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State governments (and the District of Columbia) desperate for ways to increase revenues, recently have discovered a new target — smokers who puchase cigarettes in other states, or from Indian reservations, that have lower tobacco taxes. In fact, some states are becoming so aggressive in their pursuit of these monies that they have begun levying liens against people's homes in order to collect back taxes and fines.
With tobacco taxes in many states skyrocketing — Rhode Island is the highest at $3.46 per pack — heavy smokers who try and escape the burdensome taxes by purchasing their smokes elsewhere, are being hit with multi-thousand dollar bills. One 82-year old lady in Pennsylvania, for example, had a $4,583 lien slapped on her house, as a result of her apparently extensive purchases of cigarettes from an Indian tribe in neighboring New York. Although an official with Pennsylvania's revenue department was quoted as saying the state's primary focus in using liens to collect monies from cigarette-tax scofflaws was to "educate" citizens about their tax responsibilities, the lure of additional tax revenues in tough economic times obviously trumps any kindly "educational" purpose.
The ability of state governments to monitor the internet, which is the vehicle most people utilize to purchase cigarettes from other states or Indian reservations, has made it much easier for governments to identify interstate cigarette purchasers. States are further aided in this effort by a federal law (of course), that requires tobacco sellers to report out-of-state customers to the buyer's state tobacco administrator. And, as if filing a lien against one's home was not sufficient punishment for a person daring to save a few dollars by purchasing cigarettes in another state, New York, for example, can put a person in jail if they are convicted of the heinous offense of possessing a carton of cigarettes that does not bear the Empire State's revenue stamp.
Isn't it wonderful to live in a free country?
June 26th, 2009
4:29 pm
wbk at 3;08….the topic is. taxes levied on tobbaco to offset its cost to society,its not about punishing the whole nation, not everyone drinks alcohol or smokes, so tax the booze the same way ,for the same reason
June 26th, 2009
5:15 pm
June 26th, 2009
1:11 pm
When logic fails impish works for you? Get serious. Silliness is no solution and poisoning our economy will not save the whales or suddenly turn the earth green. The issues I raised concerning the other major world polluters is a very valid one, which you've failed to address satisfactorily in an "adult manner". Without all parties working as honest brokers to address global pollution concerns what you, the Democrats and Obumer are offering us is tantamount to U.S. nuclear disarmament with the old Soviet Union building more nuclear weapons at an accelerated pace and proliferating them globally.
Without China, India and the other emerging nations signing on board under a policy of trust but verify, we will in very point of fact as previously stated be the only global chump in the world playing the super-environmentalist fool – add for their entertainment at our expense and the world be no real less the poisoned.
June 26th, 2009
5:23 pm
June 26th, 2009
4:29 pm
Government has made money off the two legalized national OTC drugs of tobacco and alcohol. The costs to society real as they are leaves room for debate to be made against government correctly addressing these sad social ills it has promoted for government profit.
June 26th, 2009
5:49 pm
Don't like Gwinnett Place disallowing the 4th of July TEA party?
Call Gwinnett Place management and tell them you will never shop there again like I did!
How do like the thought of having our privacy invaded by a huge census questionaire, that is unauthorized by the constitution which just requires a count of citizens, but threatens to fine us $5000 for not answering dozens of personal questions BUT does not ask the all important question of whether you're a legal citizen!
June 26th, 2009
6:08 pm
June 26th, 2009
1:41 pm
Incorrectly using the word "Indian" to describe "Indigenous Americans" is not only annoying, but also confusing for any unfamiliar with this strange folly in modern American English.
And to people like me of Indigenous American ancestry, Indain is one more ethnic slur (that's racial slur for the weak minded who depend on RACE) from the almighty whitey side of my mixed origin that I can live without this ignorant society conversationally mis-using.
A more affable term to me personally would be "Amerigenous" to describe America's original people and their mixed descendants, when occasions to publically parade family heirlooms should seldom arise to met ancestral-ethnic description. First and foremost, I'm thoroughly an American.
June 26th, 2009
6:19 pm
June 26th, 2009
5:49 pm
On question one: I done that long ago on another issue.
On question two: I don't like it. In fact, illegal aliens should not count at all. They should be forced to leave the country via compulsion or direct deportation.
And when my ignorant Federal Bigoted Government ask for my RACE my answer will be, Human.
June 26th, 2009
6:49 pm
Federal government, State governments – the power is too much. If I didn't have a family or if they were not all tied into the Internet like they are, I'd probably give it up and go back to reading books. The general population is so fearful of change we'll never get enough Libertarians or members of other parties to matter – not even enough to impact the two major's behavior. The government exists to perpetuate itself above all else.
June 26th, 2009
6:59 pm
first of all there are american indians who dont care. i happen to be one of them. if your letting something that stupid get you all bent out of shape then you need to get your prioreties straight. stop acting like your5 and your the only one that deals with racial slurs.
on the other hand. obama is a horrible excuse for a politician weather it be democrate or republican. i love cigs. they calm me down. i was born with horrible anger issues. smoking has helped me more than anything. and you say it the worst for health costs. i am a firefighter and if anyone costs money its us, but you wont say anything about that because you dont care as long as we are doing something for you. plus even though we cost money. volunteer firefighters saved the country 68 billion in tax dollars over the past 2 years. so i agree with tax one thing, tax it all. you would think the president would not discriminate due to the fact that he has dealt with it not ony because he is black but black with white parents due to the adoption. come on people getyour heads on straight.and for whomever said it; the state can not make a law that underminds a federal one. it has to equal or superceed said law. so know what the hell your talking about before you say it.
June 26th, 2009
8:54 pm
Glad you let us in on your anger issues, I'd of never guessed it.
June 26th, 2009
9:46 pm
I am not going to loose sleep over the rsing cost of smoking. What do I care about the financial burdens of those who engage in smoking? Smoking is self desecration and has brought nothing but misery and suffering to society. If you want to really fix healthcare, get rid of smoking. High taxes on smokes are a good start.
June 26th, 2009
10:35 pm
Yeah, a good start to fund nicotine addiction treatments to better put an end to the misery of smokers who pay a premium tax and get no premium benefits from governments that profit off their very dumb choice to become addicted.
Ah but just wait until the fat tax becomes a federal law. Perhaps then a few holier than thous might come to grips with their own human frailties and irresponsible government selectively profiteering from them. That is, if the carbon tax or "soot tax" that passed in the House today doesn't change the eating habits of jobless Americans.
June 26th, 2009
10:48 pm
Try this one for insanity. In one city in California, smoking in one's car is permitted only if the windows are rolled up. So there you sit — stalled in the ubiquitous heavy traffic — windows rolled up per fiat — while exhaust fumes are freely, merrily, and legally belched into the atmosphere all around you. But one has technically committed a misdemeanor if a window happens to be cracked open a bit, and a tiny wisp of cigarette smoke escapes.
Here's an experiment: pull into your garage and leave the engine running. Light up a cigarette and begin chain smoking. Which one will take you out first — the cigarette smoke or the carbon monoxide from your exhaust? You needn't really try this — take my word for it. The CO will win. But IT is legal in Santa Monica.
