the_blather_red_book peyton Hello. It's me. Due to the excellent idea by someone on blue, I too shall now begin the process of making a blather_red book that hopefully will travel around the U.S. I'm returning this week from my two year hiatus in Japan, and as soon as I find a Wal-Mart (ick) I'm going to buy one of those huge industrial size scrapbooks, from which I will throw in some pictures and some writing or whatever. Then, after that, I will find a nice large box and mail it to whomever on red that asks to see it. Hopefully, they will also do the same, and follow it down the line. I will be starting the book, but of course it won't be mine. I might make a list or something to keep some sense of where the book is, but I'm not going to start some regimented process or procedure of where the book might go. Just find someone on this page who you think would like the book, and pass it on. Put whatever you want in there, as long as it isn't hazardous to the next people in line. :) As blather, I hope no one takes it upon themselves to be the blather_book_editor or to be greedy and just steal the damn thing outright. I hope it works out. I'm not saying it has to be exclusive to red either, so maybe it can be the blather_book_one and blather_book_two. Surely two books won't be too much for this idea. :) I should be ready to have it out by next Friday. Who wants it first? :) 020228 ... go fuck off please YOU COPY-CAT YOU 020228 ... old blather fart not putting up with shit hey...knock that off...jesus, some people can't just play nice can they? 020228 ... blather mommy OK, time out! go sit in the corner! 020228 ... blather wishin people would play nice thanks, ma. this string was starting to need a mother's touch 020228 ... continuous ache peyton admitted that the idea came from blather blue. the credit for this idea will always be given to Mahayana, but what's so wrong with it being continued in blather red? if peyton had said, hey, listen to my great idea! there may have been reason for this shittiness. but it didn't happen that way, so just be happy that an excellent idea is spreading. sign me up peyton. ;) 020228 ... vaguely disgruntled on the blather playground hey, only one person was knocking the idea, the rest of us were railin' on that one for bein' rude. ooookay? 020228 ... psychobabe oh gotta love your fellow red blatherers :) it is a great idea, and yes it was from blue blather. But cant you see it now? There is a book for blue blather, now a book for red blather, maybe in the future there will be one for orange, green, purple, black, brown, yellow, and all those fun colors. As long as its always given credit to blue blather its all good. 020228 ... pralines&cream sure, i'm in (i'm always in this blather-across-the-world stuff) I live in Riverside, CA, USA 020301 ... lulie Huntington, NY 020301 ... carne de metal write me up! I'm in argentina thought, but there are at least 3 other frequent blatherers here so we can all get together. 020302 ... Sonya I would like to participate as well. 020303 ... peyton okay.. Sorry about me taking so long to follow up on this idea.. I changed countries :) I moved from Japan to Arkansas.. ::dies:: I am going to purchase the big book most likely next week (after payday) and I'll drop somethin little of mine into it. Sonya was the first person to e-mail me and ask about it, so I suppose I'll send it to her first. I suppose I'll keep a running list of names and addresses, so we'll know who gets it next. I think that's a lot safer than posting address on the net, and plus, you know that there has been lots of other people of whom I've had their address, so you won't have to worry about me. Besides, I'm harmless. :) If ya want to be number 2 on the list, just drop me an e-mail at SirPan1@hotmail.com, and I'll forward your address to whoever has the book at the time. I talked to some of the people on blue and it seemed to me there was a problem keeping track of where the book was and who had it last, so I'll keep an updated list on this thread so everyone will know if someone has it or if it is en route. I give credit of this idea to Mayahana, of course. I didn't (did not) think this up myself, although I wish I would have. Oh, and I'll even supply the box and some styrofoam for the book too. :) Soooo if ya want on the list, just send me that e-mail. Take care.. 020325 ... jinx I'm in. Whoever needs to send it to me, let me know and I'll e-mail you my address. 