William Schryver's Book of Abraham documentary...

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_William Schryver
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dartagnan wrote:I have his email address if you want it. I am pretty sure he lives somewhere in Florida, where I will be next month.

If you wouldn't mind, PM it to me. If he is down there, and you'll be there, and he is willing to be interviewed, then that will probably seal the deal for me flying out there to do interviews.
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Sent.

Yea, talk about killing two birds with one stone.

But you really need a critical authoritative voice on this thing. Thompson would be perfect. You might try Lanny Bell, Ritner and Parker also.

Is it OK if I wear my favorite T-Shirt during the interview...

"Apostates do it better"
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I don't know how I missed out on this amazing tangent into Coen brothers territory. No Country For Old Men opens limited release this Friday. I hope Denver gets it. If not, it'll open wide the weekend before Thanksgiving. That's what I'm thankful for this year, the Coen brothers. I'm going to watch Miller's Crossing again tonight. "Up is down. Black is white."
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Speaking of comic genius... Dan Akroyd.

I watched "Spies like Us" this afternoon. I was impressed to see this on Brazilian TV.
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Walter Sobchak was a hilairous character and Goodman played him perfectly.

I liked it when he interrogated the kid and then smashed the hell out of the neighbor's corvette by accident.

But the highlight of the film was when he threw Donny's ashes in the Dude's face.

Great flick.
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Post by _LifeOnaPlate »

dartagnan wrote:Speaking of comic genius... Dan Akroyd.

I watched "Spies like Us" this afternoon. I was impressed to see this on Brazilian TV.


A pretty good classic, in my opinion.
One moment in annihilation's waste,
one moment, of the well of life to taste-
The stars are setting and the caravan
starts for the dawn of nothing; Oh, make haste!

-Omar Khayaam

*Be on the lookout for the forthcoming album from Jiminy Finn and the Moneydiggers.*
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dartagnan wrote:Sent.

Yea, talk about killing two birds with one stone.

But you really need a critical authoritative voice on this thing. Thompson would be perfect. You might try Lanny Bell, Ritner and Parker also.

Is it OK if I wear my favorite T-Shirt during the interview...

"Apostates do it better"

Don't care what you wear. But please, wear something! And, if you can, try to be as nicely prepared as Chris was.

Plus:

- Don't wear a white shirt of any kind.
- Don't drink excessively prior to the interview.
- Don't leave your iPod headphones in during the interview.

I'm not familiar with Lanny Bell or "Parker." Tell me about them.

As far as Ritner is concerned, maybe I will contact him. I guess I have nothing to lose, and if he knows that Gee is participating he might be motivated to do so himself. I think I found an e-mail address for him once, but if you have one as well, I would appreciate you sending me another PM with it. Throw in any contact information for Bell or Parker that you have also. But enlighten me on who they are, and even their location -- if you know.

I sent Thompson an e-mail. It looks like he's the principal of a private Jewish high school in Boca Raton. That would be about a 3 hour drive from Orlando, but it would be a great drive right down the coast, so that'd be great.
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Post by _KimberlyAnn »

Dart, don't drink excessively prior to the interview, but do not forget to have a beer in hand during the interview. Every good Mormon knows heathen apostates are never without beer in hand! We don't want to disappoint the viewership, you know. :)

KA
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Post by _dartagnan »

Well one thing I can thank the Church for is this.

I don't drink or smoke and never will.

But unfortunately I do have a tendency to streak in public.
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Post by _Phaedrus Ut »

Will,

Another interesting voice to round out the names you listed would be Paul Osborne. I'm sure many people have come across his MyEgyptology site. As I'm sure you know he's pro-lds but very different in his approach.


Phaedrus
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