one of my dreams was Dinner with Ted V Mikels, and I managed to do that a few times, likewise Tura Satana which I did twice (dinner you dirty dogs).
So... Id have to say TERENCE FISHER, MARIO BAVA or BRUNO MATTEI (trouble is he didnt speak English and I dont speak Italiano). Jesus Franco would be fun also. OH wait Dave Friedman.... cripes, so many great people, som few dinners............ Ari --- On Thu, 3/7/08, Freedom Lover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Freedom Lover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MOPO] <><><> dinner <><><> > To: [email protected] > Received: Thursday, 3 July, 2008, 9:33 AM > We love you, too! > > I have to tell you. A hollywood star lives around the > corner from me > (2 neighborhoods down). It's the house with it's > own limo. I always > thought it was Debbie Reynolds. Your stepmother sounds > like a pretty > cool lady! I can't get over how many stars you > California MoPoer's > get to meet !! > > I love these stories, guys. I was thinking of changing > dinner w/ > Marilyn to Billy Crystal. > > I met Yul Brynner (fell over the back of a couch into his > lap at > Studio 54), John Kenneth Galbraith, saw Mick and Bianca > Jagger ; all > that same night. But that's it for stars. There were > more drugs in > one place than I have ever seen in all my hippie years! It > was a > night they did the Academy Awards live on screen and had > two parties > on two coasts. I was working for Polaroid, shooting > instant movies of > them and putting them up on other screens. > These people I didn't know kept coming up and handing > me their drugs > to hold while they danced! > > Andrea > > > On Jul 2, 2008, at 1:20 PM, Susan Heim wrote: > > > Hey Bruce, > > I was at that same event at the Cinerama Dome. We > went early also > > to get the "special program book". The only > good thing I can say > > about it was that while we were waiting in the line to > get the book, > > we were positioned right in front of the area where > they were > > interviewing the celebrities as they got out of their > limos. So we > > saw Angela Lansbury, Jack Nicholson, Billy Crystal, > Julie Andrews, > > Kirk Douglas (we actually attended to see Spartacus), > and a few > > others I can't remember now (I'm getting old > and forgetful). You are > > right, though, the book wasn't that great but it > did have some very > > nice photos in it. > > > > Also, about Debbie Reynolds. My step Mom has been > in the > > costuming business for 50 years. She and Debbie are > good friends. > > Years ago Debbie "found" many of the > costumes from Gone With the > > Wind stored at a Bekins storage facility in Hollywood, > having been > > stored their by Selznick. Over the years she bought > and "found" many > > other costumes and many of them were restored at my > step Mom's shop. > > She saved me all the scraps and I have them stored and > labeled in > > little jars at home (o.k., I'm a pack rat). About > 15 years ago, my > > step-Mom bought the original half sheet for > Singin' In the Rain and > > Debbie took it to Gene and Donald's house to have > it signed. My > > birthday is New Years Eve, so typically I have always > gotten the > > combined Christmas/Birthday gift, which is cool, > except when I was a > > kid and the birthday would come but I'd already > gotten the gift a > > week before (kids can be so greedy!). So, when I went > over to see > > my step-Mom at the holidays and she handed me a tube, > unwrapped (her > > no frills style, I love it), I thought it was > something she wanted > > me to frame for her. Inside was the signed half sheet > with a little > > note from Debbie. It is my most prized possession in > my collection. > > Not my most valuable, monetarily, but the care that > went into > > getting it for me was the value to me. > > > > I have been lucky enough to meet, work and dine > with many > > "celebrities". Some were nice people, some > were fantastic, and some > > were grumpy and some downright rude. Just like regular > people. My > > favorites have been Fred Astaire, Bette Davis, Gregory > Peck, Gene > > Kelly, Patty Duke & John Astin, Carol Burnett, > Helen Hayes, and a > > few others. Those just stand out in my mind. With my > business I have > > had for the past twenty years since I retired from the > film business > > I have many people in the public eye that are > customers. Believe it > > or not, most are just down home folks who got lucky > and they are the > > first to say it. There are some that think they are > all that, but > > they probably did before they became famous also. Just > like regular > > people!! > > > > To be honest, I'm with some of you. I would > rather have dinner > > or hang out with some of my customers that are > regulars on this > > group and I have with some of them. Koose (Dave K.), > Toochis, > > Patrick/Michael, Richard Del Belso, John Schad, > Freeman, and > > others. There are so many on the group that I would > love to meet in > > person. Kirby, Alan Heimann, Andrea, Joe Bonelli, Greg > Douglass, > > John Reid, and pretty much everybody. I love the > varying > > personalities of this group. That's my spin. > > > > Sue > > www.hollywoodposterframes.