Re: [MOPO] Getting older and collecting movie posters. (PHOTOS.)

2019-10-17 Thread David Kusumoto 
Hi Ira - ABSOLUTELY spot on about the wildfire stuff down here.  In fact, the 
first inkling to "downsize" occurred after our first evacuation in October 
2003.  I had a truck then and it was a little easier to grab what I thought 
were the "top ten" framed one-sheets and other movie paper - and drive away 
thinking - "well, I'm just gonna let everything else burn."  (At my peak - I 
had nearly 150 framed posters DISPLAYED all around our high-ceilinged home.  I 
was never the type to buy, collect and store things away - I displayed 
everything out of direct light and underneath Sue Heim's UV frames.)  When 
another evacuation happened in October 2007 - I didn't have a truck and I 
brought out far less.  That's when I said to myself, "OK, I'm way too old for 
this sh*t, time to start shedding and time to get into things that are a little 
more portable!  - d.


From: Ira Rubenstein 
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 7:28 PM
To: David Kusumoto 
Cc: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Getting older and collecting movie posters. (PHOTOS.)

Well said.And I see we have a lot of similar tastes.  While I enjoyed 
my time in California,   I would live  in constant fear of wild fire and can’t 
even imagine of what I would grab if I had to run in ten minutes.

Sent via mobile.Please excuse typos and autocorrects.

On Oct 16, 2019, at 9:39 PM, David Kusumoto  wrote:
* I confess I sometimes get a little depressed realizing that a life span is 
nearing its end - vs. being in the beginning or in the middle - during heady 
days when I cared less about the time unfurling ahead of me - and more about 
trying to OWN everything.

* There were "bumps" that caused me to downsize unrelated to aging - e.g., 
wildfire evacuations and the crazy exercise of toting out my fav framed 
one-sheets in less than ten minutes.

* But as decades pass and I realize my nostalgia doesn't line up with the 
nostalgia of younger generations - the urge to purge - (vs. letting your 
survivors cherry-pick through your stuff after you're gone) - gets stronger.

* When you've liquidated a few estates it hits some of us that we don't want to 
put our survivors through the hassle of choosing - and then dumping things they 
know little about - to Goodwill.

* So I think I'm like a lot of people in that what I have left today - has far 
more sentimental value than actual $$$ value - (or almost no dollar value).  
Two things that pull me out of my funk:

1) Gifting things to younger adults who express an appreciation to own movie 
memorabilia - thus giving them a gateway into a hobby that seems forbidden to 
them now - and hoping that if it takes hold like it did for me - it will grab 
them by the lapels and not peak for them - until they reach their late 40s 
through their 50s, and...

2) ...selling things - knowing that a future buyer will give them a good home - 
and will cherish them for however long they can - until they themselves - like 
I did - decide to move on.

* So while there's an element of sadness about divesting - I am in love with 
the idea of passing things down as a means of preserving them well after I'm 
gone.  And to feed my nostalgia - I can always look at photos of what I used to 
own "back in the day."  (See below.)

* I never got a chance to own any $$$ horror paper - simply because I could 
never afford it.  So I would say that my collection was likely a "mid-tiered" 
one - representing titles I really loved.

* Another aspect of getting older and divesting - is I can now show "a little 
bit" of what I used to own - without worrying about security issues - esp. now 
that the "gold" is gone. My lobby card collection is also gone but I used to 
own hundreds that aren't pictured here. -d.

P.S. - And almost everything I collected - with the exception of Beatles 
memorabilia and comic books - I purchased from dealers who are or were members 
of this very MOPO group!  (With the probable exception of the late Deke 
Richards and that couple who ran That's Entertainment" in PA - from whom I 
scored some incredible prizes!  I can't believe I've forgotten their names.  
Does anyone remember who I'm talking about?)

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Re: [MOPO] Getting older and collecting movie posters. (PHOTOS.)

2019-10-17 Thread David Kusumoto 
Thank you, Glenn!  Your thread about Wheeler and Woolsey really hit home which 
is why you got me thinking about all of this.  Best, David.


From: Glenn Taranto 
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 7:09 PM
To: David Kusumoto 
Cc: MoPo-L@listserv.american.edu 
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Getting older and collecting movie posters. (PHOTOS.)

Marvelous sentiments David!  Wonderful, wonderful collection!

Glenn

On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 6:39 PM David Kusumoto 
mailto:davidmkusum...@hotmail.com>> wrote:
* I confess I sometimes get a little depressed realizing that a life span is 
nearing its end - vs. being in the beginning or in the middle - during heady 
days when I cared less about the time unfurling ahead of me - and more about 
trying to OWN everything.

* There were "bumps" that caused me to downsize unrelated to aging - e.g., 
wildfire evacuations and the crazy exercise of toting out my fav framed 
one-sheets in less than ten minutes.

* But as decades pass and I realize my nostalgia doesn't line up with the 
nostalgia of younger generations - the urge to purge - (vs. letting your 
survivors cherry-pick through your stuff after you're gone) - gets stronger.

* When you've liquidated a few estates it hits some of us that we don't want to 
put our survivors through the hassle of choosing - and then dumping things they 
know little about - to Goodwill.

* So I think I'm like a lot of people in that what I have left today - has far 
more sentimental value than actual $$$ value - (or almost no dollar value).  
Two things that pull me out of my funk:

1) Gifting things to younger adults who express an appreciation to own movie 
memorabilia - thus giving them a gateway into a hobby that seems forbidden to 
them now - and hoping that if it takes hold like it did for me - it will grab 
them by the lapels and not peak for them - until they reach their late 40s 
through their 50s, and...

2) ...selling things - knowing that a future buyer will give them a good home - 
and will cherish them for however long they can - until they themselves - like 
I did - decide to move on.

