[Robotgroup] First Night Austin just placed an order... :)

Tue Oct 3 01:01:28 PDT 2006

John,

All you have to do is talk about making robots to be a member. It's  
cheaper and faster than actually building them!

Les

On 03 Oct 2006, at 2:53 AM, John P. Funk wrote:

> Thanks Denise,
>
> You know it is such a small world, I was at our Buddhist world  
> peace meeting
> on Sunday
> and Beverly J. asked me if I was part of the cafe Mundi robot thing  
> and she
> said Denise S..
> she wasn't even able to get your name out before I said that I met  
> you and
> that you were very
> helpful in helping me set up my grant for First Night. I think My
> presentation was very ambitious
> for them, so with the lack of funds this year, it is easier for  
> them to go
> with the simpler more
> family oriented proposals.
>
> I don't go for the easy or simple or sure thing, I go for Gold. You  
> don't
> know me very well
> I have been wanting to make a real robot prop for my film idea  
> which has
> been in the
> making for about 13 or so years. I put 5 months into the prop  this  
> past
> year, it has broken
> down two times frying the RC board and I am a little out of my  
> league in the
> electrical
> engineering. When I can get back to it and finish the prop, I will  
> be happy
> to say that I am a
> Robot Group Member, how can a person be a robot group member if  
> they have
> never built a
> robot?
>
> So now,  Maybe I can finish my robot and put it in the Robot  
> Petting Zoo and
> get two birds
> with one Robot. I will be done with my short film this month and I  
> am sure
> the RG will get all of
> their grants. I will keep my fingers crossed to be able to finish  
> my Robot.
> I really want to be
> a card carrying member that has built my own robot from scratch. The
> Jupitron 65 is really a
> nice robot who wants to be fully functional. He also wants to be a  
> member,
> He deserves it :)
>
> John "keeping fingers crossed to someday finish his robot after 13  
> years" P.
> Funk
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Denise Scioli" <morg80 at hotmail.com>
> To: <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 6:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [Robotgroup] First Night Austin just placed an  
> order... :)
>
>
>> Don't feel bad John. It is a huge team of two that is plowing  
>> through and
>> doing all of the calling and figuring.  I haven't heard of any others
>> myself, but they said (because I called) that there would be  
>> emails and
>> letters going out this week.  So, really, don't feel bad.  They  
>> may get
>> additional funding, so some projects may be ressurected.  Know  
>> anyone who
>> wants to fund some projects?
>>
>> Denise
>>
>>
>>> From: "John P. Funk" <john at cozmicfunk.com>
>>> Reply-To: Austin Robotgroup Mailing List <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
>>> To: "Austin Robotgroup Mailing List" <robotgroup at puremagic.com>,
>>> <vern at txis.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Robotgroup] First Night Austin just placed an  
>>> order... :)
>>> Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:10:24 -0500
>>>
>>> Glad to hear that someone got their projects accepted. I have  
>>> been waiting
>>> for weeks to hear something and I decided to call them myself.
>>> Unfortunately
>>> I did not get my proposal accepted, and the irritating thing is  
>>> that they
>>> have waited so long to tell people. Like I said, I had to call  
>>> them to
>>> find
>>> out
>>>
>>> -J
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Paul Atkinson" <pma32904 at yahoo.com>
>>> To: <vern at txis.com>; "Austin Robotgroup Mailing List"
>>> <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
>>> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 4:24 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Robotgroup] First Night Austin just placed an  
>>> order... :)
>>>
>>>
>>> Cool! Did they fund any of the other projects?
>>>
>>> Glad you are weaned from sleep. Guess that means you can stay up  
>>> all night
>>> and work while the rest of us sleep!
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>> Vern Graner <vern at txis.com> wrote:
>>> FOR -=>TWO<=- ROBOSPINART MACHINES!!!! WOOHOO We're funded baby!
>>>
>>> Thats right, inbound phone call from Gennifer Sanders asking if  
>>> we can
>>> build TWO of the RoboSpinArt machines! :D
>>>
>>> To make life even more interesting, they want the machine ready  
>>> for a
>>> debut at their press conference THIS THURSDAY at 12:15pm at City  
>>> Hall!!
>>>
>>> YOW!!! :D I'm Psyched!!! :)
>>>
>>> hmmm.. I think I have some work to do (and by "I" I mean "we"!) ;)
>>>
>>> Better kiss this "sleep" thing goodbye... Good thing I've been  
>>> weening
>>> myself from it over the last few weeks... ;)
>>>
>>> Vern
>>>
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