Sounds good to ME, Ivan, provided I can go to Nordstrom's and get a new outfit to wear for the shoot. <grin> Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Ivan M Suzman <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 5:28 AM Subject: "Dollars for Dopamine" TV show >Hi folks, > >Here's a TV special proposal - for what it's worth - for your >consideration. It would build >money for research on PD. It involves a TV show to kick off a "Dollars >for Dopamine" fund-raising campaign to benefit a research organization. >It could be set in Portland, Maine, with links by satellite to Barb >Mallutt, famous Hollywood talk-show hostess extraoridinaire. > >Opening scene of late summer near Mt. Katahdin, Maine. Fade to TV >studio: > >Good morning from Maine, land of fabled colored leaves and CRISP morning >air. It's > a knee-rattling, 53 degrees here today. I am your host, Camilla >Flintermann of Oxford, Ohio. >I will be talking with a number of celebrated persons living with >Parkinson's DIsease, now known also as a dopamine deficiency disease. > >We will be interviewing Muhammad and Lonnie Ali, Janet Reno, Michael >J.Fox and Tracy Pollan, Johnny Cash, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Ivan >Suzman. > >We will also feature Hilary Blue, creator of Porquetta Pig, and writer >John Bjork. > > >> >> >>AND I can report that OF COURSE the TV version of the saga will be on >>PUBLIC TV, because of the high level of quality involved! No >>commercials >>to sully the tale (tail???) of these Porkers! The only $$$$$ they >>are >>concerned with is the Pennies for Parkinson's campaign. >>I have heard on the grapevine that there is a possibility Ivan >>Suzman, >>veteran TV/PD anchor man and celeb, will be asked to do the Intro to >>the >>TV version, as he is so accustomed to the bright lights of that >>medium. >>Lacking his availability, M.J.Fox would be the runner-up of choice, I >>expect. >> And of course the wrap-up bash after the show is taped will be >>hosted by >>none other than Barb (ducking and grinning) Mallut, the "Hostess With >>the >>Mostest" ! >> To obtain "sponsors" who will *delicately* be named but allowed no >>extended pitch, we have retained Ken (Show Me The Money) Becker, and >>PR >>will be capably handled by Hilary Blue, sty-mother of Porky and >>Porquetta..... How's that for a celebrity lineup? >>Watch your local paper for the date of showing in your area-- why not >>plan >>a neighborhood block party with authentic Pennies for Parkinsons jars >>to >>advance the CAUSE ! >> >> >> ---just for fun!........ Camilla <[log in to unmask]> >> >> http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/camilla/one.htm >> >> Laughter-- :-) :-) >> the best medecine ! > >^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) > Ivan Suzman 49/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) > Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 53 deg. F :-) >***************************************************************** ***