Re: [MOPO] Bruce's Auctions
I think another good example of this was the recent King Kong. Some reviewers had a problem with Naomi Watts defying the laws of physics by standing waving her arms on the Empire State Building, but they had the ability to accept the many other wacky aspects of the movie. For some reason, just that one bothered them. Personally, I am able to suspend disbelief quite well. All I ask is that the movie be well paced, and that I am entertained. My own pet peeve in an action movie or comedy is when the lead character or villain stands still for a few minutes and gives a long explanation of why all the characters did what they did. I never care about the explanation, because it is almost always mumbo jumbo anyway. I much prefer Hitchcock's type of explanation, where it is simply something that everyone wants, and they don't explain it at all. Bruce On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Patrick Michael Tupy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Theater of the mind...a roller coaster for the grey matter, baby. Intellectually, sure, as a glib statement, a ventriloquist on the radio is absurd on it's face, but is it any more absurd than when people complain that Lois Lane can't see that Clarke Kent is Superman with his feeble pair of glasses as his only disguise? Fine, we can't make THAT leap but we easily accept that the guy is able to leap tall buildings in a single bound? We all pick and choose to accept, picture in our minds, BELIEVE what we need to in order to accept the story or not. If you can picture Edgar Bergen with a wooden dummy on his lap named Chuck McCarthy while listening on the radio, you're already a 'believer.' That's the genius of great storytelling and great radio. The ability to suspend your disbelief (or suspend your reliance on the sensible, the practical, the empirical) is what makes all stories possible. Some folks are less inclined to believe unless they see pictures. So movies are easier for them but still, a suspension of disbelief is central for the success of film stories just as for radio plays. For movies it's believing that Welles is KANE, that Flynn is Robin Hood, that Nicholson and Morgan Freeman are dying...suspend your disbelief and all stories are fact, and anything is possible. And thus, by extension, the success of Religion...and the wars fought over belief of which tales occurred, which hero's existed...who's Obi Wan was actually wise, who's wise man is a villain, who's 'right,' who's 'wrong' and whether or not the dummy on this fellas lap is real or was made of wood and whole cloth. No disrespect to anyone's particular belief system, just an observation of how the process of believing, of having faith and accepting the incredible is absolutely central to the acceptance of most any story. Patrick On Jul 15, 2008, at 9:25 PM, Jeff Potokar wrote: roger, -do a little reading on the duo and you will know why they were so popular and loved--even on the radio. it was also a different time and world.. simple ways to entertain the masses. jeff On Jul 15, 2008, at 9:11 PM, Roger Kim wrote: For some inexplicable reason, they had one of the most popular radio shows during the golden age of radio. It makes no sense that they let a ventriloquist on the radio. It's almost as bad as putting a mime on the radio. I think it's one of the great mysteries of the universe that the show worked. 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.
