Thread: 'Tis The Season

Thanks for the article, Obie.

And I admit I also Googled you.


And sure enough...you do have a Hollywood face!

My dear Seraphim,

Ah, bless your heart for the kind remarks on the article. Thank you. The subject matter was great. I just wish I had had more space instead of the 800-word limit. In the meantime, a couple other SR/SRP magazine story ideas are floating in my head and I will have to play with them for a while.

I am glad you acknowledge my Hollywood face. See what I mean? I keep telling everyone. The 30 years or so I spent behind the radio microphone, I always thought I had the perfect face for radio. Now that no longer in radio, I thought I needed a makeover. Handsome devil, don't you think? Yes, sir, Hollywood all the way.

As an aside, Seraphim, this reminds of an incredibly handsome face I met in Vietnam. It belonged to Sean Flynn, Hollywood star Errol Flynn's son. The younger Flynn, if I remember, was working as a cameraman for one of the news services. Was it AP, UPI? I forget. We spent the night together in the Central Highlands with several other civilian war correspondents. Of course, I was a combat correspondent with the U.S. Army.

Sometime after that, the younger Flynn, as I understand, was lost over in Cambodia and no one knows what happened to him. What I especially remember about him was that perfect Hollywood movie star face. I mean the guy was really tall and handsome. Well, he was Errol Flynn's son.

Lots of bittersweet memories of that war.

Thanks again, my dear Seraphim, for the good words.

Regards,

Obie

Just realized there was a link to Digg. I submitted the article but I don't think I have nearly enough following to get it on the front page. Digg it up if you have an account -- every little bit helps!
Digg.com : Straight Razors - Bringing Joy to Shaving

Hello, Commiecat,

Thank you for your public relations flair. You have a good eye for opportunities and a good sense of promotion. Good for you. Every bit does counts, how right you are.

Tell me about Digg. I must admit, this is the first I have heard of the site.

Many thanks.

Regards,

Obie

Originally Posted by Obie

Hello, Commiecat,

Thank you for your public relations flair. You have a good eye for opportunities and a good sense of promotion. Good for you. Every bit does counts, how right you are.

Tell me about Digg. I must admit, this is the first I have heard of the site.

Many thanks.

Regards,

Obie

My pleasure, Obie!

Digg.com is a social news site, which basically means that the user base submits stories, images, and videos and then the rest of the user base votes on them. If you like a story, you "digg it up" and it gets a point. Then there is a "front page" with all the most popular stories. It's similar to Reddit if you've ever heard of that.

It started as mostly tech-related articles and as the site has grown it's become more general, including current events, politics, and funny/ironic images and videos. Here are some Wikipedia links:

Digg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reddit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I'm not much of a Twitter and Facebook user but it'd be good to link your article to them as well. Hopefully it'll help you out with future writing endeavors, which you certainly deserve!

Hello again, Commiecat,

Thank you for the explanation. Yes, this does appear like a good promotional venue. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Thanks also for the kind remarks.

Regards,

Obie