hey Mopo - puttin out the word,,
I am looking for a Book deal and to sell the movie rights
to the life story of my busines..
Hollywood Dream Factory®
and the Dream factory™
this book will be about my history of 40 years inshow biz.staring
at my youth wheni was expelled from schoolatage 15 fordrawinga
picture of ledzepplin inart class..to wheni palyed music and was
with the famous- 50s band Johnny and the hurricanes, in 1973 to
when from 1977 I sold pop culture and motion picture memorabilia to
every major film studio and collector around theh world..recived a
paten t and trademarks and copyrights,,and the struggle we get from
life with divorce lawsuit sto save my trademark, financial woes,
health issues,and my views on the world...
the story will be about how many people mentred me..liek
Johnny,,and my 1st mentor Mel Blanc of bugs bunny fame,,,Adam west
whom i became close with in the mid 80s and tryed to get himback as
Batman, many movie people that i was able to speak with and get
thieradvise on how to stay inshow biz without getting burned,,
Many of the collectors tat shared with me the ideas and thoughts,,
and how in 2007 when i was starting over after divorce how the
phone rang and it was Arnold Schwarzenegger office as he was a
Governor and he ordered my clapoards to give away to all the go
vendors in USA..and how story's i learned over the years inspired
me from Roy disney, walt Disney,
and about anyone who ever was in show business,
how I made 5 million without any college and not being able to
spell selling movie posters a memorabilia to all the studios, the
retailers like media play and suncoast and museums
How Debbie Reynolds and her family inspired me..ad encouraged
me..how many Hollywood legends stories also inespired me over the
years
hw even collectors i met along the way inspired me in busienes and
educated me..and how many old show busines people i met and spoe
with likeGeorge Hurrell, Linwood dunne, Loyd Berman. and many many
more like inventors Bernie cousino, and Edward Lowe and many others
told me never give up..
the book idea came after my son said: " write a book so i can see
how you survived" as he was so young and even my-exwife said go
ahead tell them everything...
as part of what happened was i took a great financial loss as she
handled the checkbooks and i would sign a 2-sig part check and she
would not mail it !!when she brokedown and said i acant be trusted i
said whats a mariage about but trust and hended the checkbook back
and she did it again !!! so i now have trust issues ..if you cant
trust your partner who do you trust????
million dollar question eh??
i am notalone i knw many suffer even more..matter f fact wheni
gotalne it was he 1st time i saw if you modify lifestyle,costs ,diet
and stress..you can do amazing stuff... and soeven with my health
issues i was able to get back on track and impartiially blind,deaf
in one ear and my foot had to be reconstructed and 4heartstents,,but
ive ben getting healthier and myspirit feels greateven though
illdiscuss that in my book also..as is god there has been my
question and imthe original doubting Thomas..for real....so ill
disacuss faith and how itaffects us in everything...
matter offact ill even discuss friendships as the backbone of
everything in life...and some times how others get triggered of
stuff that hapend to themadnthey misfire at us because theyare
simpkkycofused and sad,,,, by no means will my book fix you or be
all theanswers as im still in the proces...but you may feel wow this
guy know s what iam feeling or guess im nt alone...
part of me wondered does anyone give a shit?? well i think they do
as wheni tell mystories to customer service pepe they always thank
me and say wow ok as many peple yell at the service people because
they dontsee that we all should serve each other..so i will tell
mystories on why custoer service is a great opportunitie to build
friendships and relationships....
soill detail withactuall storys how i landedd some big deals not
because iwas so smart but tat i told them i honestly was not sure
but promiced to do my best..and so we learn that track record is how
we get uudged in many businesses...as its not just price or a goood
sales pitch theafter sale busines is just as important as before the
sale come ons...and so many vendors just land he sale liekcatchina
fish...if you help the customer you now havea lifetime customer..
so i ended up with 100k i payed off between 1993 and 97 and gota
75cent refund check !! meanwhile i had to fight a trademark lawsuit
and that was another 30K but we won and they had to pay it plus atty
fees,,,soi got a vast eduacation on trademarks and copyrights..
which has always been a issue with show biz folks from Disney
,edison and the entire movie industry from day one...
this story is to help creative artists and dreamers to see that
we all suffer the same issues....people that plagerized or steal
your ideas,,are not fair and try to conquest you or denie you of
creative rights,,it will helpanyone that ever had a idea on
theprocess, and why anyone can do it as anyone inhistory that even
had a idea didnt give up but kept on trying as longas they lived and
the good guys always nurture ideas and dreamers not bootleg
them,,,however many of thestories i will share are the ones when the
dreamers almost lost the dream oreven did...as many never even get
credited with the idea....as they says the vistors write the history
books...as in the indians of the USA,,,,however there is something
about the truth,,,it is slow verslow and many times we think its
gone..but we all feel it,sense it and whenwe do..ther is unity as we
all want and need the same thing..
So my book will also be about hw sometimes the very adversarial
people in your life can come to your aid in times of need..in show
biz we call it paying your dues.....Mel Blanc when I asked him in
NOV 1976 can i be honest and stay in this business??? as even then
the casting couch was around for Guys trying to make it in Music
also...as i was only 20 ..
mel said : "well Tom there are some good guys and some not so good
guys....try to network with the good guys and you will be fine"..and
so for41 years i have tryed to do that and ive learned that many
people even the bad guys can have a change of heart..thats the
miracle of life we are all connected..and we all learn by
mistakes,,,and so much of lifeis a greyarea,,whenever i suffer oram
misunderstiid...my main inspiration my jewish carepenter
friend,,Jesus sayd well tom and shrugs and says why do you expect to
be treted better,,they did many things to me and i didnt do
anything....thats when i say good point whoam i buta goofy
memorabilai dealerand a rock wanna be who just seemed to fall into
bad deals and goofy stuff,,afterall my ex did she said well i think
it was MS as that cause all kind of mental issues...mental issues
are rampant in all sectors and i thought well maybe thats
it....Imagine your entire reputation could be misunderstood as a
spouse ..it happens every day...just look at hollywood, politics
..we all get blamed for the actions fa few...had Ms..??? thats why
I understand life issues..
Collectors will be interested in My book esp Movie poster guys as i
will examine my 40 years in trends and why it went from where people
laughed at me and said why would i put a poster on my wall to
thinking i was a porno shop , to how they laughed wheni said my Name
was Hollywood Dream factory® and now there is a major gambling
casino in Toledo called Hollywood Casino in Toledo and everyone is
still trying to cal themselves the Dream Factory which the trademark
office said conflicts it my legal right ful name nw since 1977....
I did'nt want to re-live many of the tragic parts of my life and
memories,,however i see this could help many other dreamers, my son
and fuel me in my business and so someone can make a lot of money
and help others at the same time.. i need a super literary agent,,I
would like a deal with a major publisher and to sell the movie
rights to a serious huge film company..my goal is to start a
foundation to help others and get myself finacial independet .help
my son and see what else i can do to help others before i leave this
pop stand..i would love to hear from principals in the publishing
arena and would like a agency like ICM or someone of that level to
rep me and my story's...thank YOu and best to all the veterans and
family's on this day.
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