Frank Boos, Fixture on PBS Antiques Show, Dies at 70

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Frank Boos, Fixture on PBS Antiques Show, Dies at 70

BLOOMFIELD HILLS (AP) -- The bow-tied appraiser on the PBS program "Antiques Roadshow" has died at his home near Detroit. Frank Boos was 70.

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henslee

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Fri May-12-06 02:53 PM
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1. Was he the one who always said things like... "Well, if you would have

left this chest in its original condition, it would have been worth fifty thousand dollars but because you repainted it...."

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Fri May-12-06 02:56 PM
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2. I met Mr Boos many times

My grandmother G was a well-respected, longtime antique dealer here in Saginaw. Her sales and purchases often involved Mr Boos and his then-partner, Mr Stalker, and their gallery in Birmingham, MI. As Gram got too old to drive (she lived to 93), I was shanghaied into chaufferring her down there and hanging out for an hour or two while they all conducted business.
Mr Boos always made sure I was comfortable and provided very good coffee -- a treat after an 8:30 am, 100-mile run down I-75. Can't say I learned much about antiques, though -- not even through osmosis.
John
Although I did learn quite a bit about I-75. Exit 69 is Big Beaver Road. Heh.

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Carni

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Fri May-12-06 09:32 PM
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5. My parents used to go to Boos and Stalker

I spent many a boring hour there listening to the rents prattle on about assorted antiques in the 70s LOL

I like antiques but to this day I don't like looking for them (deliver them and I will enjoy---but I am not shopping for them)

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Fri May-12-06 10:02 PM
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6. Hiya Carni

Are you in Michigan? Come to FUNDAY on June 17 in Saginaw. Details are over in the MICHIGAN forum.
John
I do live in a house built in 1877. But the only antiques in it are Polly and me.

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Carni

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Sat May-13-06 08:35 AM
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8. I'll check it out thanks!

Yep I am in MI and does this weather leave a lot to be desired today or WHAT?

Grrrrrrr---what the hell happened to spring?!?

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catmandu57

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Fri May-12-06 03:41 PM
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3. I couldn't place him at first

so I googled a photo and the light went off, damn, I liked him.
RIP Mr. Boos.

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Jim Sagle

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Fri May-12-06 09:28 PM
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4. I'd boo too if I had to spend my life peddling antiques.

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lisby

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Sat May-13-06 09:53 AM
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10. Myself, I can't think of anything more lovely EOM

Lisby

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rocktivity

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Sat May-13-06 12:32 AM
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7. Somebody died, and somebody named Frank booed? That's DISGUSTING!!!

Oh, his NAME was Fank Boos? never mind...

:blush:
rocknation

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KittyWampus

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Sat May-13-06 08:57 AM
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9. It's lovely that some Antique Dealers have garnered a bit of fame!

Sports figures and mediocre singing talents- everyone knows their name.

Antiques Roadshow has helped bring appreciation for the Arts and Crafts into the American's public life. That's a terrific developement.

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Bombero1956

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Sat May-13-06 10:51 AM
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11. I remember

that he was confined to a wheelchair and always gave appraisals for fine silver.
Mr. Boos was one of the original members of the Antiques Roadshow cast. Rest in peace Mr. Boos.

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Sat May-13-06 01:10 PM
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12. Frank Boos

Here he is:

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