Subject: Save Sesame Street - not a joke, send it along (fwd)
From: "J. Austin Wilde" <jaustin@aloha.net>
Date: 10/31/1996, 1:57 AM
To: mtimber@aloha.net, big_t@aloha.net, jimg99@mail.idt.net, todawn@bright.net, jen@ix.netcom.com, truckster@juno.com, robyoung@sprynet.com
CC: fanfic@fanfic.com

FLASH traffic to all ML'rs and people who care about our future!

I think this is for real.  Heard another rumor that they're chopping
Cookie Monster for fear of encouraging eating disorders...
This cannot happen whilst we have the power to prevent it!


Even if you're just a lurker, pass this on. 
 
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Dear Friends:
       Please help save Sesame Street from being canceled!!!  Just add
your name to the list and send the message to everyone you know.
       This message is brought to you by the letter "H" (for help) and the
number "1,000,000"  (for the number of names we want to sign).

                  THE CHILD IN YOU, THANKS YOU.
_________________________________________________________________
         Save Sesame Street from being cancelled!!!!!!

       This is a petition to save Sesame Street.  ALL YOU DO IS ADD YOUR
NAME TO THE LIST AT THE BOTTOM, then forward it to everyone you know.  The
only time you send it to the included address is if you are the 50th,100th,
etc.
       Send it on to everyone you know.  PBS, NPR (National Public Radio),
and the arts are facing major cutbacks in funding.  In spite of the efforts
of each station to reduce spending costs and streamline their services, the
government officials believe that the funding currently going to these
programs is too large a portion of funding for something which is seen as
"unworthwhile."
       Currently, taxes from the general public for PBS equal $1.12 per
person per year, and the National Endowment for the Arts equals $.64 a year
in total. A January 1995 CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll indicated that 76% of
Americans wish to keep funding for PBS, third only to national defense and
law enforcement as the most valuable programs for federal funding.  Each
year, the Senate and House Appropriations commitees each have 13
subcommitees with jurisdiction over many programs and agencies.  Each
subcommitee passes its own appropriation bill. The goal each year is to
have each bill signed by the beginning of the fiscal year, which is October
1. In the instance ofthe Corporation of Public Broadcasting, the bill
determines the funding for the next three years.
       When this issue comes up in 1996, the funding will be determined
for fiscal years 1996-1998. The only way that our representatives can be
aware of the base of support for PBS and funding for these types of
programs is by making our voices heard.
        Please add your name to this list if you believe in what we stand
for.  This list will be forwarded to the President of the United States,
the Vice President of the United States, the House of Representatives and
Congress.
       If you happen to be the 50th, 100th, 150th, etc. signer of this
petition, please forward to:
        kubi7975@blue.univnorthco.edu.

       This way we can keep track of the lists and organize them.  Forward
this to everyone you know, and help us to keep these programs alive.
                                               Thank you.

