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<blockquote data-quote="ilphotog" data-source="post: 163142" data-attributes="member: 5372"><p>Thanks everyone! I'll try and answer some of your questions. I started following the Illini in 1983 when the football team had that awesome year. I think my mom got me a couple things to start with. When I moved to Champaign in 1985 I was shocked when I saw a store that sold nothing but Illini items.(Illini World). I got several items from there and other stores. But the main influence was from a newspaper article that showed someone with a Illini room, and that started my journey to wanting my own Illini room some day.</p><p> Over the next twenty years I picked up more and more items, leaving them in storage containers. until two years ago when my wife and I bought our current house with a full basement.</p><p> So my twenty year dream finally was fulfilled.</p><p>Everything I have was either bought by myself or family members, and some things were given to me.</p><p></p><p>Cost- A lot!</p><p></p><p>The helmets were bought from a company that takes old helmets and repaints them and adds the decals to match the original style. The leather helmet was hand made to be the exact same as the one Red Grange wore.</p><p></p><p>About every 6 months I switch some things around, add new items, and rotate out some of the photo's.</p><p></p><p>I have about a hundred items still in storage, not enough room at this time. Not pictured is my office off the Illini room, I have a couple lamps,clock and other sports front pages. I also have a full bathroom with a chief logo shower curtain with Illini hooks, 3 orange walls and one white wall, with a large Illini photo and a shelf with some Illini jars.</p><p></p><p>If you have newspaper front pages etc, laminate them (Kinko's).</p><p></p><p>Where do I find everything! Everywhere, gas stations, dept. stores, flea markets, garage sales etc, plus I have others who look for me when they are out shopping. But the best place EBAY, EBAY, EBAY! And other on line stores, just Google "fighting illini merchandise"</p><p> </p><p> Thanks again everyone, hope you enjoyed it.</p><p></p><p>P.S. Special thanks to Dan!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ilphotog, post: 163142, member: 5372"] Thanks everyone! I'll try and answer some of your questions. I started following the Illini in 1983 when the football team had that awesome year. I think my mom got me a couple things to start with. When I moved to Champaign in 1985 I was shocked when I saw a store that sold nothing but Illini items.(Illini World). I got several items from there and other stores. But the main influence was from a newspaper article that showed someone with a Illini room, and that started my journey to wanting my own Illini room some day. Over the next twenty years I picked up more and more items, leaving them in storage containers. until two years ago when my wife and I bought our current house with a full basement. So my twenty year dream finally was fulfilled. Everything I have was either bought by myself or family members, and some things were given to me. Cost- A lot! The helmets were bought from a company that takes old helmets and repaints them and adds the decals to match the original style. The leather helmet was hand made to be the exact same as the one Red Grange wore. About every 6 months I switch some things around, add new items, and rotate out some of the photo's. I have about a hundred items still in storage, not enough room at this time. Not pictured is my office off the Illini room, I have a couple lamps,clock and other sports front pages. I also have a full bathroom with a chief logo shower curtain with Illini hooks, 3 orange walls and one white wall, with a large Illini photo and a shelf with some Illini jars. If you have newspaper front pages etc, laminate them (Kinko's). Where do I find everything! Everywhere, gas stations, dept. stores, flea markets, garage sales etc, plus I have others who look for me when they are out shopping. But the best place EBAY, EBAY, EBAY! And other on line stores, just Google "fighting illini merchandise" Thanks again everyone, hope you enjoyed it. P.S. Special thanks to Dan! [/QUOTE]
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