wow..so you had a video company in Hollywood???what was thebiz name???
sounds likea life like most of mopo...as we all seemed to be from the
70s... vetostanaitus told me he advertised in Popular photography before
movie collectors world and the BIG reel-Don Key and classic
Images....sam Rubin..so wild
thanks for the share Man!! stay safe...You had some great stuff,a guy
just called me i sent toBruce and greayat heritage..whosaid he had
signed posters,,likebig lobowski..and gwtw..and others butim
verypickyonproenance...so i said i was notinterest atanyprice,,but that
others couldauction it off,,,,,ilike contracts and letters and
somesigned stills if vintahhe..whensharpies becamethenorm.....i started
toback away....so much forgerys bootlegs...a friendboughta untouchable
cast signed poster i said i know thatposteris a reprintas i sell them
they were made in Germany..thee man since died so my stock is 40
yearsold ofthe reprints..not 27x41 anyway no nsss. so he just wanted it
anyways..well he paid 125.00 to geta posterwith supposed all cast...this
guy that called said he paid 3500 forthegwtw....he said it was dry
mounted and framed..another no no..but said ithad a gable check,,ther
was a guyin alabaquerque New mexicao that boughtupstars cancelled checks
years back andit was pretty cool ..at one timeyou could get mowee howard
checks for10,00 from his daughter norman mauers wife...crazy business.
but ther are many good guys inthe biz also who tellthe truth...so happy
collecting,,FOLKs and nicetosee people talkinglikethe old days!!
On 2020-03-22 12:51, Michael Danese wrote:
Fun post idea! Here's my story. As a high school student, I was in an
antique store in downtown Philly, around 1972. The store had two movie
posters - a Strawberry Blonde R56 one sheet, and an insert on Bridge
on the River Kwai. To quote The Grateful Dead - The bus came by, and I
got on! I bought them both for $5 each.
Soon after that, I met a guy who knew a guy with a bunch of posters,
especially James Cagney. From him I bought numerous Cagney one sheets
and lobby card sets, from the thirties to the 60s. All for $8 each,
which I thought was highway robbery.
Soon I discover Cinaphantique and their massive catalog. I bought a
bunch of items from them. Then a friend of mine, Jim Murray, opened
The Movie Poster Place. I helped him in the shop from time to time and
he always gave me great deals. When he would return from the big
Cleveland Con I many times got first crack at the items that I liked.
We went to the North Jersey cons a few times a year. I always came
back with a large haul. By then I targeted mainly Cagney, Bogart,
Hitchcock and Monroe, along with other major classics. Also, in the
early 80's I decided to go after autographs. I got a few stills from
Jim and sent them to movie stars with a return postage envelope. That
was very successful. I got Janet Leigh, Margret Hamilton, Ray Bolger,
Rod Taylor, Bette Davis, Lauren Bacall, Kate Hepburn, Vincent Price,
Bob Hope, Charlton Heston, James Cagney, James Stewart, and many more.
I was a Film/TV major at Penn State and shortly after graduation Star
Wars opened. I saw it on opening day at a matinee in a largely empty
dollar theater. I went with another film grad, and neither of us knew
anything about it. We both thought it was pretty great, and soon it
exploded. A few weeks later a record store in State College had a
folded one sheet in their shop. I bought it for $7.50. Eventually I
was also able to get pretty much all of the one sheets, inserts, half
sheets, lobby sets and still sets from the first three films. I still
have them all. After graduation I moved to Hollywood and lived in an
apartment under that big sign for a while. I then discovered the shops
on Hollywood Blvd. Larry Edmonds, etc. Bought more there.
Then in the mid-90s the internet helped to connect us all. eBay was
the wild west. A group of us banned together, with the help of our
fearless leader, Scott Burns, and formed MOPO. I wrote a bunch of the
original FAQ info, which I assume is still posted. I continued to
amass items for the next 20 years. My video production offices were
all decorated with posters, lobby cards, signed stills, etc. Clients
loved to come and see them, but not as much as I did.
I retired about three years ago and found myself with the usual piles
of rolled tubes, folded posters and books of lobby cards, as well as a
large stack. I decided to weed out and edit strongly. I auctioned off
most of it, keeping only the very favorites, which is still a lot of
items.
So that is my collecting journey.
And, as we are all living in an episode of The Twilight Zone, I want
to invite you to be amongst the first to read my new short story!
This story takes place in a different part of The Twilight Zone, a
place where people can still shop for groceries, shake hands and
socialize with others, but still, things are not quite right ...
Perchance to Dream
In this short story, Robert Clapper, a salesman, abruptly wakes from a
terrifying recurring nightmare and is comforted by his wife Mary.
After breakfast, he travels to a business meeting and is surprised to
find that he recognizes the people in his meeting from his dream. He
tells them that, and they are quite skeptical, until a few of them
share their own experiences with ghosts, spirits and visions!
You can find all of my stories on these sites:
Download a pdf for free at my site - http://michaeldanese.weebly.com/
Read any way you want – including versions for all e-readers -
http://www.smashwords.com/ (search Michael Danese)
For Kindle version visit www.amazon.com (search Michael Danese)
Also available at iTunes and Barnes & Noble
Comments welcome – please feel free to share!
Stay safe!
Michael Danese
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