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I'm with you on this one Bruce. I actually loved KING KONG. Cheers, Toochis - Original Message From: Bruce Hershenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 3:42:52 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Bruce's Auctions I think another good example of this was the recent King Kong. Some reviewers had a problem with Naomi Watts defying the laws of physics by standing waving her arms on the Empire State Building, but they had the ability to accept the many other wacky aspects of the movie. For some reason, just that one bothered them. Personally, I am able to suspend disbelief quite well. All I ask is that the movie be well paced, and that I am entertained. My own pet peeve in an action movie or comedy is when the lead character or villain stands still for a few minutes and gives a long explanation of why all the characters did what they did. I never care about the explanation, because it is almost always mumbo jumbo anyway. I much prefer Hitchcock's type of explanation, where it is simply something that everyone wants, and they don't explain it at all. Bruce On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Patrick Michael Tupy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Theater of the mind...a roller coaster for the grey matter, baby. Intellectually, sure, as a glib statement, a ventriloquist on the radio is absurd on it's face, but is it any more absurd than when people complain that Lois Lane can't see that Clarke Kent is Superman with his feeble pair of glasses as his only disguise? Fine, we can't make THAT leap but we easily accept that the guy is able to leap tall buildings in a single bound? We all pick and choose to accept, picture in our minds, BELIEVE what we need to in order to accept the story or not. If you can picture Edgar Bergen with a wooden dummy on his lap named Chuck McCarthy while listening on the radio, you're already a 'believer.' That's the genius of great storytelling and great radio. The ability to suspend your disbelief (or suspend your reliance on the sensible, the practical, the empirical) is what makes all stories possible. Some folks are less inclined to believe unless they see pictures. So movies are easier for them but still, a suspension of disbelief is central for the success of film stories just as for radio plays. For movies it's believing that Welles is KANE, that Flynn is Robin Hood, that Nicholson and Morgan Freeman are dying...suspend your disbelief and all stories are fact, and anything is possible. And thus, by extension, the success of Religion...and the wars fought over belief of which tales occurred, which hero's existed...who's Obi Wan was actually wise, who's wise man is a villain, who's 'right,' who's 'wrong' and whether or not the dummy on this fellas lap is real or was made of wood and whole cloth. No disrespect to anyone's particular belief system, just an observation of how the process of believing, of having faith and accepting the incredible is absolutely central to the acceptance of most any story. Patrick On Jul 15, 2008, at 9:25 PM, Jeff Potokar wrote: roger, -do a little reading on the duo and you will know why they were so popular and loved--even on the radio. it was also a different time and world.. simple ways to entertain the masses. jeff On Jul 15, 2008, at 9:11 PM, Roger Kim wrote: For some inexplicable reason, they had one of the most popular radio shows during the golden age of radio. It makes no sense that they let a ventriloquist on the radio. It's almost as bad as putting a mime on the radio. I think it's one of the great mysteries of the universe that the show worked. 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. 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
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Roger If you watch the Bergen/McCarthy movies, it is pretty easy to see why he could succeed on radio (and he wasn't even a good ventriloquist!). The joy of watching him was that Charlie had an incredibly well defined character, and was crude, rude, and nasty, and one always wondered if he represented some really twisted dark side of the extremely polite and kind Bergen, since they were of course, one person. I recommend highly You Can't Cheat an Honest Man. Adding W.C. Fields to the mix is a sheer delight. As to the poster, it was drawn by Jacques Kapralik, who has a somewhat cultish following. Much of his work appeared in MGM's Lion's Roar magazine. As to the poster's condition, it was really not too bad, and could be easily corrected through linenbacking (although as we have all learned, that is to be avoided at all costs!). Maybe I will have something for you next time around! Thanks for trying, and thanks for the report. Bruce On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 11:11 PM, Roger Kim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bruce is wondering whether I remembered to bid on his auctions. This time, I did the immediate lowball bid approach on about 10 auctions. By the next day, I had lost the lead on most of them. There was only one poster that I was really interested in: Charlie McCarthy, Detective. I thought this poster would go for about $250, since there is a border corner missing and the economy stinks. But it managed to fetch $562, which I think is quite good. (I didn't bother bidding again.) For those who don't know, Edgar Bergen was ventriloquist, and his main dummy was Charlie McCarthy. For some inexplicable reason, they had one of the most popular radio shows during the golden age of radio. It makes no sense that they let a ventriloquist on the radio. It's almost as bad as putting a mime on the radio. I think it's one of the great mysteries of the universe that the show worked. -rk 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.
