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Martin_1962

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Contacting well knownish people
« on: 07 March 2009, 20:45:15 »
Anyone ever done this?

Email someone to ask them questions

Always get replies

I did the Beagle 2 team - got a reply from the team head.

Couple of SF authors, one US and one UK.
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Re: Contacting well knownish people
« Reply #1 on: 07 March 2009, 20:52:16 »
No.... ;D ;D ;D

But if I want to know something these days I post a question on this fantasic forum I found by accident. ::)
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Re: Contacting well knownish people
« Reply #2 on: 07 March 2009, 21:17:33 »
i did send the queen a xmas card a few yrs on here but didnt get one back so i thought sod you. never again  :( :(
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Re: Contacting well knownish people
« Reply #3 on: 07 March 2009, 22:23:54 »
Emailed a few Baronets and a Marquis as well as a medieval mystery writer -- all replied and all very friendly and helpful.

I used to get xmas cards from the Commander of the Tower of London, but they stopped after a while .... maybe I upset them !!!!!
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Re: Contacting well knownish people
« Reply #4 on: 07 March 2009, 22:36:08 »
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Emailed a few Baronets and a Marquis as well as a medieval mystery writer -- all replied and all very friendly and helpful.

I used to get xmas cards from the Commander of the Tower of London, but they stopped after a while .... maybe I upset them !!!!!

Did you sign them Holy Count ? maybe you misspelt your name  the last time you wrote ;D ;D
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« Reply #5 on: 07 March 2009, 22:55:18 »
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Emailed a few Baronets and a Marquis as well as a medieval mystery writer -- all replied and all very friendly and helpful.

I used to get xmas cards from the Commander of the Tower of London, but they stopped after a while .... maybe I upset them !!!!!

Did you sign them Holy Count ? maybe you misspelt your name  the last time you wrote ;D ;D


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Re: Contacting well knownish people
« Reply #6 on: 08 March 2009, 09:58:38 »
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Anyone ever done this?

Email someone to ask them questions

Always get replies

I did the Beagle 2 team - got a reply from the team head.

Couple of SF authors, one US and one UK.
My mum had been after a book for a while, but couldn't get it. So she emailed the author, ended up going out for lunch with her, and they chatted for hours...
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Re: Contacting well knownish people
« Reply #7 on: 08 March 2009, 10:10:51 »
Perhaps we should all try to contact a well known member.....er, lets start with say, Laidback66 before I put a contract out on him  ;D :y
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« Reply #8 on: 08 March 2009, 10:12:54 »
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Perhaps we should all try to contact a well known member.....er, lets start with say, Laidback66 before I put a contract out on him  ;D :y
Tried.  Turns out I'm a failure. Story of my life ;D
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Re: Contacting well knownish people
« Reply #9 on: 08 March 2009, 10:33:19 »
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Emailed a few Baronets and a Marquis as well as a medieval mystery writer -- all replied and all very friendly and helpful.

I used to get xmas cards from the Commander of the Tower of London, but they stopped after a while .... maybe I upset them !!!!!

Did you sign them Holy Count ? maybe you misspelt your name  the last time you wrote ;D ;D

 ;D  Yes, I have to be careful with the spelling -- my handwriting looking like a spider on ecstasy doesn't help !!!!
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Re: Contacting well knownish people
« Reply #10 on: 08 March 2009, 10:50:28 »
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Emailed a few Baronets and a Marquis as well as a medieval mystery writer -- all replied and all very friendly and helpful.

I used to get xmas cards from the Commander of the Tower of London, but they stopped after a while .... maybe I upset them !!!!!

Did you sign them Holy Count ? maybe you misspelt your name  the last time you wrote ;D ;D

 ;D  Yes, I have to be careful with the spelling -- my handwriting looking like a spider on ecstasy doesn't help !!!!

I never write anything down for that very reason!! Even I can't read it ;D ;D
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« Reply #11 on: 08 March 2009, 12:33:45 »
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Emailed a few Baronets and a Marquis as well as a medieval mystery writer -- all replied and all very friendly and helpful.

I used to get xmas cards from the Commander of the Tower of London, but they stopped after a while .... maybe I upset them !!!!!

Did you sign them Holy Count ? maybe you misspelt your name  the last time you wrote ;D ;D

 ;D  Yes, I have to be careful with the spelling -- my handwriting looking like a spider on ecstasy doesn't help !!!!

I never write anything down for that very reason!! Even I can't read it ;D ;D


Yeah --- I had a meeting on Friday, for which I had written notes .... embarrassingly, I couldn't read them either  :-[  I blame it on word processors, e-mail and computers in general ..... lack of practice in the art of actually writing with pen and ink.
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Re: Contacting well knownish people
« Reply #12 on: 08 March 2009, 13:35:21 »
I tried too find an address where i could write too Don henderson but couldnt....mentioned it too my nan and she said next time his over auntie peggys she"ll ask him... ;D

Turns out they were mates....bless him he sent me some great stuff including a script from a well known TV series he was on.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Henderson
« Last Edit: 08 March 2009, 13:35:41 by stuart30 »
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