[WISPA] WAY off topic: Electric Vehicle Conversion Convention EVCCON
I am sure many of you old trimers to the ISP business remember Jack Rickard, founder of Boardwatch Magazine, BBSCON which became ISPCON? I am honored to say that Jack and I have become friends. He and I have brainstormed about all sorts of whackiness over the last few years. He has been feverishly seeking some new thing to put his time, money and energy behind to rekindle that spark of innovation and creation of new and budding industry. He has found it in converting cars to electric. Sohistory is repeating itself in a way. Jack is now doing a weekly Internet TV show he calls the Friday Show on his website at http://evtv.me . It is free so you might want to check it out. He is also working on a conference for those who are converting their own cars to electric. Jack is still full of the same excitement and energy as he has always had. His new focus is interesting and I just wanted to share it with the rest of you. I am actually hoping to do my own conversion one day. I apologize that this is not really on topic for a wireless Internet list but I know Jack's efforts were a big part of many of your lives and so I thought it was appropriate to share it here. John Scrivner -- Forwarded message -- From: Jack Rickard mjrick...@gmail.com Date: Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 7:30 AM Subject: Electric Vehicle Conversion Convention EVCCON To: John j...@mvn.net Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browserhttp://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=9473ae97ebbc85243fc06dcc2id=863c5af754e=35c37d5d0f Chris PAINE TO KEYNOTE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CONVERSION CONVENTION Se Writer/Director Chris Paine's documentary feature film *Who Killed the Electric Ca*r? premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006 before its release by Sony Pictures to critical acclaim in 100 U.S. markets. The film was the third highest-grossing theatrical documentary of 2006 and screened with *An Inconvenient Truth* in many markets. The film was written and directed by Chris Paine, and produced by Jessie Deeter, and executive produced by Tavin Marin Titus, Richard D. Titus of Plinyminor and Dean Devlin, Kearie Peak, Mark Roskin, and Rachel Olshan of Electric Entertainment. The film grossed over $1.75 million - a large number for independent documentaries of this type. Currently in wide DVD release, Paine's film investigates the events leading to the quiet destruction of thousands of new, radically efficient electric vehicles. Through interviews and narrative, the film paints a picture of an industrial culture whose aversion to change and reliance on oil may be deeper then its ability to embrace ready solutions. *Who Killed the Electric Car?* and Chris Paine were nominated by the Writer's Guild for Best Documentary of 2006. The film also received nominations from The Broadcast Critics Awards and The Environmental Media Awards for Best Documentary of 2006. The film won the audience award at the Canberra International Film Festival and won a special jury prize at the Mountain Film Festival. Festivals and Awards 1) Nominated: Best Documentary - Environmental Media Awards (2006) 2) Won - Special Jury Prize Mountain Film (Telluride) (2006) 3) Nominated Writers Guild: Best Documentary 4) Nominated Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, 2007 Best Doc. Feature 5) Won - Audience Award at the Canberra International Film Festival. The film screened at the following Film Festivals: San Francisco Film Festival Sundance Film Festival Deauville Film Festival Seattle Film Festival Los Angeles Film Festival Canberra Film Festival Tribeca Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival Atlanta Film Festival Newport Film Festival Mountain Film Festival Sony marketed *Who Killed The Electric Car?* in over 100 theatrical markets to become the third highest grossing documentary in 2007. Netflix now lists nearly 150,000 ratings of the DVD release from renting customers. Over 400 reviews have been written on Neflix and it is in their Top Ten List of important movies you should see. Thanks to the massive push behind *An Inconvenient Truth* (they were a trailer for that film in theaters) and internet word of mouth, this West LA-produced documentary reached people around the world and helped inspire change. The success of *Who Killed the Electric Car?* rather goes beyond electric cars. It has been an inspiration to independent producers of documentaries and with the advent of video on the Internet, has led to an entire movement of video production marketed around the large distributors, such as Sony, with numerous other documentaries gaining an audience directly. Pain has been working on a sequel *Revenge of the Electric Car*. This is scheduled for release April 22nd at the Tribeca film festival in New York. I found the original documentary a bit far from unbiased, and strangely naive. Having worked in large corporations, I almost view conspiracy theories as almost an anthropomorphism of corporations.
