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URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Obsessed-fan-tp1508836p1508860.html

--- In [hidden email], Vincenzo De Florio
<vincenzo.deflorio@...> wrote:
>
> 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
Thanks for your message. Hope you'll become addicted soon, as also
Paolo B. has highlighted in his message.
Sorry for my strong words, but you can't imagine how many e-mails
from Italian so-called "big fans", "true fans" or whatever ISOSHADO
receives weekly.
It's odd that they do not know either ISOSHADO or the fact that Ed
and Mike have been our President and VP and never attended one of
our meetings with actors in Italy, if they are true fans.
I hope you will enjoy our website featuring hundreds of picts and
reports on our activities!
Ciao,
Paolo Malaguti
ISOSHADO