It is time!

[Paolo Castagno]

As I mentioned in my previous email, I had the pleasure of spending today
with friends from this list, talking about Disney comics and this very
mailing list.

Here's to all of you, my friends, who gave me the chance to meet such great
people.

Since I'm not sure if this list accepts attachments, here's a link to a
picture of us having a "light" lunch and enjoying a great session of the
board game “Paperopoli – Il grande gioco degli affari d’oro” (Duckburg –
The great business game), which was the giveaway for Topolino subscribers
in 1973!

https://www.papersera.net/appo/gioco.jpg

https://www.papersera.net/appo/pranzo.jpg

Ciao,

  -Paolo

Il giorno sab 27 lug 2024 alle ore 15:25 Paolo Castagno <paolo at papersera.net>
ha scritto:

> Not completely unexpected, but still a bit surprising.
>
> This mailing list has meant a lot to me ever since I read your message
> (probably back in late 1996) about Don Rosa, who was almost unknown to me
> at the time. I couldn’t believe a Disney author was available to chat with
> readers from all over the world. I was instantly fascinated, discovering
> that so many adults (I was “just” 27) still read Disney comics, collected
> them, and discussed stories, authors, and issues.
> I started exchanging comics with people from France, the Netherlands,
> Brazil, the USA, Indonesia, and more, mostly thanks to the Italian edition
> of Life of Scrooge (https://www.inducks.org/issue.php?c=it%2FTD++++9). I
> still remember the look on the newsagent’s face when I bought all 15 copies
> he had!
>
> Through writing messages and sending/receiving comics, I made some great
> friendships. I've met many amazing people from the list. It would be rude
> to name just a few, so I won’t, except for Luca Boschi and Francesco
> Gerbaldo—Luca being the greatest Disney comics popularizer and Francesco
> the most genuine enthusiast. Sadly, neither of them are with us anymore,
> which is very, very sad.
>
> Since those early years, a lot has happened. I contributed to the Inducks
> project (then DcD), experimented with some websites, and eventually created
> the Papersera website almost 21 years ago, which is now the main reference
> for Disney enthusiasts in Italy. I also had the honor of being interviewed
> in the French Picsou Magazine a few months ago.
>
> So, once again, thank you, Per. Your work changed my life in many ways. If
> you’re ever in Rome, let’s grab some good Carbonara!
>
> Coincidentally, on August 3rd, the planned “last day” of this mailing
> list, I'll be meeting up with some Italian friends from this list for a
> lunch to talk about comics. We'll be toasting to all of you who made this
> list such a great place! We'll try to send photos attached to a message to
> the list, if it will still be working!
>
> Ciao!
>
>   -Paolo
>
> https://www.papersera.net
>
>

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