It was Bruce Lee that got me started. In the 70s I was a die hard Bruce Lee collector and bought anything and everything I could from his films. For the longest time it was just photos, slides, 8mm film and magazines but then I ran across a mail order seller who had Bruce Lee movie posters from countries all over the world. I actually started collecting the foreign ones before getting my first US ones. The Japanese ones were my favorites but I had a 6 sheet from south america that was the biggest I had ever seen at the time. My love and fascination for movie memorabilia grew from that. I started buying collections when I could find them, take out what I wanted for myself and selling the rest. To this day I still consider myself more of a hobbyist than a dealer but my wife says if I keep everything I currently have then I better find a bigger place to live (alone!) so I keep thinning out my collectibles and if I time it right this will take me until I am 100 (i am half way there).
Rick www.ilovefilms.com ________________________________ From: jbirddouglass <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 9:02:31 PM Subject: [MOPO] ON Topic...What the Hell Got You Into this Odd Little Hobby?? OK, OK, perhaps I'm being biased and presumptuous again, but, yeah, maybe it's time to take a break from the American Idol talk. I think I'm starting to grow a uterus. I'm sure this has been discussed here before, but I'm really curious; what was it that drove you to become a collector of movie paper? Obviously, we all love films, but where did you find that first piece that set the hook? did you come across it by chance, or did you seek it out? Who sold it to you? This ain't exactly a mainstream hobby like stamp collecting, so what beaten path did you step off of to become a hopeless poster geek? There's a treasure trove of old-time collectors on this list, plus a fair amount of new blood (those guys under 70), and I'm sure there's some fascinating tales out there. I always enjoyed Bruce H's collector profiles...now I'd like to hear about some of my MOPO mates. I'll chime in later; after months of lurking, I've suddenly developed explosive MOPO diarrhea, so I'll give you guys a break and listen. Greg Douglass 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.
