Convincing John
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Hey, folks. Got a poser for you all.
I was just talking to the secretary of Mel Brooks a few hours ago. To really understand what I'm talking about please click on the following link:
http://forum.muppetcentral.com/showthread.php?t=14779
Well, anyway, she said "Mr. Brooks is very particular about such things, and he probably wouldn't approve, and Anne Bancroft (Mel's wife) would feel exactly the same way."
And I said..."Hmmm...."
"Well," continued the secretary, "I've worked for him for 25 years, and I'm almost sure he wouldn't approve...so we ask, please don't use them."
And so, I politely ended the conversation and hung up. Now here's the weird part...and where I will reveal more of what I'm doing. Folks, I've decided to make another piece of art to help another Gilda's Club affiliate...and it was to star Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, et al.
Now it sounds to me like Mel never read my letter, but it was just skimmed briefly by the secretary and tossed in the trash like a Manhattan Melodies script.
And what really puts greaseberry seeds in my goomba soup is that Mel Brooks was a good friend of Gilda's...Anne Bancroft, too. And at this time, I'd like you to take a look at this link (and scroll down a ways when you get there...)
http://www.gildasclubnyc.org/about/board.html
Uh huh.
Now for those of you who have bumped into one of those "sneezing secretaries" (Muppet Movie reference here, folks), that little barrier between you and whoever you're trying to contact, how have you dealt with it? I myself am thinking about writing a letter to the above link and perhaps getting Mel's and Anne's attention that way. I'd hate to leave them out of the picture, being good friends of Gilda's and all.
What do you guys think? And what are your experiences with any walls you've hit when trying to contact your favorite celebrities?
Convincing John
I was just talking to the secretary of Mel Brooks a few hours ago. To really understand what I'm talking about please click on the following link:
http://forum.muppetcentral.com/showthread.php?t=14779
Well, anyway, she said "Mr. Brooks is very particular about such things, and he probably wouldn't approve, and Anne Bancroft (Mel's wife) would feel exactly the same way."
And I said..."Hmmm...."
"Well," continued the secretary, "I've worked for him for 25 years, and I'm almost sure he wouldn't approve...so we ask, please don't use them."
And so, I politely ended the conversation and hung up. Now here's the weird part...and where I will reveal more of what I'm doing. Folks, I've decided to make another piece of art to help another Gilda's Club affiliate...and it was to star Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, et al.
Now it sounds to me like Mel never read my letter, but it was just skimmed briefly by the secretary and tossed in the trash like a Manhattan Melodies script.
And what really puts greaseberry seeds in my goomba soup is that Mel Brooks was a good friend of Gilda's...Anne Bancroft, too. And at this time, I'd like you to take a look at this link (and scroll down a ways when you get there...)
http://www.gildasclubnyc.org/about/board.html
Uh huh.
Now for those of you who have bumped into one of those "sneezing secretaries" (Muppet Movie reference here, folks), that little barrier between you and whoever you're trying to contact, how have you dealt with it? I myself am thinking about writing a letter to the above link and perhaps getting Mel's and Anne's attention that way. I'd hate to leave them out of the picture, being good friends of Gilda's and all.
What do you guys think? And what are your experiences with any walls you've hit when trying to contact your favorite celebrities?
Convincing John