"John Atkinson" wrote in message
oups.com...
Mr. Krueger, on December 7, 2004, at the instigation of
Michael McKelvy, I invited you to debate me in person at the
forthcoming Home Entertainment 2005 Show, scheduled to take
place in New York at the end of April. (See r.a.o. message
. com.) I
promised you that there would be no restrictions on what
subjects you wished to talk about, although I felt it fair
to include a section where you and I answered questions from
the audience.

Mr. McKelvy strongly felt that I was not owed a fee if I
were to accept a similar invitation -- "Stop mucking about
with all the bull**** about fees..." he wrote -- so I made
it clear that no fee would be offered you, Mr. Krueger, for
your appearance in New York, just "reasonable expenses." I
subsequently defined these expenses as a round trip,
coach-class air fare and accommodation for 2 nights. I also
subsequently clarified that this invitation was to you
personally, not to someone else that you might wish to
attend in your place.


Dear John,

It would be well worth the extra expense to schedule Mr. Krueger's arrival
at least 24 hours ahead of the "performance". Otherwise you run the
considerable risk of him getting lost in the traffic, airport or his own
basement. There is also the considerable potential for minor traffic
accidents, canceled flights due to a tsunami and hijacking of his flight to
Cuba. Of course even the best laid out travel plans will not prevent family
tragedies or sudden illnesses like a stroke, diarrhea and ingrown toenails
(in a combination of your choice).

Additionally, there is also the real danger of Mr. Krueger becoming a victim
of kidnapping and conspiracy in which an impostor will try to take his place
in the debate. To prevent this from happening, I recommend that you conduct
a DNA test prior to the debate to verify that the person attending really is
Mr. Krueger. I would particularly keep an eye on suspicious characters
wearing a Jeffrey Dahmer Halloween mask, a Corvette t-shirt and displaying a
name tag of "Arny Kreuger".

Best of luck. This should be very interesting.

Cheers,

Margaret