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Bruce Hershenson > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 3:59 AM > > Subject: Re: [MOPO] <><><> dinner > <><><> > > > > I was real busy last night with my auctions, and am > just now seeing > > this. Obviously, I am both greatly complimented and > embarrassed by > > this sweet reply from Marty, and he knows I enjoy time > with him just > > as much (or more) than he enjoys spending time with me > (we clearly > > have a mutual admiration society). > > > > Funny true Marty Davis story. I was passing through > Cleveland like > > 20 years ago, and someone had told me of this MAJOR > collector I > > should meet named Marty Davis, and I called him up and > he gave me > > directions to his house. He said hello when I got > there, and said, > > "I am sorry, but I can only talk for a few > minutes because" (if I > > remember correctly) he said "I am getting married > tomorrow and my > > wedding rehersal is very soon". > > > > Well, Marty saw I loved posters just as much as he > did, and we ended > > up talking for a couple of hours, and he showed me > lots of great > > items from his collection, and I bet he got in all > kinds of trouble > > over being so late for his wedding rehersal, but it > showed he had > > his priorities in order! The last time I was in > Columbus I spent a > > couple more hours talking to Marty (even though we > both were > > exhausted) and in a more perfect world he would live > down the block > > from me, and we would see each other frequently! > > > > Speaking of celebrities, and meeting them or having > dinner with > > them, I have had my fair share of encounters over the > years, and I > > have found the ones where I am meeting them as a star > struck fan > > very awkward, and I have learned to avoid such > encounters (for > > example, I have a close friend who runs a comedy club > where Jay Leno > > appears once a week, and every time I go there when > Jay is there, he > > comes over to me and says the same few pleasant > sentences, and I am > > certain he has no clue he has met me before, for he > must go through > > the same process with 100 people every day!). > > > > I would say my nicest celebrity encounter was with > Debbie Reynolds. > > It was around 18 years ago, and she was getting ready > to open her > > museum in Vegas, and she had heard of my posters and > wanted to get > > me to display them in the museum for no fee (but that > kind of made > > sense, because it would give me great free publicity). > > > > So she wanted something from me, which is the best way > to ever meet > > a celebrity. She called me and invited me to her > house, and I went > > to this little house in North Hollywood, and I knock > on the door, > > and this little old lady answers the door, and she has > a scarf > > around her head and zero make-up on, and I truly > thought it was "the > > maid" and it took me a minute to realize that it > was actually > > Debbie! I went in and talked with her for an hour or > so about the > > museum idea, and then she said she had to go, and > invited me to see > > her again the next day where she was taping some kind > of show. > > > > I went to some studio she gave me an address to, and > when I got > > there she was all made up, and looked exactly like the > person I had > > seen so many times (an amazing transformation from the > day before), > > but now that she was surrounded by people she had > little time to > > talk, but she kept introducing me to everyone there as > the "king of > > movie posters" (I get that sort of thing a lot!). > Rip Taylor was > > there jhovering about, and he said "Give me your > camera and I'll > > take a picture of you and Debbie", and he was > amazed I didn't have a > > camera. > > > > A year or so went by, and one day Debbie called me, > and said she had > > the financing in