Why can't we all get along? On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 7:51 PM, Franc <[email protected]> wrote:
> At least those images are on-topic and if you'd like to see "ape" I'll > send you some of the e-mails I've received. FRANC > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jeff > Potokar > *Sent:* Monday, March 16, 2009 8:36 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] OT: Speaking of Stephen Fishler... > > franc, > you are totally wrong about dave..he doesnt go APE...LOL.. clear concise > expression certainly isnt going ape...lol > > in addition--if you want to complain about images that are part of mopo > postings, then you better also take issue with rich H., who does the same > thing to promote his weekly auctions. why havent you or kirby complained > about him? he always has images--- an image is am image. wha'ts good for one > should be good for all.. > > > jeff > > > > > On Mar 16, 2009, at 5:31 PM, Franc wrote: > > Kirby's right, especially considering that this same poster goes ape when > someone on this board goes off-topic to discuss anything to do with > politics, excepting himself. FRANC > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* MoPo List > [mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] > *On Behalf Of *Jeff Potokar > *Sent:* Monday, March 16, 2009 7:41 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] OT: Speaking of Stephen Fishler... > > calm down kirby... put on your Streisand soundtracks... and center > yourself. no reason to get those skirts of yours in an uproar..LOL > > On Mar 16, 2009, at 3:01 PM, McDaniel Kirby wrote: > > Is this going to start a trend of people posting their images? It might as > well be Facebook. > > And since WHEN did these tiny urls start rendering the image. > > Have I missed something here, or has AMERICAN.EDU > <http://american.edu/>updated something? > > I know we are not supposed to post attachments. > > What's going on here? > > Kirby > > > On Mar 16, 2009, at 3:27 PM, David Kusumoto wrote: > > A MoPo pal privately (and jokingly) asked me last night, *"so who's > the ugly guy having dinner with Liza in the 4th picture?"* With a > straight face, I admitted it was me. Those pictures were taken about 2 > years ago. > > However, in my defense, I noted that with the mastery of CGI, I can be > cleaned up -- as is sometimes necessary in the field of news and public > relations; thus, for those "just getting to know me," who've never met me in > person (despite being a MoPo member for years) -- I submit a "reasonable > facsimilie" of yours truly, an older pix taken for professional reasons -- > (but stripped of the "kidding on the square" caption beneath it). Hey man, > anything to reduce my "ass***e score" among my detractors. I'm aware most > will still mutter, "now that stuck-up clown is torturing us with a picture > of himself." Trust me when I say I do not look like the imposter below; > vaguely similar, but with a lot less hair, a lot more gray and a lot more > pickled; after all, I was born in occupied Tokyo during the Eisenhower > years, so lay off. :-( > > > *P.S. -- I will admit, though, that I did have a hilarious bit role in > film that people keep bugging me about. Remember that goofy Japanese guy > who tries to hit on Frances McDormand in the restaurant scene in "Fargo?" > Yeah, that was me. So there.* > > http://tinyurl.com/d6g7t3 > > -----Original Message----- > Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:45:35 -0700 > From: [email protected] > Subject: OT: Speaking of Stephen Fishler... > To: [email protected] > > Freeman: > > OK, I'm busted. Liza felt sorry for me going alone, so after 30-minutes of > begging and groveling, making a total Asian spectacle of myself -- Liza > agreed to stand-in as my "wife" -- at Bruce's poster sale back in 1998. > Below are more recent pictures of Liza taken during our last visit to New > York. The woman below is not only Liza Minnelli -- she's also, when the > need arises -- my "wife." *I have a receipt to prove it.* Keeping up > appearances is expensive, man. But I don't mess around. -d. > > http://tinyurl.com/c7olph > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > From: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:12:40 -0400 > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Speaking of Stephen Fishler... > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > What was Liza Minnelli doing there? > > In a message dated 3/15/2009 11:59:38 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > David I have always meant to apologize for hassling your wife back then > at that Comic-Con in the 1970s! > > > Bruce -- it couldn't have been you in the 1970s at Comic-Con who hit on my > girlfriend-who-later-became-my-wife. She remembers the creep being > definitely fair-haired and geeky. And though you're obviously no George > Clooney -- my wife doesn't consider you a geek, as is evident in the two > pics she prodded me to share (see below) that were taken with you both at > your L.A. sale. > > Meanwhile, I have to say that while showroom auctions are prohibitively > expensive -- (which explains the high buyer and seller premiums other > auctions charge) -- there's a wistfulness I feel about those sales of the > past. That sale of yours in L.A. in that massive building was something, > with all the lots displayed in floor-to-ceiling rows around the room -- and > what was a "first" for an "auction house" at the time -- you had lots of > food stored in big coolers in the back for everyone to help themselves. My > recollection of the news story I wrote -- was you had several hundred lots > and only about 4-5 passes. And the happiest guy in the room (besides the > winning bidders) -- was a fellow in his late 30s named Marty Saltzman, who > agreed to be interviewed and