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SPRING 1989   -   Editor: Gary Lassin


Plans Announced for 1989 Convention
by Gary Lassin and Frank Reighter
Page(s): 1
Preliminary itinerary and guests for the 3rd Annual Three Stooge Convention, July 22 - 23, 1989, Trevose PA

Three Stooges Fan Club Joins National Association of Fan Clubs
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 1
Fan Club joins the NAFC

Message From the President
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 2, cont. on 5
Q&A on matters related to The Three Stooges Journal, its purpose/goals/philosophy, and the annual Convention

From the Mailbag
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 3 - 4
  • Miscellaneous Stooges sightings by fans
  • Cinemax recently aired the rare Universal feature film MYRT AND MARGE, and several of the '60s features
  • Local TV Stooges news
  • TNT airs Shemp solo Vitaphone shorts
  • TV Guide awards "The Moe, Larry & Curly Award for Eloqence in Public Disourse" to TV talk host Morton Downey Jr.
  • Three Stooges film festival in Columbus OH

Obituary - Jean Willes
Page(s): 5
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Supporting actress Jean Willes died January 3

Answers to Trivia Contest
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 5
Answers to issue # 48's trivia contest

Meeting the Stooges... ALMOST!: A Fan Visits The Three Stooges' Wax Statues
by Kenneth R. Heath
Page(s): 6
A visit to the Movieland Wax Museum in CA, and the newly unveiled (August 24, 1988) Stooges statues

Film Review: MYRT AND MARGE
by Richard Finegan
Page(s): 7
Discussion and review of Ted Healy & His Stooges' rare feature film, MYRT AND MARGE, recently restored by Universal Studios and aired on cable's Cinemax Channel

Nyuk, Nyuk, Nyuk: Maniacs, Novices, Activists, Impersonators - A Confederacy of Stooges
by Margaret Baker
Page(s): 8 - 9
Source: The City Paper (Philadelphia)
Coveage of 1988's 2nd Annual Three Stooges Convention in Trevose PA

Stooge Questions & Answers
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 9
Stooges related Q&A

Collecting Stooge Movie Posters
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 10 - 12
Detailed discussion of the history, and collecting, of Three Stooges movie posters and lobby cards

Rare Collectible
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 13
"An 11"x14" contact sheet of publicity shots from the film 4 FOR TEXAS; the back of the sheet was date stamped by the photographer, July 23, 1963"

For Collectors Only
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 14
  • Fox's Key Video releases the Shemp solo MURDER OVER NEW YORK to VHS
  • Undistributed supply of 1959 Three Stooges Flying Cane toys found in a warehouse
  • Activision video game for Nintendo will be released in the Spring
  • MCA Records re-releases The Three Stooges Sing for Kids - Newly licensed merchandise includes a Curly statue, trading cards, puffy stickers, Hallmark greeting cards and 1990 calendar

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

Stooges, Reel and Imagined
by Vince Staten
Page(s): 16
Source: Wilmington (DE) Morning News
A (satirical) wish list of Three Stooges videos





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