Re: [MOPO] Japanese poster dealers

[Dale Dilts]

There are? I am buying new releases if there is a dealer of such on board.


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Subject: [MOPO] Japanese poster dealers

Howdy

We've had a request about finding a reliable one - I know there are a few here, 
if you would like to announce yourself in the forum to this gentleman you may 
find yourself a sale

http://vintagemoviepostersforum.com/discussion/1819/question-who-are-reliable-dealers-on-the-internet-to-get-japanese-posters-from#latest


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[MOPO] Japanese poster dealers

[David]

Howdy

We've had a request about finding a reliable one - I know there are a 
few here, if you would like to announce yourself in the forum to this 
gentleman you may find yourself a sale


http://vintagemoviepostersforum.com/discussion/1819/question-who-are-reliable-dealers-on-the-internet-to-get-japanese-posters-from#latest


David

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Re: [MOPO] Adrian Cowdry, 1964-2016

[Tommy Barr]

I never met Adrian though we did exchange a few emails about Bond posters.,
but like everyone else i was really shocked and saddened by the news. It is
good, however,  to see that there is a fellowship among movie poster
collectors which transcends the occasional spat we may have in these pages.

Tommy

On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 5:37 PM, Vaughn Mann  wrote:

> Allen,
>
>
>
> A wonderful tribute to this man who I knew only through several phone
> conversations years ago, but.could relate to everything
>
> you  said in that fine piece of writingI believe Adrian would
> have liked it too; sharing with his MOPO friends. Thank you!
>
>
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: allen day
> Sent: Sep 1, 2016 9:13 AM
> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Adrian Cowdry, 1964-2016
>
> Well done.
>
> ad
>
> On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 10:23 PM, David Kusumoto <
> davidmkusum...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Adrian Cowdry, 1964-2016
>>
>>
>>
>> * I'm writing this to amplify the dimensions of a charismatic man we have
>> all lost.  I never met Adrian in person.  But over two decades, we
>> engaged in zillions of conversations that went well beyond his known
>> affection for movie posters, World War II history, conservative U.K.
>> politics, Harley Davidson motorcycles - and of course, all things James
>> Bond.
>>
>>
>>
>> * Adrian was only 52 when he took his own life - and it appears that he
>> engineered his death to coincide with his birthday, which was two days ago,
>> on August 29.  He was a passionate thinker, going against the grain on
>> many issues, peppering his commentaries with hilariously worded language.
>> Standing at 6-5 - he was literally and figuratively a larger-than-life
>> man.
>>
>>
>>
>> * We shared dark ideologies about the meaning of life, politics and
>> families.  (He leaves behind a wife and three grown children.)  While I
>> do not know how Adrian chose to end his life - nor the specific catalysts
>> that spurred him - our many exchanges included emails (which I've spent
>> hours re-reading today) - which suggest how death - whether by natural
>> causes or otherwise - was regarded as a matter-of-fact subject for both of
>> us - albeit for different reasons.
>>
>>
>>
>> * (NOTE:  the following is my opinion, not necessarily factual).  In my
>> view, Adrian's feelings about suicide had hardened during the past 10 years.
>> It is also my view that he was NOT mentally ill, which is a reflexive
>> diagnosis given by others who react to this type of horror.  I believe
>> Adrian's views solidified as the result of at least three gigantic events:
>> 1) getting cancer in 2008 and joining the list of millions of "survivors"
>> who go into remission - but are forever haunted by its possible return; 2)
>> the suicide of his terminally ill father in December 2013; and, 3) the
>> death of his mother just 36 hours later, by, in Adrian words, "a broken
>> heart."  His parents had been married for 50 years.
>>
>>
>>
>> * For all his joviality and cutting wit - Adrian was a serious and
>> practical man - who strived for perfection in everything he did.  Today,
>> as I reflect on his great but short life, I am struck by the following
>> passages, excerpted over several emails we exchanged in 2013 and 2014.  These
>> are Adrian's own words:
>>
>>
>>
>> ** "There is an argument for euthanasia and assisted suicide. You would
>> not allow a dog to suffer in this way. The arguments about playing god are
>> strong - but not as strong as (making sure that) your loved ones do not
>> suffer..."*
>>
>>
>>
>> ** "Like you, I do not have any religious bent, I do not condemn anyone
>> their faith - but I cannot believe in an all seeing creator. I do believe,
>> however - that our bodies are not the be all and end all...I firmly believe
>> that souls live on.  Whether they remain to help loved ones - or to just
>> keep an eye (on us) - I am not sure.  But I often feel the presence of folk
>> from my past who were close to me.  And I often dream that I am conversing
>> and perhaps even receiving messages from them, (such as), "tell so and so
>> not to worry about us, because all is well..."  This could be my
>> subconscious speaking - for which I have no explanation - so I go with the
>> flow and accept them for what they are - that they are dreams with possible
>> messages."*
>>
>>
>>
>> ** "And like you I (sometimes) feel the presence of someone (who has
>> passed).  My great uncle was a master baker who taught me a lot about
>> cooking.  He was from Yorkshire and he taught me how to make Yorkshire puds
>> by (a strict) rule of thumb.  And every time I make them, I remember how he
>> used to say to me, "you're doing good, lad."  And as you say, I do remember
>> facial expressions and idiosyncrasies.  I'd like to think (there is more to
>> life) than just conception (and) death.  I do feel that the soul lives on."*
>>
>>
>>
>> ** "I often feel that folk gain comfort knowing their loved ones are

