While it's good to see this was successful and I had a blast working on it, it's also good to finally be able to move on ;)
Personally, I'm pushing forward with PixelanteNation, and we now have Tom Buscaglia's support in legitimizing it into a functional, non-profit lobbyist organization. Look for EGCA, electronic gaming consumer's alliance, to show up formally in coming weeks.
Okay! I FINALLY got the 500 donated.. (it was more like 450.00 after taxes *.*...stupid paypal) I'll post a reciept soon... I have my last drill weekend until activation! Well, take care and thank you for participating in FFJ! We've changed one man's life and several sick kid's at the same time! Well, see you all later!
BTW, if you have FaceBook, drop me a line! I'm Alyson Burch at Michigan Flint... well, byeee!
The FFJ wiki entry was nominated for deletion! Its being voted on in the deletion talk page; all FFJ readers, see if you can help us turn the tide and keep FFJ's entry or at least merge it back with the JT entry!
She's part of one of the oldest and most prestegious law firms in Florida. She's even a 'stand in' on the Florida bar committee, AND she's supposedly known for her politeness towards her clients...
HOW DOES SHE PUT UP WITH HIM?!?!?
-Alyson
BTW, I'll be able to withdraw the next 500 next week!
First off, my name is Alyson Burch and I'm the cofounder of 'Flowers for Jack'. I would also like to state that my partner (George) and I have no affiliation what-so-ever with Take Two or Joystiq. George and I take full responsibility. Also, I emailed this to you a few days ago and never received a response. My partner, George, gave me your email so I could do my half of the explaining.
Now that all the formal stuff is taken care of, let me explain how and why this is, because, you deserve to know! Our original intent was to apologize for all the heinous acts or fellow gamers have done and to show you that gamers can be anybody and everybody. Hate mail only causes more hate! So instead of taking the easy way and sending some boring letter, we decided to put a little 'zest' in our creation. We added beautiful flowers of all colors to prove an act of non-violence, and just because your views are unpopular, doesn't mean we should be belligerent and cruel. I, personally, would like to talk to you some time just to hear how your ideas work (just a fascination of mine as a curious mind) and converse on my views. But, our point is not to make you mad, but to get your attention. I mean this in all sincerity. I admire how you stick to your beliefs, however, being stubborn and sometimes arrogant is a serious downfall in winning people over. Yes, I agree that minors shouldn't have access to rated R movies, M rated games and graphic novels, but to damn the whole industry? Thats going a bit to the extreme, no? Understand where we are coming from. I might not be very old, but I know my fair share of strife (in the form of rods holding my left leg together, thank the Army^^) and I've seen a lot, too. I'm going to keep this brief so I don't take too much more of your time. Please, don't just disregard us!
-SPC Alyson L Burch
In response, he wrote....
----- Response Message ----- To: "alyson burch" <intergral810@mac.com> From: Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 9:55 PM Subject: Re: Flowers for Jack Thompson- Why didn't I get a response?...
not interested. email me again and you'll regret it
----- Original Message ----- To: "alyson burch" <intergral810@mac.com> From: Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 9:55 PM Subject: Re: Flowers for Jack Thompson- Why didn't I get a response?...
A fascinating blurb about FFJ popped up. The Sun is known to do suprisingly pertinent spots on people and subjects in the industry that the mainstream can overlook, but its still an ink-and-print newspaper. Awesome.
