[MSN] Michel van Rijn

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What happened?

New homepage of Michel van Rijn's website:

WWW.MICHELVANRIJN.NL

Is that all there is, is that all there is?

Dahlink MvRists, 'Today is the Day', as my late friend, the legendary Mel
Fisher, used to say during his sixteen year hunt for the 'Atocha Mother
Load' while being declared insane by the rest of the world. Mel was proven
right, made history and a billion dollars or so, but paid the ultimate
price, having lost a son during his quest for treasure when one of the
vessels capsized.

Today is the Day; the Day that your inkslinger has decided enough is enough.
I'll keep it as brief as possible. For five years my website has been a
beacon in the endless sea of the illicit trade in the artworld. It didn't
bring me a billion dollars as in Mel's case, neither did it bring me
history, but neither, Baruch Hashem, did I pay the ultimate price.
Today is also the Day that I received photos of one of my children at my
doorstep.

 

That's all there is!

 

Oktober 17, 2006