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From: jvif@spacelab.net (John Velez)
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 1997 15:42:23 -0500
Fwd Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1997 04:53:02 -0400
Subject: What I did on summer vacation - 2 of 2

                     "Not goodby, just so long for now"
                               John Velez

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        I need to take a long sabbatical. It was _only_ out of a deep sense
of gratitude to Budd Hopkins for all of the help that he freely gave to
myself and my family that I consented to do anything 'public' in the first
place. I am not now, nor have I ever been a "camera-whore"! (Although I've
met several abductees along the way who are!) I have always been a very
private person and I need to restore that condition to some extent.

        If not for Budd, and my deep affection and respect for him, you
would _never_ have seen my face or ever have heard my name. I now need to
pay some attention to my family and my personal life, but I also need to
make it clear that this has nothing to do with Budd. After five years of
unpaid hard work it's just time for me to concentrate on my own family and
sorely neglected finances.

        It's not a "take this job and shove it" situation by any stretch
of the imagination. My work on the internet on behalf of the Intruders
Foundation requires twelve to fourteen hours a day, seven days a week. I'm
not related to the Rockefellers, nor does Budd have the funding to pay me
for it. I've been supporting myself by doing (side jobs) guitar repairs and
adjustments and the occasional printing job in order to generate income.
It's simply not enough and it has begun to affect my family. THAT'S WHERE I
DRAW THE LINE!

        It's just a simple matter of restoring some sense of balance. In
order for that to happen I have to let the pendulum swing back all the way
in the opposite direction and hope that it eventually finds a happy middle
ground.

        This 'business' can be (and is) all-consuming. I don't ever want to
become 'one dimensional' because all of the data input that's coming in
relates to just one issue or subject. I spend so very much time working
with people in need that all else has fallen by the wayside. The only
source of 'data input' has become UFO or abduction related. That's not a
healthy state of affairs and I know it. So, I'm doing what I have to do
to remedy the situation.

        I will continue to maintain the IF website, I am however pulling
my name and e-mail address off of it. The folks I am currently working with
will be tha last for a while. People can still contact Budd directly at our
snail-mail address. Hopefully, when I get some financial issues straightened
out and restore some sense of balance in my life, I'll be able to come
back and help to carry the stone again.

        So, this is not a resignation as much as it is a sorely needed
sabbatical. Errol's UFO UpDates has always been a fun, relaxing and almost
recreational activity for me and I plan to continue my involvement there.
I have grown very fond of some of the members of our list and my
interactions with them, (After all, I can't be expected to 'kick cold
turkey'! <G>) So I'll be around.

        For now, no more TV or radio interviews, no more conferences,
no more lectures, no more work with abductees. (Unless someone is willing
to PAY ME for it!) Johnny needs to re-group, re-focus, and tend to some
important personal matters that have been badly neglected as a result of my
work in ufology.

        See you guys on the list.

        John Velez, (Private guy) Ahhh, that felt good to say! <G>



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