Back in 1984 I talked with Jose' on the phone about a possible James Bond trade. I told him I was coming out to California to visit my brother there. I told him I would like to possibly work a James Bond trade with him. I told him I had an extra one sheet from "Thunderball" and a rolled 30" x 40" from "Diamond's Are Forever". I was interested in a MINT set of 1964 lobby card's from "Goldfinger" that he had. I only had about $50.00 in both of those poster's. I set up a time after the holiday's to come up to San Francisco to meet with him and discuss a trade. I remember looking for the shop in San Francisco. I think Channing was the manager of Jose's store "Cinemonde" at the time. I found the shop and Jose' was the only one there. It was the day after New Year's. The prices were so low back in 1985. I still have the catalog I got from him. Anyway he looked over my one sheet and 30" x 40" cardboard stock poster and said "these look fine to me". He went back into the other room and brought out a "pristine" set of lobby card's from "Goldfinger". I thanked him very much for trading. He also unfolded a 1964 47" x 63" French one panel from "Goldfinger" to let me see it. At that time I had zero money and I wish I could go back now. I remember the "Thunderball" 1965 "advance quad" he had for ONLY $190.00!!! He was very kind to do this 007 trade with me. I have the "set of eight" lobby card's from "Goldfinger" framed in gold sectional frames now. Everytime I look at them on my wall I think of Jose and how thoughtful and kind he was to me. An even trade with no money involved. Very kind and rare. He also deserves a lot of credit for identifying the foreign artist's and making the foreign poster's popular. Liza Minnelli was one of his customer's and yes the French one panel from "Gigi" is far superior to any other paper on this title. She purchased her Mom's poster's as well as poster's from film's her Dad directed. Jose' did a lot to make these foreign poster's popular. The book "Reel Art" is a perfect example of this. Jose' Carpio was definitely a true legend in the hobby and yes we ALL should be grateful for the awareness he brought about in the hobby. For what he did for movie poster's in general. He will be missed!!! --Tom Pennock
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