I second and third, etc, all the wonderful comments about your great site, Dave. I look forward to checking it out regularly. And all of the Bogie stuff is great! Best of luck. Joe Bonelli in NOLA --- Dave Ressler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello Phil & Mila, > > Many thanks for your well-wishes. As a bit of an > explanation of the Bogart rant on the home page (for > those who might be interested), it is actually all > of his spoken lines as Duke Mantee in The Petrified > Forest, strung together as a continuous dialog. If I > have a dozen favorite Bogart lines, at least half of > them are here. Perhaps my #1 favorite: "I spent most > of my time since I grew up in jail -- it looks like > I'll spend the rest of my life dead". Classic stuff. > Bogart had his lines honed from doing the play on > Broadway, and just listening to Bogart's delivery is > enough to understand why Leslie Howard refused to > make the film without him. And of course this was > the role that put Bogie over the top and made him a > star. > > The image on the home page is NOT from The Petrified > Forest, but from King Of The Underworld instead. > However, it is my favorite Bogart image of all time, > and the embodiment of "cool". I couldn't resist > using it. > > Dave > > > Phil Edwards Cinema Arts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > Dave - All good luck with your website and for the > future. It has some very nice pieces and the Bogart > rant is a riot! > Regards, > Phil & Mila > > Phil Edwards Cinema Arts Pty Ltd > 26 Vista Avenue > Soldiers Point > NSW 2317 > AUSTRALIA > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone/Fax (International Dial) 0011 61 2 49847233 > Phone/Fax (Domestic Dial) 02 4984 7233 > Website: www.cinemarts.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dave Ressler > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 7:22 PM > Subject: [MOPO] FS: Announcing a new vintage poster > website, and my first Mo-Po post > > > Hello All, > > A late night note from the east coast, but I wanted > to get this out before hitting the sack. At the > recommendation of a friend and Mo-Po subscriber, as > well as gracious Mo-Po emcee Scott Burns, I wanted > to introduce my new website to all Mo-Po members. > This is also my first Mo-Po post, so I thought a > brief introduction would be in order. > > My name is Dave Ressler, and I'm located in the > Cincinnati, Ohio area. I have collected all manner > of things, a disease of sorts I suppose, ever since > I was a kid growing up in Pennsylvania. I moved to > Ohio in 1986 and began working at Procter and Gamble > shortly thereafter in research and development. I'll > be married for 20 years this coming August, and have > a 15 year-old daughter. About a year after I moved > here I somehow stumbled across an issue of Movie > Collector's World, which introduced me to what I > consider to be the ultimate collectible in vintage > film posters and lobby cards. I've dealt with many > dealers and collectors over the years, and remember > making my first purchases from guys like Todd > Feiertag and Bill Luton (at a time when they still > sent out catalogs). Scanning over the Mo-Po > archives, I notice posts from many that I have known > from the past, or have dealt with in recent years on > eBay. > > I have sold a fair number of items on eBay over the > past 6 years, but not a great deal. Although it > certainly has its merits, I have always found eBay > to be a bit impersonal, and had often thought about > doing my own website as a better expression of > myself. However, getting from the concept to the > finish line was no simple task, and took longer than > I had hoped. But I'm finally "on the air". > > For those who might consider purchasing from me, I > guarantee a pleasant experience. I will never be the > biggest dealer (and I'm certainly awed by some sites > out there which offer thousands of items), but I do > promise excellent service and products. I'll provide > accurate descriptions and images (and if there is > more that you'd like to know about an item, please > ask). I guarantee all items to be exactly as > described, or will fully refund your money, no > questions asked. I ship promptly and package items > extremely well, and can honestly say that - to my > knowledge - I have never had an unsatisfied customer > in this or any other hobby. I'll be more than happy > to supply references to anyone in doubt. But as I > interpret my being a member of Mo-Po, I'm opening > myself up to a world of hurt if I do you wrong! > > Ordering and contact information can be found on the > site. Email contact is the easiest (and cheapest) > way to reserve items, but you can also phone me or > fax your request. Other collectibles are featured on > the site, but the majority of the material will be > vintage film posters from the 1920's on up. I just > updated the site tonight, so as I send this out all > of the items are currently available. I will mark > the home page with a new date every time I update > the site, so you may want to mark it as a favorite > and check it out every now and then -- if the date > at the top has changed, new items will have been > added. > > That's about it for the sales pitch. I won't bend > everyone's ear to this extent again, although I will > probably post short messages when I update the site. > Thanks to all for listening! Here is the link to the > site: > > http://www.coolcalmandcollectible.com > > Dave > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo > Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: > SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible > for its content. > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