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Theater of the mind...a roller coaster for the grey matter, baby. Intellectually, sure, as a glib statement, a ventriloquist on the radio is absurd on it's face, but is it any more absurd than when people complain that Lois Lane can't see that Clarke Kent is Superman with his feeble pair of glasses as his only disguise? Fine, we can't make THAT leap but we easily accept that the guy is able to leap tall buildings in a single bound? We all pick and choose to accept, picture in our minds, BELIEVE what we need to in order to accept the story or not. If you can picture Edgar Bergen with a wooden dummy on his lap named Chuck McCarthy while listening on the radio, you're already a 'believer.' That's the genius of great storytelling and great radio. The ability to suspend your disbelief (or suspend your reliance on the sensible, the practical, the empirical) is what makes all stories possible. Some folks are less inclined to believe unless they see pictures. So movies are easier for them but still, a suspension of disbelief is central for the success of film stories just as for radio plays. For movies it's believing that Welles is KANE, that Flynn is Robin Hood, that Nicholson and Morgan Freeman are dying...suspend your disbelief and all stories are fact, and anything is possible. And thus, by extension, the success of Religion...and the wars fought over belief of which tales occurred, which hero's existed...who's Obi Wan was actually wise, who's wise man is a villain, who's 'right,' who's 'wrong' and whether or not the dummy on this fellas lap is real or was made of wood and whole cloth. No disrespect to anyone's particular belief system, just an observation of how the process of believing, of having faith and accepting the incredible is absolutely central to the acceptance of most any story. Patrick On Jul 15, 2008, at 9:25 PM, Jeff Potokar wrote: roger, -do a little reading on the duo and you will know why they were so popular and loved--even on the radio. it was also a different time and world.. simple ways to entertain the masses. jeff On Jul 15, 2008, at 9:11 PM, Roger Kim wrote: For some inexplicable reason, they had one of the most popular radio shows during the golden age of radio. It makes no sense that they let a ventriloquist on the radio. It's almost as bad as putting a mime on the radio. I think it's one of the great mysteries of the universe that the show worked. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing ListSend a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-LThe 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.
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Bruce is wondering whether I remembered to bid on his auctions. This time, I did the immediate lowball bid approach on about 10 auctions. By the next day, I had lost the lead on most of them. There was only one poster that I was really interested in: Charlie McCarthy, Detective. I thought this poster would go for about $250, since there is a border corner missing and the economy stinks. But it managed to fetch $562, which I think is quite good. (I didn't bother bidding again.) For those who don't know, Edgar Bergen was ventriloquist, and his main dummy was Charlie McCarthy. For some inexplicable reason, they had one of the most popular radio shows during the golden age of radio. It makes no sense that they let a ventriloquist on the radio. It's almost as bad as putting a mime on the radio. I think it's one of the great mysteries of the universe that the show worked. -rk 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.
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roger, -do a little reading on the duo and you will know why they were so popular and loved--even on the radio. it was also a different time and world.. simple ways to entertain the masses. jeff On Jul 15, 2008, at 9:11 PM, Roger Kim wrote: For some inexplicable reason, they had one of the most popular radio shows during the golden age of radio. It makes no sense that they let a ventriloquist on the radio. It's almost as bad as putting a mime on the radio. I think it's one of the great mysteries of the universe that the show worked. 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.
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Bravo and well said, Phil. I couldn't agree more. Shelly Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:39:00 +1000 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MOPO] Bruce's Auctions To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Well, I registered on Bruce's site as a bidder. I don't know that I will ever bid and I might send him the occasional correction on an item description but While Bruce and I may have our differences (I am far better looking for a start) which may or not be that greater differences as some people might think from what they read here or there (apart from me being considerably taller) I think that anyone who gives the cyberfinger to Fleabay deserves some kudos, and a bag of Jaffas. Onwards and