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SPRING 1992   -   Editor: Gary Lassin


Supporting Players Emil Sitka and June Gittelson Expected to Attend 1992 Philly Convention
by Gary Lassin and Frank Reighter
Page(s): 1
1992 Three Stooges Convention in Philadelphia, tentative details and itinerary

From the Mailbag
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 3 - 4
  • Miscellaneous Stooge sightings by fans
  • Emil Sika was the subject of a feature article in the New Hampshire Sunday News
  • VH-1 reran last year's Fox network 60TH ANNIVERSARY SALUTE TO THE STOOGES in January
  • Nov. 22 issue of Entertainment Weekly ran an article commemorating the 36th anniversary of Shemp's death
  • NY State Museum screened YOU NAZTY SPY and I'LL NEVER HEIL AGAIN in its "World War II Lunchtime Film Series" in January
  • Stooges sound bites appear in a radio ad campaign for Cepacol and Cepastat throat lozenges

Stooge Questions and Answers
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 4
Q&A forum for fans

Stooge Trivia / Did You Know That...
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 5
Trivia questions and unusual Stooge facts

Why Don't the Three Stooges Have a Commemorative Postage Stamp?
by Jim Shemansky
Page(s): 5, cont. on 14
Appeal for fans to lobby the US Postal Service to award a stamp to the Stooges

Film Review: START CHEERING
by Richard J. Kunkel
Page(s): 6
Review of the rare 1938 Columbia feature film, START CHEERING, costarring Moe, Larry & Curly

Film Review: TIME OUT FOR RHYTHM
by Richard Finegan
Page(s): 7, cont. on 14
Review and discussion of the rare 1941 Columbia feature film TIME OUT FOR RHYTHM, costarring Moe, Larry & Curly

Stooge Candid Photos
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 8 - 9
  • "A series of candid photos from the late 1960s" [featuring Joe Besser, Larry Fine and Moe & Helen Howard; Besser photo courtesy of Todd Bolton]
  • "A rare early 1920s shot of Ted and Betty Healy"

Laughing and Scratching With Esther Howard - A Short Biography
by Ken Howard
Page(s): 10
Personal and career overview of supporting actress Esther Howard (no relation)

Protecting Yourself Against Fake Stoogeabilia
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 11 - 12
Advice and tricks of the trade, to protect yourself from forgeries and reproductions while pursuing your hobby of collecting Three Stooges memorabilia

Three Stooges Occupations & Activities
by Sheryl Ann Elkins
Page(s): 12
Occupations portrayed by the Stooges in their films

For Collectors Only
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 13
  • HOLLYWOOD PARTY (1934) released to VHS by MGM/UA
  • Burbank Video releases Tales From the Three Stooges II, another collection of live-action NEW 3 STOOGES segments hosted by Mousie Garner
  • Camden House auction in December sold lobby sheets and cards for IF A BODY MEETS A BODY, SPOOKS!, HOLLYWOOD PARTY, and three Shemp Vitaphone comedies, SERVES YOU RIGHT, A PEACH OF A PAIR and ON THE WAGON
  • Newly licensed merchandise includes wall/desk clocks, banks, PVC figurines, music box and 1993 calendar

Bulletin Board
Page(s): 14 - 15
Fan classified advertisements

Trio Still Tweaks Our Funny Bones
by Larry Slonaker
Page(s): 16
Source: San Jose Mercury News
San Jose film festival sparks a discussion on the Stooges enduring popularity





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