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"A rare look behind the red curtain of one of the most influential artists of our time..."

Even if you're in the "just looking" category like me, this is such a great glimpse into the life and creative process of a true original. I loved going through this because it ranges the gamut from completely banal stuff like light stands to the personal like custom furniture he made by hand. And then there's stuff to the just plain wacky - a couple Mr. Coffee coffeemakers currently going for $1,250!?

Anyway - thought I might not be the only David Lynch fan out there, and you may get a kick out of this.

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The La Marzocco espresso maker at $7000 is cheaper than buying a new one.

They actually point the retail value out in that listing. Lol. The idea of shopping David Lynch's estate sale like you were looking for deals is one I think he'd chuckle at.

Edited to add - I think $1,200 for two Mr. Coffees is a little over retail though...

> "A rare look behind the red curtain"

OMG he had a 10 year old Sony camera and a coffee table just like me! SanDisk Extreme Pro 128GB cards the choice of me and David Lynch.

The equipment might be the same, but the line between me and genius is wide.

I had the same feeling. Scrolling through it felt like watching the outtakes of a creative life. What really struck me wasn’t the expensive items, but the strangely human scale of everything. The handmade furniture, the dusty coffee makers, the fragments of ideas that never turned into stories. As someone who builds narrative systems, this felt more intimate than any documentary. You're not just seeing what Lynch created. You're seeing what he lived with, and what he quietly left behind. That’s what made me pause.

It really struck me that we both owned the same edition of Crying of Lot 49. Something about the democratization/massification of culture, I guess.

If anyone wants another glimpse behind the red curtain, I highly recommend the documentary David Lynch: The Art Life from 2016. It focuses on David Lynches upbringing and formative years as an artist up until the release of Eraserhead that completely changed the direction (or maybe rocketed forward?) of his career. It also shows Lynch working at this workshop, showing some of the tools you see on auction here too.

The collection has some absolute grails too for any fan, like the original script to Twin Peaks as Northwest Passage.

RIP to true master.

"damn fine cup of coffee" is one of the top Twin Peaks memes.

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