Here's another. Take a stop-watch with you to your healthcare provider (if you're lucky enough to have one) and complain of, say, an ingrown toenail. Then start your watch running and count the seconds until your care-giver asks you if you smoke. If your answer is yes, then be a bit skeptical when you are told that smoking is the source of your toenail crisis!
Folks … we are fast becoming a nation of nutcases!
June 26th, 2009
11:00 pm
June 26th, 2009
10:48 pm
By the way it was a California environmentalist group that killed the pollution free electric car of many years ago.
Yep, nutjobs!
June 26th, 2009
11:55 pm
Michael H. at 5:23 yes the gov. has made a pile of money as you said and another pile was handed out to states by tobacco companies a few years back, I'm not at all for this selective taxation myself, in my previous post at 4;29 is to point out that this whole thing is a very slippery slope,I don't think that gov involvement in rehab will be either cost effective or all that productive, judging how gov. has managed other social programs in the last 50 or more years. to go with your point of gov. profits , in the early 70;s when i was in high school if you were at least 16 yrs. old you were allowed to smoke on campus, now all these years later the ones addicted since high school, for the most part are paying for their own insurance and have the disposable income to indulge teir vices. so naturally the gov. wants their cut….makes you wonder
June 27th, 2009
7:24 am
If the repubs monitored the internet to try to find terrorists the way dems use it to find tax cheats, the ACLU would have it's panties in a wad. They put a lein on an old ladies house for dodging taxes but when it comes to one of them they get a job in Obama's cabinet.
June 27th, 2009
10:19 am
June 26th, 2009
11:55 pm
Electrician – I'm glad to hear your opinion on government involvement. It might surprise you to know "our thoughts" on that subject are more closely aligned than you may have perceived. Perhaps that was my fault in failing to bring proper clarity to the subject at hand. I agree government shouldn't do the rehab. In the same way that I don't believe government should be involved in the healthcare business, and for the very same reasons you have brought to fore. In fact, part of what I'm driving at is an opposition intro to the upcoming push by the Democrats and the Obumer administration's attempt to control our healthcare under a so-called Public Plan or Option.
That said, before going of topic, as you made clear there is a very slippery slope and in my opinion government seems always too willing to lead taxpayers, in general, down that pathway. Government's involvement with cigarettes or tobacco is certainly one such case in point. Government played a major role in the addiction of millions of us, you even pointed out and correctly so, how that in some schools at least, you were allowed to smoke. All the while Government was collecting taxes for their role as a "drug pusher" and enabler.
Now years afterwards our good caring health concerned government wants to reverser its role playing to that enforcer and doctor. Unfortunately, government doesn't want to give up one penny of the money it collected as drug pusher and enablers to pay for the clean up of the mess government created by assisting in addicting people, now that government decided it wants to play doctor.
This leads directly to my point: Government should return a good portion of the selective tax money it took from smokers to them, so they can pay for nicotine recovery treatment and any needed cessation drugs administered under the control of real doctors that they choose, not the government, so smokers hopefully can become smoke free recovering nicotine addicts.
Eventually, all sin taxes a.k.a. selective taxes of this nature should be proportionally returned via directly distribution to the sinful payers, for them to buy the more expensive health insurance (because they smoke) or health services under a Private Public or Co-Op healthcare plan were we make the choices and we control our own healthcare money not the government or business.
Anyway you choose to look at it government, an irresponsible government, is obligated for the bad choices it made in regards to cigarettes and addicting millions of its citizens. And I'm not buying Obumer's phony hogwash about this increase in tobacco taxes being for the protection of the next generation.
His, Obumer's "D" government will do no better by that next generation, than it has done by us!
June 27th, 2009
10:30 am
Whoa, way too many typos, excuse me while I go try to wake-up.
June 27th, 2009
12:33 pm
What a sham. I have ZERO pity or tolerance of smokers. When you add up all the taxes that are shelled out daily for the medical needs of smokers, the pitiful tax does not begin to repay the REST of us tax payers that choose not to slowly kill ourselves. How about this compromise, if someone has made themselves have lung cancer, a heart attack, COPD and dependent on oxygen to breath or any other smoking related illness, then they cannot claim any Medicare or Medicaid benefits for these chronic conditions brought on by their addiction to cigarettes. Then and only then we will lift the heavy tax burden and let them all puff away. Knock yourselves out, smoke all day long, just don't expect ME to pay your medical bills.
June 27th, 2009
1:02 pm
GOP is gone
June 27th, 2009
12:33 pm
Government and YOU have never paid one red copper for my medical care, of any kind to date.
June 27th, 2009
5:14 pm
Taxes should not be used to modify behavior of for social engineering period. That was never the intent of giving government the power to tax.
Once the government starts this there is really no end to where it could lead.
June 27th, 2009
6:40 pm
June 27th, 2009
5:14 pm
Too late: Government under your given concept and definition as stated started that process better than 200 years ago when Alexander Hamilton imposed the Whiskey Tax.
True to course, there really is no end to where it HAS LED and IS LEADING.
Our sin taxing Government is a self-serving dishonest broker.
June 27th, 2009
6:53 pm
A Federal Lawsuit to Recover Tobacco Losses is Groundless As Government Profits from Tobacco
Another crazy government lawsuit is President Clinton's proposed suit against tobacco companies to get a reimbursement of federal moneys supposedly lost due to tobacco's health effects.
But the President never mentions that government makes more money from tobacco than it loses.
Government averages 53 cents in taxes per pack of cigarettes sold,5 and, since smokers have an 18 to 36 percent chance of dying early, they use less nursing home facilities and Social Security and Medicare benefits.
In a 1997 analysis, Professor W. Kip Viscusi, then the director of Harvard Law School's Program on Empirical Legal Studies, concluded that government saves 32 cents for every pack of cigarettes sold. When taxes are included, every pack of cigarettes saves 85 cents.6
June 27th, 2009
6:56 pm
Philip Morris says the government already receives $6 billion a year in tobacco tax revenue and makes more money per pack from cigarettes than the industry does. In addition, it says, the government provided free cigarettes to servicemen until 1974 and continues to subsidize tobacco farmers.
June 27th, 2009
6:57 pm
Next, the chorus to raise taxes on tobacco has a very unhealthy side affect. Tobacco is legal. If it is so unhealthy then ban it and make it illegal. Otherwise, there are serious side affects from deciding to highly tax a legal product. Did you realize that state government makes more money per pack of cigarettes than the tobacco companies? Did you realize that the federal government also makes more money per pack than the tobacco companies.
While serving in the state legislature I actually witnessed legislative debates and legislation where government officials wanted to protect and give special preference to the tobacco companies that entered the global lawsuit settlement. The legislators wanted to lean on and punish the other tobacco companies that didn't pay money to the states under the settlement. I have seen the financial planners of the state take into account and depend upon the taxes coming from tobacco.
Chris Clem
Signal Mountain
June 27th, 2009
7:00 pm
The Federal Government makes approximately 2.5 times more profit per pack of cigarettes than do the tobacco companies.