upwards with the arts, and down with the Fleabay farts! All new business ventures deserve a bottle of champers cracked across the bows, and so there you have it. Phil - Original Message - From: allen day [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Bruce's AuctionsHowdy Bruce et al, An absolutely excellent way to start out on a new path. allenday --- Bruce Hershenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Glenn, You did indeed! There are 19 cool signed one-sheets up for bid RIGHT NOW in our new auctions on our site (they are especially cool if you have always wanted a recent one-sheet signed by several cast members, and *DON'T* want the fakes regularly offered on eBay). The posters are: e001 BLADES OF GLORY autographed lobby movie display '07 signed by Will Ferrell and Jon Heder e002 GRINDHOUSE signed adv1sh '07 by Dawson, Rose McGowan, Rodriguez, Russell, Rodriguez, Tarantino! e003 CASINO ROYALE autographed one-sheet '06 signed by Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Campbell, Mikkelsen e004 NACHO LIBRE autographed special 13x20 '06 signed by Jack Black, Jiminez, Hess, de la Reguera e005 BLACK SNAKE MOAN autographed 1sh '07 Signed by Samuel L. Jackson, Brewer, Singleton, Allain e006 WILD HOGS autographed DS advance 1sh '07 signed by W. Macy, Becker, Tomei, Travolta, Lawrence e007 MAID IN MANHATTAN autographed 1sh '02 signed by Tyler Posey, Hoskins, Richardson, Wang, Tucci e008 BLACK HAWK DOWN signed 1sh '01 Scott, Hartnett, Bana, Sizemore, Isaacs, Bruckheimer, Fichtner e009 BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA autographed 1sh '07 Signed by AnnaSophia Robb, Josh Hutcherson, Paterson e010 COLLATERAL autographed one-sheet movie poster '04 signed by Jamie Foxx and Jada Pinkett Smith e011 HOST autographed one-sheet movie poster '06 by Korean director Joon-ho Bong! e012 INTO THE BLUE autographed one-sheet '05 signed by Jessica Alba, Scott Caan, and Ashley Scott e013 JUST LIKE HEAVEN autographed special poster '05 signed by Reese Witherspoon, Mark Waters, Heder e014 MARIE ANTOINETTE autographed one-sheet '06 signed by Kirsten Dunst, Sofia Coppola, Judy Davis e015 MATCH POINT autographed 1sh '05 signed by Scarlett Johansson, Matthew Goode, Emily Mortimer e016 PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS autographed one-sheet movie poster '06 signed by Will Smith! e017 RED EYE autographed special 11x17 '05 signed by Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, and Wes Craven e018 SHOOTER autographed advance 1sh '07 signed by Mark Wahlberg, Kate Mara, Michael Pena, Fuqua e019 STUART LITTLE 2 autographed one-sheet movie poster '02 signed by Rob Minkoff, Jonathan Lipnicki Best of all, this is a 100% charity auction (all proceeds go to the charity, with no commissions, and no U.S. shipping at all (I charge non-U.S. residents the difference between the U.S. cost and actual cost to send to them), and I give *EVERYONE* who buys one or more posters all 25 of my in-print books as a free bonus, postage paid in the U.S.! And of course, just as always there are no insane buyers premiums. 100% of the money raised goes towards paying some of Baby Gavin's medical expenses (the below explains this charity). What was the origin of the special auction? Gavin Ryne Winslow was born on February 23, 2006, with major medical problems. His kidneys did not function properly, and he needed a kidney transplant to survive. Because he was not covered by insurance, many of his fellow residents of Wisconsin started fundraising efforts to pay for his very expensive medical needs. One of these fine people was Gino Salomone, the entertainment reporter for WISN-TV ABC in Milwaukee, WI. Gino had the excellent idea of using his position to obtain signed posters for current movies from movie studios, and then auctioning the posters, with the proceeds going to the fund to pay for Gavin's medical expenses. He contacted various movie studios, and once he explained the purpose of his request, they were happy to provide him with posters from many different movies, and they had the stars (and sometimes
Re: [MOPO] Bruce's Auctions
Hey! Phil and I COMPLETELY agree on something. I have seen images of him, and comparing his looks to mine is like comparing the Hope Diamond to a lump of coal. I think there are many of us who have had a lot of good fortune in life, and this charity auction is a tiny effortless way for us to give back just a tiny bit. Think about this poor little boy and how much he has endured in life thus far (and consider the wonders of medical science, for just a few years ago he would have had no chance of surviving). The man who obtained these posters, Gino Salamone, went to a huge effort to help this family, and I think he got some really cool posters, and I hope people will be generous with their bids. Bruce On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 12:39 AM, Phil Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While Bruce and I may have our differences (I am far better looking for a start) 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.
