[MOPO] Seeing stars

2014-11-07 Thread Jim Episale
In the early 1960¹s while stationed in Isabella Segunda (sp) I spent the night bar hopping with Montgomery Clift, -- Check out our shop page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Unshredded-Nostalgia/128881892341 Check out our shop video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-n2AznLA8o

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2014-11-07 Thread Tom Martin
now that must have been interesting..cool fact On 2014-11-07 09:14, Jim Episale wrote: In the early 1960¹s while stationed in Isabella Segunda (sp) I spent the night bar hopping with Montgomery Clift, -- Check out our shop page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Unshredded-Nostalgia/128881892341

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2014-11-07 Thread Michael Greenwood
This might knock Alan out of the top spot for me. I'm a huge Clift fan...very cool, Jim!! M Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 09:14:04 -0500 From: jimepisa...@comcast.net Subject: [MOPO] Seeing stars To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU In the early 1960¹s while stationed in Isabella Segunda (sp) I

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2014-11-06 Thread Tom Martin
anyone who has neverbeen burnt by someone in showbizness, probably has never really been in showbizness,,, as it goes with the turf.. I asked Mel Blanc... can I stay honest and stay in this Business? he laughed and said.. well just know there aresome Godpeopel and some not so good people''

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2014-11-06 Thread Alan Adler
Hey, Tom - I always enjoy your thoughts - You should have a net reality show - your son could fix that up - I’d pay to watch - but your philosophies should continue to be free to all. By the way - Didn’t want to short out some friends of mine I'd call stars. I quit 3 good jobs after I saw the

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2014-11-06 Thread Greg Douglass
Alan, stuff like this humanizes MOPO to no end. As much as I enjoy ads...and I AM buying posters again, hooray!...this kind of background material on our constant readers is the shiznit. Thanks for a thoroughly enjoyable read, Greg Douglass PS-Yes, Tom Martin is the savant of MOPOland. A truly

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2014-11-06 Thread Tom Martin
yes but i just found out Today that in back to the future they used a 59 es-335 for a scenece that was supposed to be in 1955... its blown my whole continuity belief factor to smitheriens and I may never get over this.. lets see how Greg takes it. Gisbson didnt release the Guitar till

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2014-11-06 Thread Tom Martin
John Kisch took the pee wee herman toy packaging photos. so many mopo people have some great stories and have been on cool paths. I reepped a guy In Toledo Named Johnny Ginger,, he was a child show talennt and had a Detroit show like soupy sales.. well they help a contest and invited the

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2014-11-06 Thread Tom Martin
ever take a nap and think its the next morning whe you wake a few hours later.. I just did,. i layed down like at 4 pm woke at 73 and began to start my day after i saw it was 730 pm instead of am.. so I get a whole night to sleep till am.. its dark like am and felt like am. quiet etc.. no

[MOPO] Seeing stars

2014-11-05 Thread Tommy Barr
Just wondering who among the Mopo membership has had any sort of relationship with movie stars. In the Summer of 1970 I spent a few days drinking with Roddy McDowall in a pub in Kew, London (he drank pints of Bloody Marys). Liam Neeson lived round the corner from me for many years and my wife and

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2014-11-05 Thread Ben Wadley
From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Tommy Barr Sent: Thursday, 6 November 2014 1:24 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] Seeing stars Just wondering who among the Mopo membership has had any sort of relationship with movie stars

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2014-11-05 Thread David Rew
I am fairly sure if I were older back then Marilyn would have rung me for a date, and I am also fairly confident I would have likely said yes on the third, perhaps fourth request... Does that count? regards, *David Rew* bidll.com for serious collectors

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2014-11-05 Thread Kirby McDaniel
Tommy, Elizabeth Taylor. I was living in Gstaad in a little bungalow next to the Burtons, and periodically I would hear them screaming and throwing things. And sometimes other things. Presently Elizabeth would come over and boo-hoo on my shoulder, quite drunk, but with beautiful VIOLET

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2014-11-05 Thread JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia
them about their work. From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Tommy Barr Sent: Thursday, 6 November 2014 1:24 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] Seeing stars Just wondering who among the Mopo membership has had any sort of relationship

