Marvelous sentiments David! Wonderful, wonderful collection! Glenn
On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 6:39 PM David Kusumoto <[email protected]> wrote: > * I confess I sometimes get a little depressed realizing that a life span > is nearing its end - vs. being in the beginning or in the middle - during > heady days when I cared less about the time unfurling ahead of me - and > more about trying to OWN everything. > > * There were "bumps" that caused me to downsize unrelated to aging - e.g., > wildfire evacuations and the crazy exercise of toting out my fav framed > one-sheets in less than ten minutes. > > * But as decades pass and I realize my nostalgia doesn't line up with the > nostalgia of younger generations - the urge to purge - (vs. letting your > survivors cherry-pick through your stuff after you're gone) - gets > stronger. > > * When you've liquidated a few estates it hits some of us that we don't > want to put our survivors through the hassle of choosing - and then dumping > things they know little about - to Goodwill. > > * So I think I'm like a lot of people in that what I have left today - has > far more sentimental value than actual $$$ value - (or almost no dollar > value). *Two things that pull me out of my funk:* > > 1) Gifting things to younger adults who express an appreciation to own > movie memorabilia - thus giving them a gateway into a hobby that seems > forbidden to them now - and hoping that if it takes hold like it did for me > - it will grab them by the lapels and not peak for them - until they reach > their late 40s through their 50s, and... > > 2) ...selling things - knowing that a future buyer will give them a good > home - and will cherish them for however long they can - until they > themselves - like I did - decide to move on. > > * So while there's an element of sadness about divesting - I am in love > with the idea of passing things down as a means of preserving them well > after I'm gone. And to feed my nostalgia - I can always look at photos of > what I used to own "back in the day." (See below.) > > * I never got a chance to own any $$$ horror paper - simply because I > could never afford it. So I would say that my collection was likely a > "mid-tiered" one - representing titles I really loved. > > * Another aspect of getting older and divesting - is I can now show "a > little bit" of what I used to own - without worrying about security issues > - esp. now that the "gold" is gone. My lobby card collection is also gone > but I used to own hundreds that aren't pictured here. -d. > > P.S. - And almost everything I collected - with the exception of Beatles > memorabilia and comic books - I purchased from dealers who are or were > members of this very MOPO group! (With the probable exception of the late > Deke Richards and that couple who ran That's Entertainment" in PA - from > whom I scored some incredible prizes! I can't believe I've forgotten their > names. Does anyone remember who I'm talking about?) > > https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/9020/N4OrrP.jpg > > https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/6615/3ffRPe.jpg > > https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/4167/XfS18s.jpg > > https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/2971/Mqzyz5.jpg > > https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/6813/1jYDO5.jpg > > https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/6757/fwkRYj.jpg > > https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/487/035wER.jpg > > https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/7920/g7P84B.jpg > > https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/5949/BQF5jL.jpg > > https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/273/XzUEoa.jpg > > https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/9947/sVa0S9.jpg > > https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/7400/ZMmz2Z.jpg > > https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/3397/JyNlRC.jpg > > https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/5458/LgCbzY.jpg > > https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/434/ZQBRWF.jpg > > https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/8161/eTiCFv.jpg > > https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/1692/pvAFeK.jpg > > https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/1217/KBs55k.jpg > > https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img673/1142/N23mIj.jpg > > https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/9540/wyN9my.jpg > > https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/1165/apBkn4.jpg > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > 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.
