From: "MPCgram" To: Subject: MPCGram 1016 Date: Friday, October 03, 2003 3:54 PM =========================================== MPC GRAM =========================================== Covering the entire World of Military Numismatics Series 004 - Number 1016 Friday October 3, 2003 LOCAL SHOW By Harold Kroll The Gulf Coast Numismatic Association is holding its third annual coin show this coming weekend, October 6th and 7th, 2003, Mobile, Alabama. If you are in the area, please come visit us, the show has been a great success in past years and we should have doubled our table availability as we turned away about the same number of dealers as we could accept for this years show. Plans are in the mill for a larger facility for next year. There is a souvenir card available depicting a Mobile note but I am not sure what the note is at this time, if you have an interest in a card let me know. Proceeds help fund the clubs activities. We are also passing out uncirculated Alabama quarters with a sticker on one side with club information to all who attend this event. Y'All come on down and enjoy a great show. [Harold, we look forward to a show report! Be sure to take your challenge coin because you are certain to be surprised by someone.] More What Is it like to Be Joe Boling Gail Baker I just returned from a couple of whirlwind days in Seattle attending a portion of the Seattle Fringe Theatre Festival which included two performances of the play by Joe Boling What is it Like to be Joe Boling? and PlayFest. The Seattle Fringe Theatre Festival runs over a two week period with 89 different shows scattered around in the many small theaters in the Capitol Hill area. Joe picked me up at the airport on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. and we headed to the first of the ten shows we would attend over the next two days, Dance of the Calusari, a symbolic reenactment of Romanian rituals in dance and song, followed by a matinee performance of What is it Like to be Joe Boling?, an excellent Seattle Children's Theatre production of The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, then back to the Fringe with Death and the Maiden; and, Cat Fight! the true story of the divine feud between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, and our last show for the day at 11:30 p.m., a lively and fun piece by Macha Monkey Productions, GameGirl. We arrived at Joe's well past midnight and he still needed to prepare the notes for the following nights Fest. We discussed the wording, settling on "Fringe Fest" instead of "Play Fest" as that would have meaning for both groups receiving the MFC, the play attendees and the Festers. Since I'd been up since 3:00 a.m., I confess that I didn't stay up to help Joe with the project. Apparently he often works through the night and regularly gets only 5 hours and 14 minutes of sleep. I require more, so deserted him around 3:00 a.m. His guest suite is large and comfortable; the art work is wonderful. The next day we headed back to Capitol Hill to see Fourteen, In Love, and Heartbroken, the story of "Kyle," an effeminate looking teenage boy with his first crush. The big question was whether the subject of his affection was male or female. Not your typical after school special. Then we were off to the Seattle Shakespeare Company and the fabulous comedy, Measure for Measure. Back at the Fringe we expected to see F...king Handicapped Guy, but the solo actor, an MS victim, was delayed so we quickly substituted The Agreement, a dark drama about spousal abuse and control that was very difficult for me to sit through. My attitude was quickly adjusted as we headed for Theatre Schmeater and the closing night performance of What Is It Like To Be Joe Boling? and Fringe Fest. We met up with fellow fester Tom Kock who was pitifully unprepared for the mini-fest and as a result, at the very least, owes Joe and me a drink. (I think his well deserved embarrassment caused him to depart quickly at the end of the show to avoid further humiliation.) Joe appointed Tom paymaster and our pay of $15 each was dispersed and paybooks (minus one) were signed. Joe has already described the actual notes, so I'll not elaborate. Notes were also given to each attendee. These were good for $2 off at the snack bar. Before the show, I purchased a chocolate chip cookie at the snack bar, paying the $1 with a ten-dollar bill. My change was three $2 Fest notes and three $1 bills. One of the