* So while there's an element of sadness about divesting - I am in love with 
the idea of passing things down as a means of preserving them well after I'm 
gone.  And to feed my nostalgia - I can always look at photos of what I used to 
own "back in the day."  (See below.)

* I never got a chance to own any $$$ horror paper - simply because I could 
never afford it.  So I would say that my collection was likely a "mid-tiered" 
one - representing titles I really loved.

* Another aspect of getting older and divesting - is I can now show "a little 
bit" of what I used to own - without worrying about security issues - esp. now 
that the "gold" is gone. My lobby card collection is also gone but I used to 
own hundreds that aren't pictured here. -d.

P.S. - And almost everything I collected - with the exception of Beatles 
memorabilia and comic books - I purchased from dealers who are or were members 
of this very MOPO group!  (With the probable exception of the late Deke 
Richards and that couple who ran That's Entertainment" in PA - from whom I 
scored some incredible prizes!  I can't believe I've forgotten their names.  
Does anyone remember who I'm talking about?)

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Re: [MOPO] Getting older and collecting movie posters. (PHOTOS.)

2019-10-17 Thread Scott Burns 
Expensive horror paper be damned.yours was no "mid-tiered"
collection...quite a stunner, David! 

 

Thanks for sharing the photos.

 

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Re: [MOPO] Getting older and collecting movie posters. (PHOTOS.)

2019-10-16 Thread Posteropolis 
That Casablanca window card is a stunner.

 

 

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From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of David
Kusumoto
Sent: October-16-19 9:39 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: [MOPO] Getting older and collecting movie posters. (PHOTOS.)

 

* I confess I sometimes get a little depressed realizing that a life span is
nearing its end - vs. being in the beginning or in the middle - during heady
days when I cared less about the time unfurling ahead of me - and more about
trying to OWN everything.  

 

* There were "bumps" that caused me to downsize unrelated to aging - e.g.,
wildfire evacuations and the crazy exercise of toting out my fav framed
one-sheets in less than ten minutes.  

 

* But as decades pass and I realize my nostalgia doesn't line up with the
nostalgia of younger generations - the urge to purge - (vs. letting your
survivors cherry-pick through your stuff after you're gone) - gets stronger.


 

* When you've liquidated a few estates it hits some of us that we don't want
to put our survivors through the hassle of choosing - and then dumping
things they know little about - to Goodwill.

 

* So I think I'm like a lot of people in that what I have left today - has
far more sentimental value than actual $$$ value - (or almost no dollar
value).  Two things that pull me out of my funk: 

 

1) Gifting things to younger adults who express an appreciation to own movie
memorabilia - thus giving them a gateway into a hobby that seems forbidden
to them now - and hoping that if it takes hold like it did for me - it will
grab them by the lapels and not peak for them - until they reach their late
40s through their 50s, and...

 

2) ...selling things - knowing that a future buyer will give them a good
home - and will cherish them for however long they can - until they
themselves - like I did - decide to move on.

 

* So while there's an element of sadness about divesting - I am in love with
the idea of passing things down as a means of preserving them well after I'm
gone.  And to feed my nostalgia - I can always look at photos of what I used
to own "back in the day."  (See below.)

 

* I never got a chance to own any $$$ horror paper - simply because I could
never afford it.  So I would say that my collection was likely a
"mid-tiered" one - representing titles I really loved.

 

* Another aspect of getting older and divesting - is I can now show "a
little bit" of what I used to own - without worrying about security issues -
esp. now that the "gold" is gone. My lobby card collection is also gone but
I used to own hundreds that aren't pictured here. -d. 

 

P.S. - And almost everything I collected - with the exception of Beatles
memorabilia and comic books - I purchased from dealers who are or were
members of this very MOPO group!  (With the probable exception of the late
Deke Richards and that couple who ran That's Entertainment" in PA - from
whom I scored some incredible prizes!  I can't believe I've forgotten their
names.  Does anyone remember who I'm talking about?)

 

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Re: [MOPO] Getting older and collecting movie posters. (PHOTOS.)

2019-10-16 Thread Susan Heim 
Having grown up in southern California, the risk of earthquakes and fires is 
always present...…….In 1994, when the Northridge earthquake hit, I lived very 
close to my shop and gallery.  The earthquake hit at about 4:30 in the morning.
After we and the furniture were thrown around the room, we got out of our house 
and went directly to the store.  There were already looters on the main street, 
sadly.  Luckily, our windows weren't broken but the ceiling in our
main room was cracked and sagging.  I opened the back door and crawled over all 
the equipment to get to my customers artwork that they had left for me to 
frame.  The main pieces in particular were two original Disney cells
from a woman who's father had been part of the original crew when Disney 
started the company.  I got what I needed and put them in my car and got out.  
By then, luckily, the police were patrolling the area not allowing looters
to get into the shops.   As a collector myself, I had to get my clients 
collections out of my store for safe keeping.  My friends thought I was crazy 
for leaving my house in the middle of an earthquake.   But that collector gene 
in me was more powerful.

A few years later, the house behind my house caught on fire in the middle of 
the night.  My neighbor was banging on our front bedroom window to wake us up.  
Once up and running down the hall, we got our daughters out of the house
to the neighbor's care, and then started grabbing framed 3 sheets and running 
out the door to the middle of the driveway as the fire engines rushed by to the 
street behind us.  Luckily the fire was put out but the house was a complete 
loss.  Luckily, for me, the burning house was about 60 feet from the back of my 
house, so the only thing that burnt for me were the trees in our backyard that 
were near his boundary line.  What it made me do was videotape each room so I 
would have it for insurance purposes.

