Der Gasser

[ccm911]

Well.......what can I say except to thank you so much for the compliment.

Sandor(much more) and I work pretty hard to get out a quality publication each month, and based on your comments, it is awesome to know that people are actually reading what we publish.  Sandor has the hard job of putting it all together, while  I get the fun job of writing.

What seems to be a recurring theme is the lack of content produced by our local members. In other words, for Der Gasser to work, and ultimately flourish, we really need some more writers.

As it stands now, John Floyd and I seem to do a lot of the writing.  And as you may have noticed our styles are quite different, and as I like to think, complimentary.  John has extraordinary eyes and ears for detail.  He can tell a story that will make you fel like you are actually there.  He just gets tighter and tighter with each successive piece.

Now my writing on the other hand is what I like to think of as "reality based satire". Have you ever heard of that square in England where any idiot can get up on a soapbox and espouse his views?  Well, in the case of Der Gasser, I am the idiot on the soapbox.  I write these articles for a bunch of reasons.  For one, I like to think  I am entertaining our readers.  I mean, I can go on and on about how great it is to drive a Porsche.  But the unfortunate fact is that there are tons of folks out there already doing that, and doing it better than I can.  But what I can do is put out a monthly column that hopefully, not only entertains, but makes folks engage in constructive exchanges.  And I do receive a lot of feedback to that effect.

Now a few months back, I ended my column by inviting those who disagree to join in the fray.  Please, write a piece and attack my views.  That is what an open exchange is all about.  And as long as folks don't take things too personally, we can have great fun, while still being entertaining.   

So to end this long post.......relax and don't take everything so personally.  Come on and join the fray.  Have some fun.  Why not write an article tearing up everything I say.  It'll be fun.  I promise.  You are writing quite well on this forum, so why not kick it up a notch and write for Der Gasser.

That's what I would call a win-win.