June 29th, 2009
3:44 am
Well Michael, Like the great Sam Cook said, Puff, Puff Puff. One less GOPer around. And I have worked in health care for 30 years. Don't begin to lecture me on the effects of smoking. By the way do you prefer to be a "Pink Puffer" or a "Blue Blower"? Either way, RED is not an option
June 30th, 2009
12:23 am
Jerko, save me the small talk from your even smaller nameless pinko mind. In the end, any way you want it or no, there really is no option. You can put that in your 30 years. Don't worry somebody will cart it off and bury it after all is said and done anyhow.
Huff or puff was not the key issue, now was it? Or did you miss that part deliberately?
Protecting governments money making racketeering to cover government's operating costs is all that matters, especially among the slimy socialist Democrats on a bent to create and fund more and more welfare nanny state entitlements at someone else's expense, even if that means knowingly with forethought and malice assisting them to an early grave.
And to think Kevorkian gets convicted for murder…
July 13th, 2009
9:01 am
It is a top time to start growing your own tobacco. It is simple and requires nearly no land. Let them run out of money.
July 20th, 2009
10:38 am
Read carefully folks. The tobacco seller is required to be a snitch. SO, put down a FAKE name and send them somewhere harder to track like a PO box, a commercial mail receiving agency (The UPS store), etc. DONT HAVE IT GO TO YOUR HOUSE WITH YOUR REAL NAME. Pay with a money order, prepaid credit card (yes, they have those and your name isnt on it) or similar anonymous payment. Or mail cash, I do it all the time.
August 24th, 2009
10:43 pm
Wow and the debate goes on.I just want to add my 2 cents.For all you morons that have never smoked you have no Idea of what your talking about.I have been smoking for more years then I can remember.I have tried everything availble to try and stop.Tried the patch ..didn't work Tried Wellbutrin..didn't work.If you think it's that easy why don't you try heroin the addiction is considered easyer to quit then nicotine.That being said this issue is more about a runaway socialist government than wether or not I offend you tree hugging morons with my unstopable habit.Just wait till they find something you have no control over to tax the crap out of you with.
September 17th, 2009
8:16 am
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3:39 am
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Karen Hillery is a single mother who has served as a sergeant at the C. Paul Phelps Correctional Center for the past six years. Needing two jobs to stay afloat for herself and her children, her job at Phelps served as the primary money maker. When she heard on Friday that her job would be taken away come November, she was devastated.
"It hurts. It really does," said Hillery. "We work hard here. We're like a family and I feel like our work here has just gone unappreciated."
She's not alone in her feelings. Assistant Warden Jolene Constance has been connected to Phelps since she was 20 years old in 1978. Now, she's forced to retire and come up with money for a down payment to purchase a home since she currently resides on the prison's grounds.
"It would have been nice to have some prior notice," Constance said. "I don't know how budgets work, but even if this could have been a Dec. 31 decision, that would have been a little better."
These concerns of lost jobs and alternate lifestyles was one of the reasons DeQuincy Mayor Lawrence Henagan called a special meeting on Sunday with the mayors of Sulphur, Lake Charles and Vinton, city council members and state Rep. Dorothy Sue Hill, D-Dry Creek.
"I have yet to receive a call letting me know what's going on," said Henagan. "There was no warning, no heads up, nothing."
Phelps does not lie directly in Hill's district but she feels a very close connection to the people the closure is affecting.
She said the effects of the closure are going to be felt all around Southwest Louisiana, not just the city limits of DeQuincy. Currently, Phelps inmates perform services in Calcasieu cities and outlying municipalities. She said all of that will be lost.
There are plans to come up with a resolution between an alliance of Calcasieu Parish districts that would go before Gov. Bobby Jindal for further consideration.
As of now, employees have been told that there may be spots for employment at other facilities in the state. But as Hillery said, that's impractical, having to uproot children from schools and find alternate places of residence hours away from where she calls home.
From Pam Laborde with the State Dept. of Corrections:
"Closing Phelps and moving its prison population to prisons with sufficientcapacity will save taxpayers $12 million dollars a year, while maintainingour strong commitment to public safety."Phelps was chosen for consolidation because the facility was old andinefficient, making it very costly for taxpayers to operate. The majorityof Phelps offenders will be transferred to Louisiana State Penitentiarywhere they will be housed separately from those serving life sentences, andhave access to comparable reentry services than they did at Phelps."This is a good deal for Louisiana taxpayers and will result in significantsavings while maintaining public safety."
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The case of the missing soap
Good morning roomies,
I woke up this morning to take a shower and when i went to use my bar of soap I couldn't find it. I was wondering if anyone else has seen the bar that was bought a few days ago and was sitting on the rack in the shower under the shampoos.If you know where it may be please return it to its place so that i may be clean on the morrow.
Yours truly Schneur
Mr. Pil
I took a new bar of soap today but I'm certain it was mine it was the last one out of a pack of 3. I took it from the top shelf of the metal rack, I have the receipt and accommodating coupon that I used to purchase it as proof, purchased from Deals. What was your missing brand so we may (collectively) resolve this issue.
Andrei Kuzin
found it! it was on the floor
We Are Blessed To Have This Space
We met the "you wont's" tonight. They lived in our building for several years - most of those years before we had arrived. They performed for CMJ with a harmonious tune, singing "we were blessed to live here" - and I believe it too
How to welcome back roommates after they return from a cross-country adventure at Burning Man
No One Can Deny The Truth
Sobieski: 204 tested, Bruce Willis approved
Must've stuck his dick in crazy
During the wee hours of the weekend morning, Schneur's car went under attack…by a bulimic girl who ate one too many bananas
There Is No Honor Among Thieves
We had sent LES on his way back to CT a week and a half ago. Set up a little first-aid kit, gave him a towel, food and a bus ticket from port authority. Instead, LES decided to stay in the city and live on a pier in a makeshift shelter. He disappeared for a while after that, but emerged this week speaking in ominous riddles.
The latest, he told us, was that he was hanging out with gutter punk kids and occupy wall street protesters at union square.
no time to talk, as it was rush hour - prime time to ask for spare change.
Life was good for him. He said he ate what he wanted and learned the ways of the street.
"occupy your mind" one facebook status said
another "There is no honor among thieves"
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RE "CHURCH votes to sell historic psalm book" (Page A1, Dec. 3) and "Church torn over future of precious asset" (Page A1, Nov. 30): The Old South Church has a long and storied history of striving for righteousness, justice, and peace. Our vision for the future is to embrace this past and continue to listen to God as we engage in service, mission, and social justice. For our message to be heard and our service to be impactful, it is vital that we remain a centrally located urban church. Our open sanctuary is the most important asset we have.
Having a sustainable future in this building requires difficult choices about how to fund it. As painful as it is to sell meaningful items such as a Bay Psalm Book or Paul Revere silver, it is needed to move our congregation toward fulfilling our collective vision. I am grateful to members of Old South who have ensured that this decision is considered from all perspectives.


