You might care to give some consideration as to the thought processes of those persons behind the scenes of your "kind of reminds me of" scenario. (See below.)
I don't believe that you will find the focus of discontent between the two instances to be of similar origin. What people come to understand out of the pursuit of any purpose is largely defined by the manner in which they perceive it to have been constructed and effected. To lose sight of that in defference to the singular focus of an end result is where all too many miss their greatest opportunities. Todd Swearingen ----- Original Message ----- From: "tag1les" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 9:12 PM Subject: [biofuel] Re: Joshua Tickell is having an event in San Francisco 7/26/03 > I thought it went well. Most of the people I spoke with enjoyed it. I > guess it could have has more representation from other groups, I too > was hoping to connect with more people. I thought Joshua was very > clear that this was to be a fund raiser for his new film & it was. I > didn't feel tricked or disapointed. Anyone who knew very little about > biodiesel came away with something. I could see how someone would > expect more, or a "seminar" or something to take it to the next > level. The new film is intended to educate a typical american in > order for the movement to gain exceptance, which it will. Its too bad > if people wanted more or had high expectations, but I don't see that > as a reason to be negative about something so positive. Kind of > reminds me of when Julia Butterfly climbed out of her tree & a bunch > of tree sitters gave her a hard time because they never got on the > news. > > --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > tag1les wrote: > > > > >I'm going to this tomorrow, I'll let everybody know how it went! > > > > And so? > > > > Best > > > > Keith > > > > > > >---------------------------- > > > > > >Fields of Fuel FUNdraiser > > > > > >Acclaimed biodiesel expert and filmmaker Joshua Tickell will hold a > > >fundraiser for his upcoming feature documentary Fields of Fuel. > > >Tickell > > >will be joined by a host of other biodiesel personalities including > > >event M.C. Betty Biodiesel known in the Bay Area for her Biofuels 4 > > >Schools Program and Charris Ford, biodiesel activist and star of > Rocky > > >Mountain Film Fest's winning environmental documentary, French > Fries > > >to > > >Go. The FUNdraiser will be a compilation of short films, music and > > >skits on the subject of biodiesel, a fuel made from any type of > > >vegetable oil. > > > > > >Famous for his "Veggie Van USA Tours" in the late 1990's > > >(www.VeggieVan.org), Joshua Tickell has been working with biodiesel > > >fuel since he saw it on a farm in Germany in 1996. After two tours > in > > >his Veggie Van and a book (From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank: The > > >Complete Guide to Using Vegetable Oil as an Alternative Fuel), > Tickell > > >settled on making the film. "It's the only way to create a critical > > >mass around biodiesel," he says. > > > > > >Tickell will show his short film The Veggie Van Voyage; Charris > Ford > > >will present French Fries to Go; Several local musicians will > perform; > > >Tickell will give a biodiesel slide show; there will be a raffle of > > >cool prizes from local businesses, and a public forum to discuss > > >biodiesel. The goal of the benefit is to raise $20,000, enough for > > >the > > >film crew of Fields of Fuel, to complete their first leg of filming > > >through Europe. > > > > > >Tickets are available at the event or advance purchase online at > > >www.VeggieVan.org. For more information, email > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >----> Venue Info <------------------------------------------------- > --- > > >-- > > > > > >CELLspace > > >2050 Bryant street Between 18th/19th > > >San Francisco > > >415-648-7562 > > >www.cellspace.org > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for Your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at Myinks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/l.m7sD/LIdGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
