At 9:53 PM 8/5/99, Larry A. Beach wrote: >Debby wrote: >> >> > I have been getting some strange email requests lately as a result of >>my Barton Quest web site. >> >> A television producer inquired (by email and by signing the guest >>book) about background information on Mark Barton of the Atlanta >>shooting. >> >> A second request was for family information for Stephen Barton from >>"Phantom of the Opera" fame. >> >> Does anyone know any Barton family connections to these two? >> >> Debby >I haven't seen any connection yet, but Mark Barton's middle name is >Orrin, which is used several times in my line. >Larry > > Hi, I'm sure they are looking for a fairly close relative, a cousin or in-law, who will fill in all the details of this man's life--what he ate for breakfast, what tv shows he watched, etc. The media seem to be obsessed with this sort of detail about everybody they have occasion to report on. Ruth Ruth (HOUGHTON) BARTON Westminster,Vermont, USA mrgjb@sover.net