020326 ... Photophobe You said tour of the US. So, unlike the blue book it won't be coming here to Australia? *cry* Well if it makes it here, count me in. 020327 ... jinx *raises hand* Nobody should miss out on the blather book experience...I'll send it to Australia if nobody else does. 020328 ... Photophobe Red woo! you're cool. 020329 ... jinx :) 020329 ... peyton The running list is: 1. peyton 2. Sonya 3. guitar_freak 4. frAnk 5. jinx 6. photophobe 7. Aarielwings How do you mail stuff to Australia photophobe? Do you just do drop it off at any neighboring post office? 020330 ... peyton The book location is: Currently AWP (awaiting packaging) in central Arkansas. The next place it shall go is: California Remember, to get on the list, I need an e-mail with your address! Thanks! :) 020330 ... Photophobe Go at a post office would be the best way. we have planes and stuff that bring the letteres here. Not sure how much it will cost though... 020331 ... peyton The trip has begun. Sonya will be in receipt of the Blather Red Book shortly. I will forward the address of the person following her on the list accordingly. God speed the journey. :) 020418 ... good people i wanna see!! come to colorado for me and distorted tendencies 020418 ... pralines&cream am i on the list yet? I'm in California and I think i emailed you awhile ago. 020418 ... peyton Pralines, Nope, I don't have an email with your name and address on it. If ya want to get on the list, just shoot me that e-mail and I'll put you on there. The book is in California, and will be leaving for Minnesota in just a little while. If anyone else wants to participate, just send me a letter with your name and address, and I'll make sure the person who has the book when it's your turn gets it. Godspeed the journey! 020424 ... Joana. Could it possibly (just possibly) fly to Portugal, all the way through the Atlantic, or is it specifically for the American continent? I promise I would send it back :-) [awaits patiently with hope] 020501 ... peyton I'm sure it could make it to Portugal. It's already going to Australia, so it won't be a problem. Just e-mail me your info, and I'll get ya on the list. 020501 ... peyton The book is almost ready to leave Cali, the list is now as follows: 1. guitar_freak 2. frAnk 3. jinx 4. photophobe 5. Aarielwings 6. pralines&cream Remember, to get on the list, all I need is an e-mail! Thanks! 020501 ... Sonya The blather red book was put in the mail on May 10, 2002. It has left California and is now enroute to guitar_freak in Minnesota. Best wishes to the fellow blatherskites. 020511 ... Photophobe Red woo hoo! 020512 ... guitar_freak i have the book!!!!!!! I'll send it off as soon as I am done. Question... we have 2 other blatherers in this city besides myself. is it okay to have them do their thing out of order? 020514 ... peyton guitar_freak, sure thing, just don't take too long or you'll have to answer to frAnk.. hehe 020515 ... guitar_freak okay.. it won't take long. I'm already done. I'll give it to the other tomorrow. I don't want frank to kill me. AHHHH!! 020515 ... silentbob guitar freak guess what i might see you in like a week at anthonys thing. you could just give it to me then and i could work on it. what do you say? 020516 ... girl_jane Well, if bobby's got it, I may as well just get it. I leave for Minneapolis on the 27th of May...sooo...hmm-perhaps if I get it, get it done, then send it off to Frank-if that's ok with him, of course... 020518 ... jinx damn-I did it again- that was jinx-not girl_jane I should remind myself I'm at red-not blue... 020518 ... guitar_freak okay I don't want this to get out of hand so I let Spoons take the book and now it is being mailed TODAY to frank. If you want the book, get on the list. Otherwise I don't think it is exactly fair for everyone else. 020521 ... josie hey! i'm in Sydney too! Would be honoured to have an opportunity to sign the book..if that's ok. what do you say Phobie? Will you flick it my way? 020605 ... jinx Well...I'm not going to be in Minneapolis this summer. I'll still be in Fenton...lowly, boring, uneventful Fenton. Peyton, you have my address, right? 020605 ... Photophobe yeah, I will, josie, when it comes here. 020606 ... peyton josie, just send me an email with your address, and I'll get you on the list :) The list is as follows: 1. Aariel 2. jinx 3. photophobe 4. pralines & cream If it's okay with pralines, and if josie sends me that address, I'll bump josie in after photophobe for ease of shipping. The order of the list got shuffled around a bit due to some confusion during the last changing of hands. To be honest, I'm not exactly sure where the book is now. :) But I promise if anyone wants the book, they'll get it. 020606 ... josie peyton did you get me email? 