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Old 04-24-2008, 02:21 AM
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Default Re: Wall Street Journal: 'Leisureville: Adventures in America's Retirement Utopias'

Mr. Blechman has initiated a marketing machine, a little "cottage industry" to help promote his new book, "Liesureville."* Check out the beginnings of his blog site at http://andrewblechman.blogspot.com/* It's beginning to sound like a bit of a crusade against retirement choices and lifestyle communities.* I wonder if he's considered the anti-social attributes of cottages?

Part of his marketing effort is a selection of merchandise he is offering to promote his new brand of bigotry at http://www.cafepress.com/leisureville .* Nothing really offensive - just slightly mocking via the logo (house, cart, house, cart, house, cart, house) - but the potential is there. Actually the graphic is kind of cute.

Mr. Blechman is obviously a big fan of cultural diversity and shows a bewildered disdain toward anyone who breaks out of that mold. He is absolutely a product of his generation, showing astonishment at the old ways of the older folk. But at least he's made an effort to understand. The challenge was obviously compelling since he has taken a chunk of time out of his life to research and write a book.

You also may be interested in providing your thoughts of the book (based on the content of this thread if you haven't read the book yet) at the Amazon.com site here:* http://www.amazon.com/Leisureville-A...9003817&sr=8-1
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