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> On Feb 28, 2020, at 4:31 AM, Philipp Kainbacher <[email protected]> wrote: > > Happy 25th! Thank you Scott! I have been a member a very long time...I just > cannot remember. We should keep posting more about any film poster events and > news worldwide! Today’s Ewbanks original poster auction in the UK for > instance...this would be fantastic! > All the best to every MOPOs! > Philipp Kainbacher > > > Sent from my iPhone > >>> On Feb 24, 2020, at 9:55 AM, Scott Burns <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >> Who would have thought MoPo would still be around 25 years after that first >> listserv message was sent on February 24, 1995…be here we are!!!! >> >> MoPo really started in 1994 when a small group of movie memorabilia >> collectors found each other on Usenet (you youngsters may have to Google >> that) and began CC’ing each other on e-mails discussing the hobby. It was a >> primitive mailing list, but it worked. Then in early 1995 as our >> distribution list grew, American University student Adam Ehrlich discovered >> his school allowed students to set-up a listserv discussion group—for >> free–and MoPo was officially launched. It’s interesting that once a list >> begins, as long as it stays active and has a listowner (that would be ME!) >> AU just lets it chug along even after a student graduates. Even more amazing >> is that AU still maintains their listserv system at all. But a big thank you >> is in order to American U for giving MoPo a home for all these years. >> >> As is my annual tradition, I salute the original 11 who were here 25 years >> ago today: Mahtab Moayeri, Michael Danese, Rob Ellis, Donna Tschetter, Goh >> Kai Shen, Evan Zweifel, George Nichol, Jeff Static (using AOL name >> Static555), Cindy Nemeth-Johannes (sadly we lost Cindy in 2008, but her >> husband Jay is still a MoPo member), myself, and of course, (former) AU >> student Adam Ehrlich. I’m happy to report that in addition to Jay, Michael, >> Rob and Evan are still with us 25 years later! >> >> It seems unreal that 25 years have passed since MoPo began…time does really >> fly if you’ll pardon the cliché. I was an avid collector back at the >> beginning, but as the years have passed (along with my hair line), I find >> myself content with my collection as it is and have begun thinking about >> what I’m going to do with all these beautiful images that are now living in >> storage boxes. But every day I do enjoy looking at my favorites that have >> been carefully framed and hang on the walls and they will probably be the >> last to go should I ever decide to liquidate. (I have a feeling I’ll be >> liquidated before those cherished gems are!) >> >> My thanks to all MoPo’ers, past and present, for a wonderful 25 years. Happy >> Silver Anniversary MoPo! >> >> Scott >> MoPo List Owner >> >> >> >> >> 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.
