I second all of that. I awaited the arrival of MCW with feverish excitement, and paid to have it express shipped over to the UK, which proved to be faster than the speed with which it got to some in the US (though Sam was always faster!). Like Paul, I bought a fax machine specifically for it.
I don¹t think it¹s just nostalgia to feel that those days were very special, and like Tom, to feel that things aren¹t quite as fun any more. I always feel privileged to have experienced, in however small a way, the thrill of the last days of road trips and airmail in the search for vintage treasures. Many thanks to Brian and MCW. Tim Maddison London On 17/10/2012 11:56, "Paul Gerrard" <[email protected]> wrote: > What a pity - end of an era to be sure. A huge debt of gratitude to Brian and > those that worked on it from me in England too. > Can't remember how I first got to know about MCW, but I do remember it > completely expanded my collecting horizons, as it made me aware of many US > sellers I wouldn't have encountered otherwise at that time. Of course most of > the *really* good stuff was already sold by the time the paper arrived on > these distant shores, but I still got hold of some excellent material that > either slipped through the cracks or wasn't particularly fashionable at the > time. Certainly ran up my phone bill with international calls back in those > days before email. I even bought a fax machine (anybody remember faxes?!!) to > help communicate across the time difference. Was always an exciting moment > when the paper dropped through the letterbox. Still got a stack of them > "archived" in my garage with various scribblings and underlinings. Can't > believe how much stuff I bought blind, i.e, no photos in the ad, or working > only from a sketchy verbal description on the phone. Hardly any emphasis on > condition if I recall correctly. Times have changed. > > Paul > www.movieposterstudio.com <http://www.movieposterstudio.com> > > 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.
