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I would like to submit an idea that I think would be the absolute coolest thing ever. However, I believe it would take an incredible amount of effort. Anyway, here goes…
A good friend of mine has a great interest in the Ford Bronco. He is a member of a Bronco forum that generated enough interest and support within their community that they had their own bimonthly magazine created. Here is the website Bronco Driver. Basically, as I understand it, they had a few individuals with the time and talent to put together an idea and approached Primedia. Primedia is a magazine publishng company for the special interest market. They take care of the publishing and distribution of this magazine. As far as the content it is both written by the people on the message board, both through regular writers and through submissions. My friend brought this up to me because he thought that it might be cool if we could put something similar together. I don't even know that Primedia would be interested. I mean we are a special interest group, but it may just prove to be too special to even fool with.
Now, I realize that it would take a tremendous amount of time and energy to start and keep this thing going. Unfortunately, I live in a state that is practically dead (sorry for the pun) as far as the hearse or ambulance scene goes. So I know it is real easy for me to suggest such an idea without being able to step up with a bunch of content. I’m just kind of throwing the idea out there just in case their might be a few self-sacrificing individuals that might have the talent, time and energy to pursue this.
I decided about 8 or 9 months ago that I was not going to renew my PCS membership. Though I know their entire membership does not consist of the narrow minded, there is enough to make me not want to be apart of their organization. I have heard many times how some people join the PCS for their magazine alone. How cool would it be to not only have our own magazine, but to have a magazine that anyone could wonder into the nearest books-a-million and pick up a copy.
Anyway, just an idea, it might have already been discussed before or it might not have. I’d be willing to help in anyway I can. Unfortunately, as I mentioned there is not much going on here as far as hearses and ambulances go, but if we had a nationally circulated magazine that might change.
A good friend of mine has a great interest in the Ford Bronco. He is a member of a Bronco forum that generated enough interest and support within their community that they had their own bimonthly magazine created. Here is the website Bronco Driver. Basically, as I understand it, they had a few individuals with the time and talent to put together an idea and approached Primedia. Primedia is a magazine publishng company for the special interest market. They take care of the publishing and distribution of this magazine. As far as the content it is both written by the people on the message board, both through regular writers and through submissions. My friend brought this up to me because he thought that it might be cool if we could put something similar together. I don't even know that Primedia would be interested. I mean we are a special interest group, but it may just prove to be too special to even fool with.
Now, I realize that it would take a tremendous amount of time and energy to start and keep this thing going. Unfortunately, I live in a state that is practically dead (sorry for the pun) as far as the hearse or ambulance scene goes. So I know it is real easy for me to suggest such an idea without being able to step up with a bunch of content. I’m just kind of throwing the idea out there just in case their might be a few self-sacrificing individuals that might have the talent, time and energy to pursue this.
I decided about 8 or 9 months ago that I was not going to renew my PCS membership. Though I know their entire membership does not consist of the narrow minded, there is enough to make me not want to be apart of their organization. I have heard many times how some people join the PCS for their magazine alone. How cool would it be to not only have our own magazine, but to have a magazine that anyone could wonder into the nearest books-a-million and pick up a copy.
Anyway, just an idea, it might have already been discussed before or it might not have. I’d be willing to help in anyway I can. Unfortunately, as I mentioned there is not much going on here as far as hearses and ambulances go, but if we had a nationally circulated magazine that might change.
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