020618 ... peyton I'm afraid I didn't Josie.. perhaps I deleted it by mistake Make sure ya put blather red book in the title.. I get lots of spam.. hehe 020618 ... jinx I now have the precious book. It has found it's way to Fenton from the boys of Robin Hill. When I get done, I will send it on to the address Peyton has given me in an e-mail that I'm hoping I haven't deleted... 020802 ... Photophobe Red should be me right? I'll send you my addy jinx :) 020803 ... silentbob fuckin A can i have it for like 2 seconds??? it made its way BACK. 020803 ... peyton Aariel got skipped Phobe, so you will be after her.. :) Bobby.. if you can get the book from jinxie that's fine with me.. but make sure you forward it to Aariel.. :) "I'm walking on a wire.." 020812 ... Mr Phobe rightio then. just so long as I get it :) 020826 ... josie and as i get it after phobie! 020826 ... jane count me in! i sent an email already 020903 ... Freak count me it too! 020903 ... Freak in* -stupid keyboard- 020903 ... peyton The current listing: 1. Aariel 2. Photophobe 3. Josie 4. Pralines&Cream 5. jane 6. ~~Freak~~ 020903 ... peyton insert Joana. after Pralines.. sorry about that 020903 ... peyton Yes.. if anyone knows whom Ariel is, please let her know that the book needs passed on. Please. Her e-mail address is/was AarielsWings@aol.com. May the crusade yield returns.. 021120 ... Sonya I hope it isn't lost. I had been meaning to ask someone on here if they had it because I was curious as to how far it had gotten since I placed my entries in it back in the Spring. I hope it isn't lost, or worse...stolen. Some of us put a lot of thought and (yes) love into our submissions. Still, the experience was surreal and I'm glad I was a part of it. 021121 ... Photophobe Red I know her.. I'll try to get in contact with her. 021122 ... Lime Rider I don't know if it's still moving... but i'd like to get added to the list. I live in Holland though. 030105 ... pralines So whatever happened with Aariel? 030105 ... Frank Riverside, CA, USA 030106 ... silentbob nicole told me the address we sent it to was amber's mothers house So... 030106 ... pralines shall we write the mother and ask her to kindly forward it to the next person on the list? 030106 ... mcdougall this sounds like fun. if the book is still moving please add me to the list. 030121 ... silentbob have her forward it to her daughter i suppose i asked molly and nicole to do it as they are her friends, but apparently they don't have a good relationship with the mother...so...meh 030121 ... bandersnatch once the whole mother thing gets sorted out... could i be tacked on the list? 030121 ... Sonya Um...until the book gets forwarded from her mother directly to her, I think it's safe to say that the blather red book isn't really MOVING right now. This is just a heads-up to anyone who's looking to get on the list. The book is stuck at one location at this time and all of us are still waiting for it to get back on track. 030121 ... silentbob i really don't know what to do about this. Peyton? Any suggestions? 030121 ... Sonya Amber/Aariel is currently out of reach?? Can she ask her own mother to mail it to her?? Um, I'm not sure if I should mention this, but it looks like I should since everyone doesn't know what's going on. Peyton is out of town/reach and I don't think he has access to his e-mail right now so there's no way to contact him regarding the book or the list. I don't know what to do about this either, honestly. Has anyone heard from Photophobe??? He/she said he was going to try and contact Aariel/Amber. 030121 ... Photophobe umm yeah I didn't get any response - I don't know her rl details, but I sent an email and an ICQ message. No Idea, which sux. 030123 ... silentbob molly and nicole probably could track her down, considering they know her in real life. i dont think amber knows we sent the book. i could be wrong about this... i don't know. 030123 ... peyton hi I've been in the desert for six months because of the war bobby, is there any way we can get the book back? can you write the address you sent the book to? we can't just give up on this thing, and declare it lost.. it's.. special at least I think so. :( 030508 ... silentbob sorry about the lateness of my reply What address did you send it to? 030716 ... Bespeckled / Pralines Any updates on this situation??? 031205 ... jinx Hmm...anything? 