Hah! I love that story.
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 8:20 PM, Alan Hargreaves - Principal Field Technologist <[email protected]> wrote: > On 08/04/14 09:44, Anestis Kozakis wrote: > > On 4 August 2014 09:31, Clint Webb <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I understand Ray cant be expected to do everything that fans ask, even >> charities, but I gotta say, the response is disappointing. And it wasn't >> for free, he offered a bottle of wine for your troubles. >> > > Let me get this straight. You're disappointed that Ray said no because > he has other commitments like family, appearances at SDCC, and working on > his next book. > > You want him to put all these on the wayside so he can work on a story > that he won't get paid for. > > Personally, I'd say no as well. > > > A friend of mine put this kind of thing into nice perspective the other > day with a facebook post. A twist on the musicians/plumbers one that was > going around, ... > > Owzitallgoin? > > I would like to try a social experiment out on you all. > > So I am thinking of having a bricklaying shindig at the local footy ground. > > I need some bricklayers to come round and build a few walls and entertain > everybody with their skills. Now bear in mind that there isn't a great deal > of money available to pay the brickies, even though I will be charging a > fairly heavy admission price for the public to come to this event and I > will also be charging like a wounded bull for any refreshments and > beverages which will be available for said public to purchase. > > Having said that I will be able to pay the brickie lineup around $5 each > an hour for their services providing that they pay their own way to the > event. > > Now I know that this doesn't seem like much in the way of monetary > recompense for the brickies time, labor and expertise but you have to > remember that after your bricklaying demonstration you will be able to sell > your signed individual bricks at the merchandise stall so long as you pay > me a small 15% commission on all sales. > > You have to bear in mind that this wonderful event will give you the > opportunity to demonstrate your bricklaying skills to an audience that may > come and support you at your next event and may even book you for their own > shindig; at the very least some of them might buy one of your bricks. > > So there you have it, what a wonderful opportunity for all you brickies. > How can you let this opportunity pass you by? > > Oh yeah, I forget to mention that there will be international brickies > flying in for the shindig and they will be treated like royalty and be paid > a motzah. > > Sounds like a ridiculous proposition don't it? Now substitute > musician/artist/band for brickie/bricklayer/ and see how it > sounds.......Cheers. > > Now back to lurking. > > Alan Hargreaves >