Sadly, last summer in the fires in the San Fernando Valley of L.A., a dear 
friend lost his entire collection.  He had one of the largest Clint Eastwood 
collections in the world, not just all of the posters, but props from his films 
and other
unique items.  In addition, he had one whole room for just toys from the 40's 
and up.  A huge Gumby collection and all this early James Bond material and Man 
From Uncle stuff.just masses of beautiful collectables.  It was so sad
and I felt so horrible for him.


So, Alan is correct.  That is life as a collector.  That is why I started 
selling my collection a few years ago because as I get older, I worry about 
things like that.

Sue

From: MoPo List  on behalf of Alan Adler 

Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2019 2:53 AM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Getting older and collecting movie posters. (PHOTOS.)

About 20 something years back a wildfire worked its way up my street. Back from 
work, I had 15 minutes to evacuate.  It seemed like the fire was doors away 
from me. I looked around at a room full of old toys, tons of paper, screenplays 
I’d written, journals, you name it. I only had time to choose one thing. I 
picked up my silver baby rattle that I’d recently found in a box of goodies. I 
put it in my pocket and walked out with the first toy I ever had. Seemed 
fitting. After the first item you bond with, everything else is icing on the 
cake. Out of the canyon I waited and wondered for a couple of days if my world 
was still there. In some way I had said goodbye to all my stuff. And the oddest 
thing… when I came back and eveything was intact and safe - I found I had to 
re-acquire it in my mind. Take on the burden of it all once again after I’d 
said goodbye to it and made peace with the loss. Will never forget how odd that 
felt. Such is life in the world of collecting.

Alan

On Oct 16, 2019, at 7:28 PM, Ira Rubenstein 
mailto:irubenst...@pbs.org>> wrote:

Well said.And I see we have a lot of similar tastes.  While I enjoyed 
my time in California,   I would live  in constant fear of wild fire and can’t 
even imagine of what I would grab if I had to run in ten minutes.



Sent via mobile.Please excuse typos and autocorrects.

On Oct 16, 2019, at 9:39 PM, David Kusumoto 
mailto:davidmkusum...@hotmail.com>> wrote:


* I confess I sometimes get a little depressed realizing that a life span is 
nearing its end - vs. being in the beginning or in the middle - during heady 
days when I cared less about the time unfurling ahead of me - and more about 
trying to OWN everything.

* There were "bumps" that caused me to downsize unrelated to aging - e.g., 
wildfire evacuations and the crazy exercise of toting out my fav framed 
one-sheets in less than ten minutes.

* But as decades pass and I realize my nostalgia doesn't line up with the 
nostalgia of younger generations - the urge to purge - (vs. letting your 
survivors cherry-pick through your stuff after you're gone) - gets st

Re: [MOPO] Getting older and collecting movie posters. (PHOTOS.)

2019-10-16 Thread Jeff Potokar 
Dave,

AS always occurs when you write, another insightful and well versed post.

I agree with you on all aspects. At the end of the day, we are nothing more 
than caretakers with items that we “own.” Barring something like a fire, 
earthquake, or the like, all of these things will outlast us, and many were 
around before we were born.

And what fantastic photos of your collection.  Thanks for the added perk to 
your post.

Jeff




> On Oct 16, 2019, at 6:39 PM, David Kusumoto  
> wrote:
> 
> * I confess I sometimes get a little depressed realizing that a life span is 
> nearing its end - vs. being in the beginning or in the middle - during heady 
> days when I cared less about the time unfurling ahead of me - and more about 
> trying to OWN everything.  
> 
> * There were "bumps" that caused me to downsize unrelated to aging - e.g., 
> wildfire evacuations and the crazy exercise of toting out my fav framed 
> one-sheets in less than ten minutes.  
> 
> * But as decades pass and I realize my nostalgia doesn't line up with the 
> nostalgia of younger generations - the urge to purge - (vs. letting your 
> survivors cherry-pick through your stuff after you're gone) - gets stronger. 
> 
> * When you've liquidated a few estates it hits some of us that we don't want 
> to put our survivors through the hassle of choosing - and then dumping things 
> they know little about - to Goodwill.
> 
> * So I think I'm like a lot of people in that what I have left today - has 
> far more sentimental value than actual $$$ value - (or almost no dollar 
> value).  Two things that pull me out of my funk: 
> 
> 1) Gifting things to younger adults who express an appreciation to own movie 
> memorabilia - thus giving them a gateway into a hobby that seems forbidden to 
> them now - and hoping that if it takes hold like it did for me - it will grab 
> them by the lapels and not peak for them - until they reach their late 40s 
> through their 50s, and...
> 
> 2) ...selling things - knowing that a future buyer will give them a good home 
> - and will cherish them for however long they can - until they themselves - 
> like I did - decide to move on.
> 
> * So while there's an element of sadness about divesting - I am in love with 
> the idea of passing things down as a means of preserving them well after I'm 
> gone.  And to feed my nostalgia - I can always look at photos of what I used 
> to own "back in the day."  (See below.)
> 
> * I never got a chance to own any $$$ horror paper - simply because I could 
> never afford it.  So I would say that my collection was likely a "mid-tiered" 
> one - representing titles I really loved.
> 
> * Another aspect of getting older and divesting - is I can now show "a little 
> bit" of what I used to own - without worrying about security issues - esp. 
> now that the "gold" is gone. My lobby card collection is also gone but I used 
> to own hundreds that aren't pictured here. -d. 
> 
> P.S. - And almost everything I collected - with the exception of Beatles 
> memorabilia and comic books - I purchased from dealers who are or were 
> members of this very MOPO group!  (With the probable exception of the late 
> Deke Richards and that couple who ran That's Entertainment" in PA - from whom 
> I scored some incredible prizes!  I can't believe I've forgotten their names. 
>  Does anyone remember who I'm talking about?)
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Re: [MOPO] Getting older and collecting movie posters. (PHOTOS.)

