Magazines/Scripts

Fan Clubs, Fan Club Associations and Other Groups

FANDATA
7761 Asterella Court
Springfield, VA 22152
703-913-5575
A catalog of fans, collectors, suppliers relating to collecting and fan clubs.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FAN CLUBS
P.O. Box 7487
Burbank, CA 91510

WESTERNS ALL'ITALIANA
P.O. Box 25042
Anaheim, CA 92825
714-588-1878 - phone
714-588-0389 - fax
1-800-485-5503 - voice mail

Charities

AMC FILM PRESERVATION
P.O. Box 15215
Hamilton, Ohio 45015
1-800-AMC-3360
Because earlier films were made on stock which is now disintegrating at an alarming rate, AMC funds an effort to preserve earlier films for future generations.

SAVE VENICE, INC
15 East 74th Street
New York, New York 10021
212-737-3141
About twenty years of experience and effort in helping to restore the art and patrimony of Venice.

And if you're really far gone...

That is, if being a Rossano Brazzi fan has turned you into a complete, unapologetic Italophile who has come to the conclusion that any country capable of producing the Roman Empire, Leonardo da Vinci, Antonio Vivaldi AND Rossano Brazzi has to be the greatest country in the history of the world ... this section is for you:

ANCIENT VENETIAN FLOOR CO.
1516 Edison
Dallas, TX 75207
214-741-4555

Want an ancient Venetian floor? Well ... tough, you can't have one: Venetians are notoriously sensitive about strangers walking in off the street, troweling up and walking off with their ancient floors!

But, if you'd like a floor that looks like an ancient Venetian floor, this company will be glad to send you their catalog ... the intricate tile designs are just magnificent.

ART BOOK SERVICES
P.O. Box 360
Hughsonville, NY 12537
1-800-247-9955

One of the most magnificent and luxurious books you'll ever see on the famous Palo d'oro ("Screen of Gold") of the Basilica di San Marco in Venice will cost you about $100 from this source ... if you want color plates, Italian text and all of the detail you could hope for ... splurge on this one - it's worth it.

Also some $100 books on Venetian and Murano glass collecting ...

AUDIO-FORUM
96 Broad Street, Suite LA70A
Guilford, CT 06437-2612
203-453-9794
Fax: 203-453-9774
e-mail: 74537.550@Compuserve.com

Want to learn Italian, so that you'll be able to understand every word in La Contessa di Castiglione, L'assedio di Siracusa, and L'Intrigo?? One of the best mail-order foreign language sources we've found, from books to flashcards to audio and video tapes - even a few Italian movies and travel videos!

A great source for gift-baskets no matter what the occasion, but our favorite is "an old-world laquered basket filled with Chianti Classico, Focaccio bread, Roman-style pasta, Dell'amore marinara sauce, cruets of extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar, garlic Italian salsa, Italian salami, La Tempesta biscotti, authentic Italian wafers, Perugina Baci chocolates and Caffe d'amore Classico Cappuccino." Ask for the 'Italiano" basket and pretend you're June Allyson on a picnic in Munich with a certain orchestra conductor ...

Everything Italian from soup (minestrone) to nuts (pignoli, imported), delivered right to your door ... also gift baskets, imported cheese and condiments -- a great source for anyone who has ever read the back of a bag of pasta at a supermarket and yelled, "Turkey?? What do they know from pasta in TURKEY??!!??"

["So? It is better to take home only Venetian glass?"], Renato di Rossi,Summertime

Well ... no, it isn't. Given the choice, an affair with Rossano Brazzi beats 2,000 years of world-renowned Italian craftsmanship any day of the week. BUT ... if you'd like some anyway (glass, that is) or some gorgeous Italian majolica ceramics ... you'll love this catalog.

DESIGN TOSCANO, INC.
17 East Campbell Street
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
1-800-525-0733 - orders only
1-800-525-1233 - customer service

They sell European reproductions for home and garden -- Italian cherubs, angels, saints, a Venetian griffin wall plaque ... they're relatively expensive, though ...

DOVER PUBLICATIONS
31 East 2nd Street
Mineola, NY 11501
Traditional Italian craft:
A Craftsman's Handbook, by Cennino d'Andrea Cennini: a Renaissance handbook on Italian crafts, such as gold leaf, book binding, etc.
Italian Lace Designs, 243 Classic Examples, by Elissa Ricci, including Venetian lace-making instructions and illustrations.

EXPOSURES
1 Memory Lane
P.O. Box 3615
Oshkosh, WI 54903-3615
Customer Service: 1-800-572-5750
Orders: 1-800-222-4947

They sell wonderful and exciting books, photo albums, frames, curio cabinets and innovative brackets -- all places in/on which to display all of your new photos of Rossano ... some made in Italy and beautifully done ... others a bit cheaper.