circulated pieces was passed around the audience for signatures. (The short-snorter was presented to Joe at the end of his performance.) One of the other notes that I received in change was an error; the over-printing did not line up. Tom received another of the error notes when he purchased his ticket. The third is still in circulation. Tom talked the snack bar worker into selling him 7 of the redeemed notes at face just before the start of the program. Another 12 were rescued for Joe after the show. Joe's play was the best part of the weekend. First let me tell you that Joe is universally loved by all of the theatre community. Everywhere we went it was "Hey Joe," handshakes, smiles, hugs and kisses. I felt like I was with a celebrity. The nearly sold-out audience for Joe's closing night performance was electric with anticipation. When there was a slight delay before the show caused by a lighting problem, the audience stomped and chanted "Joe, Joe, Joe..." He received a standing ovation just for walking out on stage. I was literally and figuratively seeing Joe in a whole new light! Joe's play is about his life -- which is extraordinary. I have seen the play four times (so far) and laughed, clapped, and hooted more each time. Do yourself a favor and make a point of seeing this production when he presents it in Portland as a Numismatic Theatre. You will be both entertained and amazed. After the show, Joe stayed on stage for the after-show discussion. Almost everyone stayed and he was assaulted with questions and commentary. Everyone knows Joe because he supports and attends so many theatre productions (over 400 in a single year!). He appreciates the talent and passion of Capitol Hill; and in return they also support him. It is a beautiful exchange of affection. After everyone finally left, we loaded the boxes of props into Joe's car and headed for the Fringe closing party and awards announcements. Hot and crowded -- but wild with excitement. Another late night before heading back to Federal Way. Joe's home is decorated with memories; each item has a story which he happily shares. It is neat and organized -- so organized that even the piles that cover the dinning room table are labeled. (Fred, take note!) Everything has a place -- but he's running out of places. On Monday morning before taking me to the airport, Joe shared parts of his collections with me. Joe is a natural teacher so he instructed as he shared. I had a ball. My flight departed Seattle for the return trip to Colorado Springs at 2:00 p.m. I slept the whole way home -- exhausted, but in high spirits. Thanks, Joe for a great visit! =========================================== Editorial/opinion =========================================== Could someone else play the lead in What is it Like to be Joe Boling? Of course it seems like it would be impossible or at least anticlimactic, but on the other hand… I also wonder if another version could be created that gives other views. Possibly a Good Joe and a Bad Joe. Then there is the possibility of adding another character or two. At the summer seminar Joe and I have recreated some scenes from our collecting lives. I am sure that some more could be remembered (and even embellished—gad). =========================================== MAIL CALL =========================================== Dear Editor, I have 4 different MPC training bank notes for sale. A $10.00 and three $1.00 as illustrated on page 181 of the 4th. 2 $1.00 notes are not illustrated. All 4 pieces for US$40.00, with $5.00 of every sale donated to the ANA Military Scholarship Fund. Send me an email, and I will send a scan of the front and back. coinman@rochester.rr.com David E. Seelye P.O. Box 356 North Chili, NY 14514 USA Dear Gram, I have finally felt well enough to attack all the chaff in my mail box and cull out your good wishes and the other good emails. But gosh guys, you humble me. All those kind words are embarrassing but your thoughts and prayers were appreciated. I told Prudy that my mail box in the sky where all those prayers go must have been on overload. They sure did the job though and believe me, I didn't care if they were addressed to the Lord, Buddha, Mohamed, Jehovah, or whoever else you pray to, they all worked and helped me through a pretty tough couple of days. That 3-4 hour surgery that took 7 hours, and those four pints of blood, where much more than what was expected. However, as of today, I was