2019-10-16 Thread Glenn Taranto 
Also living in California I have imagined a scenario where a devastating
earthquake takes everything I own except my life.  I confess I have thought
it oddly liberating!

GT

On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 7:53 PM Alan Adler  wrote:

> About 20 something years back a wildfire worked its way up my street. Back
> from work, I had 15 minutes to evacuate.  It seemed like the fire was doors
> away from me. I looked around at a room full of old toys, tons of paper,
> screenplays I’d written, journals, you name it. I only had time to choose
> one thing. I picked up my silver baby rattle that I’d recently found in a
> box of goodies. I put it in my pocket and walked out with the first toy I
> ever had. Seemed fitting. After the first item you bond with, everything
> else is icing on the cake. Out of the canyon I waited and wondered for a
> couple of days if my world was still there. In some way I had said goodbye
> to all my stuff. And the oddest thing… when I came back and eveything was
> intact and safe - I found I had to re-acquire it in my mind. Take on the
> burden of it all once again after I’d said goodbye to it and made peace
> with the loss. Will never forget how odd that felt. Such is life in the
> world of collecting.
>
> Alan
>
> On Oct 16, 2019, at 7:28 PM, Ira Rubenstein  wrote:
>
> Well said.And I see we have a lot of similar tastes.  While I
> enjoyed my time in California,   I would live  in constant fear of wild
> fire and can’t even imagine of what I would grab if I had to run in ten
> minutes.
>
>
>
> Sent via mobile.Please excuse typos and autocorrects.
>
> On Oct 16, 2019, at 9:39 PM, David Kusumoto 
> wrote:
>
> 
> * I confess I sometimes get a little depressed realizing that a life span
> is nearing its end - vs. being in the beginning or in the middle - during
> heady days when I cared less about the time unfurling ahead of me - and
> more about trying to OWN everything.
>
> * There were "bumps" that caused me to downsize unrelated to aging - e.g.,
> wildfire evacuations and the crazy exercise of toting out my fav framed
> one-sheets in less than ten minutes.
>
> * But as decades pass and I realize my nostalgia doesn't line up with the
> nostalgia of younger generations - the urge to purge - (vs. letting your
> survivors cherry-pick through your stuff after you're gone) - gets
> stronger.
>
> * When you've liquidated a few estates it hits some of us that we don't
> want to put our survivors through the hassle of choosing - and then dumping
> things they know little about - to Goodwill.
>
> * So I think I'm like a lot of people in that what I have left today - has
> far more sentimental value than actual $$$ value - (or almost no dollar
> value).  *Two things that pull me out of my funk:*
>
> 1) Gifting things to younger adults who express an appreciation to own
> movie memorabilia - thus giving them a gateway into a hobby that seems
> forbidden to them now - and hoping that if it takes hold like it did for me
> - it will grab them by the lapels and not peak for them - until they reach
> their late 40s through their 50s, and...
>
> 2) ...selling things - knowing that a future buyer will give them a good
> home - and will cherish them for however long they can - until they
> themselves - like I did - decide to move on.
>
> * So while there's an element of sadness about divesting - I am in love
> with the idea of passing things down as a means of preserving them well
> after I'm gone.  And to feed my nostalgia - I can always look at photos of
> what I used to own "back in the day."  (See below.)
>
> * I never got a chance to own any $$$ horror paper - simply because I
> could never afford it.  So I would say that my collection was likely a
> "mid-tiered" one - representing titles I really loved.
>
> * Another aspect of getting older and divesting - is I can now show "a
> little bit" of what I used to own - without worrying about security issues
> - esp. now that the "gold" is gone. My lobby card collection is also gone
> but I used to own hundreds that aren't pictured here. -d.
>
> P.S. - And almost everything I collected - with the exception of Beatles
> memorabilia and comic books - I purchased from dealers who are or were
> members of this very MOPO group!  (With the probable exception of the late
> Deke Richards and that couple who ran That's Entertainment" in PA - from
> whom I scored some incredible prizes!  I can't believe I've forgotten their
> names.  Does anyone remember who I'm talking about?)
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/9020/N4OrrP.jpg
> 
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/6615/3ffRPe.jpg
>

Re: [MOPO] Getting older and collecting movie posters. (PHOTOS.)

2019-10-16 Thread Alan Adler 
About 20 something years back a wildfire worked its way up my street. Back from 
work, I had 15 minutes to evacuate.  It seemed like the fire was doors away 
from me. I looked around at a room full of old toys, tons of paper, screenplays 
I’d written, journals, you name it. I only had time to choose one thing. I 
picked up my silver baby rattle that I’d recently found in a box of goodies. I 
put it in my pocket and walked out with the first toy I ever had. Seemed 
fitting. After the first item you bond with, everything else is icing on the 
cake. Out of the canyon I waited and wondered for a couple of days if my world 
was still there. In some way I had said goodbye to all my stuff. And the oddest 
thing… when I came back and eveything was intact and safe - I found I had to 
re-acquire it in my mind. Take on the burden of it all once again after I’d 
said goodbye to it and made peace with the loss. Will never forget how odd that 
felt. Such is life in the world of collecting.

