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WELCOME BACK TO NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. DO YOU PUT YOUR LEGOS TOGETHER
A TAKING THEM ALL APART FOR THE NEXT TIME OR KEEP CHUNKS DOING.
DON DARCY, SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR FOR THE HAMPTON
ROADS NAVAL MUSEUM. YOU'VE PROBABLY NEVER BEEN ASKED
THAT FOR SPECIAL EVENTS AT THE NAVAL MUSEUM AT NAUTICUS.
DO YOU TAKE YOUR LEGOS COMPLETELY APART "THE END?
>> WE DO. WE TAKE THEM APART EVERY TIME.
EVERY PIECE IS SEPARATE BECAUSE THERE ARE KITS THAT THE NEXT KID
IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER, AND WE DON'T WANT THEM
TO BE ABLE TO BE COMPLETED. >> Bob: A HANDICAP.
>> YES, OR CHEATED OUT OF THE FUN.
>> Bob: THESE ARE GLUED TOGETHER, AREN'T THEY?
>> NO, YOU DON'T GLUE YOUR STUFF.
>> Bob: IF I WERE TO PICK THIS UP, YOU WOULDN'T COME OVER THE
TABLE ON ME? >> NO, I'M NOT.
>> Bob: THESE ARE YOUR DESIGNS, RIGHT?
>> YES, SIR. >> Bob: BUT YOU DIDN'T MAKE
THESE UP IN YOUR HEAD. >> NO, THESE ARE ALL SHIPS FROM
AMERICAN HISTORY. WHAT YOU'RE HOLDING RIGHT NOW IS
THE USS LIBERTY, A SPY SHIP FROM THE '60s, A TIE-IN FOR THE LATER
ON IN THE YEAR WITH OUR YEAR OF THE SPY.
>> Bob: OKAY, YOU GOT GRAY LEGOS AND BLACK LEGOS AND HOW DID YOU
KNOW WHERE TO START? >> WELL, FIRST THING WE DO IS
TRY TO FIND THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OF THE SHIPS BECAUSE
THESE ARE ALL SHIPS FROM HISTORY.
ANYTHING THAT WE MIGHT HAVE, SHIP DIAGRAMS AND GO FROM THERE
ON A LEGO DESIGNING PROGRAM TO TRY TO PUT THOSE TOGETHER.
>> Bob: I KNOW YOUR BOSS IS WATCHING, SO THIS ISN'T
SOMETHING YOU DO ALL THE TIME. YOU'RE DOING THIS FOR A SPECIAL
REASON, RIGHT? >> YES, WE ARE.
WE HAVE THE BRICK-BY-BRICK LEGO SHIP BUILDING EVENT ON THE 6th
OF FEBRUARY, DOWNTOWN AT ONE WATERSIDE DRIVE AT THE HAMPTON
ROADS NAVAL MUSEUM. IT'S ACTUALLY IN THE HALF MOONE
CRUISE AND CONVENTION CENTER. >> Bob: I WAS GOING TO SAY
BECAUSE YOU GUYS CAME ON THE SHOW ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO AND
ANNOUNCED THIS AND EVERYBODY KEPT SAYING, WAIT A MINUTE, THE
NAVAL MUSEUM AND LEGOS? AND THIS IS GROWING EVERY YEAR.
>> ABSOLUTELY. OVER 2,000 GUESTS FOR THE LAST
COUPLE YEARS RUNNING AND WE'RE EXPECTING MORE THIS YEAR.
>> Bob: DO I THINK MY SHIP THERE OR HOW DOES IT WORK?
>> THE ANSWER IS YES. YOU CAN EITHER BRING A SLIP
BECAUSE IT'S A COMPETITION -- BRING A SHIP BECAUSE IT'S A
COMPETITION THAT KIDS AS WELL AS ADULTS, 17 AND ABOVE HAVE THEIR
OWN DEAL. >> Bob: I WAS GOING TO SAY, WERE
ANY KIDS ALLOWED IN THE AREA WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING THEM?
