[Aztlan] 2012 Conference Trailer

[Hoopes, John W]

Hi Elaine,

The 2012 aficionados clearly have the edge on the academic experts we
know and love when it comes to marketing.  Surely that's a situation
that can be remedied the usual abundance of cleverness, creativity, and
questionable humor.

I think the time has come for a cool video on YouTube (with a rockin'
soundtrack) to promote the Texas Maya Meetings...  

John

-----Original Message-----
From: Elaine Day Schele [mailto:eschele at austin.rr.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 3:22 PM
To: Hoopes, John W; Aztlan at lists.famsi.org
Subject: RE: [Aztlan] 2012 Conference Trailer


Hi John,

I love it!!!  As I watched the video, I had this awesome flashback to
the Age of Aquarius back in 60's, even though the music was 1980's REM
("end of the world as we know it").  I couldn't help but think "yes, the
Maya knew it all!"  But the film displays the Aztec Calendar Stone on
two scenes, revealing that indeed, the claim of expertise about 2012 is
a little less than the truth! Granted of course that there are
similarities between the Aztec and Maya Calendar.  The video and the
music is so appealing, but of course the Maya calendar experts they list
are not those that many of us look to for answers about the Maya
Calendar.

This "2012 Conference" that they are advertising will take place March
1, 2012 in California and most likely will be at the same time that the
Austin Maya Meetings will be happening.  Perhaps we should ride the
tails of their advertising bonanza and couch our Austin 2012 meeting the
as a "2012 Conference Extravaganza - You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet - Maya
Meeting Workshop and Symposium". 

<grins>
Elaine