Re: Why and how people work for free on "challenges"

[Simon Spero <ses@tipper.oit.unc.edu>]

On Mon, 25 Mar 1996, Alan Horowitz wrote:

> Why does the news media think I care if someone has succeeded in 
> ballooning across the Atlantic Ocean?  

Because it's a cool thing to do?

And why isn't he using his own airline  :-) (Love those Masseusses in "Upper 
Class")

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