Deke was a master. And yes, there was a "mint" condition grade and a condition
grade of "Deke Mint." It's funny, I was just thinking about him last week and
I went to his website (which is still up and running). And I noticed his last
"update" was a little more than one year ago. One of his latest acquisitions
was another "Deke Mint" beauty:
http://www.posterpalace.com/detail.lasso?product_id=11708
Deke sold me a ton of stuff in the 1990s; the two standouts were a near mint
Queen Christina title card and an entire mint set of Gilda lobby cards, all
were eventually consigned to Bruce and Grey years ago. When he knew you were
serious, he would spend hours on the phone going over condition of his paper by
a fraction of an inch. He was a terrific gentleman and I never faced his
"grumpier" side, maybe because I was a reliable and "somewhat" high paying
customer of his. Not meaning to be indiscreet, but does anyone know if he had
been in poor health for some time? This comes as a big surprise. -d.
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:37:05 +0000
From: filmfantast...@msn.com
Subject: Re: Deke Richards
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Such sad news.........Deke was an original and a very colorful guy. Had great
conversations and bought many a poster, one of which hangs in my living room
every Christmas, Pluto's Christmas Tree. Will miss him............Sue
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:15:40 -0400
From: rixpost...@aol.com
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Deke Richards
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
In the late 80's and early 90's before Deke had moved to Washington, I used
to go up to his house in The Valley here in the L.A. area and sell him posters
I'd acquired. Had a lot of conversations with him not only about posters, but
about his years in the music business as well. He was the last surviving member
of The Corporation, a group of 4 or 5 Motown songwriters who wrote many of the
Jackson 5's biggest hits along with "Love Child" for Diana Ross and many more.
Later on, he became "The Cryptkeeper". He was a really nice guy underneath his
curmudgeonly exterior. Many times back then, my son---who was 7 or 8 at the
time--would go with me up to his house. Through the years, whenever I spoke
with Deke, he'd always ask how my son Jack was doing. Just last year...I think
in August...I bought a lot of posters from him. At the time, I knew he was
sick, but not to what degree. His nephew, Scott, was helping him with his
poster business. Will definitely miss him. Deke was an original...truly one of
a kind.
Rick
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