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Let's see. Mirror, mirror on the wall K. www.movieart.net PS. I did not realize it was a charity auction, and I will bid up that MARIE ANTOINETTE! K. On Apr 11, 2008, at 8:11 AM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: Hey! Phil and I COMPLETELY agree on something. I have seen images of him, and comparing his looks to mine is like comparing the Hope Diamond to a lump of coal. I think there are many of us who have had a lot of good fortune in life, and this charity auction is a tiny effortless way for us to give back just a tiny bit. Think about this poor little boy and how much he has endured in life thus far (and consider the wonders of medical science, for just a few years ago he would have had no chance of surviving). The man who obtained these posters, Gino Salamone, went to a huge effort to help this family, and I think he got some really cool posters, and I hope people will be generous with their bids. Bruce On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 12:39 AM, Phil Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While Bruce and I may have our differences (I am far better looking for a start) 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.
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Did I just become the first person to bid on Bruce's own internet auctions? There are 19 different autographed one sheets being offered right now... In any event - Good luck to Bruce... Glenn T. 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.
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Glenn, You did indeed! There are 19 cool signed one-sheets up for bid RIGHT NOW in our new auctions on our site (they are especially cool if you have always wanted a recent one-sheet signed by several cast members, and *DON'T* want the fakes regularly offered on eBay). The posters are: e001 BLADES OF GLORY autographed lobby movie display '07 signed by Will Ferrell and Jon Heder e002 GRINDHOUSE signed adv1sh '07 by Dawson, Rose McGowan, Rodriguez, Russell, Rodriguez, Tarantino! e003 CASINO ROYALE autographed one-sheet '06 signed by Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Campbell, Mikkelsen e004 NACHO LIBRE autographed special 13x20 '06 signed by Jack Black, Jiminez, Hess, de la Reguera e005 BLACK SNAKE MOAN autographed 1sh '07 Signed by Samuel L. Jackson, Brewer, Singleton, Allain e006 WILD HOGS autographed DS advance 1sh '07 signed by W. Macy, Becker, Tomei, Travolta, Lawrence e007 MAID IN MANHATTAN autographed 1sh '02 signed by Tyler Posey, Hoskins, Richardson, Wang, Tucci e008 BLACK HAWK DOWN signed 1sh '01 Scott, Hartnett, Bana, Sizemore, Isaacs, Bruckheimer, Fichtner e009 BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA autographed 1sh '07 Signed by AnnaSophia Robb, Josh Hutcherson, Paterson e010 COLLATERAL autographed one-sheet movie poster '04 signed by Jamie Foxx and Jada Pinkett Smith e011 HOST autographed one-sheet movie poster '06 by Korean director Joon-ho Bong! e012 INTO THE BLUE autographed one-sheet '05 signed by Jessica Alba, Scott Caan, and Ashley Scott e013 JUST LIKE HEAVEN autographed special poster '05 signed by Reese Witherspoon, Mark Waters, Heder e014 MARIE ANTOINETTE autographed one-sheet '06 signed by Kirsten Dunst, Sofia Coppola, Judy Davis e015 MATCH POINT autographed 1sh '05 signed by Scarlett Johansson, Matthew Goode, Emily Mortimer e016 PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS autographed one-sheet movie poster '06 signed by Will Smith! e017 RED EYE autographed special 11x17 '05 signed by Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, and Wes Craven e018 SHOOTER autographed advance 1sh '07 signed by Mark Wahlberg, Kate Mara, Michael Pena, Fuqua e019 STUART LITTLE 2 autographed one-sheet movie poster '02 signed by Rob Minkoff, Jonathan Lipnicki Best of all, this is a 100% charity auction (all proceeds go to the charity, with no commissions, and no U.S. shipping at all (I charge non-U.S. residents the difference between the U.S. cost and actual cost to send to them), and I give *EVERYONE* who buys one or more posters all 25 of my in-print books as a free bonus, postage paid in the U.S.! And of course, just as always there are no insane buyers premiums. 