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1.  Elizabeth Weinert, student, University of Northern Colorado, Co.
2.  Nikki Marchman, student, University of Northern Colorado, Colorado.
3.  Laura King, Salt Lake City, Utah
4.  Mary Lambert, San Francisco, CA
5.  Sam Tucker, Seattle, WA
6.  Steve Mack, Seattle, WA
7.  Stacy Shelley, Sub Pop Records, Seattle, WA.
8.  Amy Saaed, Seattle, WA
9.  Jill Hudgins, Atlanta, GA
10. Alex Goolsby, student, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
11. Aisha K. McGriff, North Carolina School of Science and Math
12. Amy Brushwood, North Carolina School of Science and Math
13. Mason Blackwell, student The College of William and Mary
14. Melinda Murphy, student, St. Mary's College of Maryland
15. Amy Raphael, student, University of Pennsylvania
16. Nancy Adleman, student, Stanford University
17. Paul Bodnar, student, Stanford University
18. Kunal Bajaj, student, University of Pennsylvania
19. Sharon Seltzer, student, University of Pennsylvania
20. Sugirtha Vivekananthan, student, University of Pennsylvania
21. Ann Wang, student, University of Pennsylvania
22. Seth Resler, student, Brown University
23. Leslie Ching, student, Brown University
24. Sylvia Barbut, student, Carnegie Mellon University
25. Karri Plotkin, student, Carnegie Mellon University
26. Kamilla Chaudh, student, Emory University
27. Jon Gordon,student,Princeton University
28. Nadine Knight, student, Princeton University
27. Erica Amianda, student, Johns Hopkins University
30. Rachel Pletcher, student, Johns Hopkins University
31. Janet Aardema, student, Davidson College
32. Kelly Kiefer, student, Davidson College
33. Jane Ruschky, student, Davidson College
34. Courtney Pace, student, Davidson College
35. Allison Patten, student, Northwestern University
36. Chad Ballentine, student, Franklin Road Academy
37. Allison Patten, student, Northwestern University
38. Rachel Allen, student, Rhodes College
39. Mary Rose Herbert, student, Guilford College
40. Christie Todd, student, Rhodes College
41. Athena Petropoulos, Rhodes College
42. Kathryn Hoang, student, Rhodes College
43. Lan To, student, Rhodes College
44. Ben Hagy, student, Reed College
45. Stephanie Marrs, student, University of Pennsylvania
46. Meg Smith, student, Rice University
47. Julian Zinn, student, University of Texas
48. Adam Talianchich, student, University of Texas
49. Michael GLazner, student, Southwestern Universirty
50. Katherine Rainwater, student, Southwestern University
51. Will O'Brien, student, Southwestern University
52. Meridith McConnell, student, Southwestern University
53. Amy Cassata, student, Trinity University
54. Heather Hanchett, student, Trinity University
55. Mike Elsner, student, Trinity University, San Antonio
56. ND Victor Carsrud, student, University of Texas Medical Branch,Galveston
57. Michael Eisenstein, Engineer, Dallas, TX
58. Tehmina Banatwala, English Teacher, Houston, TX
59. Paula Leigh Cox, Account Executive, San Antonio, TX
60. Jennifer Franks, Account executive, San Antonio, TX
61. Mike Mineo, student, UT medical school, Houston, TX
62. Andre de Launay, Amer. Grad. School of Intl.Mgmt, Glendale, AZ
63. Tawne Bachus, Thunerbird, the American Grad School of Intl. Mgmt.,
       Glendale, AZ.
64. Ty Bachus, graphic designer, Herndon, VA
65. Thomas Inskip, software engineer, Washington, DC.
66. Dana Hollish, Green Seal
67. Neil Payne, St. Mary's College, MD
68. Douglas G. Davis, Gainesville, Fl.
69. Paula Garfinkle, Potomac, MD
70. Jeff Boodman, Falls Church, VA
71. Erica Sangster, Graduate School of Design, Cambridge MA
72. Nathalia Glickman, Graduate student, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.
73. Chee Chan, Ex-Pat, Singapore
74. Justin Tan, University of Toronto, Canada
75. Sue Burrows, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
76. Kelly Cox, York University, Toronto, Canada
77. Amanda Holt, Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, Canada
78. Sara Fisher, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
79. Elliot Salmons, Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, >Canada
80. Dori Skye, Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, Canada
81. Jana Atkins, York University, Toronto, Canada
82. Joshua Engel, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
83. Haim Gorodzinsky, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
84. Melissa Medley, Loyola University Chicago, IL
85. Kim Puhr, Loyola University Chicago, IL
86. Lena Dukic, Chicago, IL
87. Betsy Greer, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
88. Lisa Thompson, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
89. Ryan Emanuel, Duke University, Durham, NC
90. Gautham Venkat, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
91. Christina Varughese, u of penn, phila, pa
