Nice to see my fave hometown fake getting another 15 minutes of fame. Travel Channel doing a show on Cardiff Giant.

Last week, the Cardiff Giant received yet another opportunity for fame and stardom. A production crew from Optomem Productions came to film the Giant and to stage a reenactment of his burial and unearthing. They are producing a show for the Travel Channel called Mysteries of the Museum.  Ok, so the Giant isn't really a mystery any more, but he still makes a great story!

It was quite a full day. The crew arrived at about 9am. We undressed the Giant (well, not really since he is already undressed) by removing all of his exhibition props, labels, fencing bunting, banner and exhibition labels.  Then, we wheeled him out into the center of the entry area for some overhead shots.   

I say my fave hometown fake, because arguably what Cooperstown is most known for, the Baseball Hall of Fame, is only there because of another bit of historical fakery - the Mills Commission. Well, perhaps Cooperstown being the origin of the game of baseball is more of a myth than an outright fake. Kinda depends on your point of view. Anyhow, the Cardiff Giant is a undeniably a fake, and one that people continued to believe in long after it was exposed as a hoax. Nice to see it getting some more national exposure 141 years after it was perpetrated. You can find out more about the Travel Planet show about Cooperstown's most famous piece of rock at The Farmer's Museum blog.