[Vision2020] The Tavern and Libel law

[Dan Carscallen]

And I SOOOO wanted to be Mongo.

Only pawn in game of life,

DC

-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com
[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On Behalf Of
joanopyr at earthlink.net
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 8:36 PM
To: keely emerinemix; vision2020 at moscow.com
Cc: steveemerine at webtv.net
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] The Tavern and Libel law


Keely writes:

"But wait!  Libel law also recognizes that public figures are fair game
-- the law calls it "fair comment" -- and so anything Phil Roderick says
about me is, alas, not actionable, unless I can prove the above as well
as tangible loss or damages.  Now, I wouldn't think that being a school
board member in Moscow, Idaho, would be so prestigious, but there you
go.  I'm a public figure, and this is part of the territory."

As a public figure, my dear Keely, you are indeed fair game (alas), but
Phil cannot just say any old thing he likes about you.  To paraphrase
Oscar Levant, there's a line between criticism and defamation; Phil has
erased that line.  You know that, of course; you're just being kind and
Christian and forgiving and a lot of other things that I'm not.  In the
process, though, I want you to know that you have robbed me of my dream
job as a bartender at theTrail Mix Tavern.  I was planning to dress up
like Miss Kitty on "Gunsmoke," and Carl was going to be Marshall Dillon.
Or was it vice-versa?  Anyhow, we were going to make something out of
the old CJ's, something . . . Wild Western.  We weren't going to use
beer bottle openers
-- our patrons could either toss the bottles in the air and shoot the
caps off or pop them off with their teeth.  We're talking about what
Andreas would call a class act here.  Spitoons in the corners, loose
women and even looser men, and at least one Blazing Saddles style bar
fight every single night.  I was already out casting for Mongo (and I
nearly had Doug
convinced) when you threw this bucket of cold water on my hopes and
schemes.

There's a tear in my beer, Keely Emerine Mix!

Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment
www.auntie-establishment.com

PS: If the Trail family really is hiring surreptitious supporters, would
they please hire me?  I'd like to be Tom Trail's bouncer.  Don't say you
couldn't use me in Boise, Tom!  You know you could!





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