Ah yes.... 19 years....... well congratulations Scott! I remember the
early days as well..... i bought one of my first non disney posters
from a posting by Barbara Franchi for an abbott and costello half sheet
for Buck Privates Come home.. $60. I was the fist to respond so I got
it. Thats the way it was in the beginning! Movie collectors
magazine, (I think thats what it was called) used to publish all those
tiny hadwritten ads people would send in...... bruces catalogues where
you would get it in the mail and call in and get lucky or not.....
quite a bit different.....I am sure MOPO will be around for a few
more!! Martin May
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Burns <[email protected]>
To: MoPo-L <[email protected]>
Sent: Mon, Feb 24, 2014 1:37 pm
Subject: [MOPO] Our 19th Birthday: Not Dead Yet!
How interesting that Helmut posted his analysis of MoPo posts from the
past week TODAY, which just happens to be MoPo’s 19th birthday. As
Bruce then commented, the other 2 existing poster forums “are pretty
dead” as well. Are we really all talked out? Has Facebook taken over
the world? Is MoPo an Internet dinosaur and no longer necessary?
Questions to ponder…but first, as I always do every February 24th, a
brief review of MoPo history…
On February 24, 1995 the first official MoPo post was distributed via
American University’s listserv. For a few weeks prior to that launch
date, the handful of original MoPo members simply cc’d their e-mail
messages to the other people in the group (there were 11 at the
beginning). In keeping with my annual tradition, I’d like to recognize
those MoPo pioneers:
Mahtab Moayeri, Michael Danese, Rob Ellis, Donna Tschetter, Goh Kai
Shen, Evan Zweifel, George Nichol, Cindy Nemeth-Johannes, Adam Ehrlich,
myself (your humble listowner) and AOL’er Static555—real name Jeff
Static. Michael, Rob and Evan are still members. Cindy sadly passed
away in June 2008, but her husband Jay has taken her place on MoPo.
Hats off to all the MoPo originals!
I’d also like to send out my annual thank you to American University,
our generous host. I’m surprised, but grateful, they continue to
maintain their listserv system, a relic from the early days of the
Internet. Yes, it has limitations (no fancy graphics, mail delivery
issues) but it still serves our intimate group well.
Happy 19th Birthday MoPo! But will we make it to 20? Should we?
My deepest thanks to all of you for the ride (so far) and for however
long it lasts!
Scott
MoPo List Owner
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