Subject: Re: Mermaid Militia?? Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 13:18:01 -0400 To: , From: Bob Armstrong I agree this would be an atypically fun event for LPers --= which we could use more of . But it seems many like to just sit home= and e-pontificate . We really need to start a yearly schedule of= events we can plan for with sufficient lead time to be effective . Any "costume" should be simple , replicable and adaptable .= Commemorative T shirts are hard to beat . Perhaps green or aqua in this= instance . If they can be made affordable for each participant they become= memories and theatre ribbons . Failing T shirts for lack of time , perhaps arm bands - just= strips cut from the same cloth - anything that can make even 5 of us appear= as a unit . I apologize for not being able to press harder on some of these= things . I wasn't even sure I'd be in town for tomorrow's meeting until= Friday night . Let's talk about it all then and decide what's possible= . -- On Tue, 10 Jun 2003 08:58:07 -0700 (PDT), Dawn Fox wrote: >=A0I agree, it seems like a fun, family event and surprised at the= poor response.=A0=A0However, we didn't even start making costumes= and I don't know how convincing we would be with just a small= handful of people.=A0=A0So I don't know, I'm leaning against it= without a larger group.=A0=A0(Though, the parent event that spawned= this,=A0Guns for Tots, only had a handful of people too.)=A0 >=A0=A0 >=A0--Dawn > >=A0James Lesczynski =A0wrote: >=A0Before anyone gets too caught up in planning costumes and= whatnot, you should all know that the response to my many= requests for volunteers for the "Mermaid Militia" at the Coney= Island Mermaid Parade has been terrible. So far, I count a total= of 5: Bonnie, Bob, Nic, Dawn and me. I hit up the lpny_manhattan= and manhattanlp-business lists several times, as well as the= scope-nyc list. We sent out an announcement to our Manhattan LP= email database, which includes everyone in LPHQ's database for= Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx and Staten Island. Nobody is= interested. > >=A0I'm surprised, because I thought it sounded like a terrific= idea and a lot of fun. What do you guys think? Is it even worth= doing if it's just the 5 of us? I'm on the fence. > >=A0Jim > >=A0"I would much prefer that muggers use realistic toys than real= guns. It's safer for the victim and the police." >=A0-Chris Garvey > >=A0"! Don't come uptown with that bullshit! Get outa my 'hood! Get= outa my 'hood! Get outa my 'hood!" >=A0-NYC Councilmember Robert Jackson > > >=A0Do you Yahoo!? >=A0Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). --=A0 =A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864 NEW : Newsletter : http://cosy.com/K/CoSy/NL200305.htm Ultimate Computing Environment : =A0http://cosy.com/K/CoSy.htm=A0 A WTC vision : http://cosy.com/CoSy/ConicAllConnect/ =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A02003/06/10 12:58:41 PM