Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >