From: Marina.Eastham@Mail.Trincoll.Edu
Subject: Re: HOW TO PRICE A SPECIAL EVENT
How about ten bucks for an associate form? 
Marina
On Fri, 14 Nov 1997, Al and Masha Sten-Clanton wrote:
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> We've had a half-decent snowstorm today.  My wife, Masha, went food
> shopping in the middle of it.  One of the people at the store lives more
> or less in our neighborhood and sort of knows who we are.
> 
> Masha mentioned to this woman, Karen, that since she was doing the food
> shopping, I would have to do the shoveling.  Karen laughed.  Masha asked
> what she was laughing at, and Karen said something like, "No offense, but
> I've never heard of a blind person shoveling snow!"  "I'm sure Al would be
> happy to demonstrate," Masha replied.  "I'll have to see this," Karen
> said.  "It'd be a first!"
> 
> Well, Masha thought maybe we should call Karen when I go out to shovel.  I
> don't know whether it's a good idea or not, but I think I'd at least like
> to sell tickets if I'm going to have an audience.  I'm wondering,
> therefore, whether anybody in this conference has put on such a special
> evenmt, or if this really would be a remarkable first for Dorchester and
> the known world.  If there is indeed some lucky blind person who has
> robbed me of my place in history, what would said individual recommend for
> a ticket price?  This is Boston, remember, where the cost of living is
> high.  Any advice from veterans in this business is most welcome.
> 
> Al
> 
> P.S.  If I find that it makes sense to put on this show, I probably
> shouldn't mar it by noting that, like my brothers, I've shoveled snow
> since my chore-filled childhood.  Sadly, I guessd I'd better not try to
> sell tickets to Henry Sapperstein or that reporter on CBS Wednesday night
> who did the Magoo story:  both almost certainly would accuse me of
> producing highly romantic fiction.
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