Movie Profiles & Premiums Volume 3, Number 1.  November 15, 2004
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FIRST REEL: 
Welcome to Volume 3, Issue Number 1, the start of our third year together!  We've changed the title of the newsletter to "Movie Profiles & Premiums" in order to more accurately describe the contents.  The "ASTOS" name may still crop up on the Topica site and e-mailed newsletters, however I'm going to see what I can do to change that.  This newsletter has long ago dropped its hodgepodge references to baseball and wrestling to concentrate solely on vintage Movie Stars & Collectibles, so why not revise the name as well?  For e-mail subscribers you may need to change your spam filters to receive the newly titled newsletter, I'm not too sure how that will work but am pretty sure that there will be different circumstances for different subscribers.

Thanks to all for subscribing and feel free to forward us to your friends with the suggestion that they do too!  Beginning this issue, I've added Topica subscription boxes to all of the profiles pages on the site with the hope of attracting new subscribers who find the site through Internet searches.  I'll probably go back and add them to all of the existing profiles as well.  I also want to lead off by thanking all of the writers who have ever submitted their work to this newsletter, without you guys this would just be an irregular auction bulletin!

The three writers found in this issue are pretty appropriate representatives of the first two years of the newsletter.  This is Susan M. Kelly's 5th piece published with us (with many more on file to come!), Stephen Schochet's 20th installment of Hollywood stories, and Tammy Stone's 36th.  By the way, we've had a grand total of 36 issues, so yep, Tammy's been in every single one beginning with a profile on Vivien Leigh back in Volume 1, Number 1, and every entry after that first one has been part of her Silent Collection!  Thanks guys!

Opening credits... 

1. Adolphe Menjou by Susan M. Kelly
2. Photo ID Guide: 1923 Neilson's Chocolates Trading Cards
3. Hollywood Stories: Celebrities and Their Images by Stephen Schochet
4. Photo ID Guide: 1934 Write Movie Star's Name Here Trading Cards
5. The Silent Collection featuring Harry Langdon by Tammy Stone

As for the collectibles circuit, we have ten beautiful stills and press photos featuring Carole Lombard ending tonight (November 17) on eBay.  If you're a fan you should really check them out.  We've relisted many trading and tobacco cards at discounted opening bids beginning tonight (I guess last night is more accurate, November 16).  I'm expecting a delivery of over 250 theatre programs from the 1940's-60's that I'll probably list either later this week or the start of next week so that they don't end over the Thanksgiving holiday (I don't want those of you traveling to miss out!).

All eBay Auctions

As usual, the Catalog  carries many additions, please have a look at your convenience. 

I wouldn't mind being able to publish a Top 5 or even Top 10 all-time Christmas movies list next issue if possible.  Anyone who feels like submitting one, please feel free to send it along to things@things-and-other-stuff.com  (I know you like these Scott!).

And now, to the time tunnel we go!
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ADOLPHE MENJOU
By Susan M. Kelly
A cultured air, a sophisticated sounding name and an impeccable sense of style were all the building blocks Adolphe Menjou needed for the greatest role of his life - as Hollywood’s penultimate Beau Brummell.  It was a role he would play with panache and flair to his dying day.
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This is just a teaser--check out Susan's entire column with pictures!
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Susan M. Kelly has been working as a freelance writer for the last 12 years, during which time she has written everything from press releases and brochures to newspaper articles and web text.  She currently lives and works in Dunellen, NJ and can be contacted at smkwriter@worldnet.att.net.
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Photo ID Guide:
1923 Neilson's Chocolates Trading Cards
Click the link above for images & details!
Take a look at five of the key cards from this set along with what the backs of the cards look like!
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Hollywood Stories: Celebrities and Their Images
By Stephen Schochet
How a star appears to the public often involves careful planning which can sometimes backfire.   Pop Star Michael Jackson enjoyed the public image of being a Peter Pan like eccentric.  He would personally leak crazy stories to the tabloids. 
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This is just a teaser--check out Stephen's entire column with pictures!
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Stephen Schochet is the author and narrator of the audiobooks Fascinating Walt Disney and Tales Of Hollywood. The Saint Louis Post Dispatch says,” these two elaborate productions are exceptionally entertaining.” Hear RealAudio samples of these great, unique gifts at http://www.hollywoodstories.com.
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Photo ID Guide:
1934 "Write Movie Star's Name Here" Trading Cards
Click the link above for images & details!
Sixteen different cards are featured along with the backs of a couple of others!
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The Silent Collection by Tammy Stone
Harry Langdon
As always seems to be the case with these biographies, I start by saying that it’s tragic the stars of cinema’s Golden Era have not been given duly remembered. Harry Langdon has remained far more obscure than his contemporaries despite his enormous success during his heyday. Often called Baby Face, Harry is not remembered the way Charlie Chaplin is. Looking at their respective films, there is an undeniable genius in Chaplin’s work – as there was in Buster Keaton’s – that is not as consistently prevalent in Harry’s.  

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 each and every issue of ASTOS.  Tammy invites you to write her at tammystone444@yahoo.ca with any questions or comments on her column.
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Time to wrap up now, it's just after 2am EST, and I'm getting a little bleary-eyed.  I still have to publish all of these updated links to the site and then post it all once again over at Topica.  Hopefully this means your newsletter shows up in your mailbox by about 2:30-3am.  If so, good morning!  Everyone have a great Thanksgiving, hope your travels all go smooth and your turkey tastes great.  See you next time, November 30th!

As always feel free to e-mail any thoughts or ideas to us at things@things-and-other-stuff.com, we're always willing to listen. 
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