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Subject: [Leica] if i met myself, i'd ask for my autograph
From: jwlee01 at gmail.com (John Lee)
Date: Fri Feb 24 11:35:05 2006
References: <007f01c63953$96724da0$6401a8c0@milla> <43FF31D5.6010402@wanadoo.nl> <007b01c6396f$2cc48eb0$2ee76c18@ted>

Hmmm, this might be something of interest for the American Rifle Association.

-- John

On 2/24/06, Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote:
> > kyle cassidy wrote:
> > the portrait project continues. shockingly, in the last three days i've
> > gotten about a hundred emails from people who want to participate. this 
> > is
> > going to turn into a road trip. well, multiple road trips. i think my
> > first will be to georgia via d.c. -- but that's a couple months away. in
> > the meantime -- philly area.
> >anthony, an ex marine sniper, the lovely portia, and their two dogs, yumi
> >and leeloo.
> >http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/ago/portia-anthony/portia-ant-4.jpg
>
> Kyle,
> Given the gun fascination of your country you may well be onto a major book
> project. Quite frankly I'd be very quick to put the idea and some photos
> before a major publisher immediately! Acquire a contract and large advance
> to cover travel etc and make this the project of the next 6 months or so
> touring the country.
>
> As you say, in the matter of a few days you have hundreds of e-mails from
> potential participants, so if you don't move your ass right smartly someone
> else will be on it like wild fire and you'll loose a great book release and
> idea!
>
> As I said above, "Given the gun fascination and laws of your country" a 
> book
> of this nature can't miss, it could possibly become a best seller.
>
> If you don't get cracking I don't want to come back and say..."I told you
> so!" when someone else beats you to "the gun!" ;-)
>
> ted.
>
>
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In reply to: Message from kcassidy at asc.upenn.edu (kyle cassidy) ([Leica] if i met myself, i'd ask for my autograph)
Message from michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema) ([Leica] if i met myself, i'd ask for my autograph)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] if i met myself, i'd ask for my autograph)