back to the surgeon to get the stitches out of the incision, and review the pathology report. The prostate was cancerous on both sides, but the cancer was fully contained within the organ with clear margins and no infected lymph nodes. So as the word goes, "All's well that ends well." I will continue to recuperate for the next five weeks, but that simply means no cutting grass or raking pine straw. Now to clear up one of Fred's statements --"Apparently he was not feeling good enough to comment on the attractiveness of the nursing staff," That's an easy one to answer. Many of you know that I was operated on at Eglin Air Force Base Hospital and there I had four nurses in the four days I was in the hospital. Three of them were male and the fourth was on duty the day I was discharged. All of them were tremendous individuals and I can't speak highly enough of their professionalism or the compassionate services they provided, but as far as attractiveness of the nursing staff. Sorry Fred, I just don't swing that way. Of course there were a lot of young female technicians (corpsmen) running around, but it is really shocking to realize that my youngest daughter is 5 to 10 years older than any of these young folks. I will however say that I came away with a new appreciation for the fine shape our country is in. These young folks have their heads screwed on straight and you and I are in good hands with these young soldiers and airmen. During my four days in the hospital, I had three roommates. The second was the most interesting in that this elderly gentlemen came into the Emergency Room with a suspected heart attack. After the problem was alleviated, they put him in my room for overnight monitoring. I quickly found out that he served in World War II, Korea and Viet Nam. He flew B-26's out of England and France during WWII and RC-121's in Nam. Korea was a staff job. You've got to know what my next question was. Your right. Did he remember using scrip and did he bring back any of it? Well the answers were yes and yes. He couldn't remember exactly what he was paid in during WWII, but did remember using MPC in Korea. Said he knew he had some stashed away in an envelope somewhere and promised that we could get together sometime in the near future to take a look at it. Finally, I was sitting by my bed on Friday morning reading a Coin World when one of the young technicians came in to take my vital signs. He asked if I collected coins and I had to give him the whole pitch about MPC, and occupational currency. He seemed fascinated and said that he had brought home a Saddam note and a propaganda piece from his tour in Kuwait. True to his word, he brought them in the next day to show me. The Iraqi note was the crude 25 dinar printed by the Saddam regime and the propaganda piece was one that was similar to ones that I had seen from Gulf War I. The interesting part was that he made three or four more visits to my room to chat about collecting banknotes and Viet Nam in general. Maybe there is a budding collector here. Again, thanks for your thoughts and prayers. It's wonderful to know that I had your support during these tough days. --Larry "Ski" Smulczenski Ski =========================================== CALENDAR OF EVENTS =========================================== IBNS London Congress on October 4 and 5 at the Trade Union Congress hall, two blocks from the British Museum. If you have a paybook, bring it along and you shall be paid. If you do not have a paybook, find a challenge coin. Anyone who presents their (own, personal, not someone else's) challenge coin shall qualify for partial pay. If you do not have a challenge coin, get one now! PCDA National and World Paper Money Convention. November 19-23, 2003. St. Louis Hilton Airport Hotel, 10330 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, MO 63134. Lyn Knight auction, consignment deadline September 30, 2003 2004 CPMX February 26-28, Lyn Knight auction. Consignment deadline January 10, 2004. March 5-7, MPCFest V, reservations now being accepted. Reservations entered in order received: Roger Urce#$$, John Cheney#$, David Seelye, Harold Kroll, Gail Baker#, Leo May$$$, Kevin Neidy, Cuneyd Tolek, Warner Talso, Cameron Bueschel, Wendell Wolka, John V. Craig#, John Cheney#, Steve Swoish, Joe Bissell#, Sparky Watson, Nick Schrier, Loretta Freyser, Dick Freyser, Ron Waddell, Robert Drew, Ed Arrich#, Neil Shafer#, Dan Freeland#, Bill McNease, Fred