040421 ... REAListic optimIST anyone ever figure this mystery out? 050831 ... jane i guess not. if it ever does get figured out i would like to be on the list 070928 ... thorn i would too, if anyone ever finds it. maybe we could start a new one? 070928 ... crOwl i had the priviledged opportunity to see it and work on it. mahayana, the princess of jewels or something like that sent it to me. it already had art from sonya, guitar freak, and spoons in it. i sent it to flourescent light, i think, or little wonder maybe. to start a new one is an awesome idea, which i would love to be a part of. thorn, i love you. ...why don't you start it and send it to me and i'll send it to jane ... 070928 ... flux i'd like to scrawl in some ink as well, i think. 070928 ... what do you think thorn? 070929 ... thorn sounds like an awesome idea, i will try to get started on it soon, i have a cool sketchbook thing, made of cardboard with brown recycled paper, i don't know if that would be good to use or not, i might be able to find something better soon. 070929 ... crOwl let me know when you're ready to mail it to me and i'll give you my address. thorn crOwl jane flux add your name to the list if you're interested in adding to it and sending it along... 070930 ... tessa may I be on the list too please? 070930 ... . thorn crOwl jane flux tessa 070930 ... once again I'm not really ready for that sort of commitment,but I was just reading over the page and I was wondering, being as it's 5 years later... where in the world is the red book now? just curious 071001 ... jane i think part of the beauty of blather books (whether red or blue) is that someone covets them enough to keep them. however i would really appreciate getting the book backed up electronically this time. i have the ability to scan in pages. i don't mind waiting and being last, or after every 3 people i can scan them in, or whatever. i just think it should get documented so everyone can see the end product. or, let me know if you think this is a dumb idea. 071001 ... . possibly ohio, usa. you're correct about the commitment aspect. it's a valuable book for the work alone that people put into it. everyone that writes at red_blather should be able to participate. it's simple. put your name on the list. when it's sent to you, put your heart and soul into it and then send it to the next person on the list so they can do the same.eventually it will get back to the person who started it. 071001 ... crOwl jane...that's an excellent idea...very cool actually because that way all of red can see it and it will encourage more participation...every third person sends it to you...the progress and list can be monitored at this post... 071001 ... flux i can .. make photos. a la kezvh.net/img/_MG_2368.jpg 071001 ... thorn i can scan what i do too, after i get it started. 071002 ... cocoon Add me to the list. 071002 ... & thorn crOwl jane flux tessa cocoon 071002 ... crOwl perfect thorn...that way we can all see what the book looks like as well as view your initial effort...when do you think you can begin? your probably busy at school? 071002 ... & flux...your photos would be very interesting because of the different perspective... 071002 ... thorn i am going to start this weekend probably, yeah i am busy with school and stuff. but probably i will start this weekend. 071003 ... crOwl sounds good...thanks. 071003 ... jane take your time too... i think people get really impatient with this stuff but it's not always easy to create something &/or get to the post office. 071003 ... thorn i bought a better book today, it is small-ish but has maybe 100 pages or so, and is made from recycled paper. it is technically a journal, it has lined pages, but you can just glue over them or whatever. i should be ready to ship it by friday or saturday. 071003 ... beep beep where has red light gone ? 071003 ... thorn crowly crowl i need your address, i will probably mail it out tomorrow, i am almost done with it. 071003 ... real gold James, have you done any pure gold covers yet ? once i did a glue gun gold practice one and stole some words off a Nostro troubled man from history. i don't know those Nostro quotes always fascinated me although a little frightening i must say. 071003 ... thorn i am done with the book and will probably send it off to crowl tomorrow. where should i upload the scans of it? 071004 ... native persimmon ooo I want to see! And eventually contribute. . . 071004 ... . thorn crOwl jane flux tessa cocoon native_persimmon 071005 ... mona ummm... shall we make a new teepee in the den ? 071005 ... birdmad count me in 071005 ... . thorn crOwl jane flux tessa cocoon native_persimmon birdmad 071005 ... little brother definately make a new teepee. we have another one to join! 071005 ... thorn the book is on its way to crowl. 