Thanks so much, Scott. MOPO has been essential for collecting, information and shared joys and sorrows.
Nathalie Yafet On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 12:55 PM Scott Burns <sbu...@columbus.rr.com> wrote: > 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 CC’ing 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 group—for > free–and MoPo was officially launched. It’s 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. I’m 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 you’ll 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 I’m 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 I’ll be > liquidated before those cherished gems are!) > > > > My thanks to all MoPo’ers, past and present, for a wonderful 25 years. > Happy Silver Anniversary MoPo! > > > > Scott > > MoPo List Owner > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