92. John Varghese, student,University of Md at Baltimore County
93. Jason Putsche, student, University of Md at Baltimore County
94. Melissa Koponen, student, St John's University, Queens, NY
95. Peter C. Frank, student, New York Law School, New York, NY
96. Mark J. Bousquet, student, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY
97. Roberta E. Chase, student, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY
98. David A. Phillips, student, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY
99. James E. Charbonneau, student, Virginia Tech, VA
100. Sara M. Eells, student, Virginia Tech, VA
101. Courtney Reiter, student, Virginia Tech, VA
102. Larissa Buccolo, student, Virginia Tech, VA
103. Amanda Hill, student, Indiana University, IN
104. Tony Grimes, student, Indiana University, IN
105. Laurie Metzger, student, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
106. Amy Smith, student, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
107. Michelle Crispino, student, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
108. Antonella Cavallo, student, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
109. Ranjana Varghese, student, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
110. Jennifer McCloskey, student, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
111. Jenni DuBreuil, student, Salisbury State University, MD
112. Greg Zapiec, student, Salisbury State University, MD
113. Helen Woods, student, Salisbury State University, MD
114. Gary Bringman, student, Salisbury, State University, MD
115. Dave Rabinovitz, Fan of Snuffulluffagas, New Rochelle, New York
116. Thea S. Lovallo, Dated Elmo, Port Chester,NY  (student)
117. Scott Johnson, I am the Cookie Monster... Coo Coo Ca Choo, Nashville, TN
       (musician)
118. Emily Johnson, Bert & Ernie fan, Nashville, TN
119. Greg Engel, I count numbers, Pittsburgh, PA (dentist)
120. Franco Sicilia, Jr., I loved Mr Hooper, Philadelphia, Pa
121. Kelly Icardi, Bitten by The Count, Pittsburgh, PA
122. Lisa Yaszek, graduate student, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
123. Grant Carmichael, Sesame St. makes great use of TV, Grand Rapids, MI
124. Jeffery J. Glasen, Coopersburg, PA
125. Laura Trausch Snyder, High School Math Teacher, Lisle, Illinois -
       Please don't take away Big Bird!
126. Christine Holguin - San Diego Ca.  - Grew up on Sesame Street!!!
       Save it for my kids!!!!!
127. Bess Baer, San Diego, CA
128. Candice Anderson, Newport Beach, CA
129. Rachel Goodwin, M.S., San Francisco, CA  I still watch Sesame Street!!
       It's the greatest.  Just today I saw Oscar teach Sloppy to wiggle.
130. Judy Corse, Jr. High Teacher, Eagle Rock, CA
131. W. Bruce Watson, Livermore, CA
132. Ed Costello, Pleasanton, CA.  Brought to you today by the number '5'.
133. Julie Buehler, San Bruno, CA
134. Denise Ann Maurer, Palo Alto, CA  Save the Snuffle-up-a-gus!
135. B. Kyle Partridge, Somerville, MA  "Mana manam.  Doot doo dee doo doo!"
136. A.Y. Laury, Somerville, MA  The seeds planted by Sesame can one day
       save the world...
137. Alexis M. Scott, Lexington, MA
138. S. Steele, Woodbridge, VA
139. Alexander Whitney, Associate Scientist, Plainsboro, NJ
140. Monica Belton, Assistant Microbiologist, Andover, NJ
141. Marika Skiadas, Assistant Microbiologist, Somerset, NJ
142. Ann Skiadas, Environmental Engineer, Somerset, NJ
143. Sharone Menczel, law student, University of Pennsylvania where are the
       ten missing numbers? (doug anderson, who will be 158)
153. Beth Ritter, Awards Coordinator-MTV Networks New York
154. Julie Kellman MTV Animation-MTV Networks New York
155. Rachelle Etienne MTV Production-MTV Networks, New York
156. Doug Anderson- Associate Producer- MTV SPORTS, NYC
157. Cinnamon-Anne Booth-Production Coordinator,MTV House of Style,NYC
158. Brian Cooper- Production Coordinator, MTV On Air Promos, NYC
159. Marisa Fazzina- Coordinator, MTV On Air Graphics, NYC
       Sesame Street is part of American History!!!
160. Lynne Mishele- Freelance Producer, NYC
161. July Lopez-MTV On Air Graphics,NYC
162. Henry Lescaille - MTVN Human Resources, NYC
163. Matthew Larsen - MTVN Human Resources, NYC
164. Jennifer Langheld - MTV Traffic Assistant, NYC
165. Alyson Leonard- Coordinator, MTV Production Library, NYC
166. R.J. Murphy - Studio Manager, MTV Animation, NYC
167. Michelle Volpe - Office Manager, Cambridge Technology Partners, NYC
168. Nandita Bery - Software Developer, CTP, NYC
169. Mike Apmann - Ernie & Bert rock.  Computer Geek, Pepsi Cola, Somers NY
170. Sal Ulto - Pepsi Cola Somers NY
171. Melissa Ulto - Freelance Productions, NY
172. Grace M. Church - Warner Brothers/Space Jam, Los Angeles CA
       "MANA-MANA DOOT DO DE DOOT!"
173. James C. Sommers - Warner Borthers/Space Jam, Los Angeles CA
174. Lisa Furst- Warner Brothers/Space Jam, Los Angeles CA
