tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post5814619835822391404..comments2024-01-09T17:48:45.910-06:00Comments on Travis Erwin: How Far?Travis Erwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-75551848103495498202008-09-26T08:55:00.000-05:002008-09-26T08:55:00.000-05:00I think you should tell us all what it is. Maybe s...I think you should tell us all what it is. Maybe someone (in their long ago and misspent youth, of course) broke the same law and could tell you about it without the risk. <BR/><BR/>Of course, I may be saying that just because I want to know what it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-54860273996229572022008-09-23T02:18:00.000-05:002008-09-23T02:18:00.000-05:00c'mon, guys... think of all of the novel worthy ch...c'mon, guys... think of all of the novel worthy characters Travis would meet in jail. And later on in prison if he were to be convicted? That's valuable book fodder!Monnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13998729112903749621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-50944946469536195972008-09-22T14:55:00.000-05:002008-09-22T14:55:00.000-05:00Protect your livelihood, man...too many people are...Protect your livelihood, man...too many people are ending up jobless & homeless these days. Screw research (for the time being, at least.) Can you possibly speak w/someone else who has the experience about it?Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-46129467051918215952008-09-22T13:29:00.000-05:002008-09-22T13:29:00.000-05:00Just don't get caught. ;)Just don't get caught. ;)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442346154131507824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-87279628548500693582008-09-22T10:38:00.000-05:002008-09-22T10:38:00.000-05:00With the plethora of information available on the ...With the plethora of information available on the internet today, I think you could probably find someone that has committed this crime and get their take on it. Better than risking life or limb, right?Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-2361901994517233022008-09-22T06:30:00.000-05:002008-09-22T06:30:00.000-05:00I've already broken plenty enough laws to write a ...I've already broken plenty enough laws to write a book. Maybe that's my calling? ;)Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584354669062073865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-68210906403751921002008-09-22T01:23:00.000-05:002008-09-22T01:23:00.000-05:00Hey there Travis! I have added to my blog for your...Hey there Travis! I have added to my blog for your Your Town Monday! Go take a peek, pretty cool trip!<BR/>What's been going on...did someone say you committed a crime...were you caught?! I guess you will be now...lol!<BR/>Hugs,<BR/>RobynAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08105529545402805909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-64435136880773895982008-09-21T20:51:00.000-05:002008-09-21T20:51:00.000-05:00Hey!!!I know what it is you're thinking of. You're...Hey!!!<BR/>I know what it is you're thinking of. You're going to steal a nuclear warhead from the Pantex plant, right?<BR/><BR/>Good idea. Should be a piece of cakealex ketohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08003786334665677107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-55194416272537837112008-09-21T20:50:00.000-05:002008-09-21T20:50:00.000-05:00Ahem,That Angus before me. My son was logged on th...Ahem,<BR/>That Angus before me. My son was logged on the computer.alex ketohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08003786334665677107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-57444378621505449112008-09-21T20:48:00.000-05:002008-09-21T20:48:00.000-05:00I think the courts will buy it for sure."Gee whili...I think the courts will buy it for sure.<BR/><BR/>"Gee whilickers, Mr. Erwin, we just didn't know you was doing research. Tell you what, we'll cut the sentence from ten years in the state pen to nine years and 364 days. See, we care." <BR/><BR/>But if you do get locked up, I'll write. Good luckAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187288539271114439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-15903232406680463512008-09-21T18:44:00.000-05:002008-09-21T18:44:00.000-05:00Travis, I am working with a couple of our Amarillo...Travis, I am working with a couple of our Amarillo police officers right now on my book and I'm sure they would be more than happy to help you out. <BR/><BR/>Keep in mind... Jail is BAD! Prison is WORSE! <BR/><BR/>Let me know if you want to talk to them and I will give you all their contact information and let them know you will be getting in touch! <BR/><BR/>Try to stay out of trouble. Your wife would probably appreciate it!Crystal Phareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14881609059618148820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-36428017993673717592008-09-21T11:58:00.000-05:002008-09-21T11:58:00.000-05:00I don't think I could go so far as to possibly bre...I don't think I could go so far as to possibly break the law and/or put myself at risk for injury or worse. Is there a way you can talk to people who've committed said crime and do your "research" that way? Actors and actresses do that for roles all the time versus doing the actual feat they are to do or have done as the character. Just a thought.<BR/><BR/>With all that being said though, I guess it would depend on the actual crime. I mean, you could be talking about something as small as jaywalking for all we know and I'd certainly do something like that for research. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with whatever you decide. But just keep one thing in mind: "Will someone be willing and able to bail me out if I get arrested?"Design Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294606614800938784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-49641490715159437612008-09-21T10:44:00.000-05:002008-09-21T10:44:00.000-05:00"Would the courts be more lenient if I got caught ..."Would the courts be more lenient if I got caught and told them it was in the name of book research?"<BR/><BR/>I can name several actors and writers who tried that excuse. Judge said: Fuck that! (well those weren't the exact words, but you get the point).<BR/><BR/>Lots of criminals (with immunity deals) are testifying in the OJ trial. Quite a bunch of novel-worthy characters. Quite a few have written books. <BR/><BR/>Lots of true crime books out there written by the criminals themselves.<BR/><BR/>Seems BEING a criminal just might land you a book deal (plus some jail time). <BR/><BR/>For laughs, giggles and research I took a class in forensic psychology. Realized a degree would give me street cred w/an agent, plus I'd learn enough to be confident to write about it (or delude myself into thinking so).