L. P. Skeen on tue 19 sep 06
ha! Following closely on the heels of being asked to contribute to =
Irene Poulton's (legitimate) book, now I've been asked to contribute =
images and up to 500 words for a new book called Masters of Art. It's a =
virtual who's who of the art world, and for only $750 inclusion fee, I =
can have a whole page all to myself! Joy! Rapture! Finally someone =
can see the worth of my work. So neener neener to you folks. Nyah! =20
L. P. Skeen, Summerfield NC
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logan johnson on wed 20 sep 06
Hey L.
Have I got "Such A Deal " for you!!! For $ 600.00 I'll not only call you a master but I'll print out a FREE certificate ( suitable for framing... If you're not picky) That say's so !
Is that a deal or what? ;oD
Logan
"L. P. Skeen" wrote:
ha! Following closely on the heels of being asked to contribute to Irene Poulton's (legitimate) book, now I've been asked to contribute images and up to 500 words for a new book called Masters of Art. It's a virtual who's who of the art world, and for only $750 inclusion fee, I can have a whole page all to myself! Joy! Rapture! Finally someone can see the worth of my work. So neener neener to you folks. Nyah!
L. P. Skeen, Summerfield NC
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A Kettner on wed 20 sep 06
Please help me understand something, what is the $750 inclusion fee?
Arthur
On 9/19/06, L. P. Skeen wrote:
> ha! Following closely on the heels of being asked to contribute to Irene Poulton's (legitimate) book, now I've been asked to contribute images and up to 500 words for a new book called Masters of Art. It's a virtual who's who of the art world, and for only $750 inclusion fee, I can have a whole page all to myself! Joy! Rapture! Finally someone can see the worth of my work. So neener neener to you folks. Nyah!
>
> L. P. Skeen, Summerfield NC
> Get your 2007 Clay Lover's Calendar at http://www.living-tree.net/calendar.htm
>
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L. P. Skeen on wed 20 sep 06
Arthur:
You missed the joke in my post.
Not sure if you are in the USA or not, but there are several books that =
are put out every year specifically with the purpose of stealing money =
from and stroking the ego of those included. One such book is entitled =
something along the lines of _Who's Who Among American High School =
Students_. The company that makes the book sends out a nice, colorful =
and glossy promo packet to the parents that says, "looky here, your kid =
could be included, just send $250 (or whatever the fee is) and we'll =
hook you up." On the surface, they make it sound like your kid is =
something special and is being honored by being "allowed" to be included =
in the book. As such, it is not really a Who's Who of important or =
distinguished people, but a who's who of those who are nuts enough to =
waste that kind of money. On top of THAT, I think they have to buy =
their own copy of the book if they wanna see it.
The promo I received, in the form of email spam, offered to honor my =
fabulousness by including me in the book entitled _Masters of Art_, IF I =
would pay them $750 for the privilege. =20
Hmmm...now that I think about it, for $750 I can be a Master of Art (you =
KNOW if it's printed in a book, it must be true!) No crits, no late =
nights, no commuting.....lemme think about this some more....o darn. I =
have to use that $750 to get the calendar printed, so it will have to =
wait until next year's edition.
L. P. Skeen, Summerfield NC
Get your 2007 Clay Lover's Calendar at =
http://www.living-tree.net/calendar.htm
----- Original Message -----=20
From: A Kettner=20
Please help me understand something, what is the $750 inclusion fee?
On 9/19/06, L. P. Skeen wrote:
> now I've been asked to contribute images and up to 500 words for a =
new book called Masters of Art. It's a virtual who's who of the art =
world, and for only $750 inclusion fee, I can have a whole page all to =
myself!
A Kettner on wed 20 sep 06
I totally missed the joke on that one, I thought you really were proud
to pay $750 to be in a book. Thanks you got me a laughen, not sure if
at myself or not.
Arthur
On 9/20/06, L. P. Skeen wrote:
> Arthur:
>
> You missed the joke in my post.
>
> Not sure if you are in the USA or not, but there are several books that are put out every year specifically with the purpose of stealing money from and stroking the ego of those included. One such book is entitled something along the lines of _Who's Who Among American High School Students_. The company that makes the book sends out a nice, colorful and glossy promo packet to the parents that says, "looky here, your kid could be included, just send $250 (or whatever the fee is) and we'll hook you up." On the surface, they make it sound like your kid is something special and is being honored by being "allowed" to be included in the book. As such, it is not really a Who's Who of important or distinguished people, but a who's who of those who are nuts enough to waste that kind of money. On top of THAT, I think they have to buy their own copy of the book if they wanna see it.
>
> The promo I received, in the form of email spam, offered to honor my fabulousness by including me in the book entitled _Masters of Art_, IF I would pay them $750 for the privilege.
>
> Hmmm...now that I think about it, for $750 I can be a Master of Art (you KNOW if it's printed in a book, it must be true!) No crits, no late nights, no commuting.....lemme think about this some more....o darn. I have to use that $750 to get the calendar printed, so it will have to wait until next year's edition.
>
>
> L. P. Skeen, Summerfield NC
> Get your 2007 Clay Lover's Calendar at http://www.living-tree.net/calendar.htm
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: A Kettner
>
> Please help me understand something, what is the $750 inclusion fee?
>
> On 9/19/06, L. P. Skeen wrote:
> > now I've been asked to contribute images and up to 500 words for a new book called Masters of Art. It's a virtual who's who of the art world, and for only $750 inclusion fee, I can have a whole page all to myself!
>
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claybair on wed 20 sep 06
Hey Lisa,
I think you should offer them an 1" square
advertisement space in the calendar for a mere $1000.
Gayle Bair
Bainbridge Island, WA
Tucson, AZ
http://claybair.com
-----Original Message-----
From: L. P. Skeen
Arthur:
You missed the joke in my post.
Not sure if you are in the USA or not, but there are several books that are
put out every year specifically with the purpose of stealing money from and
stroking the ego of those included. >snip
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Snail Scott on thu 21 sep 06
On Sep 20, 2006, at 10:03 AM, A Kettner wrote:
> Please help me understand something, what is the $750 inclusion fee?
>
> Arthur
> On 9/19/06, L. P. Skeen wrote:
>> ...I've been asked to contribute images and up to 500 words for a new
>> book called Masters of Art. It's a virtual who's who of the art
>> world, and for only $750 inclusion fee, I can have a whole page all
>> to myself!
These sorts of books are vanity publications.
They offer the glory of seeing your work in a
full-color hardbound coffee-table book, just
like the big-time artists, and they generally
imply that all serious big-time artists (like you!)
ought to be in it. Of course, any artist with a
fighting chance of being in an actual glossy
book (for free) isn't gonna pay to be in this thing,
so it will be full of artists weighted about equally
between the naive, the mediocre, and those
who are both. The fee is hefty, since none of
these books will ever be sold except to doting
relatives of those included, and the fees must
defray the entire cost of publication as well as
the profit margin of the publisher.
-Snail
L. P. Skeen on thu 21 sep 06
Logan, that'd be a GREAT deal, (especially since a certificate weighs =
less than a book, and therefore would cost less to ship), except that I =
have to use that $600 (and then some) to get the calendar printed. So =
I'll have to pass for now. Thanks anyway! :)
L. P. Skeen, Summerfield NC
Get your 2007 Clay Lover's Calendar at =
http://www.living-tree.net/calendar.htm
----- Original Message -----=20
From: logan johnson=20
Have I got "Such A Deal " for you!!! For $ 600.00 I'll not only =
call you a master but I'll print out a FREE certificate ( suitable for =
framing... If you're not picky) That say's so !
Is that a deal or what? ;oD
Logan
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