Alan

> On Oct 16, 2019, at 7:28 PM, Ira Rubenstein  wrote:
> 
> Well said.And I see we have a lot of similar tastes.  While I enjoyed 
> my time in California,   I would live  in constant fear of wild fire and 
> can’t even imagine of what I would grab if I had to run in ten minutes.   
> 
>  
> 
> Sent via mobile.Please excuse typos and autocorrects. 
> 
>> On Oct 16, 2019, at 9:39 PM, David Kusumoto  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> * I confess I sometimes get a little depressed realizing that a life span is 
>> nearing its end - vs. being in the beginning or in the middle - during heady 
>> days when I cared less about the time unfurling ahead of me - and more about 
>> trying to OWN everything.  
>> 
>> * There were "bumps" that caused me to downsize unrelated to aging - e.g., 
>> wildfire evacuations and the crazy exercise of toting out my fav framed 
>> one-sheets in less than ten minutes.  
>> 
>> * But as decades pass and I realize my nostalgia doesn't line up with the 
>> nostalgia of younger generations - the urge to purge - (vs. letting your 
>> survivors cherry-pick through your stuff after you're gone) - gets stronger. 
>> 
>> * When you've liquidated a few estates it hits some of us that we don't want 
>> to put our survivors through the hassle of choosing - and then dumping 
>> things they know little about - to Goodwill.
>> 
>> * So I think I'm like a lot of people in that what I have left today - has 
>> far more sentimental value than actual $$$ value - (or almost no dollar 
>> value).  Two things that pull me out of my funk: 
>> 
>> 1) Gifting things to younger adults who express an appreciation to own movie 
>> memorabilia - thus giving them a gateway into a hobby that seems forbidden 
>> to them now - and hoping that if it takes hold like it did for me - it will 
>> grab them by the lapels and not peak for them - until they reach their late 
>> 40s through their 50s, and...
>> 
>> 2) ...selling things - knowing that a future buyer will give them a good 
>> home - and will cherish them for however long they can - until they 
>> themselves - like I did - decide to move on.
>> 
>> * So while there's an element of sadness about divesting - I am in love with 
>> the idea of passing things down as a means of preserving them well after I'm 
>> gone.  And to feed my nostalgia - I can always look at photos of what I used 
>> to own "back in the day."  (See below.)
>> 
>> * I never got a chance to own any $$$ horror paper - simply because I could 
>> never afford it.  So I would say that my collection was likely a 
>> "mid-tiered" one - representing titles I really loved.
>> 
>> * Another aspect of getting older and divesting - is I can now show "a 
>> little bit" of what I used to own - without worrying about security issues - 
>> esp. now that the "gold" is gone. My lobby card collection is also gone but 
>> I used to own hundreds that aren't pictured here. -d. 
>> 
>> P.S. - And almost everything I collected - with the exception of Beatles 
>> memorabilia and comic books - I purchased from dealers who are or were 
>> members of this very MOPO group!  (With the probable exception of the late 
>> Deke Richards and that couple who ran That's Entertainment" in PA - from 
>> whom I scored some incredible prizes!  I can't believe I've forgotten their 
>> names.  Does anyone remember who I'm talking about?)
>> 
>> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/9020/N4OrrP.jpg 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/6615/3ffRPe.jpg 
>>

Re: [MOPO] Getting older and collecting movie posters. (PHOTOS.)

2019-10-16 Thread Tom Martin 
great post sue..and thereis alittle ofallyou inthe whole historyof Film 
.titles and thebaby boomer experience..basically fromthe 30s- to the 
80s///like 60s yearsand we all seem to bearound 60s to80sand somelast to 
90s..itsure goes Fast,,we ere so luckt to beintheheydey of 
movies..whentherwas a studio stsem./.andstars,,it justseeme differentand 
Davids beatles collectioni was able to meet thedrummer and 1st 
beatle pete best withTommy mysonaftera show...he told mestorysand we 
took himtoa jazz club called Rustys..hismomwas themanager Roadie ,had 
thevan andtehplace to Practice,,Johnnyparis myold Band boss had the 
beatles warm up for themInHamburg Germany in1960..andsoJohn told mehow 
the Guys wre roughnecks...esplennon..andthatepstien said Pete must go 
with tehmom/./as pete was actually thepopular pone 
wityhtehgirls...tohavepete tellm me Fromhis mouth was so cool he tooka 
pic withTommy..i said son you justmeta real beatle...pete becamea 
bakerand semd sad he was kickedoutoftehband,,the daywe met nobody showed 
 except about 50people ..that taughtmehow fickle itwas..we looked eye to 
eye and shook hands..I saw themn that notallthepeopleinthe biz make 
it.and many do..butallenedupintehsameplace eventually so justgivethanks 
for everyone..as to methefansa havea story justas 
thestoars,theindustryi loved so much as changed so much inthelast 
20years,,we dont evenwatch Films but digital images now..andthefilmsare 
a whole new genre..itwillbeinterestingto se wheritgoes..as itschanged so 
muchinjust a few years,,ilikehearingallyourstorys..all we need isa 
picnic andid been allset



On 2019-10-16 22:24, Susan Heim wrote:

I hear ya Dave..it's been hard letting go of certain of my
collection. They've been a part of my life for so long and meant more
to me than just a poster hanging on the wall. They were not only a
beautiful representation of a film I loved or just beautiful artwork
from an industry I love, but they were a symbol for me of success. To
some that may sound shallow, but from where I came to where I've come
is a long road that I'm proud of. I look at all the framed posters on
your walls (wonder where you got all those frames!!!) and there was my
Spellbound half sheet you bought from me about 20 years ago that
started our friendship..Every one of those posters on your wall
are so much a part of who you are. Knowing you, I know why you have
each of those posters and what they mean to you...….I've had many
collectors ask me if I could choose one poster to never sell, what
would it be. I can't answer that because each poster means something
to me and touches a certain part of who I am...….only another poster
collector can understand that.

 Sue
 Hollywood Poster Frames

-

FROM: MoPo List  on behalf of David
Kusumoto 
 SENT: Thursday, October 17, 2019 1:39 AM
 TO: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
 SUBJECT: [MOPO] Getting older and collecting movie posters. (PHOTOS.)