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Nats Notes: Washington's XBH MachineTuesday, August 19th, 2014
There are now less than 40 games to go in the regular season and we are one game into a home series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Washington Nationals are seventeen games over .500 and lead the division by six games on the back of a series loss in Atlanta and sweeps of the New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Nats are working on their longest winning streak of the season (currently seven games long), a good place to be in the home stretch.
The last three wins were each walk-offs, courtesy of catcher Wilson Ramos on Saturday, pinch hitter Scott Hairston on Sunday, and first sacker Adam LaRoche on Monday.
The compulsion to grind has been key over the streak. The Nats have pulled off multiple come-from-behind wins over the past ten games and came within a hair of doing so in the first game against the Barves.
Offensively, these wins were built not so much on the long ball, but on extra base hits and small ball. The addition of Asdrubal Cabrera and, most recently, Nate Schierholtz will only enhance that capacity: both of them are notorious gappers and Cabrera is a doubles machine.
Over the last ten games, these are the XBHs the Nats have tallied (not including the fourteen homers):
• Denard Span: a triple, three doubles, and a stolen base
• Anthony Rendon: a triple and a stolen base
• Wilson Ramos: two doubles
• Asdrubal Cabrera: a double and a sac fly
• Kevin Frandsen: a double and a sac fly
• Jayson Werth: a double and a sac fly
• Adam LaRoche: a double and a stolen base
• Bryce Harper: a sac fly
• Scott Hairston: a sac fly
• Ian Desmond: a stolen base
• Stephen Strasburg: a sacrifice
In other words, over the past ten games, every member of the regular starting lineup, two bench guys, and a pitcher were getting in scoring position, driving in runs, and moving runners. That's not only impressive, it's been the key to the recent Nats surge.


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Linebacker Lance Briggs (shoulder) and defensive tackle Jay Ratliff (groin) have also been listed as out for Sunday's matchup. Briggs has 64 tackles and two sacks so far this season in seven games. He has not played since Week 7 against the Redskins.
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Just when Madonna appears ready to release a new single, she reveals two more collaborators for her forthcoming 13th album: DJ Dahi, the producer behind Drake's "Worst Behavior," and Blood Diamonds, a producer and frequent collaborator with Grimes.
While DJ Dahi is best known for collaborating with rappers, his tastes are broad. For example, he sampled electro-pop duo Beach House 's "Silver Soul" while producing Kendrick Lamar's "Money Trees," off his 2012 debut good kid, m.A.A.d city. Most recently, DJ Dahi produced the title track of Lily Allen's Sheezus.
"A lot of the stuff I do is very rhythmic, but also melodic, and it allows people to have ideas. Melodic stuff allows them to get kind of spacey and try new ideas," DJ Dahi has said.
Meanwhile, Blood Diamonds was a video game design student when he began toying with production. Soon after he shifted his focus to music, he met and started collaborating with Grimes, for songs like the title track of his 2012 EP Phone Sex. This year he collaborated with Grimes in "Go," a song that was originally written for Rihanna and inspired a video partially inspired by Korn's "Freak on a Leash."
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"Eighty percent of success is showing up."
~ Woody Allen
**Important Note: This is the second part to our "Connect with Influencers Online Series" as we get ready to launch the How to Connect with Anyone course in a few weeks.
For those of you not a part of our pre-launch Insider's Team, you can still join us and get early access, plus the special report on The 7 Pillars of Connecting with Anyone. The course will only be available to the first 250 people, and our Insider's Team will get first dibs (before it's announced on LYL next month). You can join us by entering your email on this page.
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Getting Influencers to Say Yes to Your Ideas
Wow! I just got off an insane two-hour webinar with David Siteman Garland of The Rise To The Top. That guy has so much damn energy!
The topic at hand was how to Build Genuine Relationships with Online Influencers Over the Web, and there's no one who's taught me more in the space than David. My ten pages of notes proves just how much I still have to learn ;).
The guy has befriended and interviewed over 300 of some of the biggest and most influential people in just about every industry – from Seth Godin, Tony Hsieh and Tim Ferriss, to professional wrestlers and bikini champions.
He's a master at building fast rapport and getting in touch with the 'untouchables'.
The wild thing is that four years ago he knew no one.
Now he knows the best of the best, his interviews have gotten over 6m views and he's built an awesome multiple-six-figure lifestyle business – just by reaching out, helping and interviewing folks.
He shared his step-by-step approach for making these world-class connections as well as a lot of things he usually only covers in his Create Awesome Interviews course - I'm grateful!
Thanks to the few hundred of you who joined us live. For the rest of you, I wrote up the best of the best of my notes below.
Unfortunately we won't have a recording of it, but this should be WAY more efficient anyway!
So let's get to it…
No matter the medium, people are people
While David's presentation and business revolve around making connections using online video, realize that whether you are trying to make friends in your hometown, befriend the business owner down the street, or get an email response from Warren Buffett, it's all the same.
People are people. This stuff is universal.
Be genuine or stop trying.
The below techniques work wonders in actually getting influencers in your corner, but that's only the case if you actually care about them, want to help and have genuine interest in making them a part of your life. If you don't, then stop trying and please please don't use the below as a selfish ploy to clamor to the top. It won't work and you'll look like an asshole.
Ok, you've been warned
The 16 Laws to Getting Influencers to Say Yes to Your Ideas
1. Look sharp – inside and out. This goes for your website design, how you dress, your business card or whatever – if it represents you, be sure you're proud of it. There's a reason why studies have proven that people will follow a man in a suit as he jaywalks across a street much more often than they will a guy in a tattered pair of shorts. I'm not saying dress like a banker – in fact don't do that. Just have some internal and external self respect.
2. Be credible, believable and trustworthy. Hang around people you're proud of. Do things you're proud of. The first thing everyone does when they get an email or request from a stranger is Google them to check out your site and work. Who have you worked with? What do you stand for? This is a quick make or break. A good image and right people in your corner screams credibility. For most of us this means a website that looks like we actually give a sh*t about what we're doing. David has absolutely nailed this over the past few years with his interview show.
You're either seen as an "up and comer" or as "amateur hour". There is no middle ground. You decide.
3. Start with the people you already know. There are cold contacts (who you don't know and don't know you) and there are warm ones. Start with those you have some connection to. Friends, friends of friends, family friends, professors, local business owners, past employers – whoever you can. Meet with them first. Practice and build up your confidence, story and style with those you're comfortable with before going big time.
David's first interview was a local bar owner friend of his, and Larry King did his first 100+ interviews/meetings by sitting at the local diner and asking to interview anyone who came through the door. This also helps build up your "Credibility Portfolio" so the cold contacts can see who you've been associating with. Starting warm is HUGE. Especially for confidence building. We talk about this a lot in Connect with Anyone.
4. Ask for a referral. This is what starts to get you in front of a lot of interesting people. Never leave an interaction without getting the name of one person they think you should meet. Be specific about what you're looking for. If you say "If you know anyone else I should meet with, let me know…" or "could you help help me come up with 10 other people to meet," you'll get nowhere. Only ask for one. Two at the max. No more. Soon enough you'll have more contacts than you know what to do with. Btw, nothing screams credibility and trust louder than a trusted friend recommending you. Pure gold.
