[Groop] Tough Times

[eephillip]

  I'm probably the only pessimist in the GROOP, and I'm sure I'm the oldest, and pretty secure in retirement, but I find it a bit ironic to be concerned about loss of income while looking forward to buying comic reruns at $30.  Of course, this comes from a guy who owns all the original editions of MAD, plus 4 or more variations of the MAD Reader and all other MAD paperbacks, and MAD Big Books, and the Complete EC Library (Russ Cochran's) all in hardcover with slipcases, and many other reprints of the original MAD comic, not to mention full sets of The Worst From Mad, Trash from MAD, More Trash from MAD, MAD about the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s,and recently MAD Classics, MAD Color, and MAD for Kids.  Plus the Complete MAD on CD ROM.  I didn't buy the more recent DVD set.  Part of me is glad that MAD is going quarterly.  All of me is glad that MAD TV is gone.  Does anyone want unauthorized BetaMax copies?

My secure retirement plan included selling my collections on eBay!  I guess I could have invested with Bernie MADoff.

Gene P

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