I guess I am truly lucky. I have almost 300 posters framed in the house and many are my wife's choices. The entire sci-fi and monster collection was her choosing. I was a Chan and Bond collector before she got into the act. Today many of the posters are the ones she wanted. My wife has three walls of movie posters in her office in the house and her favorite is TCFTBL. CJL In a message dated 1/15/2010 3:43:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, filmfantast...@msn.com writes:
I read Allen's post and had a few laughs along the way. Then I read Freeman's post and I live that scenario almost everyday when my male customers, which for movie posters is the majority, come into my shop or call me. I have a very funny story of one of my longtime customers who has a beautiful collection. He use to come in about 4 -5 times a year with his newest acquisition. One day I see him come up to the door and his arms are filled with posters and tubes. I open the door for him and ask him if he's been on a buying bonanza. He says to me, "well I have to tell you I am getting married, so I have to get all this framed before she finds out how much I spend on this hobby of mine." I thought that was so funny. He's been married probably for about 8 years now and I only see him maybe once a year or every to years. Everytime he comes in, we laugh about that scene that day and, of course, he doesn't buy many movie posters anymore. I've heard other stories also. "I'm decorating my man cave", which is either the garage or the basement or closet of an office!! Hey, I've collected movie posters for over 35 years and, with each year, another one comes down to make way for more of the kid's pictures or artwork, but I promise never to hang a Thomas Kinkade print on my wall!! Sue _www.hollywoodposterframes.com_ (http://www.hollywoodposterframes.com/) ____________________________________ Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:46:18 -0800 From: aday_5...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] real poster issues are afoot (warning: loong) To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Howdy y'all, Recently, I purchased frames from Sue at Hollywoodposterframes, so I could achieve a consistent appearance, instead of the mishmash of frames for my posters. (many thanks, Sue) This has led to an opportunity to display additional posters, which naturally, has led to unforeseen issues. To wit ... I need to gain approval for appropriateness thru the missus, 'nuff said. Iconic (and I use the term loosely) posters plainly denied: Night of the Living Dead, (and nearly any monster poster) Nude on the Moon (and just about any sexploitation poster) An example in particular: After getting 'I Love Trouble' past a cursory inspection, I receive a rather terse question: "Is that a gun?" To which I replied ... "Well ... yeah, but it is small and you didn't see it initially ... you think I could get a pass on this one?" Soooo ... everything is flowing smoothly, we are choosing among available wall space for an ideal location for "I Love Trouble" ... and then ... "Wait a minute ... are those nipples?" Aaaaaahhhh ... married life, we should all be so lucky. P.S. I apologize for not having an image of "I Love Trouble" readily available, long time collectors and dealers will hopefully visualize the poster. P.S.S. If anyone would like to view a recent pic of the best looking, happiest 8 month baby on the planet, please reply, and you'll find that you can't help but smile. Regards, ad Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