5. Leverage the "Give Back Factor". Carol Roth, bestselling author of The Entrepreneur Equation, says there are three types of inquiries she says yes to: From big media, friends and random people she feels are actually out to make a difference. Successful people (or anyone) can tell in a heartbeat if you're out to make the world better or if you're just looking to selfishly get ahead. Be the person who is out to make a difference and people above you will want to give back & support your cause.
6. Make contact & be everywhere. Reach out on all platforms. Start with their personal website, even if it's just a contact form. That's how David reached FUBU founder and ABC Shark Tank star Daymond John. Reach out on all social media platforms. Your name starts to stand out and it shows you care. Facebook messages sometimes work better than email – a little less businessy. But do them all.
If you don't have their email then send a Tweet like this "Congrats on what you've built. I'd love to [have you on my show--insert your own benefit driven request]. What's the best email to contact you?" People respond more than you'd think – as long as you don't talk yourself out of sending the first message! And don't forget the phone. Most are too scared to call. Be the one willing to dial it up old school.
7. Get advanced. Use the free service HARO (Help a Reporter Out) as the reporter to find experts, use paid services like WhoRepresents?com and IMDbPro to get in touch with publicists of the uber famous.
8. Befriend their assistant. The assistant is the ultimate gatekeeper. No calendar is impossible to get on if the righthand man or woman likes you. I've gotten to know Warren Buffett's assistant Debbie pretty well over the years ;).
9. Send the all too rare hand-written letter. People love getting mail. And a nice card stands out WAY better than a clever email subject line among hundreds of others. Buy a pack of fifty personal stationary cards and start sending. Response rates are often much higher than electronic.
10. Nail the timing. Time your request with their book, product, movie or season launch and help them get the word out. People love being promoted. Timing is everything. That's how David got Seth Godin on his show – twice. In the heart of two book launches.
11. Make it easy. Don't ask for some huge response. Give them a prepaid addressed envelope to respond to you and maybe even throw in a two-dollar bill (the added smile and reciprocity might help), or a simple question to answer. I once wanted a response from Seth Godin for a post. He said he was too busy. So instead I found my favorite quote of his, sent it back to him, and asked if I could use it. He had enough time to say yes. This is why interviews are so powerful. All they have to do is show up in front of a webcam for 20-30 minutes. No prep. No extra time. Don't make 'em work. Instead, throw a party!
12. Brevity wins. Max 5-10 line email to get your point across- ideally much less. Don't over-explain or build yourself up too much. Just offer value. Btw, as part of David's Create Awesome Interviews course, he has the exact email templates and scripts he uses to land the biggest guests. No sense in reinventing the wheel. Oh and if you can't tell, I'm still working on my brevity – Do as I say not as I do :).
13. Follow up. Don't confuse 'not now' with 'no'. People are busy. If you care enough you will follow up. It took David 2.5 yrs to interview Tim Ferriss. Every time his assistant told him to check back in six months, he'd set a calendar reminder to follow up exactly then. Who does that?
14. Deliver. Do what you say. Deliver on time. Don't wait six months to publish an interview, guest post or send a gift. Do it today or latest next week.
15. Do it because you care. Don't publish their ideas and beg for them to promote and share it (never once in 300+ interviews has David asked that they promote his work). You did this to help them, not you. Act like it. The favor almost always comes full circle.
And most importantly…
16. Get as personal and face-to-face as possible
This trumps everything. The more in the flesh and emotional your means of making contact, the more impactful and memorable you are. If you know your idol will be speaking in town, bust your ass to show up, say hi and offer value in person (ideally before he gets on stage). If you can't get in person, then do the next best thing in the virtual world.
That is why David has focused his entire business around video interviews. Aside from being in the same room, there is no more raw, personal, humanizing or emotional way to connect. I just watched a TED Talk where Chris Andersen, head of TED, mentioned that within a few years 90% of the Internet's bandwidth will be video.
Online video is changing the way the world interacts and learns, and is transforming the level on which we connect. This is huge.
There is simply no more powerful way to create a virtual and visceral bond.
If you're not doing it, it's time to start.
But what about all the details?
The above tactics work. But there a lot of details, scripts and steps that come with honest online connecting, especially via video interviews. Enough to fill a post 100x this long.
The good news is that David spent the last six months codifying his entire process into a course called Create Awesome Interviews.
But he is also one of our Experts for How to Connect with Anyone. Any you will be able to access to ton of his tools via our upcoming course. You can sign up for our pre-launch Insider's Team here.
The people in my world have changed everything
I would be nowhere without them. Without you guys.
Our environment is one of the few things we have control over. We must control it.
We know how important this stuff is.
Either you decide to surround yourself with the right people or you don't. But it's on you.
All it takes is deciding to reach out and offer some value.
Interviews and promoting others' work gives you an incredibly easy way to reach out to the people you used to tell yourself were out of your league, and have the confidence that you can actually do something for them. With that confidence, crazy things start to happen.
But to be honest, I don't care how you decide to reach out and help those you want in your corner.
All I care about is that you reach out.
No more excuses about being in the wrong place, having nothing to offer or not being capable enough.
Stop over-thinking it.
There is only one best time to create your community.
I'm pretty sure you know when.
P.S. Keep an eye out next week for another powerful tool on making connections in your hometown. Man, this stuff is so fun!
P.P.S. And David, thanks for doing what you do. You've provided a lot of value for us all this week (and the years leading up to it).
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This is going to be so fun!
22 Responses to "How to Get Influencers to Say Yes to Your Ideas (The 16 Laws You're Probably Not Following)"
Scott, just wanted to say awesome article! I think you write some seriously great (and seriously consistent) content.
The idea of asking for a referral is awesome – something I've never thought of before. It seems so obvious now when I think about it! I've definitely used a lot of those other techniques effectively, though.
I'll be going to a Seth Godin conference next month, so who knows, maybe I'll use some of this material and make some serious connections!
Thanks again!
Fantastic content – thank you so much for sharing a great subject. I am trying to get in contact with a particular individual at the moment. Usually you can find an email or an agent, I am struggle at first base: trying to find a contact!
As soon as I do I will set all of the above in motion.
Thanks man, loving your site!
Two questions:
When you approach influencers, would you recommend to show vulnerability or pretend to have it all together?
How do you contact world class people if you're just starting out and don't have much proof of credibility?
I'm currently working on a huge round-up post for my blog launch. I was surprised how many of the top bloggers get back to you, even if you're just a nobody Made me appreciate their work even more!
Excellent notes from the webinar yesterday, Scott! I really liked the tip on only going after interviews with people that you're really jazzed about and passionate to meet. Your excitement and energy will come through in the interview.
Hey Scott,
This post is a great "party favour". Yesterday's webinar was awesome and you even took notes for your guests. Thank you!
Great stuff, Scott! Fantastic working with you on this to help your folks!
Hi Scott,
Pure gold mine! Teaching us to be sure we are passionate about our causes, be sensitive and really appreciate the causes of those we want to connect with and above all be committed to the hilt! Persistence, eh? Am rereading the whole stuff gain! Thank you for your generous spirit. I hope it rub off us too.
