Re: Experienced Humor Writer

On 8/28/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi, Sati-

Am almost finished with that script, but was tricked into attending an
art exhibition in Manhattan; will get back to you tomorrow.

Barrett

On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 7:04 PM, Sati Achath <satiachath@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thank you Barrett. No hurry. Tomorrow is fine. I appreciate it.
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Sati
>
>
> On 8/27/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi, Sati-
>>
>> Actually, I've still got to finish up a few things today but will have
>> a script for you tomorrow.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Barrett
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Sati Achath <satiachath@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Thank you Barrett. Wonderful. I look forward tohearing from you.
>> >
>> >
>> > Best regards,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Sati
>> >
>> >
>> > On 8/27/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Okay, this shouldn't be a problem at all. I have to finish something
>> >> up this morning, but will get back to you with a short script later
>> >> after lunch.
>> >>
>> >> Barrett
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Sati Achath <satiachath@gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank you Barrett. That will be great.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Best regards,
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Sati
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On 8/27/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Hi, Sati-
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Sure, I'll take a look at this and give it some thought and will get
>> >> >> back to you a bit later in the day.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Regards,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Barrett Brown
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 8:31 AM, Sati Achath <satiachath@gmail.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Dear Barrett,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Hello, how are you? Good Morning.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > A few days ago, as I was going for a walk, I got an idea regarding
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > script on celebrities and animated images.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Is it possible that you can conceive some humorous  idea on some
>> >> >> > current
>> >> >> > topic  (which has a shelf value of at least 1 or 2 years say, oil
>> >> >> > price,
>> >> >> > inflation, immigration etc), and how those past presidents,
>> >> >> > entertainment
>> >> >> > celebrities, and other celebrities would react/comment on them.
>> >> >> > May
>> >> >> > be
>> >> >> > it
>> >> >> > can be on two topics, one for presidents and politicians and the
>> >> >> > other
>> >> >> > topic
>> >> >> > for entertainment celebrities.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I have already done the CD of the commentary done by a voice over
>> >> >> > specialist
>> >> >> > in New Jersey. Actual voices of personalities (eg. Kennedy's
>> >> >> > "Don't
>> >> >> > ask
>> >> >> > what
>> >> >> > the country can do for you etc, and Regan's "Mr. Gorbachev, tear
>> >> >> > down
>> >> >> > this
>> >> >> > Wall etc.), and animal voices are also integrated into the
>> >> >> > commentary.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > In the new story/script  that I proposing now, I would like to add
>> >> >> > actual
>> >> >> > voices of  Kennedy, Reagan et all.  I think by visiting YouTube
>> >> >> > you
>> >> >> > may
>> >> >> > get
>> >> >> > some relevant quotes which could be incorporated into the story. I
>> >> >> > think
>> >> >> > that will be a great hit!
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On the other hand, if this task will mean lot of work/trouble for
>> >> >> > you,
>> >> >> > as
>> >> >> > there are too many personalities in my repertoire, it may be
>> >> >> > difficult
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > come up with jokes for each one of them. In that case, for the
>> >> >> > time
>> >> >> > being I
>> >> >> > will continue to use my current script and original quotes from
>> >> >> > Kennedy,
>> >> >> > Reagan etc.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Kindly let me know your views on this suggestion.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > My current script is attached for your review.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Best regards,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Sati
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On 8/21/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati-
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sorry to hear that; I didn't realize that the script was so
>> >> >> >> action-packed.
>> >> >> >> Good luck with everything, and let me know if you would like to
>> >> >> >> discuss
>> >> >> >> future projects.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Regards,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Barrett Brown
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Sati Achath
>> >> >> >> <satiachath@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> Dear Barrett,
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> Hello. Between the 2 short-listed scripts that  I had sent to my
>> >> >> >>> agent,
>> >> >> >>> he preferred to choose the other one. He liked your concept and
>> >> >> >>> story
>> >> >> >>> but he
>> >> >> >>> thinks that it may be difficult to translate the story into
>> >> >> >>> action
>> >> >> >>> with only
>> >> >> >>> 2 hands. On the other hand, the one he prefers is a simple,
>> >> >> >>> straight
>> >> >> >>> forward
>> >> >> >>> animal farm story, which will be easier to perform.
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> I am sorry to give you this bad news. Honestly, I was very much
>> >> >> >>> excited
>> >> >> >>> about your novel concept. May be I will get back to you in due
>> >> >> >>> course
>> >> >> >>> to
>> >> >> >>> experiment with your full story as well. Also, I have an idea to
>> >> >> >>> revamp my
>> >> >> >>> script on celebrities and animated images, for which I may seek
>> >> >> >>> your
>> >> >> >>> services.
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> Thank you once again for your input and ideas.
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> Best regards,
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> Sati
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> On 8/21/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> Hi, Sati-
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> Ha, very nice. Are you still in the running for that
>> >> >> >>>> competition?
