Hello! Sean Solowiej.
Why not try writing a book that might have some commercial value?
The do-it-yourself movement started with Adam and Eve. Adam said "not
me", Eve said "why not you?", God said you "gunna' have to do it yourself
cause you begat no money yet."

Stan

On Fri, 17 Jan 2003 08:02:39 -0600 Sean Solowiej <sean@ORIGINALIDIOT.COM>
writes:
> 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
>
>