Hi Tom - Always love your stories and your big heart - eyeballs and ears are important - but your big heart is what makes you the angel that you are.
So here are some stories for you. My father was my greatest mentor. He loved movies and bragged that he used to go see 5 movies a day during the depression when he was supposed to be looking for work. When I was 8 the family was riding from NC to Baltimore to visit my grandmother. It was an 8 hour ride. We got 30 minutes out of town and were going through Greensboro and Godzilla has just opened. I cried so hard to see that movie my mother and father pulled over and waited in the car while I went in and watched it. Came out, got in the car and we continued our all night drive to Baltimore. When I started to show interest in movie posters he’d take me to different theaters and appraise my technique for asking the managers for them. Studied the grip of my handshake - a good handshake and looking someone in the eye always makes the best impression. I was 9 years old. My father used to wake me up from a dead sleep and say “the window cards are on the poles tonight’. We’d get into his black Buick and drive down the road. He’d stop at one pole after the other and I would take a little stack of them down. This was so long ago I don’t even remember the titles. When I found rooms of posters as I got older - or a big pile of them in the trash, I’d call him, he’d leave his ladies dress shop, rent a big Uhaul trailer and attach it to his then Cadillac, come to me, hire a couple guys and clear a space at his storage building to safely store them. When he went to buying trips, I would tell him what theater I wanted something from - let’s say when the first Cinerama film came out - Windjammer - he would go there and buy me a program or even ask the manager for stuff. He and I would sit and watch movies all the time. Went to movies all the time. Christmas Day. New Years Day. Always the first show of the opening run of something important. I had the love for the movies, but he stoked the fire and taught me everything I know about how to enjoy them. Something tells me you and my dad were cut from the same special cloth. Alan > On Apr 27, 2021, at 5:44 AM, Tom Martin > <[email protected]> wrote: > > question to MOPO. bruce, and others > > > who were your early or best mentors in posters and business...? > > please share your stories > > we all have mentors as well as teachers of the trade who give us info and > help us learn... > > what interesting world of cinema art..history and its only been a little over > 100 years.. > > speak up Mopoilians > > Tom > Hollywood dream Factory® > since 1977 > > On 2021-04-27 08:21, Bruce Hershenson wrote: >> Tom, you are an amazing survivor! I love your story about Adam West. >> Hang in there! >> On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 3:45 PM >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> hello Bruce and mono land.... >>> I have been learning so much since my surgery feb 4 and the prior >>> eye >>> surgery jan 19.. >>> I was asked by a case worker what was my strongest character >>> asset... >>> I said well I am not that strong....I can cry at just thoughts of >>> others sadnesss.. or pain >>> and yet my mother and a few people seem to have thought I was >>> strong >>> I say well I pray to god..try to treat others fair and I keep >>> trying >>> so...theni remembered Adam west what he said to tell my ex wife >>> when was >>> selling his biography >>> see we sold it 29.95 autographed... >>> and had lackluster sales,., >>> I had to get the books send them to Adam he send back..and we mail >>> them...all for 29.95 >>> I kept running ads in CBG, movie collectors world... Baby >>> boomer..eve a >>> full page baby boomer ad..still....low sales.. >>> so Adam called me one day...my ex said he won't give up !!! he >>> keeps >>> trying ....so Adam said "tell her you are exercising" I thought >>> that was >>> so funny but he was right.. >>> I just kept trying new ads..as I believed in him as a pop culture >>> legend.. >>> so I Told the woman assessor who asked me ..I think my best assets >>> I am >>> determined to get things done... >>> I also Told Adam sir I should just stop and give upas sam doing >>> poor >>> job...he said Tom what you need to know is no one knows anything we >>> all >>> just guess banditry...wheter it be Nasa or medical or >>> business..sometimes it works but many times it does not, when >>> edison >>> was asked why his 10,000 light bulbs failed experiments felt >>> he said I didn't fail, I found 10.99 ways NOT to make a lightbulb >>> I have been exercising, resting, doing much ponderingonlife >>> I gave my car to my son and much of my material stuff is gone, as >>> for >>> movies andposterand music..well I can only see partial left >>> eye...deaf >>> in one ear, and now one partial Charcot Foot...amdf next going to >>> be >>> fitted for prosthetic >>> I even got mental council lug to make sure sam lucid///the young >>> man >>> asked me share you offended that I lack empathy ifs am not >>> religious?? >>> I said no many of my friends are atheist, agnostic, Muslim, Hindu , >>> Buddist,jews ofallraces and ethnicity >>> etc..I love all people and all Races..Iam Sicilian andsawa great >>> PBS >>> travel history..Sicily is right over North Africa..eithiopia...and >>> was >>> captured by Normans Greeks, Muslims. Romans. you name it >>> Carthigy...so >>> it explains why I must have the blood of many people in me. >>> the best lesson I learned was to Forgive everyone...I learned that >>> the >>> China guys that set out take my trademark are suffering too >>> perhaps >>> more then me...so to just forgive them and help as many people as I >>> can >>> before I need this life.. >>> all my mentors seem to agree..andend up serving others instead of >>> there >>> own egos.. >>> so I have been trying to come up with items to help disabled people >>> like a way to come in the door from outside in a wheelchair..I took >>> a >>> foam mat ,placed it in from of the door, went backwards and did >>> it!!! >>> my nurse watched in case it didn't work..the disability guys said >>> there >>> was no way to do its a foot needs the door stop// >>> so I shimmed it up with a foam mat on the other side anti >>> cleared... >>> I am eating well..taking vitamins..doing leg lifts.ab crunches.and >>> other >>> then UTI infection...I had a 6.5 A1-c and tall my bloodworm looks >>> good// >>> so baby steps.prayer, frienbdsand family >>> its been hard mentally on my son..so he needs to recover >>> fromtheshock of >>> seeing his dad and his mom ill.. >>> I affected his life...but he's been reading Positive books and >>> videos >>> andexpossing to great works like Norman Vincent Peale and other... >>> so we >>> are getting along better..... >>> we have spoke about the universe, God..media//its affect on >>> Kids..etc >>> He told me Speilbergt was tgeone who helped define PG-13 ratings >>> for the >>> movies/// so Lucas. Spielberg.Capra and many others have used Media >>> to >>> do many positive things in cinema... >>> I am not sure whats next but sam so thankful for my friends on mope >>> family...as its been great adventure to share your story...and >>> learn >>> about Motion pictures with you all... >>> I hope to do some good things before I transition to the next >>> thank you so much everyone and I wish you health peace and >>> happiness for >>> young family and/or business ventures.. >>> God Bless,, >>> Tom >>> Hollywood dream factory® >>> since 1977 >>> On 2021-04-26 14:22, Bruce Hershenson wrote: >>>> IF YOU HAVE NEVER EVER BOUGHT EVEN ONE VINTAGE MOVIE POSTER, >>> TOMORROW >>>> WOULD BE A GREAT DAY TO START, BECAUSE WE HAVE 1,299 AUCTIONS OF >>>> INSERTS, HALF-SHEETS, AND SMALLER NON-U.S. POSTERS FROM 16 >>> COUNTRIES >>>> CLOSING IN ONE DAY ON TUESDAY AT >>>> HTTP://WWW.EMOVIEPOSTER.COM/AGALLERY/13.HTML [1] [1] AND THE >>> DEALS ARE SO >>>> GOOD YOU WILL FIND THEM HARD TO BELIEVE! How good? 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