tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78253984708560532172008-07-01T10:22:44.221-07:00Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598797736705003424noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-84143650898667005542008-07-01T08:32:00.000-07:002008-07-01T10:22:44.250-07:00

We're back from a brief hiatus! And we've been scheming in our absence to get people involved with ALS Advocacy in our own particular... Um... "Idiom, sir?" Yes, Idiom! Thank you. So here is the deal: Fiver and I have started a team for the annual Walk to Defeat ALS, sponsored by the ALS Association of Georgia. This is the big fundraiser for ALS, since we don't have a telethon, and Mel

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724459621367821143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-71393895863877872892008-05-16T19:44:00.000-07:002008-05-20T14:48:22.961-07:00

Melissa and I have been going back and forth on how to break the news, but we're just going to cut to the chase. A Production representative has contacted us, saying "We'll be in touch when our plans for shooting are more concrete, and do our very best to assist Melissa." To quote someone famous: "There is no emoticon for what I am feeling." Apparently your letters of support and our story

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724459621367821143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-91624430552192406412008-05-12T06:11:00.000-07:002008-05-12T06:28:43.273-07:00

Melissa and I celebrated our 10th Anniversary this weekend, so we weren't online a great deal. But when we took a look at the site, we were absolutely floored. 3800 signatures!! Words fail me, this is simply amazing. It took us three weeks to get the initial 844 signatures before we went public, and that was using up most of our friends and direct connections. Now the number of signatures

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598797736705003424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-85970372262410492142008-05-02T06:06:00.000-07:002008-05-02T06:20:34.806-07:00

For those of you in the Metro ATL area, there is an Art Institute Culinary School dinner to benefit the ALS Associataion of Georgia. --------------- When: May 10th, 2008. Silent auction begins at 6 pm, dinner service begins at 7 pm Where: Creations Dining Room, 5th floor Art Institute of Atlanta How: Reservations are required so please contact Creations at 770.689.4851 or 1.800.275.4242 ext.

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724459621367821143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-13093010451400482642008-04-29T07:44:00.000-07:002008-04-29T08:14:35.452-07:00

Good news for HOBBIT fans! Del Toro formally confirmed his directorship of THE HOBBIT, and confirmed that Andy Serkis (Gollum) and Sir Ian McKellan (Gandalf) were on-board. (An extensive conversation with GDT on TheOneRing.Net) This really gets the ball rolling for pre-production, and as far as Project Fiver is concerned, gives us new hope and a definite direction. For those of you writing

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598797736705003424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-2143373738718993362008-04-08T20:44:00.000-07:002008-04-08T21:03:10.523-07:00

Woot! We've just passed the 3000 signature mark! Thanks to everyone who is passing this on, and all of you who sign it and check back on the progress. I'm getting lots of great comments on the petition. While we are writing letters to Peter Jackson and other stars of the Lord of the Rings films, our hopes for PROJECT FIVER's success lie in the "Six Degrees" connections of people that sign it:

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598797736705003424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-60879549026159230532008-03-21T07:15:00.000-07:002008-03-21T07:28:59.279-07:00

Some people have written expressing regret that they cannot financially support Project Fiver. While we appreciate the sentiment, that is not what this is about. Money is not necessary for this Project to succeed, and that was my intention from the start. People can feel for your causes, (Poverty, injustice, hunger, what have you) but nearly all will fall short of supporting monetarily. People

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598797736705003424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-53943223984106524422008-03-14T06:59:00.000-07:002008-03-14T08:22:31.073-07:00

We are just stunned with the number of signatures over the past few days. Not even a week ago, we had 800, and the count now stands at over 2100! I know we've made it now, because "Project Fiver" is now returning results on Google! Melissa is so floored by this, she has been struggling to find words to thank people. I've been taking dictation for her LiveJournal, and she should have completed a

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598797736705003424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-85952925609917929252008-03-10T07:14:00.000-07:002008-03-11T07:58:56.048-07:00

Melissa's birthday was March 8th, and we had a great party for her. She didn't think I could pull it together on short notice, but 35 People showed up, and we had to scramble to find a restaurant that could seat us all on a Saturday night. After everyone had eaten, and all the other gifts had been opened, I presented Melissa with a manila envelope reading "To Mel, From Bill the Pony and

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