06-26-2008, 02:15 AM
That's great, John. Make some kit. Be a Psiloi. I plan to bring several teen-aged Psiloi to Marathon. As Marcus said--you can be one.
Stefanos, do your last couple of posts mean that you and your group will take the lead on Marathon? if so, can you contact me by PM so I can put you in touch with the folks in Greece that have responded so far?
Further to that, my agent knows not one but two Greek ambassadors. She's hot to press forward on pushing this on them... I haven't taken that step yet.
And still further, my publisher is willing to help on publicity (that's Orion UK, but they have contacts in Greece.)
And finally, we're willing to donate media space for a Marathon Website--and I have some content arranged, as well. I'd like to get it all translated into Greek, too--so that the website is at least bilingual. I've told the web designer and various artist donors that we're looking at an October 1st live date, and I've further told the folks in Greece that if they want a 2010 reenactment, they need to have a hard date by October of this year and the permission of the municipality and etc.
Of course, on the privacy of this forum we know that that's a false "hard date" but I think (and I hope everyone agrees) that if the GoG and the municipality want Oct. 31, 2010 to be the 2500th to go with the running of the Athens Marathon, then they need to tell us, the reenactors, ASAP so we can prepare and recruit and fundraise. And I'm sorry I took that on myself--but people keep asking...
This has actually been more driven by the folks at their end, but that's why I keep asking thee questions on the list, and why I'm asking you if you're ready to say "yes, I'm in charge!" because there's stuff already happening... and I agree with Marcus--the reenactor end should be in Greece.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Stefanos, do your last couple of posts mean that you and your group will take the lead on Marathon? if so, can you contact me by PM so I can put you in touch with the folks in Greece that have responded so far?
Further to that, my agent knows not one but two Greek ambassadors. She's hot to press forward on pushing this on them... I haven't taken that step yet.
And still further, my publisher is willing to help on publicity (that's Orion UK, but they have contacts in Greece.)
And finally, we're willing to donate media space for a Marathon Website--and I have some content arranged, as well. I'd like to get it all translated into Greek, too--so that the website is at least bilingual. I've told the web designer and various artist donors that we're looking at an October 1st live date, and I've further told the folks in Greece that if they want a 2010 reenactment, they need to have a hard date by October of this year and the permission of the municipality and etc.
Of course, on the privacy of this forum we know that that's a false "hard date" but I think (and I hope everyone agrees) that if the GoG and the municipality want Oct. 31, 2010 to be the 2500th to go with the running of the Athens Marathon, then they need to tell us, the reenactors, ASAP so we can prepare and recruit and fundraise. And I'm sorry I took that on myself--but people keep asking...
This has actually been more driven by the folks at their end, but that's why I keep asking thee questions on the list, and why I'm asking you if you're ready to say "yes, I'm in charge!" because there's stuff already happening... and I agree with Marcus--the reenactor end should be in Greece.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Qui plus fait, miex vault.