proudly revealed he was the consignor of more > than half of the lots. That kind of openness among consignors and bidders > -- with media present -- will likely never happen again. I think the only > reason why normally hide-bound people would reveal themselves in this way -- > was because they were not only happy, they were ecstatic -- and the noisy > party-type atmosphere in the showroom helped -- (a big contrast to more > stoic affairs held elsewhere). Whatta day that was... -d. > http://tinyurl.com/cjsft3 > > -----Original Message----- > Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:26:22 -0500 > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Speaking of Stephen Fishler... > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > > David > > I have always meant to apologize for hassling your wife back then at that > Comic-Con in the 1970s! > > Seriously though, I really have to admire Steve Fishler. Back at the time > of that auction, Steve and around a dozen other guys were advertising hot > and heavy that each one of them paid the "most" for top quality posters. > > Well, I knew when I got these two incredible posters (never before > auctioned, excellent unrestored condition, and straight from a man who had > owned them for 50 years) that THIS would be the ultimate test of who was the > real deal, and who was "all talk". > > My auctions have always been cash only, with no trades, no 6 months zero > interest, no pretend sales, etc. I made it clear before the auction that the > high bidder on either of these two posters would have to pay in full within > 30 days of the auction date (and only in the world of collectibles where > almost all the top players for the most expensive posters are "collectibles > rich, but cash broke" could these be considered onerous terms). > > Well the auction came, and not only did Fishler buy BOTH of these, but none > of the other "we pay most" guys even bid! > > And of course I would have gone to my grave without revealing who bought > these except that Steve himself revealed that he was the buyer. > > The collectibles world is filled with lots of big talkers, and huge sales > that never really happened, but these were two sales that did. > > Bruce > > On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 5:29 PM, David Kusumoto < > [email protected]> wrote: > > ** I confess when my good-looking girlfriend (who's now my wife) and I > first walked into Comic-Con in the 1970s (which was then held in the > smallish El Cortez Hotel and later the Civic Center here in San Diego) -- we > were taken aback by the geek factor, people dressed up in costumes and > reciting every line in Star Trek, going over plot lines and Trek-ideology, > all that jazz. *I have never been a Star Trek fan or a collector of > sports cards, but I did have an interest in old comics and movies.* Other > than my aversion to Star Trek and sports cards -- I confess I was still a > little rattled that my interests were otherwise very much aligned with > others at Comic-Con -- who seemed geeky in appearance and manner, very > intellectual and socially awkward if they had to talk about unrelated > subjects like their jobs or what was in the news. I seemed to need > reassurance because I asked my girlfriend (who went only because of my > interest, not hers) -- "do I seem that way to you?" And she said no. More > than 30 years later, she remains above my standing, not what people expect; > I obviously got lucky because I'm not an attractive match for her and I'm > not rich. > > ** But what was funny, I'll never forget this -- one year we went to > Comic-Con to buy more comics and folded one-sheets -- and this guy, he > looked like the square dude who plays the NBC page on "30 Rock" -- kept > following my then girlfriend around whenver I strayed into another direction > in the dealer's room, peppering her with questions -- and I overheard this > Boy Scout trying to pick her up, asking for her phone number. I guess he > was surprised to see a girl like her at Comic-Con. (She worked at JC Penney > at the time and eventually became a department manager at Nordstrom.) My > then girlfriend politely declined to give out her personal information and > then she swiveled and gave me a glare that said, "get me outta of this > place, NOW." > > ** Today, Comic-Con is gigantic, with crowds of around 100,000 or more held > at the huge San Diego Convention Center on the harbor -- and though the > event still retains its geek factor -- it's far more inclusive, with tons of > stuff for children and movie-related material and events going constantly. > When Comic-Con started, its only attendees were young adults and grumpy old > men. The trouble today is few can afford to attend Comic-Con. And I > understand that this year's bash is already sold out. In terms of its > impact on traffic and people crowding our streets -- Comic-Con is bigger > than the Super Bowls our city has hosted. Every Comic-Con, locals avoid > downtown. But now that we have a major league baseball stadium downtown, > it's a nightmare. > > -d. > > -----Original Message----- > Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:13:34 -0700 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Speaking of Stephen Fishler... > To: [email protected] > Guilty on all counts (btw ... I finally got the beautiful woman, but > she was born waaaay after ST left the airwaves). > > ad > > --- On *Sun, 3/15/09, David Kusumoto <[email protected]>* wrote: > From: David Kusumoto <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Speaking of Stephen Fishler... > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 2:46 AM > > (truncated) > And we used to laugh because at lunch he would tell us off and on that any > woman he might marry in the future -- MUST first know all about Star Trek > and understand