It is time!

[Paolo Castagno]

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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