100% of the money raised goes towards paying some of Baby Gavin's medical expenses (the below explains this charity). What was the origin of the special auction? Gavin Ryne Winslow was born on February 23, 2006, with major medical problems. His kidneys did not function properly, and he needed a kidney transplant to survive. Because he was not covered by insurance, many of his fellow residents of Wisconsin started fundraising efforts to pay for his very expensive medical needs. One of these fine people was Gino Salomone, the entertainment reporter for WISN-TV ABC in Milwaukee, WI. Gino had the excellent idea of using his position to obtain signed posters for current movies from movie studios, and then auctioning the posters, with the proceeds going to the fund to pay for Gavin's medical expenses. He contacted various movie studios, and once he explained the purpose of his request, they were happy to provide him with posters from many different movies, and they had the stars (and sometimes the director or producers) personally sign the posters. *His efforts resulted in 19 signed posters, most of which are signed by more than one celebrity connected with the movie * (they were signed at press junkets held to promote the movies, where the various stars and/or directors or producers were appearing in person. Once he had the posters assembled from the various studios, Gino turned to Bruce Hershenson, whom he had purchased posters from as a collector, and asked Bruce if he would auction the posters on eBay as part of his regular auctions, giving all the proceeds to maybe Gavin's medical fund. Bruce was happy to comply, but he soon discovered that eBay had many restrictions on charity auctions, as well as restrictions on selling autographed material, and he sadly soon came to the conclusion that there was virtually no way to run this auction on eBay. But a couple of months later, Bruce decided to take his auctions off of eBay, and he asked Gino if it would make sense to make his first non-eBay auctions be the 19 autographed posters that Gino had obtained. Gino agreed, and that is the genesis of this auction. In order to raise as much money for this worthy charity as possible, Bruce is not taking any commission of any kind, giving a free set of his 25 books to every buyer in this auction, and not charging *ANY* shipping to any U.S. buyer (neither on the posters themselves or on the set of books)! Note that,
Re: [MOPO] Bruce's Auctions
I think it's conceivable that Bruce will open his auction site to other poster dealers in about a year. Soon thereafter, he'll add other auction categories and be a strong competitor to eBay. He'll begin selling stock, but it will initially only be available to his email club members. (Therefore, you might want to join now, if you're not already a member.) The stock will go up tenfold in a couple years, and I'll be able to quit my day job and complete my Universal horror collection. Sincerely, rk On Apr 10, 2008, at 2:55 PM, Glenn Taranto wrote: Did I just become the first person to bid on Bruce's own internet auctions? There are 19 different autographed one sheets being offered right now... In any event - Good luck to Bruce... Glenn T. 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.
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Howdy Bruce et al, An absolutely excellent way to start out on a new path. allenday --- Bruce Hershenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Glenn, You did indeed! There are 19 cool signed one-sheets up for bid RIGHT NOW in our new auctions on our site (they are especially cool if you have always wanted a recent one-sheet signed by several cast members, and *DON'T* want the fakes regularly offered on eBay). The posters are: e001 BLADES OF GLORY autographed lobby movie display '07 signed by Will Ferrell and Jon Heder e002 GRINDHOUSE signed adv1sh '07 by Dawson, Rose McGowan, Rodriguez, Russell, Rodriguez, Tarantino! e003 CASINO ROYALE autographed one-sheet '06 signed by Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Campbell, Mikkelsen e004 NACHO LIBRE autographed special 13x20 '06 signed by Jack Black, Jiminez, Hess, de la Reguera e005 BLACK SNAKE MOAN autographed 1sh '07 Signed by Samuel L. Jackson, Brewer, Singleton, Allain e006 WILD HOGS autographed DS advance 1sh '07 signed by W. Macy, Becker, Tomei, Travolta, Lawrence e007 MAID IN MANHATTAN autographed 1sh '02 signed by Tyler Posey, Hoskins, Richardson, Wang, Tucci e008 BLACK HAWK DOWN signed 1sh '01 Scott, Hartnett, Bana, Sizemore, Isaacs, Bruckheimer, Fichtner