Interview on NPR tomorrow. The audio may be available on their site, don't know for sure.
http://www.npr.org Best, PK
All Points Bulletin: Dear John Held, National Public Radio reporter Lynn Neary is putting together a short piece on what the mail means to us, and she was hoping to speak to people who could talk about how mail is significant in their life. If you might be interested in talking about the mail, about mail art, and what happens when something as ordinary and central as the mail starts to become a scary thing, please give Lynn a call. Many thanks! Just taped an interview with National Public Radio. They are doing a segment on the future of the postal system in the wake of the anthrax scare. I, and at least one other person (honoria), were brought in as their mail art representatives. It will air on their Morning Edition program (if I make the cut) on Friday, November 2. I'm not exactly sure what time. The program runs from 3:00 AM to 9:00 AM locally. Lynn Neary was the interviewer. She indicated it would be towards the end of the program. Let me share this exchange with you in closing: In a message dated 10/30/1 6:22:20 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Dear John, This is Taehyun from Jeju, Korea. How was your trip to America? It's a long way to go there from Jeju, isn't it? I made some mailarts as you asked me but I have lots of hesitation to send them to you. Today also, I heard some news about the terrorism through the mail system. Now I live with my parents and actually they worried about my letters from the U.S.A.. So, I started to correspond with my korean friends in America only by e-mail and I ask you NOT TO SEND ME IN REGULAR MAIL and to communicate by e-mail. It's a pity to do that but for the moment that is the best way that I can think of. I hope you understand me. Take care, Best regards, Taehyun >> Dear Teahyun, My trip back from Korea went very well. People are scared these days to fly, so I had a whole row of seats to sleep in. I left Seoul at 4:30 PM in the Afternoon of Sunday, and arrived in San Francisco at 9:30 AM in the morning of the same day. I felt like a time traveller. I think the mails are safe. I wouldn't worry about these things. Bad things can happen at anytime. We leave our homes, even though there is a possability of being hit by a car. But that doesn't stop us from going out. That's why they call this terrorism- their aim is to cause terror. And when they do -they win. I don't run from death or threats. I don't seek them out, either. I continue to live my life on my own terms, accepting both the good and bad that happen to me along the way. Send me your mail art. Very best, John Held, Jr. Happy Halloween, John Held, Jr.
