440881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-51341723463502534422008-08-02T13:10:00.000+01:002008-08-02T13:10:00.000+01:00I had always wanted to visit the dinosaurs in the ...I had always wanted to visit the dinosaurs in the park but it was always too far for us to travel from NW London!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for showing them off here so I could enjoy them anyway.Diva of Deceptionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674271381902557731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-60832611306154065802008-07-30T18:45:00.000+01:002008-07-30T18:45:00.000+01:00That places looks and sounds fascinating. I can c...That places looks and sounds fascinating. I can certainly identify with your descriptions of childhood wonder at the place. The whole idea of the creation of places like this is so fascinating. I love all the illustrations and yet wish that they had actual pictures of, say, the dinner inside the dinosaur, etc. Those would be wonderful to see. Very interesting, thank you so much!Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-28329023233025388622008-07-30T11:48:00.000+01:002008-07-30T11:48:00.000+01:00I understand (and share) Richard's penchant for th...I understand (and share) Richard's penchant for the great dinosaur artists, I think what - as a child - was so magical about the Crystal palace 'monsters' was (and, perhaps, still <I>is</I>) the ability to observe them 'for real' (or sort of) in a natural habitat!Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-603513291687699202008-07-30T11:27:00.000+01:002008-07-30T11:27:00.000+01:00Fascinating article Brian. I remember when Mum fir...Fascinating article Brian. I remember when Mum first took me to Crystal Palace back in the 1960s (I still have the dinosaur exhibit souvenir book of the visit). You're right that the creatures' anatomical inaccuracies are part of the charm. Although, I must confess to being a bit old-fashioned about how I like 'my dinosaurs' to look, preferring the reconstructions in movies like King Kong and The Valley of Gwangi and in the stunning artwork of painters Burian and Knight.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17558135269342048421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-58231114807955611672008-07-30T07:43:00.000+01:002008-07-30T07:43:00.000+01:00I've never lived in London, the place had long dis...I've never lived in London, the place had long disappeared by the time I was born and yet Crystal Palace still manages to evoke for me the magnificent building that it once was. The park looks like a great place to spend the day - lucky you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-3501318915460453352008-07-30T07:19:00.000+01:002008-07-30T07:19:00.000+01:00Another fascinating blog, Brian.Another fascinating blog, Brian.SharonMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369769107190148944noreply@blogger.com