Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012

2012-10-22 Thread Greg Douglass
...@hotmail.com wrote: Tom, I have to ask - were you by any chance the copywriter and proofreader of your MCW ads? Rodney Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:16:59 + From: dreamfact...@hollywooddreamfactory.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 To: MoPo-L

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2012-10-22 Thread JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/moviemem PO Box 92 Elanora Qld 4221 Australia - Original Message - From: Greg Douglass pickmeis...@cox.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 6:21 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 My subscription

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2012-10-19 Thread peter contarino
Haleguadamis. From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Richard Halegua Comic Art Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 6:42 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 I predicted the loss of paper publications

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2012-10-19 Thread Posteropolis
Ok, that's funny. - Original Message - From: peter contarino To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 10:07 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 Haleguadamis. From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU

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2012-10-19 Thread Jay Nemeth-Johannes
OK, one of the things I have noticed in this duscussion is that people talk about the cutbacks in newsroom staff (reporters, cartoonists, proofreaders). While this is true, the impact is much larger (100%) on the production and distribution staff. I feel for the typesetters, printers,

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2012-10-19 Thread Posteropolis
- From: Jay Nemeth-Johannes jay.johan...@smartsensorsystems.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 11:02 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 OK, one of the things I have noticed in this duscussion is that people talk about

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2012-10-19 Thread Walton, Jeffrey
List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:54 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 A few years ago I boldly predicted that ALL magazines and newspapers would go out

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2012-10-19 Thread Kirby McDaniel
crop of journalists every year! Where will THEY work? Dave - Original Message - From: Jay Nemeth-Johannes jay.johan...@smartsensorsystems.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 11:02 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012

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2012-10-19 Thread Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art
] On Behalf Of Sean Linkenback Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 4:37 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 The same New York Times that declared on a page 1 story in 2002 that the Bush Administration had proof of WMDs in Iraq? for fun

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2012-10-19 Thread Toochis Morin
@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Sean Linkenback Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 4:37 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 The same New York Times that declared on a page 1 story in 2002 that the Bush Administration had proof of WMDs in Iraq

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2012-10-18 Thread Bruce Hershenson
...@hollywooddreamfactory.com wrote: so you started reading MCW when you where 5 years old Sue?? ok thats possibleI guess. Original Message From: filmfantast...@msn.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 Date: Wed

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2012-10-18 Thread Posteropolis
18, 2012 8:12 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 On the heels of MCW ending comes the end of Newsweek, One by one they will all go. Time is next, and then The New York Times (yes, The New York Times). http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/18/a-turn

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2012-10-18 Thread Sean Linkenback
future endeavours. - Original Message - From:Bruce Hershenson To:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 8:12 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 On the heels of MCW ending comes the end of Newsweek, One by one they will all go. Time

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2012-10-18 Thread Kirby McDaniel
Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 On the heels of MCW ending comes the end of Newsweek, One by one they will all go. Time is next, and then The New York Times (yes, The New York Times). http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/18/a-turn-of-the-page

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2012-10-18 Thread peter contarino
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 8:12 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 On the heels of MCW ending comes the end of Newsweek, One by one they will all go. Time is next, and then The New York Times (yes, The New York Times). http://www.thedailybeast.com

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2012-10-18 Thread Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art
...@gmail.comBruce Hershenson To: mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDUMoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 8:12 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 On the heels of MCW ending comes the end of Newsweek, One by one they will all go. Time is next

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2012-10-18 Thread Tom Martin
what you use the newspaper as a paper airplane..???. wowo thats old school man.. does it hold you that good... oivey Original Message From: sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:09:14

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2012-10-18 Thread Richard C Evans
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 8:12 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 On the heels of MCW ending comes the end of Newsweek, One by one they will all go. Time is next, and then The New York Times (yes, The New York Times). http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles

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2012-10-18 Thread Sean Linkenback
probably didn't know about yesterday while reading it online. -Original Message- From: Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art [mailto:sa...@comic-art.com] Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 02:09 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012

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2012-10-18 Thread Tom Martin
From: evan...@mac.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:22:18 +0100 My habit for decades is to buy a particular newspaper everyday. But pointless now as I'm already aware, (mainly via twitter) of exactly what

Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012

2012-10-18 Thread Posteropolis
- Original Message - From: Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art To: Posteropolis ; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 2:09 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 I'm surprised most print media is still alive today, much less a few years

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2012-10-18 Thread Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art
...@bell.netPosteropolis ; mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDUMoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 2:09 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 I'm surprised most print media is still alive today, much less a few years from now. the only time I get a newspaper

Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012

2012-10-18 Thread Peter D'Antonio
:09 PM *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 I'm surprised most print media is still alive today, much less a few years from now. the only time I get a newspaper is when I'm at an airport going somewhere. Other than that I get my

Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012

2012-10-18 Thread Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art
. -Original Message- From: Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art [mailto:sa...@comic-art.com] Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 02:09 PM To: mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDUMoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 I'm surprised most print media

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2012-10-18 Thread Simon Oram
: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:50:46 To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Reply-To: Peter D'Antonio pe...@dantonios.net Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 True, much of the today's news can now be had from trending twitter hashtags, but you all are ignoring the fact

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2012-10-18 Thread Jay Nemeth-Johannes
Art [31] To: Posteropolis [32] ; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU [33] Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 2:09 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 I'm surprised most print media is still alive today, much less a few years from now. the only time I get a newspaper is when I'm

Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012

2012-10-18 Thread Sean Linkenback
: Thursday, October 18, 2012 02:50 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 True, much of the today's news can now be had from trending twitter hashtags, but you all are ignoring the fact that the convenience of instant access sacrifices

Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012

2012-10-18 Thread David Kusumoto
of our history.. Sue Heim www.hollywoodposterframes.com Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:08:29 -0400 From: douglasbtay...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU I attribute at least half of my Best Picture Collection

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2012-10-18 Thread Bruce Hershenson
more than a newspaper, it was a part of our history.. Sue Heim www.hollywoodposterframes.com Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:08:29 -0400 From: douglasbtay...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU I attribute

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2012-10-18 Thread Posteropolis
nor a bad thing, it's just the way things are. Dave - Original Message - From: David Kusumoto To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:25 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 Hate to make predictions, but I think

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2012-10-18 Thread Richard Halegua Comic Art
@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:11:59 + So much of my own collection are items I bought from dealers I met through MCW. I was there at the beginning and for many years, as a collector, couldn't wait for the latest copy to get

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2012-10-18 Thread Richard Evans
@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:11:59 + So much of my own collection are items I bought from dealers I met through MCW. I was there at the beginning and for many years, as a collector, couldn't wait for the latest copy

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2012-10-18 Thread David Kusumoto
* I agree with Richard that an international following, with international editions published on every continent - matters. * But the more intriguing question for me is not the foregone conclusion that daily newspapers will be dead within five years - or, as you say, in less than 2 years.

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2012-10-18 Thread Bruce Hershenson
I have a longer term question. When there are no staffs of reporters investigating the news and reporting on it, who will write the stories that everyone links to? On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 7:15 PM, David Kusumoto davidmkusum...@hotmail.comwrote: * I agree with Richard that an international

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2012-10-18 Thread David Kusumoto
When there are no staffs of reporters investigating the news and reporting on it, who will write the stories that everyone links to? That's an easy one. Bloggers and any person off the street who believes he/she can be a reporter. Just look at the success of Wikipedia. Many REAL writers

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2012-10-18 Thread Bruce Hershenson
I wish MoPo had a like button! On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 7:29 PM, David Kusumoto davidmkusum...@hotmail.comwrote: When there are no staffs of reporters investigating the news and reporting on it, who will write the stories that everyone links to? That's an easy one. Bloggers and any person

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2012-10-18 Thread Richard Halegua Comic Art
...@gmail.comBruce Hershenson To: mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDUMoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 8:12 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 On the heels of MCW ending comes the end of Newsweek, One by one they will all go. Time is next

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2012-10-17 Thread Evan Zweifel
I have a large collection of Mexican Lobby Cards starring Movie Collector's World. Please email if you are interested. (Sorry, just had to say that) - Original Message - From: Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:54:52

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2012-10-17 Thread Tom A. Pennock
I remember reading the first issue of Film Collector's World in 1976 at a friends place in Ann Arbor. That was when Alan Light launched the publication with Rick Best. At that time I think it was both film prints and movie memorabilia. Then 'The Big Reel came along for film collectors and

