Freelance Writer Looking for Interviews
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Topic: Freelance Writer Looking for Interviews
Posted By: Admin
Subject: Freelance Writer Looking for Interviews
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2004 at 12:56pm
I received the following email yesterday:
I am a freelance writer and I have pitched a story to the Washington Post about slugging in which they have expressed interest. I am looking for a couple of young hip slugs with whom to speak and am wondering if you can point me in the right direction.
Please contact the writer at: kjmoore10@yahoo.com
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Posted By: Rus
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2004 at 12:34pm
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Not interested. Anyone writing an article on slugging and restricting the slugging topic to only wanting to talk to the young and "hip" doesn't sound too swift to me, but thanks for letting us know.
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Posted By: Uhura
Date Posted: 22 Sep 2004 at 8:02am
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Originally posted by Admin
[br]I received the following email yesterday:
I am a freelance writer and I have pitched a story to the Washington Post about slugging in which they have expressed interest. I am looking for a couple of young hip slugs with whom to speak and am wondering if you can point me in the right direction.
Please contact the writer at: kjmoore10@yahoo.com
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"Young and Hip"???
You're kidding right?
Live Long and Prosper
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Posted By: spolastre
Date Posted: 22 Sep 2004 at 3:41pm
quote:
Originally posted by Admin
[br]I received the following email yesterday:
I am a freelance writer and I have pitched a story to the Washington Post about slugging in which they have expressed interest. I am looking for a couple of young hip slugs with whom to speak and am wondering if you can point me in the right direction.
Please contact the writer at: kjmoore10@yahoo.com
I guess I would consider myself "young and hip." However, I'm not doing it. What does being "young and hip" have to do with slugging? This freelance writer obviously is not a very good freelance writer if he/she is limiting the article to the "young and hip."
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Posted By: P8R10TZ
Date Posted: 22 Sep 2004 at 3:42pm
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I'm not young and hip....neither are my hips young anymore! [;)]
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Posted By: Admin
Date Posted: 23 Sep 2004 at 5:15am
Although I haven't read the article, I believe the intent of the freelance writer was to show that all sorts of people use slugging to commute - yes, even the young and hip. I sort of laughed at that too and told her I probably didn't fall into that category either.
Since slugging doesn't have a budget to advertise or promote this great way to commute, newspaper articles help get the word out.
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Posted By: kgirl
Date Posted: 23 Sep 2004 at 8:23am
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hey, we're all as young and hip as we feel! i think we should consider ourselves hip just for slugging...saving money and reducing pollution is hip in my book!
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Posted By: spolastre
Date Posted: 23 Sep 2004 at 9:38am
Kgirl, I couldn't agree with you more.
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Originally posted by kgirl
[br]hey, we're all as young and hip as we feel! i think we should consider ourselves hip just for slugging...saving money and reducing pollution is hip in my book!
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Posted By: SJS
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2004 at 1:55pm
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Certainly sounds like a "pick-up line" to me. I suggest the freelance writer go to one of the lines and observe the variety of people slugging. We come in all ages, shapes and sizes. May be a real eye opener![;)]
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Posted By: Geezehead
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2004 at 3:07pm
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All Shapes.....that is no lie....
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Posted By: kgirl
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2004 at 10:05am
Geezehead,
ouch on the shapes...are you suggesting something? [:0]
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Posted By: Geezehead
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2004 at 10:14am
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Indeed - I guess I should have included size as well.....[:D]
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Posted By: spolastre
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2004 at 4:07pm
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Geezehead, that is soooo wrong. haha.
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Posted By: Geezehead
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2004 at 7:32am
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Well - There are quite a few 'beautiful' people as well!! [:)]
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Posted By: kgirl
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2004 at 8:46am
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Way to redeem yourself, Geezehead! But, I still feel like now I have to take an extra moment to look all schnazzy for my slug ride [:I]
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Posted By: scarygreengiant
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2004 at 10:07am
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Ha. I'm young (22) but not hip.
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