place for the museum, and wanted to > talk again. I > > had gotten married and thought my wife would get a big > kick out of > > "lunch with Debbie" and so I suggested we > meet in public, and Debbie > > told me to be in some fancy hotel lobby at some time, > and we were > > there. She came in all decked out, and lots of people > were staring > > and pointing at her. She walked over to the hotel > restaurant and > > said "I want a table for three" and the > restaurant guy said I am > > sorry but I have nothing for an hour, and she said, > "Look, you know > > who I am, I bet anything you can find me a table if > you really try", > > and of course he did! > > > > It was a pleasant meal, and I ended up lending her a > couple of six > > sheets, and when the museum closed they were carefully > returned to me. > > > > One meal I won't forget is one that I didn't > get to have! Last year, > > there was a special AFI showing of ten movies in L.A. > with intros by > > top stars, and one was Star Wars with Lucas, and one > was Cuckoo's > > Nest with Nicholson. My oldest son (then 14) loved > Cuckoo's Nest, > > and two of my best employees are Star Wars freaks, and > I wanted to > > take them to see those movies, but had no clue how to > do so. > > > > I posted right here on MoPo about it, and Richard Del > Belso (a MoPo > > member and poster collector) contacted me and told me > he could get > > tickets. He came to the event, as did my old friend > John Sawyer and > > HIS son, plus I called collector/multiple Oscar winner > John Myhre > > (another old friend), and he came too. > > > > We were all supposed to have dinner together before > the movie, but > > the AFI pulled a scurvy trick. They had announced that > the first 100 > > people in each movie would get a special program book, > and my son > > and my employees wanted to be sure to get it, so they > said they > > would skip dinner, and wait in line, and I reluctantly > stayed with > > them, so they wouldn't be alone, and missed the > dinner. I am really > > sorry to have done so, for Richard worked for the > studios for years, > > and John works on top movies, and I am certain I > missed a zillion > > great stories! > > > > To make matters worse, it turned out the "special > program book" was > > just the regular crappy program book everyone got, and > it didn't > > matter if you were one of the first 100 people (it was > just a trick > > to try to get people to arrive on time). > > > > The worst part of living in a tiny town is NOT the > lack of fine > > dining or top entertainment, but rather not getting to > share the > > company of fine people (like the ones I mentioned > above, plus many > > other MoPo members). > > > > One of the absolute best dining companions I have ever > had was > > Nelson Lyon, a semi-celebrity (and great lover of > lobby cards). I > > had a series of dinners with Nelson, and I think he > could easily > > hold his own with Orson Welles or Chaplin, or any of > the other > > celebrities mentioned on this list. I wish I could > magically join > > together the highlights of my dinners with Nelson, and > I think it > > would be a far more entertaining movie than "My > Dinner With > > Andre" (those of you who know Nelson know what I > mean, and those of > > you who don't, do not know what you are missing!). > > > > Enough rambling down Memory Lane! > > > > Bruce > > > > On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 2:25 PM, > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In a message dated 7/1/2008 9:43:14 A.M. US Mountain > Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > writes: > > if you could have dinner and then chat for hours with > any hollywood/ > > movie person, past of present, who would it be? > > I will extend the definition of "hollywood/movie > person" to include > > those people professionally selling movie memorabilia. > And I would > > choose Bruce Hershenson, because he has consistently > shown me over > > the past 20 years that he has more fascinating > stories, accurate > > information, and understanding about the film poster > world, and > > auction machinations that anyone else. Time with > Bruce just flies by! > > > > Marty Davis > > Vintage Film Posters > > 38732 N. 10th Street > > Desert Hills, AZ 85086 > > > > 623/551-6655 tel > > 623/551-6622 fax > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > OneSheet (eBay Screen Name) > > www.vintagefilmposters.com > > > > > > > > Gas prices getting you down? 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