Re: [WISPA] WAY off topic: Electric Vehicle Conversion Convention EVCCON
Hello my name is Jack Rickard. -- Original Message -- From: John Scrivner j...@mvn.net Reply-To: j...@mvn.net, WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:27:32 -0500 I am sure many of you old trimers to the ISP business remember Jack Rickard, founder of Boardwatch Magazine, BBSCON which became ISPCON? I am honored to say that Jack and I have become friends. He and I have brainstormed about all sorts of whackiness over the last few years. He has been feverishly seeking some new thing to put his time, money and energy behind to rekindle that spark of innovation and creation of new and budding industry. He has found it in converting cars to electric. Sohistory is repeating itself in a way. Jack is now doing a weekly Internet TV show he calls the Friday Show on his website at http://evtv.me . It is free so you might want to check it out. He is also working on a conference for those who are converting their own cars to electric. Jack is still full of the same excitement and energy as he has always had. His new focus is interesting and I just wanted to share it with the rest of you. I am actually hoping to do my own conversion one day. I apologize that this is not really on topic for a wireless Internet list but I know Jack's efforts were a big part of many of your lives and so I thought it was appropriate to share it here. John Scrivner -- Forwarded message -- From: Jack Rickard mjrick...@gmail.com Date: Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 7:30 AM Subject: Electric Vehicle Conversion Convention EVCCON To: John j...@mvn.net Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browserhttp://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=9473ae97ebbc85243fc06dcc2id=863c5af754e=35c37d5d0f Chris PAINE TO KEYNOTE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CONVERSION CONVENTION Se Writer/Director Chris Paine's documentary feature film *Who Killed the Electric Ca*r? premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006 before its release by Sony Pictures to critical acclaim in 100 U.S. markets. The film was the third highest-grossing theatrical documentary of 2006 and screened with *An Inconvenient Truth* in many markets. The film was written and directed by Chris Paine, and produced by Jessie Deeter, and executive produced by Tavin Marin Titus, Richard D. Titus of Plinyminor and Dean Devlin, Kearie Peak, Mark Roskin, and Rachel Olshan of Electric Entertainment. The film grossed over $1.75 million - a large number for independent documentaries of this type. Currently in wide DVD release, Paine's film investigates the events leading to the quiet destruction of thousands of new, radically efficient electric vehicles. Through interviews and narrative, the film paints a picture of an industrial culture whose aversion to change and reliance on oil may be deeper then its ability to embrace ready solutions. *Who Killed the Electric Car?* and Chris Paine were nominated by the Writer's Guild for Best Documentary of 2006. The film also received nominations from The Broadcast Critics Awards and The Environmental Media Awards for Best Documentary of 2006. The film won the audience award at the Canberra International Film Festival and won a special jury prize at the Mountain Film Festival. Festivals and Awards 1) Nominated: Best Documentary - Environmental Media Awards (2006) 2) Won - Special Jury Prize Mountain Film (Telluride) (2006) 3) Nominated Writers Guild: Best Documentary 4) Nominated Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, 2007 Best Doc. Feature 5) Won - Audience Award at the Canberra International Film Festival. The film screened at the following Film Festivals: San Francisco Film Festival Sundance Film Festival Deauville Film Festival Seattle Film Festival Los Angeles Film Festival Canberra Film Festival Tribeca Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival Atlanta Film Festival Newport Film Festival Mountain Film Festival Sony marketed *Who Killed The Electric Car?* in over 100 theatrical markets to become the third highest grossing documentary in 2007. Netflix now lists nearly 150,000 ratings of the DVD release from renting customers. Over 400 reviews have been written on Neflix and it is in their Top Ten List of important movies you should see. Thanks to the massive push behind *An Inconvenient Truth* (they were a trailer for that film in theaters) and internet word of mouth, this West LA-produced documentary reached people around the world and helped inspire change. The success of *Who Killed the Electric Car?* rather goes beyond electric cars. It has been an inspiration to independent producers of documentaries and with the advent of video on the Internet, has led to an entire movement of video production marketed around the large distributors, such as Sony, with numerous other documentaries gaining an audience directly. Pain has been working on a sequel *Revenge of the Electric Car*. This is scheduled for release April 22nd at the Tribeca
Re: [WISPA] WAY off topic: Electric Vehicle Conversion Convention EVCCON
On 25 March 2011 09:27, John Scrivner j...@mvn.net wrote: I am sure many of you old trimers to the ISP business remember Jack Rickard, founder of Boardwatch Magazine, BBSCON which became ISPCON? I am honored to say that Jack and I have become friends. He and I have brainstormed about all sorts of whackiness over the last few years. He has been feverishly seeking some new thing to put his time, money and energy behind to rekindle that spark of innovation and creation of new and budding industry. He has found it in converting cars to electric. Sohistory is repeating itself in a way. Jack is now doing a weekly Internet TV show he calls the Friday Show on his website at http://evtv.me . It is free so you might want to check it out. He is also working on a conference for those who are converting their own cars to electric. Jack is still full of the same excitement and energy as he has always had. His new focus is interesting and I just wanted to share it with the rest of you. I am actually hoping to do my own conversion one day. I apologize that this is not really on topic for a wireless Internet list but I know Jack's efforts were a big part of many of your lives and so I thought it was appropriate to share it here. John Scrivner *snip* Don't forget about another old timer with a knack for EVs. http://www.evalbum.com/694 http://www.evalbum.com/1044 http://www.evalbum.com/720.html WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] WAY off topic: Electric Vehicle Conversion ConventionEVCCON
Is this what Cor does in his spare time now ? I would probably make a trek to Jack's place to see all of this stuff, especially if Cor was there. -- Original Message -- From: Jeremy Parr jeremyp...@gmail.com Reply-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:42:34 -0400 On 25 March 2011 09:27, John Scrivner j...@mvn.net wrote: I am sure many of you old trimers to the ISP business remember Jack Rickard, founder of Boardwatch Magazine, BBSCON which became ISPCON? I am honored to say that Jack and I have become friends. He and I have brainstormed about all sorts of whackiness over the last few years. He has been feverishly seeking some new thing to put his time, money and energy behind to rekindle that spark of innovation and creation of new and budding industry. He has found it in converting cars to electric. Sohistory is repeating itself in a way. Jack is now doing a weekly Internet TV show he calls the Friday Show on his website at http://evtv.me . It is free so you might want to check it out. He is also working on a conference for those who are converting their own cars to electric. Jack is still full of the same excitement and energy as he has always had. His new focus is interesting and I just wanted to share it with the rest of you. I am actually hoping to do my own conversion one day. I apologize that this is not really on topic for a wireless Internet list but I know Jack's efforts were a big part of many of your lives and so I thought it was appropriate to share it here. John Scrivner *snip* Don't forget about another old timer with a knack for EVs. http://www.evalbum.com/694 http://www.evalbum.com/1044 http://www.evalbum.com/720.html Sent via the WebMail system at avolve.net WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