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2014-11-05 Thread Tom Martin
: www.facebook.com/AllAboutMoviesAu [2] Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/AllAboutMovies1 [3] FROM: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] ON BEHALF OF Tommy Barr SENT: Thursday, 6 November 2014 1:24 AM TO: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU SUBJECT: [MOPO] Seeing stars Just wondering who among

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2014-11-05 Thread Alan Adler
Rip Torn was an old drinking buddy. I had a script he liked and he once gave me a dollar to option it while riding up the windy road to Topanga Canyon from Pacific Coast Highway. Alan Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com

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2014-11-05 Thread Ben Wadley
-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia Sent: Thursday, 6 November 2014 9:39 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Seeing stars I interviewed quite a lot of famous people when I was doing the Drive programme on a radio station on the Gold

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2014-11-05 Thread Alan Adler
For AIP fans only! I pitched the great Sam Arkoff a woman’s prison comedy - Spent a couple hours with him in his penthouse in the 9000 building on Sunset Blvd. He sat behind a huge desk, chomped on his cigar and laughed. And the whole time I was dreaming of AIP double bill press books. For

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2014-11-05 Thread David Rew
We have a winner... regards, *David Rew* bidll.com for serious collectors https://www.facebook.com/bidll Follow us https://twitter.com/bidll Follow us http://www.pinterest.com/bidll/bidll-for-the-collector/ http://www.bidll.com Alan Adler wrote on 6/11/2014

[MOPO] Seeing Stars. . .

2014-11-05 Thread Channing Thomson
I had dinner one nightie the early 90s with action director George P. Cosmatos (Rambo III and The Cassandra Crossing) at an Italian restaurant in San Francisco. He was obviously a true movie nut and poster fan (His favorite movie was The Wild North with Stewart Granger) but the guy was

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2014-11-05 Thread Michael Greenwood
Agreed! I was ready to crown him on just the Rip Torn bit but he's taken it to a whole other level with Cherie Currie and Richard Widmark! Yowza! M Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 12:35:16 +1100 From: da...@bidll.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] Seeing stars To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU

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2014-11-05 Thread Wayne Stiles
I guess I would be best described as a MOPO lurker. I do not personally collect or sell movie memorabilia but several years ago I had occasion to sell several lots of lobby cards, press books and stills for a friend who had worked as an usher in the 60's and needed to part with the moderate

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2014-11-05 Thread Jeff Potokar
Charlie Band (and his son) are crooks. On Nov 5, 2014, at 5:08 PM, Alan Adler wrote: For AIP fans only! I pitched the great Sam Arkoff a woman’s prison comedy - Spent a couple hours with him in his penthouse in the 9000 building on Sunset Blvd. He sat behind a huge desk, chomped on his

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2014-11-05 Thread Jeff Potokar
You wish. LOL On Nov 5, 2014, at 5:35 PM, David Rew wrote: We have a winner... regards, David Rew bidll.com for serious collectors Alan Adler wrote on 6/11/2014 12:08 PM: For AIP fans only! I pitched the great Sam Arkoff a woman�s prison comedy - Spent a couple hours with him in his

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2014-11-05 Thread Tom Martin
well at least Larry shook your hand... beats being passed by by woody... and Jonathan winters was from Dayton Ohio and in one my fave films-Its amad mad mad mad world..he was insanely funny and to even think of him for a moment craks me up.. scenes with Phil silvers and atthe gas station scene

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2014-11-05 Thread Tom Martin
Channing I have that wild north poster and lobbies.. the collector colleced stewert Granger On 2014-11-05 20:55, Channing Thomson wrote: I had dinner one nightie the early 90s with action director George P. Cosmatos (Rambo III and The Cassandra Crossing) at an Italian restaurant in San

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2014-11-05 Thread Tom Martin
wow Alan cool stuff... I ate at hamburger hamlet 2 times in Beverly hills..in 1976 and then someoene stole a menu and gave itto me from the 80s.. n 2014-11-05 20:08, Alan Adler wrote: For AIP fans only! I pitched the great Sam Arkoff a woman’s prison comedy - Spent a couple hours with him

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2014-11-05 Thread Jeff Potokar
I worked at a studio facility where they came to screen their film dailies... and then NEVER paid for the screening services... even when we extended them (and their company, Blue Moon Ent) credit, to come back again.. Scam artists and they should have been ashamed of themselves.. to