>> BESIDES MY DAUGHTERS, THEY'RE HELPING.
IT'S A COMPETITION. THEY BRING SHIPS FROM HOME AND
ENTER INTO A COMPETITION TO WIN PRIZES AS WELL AS WE HAVE
HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF LEGOS ON STATION THERE FOR KIDS TO BUILD
SHIPS. >> Bob: ANY OF THEM ALREADY
ATTACHED? >> I IMAGINE THERE PROBABLY ARE.
>> Bob: THAT'S WHAT I DO. I BUILD IT AND I COULDN'T TEAR
IT APART. TEAR IT INTO TEN DIFFERENT
PIECES. >> THERE'S A BUNCH OF THEM,
YEAH. >> Bob: HOW ABOUT LITTLE KIDS?
CAN THEY COME IN? >> ABSOLUTELY.
WE'RE EXPANDED OUR DUPLOS FOR THE 1 TO 5-YEAR-OLD GROUPS.
>> Bob: THOSE ARE THE BIGGER BRICKS.
>> AND WE HAVE SHIPS IN THERE. THIS IS THE SEAWOLF CLASS
SUBMARINE. THIS RIGHT HERE IS THE
CSS-VIRGINIA. THEN WE HAVE THE USS MAINE FROM
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR. THE MONITOR AS WELL AS THE USS
LIBERTY. >> Bob: SO IT'S GOT THE MAINE IN
BETWEEN PROTECTING THE TWO. >> THE BIG SHIP OUT OF THE
BUNCH. >> Bob: WHEN YOU GUYS AREN'T
DOING LEGOS, IT'S AN AWESOME PLACE BECAUSE THERE'S ALL KINDS
OF STORIES OF OUR NAVAL HISTORY. >> ABSOLUTELY.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO COME OVER TO THE
MUSEUM, HAVE SOME FUN AND LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT THE LOCAL NAVAL
HISTORY. I MEAN, IT'S A RICH NAVAL
HISTORY. >> Bob: NOW, YOU'RE LEANING
TOWARD THE HISTORY. WHAT ABOUT THE GUY THAT WANTS TO
BUILD THE SHIP OF THE FUTURE? >> AS LONG AS IT'S NOT A
SPACESHIP, WE HAVEN'T TOLD THEM NO, THAT THEY CAN'T COMPETE WITH
IT. >> Bob: IT HAS TO FLOAT.
>> IT WOULD HAVE TO -- WE'RE LOOKING FOR A SHIP, WHEN YOU
TALK ABOUT SHIPS OF THE FUTURE, ONE OF THOSE SHIPS THAT THEY CAN
BUILD, I DIDN'T BRING IT FOR TODAY, BUT WE HAD IT LAST YEAR
AND IT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE KIDS, THE ZUMWALT, RECENTLY
COMMISSIONED AND RUNNING SHIP. IT LOOKS ALMOST LIKE A SPACESHIP
IN THE WATER. >> Bob: SO IF YOU REALLY GET
EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THIS REGION IS ABOUT IN OUR HISTORY AND THE
NAVY, BUT ALSO REALLY OUR DOMINANCE OF THE WORLD --
>> YEAH, STRATEGIC PROJECTION. >> Bob: GO TO THE SECOND FLOOR
OF THE NAUTICUS AND BRING YOUR LEGOS.
>> AMEN. COME DOWN.
>> Bob: THANKS TO LOT FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO TO REMIND US
OF HISTORY, BUT ALSO GETTING THE FUTURE GENERATIONS ENGAGED ONE
LEGO AT A TIME. AND I'M NOT GOING TO BREAK
ANYTHING, I PROMISE. BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN TOLD, RIGHT?
>> I'VE BEEN TOLD. >> Bob: WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU
WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE ON TV-48, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT'S
GOING ON IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. GIVE US A HOLLER AT 664-6510.
AND AS USUAL, IT'S A WONDERFUL TIME TO BE IN NORFOLK BECAUSE OF
YOU AND YOU.