Forget Horatio Alger and "Dime Novels", in a few more years they'll have forgotten what "paperbacks" were!
Bruce On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:03 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > yep.. Ken is entirely correct and of course, this is pretty much what my > post said > what we do, will be forgotten much like the collectors who paid handsomely > during the 1950s for "Dime Novels" of the 1880s-1910s > you know, those small paperback looking things with western outlaws and > Horatio Alger stories > > you can't get 1/10th today of what some of them sold for when they were > heavily collected in the 1940s-50s > > and of course, I'm presuming at least some of you know who Horatio Alger is > (Go west young man, go west) > > Rich................ > > > > At 06:04 AM 12/1/2008, Gerri Farrell wrote: > > Hello, > > I am not sure why I decided to use this topic to start posting my thoughts > on MOPO... > > Here's my philosophy on the hobby of collecting movie posters, toys, > baseball cards, comics, etc. All the items that bring back fond memories > from a time of youth. > > Most collectors collecting these artifacts look back to a specific time in > their lives. Possibly from 7 or 8 until 15 or 16 or so. As we get older we > tend to collect from that time period. This may bring us to newer items, but > our passions usually center around that time. > > Our childhood is probably not the most important childhood on the planet. > Our kids are going to collect what made their eyes wide when they were 12, > not the things that made our eyes wide when we were 12. > > What will they collect from this digital age? Maybe digital files that you > can't relate to. My parents could never relate to the comic books that I > read in the 50s. How many of us are interested in cast iron toys from the > turn of the last century or for that matter silent movies or the theater > stars of the 1880s. > > Ken > Just Kids Nostalgia > > > > > > ------------------------------ > Life should be easier. So should your homepage. Try the NEW > AOL.com<http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000002> > . > 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. > > 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. > > 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.
