As I was half way through my first cup of coffee, and about a quarter of the way into the newspaper, I was surprised to see One Voice, our new photo column, actually started running today. So I immediately picked up my cell phone and called Anthony, the subject of the photograph, to let him know it was in the paper.
Ring, Ring
A: Hullo.
M: Hi Anthony, this is Melissa from the Times.
A: Dude...
M: Hey just calling to let you know the picture of you finally ran. If you get a chance to look at the paper today, check it out.
A: Dude.... I know. My friend called me early this morning and woke me up to tell me. It's so freakin' cool. I went up to the gas station and bought a whole bunch of them. I thought it was going to be a lot of them all at once, like more people, like the drag king you told me about and the guy getting baptized, but I opened it up and it's just me. -- all by myself. Awesome article. I was going to call you and thank you but I couldn't find your number.
M: I hope you liked it.
A: Dude... It's so cool.
YAY for photo columns! YAY for cool subjects! YAY for the paper taking a chance on something different. What a great way to start the day.
Awesome! Is there a link to the column on the web so I can read it, too?
ReplyDeleteHey Mark-
ReplyDeleteOur website sucks. If you scroll down a few posts to the one titled One Voice, with the picture that ran with the colum, you'll find the words... Th caption was shotened a little just to serve as a lead--in for the column itself. The column ran verbatim to what I have there.
http://www.thelifeofm.com/2007/04/one-voice.html
Great column. Wonderful quotes and such a good glimpse into his life. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteM... great job. I'm glad the paper is supporting this. I'm looking forward to more.
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