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2012-10-17 Thread Mark Stewart
Brian thanks for staying at the Helm and keeping such a wonderful publication going for as long as you have. MCW is the place where I first started learning about the hobby.  I've been a PROUD subscriber since 1990!  I can remember looking forward to getting MCW, scanning the ads for potential

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2012-10-17 Thread Rodney Sims
Tom, I have to ask - were you by any chance the copywriter and proofreader of your MCW ads? Rodney Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:16:59 + From: dreamfact...@hollywooddreamfactory.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU I remember

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2012-10-17 Thread Paul Gerrard
What a pity - end of an era to be sure. A huge debt of gratitude to Brian and those that worked on it from me in England too. Can't remember how I first got to know about MCW, but I do remember it completely expanded my collecting horizons, as it made me aware of many US sellers I

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2012-10-17 Thread Neil Jaworski
I remember receiving the first ever MCW which was carved into a tablet in Mesopotamian in REALLY TINY writing (anyone remember Mesopotamian?!  What was THAT all about?!).  This was way before cars and penny farthings, so if you really wanted a poster you had to ride your pterodactyl half-way

Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012

2012-10-17 Thread Paul Gerrard
LOL. Pterodactyls? Mr Flintstone, you MUST be kidding. It was way before they were invented. Don't you realize we're all poster-collecting amoebae on this list? Paul _www.movieposterstudio.com_ (http://www.movieposterstudio.com) In a message dated 17/10/2012 12:22:31 GMT Daylight

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2012-10-17 Thread Info Movie Poster Art Gallery
I second all of that. I awaited the arrival of MCW with feverish excitement, and paid to have it express shipped over to the UK, which proved to be faster than the speed with which it got to some in the US (though Sam was always faster!). Like Paul, I bought a fax machine specifically for it. I

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2012-10-17 Thread Susan Heim
www.hollywoodposterframes.com Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:08:29 -0400 From: douglasbtay...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU I attribute at least half of my Best Picture Collection, the most complete private collection of AA best picture

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2012-10-17 Thread Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art
LOL At 09:30 PM 10/16/2012, Evan Zweifel wrote: I have a large collection of Mexican Lobby Cards starring Movie Collector's World. Please email if you are interested. (Sorry, just had to say that) - Original Message - From: Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com To:

Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012

2012-10-17 Thread Tom Martin
so you started reading MCW when you where 5 years old Sue?? ok thats possibleI guess. Original Message From: filmfantast...@msn.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:11:59 + So much of my

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2012-10-16 Thread Doug Taylor
I attribute at least half of my Best Picture Collection, the most complete private collection of AA best picture OS's in the world, to Brian and MCW. My NM Plum-style GWTW, my VF Mutiny on the Bounty, and many others were found in this great publication. Thank you Brian, very much. Regards

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2012-10-16 Thread Rix Posterz
For more than a decade, Movie Collector's World was the primary outlet for dealers to reach buyers and vise-versa. From at least a dealer's perspective---and who knows...possibly a collector's perspective as well--- I believe those were the final stages of the 'glory days' of movie poster

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2012-10-16 Thread Tom Martin
apple Too LOL... oh well... Original Message From: rixpost...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:22:29 -0400 For more than a decade, Movie Collector's World was the primary outlet for dealers

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2012-10-16 Thread Posteropolis
Sad to hear MCW is disappearing but, given how times have changed, it's amazing it even lasted this long. Before I collected and sold movie posters, I collected and sold vintage toys for years and used to subscribe to something called Toy Shop, which also was a thick bulging publication that

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2012-10-16 Thread David Kusumoto
Terrible news but I'm with everyone else - Brian Bukantis should be commended for squeezing as much as he could out of MCW for so many glorious years - even as people continued to flee to the Internet. I was proud to have been a monthly contributor many years ago, writing columns about the

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2012-10-16 Thread Tom Martin
Heritage, The cinevent John Kisch, Morrie Everett and many of my 1st customers . thank you for teaching me and educating me on memorabilia Original Message From: davidmkusum...@hotmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 Date

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2012-10-16 Thread William Scott
...@hotmail.com To: MoPo-L MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:06 Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 Terrible news but I'm with everyone else - Brian Bukantis should be commended for squeezing as much as he could out of MCW for so many glorious years