175.. Jon Gunn - Warner Brothers/Space Jam, Los Angeles CA
176. Patrick Fitch - Warner Brothers/Space Jam, Los Angeles CA
177. Evan Fisher - Warner Brothers/Space Jam, Los Angeles CA
178. Beth Tigay - Los Angeles CA
179. Hillel Tigay - Los Angeles CA
180. Dan O'Halloran - B.D. Fox/Los Angeles CA
181. Laurie G. Osmond - ABC/Los Angeles, CA 182.
182. Steven J. Davis - ABC/Los Angeles, CA 183.
183. Jennifer M. Miles - ABC/Los Angeles, CA
184. Vincent A. Malizia - Los Angeles, CA
185. Chris R. Dunn - Los Angeles, CA
186. Matthew Coppola - New York, New York
187. Yolanda Sablo-Murray/New York, New York
188. Yvette Jones-Gaines/ ABC/ New York
189. Phyllis Carter/ABC News, New York
190. Melody Finnegan - ABC News, New York
191. Rita Ienco - ABC News, New York
192. Henry Guglielmo - ABC News, New York
193. Laureen Clarke- ABC News, New York
194. John Pfersching-ABC Sports, New York
195. Laura Prego-ABC Sports, New York
196. Mike Webb-ABC Sports, New York - Big Bird Rules!!!!!!
197. Lynn Cadden - ABC Sports, New York - I LOVE ELMO!!!!!
198. Stefan Petrat - ABC News, New York
199. Alison Panico - NTV International Corporation, New York
200. TJ Magill - Derwent Information, Washington, DC
201. Patty Gallagher - Derwent Information, Washington, DC
202. Lesley Weller, cookie lover, Alexandria, VA
203. Kathleen Rumfola, Bethesda, MD
204. Tanja Gatz, Arlington, VA
205. Lori Lefkowitz, Bethesda, MD
206. Terri Monahan, Herndon, VA
207. Marcia Call, Alexandria, VA
208. Nancy Bauer, Alexandria, Va
209. Joyce Eicholtz, for all you Henson fans, LA LA LAND
210. Les Kumagai, Fan As A Child/Fan As a Parent, Redondo Beach, CA
211. Lynne J. Williams, MCI,  Oakland, CA
212. Elizabeth Gates, MCI, Pasadena, CA
213. Diana Calderoni, MCI, Sherman Oaks, CA.
214. Sheila Medley, MCI, Atlanta, GA
215. Mary Noyes, Stackig Advertising & PR, McLean, VA
216. Christy Strazzella, Stackig Advertising & PR, McLean, VA
217. Sara Stein, poppe.com (Poppe Tyson) - New York, NY
218. Alice Hines, poppe.com (Poppe Tyson - New York, NY
219. Erik Hoffman, Klemtner Advertising, New York, NY
220. Laura Horstman, St. Louis, MO
221. Debra Kennard, saved by Super Grover, Chicago, IL
222. Marian Powell, Chicago, IL There's a Cookie Monster in me.
223. Audrey Collins, GE Capital, Chicago, Il
224. Nancy Ropelewski, Washington, DC
225. Lauren ("I can count to 20 thanks to Elmo") Williamson, age 2
225a. David Williamson (Lauren's daddy) San Mateo, CA
226. Yonna Yapou, art historian, Reston VA
227. Alfred Kromholz, management/software analyst, Reston VA
228. Arthur M. (Art) Spanier, Ph.D. - Father of 4, New Orleans, LA
229. Sharon Spanier Mother of 4 - Educator - New Orleans, LA
230. Adam Spanier - LSU Medical School - New Orleans, LA
231. Holly Spanier - H.S. Senior - Louisiana School for Math, Science &
       the Arts.  Natchitoches, LA
232. Rebecca Spanier - H.S. Freshman - "Save Ms. Piggy" - New Orleans, LA
233. David Spanier - 4th Grader - Your signature counts, says the "Count"
       New Oleans, LA
234. Edmund W. Stiles-Professor of Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
235. Boyd R. Strain - Professor of Botany, Duke University
236.. Kate Lajtha - Associate Professor, Oregon State University
237. Tom Fisher - Professor, University of Maryland, CEES
238. Heather L. Berndt - Student, University of Maryland
239. Shannon M. Berndt - Student, Ithaca College
240. Stephanie J. Rzewnicki-Student, Penn State University
241. Dana Melcher-Altoona, PA
242. Amanda Albright- Altoona, PA
243. Shawn Auberzinski- Altoona, PA
244. Anna Becker- Juniata college, Huntingdon, Pa
255. Stephanie Martin-Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA
256. Cecilia Rivas, Washington College, Chestertown, MD (Bert is the Best)
257. Hermenegildo Santiago, Student, Yale University (Big Bird Rocks)
258. Wendee Shinsato, Student, Yale University
259. Erin Suzuki, Student, Brown University
260. Katie McKnight, Student, Brown University
261. Eileen Gibson, student, Yale University
262. Reuben Silberman, student, Yale University (In memorium of Mr. Hooper)
263. Jed Resnick, student, Harvard University
264. Elizabeth Cheng, student, Harvard college
265. Courtney Peck, student, Harvard University
266. Leah Ramella, student, Harvard University
277. Sarah Lee, student, Harvard University
278. Sarah Zehler, student, University of Texas
279. Matt Baker, student, University of Texas
280. Russell Chozick, student, University of Texas
281. Mike Laitala, student, University of Texas
282. Matt Hooper, student, University of Texas
283. Lisa Dubbe, student, University of Texas
284. Autumn Fjeld, genius,  Arizona State University
285. John Koenig, student, Arizona State University
286. Emily Smith, student, Arizona State University
287. Kevin Chasse, student, Arizona State University
288. Jamie Austin Wilde, MM2(SS), USN, "Oscar the Grouch Rules!"