I wasn't able to make the webinar and soooo appreciate you giving us the highlights!
I've heard that the saying "six degrees of separation" has moved to "two degrees of separation." With social media and virtual connections, we're all much more connected than we think.
None of us are "nobody's." Everyone here (especially in this community) has something amazing going for them. Own it, be proud of it and offer it up to be of service.
Thanks again for helping us to see what we're truly capable of!!
Hey Scott,
Another great post man! Some of these tips are so obvious it's sickening I didn't think of them before. Will definitely be using them. Thanks again
After reading this I felt like a ding-dong.
I registered for David Garland's webinar also but when it was time to log in and learn, I opted to goof off. UGH
Not only did I miss out on learning a bunch of neat stuff but I also missed a chance to mingle with you (I'm a loyal Live Your Legend follower!).
Talk about being Woody Allen's 20% of those that don't show up…!!!
Double UGH UGH
Starting with people you already know follows a belief that I have about improving anything in your life; start where you are with what you have. That philosophy has changed my life! Really good post!
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Fantastic post! I really enjoyed the insights that you gave. I particularly liked the point about reaching out to the "warm market" first. I learnt from Dan Kennedy that some of your best customers are those that have already bought something.
it is an excellent article especially i liked be genuine or stop trying!
Thanks for the great info Scott. I agree with comments in # 15 and # 16 in this article. Do it because you care is really important because it shows the amount of passion or drive you have to your particular trade. And by being personal and face to face will leave a lasting impression and will more likely keep you engaged with your audience.
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Hey Scott
Just stumbled upon this great article. Some sound advice. I just have a few comments.
4. Ask for a referral
In my experience and getting feed back from my clients asking for an introduction works much better than asking for a referral. It is less "I want" and more personal. Plus a lot of people don't want to make a referral as they feel they have to vouch for you. An introduction on the other hand is just that and it is then up to you to do the rest.
16. Get as personal and face-to-face as possible
I would add: Once you are personal, always make it about them. NOT you. Build a rapport first, when the time is right they will want to know about you and it will be so much easier to get a yes. This is why when you asked Seth Godin about using his quote he said yes. You made it about him.
Keep up the great work.
I am soooo IN! Happy to be here! Thank you for this !


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Teaching New Media Skills
Baylor professors incorporate new media use in the classroom
By: Hannah Mount, Public Relations major
Baylor University has always had a strong journalism department, allowing students to major in either public relations or news-editorial. This year they have added on another choice of major, journalism-new media. Our society is rapidly becoming more dependent on the use of technology and social media in order to communicate and present information. It is important for students in the journalism field to become familiar with these tactics and develop the necessary skills to use these media outlets effectively. Along with adding the new media major, Baylor journalism professors are working hard to give students the opportunities to learn these skills.
When asked what lessons she is applying in the classroom, Journalism Professor Marlene Neill replied, "I am making sure that students are equipped with the skills needed for online journalism. It's changed so much. You have to know how to tweet, blog, and edit audio and video. It wasn't that way 10 years ago. It's very important for students to acquire those skills in order to meet the needs of their employers."
This application of new media can be found through the use of Facebook, Twitter and blogging in the journalism courses. Last year Neill, along with her students, organized Baylor University's first ever student-run public relations agency, Baylor Oso Public Relations. The agency has a website featuring student blogging, as well as a Twitter account. Along with basic information on the agency and its clients, the website also displays student work. The Baylor University Department of Journalism, Public Relations and New Media website features Baylor Oso Public Relations as one of its links to display student work.
"We want to incorporate more multimedia and emphasize more new media projects that our students are doing in class," said Neill. "In particular we have added links to student blogs, and we plan to add links to student projects. Being able to show that we are teaching, and that students are utilizing, the skills that you need for the new media industry."
One of the greatest opportunities offered by the Baylor journalism department is allowing students to work with real clients.
"Yes you're learning the skills at the beginning, but one of the structures of the courses are that you will actually be working on a client project. In the online journalism class, we have four projects that our students are working on for real clients, so the work is not only being used in the classroom, but also by clients in real life," Neill said. These clients are Caritas, The Greater Waco Education Alliance, Youth Connection and The Baylor Journalism Department.
Students can do anything from advertising, freelance design, incorporation of social media and article writing for the clients.
"The work you do for the clients is related to the core elements that the students are learning in the course. Whatever was produced would benefit the student as well as the client, a win win relationship. We wanted to find organizations that could really benefit from students' new media skills. A lot of work was done to find that perfect match when I was looking for nonprofits to work with. You're able to provide a skill that they need and some expertise, and then students are able to gain some real life experience in return."
When Youth Connection Executive Director Carolyn Nichols was asked about her experience working with Baylor students, she said, "John Elizondo, Will Potter, Chris Derrett and Katy McDowall have been helping Youth Connection become more visible and connected with the community through social media and other online outlets. They have redesigned and updated our website, which will help our agency with a much larger social media presence. All four of the students have been most helpful. I have found them to be very capable, pleasant and responsible. I feel they have a good understanding of our agency purpose and programs."
Though the professors are very excited to present these opportunities in the classroom, students have also expressed their excitement about learning skills that incorporate new media and working with clients.
Junior journalism-news editorial major Morgan Hanley said, "I loved the assignment where we had to tweet a live event, it really taught me so much about the professional side of Twitter."
The unique and truly useful opportunities presented to students in the classroom provide them with the skills and confidence they need to make their way into the working world. It's no surprise that the Baylor University Department of Journalism and New Media is in the top five percent of programs nation wide, according to Baylor's ACEJMC accreditation, and its students go on to be successful in all aspects of journalism.


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Bill Clinton: I May Be the Only Person in America More Enthusiastic This Time Around For Obama
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While speaking at a campaign stop in Palm Beach, FL, former President Bill Clinton said that he may be the only person in America more enthusiastic for President Obama this time around.
Clinton said:
"I may be the only person in America, but I am far more enthusiastic about President Obama this time than I was four years ago."


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2013 elections
Walsh sits with Menino, gets warm reception in House
Nov. 6, 2013
Fresh off a 3.5-point victory for mayor of Boston, Rep. Martin Walsh addressed reporters Wednesday, saying he would announce appointments to his transition team as early as Friday and had received congratulations and advice from Mayor Tom Menino.
"A lot of people are going to be coming at you. You have a lot of friends now. He said just, you know, be careful and move forward," Walsh recounted at a Boston Common press conference Wednesday afternoon. Walsh said the mayor of more than 20 years told him to keep the people of the city foremost in his mind and "stay connected." Read more
White House calls the wrong Marty Walsh
Nov. 6, 2013
Marty Walsh's phone was ringing off the hook Tuesday night with congratulatory calls pouring in from Minneapolis to the White House. The only problem was the target of the calls wasn't that Marty Walsh.