<BR/><BR/>Then there was my stint as the medical examiner's office. Plenty of grist for the mill and plenty of exposure to deadly bio-hazard. Hands-on research does have its risks, bro. <BR/><BR/>Nearly 20K in tuition, and 2 1/2 years later, I'm about to graduate. Figured if the writing don't pan out, being a real-life sleuth will. <BR/><BR/>Who knows? I may enjoy being a sleuth more than a writer. Ironic that it all started w/research.Josephine Damianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17952030380866201241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-78927254418414460002008-09-21T10:24:00.000-05:002008-09-21T10:24:00.000-05:00I don't know how far I would go -- but I'll say th...I don't know how far I would go -- but I'll say that my own novel research (mostly online) has taken me to many strange places. Fortunately, the library is not one of them since the information is only a few keystrokes away.<BR/><BR/>Don't do anything dangerous.Tena Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08630397939303203418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-52600722440276962772008-09-21T09:56:00.000-05:002008-09-21T09:56:00.000-05:00Travis' wife says: Knowing what he is ta...Travis' wife says:<BR/><BR/> Knowing what he is talking about doing cracks me up with what everyone has come up with what you would do. You cannot bungy jump off Grain elevators unless you want to bang your body up against a concrete building. <BR/><BR/>If you already have a book published and word gets out you went to jail in the name of research for the next book...Get on it big boy. I am with Charles though not in a nasty jail...you might catch something and bring it home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-46379174770786880402008-09-21T08:32:00.000-05:002008-09-21T08:32:00.000-05:00: ): )High Power Rocketryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537203640644706903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-63233057424146354222008-09-21T07:55:00.000-05:002008-09-21T07:55:00.000-05:00Doing what you're suggesting would be going just a...Doing what you're suggesting would be going just a tad too far in my book.<BR/><BR/>Research is all well and good, and more power to you for doing it, but as the first commenter suggested, talk to a few police officers about it or even visit someone in the county jail for their take on it.<BR/><BR/>For God's sake, don't do this yourself.<BR/><BR/>No matter what level of government you're in, unless you got friends in high places that can do things for you, you will become royally F'd.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-11635343891909800632008-09-21T07:13:00.000-05:002008-09-21T07:13:00.000-05:00Try to stay to the misdemeanor category, but in un...Try to stay to the misdemeanor category, but in understanding the judicial process it certainly helps to wind your way through it in the first person.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-41264979141328346262008-09-21T01:09:00.000-05:002008-09-21T01:09:00.000-05:00I guess it all depends on whether I thought I coul...I guess it all depends on whether I thought I could get away with it. I certainly wouldn't want to spend any time in Jail in the New Orleans area. That would just be gross.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-56198226250172067922008-09-20T23:02:00.000-05:002008-09-20T23:02:00.000-05:00I've never felt the need to commit a crime, but I ...I've never felt the need to commit a crime, but I do feel the need to visit every location I use for a scene. So I've spent the night in a cemetery, stomped around central Turkey, and even pushed my way <I>into</I> a rioting mob in Berlin. I've long wanted to spend a year as a street person, but that would mean abandoning my daughter.<BR/><BR/>Risks? Yes, aplenty. Jail? No, yuck. They do things to people in jail that I don't want done to me.Stephen Parrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883165490847664389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-40437714912716884722008-09-20T20:14:00.000-05:002008-09-20T20:14:00.000-05:00Overall Travis, this is not a good idea. Better to...Overall Travis, this is not a good idea. Better to speak to the local police about your research project. If I can do criminal investigation research from my computer or throw questions over to my cop buddies, so can you.<BR/><BR/>Besides, every so often a government agency comes sniffing at a blogger site just to see what's been written...and here you have literally stated a possible pre-crime. Not very smart. Although you could, in your defense, say it was all part of your research.<BR/><BR/>I agree with Chris Eldin, go to a prison, speak to the warden about your research and go from there. But do not commit a crime just to find out how it felt! Loeb and Leopold did that, and just look what happened to them!!!Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-56419984166704754832008-09-20T19:32:00.000-05:002008-09-20T19:32:00.000-05:00Gee Travis. I dunno. It depends. I don't believe t...Gee Travis. I dunno. It depends. I don't believe there is any such thing as a "victimless" crime. If you trespass you are going on property someone else owns and that makes them a victim of your trespassing thus making it a non - victimless crime. <BR/><BR/>I would not go so far as to break the law but I might see if could interview a few criminals in the city/county jail who might have done something I need as research for my next book. :DpreTzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536465579225240434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-34765742636519588472008-09-20T17:58:00.000-05:002008-09-20T17:58:00.000-05:00i saw as long as you dont get caught, its gonna be...i saw as long as you dont get caught, its gonna be a great book. Of course, prison sucks. I think you need to do a novel on strippers, thats researchJoshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05392363844762406853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-65613112414980885852008-09-20T17:07:00.000-05:002008-09-20T17:07:00.000-05:00Not that far! LOL! It's kind of the method actor a...Not that far! LOL! It's kind of the method actor approach to novel writing. I'd probably do research online about people who had broken the law and leave it at that. :)<BR/><BR/>But then - I write murder mysteries, so I have to take a different approach...Robin Lemkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254896327174187893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-46466366609060673082008-09-20T16:08:00.000-05:002008-09-20T16:08:00.000-05:00I figure if you plan on base jumping you won't min...I figure if you plan on base jumping you won't mind that sort of research! (That's what it sounds like, anyhow.)<BR/><BR/>Me, I am not going to go breaking laws and lose my clearance and job by getting caught. I figure I can just suffer and do my best to read up on or talk to people about whatever issue I have. I am pretty good and figuring out how people think and where they are coming from, so I hope I can manage without going to great extremes.<BR/><BR/>What I seek to do is get the environment right. I travel and take copious notes, photos and get touristy/local type info to take home.writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.com