OT: Wired talks lafcpug

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We are now officially famous



Michael Horton
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And you didn't credit Telly with starting this all with the SFFCPUG? Dude...

Which meeting did the reporter attend? And why wasn't I mentioned?

Where's the love?


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Well we mentioned a lot more than what is in this article that is for sure. Writer came 2 meetings ago I think. Yeah, the Feb meeting.

Michael Horton
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I missed that one.


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Nice work Mike! It sounded positive and supportive from the first words. Which is, of course, a true representation of the LAFCPUG you guys have built for us all. Way to get noticed.

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"I've always wanted to start something from nothing and see if I can build it," says Horton.

And you did it. Thank's for the excellent work.
Please don't retire until you are 99 years old... that gives us 2 more years!!!

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nice



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Congratulations!!! I am glad you are getting the recognition for a job extremely well done. May there be many more positive articles to follow. Will you be on any famous talk shows soon?

-Tessa

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Nice article! Glad LAFCPUG is finally getting Final Cut * some recognition.

Jerry Springer called and asked if I'd fight Koz and Jude on stage. I said sure.

Michael Horton
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> And you didn't credit Telly

Oh, I'm used to it.... ;-)

> with starting this all
> with the SFFCPUG? Dude...

You mean the San Francisco Final Cutters?
(our original name).

Actually, I was not the only founder, just the one with the loudest voice and the last of the original 3. Two very quiet women also helped me start up at Muddy's Cafe on Valencia and 24th in the Mission Dist. of SF in Jan. or Feb. of 2000.

?Sharon Franklin (now in LA editing)
?Liza Seybold, who founded "Cinema Chicks" (now BAYWIFT) and works at Apple on Final Cut.

Our first meeting was about 20 people and held at my loft in the Mission. Michael Wohl was the speaker and we drank a LOT of beer.

I guess you could say that I am the one that got all the 2-poppers over to Ken's house to try to get ya'll to jump start a group down here. I'm all, "Who's Mike Horton?". ;-)

> Which meeting did the reporter attend? And why wasn't I mentioned?

Probably 2 months ago, eh? Christine did a trick then, I think.

> Where's the love?

You'll see next Wed.

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History of the FCP movement will be in the SuperMeet magazine which we are handing out Wednesday. Kev features prominently in that article. Very cool read.

Michael Horton
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Congratulations Mike, this is great. See you again at NAB!

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They didn't mention that LAFCPUG is LA in name only - we FCP users in the hinterlands (WASHINGTON, DC in my case) couldn't have become experts without the forum's sage advisors and articles - many powered by Ken Stone's gentle pushing and prodding - yes he even talked me into writing one.

People ask all the time how a former TV correspondent became an "expert" FCP editor without taking a class - I tell them about your on line university - most can't believe you could learn this much from a web site/user group. In fact - I did .

Still do.

Congrats and thanks for the great international resource Mike!

Andy Field - FieldVision Productions

>>Jerry Springer called and asked if I'd fight Koz and Jude on stage. I said sure.<<

Oh that's so a fight I would win.

Donchoo point that screwdriver at me mista! I'll show yoo where yo head come off quicker'n yoo can get info on a motherfreaking firewire drive! Mother freaker.

*tears off clothing and stalks about the stage wrestling bouncers*

[History of the FCP movement will be in the SuperMeet magazine which we are handing out Wednesday. Kev features prominently in that article. Very cool read.]

>>>Congrats, Michael!!!<<< And I hear SuperMeet magazine is a knockout.

(Damn, should have trademarked that term.;-)

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Hey, congrats mike!

of course you were famous already
you've done a great job building and guiding lafcpug over the years.
good for you!
and have fun at the SuperMeet.


all the best,
nick

Congrats Mike and others!

More than any other single resource, LAFCPUG has helped me over the years, and cemented my fondness for FCP. Especially when the forum went live.

- Justin Barham -

I'm going head to head with Jude?

Are you nuts?

I rather like me just fine without the broken bits thanks.

Koz

jude you should use violence on the elderly.

i have learned nearly all of my technics in this forum. i have friends here that look at me like i am speaking russian when i get to talking about some of the concepts i have learned here.

thanks to:
Mok and his harsh truth assessments
shane r.
wayne g
natress
jude
joe grafix
johan p
mike h
and ben king

these are the people id like to thank for thier help. there are others also but these guys deserve a beer........................to split between them:-)

""" What you do with what you have, is more important than what you could do, with what you don't have."

> > > Knowledge + Action = Wisdom - J. Corbett 1992 """"

The list of people to thank for this org is endless. So I wont even try. I'll forget someone. So...everyone deserves a beer.