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Originally Posted by Bob Dawson
So, yeah, it is a vital question. This is Parkinson's Awareness month. But how much of the Parkinson's Cartel really, really wants awareness? They don't even want us to have access to the most basic information. They hide studies from each other; no way would they let us have a look. They figure they own the disease; we are paying passengers.
It would make a good sit-com; possibly in a flash-mob way; a street performance that is suddenly there and suddenly gone ten minutes later. The situation of Parkies is so absurd that it lends itself easily to humour, and people take lessons well when they are mixed with humour.
Mostly, though, think viral marketing, think YouTube, etc. And not just the usual "Here are the verbal placebos created especially for a boring video". A mixture of humour and ferocity, that would get clicked around the world. A series, not just one.
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We started this whole crazy notion late night in a chat room with the idea of crashing the Sundance Film Fest....off meds. Simply to have that many beautiful, healthy people in place and then have young onset folk there--not in Stage 1 as Ms. Anne Hathaway is in the Fall release of "Love and Other Drugs". They need to see how sexy we are off meds; I would doubt she even needs them...it might be more interesting for them to point out that we are "staged" by checklist.
You are definitely seeing it as we are; skits with wit, intelligence, and pathos will be more memorable than milling around yelling with picket signs. There may be some M Python inspired moments or some audience participation
We are thinking in terms of skits; some more serious than others, all with wit, humor, and pathos. We definitely want to mix it up...the money and power are in the festival or movie premiere scenario, but we want an element of surprise; sometimes busking in the subway or popping out at the shopping mall, while other times at very prestigious events. Much of what we do hope will be metaphor for what we experience every day. We are thinking along the lines of YesMen.
Would love to hear more ideas...it would be even better if we could make this a global group. Please feel free to PM me.
Laura