Schwan. # new Fester, $ paid. $$ paid single occupancy. Running totals: total 26, new festers 9. Standard rate $148, single occupancy $198, payments may be made by mailing paper instruments of any kind to BNR Press (or MPCFest or even Fred Schwan) at 132 E. Second St., Port Clinton, OH 43452. Payments may also be sent via PayPal (fredschawan@yahoo.com). Once you have sent your payment, monitor the above list to ensure that it has been received and posted). Show n tell: Gail Baker (education@money.org ) Travel coordination: Sparky Watson (mcwatson@yahoo.com ) Auction items: Larry Smulczenski (skifla@prodigy.net) Exhibits: Joe Boling (joeboling@aol.com) The Portland, Oregon, ANA is March 26-28 and it is sponsored by the Willamette Coin Club with Larry Gaye as the show chairman. Howard Sarg Daniel will be manning a NI/NBS/IBNS club table at this show, and moderating meetings for NI and IBNS. As always, Gramsters are welcome at the NI and IBNS meetings and at the club table. Masstricht April 23-25, Valkenburg, The Netherlands, contact Jos Eijsermans, Box 3240, NL 5930 Tegelen Netherlands 2005 date tba, MPCFest VI, reservations now being accepted. Reservations entered in order received: John Cheney$, Fred Schwan. # new Fester, $ paid. $$ paid single occupancy. Running totals: total 2, new festers 0. ======================================== 2004 scholarship fund Donations of cash and numismatic material will be gladly accepted. Generally the numismatic material is auctioned at MPCFest, but might be sold via ebay or other places. Your scholarship donations help the hobby by sending qualified individuals to the ANA summer seminar military money class. Except for unavoidable charges like ebay fees, 100% of yourdonation goes to scholarships. Al Glaser RA Medina Warner Talso David Seelye Russ Walsh Joe Boling Harold Kroll Pam West Ed Hoffman Ron Wadell Wes Hardy Dick Freyser Robert Drew Brett Irick Kevin Neidy Brian Giese 2003 Scholarship Donors Ed Hoffman - RA Medina - Dick Freyser -Larry Smulczenski - David Seelye - Howard Daniel - Steve Feller - Warner Talso - Pam West - Mr. 691 - Leo May - John & Nancy Wilson - Max Spiegel - Gail Baker - Chris Connell - Bill Haines - Joel Shafer - Mikhail (Misha) Istomin - Gary Hicks - Robert Drew - Tom Warburton - Larry Lee - Fred Schwan - Mark Watson - Harold Kroll - Ian Marshall - Marcus Turner - Neil Shafer - Keith & Sue Bauman Contact me at: "Marcus Turner" mail to: maturner@indy.rr.com Checks should be made out to the "Military Numismatists Scholarship." or Marcus Turner 8103 East US Highway 36 Suite 163 Avon, Indiana 46123 USA IMPORTANT SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION Additional information can be found at the link below. 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Thank you http://www.papermoneyworld.net/news/Military Numismatists Scholarship Fund 2003.pdf Marcus Turner Scholarships from the ANA: See the following location for an application for financial aid to the summer seminar: http://www.money.org/sumsemfin.html =========================================== MPC ANA Museum Project =========================================== ANA collection of MPC: Thanks to donations from Douglas Bell, Dick Fryser, Ed Beaman, Bruce Peacock, David Seelye, Michael Cummings, Ray Czahor, David Pitchford and Mr 691the ANA MPC collection is current as follows: Series 100 - [50 sen], [1Y, 5Y, 10Y, 20Y all A underprint] Series 461 - 5, [10] cents, [$1] Series 471 - [5, 10, 25, 50 cents, $10] Series 472 - [5, 10 cents], [$1, $10] Series 481 - 5 cents, [10, 25 cents], 50 cents, $1, [$5] $10 Series 521 - 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, [$10] Series 541 - 5, 10, 25 cents Series 591 - [5, 10, 25, 50 cents, $1] Series 611 - [5, 10, 25 cents, $1] Series 641 - 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, $1, $5, $10 Series 651 - [$1] Series 661 - [10, 25, 50c], [$5], [$1, $5] $10 Series 681 - 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, $1, [$5], [$20] Series 691 - [$1, $5, $10, $20] Series 692 - 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, $1 Series 701 - [$1, $5, $10, $20] [50c etc.] = notes donated by Gramsters --Chris Connell =========================================== RESEARCH =========================================== New modification to the database you can now retrieve your password if you have forgotten at the main logon screen. 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