State Rep. Marty Walsh won the first open mayoral race in 20 years last night to become the next mayor of Boston, but when the White House, Vice President Joe Biden, the mayor of Minneapolis, and Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz were looking for someone to congratulate, they called political consultant and former Edward Kennedy staffer Marty Walsh instead. Read more
Walsh's Victory Speech
State Rep. Marty Walsh of Dorchester won the mayoral race with 72,514 votes, according to unofficial numbers from the city's elections department. City Councillor At-Large John Connolly of West Roxbury received 67,606 votes. The text of his speech, delivered at the Park Plaza Hotel on Nov. 5, 2013, is below as prepared for delivery.
Thank you, Boston! Thank you!
Thank you!
Let me tell you, my parents had big dreams for their kids....but I'm not sure they were this big!
I am so grateful and honored for tonight's result.
It's Mayor-elect Marty Walsh; Dorchester rep wins by three points
Nov. 5, 2013
State Rep. Marty Walsh triumphed on Tuesday in the first open race for mayor in 30 years, multiple sources tell the Reporter. Walsh, who faced off against City Councillor At-Large John Connolly, won by about 4,000 votes, sources say.
The results end a six-week battle between Dorchester and West Roxbury in a race that became increasingly bitter as Election Day drew closer. Walsh supporters frequently derided Connolly, a 40-year-old attorney, as a "corporate lawyer," while the Connolly camp questioned whether the 46-year-old Walsh, a longtime labor leader, could stand up to the unions while in office. Read more
As polls open, Walsh and Connolly hit the campaign trail one more time
Polls opened at 7 a.m. in the race to replace Mayor Thomas Menino, who opted against attempting a sixth campaign for the top job in City Hall. The two finalists, Dorchester state Rep. Marty Walsh and City Councillor At-Large John Connolly of West Roxbury, plan to sprint across the city in last-minute jockeying before polls close at 8 p.m. Read more
#BosMayor Round-Up: Nov. 5, 2013
Today is Election Day. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 150 locations across the city. The front pages of the Boston Herald and the Globe are available here. The weather forecast for today is "mostly sunny" with highs in mid-40s, according to Boston.com. Read more
#BosMayor Round-Up: Nov. 4, 2013
1 day to Nov. 5. State Rep. Marty Walsh holds an Election Eve rally at the same place he kicked off his campaign – the Strand Theatre in Uphams Corner. He also makes appearances on Russian Radio Boston, WGBH, and the Jeff Santos Show on Revolution Boston. City Councillor At-Large John Connolly will spend Election Eve holding his own rally, canvassing with ministers and greeting voters at Roche Brothers in West Roxbury. Read more
#BosMayor Round-Up: Nov. 3, 2013
2 days to Nov. 5. City Councillor At-Large John Connolly holds a rally with mothers -- "moms vs. the machine," per the campaign -- at the Trotter School this afternoon and then greets voters in Jamaica Plain with City Councillor Matt O'Malley. State Rep. Marty Walsh hits the Flour Bakery in the South End and then the B&G Annual Patriots Day Gala in Charlestown. Read more
#BosMayor Round-Up: Nov. 2, 2013
3 days to Nov. 5. State Rep. Marty Walsh joins comedian John Hodgman at the Wilbur Theatre tonight. The appearance arises from Hodgman supporting Walsh's efforts to make "Roadrunner" the official rock song of Massachusetts. City Councillor At-Large John Connolly speaks at the Four Corners Neighborhood Association meeting and then heads to the West End for an event with state Rep. Jay Livingstone, a Back Bay Democrat. Both candidates, as well as Mayor Thomas Menino, are expected to attend this afternoon's ribbon-cutting for the East Boston branch of the Boston Public Library. Read more
#BosMayor Round-Up: Nov. 1, 2013
4 days to Nov. 5. Boston Herald-Suffolk University poll out this morning has State Rep. Marty Walsh up by 3, with City Councillor At-Large John Connolly at 43 percent. The poll (no link available because results are being broadcast on the newspaper's internet radio station) had 555 likely voters. Both camps are likely to be dismissive of the poll. Expect to hear "the only poll that matters is the one on Election Day" constantly. Later today: Connolly picks up the endorsement of former rival Charles Clemons, who co-founded the low-frequency station TOUCH 106.1 FM. Read more


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History of the Don & Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
- 1985 – Gee Nicholl and Julian Blaustein met with the Academy's then-Executive Director Jim Roberts and then-Executive Administrator Bruce Davis to discuss the development of a program that would aid new screenwriters. That program ultimately became the Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting.
- 1986 – The first Nicholl fellowships are awarded to Allison Anders, Dennis Clontz, and Jeff Eugenides at a reception held in the Academy's Grand Lobby. In the initial year of competition, the 99 entrants were not required to submit screenplays; they could submit a screenplay, a teleplay, a TV series episode, fiction or a stageplay. The competition was limited to California college students.
- 1987 – The Academy Nicholl Fellowships expanded eligibility to include college students in nine states and to residents of Texas.
- 1989 – Eligibility was expanded again to include all United States residents who had not sold or optioned a screenplay or teleplay.
- 1990 – Rules for judging were modified to:
Early rounds – paid, professional readers narrow thousands of entries to the top five percent which are then passed onto the quarterfinal round.
Quarterfinal Round – Academy members volunteer to select the semifinal scripts – less than half are passed to the next round. In 2002, as the number of entries continued to rise, paid, professional readers replaced Academy readers in the Quarterfinal round. Readers do not read the same scripts round to round.
Semifinal Round – Academy members volunteer their time to select the 10 finalist scripts, which are presented to the Nicholl Fellowship Committee.
Finalists – In October, the Nicholl Fellowship Committee meets for a lengthy and spirited discussion to select up to five winning scripts. Often committee members champion their favorites and dismiss the scripts they did not appreciate. It's quite common for one member's frontrunner to leave another member cold.
- 1991 – At a meeting of the Nicholl Committee, former Academy president Robert Wise declared that "the best parties have chairs." The committee and Gee Nicholl agreed and the ceremony became an awards dinner. The first Nicholl Dinner was held at Chasen's restaurant in Beverly Hills.
Eligibility was expanded to include international entrants writing in English who had not sold or optioned a screenplay or teleplay.
Radha Bharadwaj, a 1989 fellow, becomes the first fellow to have her Nicholl entry script released as a feature film. "Closet Land" opened in March 1991.
- 1994 - Dennis Clontz received a Pulitzer prize for spot journalism as part of the Los Angeles Times team reporting on the Northridge earthquake.
- 1999 – At the encouragement of then-Nicholl Committee Chair Gale Anne Hurd, the Academy began inviting finalists as well as fellows to participate in Nicholl Awards week festivities.
- 2000 – Susannah Grant, a 1992 fellow, earned an Academy Award nomination for her original screenplay "Erin Brockovich."
- 2001 – Nicholl eligibility was expanded to include writing teams (of exactly 2).
- 2003 – Jeffrey Eugenides, a 1986 fellow, won a Pulitzer Prize for his novel "Middlesex."
Tejal K. Desal and Brian C. Wray became the first writing team to earn a Nicholl Fellowship for their script "Linda and Henry."
The Academy Nicholl Fellowships office relocated to the Academy's Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study on Vine Street in Hollywood.
- 2004 – The Academy Nicholl Fellowships had a record 6,073 entries.
