Gay marriage

[urbpan]

Yay!

My article on the Gay Marriage Celebration was published:
http://www.lasvegasmercury.com/2004/MERC-May-20-Thu-2004/23904048.html

Comments

[artemii.livejournal.com]

congrats. :)

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

yayayayayayayayayayay!

(why did they have to use the pics of the ugly ladies?!?!?)

[messy-wreck.livejournal.com]

i think those ladies are beautiful!!!

congratulations jef!

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

The one on the right looks a little manly to me. :) They sure do look happy, though!

[messy-wreck.livejournal.com]

i kinda like a woman with really sharp features (manly)

but true......they do look amazingly happy i think that where the true beauty comes in.

gay marriage is good.

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

It sure is good!

Those chicks are positively BEAMING. :)

[(Anonymous)]

Very nice article there, buddy. Oh-my-fucking-god do I wish I was up there this past week. At least I can be proud of where I come from.

I would have gone with the "yay!" picture if I were the editor. I loved that one.

-Barb, who's a little homesick.

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

I loved that picture!

I think the editor probably thought that it didn't really reflect the actual happenings. I mean, it could have been anyone, anywhere holding up a sign that said "YAY!"

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Barb!
I agree about the "yay" picture, but I understand why they went with the one they did. The "yay" one (which I have as my wallpaper at work) could be anywhere, but the one they chose has the place and time right there on a homemade hat. A newspaperman's dream, I suppose.

How d'ya like my spider face icon?

what's with this anonymouse crap?

[(Anonymous)]

Hey, Jef's Brother Andy here. I'm the graphics editor of the Las Vegas Mercury. My editor, Geoff, picked that photo because it illustrated the story well and was close up, putting a more personal face to the story.Plus we knew we'd be running pictures of a rally/protest here in Vegas. Two pictures of groups rallying would have been superfluous, so we went with the locals. Jef's story was essentially part of our cover package which you can see here. http://www.lasvegasmercury.com/2004/MERC-May-20-Thu-2004/23912110.html
One of the pictures that didn't run was of the same idiots, who shall never receive donuts, protesting a high school production of the Laramie Project. They had some of the same damn signs.
Anyway, I see a lot of "why the hell did they do it that way" comments, and I was finally in a position to answer.

Now if you'll all excuse me, I'm off to have another horrible procedure inflicted up my nostrils. Ciao.