Hi, Chickens:
Fall has arrived, with its rain & chilly-ness; the city's mood is subdued, but there is still the electricity of new sweaters, boots & scarves to combat any ennui.
I have NEWS!!!---I thank you so much for your unflagging support of my move six months ago from Rudy's Barbershop to Raven's salon on Pine & Melrose! At that time I took a bit of a pay cut from my going rate at Rudy's ($25 for a style cut/ more for long hair) to match the prices at Raven ($21 and up) so I could fit in, and I was glad my loyal clients could enjoy a price break for their trouble. I have been deliriously happy at my new salon, and have been fortunate enough to meet a number of new clients who have graciously become repeat customers. I LOVE YOU ALL, and hope you will continue to see me at Raven after our price raise starting Dec.1st--style cuts will be $25, bobs/long hair cuts will be $37. We're trying to meet the cost of living/business, and feel our haircuts are worth every penny--we hope you agree! Thanks again for your patronage, and I hope you'll continue to come in--we'd love to see you!!!
Friday, October 26, 2012
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
"Celebrity Sperm Bank": Art Comes to Life, Pun Intended!
Chickens, you may remember a little story I wrote called "Celebrity Sperm Bank," which was published in The Ledge Magazine's Summer 2011 Issue No. 33. Well, check out this new development, here with pretty pictures: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9613099/Celebrity-sperm-donor-service-gears-up-for-launch.html
Or, just the text:
Or, just the text:
7:14PM BST 16 Oct 2012
Fame Daddy will offer would-be-mothers
“top quality celebrity surrogate fathers” when it launches next February,
according to Dan Richards, its chief executive.
Prices will start at £15,000 for a premium sperm service from the clinic.
The company’s website, which launched last week, claims that women can pick
from a range of celebrated high-achievers when picking a prospective father
for their offspring. The identities of each high-flying father will kept
secret as the donors have been guaranteed anonymity. The men will also be
required to sign a legal waiver of their rights to access to the child.
However would-be mothers using the Fame Daddy clinic will be able to identify
their area of achievement and other personal attributes.
They can choose from donor dads who have excelled in a range of fields
including sport, entertainment and business. The website lists a range of
“sample profiles” of typical sperm donors, including an Oscar-winning actor,
a member of the House of Lords and an ex-Premiership footballer.
Last night Mr Richards admitted that the clinic has no real sperm samples “as
of yet”. He said that the online descriptions are examples of the type of
clientele that Fame Daddy “intends to attract”.
However he said that the site’s register of possible donors already includes a retired ATP tennis pro, retired English cricketers and a multi-platinum recording artists.
Mr Richards said: “We currently have about 40 people on our register of interested donors. Of course, until we have premises we cannot store sperm and therefore we as of yet have no actual samples. I am confident most of these will donate once we are operational.”
He said that “like all licensed clinics”, information about the donors will be stored in a confidential registry “that can be accessed by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), who also manage our file architecture and data management systems”.
The company is “confident” it will complete the four-month application process for HFEA approval by next February.
Mr Richards said: "Our vision is to help women give their children the very best chance in life.
"To be able to harvest potential from the global gene pool, rather than from the more limited selection of the men she comes into direct contact with, is a major evolutionary leap for women.
"Our aim is to provide excellent levels of medical care in a supportive and nurturing environment. We will offer a range of top quality celebrity surrogate fathers whose contributions are exclusively available at our fertility clinic.
"Whether it is talent on the stage or pitch, having a world beating voice, or just being very beautiful, Fame Daddy will have the perfect celebrity surrogate daddy."
However he said that the site’s register of possible donors already includes a retired ATP tennis pro, retired English cricketers and a multi-platinum recording artists.
Mr Richards said: “We currently have about 40 people on our register of interested donors. Of course, until we have premises we cannot store sperm and therefore we as of yet have no actual samples. I am confident most of these will donate once we are operational.”
He said that “like all licensed clinics”, information about the donors will be stored in a confidential registry “that can be accessed by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), who also manage our file architecture and data management systems”.
The company is “confident” it will complete the four-month application process for HFEA approval by next February.
Mr Richards said: "Our vision is to help women give their children the very best chance in life.
"To be able to harvest potential from the global gene pool, rather than from the more limited selection of the men she comes into direct contact with, is a major evolutionary leap for women.
"Our aim is to provide excellent levels of medical care in a supportive and nurturing environment. We will offer a range of top quality celebrity surrogate fathers whose contributions are exclusively available at our fertility clinic.
"Whether it is talent on the stage or pitch, having a world beating voice, or just being very beautiful, Fame Daddy will have the perfect celebrity surrogate daddy."
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