Crumpet, whose name originates from something dirty, dedicated a whole post to Balding Angrily because she is enduringly kind. I asked her for a juicy quote because I’m contemplating putting together a press kit.
She went over-and-above which is her way. She and her partner are hosting a photography competition that may be in its final stages, but it’s worth a look. She’s an exceptionally talented artist, and it makes me sad that I can’t see her work in person as she is in Melbourne. I suggest you look at her story about the pepper.
I’m thinking about this press kit because I want to get some publicity for the site. I also hope to get published, which I know nothing about. I look at the careers of Lore Sjöberg who has a column in Wired and Matthew Baldwin who contributes to The Morning News, and I want to live that model.
Here is the first of my two requests. If you have the inclination, write a little something-something nice about Balding Angrily that I can quote, and email it to me at alex@baldingangrily.com.
My second request is to any fellow bloggers out there that want to trade seats for a day. M. Robert, I’m looking at you, although this request is to any blogger reading this. The idea would be that I would write a post on your site, and you would write a post on my site. It would be like a Mad About You/Friends crossover event.
I originally thought about this with Crumpet in mind because I read her site enough and know enough about her that I could come up with a nice caricature of her. In other words, I would write as her, but in my mocking voice. With anyone else, I would have to do some research on your site to pull out some key things to exploit. Or if that idea doesn’t appeal to you, we can do something else.
If you’re interested, write me. I’m open to any suggestions.
m_rturnage | 09-Apr-07 at 1:08 pm | Permalink
Whoa.
Sure, I’m game, but are you sure you can sound like the cranky-old-man-in-a-thirtysomething body I have come to exemplify?
(Here’s a secret - end every post with, “Grrrr. Get off my lawn, ya dang kids!)
-RT
P.S. Am I ‘Mad about You’ or ‘Friends’?
P.P.S. If you are serious about this, I can ask my Marketing-Executive wife if she wants to give you pointers about press packets and whatnot.
alex | 09-Apr-07 at 1:18 pm | Permalink
Ahhhh. But there’s the hook. I would never try to sound like you, just as you would never try to sound like me.
I picked up this one glossy comic where one of the Marvel Comics writers/artists re-imagined Superman. It was a kind of crossover thing. Superman was blonde. He was from Krypton, but he flew with the help of a rocket pack. Lois Lane was his publicist instead of a journalist. Marvel did this for a lot of other DC stars, but I only picked this one up. It was interesting if not good.
That’s what I’m thinking about achieving…keeping the facts of your story accurate, but with my slant. And you would return the favor in kind.
I would love any help your wife can offer. Looking at other press kits, I may be putting the cart before the horse, as I don’t HAVE a readership and I don’t HAVE a focus, the latter of which is intentional.
alex | 09-Apr-07 at 1:18 pm | Permalink
Oh. And I’m Friends.
m_rturnage | 09-Apr-07 at 1:51 pm | Permalink
You do know I’m a big comic book nut, right?
And when my brother was in college, he wrote a spec script for ‘Mad About You’ for a midterm project. So I don’t mind being that show… too much.
-RT
alex | 09-Apr-07 at 2:09 pm | Permalink
So, M., I guess if you wanna do this thing, and I wanna do this thing, the question remains when and how…questions which should be answered off-the-air.
Give me a write; we’ll meet for coffee and a danish.
wubbahed | 09-Apr-07 at 3:24 pm | Permalink
(this is m_r’s little bro here). For the record, the synopsis of the spec Mad About You script involved Paul finally getting to meet one of his film directing idols, an obscure auteur who directed a handful of Euro art house films in the 70’s but had been in hiding and hadn’t released anything in about 10 years.
Turns out the director gave up cinema so he could make some real money shooting porn.
Hilarity ensues.
alex | 09-Apr-07 at 4:43 pm | Permalink
Wow, wubba. You MAY be the first person to comment on here that I haven’t actually met or been previously associated with from the boards.
What happened to the script? Do you still have it?
crumpet | 09-Apr-07 at 5:30 pm | Permalink
I’ve been thinking about the crossover thing. I need a starting point for something to write about. I think I have your starting point — I’ll send you an email.