Re: [MOPO] Adrian Cowdry, 1964-2016

[Vaughn Mann]

Allen, 
 
A wonderful tribute to this man who I knew only through several phone conversations years ago, but.could relate to everything 
you  said in that fine piece of writingI believe Adrian would have liked it too; sharing with his MOPO friends. Thank you!
 
-Original Message- From: allen day Sent: Sep 1, 2016 9:13 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Adrian Cowdry, 1964-2016 
Well done.

ad

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 10:23 PM, David Kusumoto  wrote:



Adrian Cowdry, 1964-2016
 
* I'm writing this to amplify the dimensions of a charismatic man we have all lost.  I never met Adrian in person.  But over two decades, we engaged in zillions of conversations that went well beyond his known affection for movie posters, World War II history, conservative U.K. politics, Harley Davidson motorcycles - and of course, all things James Bond.
 
* Adrian was only 52 when he took his own life - and it appears that he engineered his death to coincide with his birthday, which was two days ago, on August 29.  He was a passionate thinker, going against the grain on many issues, peppering his commentaries with hilariously worded language.  Standing at 6-5 - he was literally and figuratively a larger-than-life man.
 
* We shared dark ideologies about the meaning of life, politics and families.  (He leaves behind a wife and three grown children.)  While I do not know how Adrian chose to end his life - nor the specific catalysts that spurred him - our many exchanges included emails (which I've spent hours re-reading today) - which suggest how death - whether by natural causes or otherwise - was regarded as a matter-of-fact subject for both of us - albeit for different reasons.
 
* (NOTE:  the following is my opinion, not necessarily factual).  In my view, Adrian's feelings about suicide had hardened during the past 10 years.  It is also my view that he was NOT mentally ill, which is a reflexive diagnosis given by others who react to this type of horror.  I believe Adrian's views solidified as the result of at least three gigantic events:  1) getting cancer in 2008 and joining the list of millions of "survivors" who go into remission - but are forever haunted by its possible return; 2) the suicide of his terminally ill father in December 2013; and, 3) the death of his mother just 36 hours later, by, in Adrian words, "a broken heart."  His parents had been married for 50 years.  
 
* For all his joviality and cutting wit - Adrian was a serious and practical man - who strived for perfection in everything he did.  Today, as I reflect on his great but short life, I am struck by the following passages, excerpted over several emails we exchanged in 2013 and 2014.  These are Adrian's own words:
 
* "There is an argument for euthanasia and assisted suicide. You would not allow a dog to suffer in this way. The arguments about playing god are strong - but not as strong as (making sure that) your loved ones do not suffer..."
 
* "Like you, I do not have any religious bent, I do not condemn anyone their faith - but I cannot believe in an all seeing creator. I do believe, however - that our bodies are not the be all and end all...I firmly believe that souls live on.  Whether they remain to help loved ones - or to just keep an eye (on us) - I am not sure.  But I often feel the presence of folk from my past who were close to me.  And I often dream that I am conversing and perhaps even receiving messages from them, (such as), "tell so and so not to worry about us, because all is well..."  This could be my subconscious speaking - for which I have no explanation - so I go with the flow and accept them for what they are - that they are dreams with possible messages."
 
* "And like you I (sometimes) feel the presence of someone (who has passed).  My great uncle was a master baker who taught me a lot about cooking.  He was from Yorkshire and he taught me how to make Yorkshire puds by (a strict) rule of thumb.  And every time I make them, I remember how he used to say to me, "you're doing good, lad."  And as you say, I do remember facial expressions and idiosyncrasies.  I'd like to think (there is more to life) than just conception (and) death.  I do feel that the soul lives on."
 
* "I often feel that folk gain comfort knowing their loved ones are (always) around.  Love is such a strong emotion that keeps those who have passed - in one's mind.  And in many ways - this keeps them (forever) alive. ...(But) you would not allow a dog to suffer.  No human should go through this.  Your dad will be at peace when he passes and you will remember the better times before this last phase of his life."
 