e009 BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA autographed 1sh '07 Signed by AnnaSophia Robb, Josh Hutcherson, Paterson e010 COLLATERAL autographed one-sheet movie poster '04 signed by Jamie Foxx and Jada Pinkett Smith e011 HOST autographed one-sheet movie poster '06 by Korean director Joon-ho Bong! e012 INTO THE BLUE autographed one-sheet '05 signed by Jessica Alba, Scott Caan, and Ashley Scott e013 JUST LIKE HEAVEN autographed special poster '05 signed by Reese Witherspoon, Mark Waters, Heder e014 MARIE ANTOINETTE autographed one-sheet '06 signed by Kirsten Dunst, Sofia Coppola, Judy Davis e015 MATCH POINT autographed 1sh '05 signed by Scarlett Johansson, Matthew Goode, Emily Mortimer e016 PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS autographed one-sheet movie poster '06 signed by Will Smith! e017 RED EYE autographed special 11x17 '05 signed by Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, and Wes Craven e018 SHOOTER autographed advance 1sh '07 signed by Mark Wahlberg, Kate Mara, Michael Pena, Fuqua e019 STUART LITTLE 2 autographed one-sheet movie poster '02 signed by Rob Minkoff, Jonathan Lipnicki Best of all, this is a 100% charity auction (all proceeds go to the charity, with no commissions, and no U.S. shipping at all (I charge non-U.S. residents the difference between the U.S. cost and actual cost to send to them), and I give *EVERYONE* who buys one or more posters all 25 of my in-print books as a free bonus, postage paid in the U.S.! And of course, just as always there are no insane buyers premiums. 100% of the money raised goes towards paying some of Baby Gavin's medical expenses (the below explains this charity). What was the origin of the special auction? Gavin Ryne Winslow was born on February 23, 2006, with major medical problems. His kidneys did not function properly, and he needed a kidney transplant to survive. Because he was not covered by insurance, many of his fellow residents of Wisconsin started fundraising efforts to pay for his very expensive medical needs. One of these fine people was Gino Salomone, the entertainment reporter for WISN-TV ABC in Milwaukee, WI. Gino had the excellent idea of using his position to obtain signed posters for current movies from movie studios, and then auctioning the posters, with the proceeds going to the fund to pay for Gavin's medical expenses. He contacted various movie studios, and once he explained the purpose of his request, they were happy to provide him with posters from many different movies, and they had the stars (and sometimes the director or producers) personally sign the posters. *His efforts resulted in 19 signed posters, most of which are signed by more than one celebrity connected with the movie * (they were signed at press junkets held to promote the movies, where the various stars and/or directors or producers were appearing in person. Once he had the posters assembled from the various studios, Gino turned to Bruce Hershenson, whom he had purchased posters from as a collector, and asked Bruce if he would auction the posters on eBay as part of his regular auctions, giving all the proceeds to maybe Gavin's medical fund. Bruce was happy to comply, but he soon discovered that eBay had many restrictions on charity auctions, as well as restrictions on selling autographed material, and he sadly soon came to the conclusion that there was virtually no way to run this auction on eBay. But a couple of months later, Bruce decided to take his auctions off of eBay, and he asked Gino if it would make sense to make his first non-eBay auctions be the 19 autographed posters that Gino had obtained. Gino agreed, and that is the genesis of this auction. In order to raise as much
Re: [MOPO] Bruce's Auctions
