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Re: Macleans blurb
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Wed, 15 Aug 2001 20:39:32 GMT
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Robin Sather wrote:
> I picked up the latest issue of Macleans and there we are! Find the
> August 20th issue (ZAP! on the cover). We're mentioned in the
> "Overtures" section on page 11. Once again, our press release is
> misconstrued, however, and proves that the cameraman/reporter dude
> that visited never even spoke to the person who actually wrote up the
> copy. Unbelievable! We're going to have to be VERY careful about the
> wording of any future press releases.
The funny thing is is Alex DID work with the reporter on it. She read Alex
the copy. But what's printed is NOT what they discussed... How very odd...
It seems Hogwarts, Harry Potter & Girl power are very hot topics right
now. Any excuse to get them in there...
Nice shot though. Nothing to do with Hogwarts but...
> Here's the copy:
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> "LEGO Madness:
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> Block by colourful little plastic block, the Vancouver LEGO Club
> reproduced a five-by-four-metre scene of Harry Potter's Hogwarts
> Express train station using thousands of pieces, including 36 m of
> LEGO train track. Alexandria Carstens examines the display at the Toy
> Train Operating Society's annual convention in Richmond, BC, which
> includes a freight yard, sky train, streetcar trolley, drive-in movie
> theatre and a downtown complete with an open-air market and hotel."
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> At least this time around, I'm not on the hook for a 4 x 5 metre
> Hogwarts Express TRAIN. Paul's gonna have to get busy to beef up his
> station, however ... ;-)
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> There is one picture, with Alex (our spokesmodel) out in front
> examining the "northeast" corner of Kevin's downtown core, and Bryan
> and David in the background. Oh ya, Dean's elbow is also shown (way
> to go, Dean!) ...
Hey, your right, that is my headless half a body in there! Wow, my left
Cheek is famous!
--
Dean Husby
LUGNET Member #320
TFM's LEGO Workshop - www.akasa.bc.ca/tfm
The Vancouver LEGO Club - www.akasa.bc.ca/vlc/
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| (...) Congratulations on the exposure. But I think the writer is just doing what newspapers do: they will find an "angle" somewhere and make sure it comes out on top, even when it diminishes what you've done or said. I think it's why they call them (...) (23 years ago, 16-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| I picked up the latest issue of Macleans and there we are! Find the August 20th issue (ZAP! on the cover). We're mentioned in the "Overtures" section on page 11. Once again, our press release is misconstrued, however, and proves that the (...) (23 years ago, 15-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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