Who would have thought MoPo would still be around 25 years after that first
listserv message was sent on February 24, 1995
be here we are!!!!
MoPo really started in 1994 when a small group of movie memorabilia
collectors found each other on Usenet (you youngsters may have to Google
that) and began CCing each other on e-mails discussing the hobby. It was a
primitive mailing list, but it worked. Then in early 1995 as our
distribution list grew, American University student Adam Ehrlich discovered
his school allowed students to set-up a listserv discussion groupfor
freeand MoPo was officially launched. Its interesting that once a list
begins, as long as it stays active and has a listowner (that would be ME!)
AU just lets it chug along even after a student graduates. Even more amazing
is that AU still maintains their listserv system at all. But a big thank you
is in order to American U for giving MoPo a home for all these years.
As is my annual tradition, I salute the original 11 who were here 25 years
ago today: Mahtab Moayeri, Michael Danese, Rob Ellis, Donna Tschetter, Goh
Kai Shen, Evan Zweifel, George Nichol, Jeff Static (using AOL name
Static555), Cindy Nemeth-Johannes (sadly we lost Cindy in 2008, but her
husband Jay is still a MoPo member), myself, and of course, (former) AU
student Adam Ehrlich. Im happy to report that in addition to Jay, Michael,
Rob and Evan are still with us 25 years later!
It seems unreal that 25 years have passed since MoPo began
time does really
fly if youll pardon the cliché. I was an avid collector back at the
beginning, but as the years have passed (along with my hair line), I find
myself content with my collection as it is and have begun thinking about
what Im going to do with all these beautiful images that are now living in
storage boxes. But every day I do enjoy looking at my favorites that have
been carefully framed and hang on the walls and they will probably be the
last to go should I ever decide to liquidate. (I have a feeling Ill be
liquidated before those cherished gems are!)
My thanks to all MoPoers, past and present, for a wonderful 25 years. Happy
Silver Anniversary MoPo!
Scott
MoPo List Owner
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