Posted by
Vincenzo De Florio on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Obsessed-fan-tp1508836p1508859.html
Dear Paolo,
> >
> >Dear Paolo,
> >
> >sorry that I used the term "big fan" to refer to me. You are the truly
> >big fan, not I.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Enzo (from Belgium)
>
> Oh, well.... I guess the little debate grew out of a
> misunderstanding. Enzo lives in Belgium, so it would have been really
> difficult for him to attend our conventions :-)
yes! But what a loss... I regret it so much! I feel so bad, for now it's
too late and that chance is lost forever!.. If I may ask, which
impressions do you retain of those great moments, when you could meet
our heroes themselves? Is it true that Ed was a lovely person and a
great man? Did they tell anecdotes about those marvelous days? If only I
had the chance to ask them something... I guess that in the great
ISOSHADO site there must be plenty of reports about these events.
>
> I remember when I was where Enzo is, a while ago (the awakening...
> ).
> After receiving an old Italian VHS of a compilation movie as a
> Christmas present, I started digging the web, and I found Marc's
> site. On his page about collecting, I found Paolo Malaguti's phone
> number; I called him, thinking that I was a big fan and that all UFO
> was about was three Dinky models and Panini trading cards! But after
> one month, I was at a dinner, sitting in front of Ed Bishop. It was
> in Milan, after a widely popular TV program about the 70s. I risked
> my life to get there from my city, because fog around Milan can be
> incredible in January, but I discovered a truly new dimension.
>
> I believe that Enzo is starting the same kind of trip... so beware!
> Once you get the taste, there is no going back!
I think you're describing an exact picture of my situation now! I think
I've got addicted... what a lovely addiction though!
>
> As to "big/obsessed fans" I remember someone on this list, a few
> years ago, complaining about posting photographs of UFO actors. I
> won't make any name, but he said that seeing how this actor/actress
> grew old, made him sad. And we know that some Italian "fans" think
> more or less the same: quite interested in die cast models, but much
> less in talking with the persons who made UFO. I guess, this is why
> Paolo M. is so sensitive about this issue.
I'd like to apologize with Paolo Malaguti for having been quite
sensitive too. It's just that I had no idea of the context and couldn't
understand well. Sorry about that.
>
> Anyway, the real answer comes from UFO actors themselves. We managed
> to invite a few "difficult" ones ("difficult" in the sense that they
> do not like conventions that much, because of obsessed/obsessive
> fans). And it happened just because Ed Bishop and Mike Billington
> themselves guaranteed that we are very dedicated, but not obsessed.
>
> Well..... there are exceptions! I remember Wanda Ventham staring at
> me and saying "HELP!" just with her lips, because a weirdo was trying
> to convince her that we are all manipulated by numbers printed on
> food packages :-)
>
> Cheers (and welcome to Enzo)
Thank you very much Paolo! It's been nice reading your email. I hope to
have the chance to come to Italy during one of the ISOSHADO convention
in the future and meeting you in person.
All the best to everybody, and special thanks to all the big fans that
made these list and events possible
Enzo
> PB
>
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