10 points for Jason...Zero for Gary. Continue please...
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Jason Thomson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Gary,
>
> you're right, the new font does look great. I've taken the liberty
of
> redesigning the inside of the paper as well as the cover. Maybe you
> should hire me so I can make your paper look better. First of all if
> someone sends in a letter that sucks or if we don't have the space
or
> if it comes in late, we're not going to print it. We do have
deadlines
> Gary, just one of our many standards. But aside from that...
>
> Your numbers really don't mean anything. You still never seem to get
> bigger than 26 pages. And yes we do have our audience, a very big
one
> at that. Lets not forget that we don't just cover Asbury. I don't
know
> anyone who reads Upstage other than to flip through it and throw it
in
> the garbage. Eddie Murphy is Back (from you recent issue)? Are you
> serious? What does he have to do with anything in this area - you
put
> him on the cover no less. And you have the nerve to make comments
> about the triCityNews? Plus you print syndicated articles from Kam
> Williams that 100 other papers print. Very original Gary I must
say.
>
> Hey I'm not trying to be an asshole but you're the guy always making
> comments on this board about triCity so I'm gonna fire back at ya.
> "The triCityNews. Does it really matter?" Remember that one Gary.
>
> And fortunately for us we don't have a sales department because we
> don't need one. Why? Because all of the advertising comes to us.
> Interesting. We must not be very well read. Or, get this Gary, we
must
> actually be doing something right. Lets not forget that Dan is one
> very smart guy as well as myself and editor Steven Froias. We know
> what we're doing. As for Tommy, I can't stand the crap he writes as
> much as the next guy. Hey Tommy, hope you're reading this. Update
that
> justifiedright.com website for Christ's Sake.
>
> Bottomline, we are here to help Gary, just ask every business we've
> ever profiled. Ask them how well they did as a result of our
coverage
> of them. Go ask Gary (a different Gary) down at Sister Sue's how
well
> the triCityNews has helped his business. Have you been there yet? If
> not go and support him.
>
> And go ask the countless other businesses, artists, musicians,
> nonprofits, etc. how much we've helped. Go ask Ross at America's Cup
> how he got interested in Asbury and what inspired him to open his
shop
> on Cookman. He'd tell you it was the triCityNews and what he read in
> the paper that got him interested. He used to call us once a month
> about 2 years before he opened to get our opinions on if he should
> open a coffee shop downtown. Our answer was of course yes. I could
> tell you a thousand other stories just like that one. So yes Gary,
> we're here to help.
>
> If you've got something to say, email us. Don't worry, we won't
print
> it because I'm sure it won't be very interesting.
>
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Gary Wien <lightgrw@> wrote:
> >
> > Jason,
> >
> > I don't know what you're talking about. I'm not jealous of Tri-
City
> > at all. The fact is that people have told me they put Dan's
mantra
> > of printing every letter to the test and their letters didn't
get
> > printed. As Tommy will attest, I really haven't read your paper
in
> > years. I picked up the copy the other day at the Saint because
the
> > Saint was on the cover. I really think the new font looks great.
> >
> > As for jealous... I am envious of newspapers who have sales
people
> > although we recently added a sales department with our merger.
Our
> > paper is going to 15,000 copies in March with a brand new
upgraded
> > look and we'll be at 25,000 copies per month in July.
Considering we
> > had over 150,000 visitors to our website last month and the
numbers
> > continue to grow, I'd say we're in a pretty good position.
> >
> > Jealous? I doubt it.
> >
> > I think Tri City has its audience and we have ours. It's funny
> > because we're an arts paper but the audiences are largely
different.
> > Asbury is just one place we distribute though and that's why we
don't
> > consider Tri City as a competitor.
> >
> > Hope this clears things up a bit. After all, we're Upstage
> > Magazine... we're here to help (lol)
> >
>
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