* BTW, in the last excerpt - Adrian is referring to struggles I had with my Dad, who passed away last year from Alzheimer's.  It is obvious, when I read Adrian's own hand - that he was a deep thinker, a philosopher, a man in touch with his accomplishments - as well as a man with a tactile

Re: [MOPO] Adrian Cowdry, 1964-2016

[allen day]

Well done.

ad

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 10:23 PM, David Kusumoto  wrote:

> Adrian Cowdry, 1964-2016
>
>
>
> * I'm writing this to amplify the dimensions of a charismatic man we have
> all lost.  I never met Adrian in person.  But over two decades, we
> engaged in zillions of conversations that went well beyond his known
> affection for movie posters, World War II history, conservative U.K.
> politics, Harley Davidson motorcycles - and of course, all things James
> Bond.
>
>
>
> * Adrian was only 52 when he took his own life - and it appears that he
> engineered his death to coincide with his birthday, which was two days ago,
> on August 29.  He was a passionate thinker, going against the grain on
> many issues, peppering his commentaries with hilariously worded language.
> Standing at 6-5 - he was literally and figuratively a larger-than-life man.
>
>
>
> * We shared dark ideologies about the meaning of life, politics and
> families.  (He leaves behind a wife and three grown children.)  While I
> do not know how Adrian chose to end his life - nor the specific catalysts
> that spurred him - our many exchanges included emails (which I've spent
> hours re-reading today) - which suggest how death - whether by natural
> causes or otherwise - was regarded as a matter-of-fact subject for both of
> us - albeit for different reasons.
>
>
>
> * (NOTE:  the following is my opinion, not necessarily factual).  In my
> view, Adrian's feelings about suicide had hardened during the past 10 years.
> It is also my view that he was NOT mentally ill, which is a reflexive
> diagnosis given by others who react to this type of horror.  I believe
> Adrian's views solidified as the result of at least three gigantic events:
> 1) getting cancer in 2008 and joining the list of millions of "survivors"
> who go into remission - but are forever haunted by its possible return; 2)
> the suicide of his terminally ill father in December 2013; and, 3) the
> death of his mother just 36 hours later, by, in Adrian words, "a broken
> heart."  His parents had been married for 50 years.
>
>
>
> * For all his joviality and cutting wit - Adrian was a serious and
> practical man - who strived for perfection in everything he did.  Today,
> as I reflect on his great but short life, I am struck by the following
> passages, excerpted over several emails we exchanged in 2013 and 2014.  These
> are Adrian's own words:
>
>
>
> ** "There is an argument for euthanasia and assisted suicide. You would
> not allow a dog to suffer in this way. The arguments about playing god are
> strong - but not as strong as (making sure that) your loved ones do not
> suffer..."*
>
>
>
> ** "Like you, I do not have any religious bent, I do not condemn anyone
> their faith - but I cannot believe in an all seeing creator. I do believe,
> however - that our bodies are not the be all and end all...I firmly believe
> that souls live on.  Whether they remain to help loved ones - or to just
> keep an eye (on us) - I am not sure.  But I often feel the presence of folk
> from my past who were close to me.  And I often dream that I am conversing
> and perhaps even receiving messages from them, (such as), "tell so and so
> not to worry about us, because all is well..."  This could be my
> subconscious speaking - for which I have no explanation - so I go with the
> flow and accept them for what they are - that they are dreams with possible
> messages."*
>
>
>
> ** "And like you I (sometimes) feel the presence of someone (who has
> passed).  My great uncle was a master baker who taught me a lot about
> cooking.  He was from Yorkshire and he taught me how to make Yorkshire puds
> by (a strict) rule of thumb.  And every time I make them, I remember how he
> used to say to me, "you're doing good, lad."  And as you say, I do remember
> facial expressions and idiosyncrasies.  I'd like to think (there is more to
> life) than just conception (and) death.  I do feel that the soul lives on."*
>
>
>
> ** "I often feel that folk gain comfort knowing their loved ones are
> (always) around.  Love is such a strong emotion that keeps those who have
> passed - in one's mind.  And in many ways - this keeps them (forever)
> alive. ...(But) you would not allow a dog to suffer.  No human should go
> through this.  Your dad will be at peace when he passes and you will
> remember the better times before this last phase of his life."*
>
>
>
> * BTW, in the last excerpt - Adrian is referring to struggles I had with
> my Dad, who passed away last year from Alzheimer's.  It is obvious, when
> I read Adrian's own hand - that he was a deep thinker, a philosopher, a man
> in touch with his accomplishments - as well as a man with a tactile sense
> of humanity, of suffering, of his own mortality, trying to gain full
> control and measure of his own destiny - instead of being dragged behind it.
>
>
>
>
> * Like everyone else, I grieve for him and will miss him tremendously.  But
> I'm comforted that despite being an empi