it. And oh, of course, that woman would have to be > gorgeous. He didn't collect movie posters, but he DID collect comics and > action figures. I bet if I drew a line connecting all of MoPo's members -- > that I would find (besides a shared interest in posters) -- a past or > present interest in comics, sports cards and sci-fi/sorcery stuff. > -d. > -----Original Message----- > Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:46:19 -0700 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Speaking of Stephen Fishler... > To: [email protected] > > ** I saw Fishler in person that one and only time -- and he struck me then > as a very quiet but intense young man, almost trying to hide from any > attention. When I tried to interview him, he was visibly uncomfortable and > gave me only a few one-breath quotes. But everyone in the huge room was > curious about him. "Who's the kid with all the money who looks like he just > got out of high school?," was the general buzz. Instead of letting someone > else bid on his behalf, Stephen flew from NY to L.A. to bid in person. That > was a helluva sale -- and it was striking in that you got the feeling that > Stephen himself knew he was not going to lose those two Universal horror > posters; he had no limit. It happened at Bruce's first stand-alone showroom > sale (Dec. 1998) -- after directing Christie's previous poster sales in New > York. Fishler struck me as a very mysterious figure. Since then, I've seen > him quoted many times and have learned that he has ALWAYS been a big name in > the comic book world. > > ** My wife and I have always found it intriguing that so many movie poster > collectors are hyper-intellectual guys who used to collect sports cards or > comic books, who love sci-fi and Star Trek -- who have a high-geek factor > that people (esp. women) can instantly spot in a crowd. For example, the > character "Dwight" in NBC's "The Office" -- played by the hilarious Rainn > Wilson -- is the sort of guy you'd expect to collect comics and posters, a > guy who treats the Lord of the Rings or Star Trek-type universes like a > religion. And so he does. > > ** There used to be this quiet, portly guy in his 30s who was a graphic > designer in our office in San Diego. And we used to laugh because at lunch > he would tell us that any woman he might marry in the future -- MUST first > know all about Star Trek and understand it.. And oh, of course, that woman > would have to be gorgeous. He didn't collect movie posters, but he DID > collect comics and action figures. I bet if I drew a line connecting all of > MoPo's members -- that I would find (besides a shared interest in posters) > -- a past or present interest in comics, sports cards and sci-fi/sorcery > stuff. Speaking for myself, I was real INTO comic books during the first > 5-6 years of Comic-Con before moving on to books and movies big-time. > > -d. > > -----Original Message----- > Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:36:24 -0700 > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Speaking of Stephen Fishler... > > David > > first time I met Steve he was 12 years old looking for Fantastic Four #1 > and had the cash with him and much more. > > a year later he was a dealer too. > > Always a good friend, I know he won't be bothered by mentioning that his > father was a liquor distributor and that should tell you everything. His > mother is a sweet lady and Steve is a very smart businessman > > Rich > > At 04:28 PM 3/14/2009, David Kusumoto wrote: > On the AP wires today, see below. > > [BTW, Fishler was/is a big buyer of movie posters and is loaded with $$$. > I saw him at Bruce's huge auction held in L.A.'s cavernous Pacific Design > Center that I covered 10 years ago for Movie Collector's World. At the time > he was only 31 -- and he walked away with the biggest prizes of the day -- > two unbacked one-sheets for "Dracula" ($74,750) and "The Invisible Man" > ($55,200).] -d. > > ---------------------- > *Rare Superman comic sells for $317,200 > *Mar 14, 5:44 PM (ET) > By DAVID B. CARUSO > > NEW YORK (AP) - A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman > has sold for $317,200 in an Internet auction. The previous owner had bought > it for less than a buck. > It's one of the highest prices ever paid for a comic book, a likely > testament to the volume's rarity and its excellent condition, said Stephen > Fishler, co-owner of the auction site ComicConnect.com and its sister > dealership, Metropolis Collectibles. > The winning bid for the 1938 edition of Action Comics No. 1, which > features Superman lifting a car on its cover, was submitted Friday evening > by John Dolmayan, drummer for the rock band System of a Down, according to > managers at ComicConnect.com. > Dolmayan, who is also a dealer of rare comic books, said he acquired > the Superman comic on behalf of a client he declined to identify. > "This is one of the premier books you could collect," he said in a > telephone interview. "It's considered the Holy Grail of comic books. I > talked to my client, and we made the move." > Dolmayan said the client has "a small collection, but everything he has > is incredible." > Only about 100 copies of Action Comics No. 1 are known to exist and > they seldom come up for sale. > "Maybe in a booming economy, it would have done a hundred grand more, > but in this economy, I think the price is great," Fishler said. > The man who had previously owned the book purchased it in a secondhand > store in the early 1950s when he was nine years old. > He paid 35 cents. > --- > *Associated Press writer Adam Goldman in New York contributed to this > report.* > > 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. > > > 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. > > 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.
