Re: [petetownshend] Olga's trip

[magik <magik1@optonline.net>]

Keets/Derick,

I just emailed Olga this morning to offer moral support and not give up so
easily as things have a way of working out. Lo & behold just after sending it
off I read Derick's response to your suggestions! I think the points you made
are all excellent! Since she is in the biz, as a part time DJ, I'm sure the
Who.net concert review page would love a review from Olga and/or many of the
other wonderful Who sites. Too bad she already had the first interview, but when
she goes for the 2nd one, she then can bring the letters asking for her to be an
interviewer/photographer etc, from one of these sites to justify the trip.

One other suggestion/question: Would it help or hurt her if we started emailing
the British Embassy in London to corroborate Olga's story?

The following link is for the British Council in London:
general.enquiries@britishcouncil.org

Here's a link to a page full of British Embassy Links
http://www.britemb.msk.ru/links/info.html

And a link to the British Council in Russia:
http://www.britishcouncil.ru/indexeng.htm

And finally the British Embassy link, which includes visa applications:
http://www.britemb.msk.ru/start_top.htm

As I'm about to walk out the door to go to work and will not have net access
till Thurs am, maybe someone on the list who is interested in doing some
immediate follow-up can look at these sites to see if there is something or
someway we can help Olga present her case. Now is the time for all good men &
woman to come to the aid of their desperate Who brethren! :-)

magik


Derick Bhupsingh wrote:

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> Excellent Ideas Keets!,
>                        I am also working closely with Gary Alguire and
> we are about to post something to this and other lists soon,regarding
> details of where you can send your financial contribution. There has
> been an overture to Pete via Matt courtesy of Dave Van Staveren and I
> don't know where that will lead to but we can only hope that something
> could happen. There's not much time left,but Olga has this second
> interview and the Embassy official seemed intent that She has enough money.
> So we are going to ask everyone to send in their contributions
> as soon as possible and let us hope that this will help. Olga also hosts
> a radio programme in Moscow with a friend,so your idea of her as a
> reporter or something is good,she could be 'covering ' the concert.I'll
> mention that to her. So everyone,please stand by for more information.
> thanks,
> regards,
> Derick.
>
> >From: "L. Bird" <pkeets@hotmail.com>
> >Reply-To: petetownshend@egroups.com
> >To: petetownshend@egroups.com
> >Subject: [petetownshend] Olga's trip
> >Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 15:05:20 GMT
> >
> >In the interest of organizing, I'd like to nominate Derick as the
> >sonsorship
> >fund treasurer.  If there's no objection, then we can assume election by
> >acclamation.  How much money do you have to report in the fund, Derick?  I
> >know it's just pledges right now, but if you have an official organization
> >position you should be able to report the fund "balance" to the embassy
> >(and
> >forget to mention that it's currently only pledges).
> >
> >Also, who's going to help Olga with arrangements once she's got the visa?
> >She'll need help in getting a ticket and hotel room and transportation and
> >so on.  I'd like to nominate that person as interim president.  Any
> >volunteers?
> >
> >Since Olga mentions that work visas might be easier to obtain, perhaps  the
> >club, or some webmaster, would contract with her to write a review of the
> >show for a stipend (which might actually be covered out of the pledge
> >fund).
> >   I thought Kevin's suggestion to contact the band was a good idea, too.
> >If
> >they won't or can't intercede at the embassy, perhaps they would grant
> >interviews which Olga could then provide as part of her "job."  If these
> >turn out well, Olga might even offer the review and the interviews to her
> >local newspaper or some magazine at home.
> >
> >Any other suggestions from the floor?
> >
> >
> >keets
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