>> >> >> >>>> We'll
>> >> >> >>>> need to write you some humorous responses for some of the more
>> >> >> >>>> typical
>> >> >> >>>> questions you get from TV hosts and that sort of thing.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> I'm located in Brooklyn, just ten minutes east of lower
>> >> >> >>>> Manhattan.
>> >> >> >>>> Checked out your page this morning; I see you hold one of those
>> >> >> >>>> World
>> >> >> >>>> Bank
>> >> >> >>>> jobs of the sort for one often sees classified ads in The
>> >> >> >>>> Economist.
>> >> >> >>>> You
>> >> >> >>>> must be a busy guy.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> A bit more about me in case your agent needs to know - my first
>> >> >> >>>> book,
>> >> >> >>>> Flock of Dodos: Behind Modern Creationism, Intelligent Design,
>> >> >> >>>> and
>> >> >> >>>> the
>> >> >> >>>> Easter Bunny, was released last year to praise from Alan
>> >> >> >>>> Dershowitz,
>> >> >> >>>> Rolling
>> >> >> >>>> Stone, Air America Radio, Skeptic, and other sources, and my
>> >> >> >>>> work
>> >> >> >>>> has
>> >> >> >>>> appeared in dozens of humor publications, public policy
>> >> >> >>>> journals,
>> >> >> >>>> trade
>> >> >> >>>> pubs, and regional magazines, among other things. I also serve
>> >> >> >>>> as
>> >> >> >>>> senior
>> >> >> >>>> copywriter for a production company called Texodus Media based
>> >> >> >>>> here
>> >> >> >>>> in
>> >> >> >>>> Brooklyn, serve as communications director for a PAC based in
>> >> >> >>>> New
>> >> >> >>>> Jersey,
>> >> >> >>>> and do a few other odds and ends elsewhere.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> Talk to you soon,
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> Barrett
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 6:54 AM, Sati Achath
>> >> >> >>>> <satiachath@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >>>> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>> Good Morning Barrett.
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>> From the following link, you can watch my hand shadows act,
>> >> >> >>>>> which
>> >> >> >>>>> was
>> >> >> >>>>> aired recently in NBC's America's Got Talent program.
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>> http://www.AsianOcean.com/agt
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>> Alternatively, you can also see it at:
>> >> >> >>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbvwr1Oxhus
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>> Best regards,
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>> Sati
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>> PS: Where are you located?
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>> On 8/20/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>> Sounds good. Of course, the final script would be much
>> >> >> >>>>>> better.
>> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>> Thanks,
>> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>> Barrett
>> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 9:59 PM, Sati Achath
>> >> >> >>>>>> <satiachath@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >>>>>> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>> Thank you Barrett for your sample script.  That's brilliant,
>> >> >> >>>>>>> and I
>> >> >> >>>>>>> really liked it.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>> Let me send it to my talent agent and see what he has to
>> >> >> >>>>>>> say. I
>> >> >> >>>>>>> shall
>> >> >> >>>>>>> get back to you tomorrow.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>> Best regards,
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>> Sati
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>> On 8/20/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> Sati-
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> Actually, never mind about the voices. Here is my sample:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> Aristotle said that man is a political animal. But about
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> the
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> animals
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> themselves? They are, of course, even more political, which
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> is
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> to
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> say, even
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> more insufferable.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> And here we have a local neighborhood association meeting
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> somewhere
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> in the Animal Kingdom, which is, incidentally, a
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> constitutional
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> monarchy.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> The provinces have quite a bit of discretion.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> Here we have the Hen, who presides over the meeting by
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> virtue
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> of
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> her
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> sheer loudness. The Hen announces that the neighborhood has
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> a
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> budget surplus
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> this year. So, how shall they spend it?
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> The rabbit stands up to speak. He believes the surplus
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> ought
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> to
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> be
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> spent on little pieces of corn and melon and perhaps a sign
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> forbidding
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> children from picking up rabbits and carrying them around
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> in
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> an
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> uncomfortable fashion.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> The tiger stands up next. He proposes that the surplus be
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> spent
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> on
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> rabbit traps.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> The cobra stands up well, rather slithers up. He says
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> that
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> the
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> surplus ought to be spent on public transportation for
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> cobras.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> He
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> also
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> seconds the motion regarding rabbit traps.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> The rabbit stands up. Then he runs off.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> The giraffe stands up over everyone else. He gets plenty of
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> respect
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> for this, incidentally. The other animals are impressed by
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> tallness. This is
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> what the pollsters have been telling him, anyway.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> Otherwise,
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> he
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> would be
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> short. At any rate, the giraffe proposes that the meeting
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> be
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> adjourned and
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> that cobra and tiger both be investigated for taking
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> illegal
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> campaign
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> contributions immediately.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> The duck seconds the motion.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> The hen rules it into law.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> The cobra and the tiger run off to some foreign country
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> with
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> which
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> the Animal Kingdom has a non-extradition treaty.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> See, democracy works!
