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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:

"LEGO Madness:

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."

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 ...  ;-)

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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  Re: Macleans blurb
 
(...) 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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