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LouiseAnne · 05-24-2000, 10:13 PM

I'm afraid I have to agree with Bill. Anyone who would undertake a project like this WITHOUT the express permission of Gord could find themselves in somewhat of a spot both professionally AND civilly. I seriously doubt that he would take at all kindly to anyone taking it upon themselves to write up something and then put it up on the "silver screen" for the world to see without making sure that EVERYTHING is fact. And even then, there are many things he may not WANYT included in it at all. I know Kitty Kelly does that sort of thing, but .... well, she has paid dearly, believe me. And she usually waits until someone is DEAD before she writes anything at all.

This is a very fun thread, but at the risk of opening my mouth again and being beat soundly about the head and shoulders, my suggestion to you, on a serious note, it to leave a project like this to someone who not only knows the industry, but who also knows that the FIRST step is to gain the trust of the one you wish to write about and who can figure out how to do that.

Stay loose, eh?

LAMS

------------------
"Love and maple syrup
go together like the
sticky winds of winter
when they meet....
If you go into the forest
Gaze up through the trees
The sky is white.
You can understand
What makes the forest
Greet the man
Like a mother's only
child ..."

05-24-2000, 10:13 PM	#34
LouiseAnne Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 94	I'm afraid I have to agree with Bill. Anyone who would undertake a project like this WITHOUT the express permission of Gord could find themselves in somewhat of a spot both professionally AND civilly. I seriously doubt that he would take at all kindly to anyone taking it upon themselves to write up something and then put it up on the "silver screen" for the world to see without making sure that EVERYTHING is fact. And even then, there are many things he may not WANYT included in it at all. I know Kitty Kelly does that sort of thing, but .... well, she has paid dearly, believe me. And she usually waits until someone is DEAD before she writes anything at all. This is a very fun thread, but at the risk of opening my mouth again and being beat soundly about the head and shoulders, my suggestion to you, on a serious note, it to leave a project like this to someone who not only knows the industry, but who also knows that the FIRST step is to gain the trust of the one you wish to write about and who can figure out how to do that. Stay loose, eh? LAMS ------------------ "Love and maple syrup go together like the sticky winds of winter when they meet.... If you go into the forest Gaze up through the trees The sky is white. You can understand What makes the forest Greet the man Like a mother's only child ..."