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Gerry.... Kudos to both you 'n Brig for not only attempting, but keeping up with such a grueling pace! MORE kudos for getting that tape into the right hands at the TV program's shooting. Not only is Brig lucky to have you on his side, but the rest of us Parkies are, too! Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Gerry & Brig Haines <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thursday, November 19, 1998 6:24 AM Subject: Tape in Montel's Hands >We were gone for two days( I spent 2 hours reading and deleting from the list >last night), sorry I missed all the hellabaloo(spelling, sound it >phonetically). I hope it's over. To make a long story short,(my famous >line), Brig's cousin had tickets to the Montel Williams' show, wanted us to go >along. We had to go and stay over night because we live 95 miles away from NY >and the taping was at 9:15 am. We left NJ at 6:15am to get to NY by 8:30 or >later, with our tape under Brig's arm.(Always pushing for someone to listen). >There was an actual ulterior motive to this whole thing, but please don't tell >anyone. We got there after 2 trains and one subway, constantly worrying >whether Brig will make it, then walked 4 blocks to the studio. OK, she had >VIP tickets, which meant we stood in line outside until 9:15, then we went and >waited, sat, stood, whatever, until 11:15. Taping until, we left at 1:15. >Guess what, we did get the tape and short plea into producer's hands, her real >hands. The first comment was, then we have to feature all diseases and we >can't possibly do that. But Brig and I kept insisting that if she would just >look at this, then give it to him to look at, the both of them would be >moved...... >Our son graduated with him in l980 from US Naval Academy and there again, we >hoped some influence would help, however, I don't know if that made any >difference. >We went for the Ali being a champion, wouldn't he like to be a champion along >with him, that was what we used on Oprah, (it didn't work on her.) >We got back to NJ at 2:30, ate lunch and were on the road again by 4:00, back >in the valley by 6:00 exhausted, but we did it. They have the tape, and I >will write the gal again on Friday, to put the tape in her memory, and will >continue to remind her over the next weeks and months. >Here's Montel's address: >The Montel Williams Show >433 West 53rd St. >NY,NY 10019 >WRITE: I have no e-mail address, or phone except one for tickets (212) >830=0364, the two gals, we spoke to were Mary and Marni......no last names of >course. >Gerry and Brig 59/12 >