1 October 2001

From: Richard Szymczuk

Sent: Monday, 1 October 2001 5:35 PM

To: Simon Kirby

Subject: Thursday is good

G'day Kirbs

Thursday 12.30 is good for me.

Please find attached the "Geetex" words.

You're welcome to give me a call/email in the meantime.

Cheers, Dick.

Book title Notes

In the book, there will be approx:

20 Petrol station/signs/ images, 5 Petrol Bowser images, 8 Milk Bars images,

5 miscellaneuous images, ala 2 ‘Coca Cola’ signs. I have some 7’ back-up’ images as well.

KIRBS, below is a possible list of words/titles for the Book ‘Title’:

GEELONG,TEXAS.
GEELONGTEXAS.
ROADSIDE VANISHINGS.
AMERICANA,GEELONG.
GEELONG, AMERICANA
DID YOU GO TO AMERICA? NAH! .
GEELONG,AMERICA.
GEELONGAMERICA.
GEELONG, ARIZONA. .
LAST STOP
LAST SERVICE ..........
THE LAST SERVICE.
LAST CHANCE.
THE FINAL STOP.....FILL ‘ER UP!
THE END OF THE ROAD.... PHOTOGRAPHS OF A DISAPPEARING ROADSIDE CULTURE
END OF THE ROAD!
GEELONG GONE..
GEELONG, U.S.A.,
GEELONG 66
FORGOTTEN HIGHWAY
ABANDONED DREAMS
ABANDONED HIGHWAY
DESERTED DREAMS .
FILL ‘ER UP; LAST STOP. .
EARMARKED: FOR DEMOLITION
DEADLINE: DEMOLITION.
DEMOLITION DEADLINE.
DESERTED...FORGOTTEN.....GONE
DEMOLISHED, DESERTED, FORGOTTEN.
A TIME FORGOTTEN.

At the moment, I can’t find the correct meaning of ‘Googie’. I misplaced the book somewhere!

From: Richard Szymczuk

Sent: Thursday, 4 October 2001 11:00 PM

To: Simon Kirby

Subject: Book Title.

Kirbs,

Find enclosed a 'RTF' of the title ideas as we discussed.

While there is a large percentage of 'Petrol Station'(buildings/ signs/ bowsers) images, there are other roadside buildings (milk bars) and images as well.

I guess the book concept deals with the disappearance of a 'Roadside Culture' which encompasses a variety of 'things' that we see less of, as the years go by.

With 'Post War Architecture' Petrol stations, being replaced by Super-slick petrol Stations, while the role of the Milk Bar, is being replaced by 24 hr '7-Elevens', and 24 hr Supermarkets.

Other Signs and quirky roadside things are just plain old demolished/removed.

We're losing a lot.

Dick.

From: Richard Szymczuk
Sent: Wednesday, 10 October 2001 8:07 PM
To: Simon Kirby

Subject: Re: book intro

on 10/10/01 3:50 PM, Simon Kirby at simon@digitalzoo.com.au wrote:

> Hey Dick,
>
> I've finished my second draft but I want to re-read it tonight just to
> make sure.
>
> Hope this is okay.
>
> regards
>
> Simon
>
>
> ----
> Simon Kirby

I tried today to set up the Quark Book-layout situation at school, but it looks like I might have to do it at home and then take all of the files/tiffs to school to burn a CD for the Printer. Very annoying.

The photos appear to be OK, and I am sure the layouts and words will look good. I've yet to draft a 'Forward' to the book. I'll probably do that in two weeks time.

I also need to work out a sequence to the photos in the book.

I'm in 2 minds as to whether to stick to "Geelongtexas", (as I specified this title in my 'Proposal'). Perhaps the change of title we discussed last week, could be a supporting line.

We've got so much work yesterday. Too much.

Check you soon.

Dick.

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Szymczuk
Sent: Thursday, 11 October 2001 9:30 PM
To: Simon Kirby

Subject: Geelongs' Lost highway

Kirbs,

The title: "Lost Highways" is beautiful. How could we possibly go past this one? I actually had a dream that I went to David Lynch's house, the other night!

The supporting line is 'Spot on'. The book-words are fantastic. It reads beautifully. You've done a brilliant job.

I only had to put in some commas, and a couple of minor words. It now reads pretty tight.

I will give you a phone call extremely soon.

Thanks Kirbs.

Now with the 'Quark'.

Dick.

From: Simon Kirby
Sent: Friday, 12 October 2001 9:29 AM
To: 'Richard Szymczuk'
Subject: RE: Geelong’s' Lost highway

Hey Dick,

I just had a look at the copy again, I have picked ten or twenty little edits I would like to do.

Could you send me your tweaked version and I'll tweak that.

Sorry, if I'm being a pain, but I think it’s worth getting right.

As tight as your compositions...

Kirbs

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Szymczuk
Sent: Friday, 12 October 2001 5:19 PM
To: Simon Kirby

Subject: Lost highway edit.

G'day Kirbs'

Here's the text attached. I put in some commas and I had to convert the “&” inverted thingos, as my computer/Mac scrambled them into some weird shapes.

Cheers,

Dick.

From: Simon Kirby
Sent: Monday, 15 October 2001 1:08 PM
To: 'Richard Szymczuk'

Subject: RE: Lost highway edit.

Hi Dick,

I've gone through the text and made a few changes - the main one being to remove capitalisation from "Petrol Station" and "Milk Bar" - as well as adding a hyphen to "milk-bar". I did this because they aren't proper nouns.

I have also removed a few words to cut some repetition and added a couple to fix some of my own clumsy errors...

Cheers

Kirbs

From: Richard Szymczuk
Sent: Friday, 26 October 2001 12:25 PM
To: Simon Kirby

Subject: Lost Highway 'Foreword'

G'day Kirbs'

Please find attached a text file of the 'Foreword' of the book. I thought I would send it to you to check over for your approval.

Hopefully it makes sense!

If you wish to alter it, in regards your contribution / acknowledgement, you're most welcome.

I've laid out the book so it is almost ready for a post-script print.

Hope things are goin' good,

Dick