I'm devastated for you, Rich. It's so difficult owning your own business. Obviously you're too good for Vegas. I'm sure your next venture will be a great success and that this was a stepping off point.
Blessings, Toochis --- Shelly Whitworth-King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rich > > I couldn't say it any better than Phil and Mila. > > All the best > Shelly > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: Phil Edwards Cinema Arts > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Phil Edwards Cinema Arts > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] NEWS: Closing the Doors at > Graffix Gallery > Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 08:24:48 +1000 > > Rich - you gave it your best shot in a town that > should have worked if > anywhere was going to work. All that disposable > income floating about! > > We know exactly how you feel. We shut our shop after > two years of trading > when it became an expensive storehouse for our > internet stock, living in a > city (Sydney) we had come to dislike and with the > desire to live a > country/seaside lifestyle. > > The decision was made just like yours. After 12 > months where the shop trade > wasn't even paying the rent, when our internet and > direct sales were > supporting the shop we made the same decision. Even > your comment about the > $20 CASABLANCA is soemthing we can relate to > directly! > > When you opened the Vegas store, you know all the > good wishes you received > from many of us fellow dealers and all of us that > had had bricks and mortar > stores really hoped it would work. We'd all like to > think that there was > enough business out there to support real stores... > and there is, perhaps > for a few gallery type outfits like Sam, Tony's or > Adrian's. But it seems > that the days of the regular movie memorabilia store > (and in your case, > great comics materials too) really are gone. > > Sad news indeed, but keep looking on the upside, and > all the best of luck > for the poker tournaments.... and enjoy the > sleep-ins! > > We will have a large Scotch tonight in your name. > Phil & Mila > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Halegua Comic Art" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 8:11 AM > Subject: [MOPO] NEWS: Closing the Doors at Graffix > Gallery > > > >Sad News folks.. > > > >Due to a lack of participation in my gallery by the > populace of Las > >Vegas.. I will be closing the doors to the gallery > before the end of > >the year and moving into a warehouse location. > > > >I am way more surprised than you are folks.. I have > been here for 17 > >months, and in all that time I only got the rent > paid one time by store > >income. > > > >Not a full page article in Las Vegas Weekly nor a > 1/2 pager in Las > >Vegas City Life brought in one tire kicker. > >The Weekly article being picked up by one of the > morning news shows > >had not brought a living person's shadow across my > window > >Being a co-sponsor at the Cine-Vegas film festival > didn't bring a > >breathing person in the door and even doing a large > exhibit at the > >First Friday Art Walk right in front of the main > entrance of the Arts > >Factory and personally speaking with more than 200 > people and handing > >out 700 catalogs failed to bring anyone's shoe dirt > into the store. > >Not to mention local advertising and the over 4000 > business cards and > >brochures I gave out or mailed out > > > >In all the time out here, the only thing that > brought anyone in was > >the yellow pages which only brought in tourists, > though they did > >spend money the few times they came here, it was > never enough for me > >to but dinner from the profits > > > >So it is and so it shall be.. I'm just tired of > dumping my own money > >into trying to bring culture to Las Vegas in my own > little corner at > >a personal expense that exceeds the incomes of 95% > of the American > >population. I shiver when I think of all the stuff > I could have > >bought with the money that has been wasted here and > I shiver again > >when I think of everything I sold to keep this > place afloat. Let it > >sink.. I'm finished! > > > >Is there an upside?? > > > >Well I won't be trapped 6 days a week in this dump > >I'll be able to sleep late everyday > >I'll be able to go to LA without wondering if I > missed a lonely soul > >wanting to buy Casablanca for $20 > >and I'll be able to play poker tournaments again, > and with the huge > >payouts now.. I think I have a better chance of > becoming rich in the > >World Series of Poker than I do throwing $3500 a > month into a > >craphole hoping it will sprout into gold. > > > >Ah yes.. Independence again and damn if I wont be > able to start > >collecting again.. something which has been on 999% > hold for 17 months > > > >Unfortunately I wont be able to disengage myself > from it as fast as I > >wish as I do still need to move what has to be > about 2000-3000 boxes > >but at least I have something to look forward to, > which is more than > >I can say about selling posters to Vegans > > > >so if you happen to be in the area sometime soon, > and like drinking.. > >Stop on by.. you can bet I'm going to have an open > bottle handy > > > >thanks for reading > >Rich================================ > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > www.filmfan.com > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo > Mailing List > > > > Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the BODY of your message type: > SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > > > The author of this message is solely > responsible for its content. > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo > Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: > SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible > for its content. > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Messenger 7.5 is now out. 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