[Public-List] So Cal A-30 casting call

Roger L. Kingsland r.kingsland at ksba.com
Wed Jun 24 08:39:55 PDT 2009


Gord,

I guess the best thing to do is go sailing.

Roger

PS - are you allowed to tell us if you found the Corvette?  


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-----Original Message-----
From: public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org
[mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Gordon Laco
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 11:30 AM
To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
Subject: Re: [Public-List] So Cal A-30 casting call

Thanks Roger.  What a distressing story - and how fortunate that you were
able to attend.

I found the flurry of that sort of thing that surrounded me after M&C nearly
unbearable.  I have a thicker skin now; and perhaps am more ready to sue
than I was before!

G


On 6/24/09 11:22 AM, "Roger L. Kingsland" <r.kingsland at ksba.com> wrote:

> Gord,
> 
> I have the dubious distinction of being a recognized expert in the 
> design of high tech office space such as customer service centers and 
> have spoken on the subject at several industry conferences.  I applied 
> to speak at one of the bigger call center conferences and was turned 
> down but later noticed the seminar I proposed was described in the 
> conference program exactly as I had written in my application, even the
title.
> 
> I attended the seminar.  It was presented by a young woman from a call 
> center employment consulting firm who did a bad job of regurgitation 
> information contained on our web site.  At least she didn't claim she 
> was me.  During the question/answer session she couldn't answer any of 
> the questions but I did get a chance to ask her, if she was going to 
> steel all of my material, could she at least do a better job of 
> presenting it.  I then answered all of the audience questions.
> 
> The conference organizers were apologetic.  Being in the US, where 
> everyone's brother-in-law is an attorney, I should have sued someone 
> just out of principle. Some people's kids have no shame.
> 
> Roger 148
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org
> [mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Gordon 
> Laco
> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 9:56 AM
> To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] So Cal A-30 casting call
> 
> Good morning Roger -
> 
> That's almost not funny...
> 
> The swordmaster's on M&C have come across several imposters who claim 
> credit for choreographing the fight scenes in M&C.  Dan Speaker has 
> told me that when he goes to auditions he brings a copy of the 'making 
> of' book so that he can quash claims that appear to supercede his.  In 
> my own case, there was fellow in Canada who claimed on his website and 
> in various presentations that he had my job.  This was while we were 
> still making the film.  As he was the past-director of the Canadian 
> War Museum this caused a pile of confusion.  After the film, 
> presumably when it was apparent that his name was not in the credits, 
> he started a hate mail campaign via email that I turned over to the 
> police.  He sent me what looked to be a sincere apology but starts up 
> again whenever my name is in the media.  I used to consider him a friend
and colleague.
> 
> Oh humans are strange creatures.  People who have been in this longer 
> than I have offered the consolation that such doings are not at all 
> unusual.  Back to my own case, when I finally got back from M&C's 
> principal photography, I showed up at our sailing club's Christmas dinner
with my wife.  Nobody had
> seen me since April.   A fellow member who I knew only casually, perhaps a
> little tipsy, came up to me and said aggressively "so I hear you think 
> you are quite the naval historian.  Well I've got a buddy who really 
> knows what he's talking about.  He's a real pro..." and so on.  Then 
> he said "my friend is way ahead of you, you're just playing at it, he 
> is just back from working on the new Russell Crowe movie..." I stopped 
> him and said " (name deleted) just a minute - I think I am the friend 
> you are talking about".  He looked shocked and abruptly turned away.  He
has never spoken to me since.
> 
> I guess the lesson is there is a cost to doing things that draw attention
> that I certainly would never have been able to predict.   That is why I
was
> more formal than I think you folks expected about putting my talk up 
> on the web.  The stories etc I told were all true - but I was talking 
> to a room full of friends and not so formally as I might have if I 
> were talking to the world.
> 
> Gord #426 Surprise
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 6/24/09 8:53 AM, "Roger L. Kingsland" <r.kingsland at ksba.com> wrote:
> 
>> Gord,
>> 
>> Don't you remember, I was the skipper on the lest three races 
>> SURPRISE
> won.
>> I have it on my sailing resume.  Let me know if you need any tips on 
>> how to make her go fast.
>> 
>> Roger
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org
>> [mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Gordon 
>> Laco
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 8:42 AM
>> To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
>> Subject: Re: [Public-List] So Cal A-30 casting call
>> 
>> I don't know this fellow apart from seeing him do a talk at a sailing 
>> ship operator's convention during which he described in great detail 
>> how he'd done my job on the film Master and Commander.  I introduced 
>> myself to him after; he went pale.
>> 
>> I noticed this morning that he had removed his M&C claim from his 
>> rack of film credits but still has pictures from the project in his 
>> photo
> album.
>> 
>> I'd guess what that means is keep your eyes open and get a firm deal 
>> before committing anything!
>> 
>> Gord #426 Surprise
>> 
>> 
>> On 6/23/09 11:51 PM, "Rick Leach" <rixquik at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> The request below just came in.  I have no affiliation or knowledge 
>>> beyond what you see here, but didn't see any harm in passing it along.
>> Cheers!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Dear Skipper,
>>> I am looking for an Alberg 30 in the Los Angeles area to be used for 
>>> a one day shoot for a show on CBS the week of July 30. Do you have 
>>> any contacts  for any L.A. based area Alberg owners.
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> Mike Neipris
>>> Nautical Film Services
>>> www.nauticalfilmservices.com
>>> 310-729-6920
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