- 2007 – Amy Garcia and Cecilia Contreras became the first female writing team to earn a Nicholl Fellowship for their script "Amelia Earhart and the Bologna Rainbow Highway."
- 2009 – The Academy Nicholl Fellowships had a record 6,380 entries. Over 5,000 of the entries were submitted online.
- 2010 – The Academy Nicholl Fellowships received 6,304 entries, all of them submitted online.
- 2011 – The Academy Nicholl Fellowships received a record 6,730 entries.
- 2012 – The Academy Nicholl Fellowships received a record 7,197 entries.
- 2013 – For the third year in a row, the Academy Nicholl Fellowships received a record number of entries: 7,251.
The Nicholl Experience
The following quotes were taken from letters sent to the Nicholl Committee over the years by writers who entered the competition.
"It's been hard to drum up the – I don't know, maybe arrogance to call myself a screenwriter... The Nicholl Fellowships competition has helped me revitalize my will to fiercely defend this project that is secretly so important to me."
"It's a wonderful thing that the Foundation does for aspiring screenwriters. It not only gives us the opportunity to have our work read and evaluated by professionals in the industry, it treats us and our work with tender respect. It encourages us to keep believing that we can and will be successful."
"It's difficult to express to you how much the Nicholl Fellowship competition has done for me. One of my scripts... made the quarterfinals, and when I received your letter I shouted, cried and generally made a fool of myself... All I know is this was the moment of acknowledgement I needed to keep going."
"[A production company has] bought my third screenplay... This wouldn't have happened for me – certainly not as quickly – if not for competitions like the Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowships... Please relay my heartfelt thanks to Mrs. Nicholl for her support of new writers. The honor of being a semifinalist has increased my incentive to write more than ever. It also means that instead of banging on doors to be read, doors are cordially opened by smiling faces."
"The Nicholl Competition is one of the few honest games in town, a chance to be read by people in the industry – an industry famous for receiving enough screenplays in a week to fire up the furnaces of hell for a year."
"...all I have to do is utter the word "Nicholl" and the agent or producer I am speaking to will generally take me very seriously."
"As a direct result of this year's competition, I have a new agent, am being read all over town (including Amblin and several other companies who never read); and I am re-focusing solely on the writing for awhile..."


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Ramblings with Evelyn Dong
My First Euro World
Cups, Autobahns, and Go Pro Games
The Albstadt World Cup was about a week and a half ago at this
point and the Nove Mesto World Cup about 2 � weeks ago...plenty of time to gain
some perspective. More accurately, it�s been just about the right amount of
time to tint those lenses a rosy hue and think, "Hmmm, I guess getting shoved
and yelled at in 5 different languages, and going OTB into Czech rock gardens
isn�t so bad��
But really, it wasn�t so bad. In fact, it was downright fun.
Starting nearly last row in both Nove Mesto and Albstadt, at the tail end of an
80-90 person field sure makes you fight for every spot. It makes you question
why you race in the first place, but in a good way. Deep philosophical queries
ran through my mind - Was I the type of rider that just races for the win or
was I willing to scrap it out for 30th or 31st? Was I willing to dig deep on
the uphill even when I had no idea what place I was fighting for?
Nove Mesto was a race of survival, discombobulated by the huge
field and 30,000 drunk Czech fans. In Albstadt, I managed to focus a bit
better, and the only sounds I picked out were familiar American cheers, namely
from the Battens, who have been touring around Europe in an RV and riding
spectacular singletrack in the Alps.
Non-Racing Musings
Rental cars in Europe can be a bit of a crap shoot - I remember
one particular trip from my nordork days, stuffing three ski bags containing
about 50 pairs of skis, three duffels, two grown men and one half-grown girl
into an ADORABLE Fiat Punto, and taking the scenic route from the Zurich
airport over Julier Pass. While it all worked out in the end - no gear was left
behind - the only downside was one very carsick backseat passenger (myself),
due to an inability to see out of my tunnel of skis and gear combined with
twisty alpine roads. I had also managed to slightly OD on Sominex in an attempt
to maximize sleep on the flight over, so my head gently whacked the pile of
skis on every left hand corner, much to the amusement of my two teammates. But,
I was a rookie back then, not the seasoned traveler of today...
Thus, when Chloe said she rented a minivan for the three of us
(Erin Huck, Chloe Woodruff, and myself), I figured it�d be a cinch to cram it
all in. "Minivan� seems to be a fairly liberal category in Germany however, and
our VW Touran would certainly have fallen under the category of station
wagon/hatchback here in the USA. But, jet lag be damned, we played a short and
efficient game of car tetris outside the Frankfurt flughafen, neatly
slotted in three bike bags, three duffels, and ourselves, and were on our merry
seven-hour drive to Nove Mesto.
A week and a half later, somehow, things didn�t fit quite as
neatly in there. But, nothing needed to be left behind or strapped to the roof,
so it was considered a success.
Our rental "minivan� may have been the trip�s highlight, after
racing, of course. A 6-speed, German diesel on the autobahn = fun travel days.
Also, my shoddy conversion skills contributed to a lack of any idea of what
speed we were moving at. Let�s just say that rallying my �96 Ranger down to the
GoPro Games in Vail this past weekend felt decidedly different.
Home Again (kind of)
Speaking of Vail...yes, I decided to head down to race the XC
mountain bike race at the GoPro Games after a minor travel hiccup and a few
short days at home on the Wasatch front. While I heard the race was exciting at
the front, with Erin overtaking Georgia on the final lap, I decided that it�d
be more fun to pedal solo at 9,000 feet and contemplate on how I really hate
berry flavored drinks.
The real kicker was my decision to register for the road TT taking
place the next morning. My 10:00 AM start came too early, but apparently not
early enough to miss the rainstorm. So, after a good effort to the top of Vail
pass, the downhill return trip to town was decidedly unpleasant. Sopping wet
and frozen (yes, I�m a huge wimp about getting cold on the bike) I whimpered my
way halfway down to a volunteer who gave me a red GoPro Games volunteer t-shirt,
size XXL. Feeling much better with a new cotton sail to keep me warm, I made it
back to town where I then ran into an old friend, Sylvan Ellefson, from my
skiing days who is one of the co-founders of a new whiskey distillery in Vail.
Sylvan and the 10th Mountain Whiskey Company tent were just a few steps from
the TT start line, how fortuitous... Well, in typical fashion, I managed to
acquire yet another grey hoody, but this might be the best one yet, as it
sports the 10th Mountain Whiskey Company logo and the CO flag. At this point, I
looked like a true hobo sporting a sodden skinsuit, an XXL volunteer t-shirt, a
fleece jersey I had stashed at the start, and my brand-spanking-new hoody - the
perfect way to pedal the five miles back to the condo, chuck everything in the
Danger Ranger, blast the heat, and putz through western CO and southern UT for
about 6.5 hours.
Now I�m home for real this time, spending a couple weeks here for
some quality training before the Missoula and Colorado Springs Pro XCT�s.
p.s. Did I mention that 10th Mountain Whiskey is coming out with a
rye batch in August?


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