I started in the 90s while working at a studio and cleaning out closets and being allowed to keep the posters. Then someone told me about auctions and how to find vintage posters and first was Singin In the rain. I took it to Sue to frame and she proudly proclaimed that this was once hers.
My attitude is I am trying to enjoy them now. Maybe in retirement I will enter the dealer side of the business from the collector side. And then when I am really done. Let my kids and future grandkids and nieces and nephews pick what they want and sell the rest so someone else can have the chance to enjoy them. My kids have already called dibs on a bunch of them. Which I am thrilled about. And sorry I have no wheeler content to help you. But will keep an eye out. Sent via mobile. Please excuse typos and autocorrects. On Oct 15, 2019, at 7:57 PM, Michael Danes <0000013d65768e00-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu> wrote: Hi Glenn - great question! I got my first posters in high school, mainly vintage Cagney one sheets - Yankee Doodle Dandy, Man of 1000 Faces, Great Guy, Captains of the Clouds, and more. I paid $8 each and thought I was being robbed. That was the early 70s. In the next several years my collection grew very large. I was one of the founding members of MOPO and I wrote a large part of the original FAQ. I’ve since sold off most of it, but still have many favorite pieces. I’ll be 65 in March, and I agree that many of our members are experienced! Thanks, MIchael Danese On Oct 15, 2019, at 6:21 PM, Glenn Taranto <exit82afi...@gmail.com<mailto:exit82afi...@gmail.com>> wrote: I was wondering what the average age of folks on the MOPO list is. I've been around the hobby for 20 years now. And it seems most of the people here who speak up have been around just long and, sorry, much longer. If the next 20 years go as fast as the last 20 years I'll be 80 by the time I hit send on this email. I've been pondering what would happen to my collection after I'm gone. Wondering if it would be better in an institutional setting or scattered to the four winds by being in the hands of collectors. So, yeah, that's what I'm thinking as I peruse poster sights looking for more Wheeler and Woolsey stuff! LOL! Glenn ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__listserv.american.edu_scripts_wa-2Damerican.exe-3FSUBED1-3DMoPo-2DL-26A-3D1&d=DwMFaQ&c=QX2OfGk7aRC3kh1nmtbeQQ&r=1ABCRTqq8ZKdvyai6WoqCObnYf2li9myHFS5WHeM88A&m=fDwaEiP44220m6_xveONL6kH3JiAF7Lu-n28iRMQzM4&s=gDRYvM1QJt6256C7VoB_nGUXEDRoZLaG25F_4cVFZ2k&e=> ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__listserv.american.edu_scripts_wa-2Damerican.exe-3FSUBED1-3DMoPo-2DL-26A-3D1&d=DwMFaQ&c=QX2OfGk7aRC3kh1nmtbeQQ&r=1ABCRTqq8ZKdvyai6WoqCObnYf2li9myHFS5WHeM88A&m=fDwaEiP44220m6_xveONL6kH3JiAF7Lu-n28iRMQzM4&s=gDRYvM1QJt6256C7VoB_nGUXEDRoZLaG25F_4cVFZ2k&e=> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
