Was FLOCK OF DODOS your book, B? I saw it in the stores. Good for you, man.
We really should sit down for a beer in the New Year or sometime before. I've been trying to get a humor book off the ground, meeting with various packagers and agents, etc.
It's a tough time to be doing that, as you know, but perhaps there's something worth collaborating on down the road...I always dug your writing.
Speaking of taking on the right, here's a little thing I did for VanityFair.com recently....
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/politics/2008/10/top-10-ways-the-gop-plans-to-celebrate-halloween.htmlSubject: Re: Ah need work!
To: "Frank Santopadre" <franksantopadre@yahoo.com>
Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008, 12:16 PM
Howdy- I just did; thanks for getting back to me. Congrats on having your own firm, even if things are slow these days, and I'd definitely be down for working for you guys when things pick up over there; how are you going about the marketing aspect of all that? Doing sales letters or anything?
I checked out the guidelines at MAD and just shot off an e-mail to Joe to introduce myself and see if there's anything in particular they're looking for content-wise; will probably go ahead and write up some pieces to submit whether I hear back from him or not.
What else are you up to these days? My first book was published last year; it got great reviews but the deal I signed was fairly shitty and it hasn't translated into much money. I'm also director of communications for a PAC, but it's a pro bono thing, so I'm trying to drum up some copywriting work and whatnot. Things sure are shitty out there, eh?
Word, Barrett Brown Brooklyn, NY 512-560-2302 On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Frank Santopadre <franksantopadre@yahoo.com> wrote:
Did you get my message, B?
Frank-
This is Barrett Brown; I wrote a couple of pieces for Jest back when Jest still, you know, existed. I'm living in Brooklyn now and looking for any sort of work I can find that doesn't involve walking around or standing or waiting on people, and thought I remembered you mentioned something about a production company a year or two back, so I thought I'd check in and see if you know of anyone who's looking for writers or whatnot. I've attached my resume below just in case; please let me know if there's work to be had.
Word,
Barrett Brown
Brooklyn, NY
512-560-2302
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