Originally Posted By friendofdd That is exciting and wonderful news, TDG. And I'm also relieved since I misread the title and thought you were being punished.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <Are they going to pay you for the article? How long is it?> They haven't mentioned pay...and frankly, I don't care. Maybe they're waitin' for the official statements about me as the final "okay" to print it and then discuss any pay, but really, doin' this, my shirt, and my gift for her are a labor of love. I'm such a fan of her talent and her spreading the gift of laughter that simply having my words about her career printed is pay enough! But if they want to, I wouldn't refuse, Lol. And length, hmmmm...I honestly can't remember, LOL. It's either a little over 1 page in Word, or a little over 2. I wanna say 1, so it's probably 2, lol. I dunno about the press pass thing...I haven't heard from other fans about there being any local articles or coverage like that for her shows, or heard any mentions of newspaper reporters/media on the scene.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <I'm so glad they accepted your article!!! But -- duh! -- why WOULDN'T they?!> Well Mark, ask the Madisonville paper...they sure turned me down quick enough, lol. She's playin' there the night before this show, and I e-mailed and called them about the article too, but they said "We got it, thanks, but we're probably gonna go with somebody more local." So I was a little hurt at the rejection since I poured myself and lots of Vicki facts into it, but oh well---can't please 'em all. <SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO WEAR?!?!?> LOL! Funny you should ask...I'm designing up my own t-shirt for the event. I can't have it printed due to the concept, and I'm too afraid to try iron-ons, which I don't think would really work either (and I can't afford to screw up). So what I'm gonna do is draw up a house divided into rooms in light pencil on a tan t-shirt, bolden it with black marker, put "Mama's Family" above the house (or in the roof), and a picture of each cast member "inside"---one in each room. If you're familiar with the show's opening, you know they have the individual credits as a photo of each actor dressed in character inside a picture frame with the actor's name on screen, and the screen "block rotates" to the right to show each one in rotation. I have a picture of the title too, so I may put that in where the title would be---we'll see. Oh, and I guess jeans and sneaks. Lol
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Congratulations again, Byron! It's a really good article, and I'm very happy for you! TALL Disney Guy -- published writer. Sounds nice, doesn't it? : )
Originally Posted By Kala How very exciting! Congrats to you and good luck with meeting "Mama" I love the t-shirt idea. You're published! Woweeeeee!
Originally Posted By DlandDug Wow! Congratulations, Byron! I am somehow sure you will be able to meet Vicki. Need I ask you to keep us posted???
Originally Posted By friendofdd If that shirt is a success, perhaps you can consider going entrepeneurial, quit your day job and become a haute fashion t-shirt designer. I'm pretty sure you can buy black markers in bulk and at wholesale.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Thanks for the career advice fodd, lol. And Duggy, if I may be rhetorical, does an LPer like Disney? ;-) You don't need to ask, and I hope to have "FANTASMIC" news to report!! And Kar2oonMan told me something earlier that really stuck with me..."You're a published writer now! No one can ever take that away from you." That's such a terrific, comforting, encouraging thought. He's right, once the article hits the presses, *BAM*--I'm permanently published! And it'll be great to have hard evidence if I wanna try to get another piece done somewhere! WEEEEEEEE!! I love the happiness in this thread! :-D <---still on Cloud 9 nine hours later
Originally Posted By JazzCat I am so very happy for you! I'm sure this is incredibly exciting for you and I hope you have an even more exciting future!
Originally Posted By DlandJB I just love it when good things happen to good people! Can't wait to hear what happens next!
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Thanks gals! And it didn't even occur to me until earlier tonight...Mama's younger sister Aunt Fran ("Frannie"---Rue McClanahan in the 1st 2 seasons), was a newspaper journalist, as a reporter for The Raytown Bugle. And here I am havin' an article printed up in a paper. I'm in the same league as Aunt Fran! YEAH baby!!
Originally Posted By AladdinAZ BUT.....that doesn't make you a Golden Girl?!?!? We'll have to start calling you TDGG, Tall Disney Golden Guy!
Originally Posted By smedley Awwwwh! This is awesome news Byron! Let's hope it's the first of many... I can see it now, TDG professional writer, has a nice ring to it no?
Originally Posted By Labuda Awesome news, Byron! Congratulations on this major accomplishment! I'm so proud of you, and really looking forward to reading your article!
