[MOPO] Posters, Chi, Marriage and Wall Space

[Greg Douglass]

   I've been reading and commiserating with my MOPO brethren about the
lack of available wall space to display one's treasures. My wife is
tolerant of my collecting...she certainly doesn't oppose it, as none of
our "house" money goes into the hobby...and quite a few posters were
displayed around the house, much to my delight. (The more horrific
material was hung in my office and at my teaching studios. The "living
room" posters included stuff like GILDA and a one sheet from the 1925
version of SHE, among many, many others.)  Then, about three years ago,
I played a benefit concert that included some auctions. I bid on and won
for my wife a feng shui consultation for our home. The feng shui
consultant arrived at the house and was just horrifed at all the stuff
on the wall. "All that clutter is bad for the chi", she wailed. "Take it
down!" Well...the house was hit by a feng shui tsunami. Everything got
changed, and I ended up with a pile of framed posters sitting in my
office and nowhere to put them. No posters allowed in the bedroom. (Oh,
the humanity!) We have since done some compromising, and there are
indeed a few more pieces on the living room wall, but I think I simply
need to start making a LOT more money and get a much bigger house with
more wall space. (Anybody have any ideas?)
   A more practical solution re/display has been the acquisition of
more inserts. I've been snagging a lot of 50s AIP inserts and I'm able
to fit a lot more of them on my office walls. I actually like the
format, and I can display lots of the original horror/sci fi double
bills from the Fifties side-by-side easily. The chi in my office is
disastrous, of course, but I'll learn to cope.
Greg Douglass
PS-My wife and I are about to celebrate 10 very happy years of marriage,
by the way, even after she asked me one day, "If the house were burning
down, would you save me or your posters?" There was a very long silence
from me. "Well, at least you're honest", she said.
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