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In a message dated 6/19/04 10:49:31 PM, damaeus@YAHOO.COM writes:


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Hey, great job on Fox News, Kris. It seemed to come to an abrupt end when you mentioned that the founder of Skull & Bones and his family was an opium smuggler. Were you surprised that the interview suddenly ended?

BTW ... You look nothing like I imagined. In a way, you kind of resemble
Gary Oldman. :-)

Damaeus
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Thanks, It was quite the experience. It was just myself in a little room with a backdrop and a camera. I wasn't able to see what was going on the TV, nor was there a light telling me when I was on camera, so I had no idea at all of what was going on. Ms. Hopkins threw me off with the statement about Kerry and Bush joining on the same night, So, I didn't hear her first question quite correct, because I was thinking did she mean what I heard, maybe she was talking rhetorically, about tap night.

I was raised in the South and one is taught to be gracious with ladies and not to correct one's host unduly, so I decided to just let it pass and then I had to think about the question and said Yes, instead of No to her question, but did get a right answer out. Then she repeated the statement about Bush and his rival both tapped on the same night. So I answered her question and corrected her misstatement with one of my own. While not technically incorrect, I said Kerry was a member in 1965 and Bush was member in 1968. Kerry got tapped in '65 and was a member of the '66 class and Bush got tapped in '67 and was a member of the '68 class, my statement suggested a three-year separation instead on the actual two year.

And then later I said that Bush had appointed 10 Bones members to his Cabinet instead of the proper term Administration. And I didn't say thank-you to the nice lady, I had no idea I was on screen and thought the segment was done and gone. But all and all I was happy.

It was a frightening experience, I hope I get to do it again as now I have a much better idea of how a "talking head" works and will do better. All I had was a plug in my ear and sometimes I would hear a director but mostly just the program. The show started a half-hour late because of the press conference from Saudi Arabia. They had to cut other segments but they kept mine. Whether the cut came because of my gaffes or from my mention of drugs or from time I do not know. As a participant it did seem to be more abrupt than it appeared on screen. I was told that it would be about 6 to 8 minutes. The producer seemed to be pleased with it and I found out that they had called me because of their own internal research. I would give myself a B-, a B for performance and a C for content, the upward final grade coming for adding new items to the "discourse."

Gary Oldman, hunh? I will have to admit, I had no idea who he was but soon found out by Google. Sid Vicuious, Lee Oswald, Dracula, mmm, should I ask what you imagined? ;-)

Peace,

Onwards to the utmost of futures!

Om
K

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