 * I confess I sometimes get a little depressed realizing that a life
span is nearing its end - vs. being in the beginning or in the middle
- during heady days when I cared less about the time unfurling ahead
of me - and more about trying to OWN everything.

* There were "bumps" that caused me to downsize unrelated to aging -
e.g., wildfire evacuations and the crazy exercise of toting out my fav
framed one-sheets in less than ten minutes.

* But as decades pass and I realize my nostalgia doesn't line up with
the nostalgia of younger generations - the urge to purge - (vs.
letting your survivors cherry-pick through your stuff after you're
gone) - gets stronger.

* When you've liquidated a few estates it hits some of us that we
don't want to put our survivors through the hassle of choosing - and
then dumping things they know little about - to Goodwill.

* So I think I'm like a lot of people in that what I have left today -
has far more sentimental value than actual $$$ value - (or almost no
dollar value). Two things that pull me out of my funk:

1) Gifting things to younger adults who express an appreciation to own
movie memorabilia - thus giving them a gateway into a hobby that seems
forbidden to them now - and hoping that if it takes hold like it did
for me - it will grab them by the lapels and not peak for them - until
they reach their late 40s through their 50s, and...

2) ...selling things - knowing that a future buyer will give them a
good home - and will cherish them for however long they can - until
they themselves - like I did - decide to move on.

* So while there's an element of sadness about divesting - I am in
love with the idea of passing things down as a means of preserving
them well after I'm gone. And to feed my nostalgia - I can always look
at photos of what I used to own "back in the day." (See below.)

* I never got a chance to own any $$$ horror paper - simply because I
could never afford it. So I would say that my collection was likely a
"mid-tiered" one - representing

Re: [MOPO] Getting older and collecting movie posters. (PHOTOS.)

2019-10-16 Thread Ira Rubenstein 
Well said.And I see we have a lot of similar tastes.  While I enjoyed 
my time in California,   I would live  in constant fear of wild fire and can’t 
even imagine of what I would grab if I had to run in ten minutes.



Sent via mobile.Please excuse typos and autocorrects.

On Oct 16, 2019, at 9:39 PM, David Kusumoto  wrote:


* I confess I sometimes get a little depressed realizing that a life span is 
nearing its end - vs. being in the beginning or in the middle - during heady 
days when I cared less about the time unfurling ahead of me - and more about 
trying to OWN everything.

* There were "bumps" that caused me to downsize unrelated to aging - e.g., 
wildfire evacuations and the crazy exercise of toting out my fav framed 
one-sheets in less than ten minutes.

* But as decades pass and I realize my nostalgia doesn't line up with the 
nostalgia of younger generations - the urge to purge - (vs. letting your 
survivors cherry-pick through your stuff after you're gone) - gets stronger.

* When you've liquidated a few estates it hits some of us that we don't want to 
put our survivors through the hassle of choosing - and then dumping things they 
know little about - to Goodwill.

* So I think I'm like a lot of people in that what I have left today - has far 
more sentimental value than actual $$$ value - (or almost no dollar value).  
Two things that pull me out of my funk:

1) Gifting things to younger adults who express an appreciation to own movie 
memorabilia - thus giving them a gateway into a hobby that seems forbidden to 
them now - and hoping that if it takes hold like it did for me - it will grab 
them by the lapels and not peak for them - until they reach their late 40s 
through their 50s, and...

2) ...selling things - knowing that a future buyer will give them a good home - 
and will cherish them for however long they can - until they themselves - like 
I did - decide to move on.

* So while there's an element of sadness about divesting - I am in love with 
the idea of passing things down as a means of preserving them well after I'm 
gone.  And to feed my nostalgia - I can always look at photos of what I used to 
own "back in the day."  (See below.)

* I never got a chance to own any $$$ horror paper - simply because I could 
never afford it.  So I would say that my collection was likely a "mid-tiered" 
one - representing titles I really loved.

* Another aspect of getting older and divesting - is I can now show "a little 
bit" of what I used to own - without worrying about security issues - esp. now 
that the "gold" is gone. My lobby card collection is also gone but I used to 
own hundreds that aren't pictured here. -d.

P.S. - And almost everything I collected - with the exception of Beatles 
memorabilia and comic books - I purchased from dealers who are or were members 
of this very MOPO group!  (With the probable exception of the late Deke 
Richards and that couple who ran That's Entertainment" in PA - from whom I 
scored some incredible prizes!  I can't believe I've forgotten their names.  
Does anyone remember who I'm talking about?)

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/9020/N4OrrP.jpg
[https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/9020/N4OrrP.jpg]

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/6615/3ffRPe.jpg
[https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/6615/3ffRPe.jpg]

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/4167/XfS18s.jpg
[https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/4167/XfS18s.jpg]

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/2971/Mqzyz5.jpg
[https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/2971/Mqzyz5.jpg]

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/6813/1jYDO5.jpg

Re: [MOPO] Getting older and collecting movie posters. (PHOTOS.)

2019-10-16 Thread Susan Heim 
I hear ya Dave..it's been hard letting go of certain of my collection.  
They've been a part of my life for so long and meant more to me than just a 
poster hanging on the wall.  They were not only a beautiful representation of a 
film I loved or just beautiful artwork from an industry I love, but they were a 
symbol for me of success.   To some that may sound shallow,  but from where I 
came to where I've come is a long road that I'm proud of.  I look at all the 
framed posters on your walls (wonder where you got all those frames!!!) and 
there was my Spellbound half sheet you bought from me about 20 years ago that 
started our friendship..Every one of those posters on your wall are so much 
a part of who you are.  Knowing you, I know why you have each of those posters 
and what they mean to you...….I've had many collectors ask me if I could choose 
one poster to never sell, what would it be.  I can't answer that because each 
poster means something to me and touches a certain part of who I am...….only 
another poster collector can understand that.

