I'm writing a book/taking pictures/making a movie(documentary) about messengers. Could you put me in touch with some. . tell me when your next event is. . . help me gather some together to be filmed?

1.Hermes
"In general it should be known that we're a bit jaded about this subject. We have encountered a number of journalists/artists/advertisers who seem to have the notion that they're doing a favor for messengers by 'honoring' us with cataloging our doings in general. This concept DOES work with rookies; or those few messengers who are good enough in their hearts to ignore the fact that they are being used. For the most part, however, messengers will be very willing to give if they feel that they are first being GIVEN something tangible by the journalist/artist/advertiser. My recommendation is for the party that wants something from us to be prepared to meet us at the bar and buy us a lot of beer. I understand that often you may feel that your story/movie/billboard will be real important, but you may be interested to learn that it may be quite unimportant to us."

2. TONE:
"I don't drink beer, but I would like something tangible from anyone who might be working on a messenger related project who also gets assistance from me. This means at least a copy of the magazine, which an article about messengers might be in, a copy of a book or calendar, a print of a photograph taken, or a video tape of a documentary I am interviewed in, etc. Also the person/party who would like to work on a project affiliated with messengers should keep in mind that they were the ones, who contacted me/us, and should adjust their schedule to ours. Most messengers have to work hard and long hours to make the rent, so anyone who wants a piece of our time should be willing to accept that factor, otherwise pay up for the time, and I would highly recommend considering monetary compensation of some sort. Messengers will respect you more and feel they are being treated in a professional manner. For god's sake at least buy a messenger a lunch or dinner, etc., and respect the fact that a messenger is in the business of delivering quickly. Don't expect a messenger to sit in front of a camera and look pretty while on the job, unless they are total rookies or unprofessional. Real messengers can't stay put for too long. You should also never expect messengers to jump at the immediate chance to do an interview, shoot, or whatever which has a dealine of a less than two days. Organzing messengers for such projects takes time. We are not sitting around at a casting or modelling agency."