From: Ellietc@aol.com
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 13:31:42 EST
Subject: re: just trying to help a fellow artist and getting my hands
To: balloon@balloonhq.com

Hello all.

I am just a little distressed and will try to keep this brief.  Below you 
will find referenced two emails, one sent to me directly and one sent to the 
list.  I am still a little new around here and don't want to step on any toes 
or irritate people.  I read a request from a fellow artist asking for 
assistance on face painting.

As we are not all so fortunate to be able to support ourselves solely on our 
balloon skills alone, and as I was under the impression that this was a forum 
for aiding other members of our artistic community I decided to help out.  

You all received a rather detailed email on facepainting a couple of days 
back and I apologize for any inconvenience you may have suffered by receiving 
this message.  I was only trying to help out as many folks as possible.  I am 
also quite sorry to see that some folks were not able to discern by reading 
the subject line on the email that the content of said message would not 
necessarily pertain to their specific interests and did not just choose to 
delete it as I have done with postings that I have received and not had need 
of.  

I do understand that this is a forum for exchanging information in the 
BALLOON world, but as a clown and children's entertainer for over 7 years now 
I was under the impression that this service was a kind of kissing cousin as 
it were.  

I reiterate that I do not wish to create any animosity with any of my fellow 
artists and am only trying to lend a helping hand when one is requested, 
however after receiving a couple of messages similar in strain to the one 
below I will now seriously think twice about offering help.

Not that it matters, but I went to tremendous effort to help out the original 
requester as I had just been severely bitten by a cat and could only type 
with one hand.  To have that hand slapped so hard really hurts.

Again, I apologize for any inconvenience any of you may have suffered on my 
behalf and, incidentally I also want to thank those of you who did not feel 
as the gentleman below did and were gracious and generous with your advice 
and assistance as well.  Thanks to you kind folks I found out about some 
other sites that will help me immensely.

No hard feelings, just slightly hurt ones,

Take care,

Tisza Major AKA Ellie The Clown

Subj:    Re: face painting help :-)
Date:   2/17/00 12:19:09 AM Pacific Standard Time
From:   flatfoot@iafrica.com (Garth)
To: Ellietc@aol.com

please  keep this crap off the BALLOON list

----- Original Message -----
From: <Ellietc@aol.com>
To: <whaley_f@popmail.firn.edu>
Cc: balloon list <balloon@balloonhq.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 8:21 AM
Subject: face painting help :-)p a fellow artist and getting my hands



Date:   2/14/00 3:10:32 PM Pacific Standard Time
From:   whaley_f@popmail.firn.edu (whaley_f)
Reply-to:   <A HREF="mailto:whaley_f@popmail.firn.edu">whaley_f@popmail.firn.e
du</A>
To: balloon@balloonhq.com (balloon list)

I know it's probably in the guide but my server isn't acting right right
now.  I have a party coming up and I'm supposed to face paint.  Not a
problem.  But....

What type of paints should I get?
Brushes?  Do I need a different brush for each child or just one per
color?

Thanks.

Freda