Sue
Hollywood Poster Frames


From: MoPo List  on behalf of David Kusumoto 

Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2019 1:39 AM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
Subject: [MOPO] Getting older and collecting movie posters. (PHOTOS.)

* I confess I sometimes get a little depressed realizing that a life span is 
nearing its end - vs. being in the beginning or in the middle - during heady 
days when I cared less about the time unfurling ahead of me - and more about 
trying to OWN everything.

* There were "bumps" that caused me to downsize unrelated to aging - e.g., 
wildfire evacuations and the crazy exercise of toting out my fav framed 
one-sheets in less than ten minutes.

* But as decades pass and I realize my nostalgia doesn't line up with the 
nostalgia of younger generations - the urge to purge - (vs. letting your 
survivors cherry-pick through your stuff after you're gone) - gets stronger.

* When you've liquidated a few estates it hits some of us that we don't want to 
put our survivors through the hassle of choosing - and then dumping things they 
know little about - to Goodwill.

* So I think I'm like a lot of people in that what I have left today - has far 
more sentimental value than actual $$$ value - (or almost no dollar value).  
Two things that pull me out of my funk:

1) Gifting things to younger adults who express an appreciation to own movie 
memorabilia - thus giving them a gateway into a hobby that seems forbidden to 
them now - and hoping that if it takes hold like it did for me - it will grab 
them by the lapels and not peak for them - until they reach their late 40s 
through their 50s, and...

2) ...selling things - knowing that a future buyer will give them a good home - 
and will cherish them for however long they can - until they themselves - like 
I did - decide to move on.

* So while there's an element of sadness about divesting - I am in love with 
the idea of passing things down as a means of preserving them well after I'm 
gone.  And to feed my nostalgia - I can always look at photos of what I used to 
own "back in the day."  (See below.)

* I never got a chance to own any $$$ horror paper - simply because I could 
never afford it.  So I would say that my collection was likely a "mid-tiered" 
one - representing titles I really loved.

* Another aspect of getting older and divesting - is I can now show "a little 
bit" of what I used to own - without worrying about security issues - esp. now 
that the "gold" is gone. My lobby card collection is also gone but I used to 
own hundreds that aren't pictured here. -d.

P.S. - And almost everything I collected - with the exception of Beatles 
memorabilia and comic books - I purchased from dealers who are or were members 
of this very MOPO group!  (With the probable exception of the late Deke 
Richards and that couple who ran That's Entertainment" in PA - from whom I 
scored some incredible prizes!  I can't believe I've forgotten their names.  
Does anyone remember who I'm talking about?)

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/9020/N4OrrP.jpg
[https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/9020/N4OrrP.jpg]

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/6615/3ffRPe.jpg
[https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/6615/3ffRPe.jpg]

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/4167/XfS18s.jpg
[https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/4167/XfS18s.jpg]

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/2971/Mqzyz5.jpg
[https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/2971/Mqzyz5.jpg]

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/6813/1jYDO5.jpg
[https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/6813/1jYDO5.jpg]

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/6757/fwkRYj.jpg
[https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/6757/fwkRYj.jpg]

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/487/035wER.jpg
[https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/487/035wER.jpg]

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/7920/g7P84B.jpg

Re: [MOPO] Getting older and collecting movie posters. (PHOTOS.)

2019-10-16 Thread Tom Martin 
wow whata collection David..all stuuf thats a lifetime ofgreat 
titles...I liketheitsa wonderful lifeand 34thstreetandPinochio.esp 
wonderfullifeis myalltime Faveand zuzuz in my facebook she does 
appearances all over usa...
I only have one of your posters the purple 30 x 40 British quad 
Beatles,,, its so amzing the beatles did somany films..andare 
stillaround..evenat like77 !!!


wow

yes us Baby boomers see thatourgenerationandourparentsand 
Grandparents..all have cometo a end inthis life
My greatgrandmother onmoms side usedd toHave tea inBermuda withMark 
twain..he loved bermuda as did Lennon who did hislastworkher before he 
was shot in1980..
whilei was havingLunch with Melblanc in1976 nov 19...he seemd curious 
whenI mentioned Bermuda was moms home birthplaceas itsa uk island..
wellwheni wentback toHollywood inlike 1994 I met Mels son Noelandhe 
keptsayingI wish youcould meet my friend///OII said who is your 
friend??itwas Kirk Douglas..as his wife was fromBermuda as weelas 
Michael lives ther evenNow withCatherine zetta Jones
Right afterwe metand went tothesame placeMelandi did theHamburger 
Hamletin Beverly Hills..both Kirkandnowl wereina accoidentaat te airport 
inNoel French daughphin helicopter likea few days afteri saw 
himlifeis so full of surprises...Kirk also seemslikea great guyandi 
bethe know myfamily as they left fprusa after thewar in1947...Mom  
metLinda Darnell at teUSO dances..toentertainthetroops..all myauntsmet 
GIs and married themand movedtoToledo...My dads folk were sicily 
...andso they came overona boat..and settled in 
RochesterNewYORK...so,,its so cool learningaboutmope Familyas itsa 
eclectic Group of cool people...Thanks David for teh share..
I kinda justy say OK god what ever you will is..lets do it..as no one 
takes a uhaul fo stuff behin tehhearse..so have fun ,share it...and sell 
it and help others enjoy it







On 2019-10-16 21:39, David Kusumoto wrote:

* I confess I sometimes get a little depressed realizing that a life
span is nearing its end - vs. being in the beginning or in the middle
- during heady days when I cared less about the time unfurling ahead
of me - and more about trying to OWN everything.

* There were "bumps" that caused me to downsize unrelated to aging -
e.g., wildfire evacuations and the crazy exercise of toting out my fav
framed one-sheets in less than ten minutes.

