>thats so Cool Andrea. one thing we all share is we came from a vast
history of people and we all share DNA thats all really connected..
so thats great glad you have a family tree. best, Tom
>
>
>---- Original Message ----
>From: eccen...@mac.com
>To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
>Subject: Re: [MOPO] addendum on OT Steve Jobs
>Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 16:27:10 -0400
>
>>I read this right after I put the DVD with our new family tree in
>the
>>cabinet. It IS all about family, people, memories. It took a
>>lonnnnnng time to do it (11 months!), so many scanned pix, so many
>
>>new cousins, so many generations AND I still haven't gotten to the
>>part where some of my father's family changed their last names!
>>
>>Sinainski(?) How many ways can you spell that sucker??????? And
>>Stanger. Taking a few months off from it, hoping someone in Cali
>>(relatives) will start their own tree and we can link.
>>
>>It has been a labor of love, tears and memories. Really glad we
>have
>>it now. It's all about my grandson's roots, you know?
>>
>>Tom:
>>Shakespeare (not sure on author) said: "It is a wise father that
>knows
>>his own child. But maybe it's a very wise child who takes time to
>know
>>his father."
>>
>>On Oct 6, 2011, at 3:42 PM, dreamfact...@hollywooddreamfactory.com
>>wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>> Hello Mopoers.. a few things i wanted to talk about... creativity,
>>> selling movie stuff Sreve Jobs and My son..
>>> ya see after arguing with my son about buying a organ I relected
>on
>>> all my crazy ideas over last 30 years.... then I saw some posts
>about
>>> Steve Jobs outlook and he hit it head on... really life is about
>>> staying loving to others and thinking like a Kid and being open to
>>> new ideas alawys.. becaise when we think its just one way or
>>> limited,, we becaome limited. when we get stuck in negativity
>towards
>>> others we have to use that same judgement with ourselves,, saying
>Its
>>> impossible or cannot be done... is like saying we can not ever
>reach
>>> the moon...when Edison suggested he string wire house to house in
>NYC
>>> to electrifie the city they said he was Nuts...the Beatles where
>>> rejected by Decca as a common guitar band, and on and on it goes..
>>> many times its the most simple ideas that end up being fads like
>>> whamo compays hula hoop.. or slinky that was a defective
>spring...yet
>>> still sells yearslater.
>>> Same with movie memorabilia.. when i asked my bank to loan me in
>1977
>>> to pen a movie memorabilia store in Toledo Ohio the banker almost
>>> fell of his chair and im sure the watercooler jokes where flying..
>>> for years people didnt even know in Town what movie memorabilia
>was
>>> so they thoughti was a porno shop///
>>> well same with my products... when i bought a semi truck load of
>>> football shoulder pads in like 82 I saw them as stormtrooper armor
>>> and so I bid 2.00
>>> and won for the lot...before i even sold one.. I then called
>Lucafilm
>>> and told them but they had just wrapped up return of the jedi. so
>i
>>> had a semi load of white shoulder pads... well... then someone
>said
>>> call dougwhite makeup effects lab and he bought some to use in the
>>> movie metalstorm and a band called thor and then michael jackson
>for
>>> his leg gauntlets... so i had a distributore Phil Morrie of
>Charlotte
>>> and sold 12,000.00 fisrt order.. and then we sold inSTARLOG
>magazine
>>> and Fangoria to society creative enactronismsand sci fi people...
>>> all because i was crazy and took a hugh leap of thinking it could
>>> happen..
>>> again when i went to the bank and asked could i get financeing for
>a
>>> 50,000.00
>>> order for a movie reel clock for Paramonuts addams family.. they
>said
>>> how will you make 5000 clocks? I said we can do it,, they said NO
>>> loan , so we gave paramount a deal.. they buy the parts and pay me
>if
>>> i deliver my profits...they did it and we came in on time... much
>of
>>> lie is overcoming adversity whether your a small time guy like me
>or
>>> bigtime like Jobs its really all the same.
>>> some just get larger deals.. some get no deals and yet they may
>have
>>> the richness of having a family and love and friends wheich to me
>is
>>> the treasure we all seek anyway..because if yu have stuff isnt the
>>> best part sharing the joy with friendsor others.. I love to see
>when
>>> a person is overjoyed and happy its such a thrill..Or when someone
>>> reachs a goal....
>>> so Today my son called we both opologized about the Organ
>arguement
>>> and i said well you where right Tommy because i never want to
>stifle
>>> you to remain opene mined and creative and being odd thinking is
>just
>>> a sign of original thinking and ability to forcast and do the
>>> impossible.. so you where right and im glad you got the organ...I
>>> told him he taught me that I needed to stay fresh and open and i
>>> learned a good lesson// so when i saw quotes from Job... he almost
>>> said the same stuff verbatim.. it was like he inpired so many
>people
>>> to THINK DIFFERENT.. both my son and i are on Imacs so we love
>apple
>>> product.
>>> Jobs was only a yearolder then me so it really hit home how short
>>> life can be...
>>> It also has given me a life to see anything is possible just never
>>> give up and love as much as you can, and just as some things can
>>> derail dreams well there are also ways to preserve dreams and
>inspire
>>> many..
>>> so my son calls me today.. he sold his 1st television commercial
>for
>>> a local shop.... I thought wow many people are critical and say it
>>> cannot happen but hes learned so much... he will be 25 soon so its
>>> been cool watching him grow and learn new things.. he made a movie
>>> and like many of the filmmakers he liked liek raimi, jackson, and
>all
>>> those guys that made simple films , he at least finished it and
>>> people responded well. and its practice... so now this shop wants
>to
>>> sell the dvd in thier store..I think half the fun in Life is
>getting
>>> to be able to do what you enjoy..doing as a fun thing... so for
>any
>>> of you that have wondered about taking risks , trying something
>>> new... do it now as life is short and you wont take you bank
>account
>>> or collection with you...
>>> But family and memories and friends are what you think of in good
>>> times and bad times. best wishes to all Mopo and hope that helps
>>> someone.
>>> this economy is really bizzzare but i think people can turn it
>around
>>> with some adjustments in our attitudes and if the banks will give
>the
>>> people a break.
>>> best, Tom God bless everyone
>>>
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