Well, I registered on Bruce's site as a bidder. I don't know that I will ever bid and I might send him the occasional correction on an item description but While Bruce and I may have our differences (I am far better looking for a start) which may or not be that greater differences as some people might think from what they read here or there (apart from me being considerably taller) I think that anyone who gives the cyberfinger to Fleabay deserves some kudos, and a bag of Jaffas. Onwards and upwards with the arts, and down with the Fleabay farts! All new business ventures deserve a bottle of champers cracked across the bows, and so there you have it. Phil - Original Message - From: allen day [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Bruce's Auctions Howdy Bruce et al, An absolutely excellent way to start out on a new path. allenday --- Bruce Hershenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Glenn, You did indeed! There are 19 cool signed one-sheets up for bid RIGHT NOW in our new auctions on our site (they are especially cool if you have always wanted a recent one-sheet signed by several cast members, and *DON'T* want the fakes regularly offered on eBay). The posters are: e001 BLADES OF GLORY autographed lobby movie display '07 signed by Will Ferrell and Jon Heder e002 GRINDHOUSE signed adv1sh '07 by Dawson, Rose McGowan, Rodriguez, Russell, Rodriguez, Tarantino! e003 CASINO ROYALE autographed one-sheet '06 signed by Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Campbell, Mikkelsen e004 NACHO LIBRE autographed special 13x20 '06 signed by Jack Black, Jiminez, Hess, de la Reguera e005 BLACK SNAKE MOAN autographed 1sh '07 Signed by Samuel L. Jackson, Brewer, Singleton, Allain e006 WILD HOGS autographed DS advance 1sh '07 signed by W. Macy, Becker, Tomei, Travolta, Lawrence e007 MAID IN MANHATTAN autographed 1sh '02 signed by Tyler Posey, Hoskins, Richardson, Wang, Tucci e008 BLACK HAWK DOWN signed 1sh '01 Scott, Hartnett, Bana, Sizemore, Isaacs, Bruckheimer, Fichtner e009 BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA autographed 1sh '07 Signed by AnnaSophia Robb, Josh Hutcherson, Paterson e010 COLLATERAL autographed one-sheet movie poster '04 signed by Jamie Foxx and Jada Pinkett Smith e011 HOST autographed one-sheet movie poster '06 by Korean director Joon-ho Bong! e012 INTO THE BLUE autographed one-sheet '05 signed by Jessica Alba, Scott Caan, and Ashley Scott e013 JUST LIKE HEAVEN autographed special poster '05 signed by Reese Witherspoon, Mark Waters, Heder e014 MARIE ANTOINETTE autographed one-sheet '06 signed by Kirsten Dunst, Sofia Coppola, Judy Davis e015 MATCH POINT autographed 1sh '05 signed by Scarlett Johansson, Matthew Goode, Emily Mortimer e016 PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS autographed one-sheet movie poster '06 signed by Will Smith! e017 RED EYE autographed special 11x17 '05 signed by Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, and Wes Craven e018 SHOOTER autographed advance 1sh '07 signed by Mark Wahlberg, Kate Mara, Michael Pena, Fuqua e019 STUART LITTLE 2 autographed one-sheet movie poster '02 signed by Rob Minkoff, Jonathan Lipnicki Best of all, this is a 100% charity auction (all proceeds go to the charity, with no commissions, and no U.S. shipping at all (I charge non-U.S. residents the difference between the U.S. cost and actual cost to send to them), and I give *EVERYONE* who buys one or more posters all 25 of my in-print books as a free bonus, postage paid in the U.S.! And of course, just as always there are no insane buyers premiums. 100% of the money raised goes towards paying some of Baby Gavin's medical expenses (the below explains this charity). What was the origin of the special auction? Gavin Ryne Winslow was born on February 23, 2006, with major medical problems. His kidneys did not function properly, and he needed a kidney transplant to survive. Because he was not covered by insurance, many of his fellow residents of Wisconsin started fundraising efforts to pay for his very expensive medical needs. One of these fine people was Gino Salomone, the entertainment reporter for WISN-TV ABC in Milwaukee, WI. Gino had the excellent idea of using his position to obtain signed posters for current movies from movie studios, and then auctioning the posters, with the proceeds going to the fund to pay for Gavin's medical expenses. He contacted various movie studios, and once he explained the purpose of his request, they were happy to provide him with posters from many different movies, and they had the stars (and sometimes the director or producers) personally sign the posters. *His efforts resulted in 19 signed posters, most of which are signed by more than one celebrity connected with the movie * (they were signed at press junkets held to promote the movies, where the various stars and/or directors or producers were appearing in person. Once he had the posters assembled from the various studios, Gino turned to Bruce Hershenson, whom he had purchased posters
