Re: Our Clans Duty

[Gordon Holmes <lafleur@home.com>]

Well John..I saw..."1 mil up front gets you 12 mil..." and  "secure TV
rights" ... I figured that was on the way to "let's do lunch" and "my
people will call your people..."  Just a bit'o fun, J...Kinship, Gordon

"John S. Quarterman" wrote:
> 
> >Hmmm...I for one. would hate to see something like "Sinclair and Hutch",
> >a fast paced one hour weekly Police drama about a kilted Scot from the
> >Hi-lands teamed with a street wise kid who became a cop in (insert city
> >here) to make a dent on crime. Follow this unlikely duo as they patrol
> >the seedy underbelly of the city at night, one with a badge, the other a
> >burr....In Kinship, Gordon
> 
> I wouldn't have thought of equating the net with television.
> How did you make that leap?
> 
> John S. Quarterman <jsq@mids.org>
> 
> >"John S. Quarterman" wrote:
> >
> >"John S. Quarterman" wrote:
> >>
> >> >sometimes I tend to over simplify but:
> >> >
> >> >       Create a website that e-commerces all of the books and videos and to
> >urs
> >> >and accomodations...include 3d flythrough's of Noss Head and Gringoe and
> >> >especially Rosslyn and you will generate your $12 million for the Clan
> >> >in three years...up front investment: $1 million...
> >> >
> >> >       Then learn how to market your Clan...
> >> >
> >> >       am I nuts, JSQ?
> >>
> >> Well, I agree that that's over simplified. :-)
> >> There are questions about what you want to say about each of those places.
> >> But the general idea is sound.
> >>
> >> >       The Sinclair Clan should also learn how to exploit TV rights
> >> >properly...instead of going begging...
> >>
> >> Sinclairs have a thousand years of interesting history, with still-standing
> >> artifacts, some of them (Rosslyn Chapel, Girnigoe Castle) unique in all the
> >> world, and which they already know and can communicate much better than most
> >> families.  With a little marketing, much more could be done.
> >>
> >> >       There are lots of other ways, and they are not necessarily
> >> >exclusive...but this is the quickest, surest base you can build...
> >>
> >> So you're saying:
> >>  Use the net, Luke!
> >>
> >> It's not the only route, but it is a good one, and I think we have
> >> already demonstrated it permits us to use a worldwide base of people.
> >>
> >> >                       rob
> >>
> >> John S. Quarterman <jsq@mids.org>
> >> [ This is the Sinclair family discussion list, sinclair@mids.org
> >> [ To get off or on the list, see http://www.mids.org/sinclair/list.html
> >
> >>
> >> >sometimes I tend to over simplify but:
> >> >
> >> >       Create a website that e-commerces all of the books and videos and to
> >urs
> >> >and accomodations...include 3d flythrough's of Noss Head and Gringoe and
> >> >especially Rosslyn and you will generate your $12 million for the Clan
> >> >in three years...up front investment: $1 million...
> >> >
> >> >       Then learn how to market your Clan...
> >> >
> >> >       am I nuts, JSQ?
> >>
> >> Well, I agree that that's over simplified. :-)
> >> There are questions about what you want to say about each of those places.
> >> But the general idea is sound.
> >>
> >> >       The Sinclair Clan should also learn how to exploit TV rights
> >> >properly...instead of going begging...
> >>
> >> Sinclairs have a thousand years of interesting history, with still-standing
> >> artifacts, some of them (Rosslyn Chapel, Girnigoe Castle) unique in all the
> >> world, and which they already know and can communicate much better than most
> >> families.  With a little marketing, much more could be done.
> >>
> >> >       There are lots of other ways, and they are not necessarily
> >> >exclusive...but this is the quickest, surest base you can build...
> >>
> >> So you're saying:
> >>  Use the net, Luke!
> >>
> >> It's not the only route, but it is a good one, and I think we have
> >> already demonstrated it permits us to use a worldwide base of people.
> >>
> >> >                       rob
> >>
> >> John S. Quarterman <jsq@mids.org>
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