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ASTOS Volume 1, Number 10. March 31, 2003
All-Star things-and-other-stuff
Brought to you by things-and-other-stuff
WARM-UPS:
This is the last issue of ASTOS as you know it.
No, ASTOS will continue to be published on the same bi-monthly basis, however we
are streamlining the content a bit. I expect the next statement to lose
some subscribers, and I apologize, but beginning the next issue ASTOS will only
cover vintage movies and movie collectibles. No more baseball, sparse
mentions of wrestling, or any sport talk at all. things-and-other-stuff
will continue selling the same items we have always sold, so if you are a
baseball card collector or wrestling magazine collector and you'd like to hold
onto your subscription to continue receiving our discount please do. The
entire idea behind this newsletter is to sell more items from our online shop,
so at least if you still have ASTOS coming to your mailbox twice per month
you'll keep the things-and-other-stuff name in your mind. This alone
entitles you to the discount.
Truth be told, we were not receiving the volume
of submissions for sports articles that we imagined we would receive. This
culminated last issue when I had to write the Al Simmons piece. I love to
write, but prefer to stick to fiction, or non-fiction that I want to research.
There is much more to the change in format than my own pure laziness however.
First, I do not believe the cross-over between the movies and baseball (and
wrestling too) is that great. Sure, some of you may collect it all, and if
that be the case you can still enjoy our movie articles. Most of you
collect one or the other. There's not much need to further publicize
ourselves to baseball collectors, and wrestling magazine collectors seem to find
things-and-other-stuff.com quite easily. But we feel what we are doing in
the movie collectibles arena is slightly different and requires a little extra
push. Most movie collectibles web sites specialize in movie posters or
lobby cards--things-and-other-stuff doesn't touch these. Then there are a
fair amount of movie card collectors, and while we do sell our own fair share of
movie cards we do try and keep it to the oddball items such as strip cards and
arcade cards. Premium photos is our specialty. It's a limited market
which we hope to grow. Beginning with the next issue of ASTOS we hope to
take the next step towards that growth.
Enough for now, to the time tunnel we go!
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The Silent Collection by Tammy Stone
CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG
Sometimes I wish I could find myself in a
room – preferably a glamorous ballroom – with all the stars of the silent
screen. There, I’d find a room full of the most dramatically made up and
costumed personalities of cinema, probably with competing egos to match, and no
doubt with fascinating things to say. When I write about them, one at a time,
each becomes so distinct, and so alive to me. So when I move on to another star,
and read for the umpteenth time that this was the most famous silent star of his
or her time, I start to get wary. Then I realize, “Wait a minute. They were all
stars. They were all glorious. They were all unique, and loved.” I don’t have to
pick favorites, or get to the ‘truth’ about who was the most famous! Lucky I
decided this, because I might have had to pick the funny and strong-willed Clara
Kimball Young, once known as the “First Lady of the Screen.”
This is just a teaser--check out
Tammy's entire
column with pictures!
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Tammy Stone is a freelance writer and journalist based in Toronto. Watch for her
regular column on the greats of the Silent Screen here in ASTOS twice monthly.
Tammy invites you to write her at
stonetamar@hotmail.com
with any questions or comments on her column.
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FIRST INTERLUDE:
things-and-other-stuff will be on vacation and
unavailable April 4 through April 7. Upon returning we will be listing
lots of new stuff throughout the rest of April: original movie fan photos and
real photos from the 1920's through the 1940's (we have a few hundred!), more
wrestling magazines, LIFE magazines (late 60's-early 70's, high-grade), 1940's
movie standees, actor and actress blotters (1917, 1923, 1924), and much more!
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TENNESSEE WILLIAMS & THE MOVIES
by Karen Costanzi
Tennessee
Williams is a name many moviegoers do not recognize. Unfortunately, the names
of many screenwriters are not well known. But a look at the roster of stars
that appeared in the movies that were made from his plays will show many
familiar and famous names, such as:
This is just a teaser--check out
Karen's
entire article with pictures!
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Karen Costanzi is a freelance writer, actor, and television producer based in
Colorado.
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END CREDITS:
Well, that wraps the final issue of the
all-encompassing ASTOS. Next time it's all movies, and we hope to find the
time to put together a nice oddball movie collectibles article or at least
photo-essay as well. Be good for now, enjoy your hobby hunting, and I’ll talk to you
on the 15th as long as I finish my taxes by then!
Don't forget if you want
to buy the classic movies on VHS video, please check out our offerings on
things-and-other-stuff at Half.com.
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