My wife picked up a copy of the book at our local supermarket in which I was quoted and which got the attention of Inside Edition for a possible on-camera interview. The book is part of People's New Biography Series called People Profiles and is on John F. Kennedy Jr. I am quoted on pages 61 and 62. Get this. Every word, and I mean every word, is direct quotes from my postings to NYCKAYAKER and PADDLEWISE of July 19th! So it was not the result of my voice message in answer to a message from a writer/friend at People. The quotes are not out of context and reflect the basic thrust of what I said, although clearly edited for space. But no where in my posting did I palm myself off as an acquaintance of JK, and I don't think that any reading of that posting would leave that impression. I was speaking as a knowledgeable-kayaking observer who talked with the man once, nothing more. The book has a list at the end titled "Author Interviews" and includes my name but none of what was quoted was the result of any interviews...there weren't any with me in any form!!! So...boy, I am glad I was careful with my words in my postings. ralph diaz BTW, they also quote Eric Stiller on page 60-61 who did give him some instruction. Maybe they have lined up Eric for that TV show. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Oct 04 1999 - 17:47:00 PDT
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