Bob Marx

[bikerlawyer]

Is giving a lecture tonight at 7:00 at the Eau Gallie Public Library

 

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[mad4wrecks]

I attended one of Bob's lectures there back in 1991. My life hasn't been the same since!

 

[bikerlawyer]

As a caveat, the last time I saw him a few years ago he was at the Brevard Museum which is just across the street, so if anyone goes and he's not at the Library, check the museum!

 

[diggerww]

"One lesson we should all learn from the study of history and archaeology is the importance of context. To be seen properly, Marx and his work must be seen within their proper context.
Wikipedia:
Robert F. Marx (born December 8, 1933) is one of the pioneer American scuba divers and is best known for his work with shipwrecks and sunken treasure. Although he is considered controversial for his frequent and successful forays into treasure hunting, fellow treasure hunter E. Lee Spence describes Marx as the true father of underwater archaeology.
That, broadly, is the context. Born 1933 – that's not yesterday.
Maritime archaeology did not exist in his early days. Nor did scuba gear. Post-WW2, there was a growing number of raw divers, exploring under the sea and opening the way for the future. Archaeologists followed in their wake – and often very slowly."
http://historyhuntersinternational....arx-and-the-maritime-archaeology-of-portugal/

 

[LiquidAsset]

Gonna dredge this post up instead of starting a new one. Does anyone know if he still does lectures? If so, how would I go about finding out locations? I would really like to hear him speak. Thanks

 

[allen_idaho]

You could email him and ask:
[email protected]

Or give him a call:

321-951-7607

 

[Southern_Digger]

I definitely would like to hear him speak sometime. Last time I talked to him was about 1973-75ish when I was asking him a question regarding the possibility of a spanish wreck at Jupiter Inlet.

 

[bikerlawyer]

I know he had heart surgery again a few weeks ago.

 

[LiquidAsset]

Thanks you so much allen. I am gonna email him. And he can respond when he wants. I don't want to call and disturb him with any sort of medical condition. Thanks ya'll for the data. Cheers!

 

[recoverydiver1]

Bob Marx is awesome been following his work many years He is definitely a Legend dont forget about Art Mckee and Edwin Link they had the first treasure museum Best wishes to a speedy recovery Recoverydiver1

 

[Bobadilla]

I was lucky to join Bob Marx for full five days during his visit on UNESCO Underwater Heritage Conference held in Santo Domingo three years ago and I experienced several of his official lectures he had given here in the city as well. His memory is unbelievable at his age, he remembered perfectly dates, names of ship masters, names of capes and rocks, detailes, just everything. In spite of his "specific language" (almost everybody is fu..... *******, you know a sh....., and so on), his knowledge and personal experience have no comparison in treasure hunting and underwater archaeology.
It is highly recommended to attend any of his lectures.

Best regards,
Lobo

 

[richmonddigger]

where does he give these lectures

 

[VOC]

Bob Marx's web site: Seven Seas Search & Salvage

You can find published articles on: Seven Seas Search & Salvage » PUBLISHED ARTICLES

 

[Overeasy]

Is the site you show correct? I keep comming up with something about LLC's

 

[VOC]

Unfortunatally it looks like the site has been taken down, it worked the day I posted

Great shame as it was a very interesting site.

VOC

 

[LiquidAsset]

Lobo, I suspect he remembers details because he loves what he does. The high points in life tend to be something of remembrance. Moments of memory are somewhat angelic. I have let some time go by, to see if he is in better health. I emailed him this evening. I hope to get a response. If I do, and he is having another lecture, I will post it here for anyone to join. Fun night out

 

[stevemc]

If you find out about any talks, do post it. Thanks in advance, Steve.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

A good book he wrote was called "Always Another Adventure". Has anyone read that book? It came out in 1967, so it was before he'd actually found any of the larger treasures he went on to find afterwards. Still great reading though, especially if someone is interested in the early days of scuba.

 

[VOC]

Many good books to read.

Some good ones listed here:

http://classicdivebooks.customer.netspace.net.au/oeclassics-a-marks.html

A more comprehensive list can be found on-line in the bibliography section on http://www.ssssllc.com/?page_id=34 and http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Marx#section_2

Bobs Web site: www.ssssllc.com was back on line today 18th Aug 2012 when I checked.

 

[BobE]

I followed the link today and it worked.

Bob Marx's web site: Seven Seas Search & Salvage

You can find published articles on: Seven Seas Search & Salvage » PUBLISHED ARTICLES