* But as decades pass and I realize my nostalgia doesn't line up with
the nostalgia of younger generations - the urge to purge - (vs.
letting your survivors cherry-pick through your stuff after you're
gone) - gets stronger.

* When you've liquidated a few estates it hits some of us that we
don't want to put our survivors through the hassle of choosing - and
then dumping things they know little about - to Goodwill.

* So I think I'm like a lot of people in that what I have left today -
has far more sentimental value than actual $$$ value - (or almost no
dollar value). Two things that pull me out of my funk:

1) Gifting things to younger adults who express an appreciation to own
movie memorabilia - thus giving them a gateway into a hobby that seems
forbidden to them now - and hoping that if it takes hold like it did
for me - it will grab them by the lapels and not peak for them - until
they reach their late 40s through their 50s, and...

2) ...selling things - knowing that a future buyer will give them a
good home - and will cherish them for however long they can - until
they themselves - like I did - decide to move on.

* So while there's an element of sadness about divesting - I am in
love with the idea of passing things down as a means of preserving
them well after I'm gone. And to feed my nostalgia - I can always look
at photos of what I used to own "back in the day." (See below.)

* I never got a chance to own any $$$ horror paper - simply because I
could never afford it. So I would say that my collection was likely a
"mid-tiered" one - representing titles I really loved.

* Another aspect of getting older and divesting - is I can now show "a
little bit" of what I used to own - without worrying about security
issues - esp. now that the "gold" is gone. My lobby card collection is
also gone but I used to own hundreds that aren't pictured here. -d.

P.S. - And almost everything I collected - with the exception of
Beatles memorabilia and comic books - I purchased from dealers who are
or were members of this very MOPO group! (With the probable exception
of the late Deke Richards and that couple who ran That's
Entertainment" in PA - from whom I scored some incredible prizes! I
can't believe I've forgotten their names. Does anyone remember who I'm
talking about?)

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/9020/N4OrrP.jpg [1]

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/6615/3ffRPe.jpg [2]

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/4167/XfS18s.jpg [3]

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/2971/Mqzyz5.jpg [4]

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/6813/1jYDO5.jpg [5]

Re: [MOPO] Getting older and collecting movie posters. (PHOTOS.)

2019-10-16 Thread Glenn Taranto 
Marvelous sentiments David!  Wonderful, wonderful collection!

Glenn

On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 6:39 PM David Kusumoto 
wrote:

> * I confess I sometimes get a little depressed realizing that a life span
> is nearing its end - vs. being in the beginning or in the middle - during
> heady days when I cared less about the time unfurling ahead of me - and
> more about trying to OWN everything.
>
> * There were "bumps" that caused me to downsize unrelated to aging - e.g.,
> wildfire evacuations and the crazy exercise of toting out my fav framed
> one-sheets in less than ten minutes.
>
> * But as decades pass and I realize my nostalgia doesn't line up with the
> nostalgia of younger generations - the urge to purge - (vs. letting your
> survivors cherry-pick through your stuff after you're gone) - gets
> stronger.
>
> * When you've liquidated a few estates it hits some of us that we don't
> want to put our survivors through the hassle of choosing - and then dumping
> things they know little about - to Goodwill.
>
> * So I think I'm like a lot of people in that what I have left today - has
> far more sentimental value than actual $$$ value - (or almost no dollar
> value).  *Two things that pull me out of my funk:*
>
> 1) Gifting things to younger adults who express an appreciation to own
> movie memorabilia - thus giving them a gateway into a hobby that seems
> forbidden to them now - and hoping that if it takes hold like it did for me
> - it will grab them by the lapels and not peak for them - until they reach
> their late 40s through their 50s, and...
>
> 2) ...selling things - knowing that a future buyer will give them a good
> home - and will cherish them for however long they can - until they
> themselves - like I did - decide to move on.
>
> * So while there's an element of sadness about divesting - I am in love
> with the idea of passing things down as a means of preserving them well
> after I'm gone.  And to feed my nostalgia - I can always look at photos of
> what I used to own "back in the day."  (See below.)
>
> * I never got a chance to own any $$$ horror paper - simply because I
> could never afford it.  So I would say that my collection was likely a
> "mid-tiered" one - representing titles I really loved.
>
> * Another aspect of getting older and divesting - is I can now show "a
> little bit" of what I used to own - without worrying about security issues
> - esp. now that the "gold" is gone. My lobby card collection is also gone
> but I used to own hundreds that aren't pictured here. -d.
>
> P.S. - And almost everything I collected - with the exception of Beatles
> memorabilia and comic books - I purchased from dealers who are or were
> members of this very MOPO group!  (With the probable exception of the late
> Deke Richards and that couple who ran That's Entertainment" in PA - from
> whom I scored some incredible prizes!  I can't believe I've forgotten their
> names.  Does anyone remember who I'm talking about?)
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/9020/N4OrrP.jpg
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/6615/3ffRPe.jpg
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/4167/XfS18s.jpg
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/2971/Mqzyz5.jpg
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/6813/1jYDO5.jpg
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/6757/fwkRYj.jpg
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/487/035wER.jpg
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/7920/g7P84B.jpg
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/5949/BQF5jL.jpg
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/273/XzUEoa.jpg
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/9947/sVa0S9.jpg
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/7400/ZMmz2Z.jpg
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/3397/JyNlRC.jpg
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/5458/LgCbzY.jpg
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/434/ZQBRWF.jpg
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/8161/eTiCFv.jpg
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/1692/pvAFeK.jpg
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/1217/KBs55k.jpg
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img673/1142/N23mIj.jpg
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/9540/wyN9my.jpg
>
> https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/1165/apBkn4.jpg
>
>
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