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Date:         Fri, 17 Jan 2003 07:30:18 -0800
Reply-To:     fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joseph Fortino <fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Friday: John Muir Idiot Guide documentary
Comments: To: Sean Solowiej <sean@ORIGINALIDIOT.COM>
Content-Type: text/plain

another good book is Bug Tales VW stories. yea bug but hey its VW. peoples car

take it slow. Joe

On 17 Jan 2003, Sean Solowiej wrote:

> Hello group, > > I am working on a documentary film titled "The > Original Idiot" about John Muir's book: How to > Keep Your Volkswagen Alive, A Manual of Step > by Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot. The > film has been in production for a year now, > and I plan to wrap it up by September 2003. > > Part of the film's purpose is to illustrate > the motivating ideas behind the DIY movement, > showing why many people chose to do their own > technical work. This book's open sharing of > specialized information helped liberate and > empower people to move away from commercial > dependence toward self-reliance. > > This March I will travel from New York to > Mexico to collect interviews. I hope to fit > some VW rallies into the schedule to meet > people, but if any of you have stories, > perspectives, or attitudes regarding this > manual I would love to try to schedule > personal meetings (in most cases, an informal > half-hour video interview will do.) > > There were also versions of the "Idiot's > Guide" published in the Spanish and German > languages. If anyone has a copy of either, and > particularly if they can speak the language, I > would be extremely grateful for an opportunity > to come record your take on the book > (regardless of location). > > Thank You, Sean Solowiej > http://www.originalidiot.com


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