I take less offense to Rodxmorgan's marketing tactics than to the nastiness and utter distain for the memorabilia industry as a whole that he expressed in his last e-mail to MOPO. That said I don't believe in censoring his public e-mails. I'll just ignore them but if he sends me this kind of crap in my private e-mail, I'll block him. FRANC
-----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael B Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 8:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MOPO] the tasteless, classless post of Rodxmorgan I do not know Rodxmorgan. Who he is is unimportant. But i did see his post hawking Michael Jackson memorabilia within minutes of the announcement of Michael's death. I don't need lectures on First Amendment rights. Rather, this is a discussion about someone being grossly classless and uncaring. Michael probably will not know of the classlessness of Rodxmorgan. Michael might have been flattered. But those touched and saddened by the unexpected death of Michael must have felt Rodxmorgan's insensitivity. You have to look at the totality of the circumstances. While people were reading MOPO mail prior to the announcement and being tuned into Fox News or CNN or the radio, did not need to see this insensitivity. I remember as a little boy when President Kennedy was killed, tons of commemorative coins, plaques, etc. hit the market. YES, for profit! And the Elvis souvenirs! Bruce had a one sheet of Ed McMahon end last night, and a half sheet started last night. I didn't see him shout, "GET EM WHILE THEIR HOT". It is all in the approach. Rodxmorgan approached this in a classless manner. We all know the Michael jokes, yet i don't believe Letterman or Leno (if they weren't pre-empted) or anyone in Vegas was doing them last night. I once asked a question on MOPO as to whether the death of a star generates extra value in posters. If it is true that it does, it isn't ghoulish. The problem with Rodxmorgan was his approach. It was wrong. michael _____ Make your summer sizzle with fast and easy <http://food.aol.com/grilling?ncid=emlcntusfood00000006> recipes for the grill. 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.
