I am in Todays Advertiser - pg. 18 (10/03/2008)

"My View"
Question: Should the Adelaide Festival be an annual event?


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So yesterday I was in Rundle mall sitting down waiting for Sara when a journalist and a photographer came up to me and asked if they could take a few minutes of my time and ask me some survey questions. Sure, why not I said.

Here is how the conversation went.

Journalist: "Hi, how are you going?".

Me: "Pretty good thanks".

Journalist: "I was wondering if you could spare a few minutes to answer a few survey questions".

Me: "Yeah sure, go for it".

Journalist: "Okay, so do you think the Adelaide festival should be a yearly thing?".

Me: "Yeah".
(I was thinking but did not get time to say, because that would bring more artists/comedians/shows to Adelaide giving me more choice in Entertainment).

Journalist: "Alright cool and just one more question, do you think that having it every year would make it less special?".

Me: "Yeah, it would".

Journalist: "So if I could just get your name, age and suburb".

Me: "Yep, my name is Nathan...." *I pause as he writes my first name* "Kowald...", I say ending in a high note as if I was unsure. *This meets the usual puzzled expression requiring the letter by letter spell out*. "So that's, K O W A L D", I say.

Journalist: *writes down K O W A L V*

Me: "Oops sorry, no, D, K O W A L Deee not V".

Journalist: *makes the changes*

Me: "My ages is.." *I pause to think about it* "25", I say hesitantly while I confirm in my head that yes I am actually 25. "And my suburb is Goodwood".

Journalist: "Oh, I just live around the corner in ________" (a suburb I forget).

Me: "Oh cool", I reply. *did not know how to respond*

Journalist: "Okay, that was easy wasn't it. Now just the last bit we will take a photo of you".

Me: "Yep".

Photographer: *takes 2 shots* then says, "A nice big smile like before". *Like before? I think.*

Me: *Smiles*

Photographer: *takes 3rd and final shot then shows me the photo he took in his camera's view finder*.

Me: I nod at the picture of myself and give an obligatory, "Yep, nice".

Journalist: "Thanks a lot, this will be in tomorrows paper".

Me: "Cool, thanks for that".

Journalist: "Thanks, enjoy the rest of your weekend".

Me: "Thanks, you too".


So as you can see, what made the paper was not a direct quote. But then again, you need to add words when the responses to your questions are just yeah and yep. Also, I would never use the expression, "It would probably take the shine away from it". My general view however was portrayed. The journalist was youngish, well dressed, cool and easy to talk to.


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Posted by Nathan Kowald @ 4:52 PM