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 8:35 PM, Barrett Brown
>> >> >> >>>>>>>> <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>> Sati, will have this sample to you in a bit, but need to
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>> know
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>> if
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>> you can do voices - not imitations, but can you do
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>> different
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>> voices for
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>> different animals?
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 8:11 PM, Sati Achath
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>> <satiachath@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you Barrett.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> I look forward to hearing from you.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> Sati
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> On 8/20/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> Okay, I will go ahead and think up five or six more
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> lines
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> for
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> your consideration this evening (these would not
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> actually
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> be
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> in the final
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> script, as I still need to think up a good plot). Don't
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> worry
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> about the
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> constraints of shadow puppets; most of this will be
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> dialogue
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> and simple
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> movement, but of course I will leave the latter in your
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> hands,
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> pun sort of
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> intended.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> Barrett
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 8:05 PM, Sati Achath
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> <satiachath@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you Barrett for your clarification. I totally
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> agree
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> with
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> your line of thinking, and I am excited about this
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> humorous
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> concept. So
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> kindly go ahead and please come up with some more
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> lines.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> So far I have received about 30 responses, and already
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> 6-7
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> persons have sent me their samples. But honestly, I am
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> most
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> impressed with
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> your story line. In fact, this is the type of story
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> that I
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> had in mind and
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> was looking for. But the only thing is that after you
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> have
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> done the story, I
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> should be in a position to translate them into action
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> with
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> my
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> hands!
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> I look forward to hearing from you.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> Sati
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/20/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Regarding the election, I agree with you, and didn't
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> mean
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> convey that it would be based on this particular
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> election;
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> it would be, as
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> you say, akin to Animal Farm insomuch as that it would
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> be
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> humorous
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> metaphor about politics and social interaction in
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> general
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> (but unlike Animal
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Farm insomuch as that no animal will represent any
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> particular person, and
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> particularly not Trotsky and Stalin!). So it would be
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> something you would be
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> able to use beyond November. If you still want to go
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> with
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> that idea, I would
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> like to do it, and will provide you with some more
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> samples
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> based on that
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> theme a bit later this evening. Let me know what you
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> think.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Barrett
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 7:46 PM, Sati Achath
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> <satiachath@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you Barrett for your sample lines. Your idea of
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> holding
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> an election is great, and  I think you are on the
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> right
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> track. But at the
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> same time, as I am preparing the act for a longer
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> time
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> (beyond November), it
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> will be better to avoid the presidential
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> election  which
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> is
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> in Nov. But we
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> can put it as a local election or an election in the
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> animal
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> kingdom,
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> something similar to George Orwell's Animal Farm. If
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> you
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> can kindly come up
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> with another 3-4 lines for other animals, that will
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> be
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> great.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you once again for your input and ideas.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sati
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/20/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi, Sati-
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For the general storyline, I would have the animals
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> holding
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> an election. This would be very well-received for
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> next
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> few months, what
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with our own upcoming election. Also, Americans love
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> political humor in
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> general. Now, for some sample rewrites:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "In Hinduism, the cow is a symbol of wealth,
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> strength,
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> abundance, selfless giving and a full Earthly life.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Think
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the cow as the
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Barack Obama of the animal kingdom."
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Miss Kitty Cat has just arrived back from England.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you, Miss Kitty Cat? Oh, she is limping. She was
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> caught
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> up
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in a football
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> riot. I told you, Miss Kitty Cat, it is best to
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stick
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Big Ben."
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Let me know what you think.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Barrett Brown
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 6:10 PM, Sati Achath
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <satiachath@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you Barrett for your positive response.  I
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> look
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> forward to hearing from you.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sati
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/20/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sure, Sati. I'll take a look at this and get back
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> later this evening.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Barrett
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 6:07 PM, Sati Achath
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <satiachath@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello. Thank you Barrett for your prompt
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> response. I
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> attaching my current script. I am looking for a
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thorough overhauling of the
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> script with a humorous spin on it, or a totally
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> new
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> story line/approach.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My target audience are adults, and I will be
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> performing
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for corporate clients. The major part of my act
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> will
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> showing images of
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> celebrities and other personalities.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you can kindly let me know your story line
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> animals, and write one or two sentences on any  5
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 6
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> images out of 22,
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that will be great. That will help me to take a
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> decision.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Considering that the script is a brief one
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lasting
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 5-6
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> minutes, my budget is only $100.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kindly let me know in case you will be
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interested.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sati
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/20/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Howdy-
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'd like to be considered for your project. I
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> write
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> National Lampoon and other outlets, and have
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> otherwise
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> worked in humor on
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and off for most of my life. I've done a little
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> script
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> writing, too. If
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you'd like to talk, let me know.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Barrett Brown
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 512-560-2302
>> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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