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could you imagine president putin crying over a singer?'
while he's shirtless on a horse ? er.. yeah.
o.k. another idea... start a Nomi blog/fan site, it'll take time but maybe you can get in touch with people who knew him that way, and they'll share stories on your site then you can ask them if you can use them in your book. This way you won't have to do as much work, though you may still need to make contacts and go to exotic places like Dusseldorf to interview dying relatives in hospices, so you got that to look forward too !
You may also want to launch a Kickstarter, because M told me he's not gonna fund your trip, in fear that you'll just stay home and blow it all on baklava instead !