Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 6:26
AM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] NAUTILUS,
checkin in...
Hey-Hey!
Not much traffic on the ol' website lately; sure
hope this means you guys with submarines are out there using them; you guys
building submarines are out there building them; and you guys aspiring to have
submarines are making efforts to get them.
Had a couple direct inquiries about my videos
lately; so I thought I'd check in and let you all know what's happening with
me.
First of all, I'm still working that full-time
job, but I'm making good use of my spare time to do other
things.
.
Lately, turned the spare bedroom into a
Gym. No more running on the road, or going downtown to drive the
iron. Really makes staying in shape a lot more convenient.
Everybody oughta have one!
KEN SHULTZE: I made a scale model of my
corvette-powered high-speed minisub. If I send it to you, can you put it
in a windtunnel for some tests?
Editing of the NAUTILUS MINISUB VIDEO was put on
hold for a while, waiting for a small bit of footage I thought would add some
special appeal to the overall program. Been about 2 months; but still
nothing from this guy. Looks like I'm going to have to move on. No
problem; I've got a LOT of material from some of the best and most
knowledgeable 20,000 LEAGUES fans in the World, and this is going to be one
FORKIN' good show! So if anybody stalled out and got left on deck when
we dive, it's their loss!
I've only got about three rules in life: (1)
Say what you mean; (2) Mean what you say; and (3) Do what you say
you're going to do. I'm not perfect, but I do try my darndest to live by
those rules; and without them, I doubt that I would have ever built a
submarine. It's a shame when a project people are waiting for gets
sidetracked by unfilled promises; but sometimes it happens and there's nothing
I can do about it. So, to those of you who've been asking where the
NAUTILUS MINISUB VIDEO is; she's been delayed through no fault of my own; but
I'm moving on now, getting it on real hard; and I'll have it finished as soon
as I can possibly do so. Trying for a release in June. But this is
why I didn't take any pre-paid orders. Even with the best of intentions,
it ALWAYS takes longer than we planned, for one reason or another.
Anyway, please hang in there folks; I haven't forgotten you!
Work on the exterior detailing of the NAUTILUS
MINISUB continues; doing a little bit every day or so. If all
continues to go according to plan, she WILL be in the water
this Summer for some video at Kawaihae and Miloli'i to be
included in the HOMEBUILT SUBMARINES program.
Speaking of that, I continue to collect footage
from people for the HSV project, too. It's really shaping up to be a
good one; got some really spectacular stuff so far. I've also got the
technical parts of the program shot, and all I'm doing now is waiting for
those guys who said they were going to contribute, and preparing my sub
for Summertime photo-ops. Again, you contributors still have time:
I'm going to assemble footage through the Summer, and start editing in the
Fall. So, if you're planning on operating this Summer, still going to be
building, or whatever; go ahead and shoot that video footage and don't forget
to send it to me! This is going to be a good show, and I'm doing
my utmost to make sure it's one we'll all be proud to be
in.
BTW: I originally specified I
could use only Video-8 tapes. FORGET THAT! I can now use ANY
format you might have it on! HI-8, Video-8, DVC, VHS, VHS-C, PAL or
NTSC. And remember: it doesn't have to be an elaborate, finished
project. Just random, non-narrated footage with the background
sounds intact is fine. Stills are OK too; just scan 'em and "E" them to
me! I'll do the final editing and narration. And you don't have to
send me hours of stuff, either; the more the better, of course, but just a few
minutes of scenes you'd like to represent you that I can select from will
be adequate. So don't be shy, or think that your contribution isn't
good enough or whatever. IT'S ALL GOOD! Send it along!
Any questions, feel free to "E" me direct.
Well, that's about it for now. I've got the
SEARS guy coming over this afternoon to adjust the treadmill; and today's my
day for lower body weight training. So I'm going to crank up Don
Henley's "WORKIN' IT" on the stereo and go get it on! I hope you'll all
do the same.
"We get the most out of life when we give it all
we've got." GO FOR IT, PSUBBERS!!!!
Aloha,
Pat