The American Man, Bruce Willis (Esquire Magazine)

Below is an image of an issue of Esquire from March of 2001.

This item is from the The Bruce Willis Museum and Library's magazine collection. A section of the museum that currently has on display several hundred issues of magazines that feature Bruce Willis on the cover. This is one of several issues of Esquire that featured Mr. Willis on the cover.

This is an issue that I rushed out to buy from my local Walmart as soon as I found out Mr. Willis was appearing on the cover. So, it's from my personal collection. As opposed to the Moonlight magazine pictured in my last post (I obtained that via eBay auction, paying much more than cover price).

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Just Moonlighting Magazine Rare Bruce Willis Cover

Below is an image of a rare issue of the magazine "Just Moonlighting".

This item is a part of the The Bruce Willis Museum and Library's magazine collection. A section of the museum that currently has on display several hundred issues of magazines that feature Bruce Willis on the cover. This is one of several issues of "Just Moonlighting" magazine printed in late 1987 that discussed Bruce Willis exclusively.

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John McClain Replica NYC Badge

Below is an image of an item recently added to the The Bruce Willis Museum and Library's collection. While not an actual movie prop, it is a high quality replica. I recently placed it in a display case along with several other pieces of Die Hard movie replica props.

Are you a HUGE Bruce Willis fan like I am? You might want to stop by The Bruce Willis Museum and Library some day. The doors aren't open to the public just yet, but will be soon. Stay tuned. I'll announce the details as soon as the museum opens.

I've been a collector of Bruce Willis memorabilia for many years, but only recently decided to move my massive collection to a building downtown so that the public could enjoy my collection.

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Cataloging of Bruce Willis Memorabilia Continues

In my strong opinion Bruce Willis is one of the finest actors of our generation. Also an outstanding bartender whom I have had the pleasure of witnessing bartend in person.

Here is an image of Mr. Willis bartending back before he rose to superstardom.

This picture was taken at Cafe Central in Manhattan. He was born Walter Bruce Willis, but back then he went by "Bruno". During this time (early 80s) Bruno was just getting his acting career started.

So I stopped in one night at the Cafe Central and witnessed Mr. Willis and his amazing bartender abilities. Perhaps Bruno the bartender was the model for the Tom Cruise character in the bartending film Cocktail? Probably not, given that Cocktail came out in 1988. But it could be, as the movie does take place in NYC.

Flair bartending, according to Wikipedia, "is the practice of bartenders entertaining guests, clientele or audiences with the manipulation of bar tools (e.g. cocktail shakers) and liquor bottles in tricky, dazzling ways. Used occasionally in cocktail bars, the action requires skills commonly associated with jugglers". And let me tell you, Mr. Willis was a master of this art.

The night I stopped in Mr. Willis put on quite a show. It surely was a night I will never forget. I was so dazzled that I asked Bruno for his autograph. When he told me that he was an actor who bar-tended to pay the bills; I knew then that he would be a big star one day.

I can honestly say that I was not at all surprised that he rose to be one of Hollywood's megastars.

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