..... I have heard amazing things about your (previous) collection and often wondered WHY you gave it all up and sold everything (and deleted the photos on your posts so us newbies couldn't see them and drool...).
Welcome back Mel. To echo others, I'm sorry to hear about your injury and I wish you a speedy recovery (is it something that you will totally recover from eventually?)
After a six-year fight with Adam I’ve decided I owe him an apology. It all started in 2011 when on a Bond forum I questioned whether he actually owned a Bond print he was selling. That was thoughtless and inexcusable. I was just being a F-ing poster nerd! He ultimately sold it for 1000+ pounds but he claimed – and claims – I ruined his reputation. I don’t agree but still owe him an apology.
Welcome back Mel welcome1
Look guys, I'm not daft - I know none of you want to hear this, but I must state the facts imbecile.gif
Mel, you wrote to me on May 24.
I replied to you and accepted your apology with open arms and thanked you for it (it was completely out of the blue - a nice surprise!).
I told you the most important thing in all of this was your health and I wished you all the best in staying/getting well happy1
I have not heard from you since waiting1
Now, just like in my reply to you, it is important I correct the inaccuracies with your version of events regarding me sm1
Your feud with me did NOT start on a Bond forum, as you still claim - I don't know where you're getting this from ???
It originally started on MPF (instigated not by you, but T) and carried over to APF. Following many posts, both you and wonkabars then followed me to two different Bond forums <OO
You didn't question anything in all those posts on APF, MPF and the Bond forums like you say…you actually stated your opinions of me as a matter of fact and sadly some people believed you sad.gif
It wasn't all about a Bond print like you also say uhno
It was about my collection and me on a personal level even before the Bond print became an issue with you.
The reason why I stated (not claimed) you ruined my reputation was because you did in fact do just that with many across the forums.
I am astonished after everything you have been through you still don't understand this hmmm.gif
You weren't just being a poster nerd - you were far worse and I think you know that because you said what you did was thoughtless and inexcusable.
You know the score and whilst it would have been lovely for you to have acknowledged the whole truth, in the end, I again thank you for your apology as it truly meant and means a lot to me qip
Finally, my invitation for you to visit me if you step foot in the UK again is still open, so do take the train ride from London and say hi!
Some things never change.
Btw, I just checked the thread you started over a year ago - "Selling Bond Collection." You still have not replied to Jeff's comment, nor have you posted what is for sale or any photos - a rule that Holiday enacted. http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,10588.msg212133.html#msg212133 (http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,10588.msg212133.html#msg212133)
No woman will ever say that she loves a single guy's apartment unless she wants to hop in bed with him. It will not happen. So what are you waiting for?
T
This thread made me smile.
Some things never change.
Btw, I just checked the thread you started over a year ago - "Selling Bond Collection." You still have not replied to Jeff's comment, nor have you posted what is for sale or any photos - a rule that Holiday enacted. http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,10588.msg212133.html#msg212133 (http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,10588.msg212133.html#msg212133)
Nope, you're still goading me. Lovely.
I am entitled to set a few things straight and I was sincere in my corrections of Mel.
There is an African proverb saying when "When elephants fight, the grass gets hurt". As for the facts and chain of events, can we start from the dinosaur extinction because I lost a chapter :)
But yeah, after reading this and your "selling Bond collection" thread, I can understand that not providing pictures with listing is somehow problematic... not that we don't trust you, just that it is a common rule to follow in collector forums and we all had experience once with some opportunists doing the middle-men. Having an answer would clarified things.
Be cool, have fun, peace !!
Post a "real" picture of the view when you get a chance. Hopefully it was all worth it.
This is quickly moving towards an unsettling Rear Window vibe...
OMG, what's your address? On my way!!!First, I'm coming to L.A. The "Rear Window" view there:
This is quickly moving towards an unsettling Rear Window vibe...
Nice personal assistant to take photos of young nubile women for you
more likely this
I'd take a photo too, no one would believe otherwise. I wonder why they are there as the apartment complex seems for older people?
And really Rich, don't be so f-ing nasty. It's all in good fun around here. And I recall when you asked me about your legal options against Andrew Rawls (I think that was him), who was crazily-hounding you for months all over the Internet, including YouTube, as I recall. Now you're almost indistinguishable from him.
Girls at the pool with Birkenstock sandals, dude that's hot !!!
The weather girl looks like she just farted
Or just a normal little hangover followed by a line of coke with coffee at 8am and brunch with champagne, just before the noon weather forecast !!
https://68.media.tumblr.com/4ee75d604b77d6f321deadf52c45efae/tumblr_nt2l2eVH2p1tu5xkwo1_500.jpg
http://www.splitting-images.com/JulieBarnett-LesleyGuinness.jpg
It's a pleasure to meet you Mel. My name is Chris. I 100% understand your path down the rabbit hole into the addiction that we all know as poster collecting. I have been very hit and miss lately. I have around 600 or so in my collection. Continued discontent has cause endless delays for my website. I want it to look and feel a certain way, and have yet to fulfill that desire. I may just suck it up and let it be, and release it....
I am somewhat of a completest on certain titles, again hit or miss. My main focus in the hobby is Horror roughly 80's and up, but I do dabble with others that catch my eye. Purely for aesthetic value of course, For example I acquired a French 1p for Scream of Fear because I adore the art. I also collect Disney OS and INTL OS. I do not buy any non US/INTL versions of Disney posters. I recently painted a mural for my daughter in her bedroom. I placed a 27 x 40 snap frame in the middle of the main wall. She currently has Moana on display. Which is appropriate considering the mural is an underwater scene. There is a post here with pictures and such if your interested. I believe it is in the life thread??? I also collect Monsters, UFOS, and Dames in distress. Though this part of my collection is mainly budget driven, I have some pretty cool stuff if I do say so myself. Like a 1960R of King Kong from Argentina, beautiful red white and black palette. Or some original B & W stills from films like Godzilla, Kong, Them!, or Saucermen. This part of my collection I have mostly horded away and quietly collected.
So, welcome back. Who knows, maybe I will post a little more in the near future.
$50K loss on the hobby
Btw, I completely disagree with this statement. In the 6 years you were collecting, I believe you had a lot of fun doing so, interacting with others, showing off your crazy collection, your pink bathrooms, telling us stories about the ladies who visited your apartment, about your co-workers, about your feud with crazy Loce, things that cannot be bought and are, in my mind, the most important aspect of this hobby. So you didn't lose anything. You bought enjoyment.
T
If I understand correctly, you spent $11k in a month. That's $132,000 a year, which is starting to be a little bit of money. Be careful, it's a dangerous trend. What are the highlights so far?
T
4) I will quickly curtail my spending b/c I won't buy anything I can't frame and I only have 15 or so frames, although I am buying Italian and French 1P frames soon.
You really resemble BOTH of your parents Mel. That first picture of your father, the mannerisms are very similar to yours (at least what I have seen in pictures).
Well, all I can say is that hopefully it all gets better soon.
The walker thing... I believe you were a triathlon and marathon runner. So am I. 16 marathons and counting. So I can only imagine how hard it must have been. I don't take meds and never have (knock on wood) but I know anything can happen at any moment. And with my two kiddos, I have responsibilities.
Thanks for reminding us to not take health for granted.
T
16 freaking marathons!!! notworthy.gif
Never ran more than 10K myself, best time 52 mins.
Btw, am I dreaming or didn't you say a long time ago that you had ran a bunch of Triathlons?
T
Nice to know you and your super awesome amazing website are back, Mel!
Also impossible to believe, my very worst malady resolved recently overnight after 2.5 years of zero improvement