Hi All,
Under threat, here's a brief introduction -
Apologies for my lack of participation. I joined the group last year just as my life was falling apart - my Mother's terminal illness (she passed a few weeks ago), my Dad's declining health (both were in hospital simultaneously for 6 months), the loss of my parents home in the winter weather, a chronic illness myself, and PC problems. And it just goes on... (soory!). So, while I understand the need to keep the group active, I just wanted to point out that there are probably good reasons why at least some of us aren't terribly active. I can't promise I will be in the immediate future either, so if you would prefer to delete me, I understand. It was pure luck that I was even able to get on the net to receive the warnings tonight, and my PC will, hopefully, be gone for repairs very soon.
I don't consider myself a major collector. I started mainly as an excuse to meet a few filmmakers and musicians who's work I admired, not especially easy in Scotland. My first autograph was from Kenneth Williams, who my Mum wrote to for me when I had my first bout of serious illness as a child. He was kind enough to keep in touch for a number of years. I was/am a huge Carry On fan, and did collect a few of the team back in the day, but have unfortunately left it too late, as most are out of my range now.
Only lately have I started to purchase some signatures of some of my favourites. It's a minefield here on Ebay, and certainly I would be grateful for some advice from the group in the future - I already have a couple that I'm very dubious about, and have, rightly or wrongly, passed on buying others that I would really have loved had I been sure.
Well, sorry for my somewhat grim intro. My warmest regards to the group anyway and, if I'm still here when things settle, I look forward to speaking with you. And if not, I wish you all lots of "successes" and much happiness enjoying your experiences and collections. 🙂
