Michael,
A sad tale, but all too familiar. I'm sure something similar happened to
many of us, particularly when we were younger and out stuff was subject
to the whims of parents. I moved around a lot in my late teens and
twenties and once stupidly left a trunk of my stuff at a friends house
until I could get settled. His mother decided to clean out his closet
and of course my trunk went into the dumpster. Inside, among other
things, was a one sheet for EARTH Vs. THE FLYING SAUCERS and... wait for
it... a six-sheet for THIS ISLAND EARTH (ouch). Has anyone ever seen a
6-sheet for THIS ISLAND EARTH? I never have... not since the day I put
mine in that damn trunk.
-- JR
Michael Spampinato wrote:
When I was around 12 years old our house was almost 100 years old and the attic was never really touched. When the time came to gut it and insulate it, add a floor (you had to walk between the beams) etc they cleared out a ton of old stuff.
But what I found up there was a rolled up piece of paper. Upon opening it I was looking
at a one-sheet from Lon Chaney Sr's PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. It was a beautiful poster in
beautiful condition. I still remember the colors. I stored it away rolled in "my
cabinet" which, a few years later, my mother apparently decided to clean. Bye bye
PHANTOM.
In later years when I started collecting old film posters I scoured the place
for that poster just in case. No luck.
I was already a huge film buff (as mentioned in the Expanding Hobby thread) with a tremendous affinity for the old horror and sci-fi films, and I actually recognized this as something special. I think this find sank deep in my subconscious and help steer me to collecting old horror and sci-fi posters.
Anyone else have one that got away?
Pov
May the holes in your collection be filled.
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