Tom - With the possible exception of the Native Americans everyone here comes from somewhere else. We're only here a short time and as every collector knows we don't own stuff... It owns us, or else we're just the conservationists!
GT On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 9:04 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > Glenn - Ron Borst was a customeri sold him "the terror" 1928 1st wb > sound horror movie..and he gave it to Forry ackerman....gave mea warm > fuzzy feeling > I supplied the smithsonian tour "Hollywood legend and reality" time > warnerwas co sponsor that toured theUSA,,did you know itwas a man From > England whostarted the smithsonian- that always shocked me... > as i thought it was local....but no..it was a brit,,,,whichis cool...as > evenGeaorge washinton was fromUK heritage... always cracks me.. up My > family on moms side was Bermuda a UK island andis still a uk ruled > island... > > Funny eh??my dads side Sicily..which is part > greek,Italioan.normons.muslim as itwas invaded andoverrulled so many > times im like a mutt ..no wonder i love all races and people I havethere > dna in me...LOL:) > > > > On 2019-10-15 22:35, Glenn Taranto wrote: > > Alan - > > > > You make a wonderful point along the lines as I was thinking. I've > > had several rare opportunities in my life getting to see outside > > collections in person. 1) Ron Borst's amazing horror posters. 2) The > > rare recordings collection at the Smithsonian when I was in high > > school. 3) Louis Leithold's collection par excellence. 4) The chance > > to see a wonderful private car and phonograph collection in Vancouver, > > Canada. (I was born in the wrong period and I've always been > > fascinated by antique phonographs.) > > > > Not to get political I always consider my taxes somehow find their way > > to the upkeep and curating of the collections at the Smithsonian > > Institute. > > > > All these memories stand out in my mind as chance to see and hear > > material I otherwise would never have had the chance to experience. > > The car and phonograph collector rarely opens up his collection to the > > public. Friends and I just happened to be in the right place at the > > right time. I've never put in words before but I think you hit the > > nail on the head. _"I’m simply someone who requires a large amount > > of eye candy in his life on a daily, if not hourly basis." _ I would > > never have the financial resources to replicate any of these > > collections and seeing them gathered all in one place was a bit > > overwhelming. I'm so grateful for these memories. I think I probably > > should get a job at the new Academy Museum! > > > > Glenn > > > > __ > > > > On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 7:11 PM Alan Adler <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Nice thread - great to see some spirited conversation on the > >> subject. > >> > >> I started collecting 1950’s sci-fi posters in 1957 at the age of > >> 9. My whole collection came out of the trash and I’ve lived my > >> entire adult life off those wonderful trashures (new word?). My book > >> SCI-FI AND HORROR MOVIE POSTERS IN FULL COLOR by Dover in NY (1977) > >> was the first book published in the US that looked at genre > >> advertising as an art form. In the early 1990’s, I founded the > >> 20th Century Fox Archives and served as Exec. Director for 10 years, > >> curating the first Fox museum, THE HALL OF COOL STUFF, in Sydney. I > >> realized 2 things - Organization creates value and the fact that I > >> could handle and enjoy much more material if I didn’t have to own > >> it. It taught me about letting go and getting pleasure from it. > >> I’m simply someone who requires a large amount of eye candy in his > >> life on a daily, if not hourly basis. I’ve devoted my life to > >> saving, protecting, showing, validating and supporting the history > >> of posters. Cobalt blue runs in my veins. I have passed most of my > >> material along to newer generations of collectors, but still feel > >> like my collection is intact - stored sweetly somewhere deep inside > >> my id. The things that have stuck with me for the long run have not > >> necessarily been the most valuable - had to sell those items - but > >> perhaps the silliest or most memorable to me - like a WIN A DEAD > >> BODY window card I got from Dr. Gore, aka Pat Patterson, Jr. - I > >> have no one in particular to leave my findings to - but have had as > >> good a time letting them go as pulling them from the garbage. In the > >> end it's all just colored paper - what that paper celebrates is the > >> magic and religion of the movies. > >> > >> Alan Adler > >> Museum of Mom and Pop Culture > >> > >> On Oct 15, 2019, at 5:42 PM, Glenn Taranto <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> Phillip - > >> > >> That's so cool. I, too, have given posters as gifts and I never get > >> over how thrilled friends are to get an "actual movie poster" as a > >> gift. > >> > >> Though, interestingly while they display the poster, they've never > >> been bitten by the bug. Maybe they see how much a CASABLANCA poster > >> costs! > >> > >> Glenn > >> > >> On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 5:22 PM Phillip Ayling > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Glen, > >> > >> That is an interesting question. I am 67 and started collecting in > >> the early 1960’s when I was about 10 years old. I got most of my > >> items from poster services, though I had no real idea what they had > >> or didn’t have. In the early years I might just see a movie on TV > >> or in a theatre and send a post card off to one of the Services in > >> hopes they had something. > >> > >> Over the years I have actually given some of them to friends and > >> family and in almost all cases they become centerpieces of interest > >> in whichever room they are placed. > >> > >> FROM: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] ON BEHALF OF > >> Glenn Taranto > >> SENT: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 3:22 PM > >> TO: [email protected] > >> SUBJECT: [MOPO] What I think while hunting for Wheeler and Woolsey > >> material... > >> > >> I was wondering what the average age of folks on the MOPO list is. > >> I've been around the hobby for 20 years now. And it seems most of > >> the people here who speak up have been around just long and, sorry, > >> much longer. If the next 20 years go as fast as the last 20 years > >> I'll be 80 by the time I hit send on this email. > >> > >> I've been pondering what would happen to my collection after I'm > >> gone. Wondering if it would be better in an institutional setting or > >> scattered to the four winds by being in the hands of collectors. > >> > >> So, yeah, that's what I'm thinking as I peruse poster sights looking > >> for more Wheeler and Woolsey stuff! 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