MAN TO BUILD WORLDS LARGEST LINCOLN LOGS STRUCTURE
MAN TO BUILD WORLDS LARGEST LINCOLN LOGS STRUCTURE
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Wireless Flash) A computer programmer from Rochester, N.Y. hopes to log himself into the Guinness Book of World Records by building the worlds largest Lincoln Logs structure. This Saturday, Vern Larkin and his 10-year-old son, Davey, will attempt to build a 4-foot-tall, 12-foot-wide building using 10,000 Lincoln Logs. Larkin says hes been using Lincoln Logs nearly all his life and wants to set the record to honor his favorite toy, which celebrates its 75th birthday this month. The 53-year-old father admits he hasnt practiced for the record attempt and hasnt played with Lincoln Logs in two years. However, hes not worried since theres no existing record for largest Lincoln Log building so, in his words, Theres no way to screw up.
Tue 12-11-01