071006 ... crOwl i must say i'm extremely excited to be the first one to receive it after thorn. i'm looking forward to seeing her contribution and of course, adding mine. 071006 ... thorn don't have extremely high hopes, i just did some stuff in it, basically what i do in my sketchbook because i had no idea what to do. 071006 ... crOwl it's not that, even...it's the fact that you are doing it...thorn...soul turns tangible... 071007 ... jane *i'm* excited to be getting it after both of you! any suggestions on to where i should post the scanned pictures? 071009 ... thorn so how goes the book, dear crowl? 071014 ... crOwl i have three pages done and plan on doing two more and then it will be sent off to jane, hopefully by the end of this week... 071014 ... jane do you have my address? 071015 ... crOwl i don't...please e-mail me with it... kzozula@yahoo.com 071015 ... jane {done} 071016 ... crOwl sorry jane...i know i told you i was done...but,,,ahem...i...um...got this great idea to do one more thing....so i'll send it monday for sure... 071017 ... jane take your time. put your heart into it. i don't mind waiting a bit. 071018 ... crOwl i'm definately putting my fingerprints on it, for sure...it's been coming along with me in the pick-up, traveling about pittsburgh and beyond...it might smell like tiger balm... 071019 ... the blather red book 071023 ... i think you meant to say blather_red_book 071023 ... crOwl i took the blather_red_book to the donegal post office, where our friend, joan, works...she loved the concept of our red project as i explained it to her and even told me good luck with it, which i think she meant she hopes it gets sent around the world. i think flux will have the responsibility to send it to australia. i can't wait for jane to get it, probably will take a few days to get out west... and so later in the day, i foned thorn to tell her it was sent. we talked a bit as i made my way home in the pick-up from a day of shrub trimming in the rain. she had been to a silk screening class at her art school. she told me she loves the purple with green heart t-shirt that jane made for her. i enjoyed talking with her...she's very cool. i love the dimensional possibilities of the red blather_connection...how communication can be magnified by voice and thus friendship is established, watered.... 071024 ... jane i'm going to need flux's address eventually.... laurenmargaux@gmail.com 071026 ... IGG ok i only just read this part of the blathe, and i was wondering if the blather red book is only intended for residents of the U.S.A.? :( 071214 ... jane not at all... thorn crOwl jane flux tessa cocoon native_persimmon birdmad IGG 071214 ... jane and if there is any complaint about the extra money to be sent internationally (there or back), i would be happy to contribute a few dollars to whomever needs it. i recall something with the blue book where it was not able to take flight due to financial issues. there should never be financial issues if we all chip in here & there. 071214 ... crOwl tessa and cocoon are in australia, i think...and native_persimmon was in thailand, perhaps back home now, but probably off to some other adventure soon... 071214 ... tessa tessa is now in the UK (and I can hardly believe I'm here. finally and thankfully) 071215 ... flux i will have no problem sending this to the uk. 071216 ... cocoon Im in Europe, so if there's anyone else on the list round these parts, I figure it would make sense to send it to them next? Just so that we dont have a lot of back and forth between continents. 071216 ... native persimmon Cr0wl, how astute - I am indeed back on the North American continent these days, but will be traveling abroad with no fixed address for roughly the next month - perhaps I can be bumped back on the list . . .I promise I'll be around after that! 071216 ... jane how's it going, folks, flux? 080128 ... native persimmon I'm geographically ready to jump back in the line-up . . . 080128 ... cr0wl scroll up red_freaks...tessa is about to receive blather_red_book...much thanks to flux for fullfilling his responsibility. high fives, my brother! go tessa! go jane! go thorn! go flux! 080225 ... jane thorn crOwl jane flux tessa cocoon native_persimmon birdmad IGG now_now 080407 ... jane now with tessa......... 080407 ... IGG i am in the UK if you want to send the book round Europe rather than continent skipping! whichever is easiest. i'm excited about this! 080428 ... eatingstars thorn crOwl jane flux tessa cocoon native_persimmon birdmad IGG now_now eatingstars i took the initiative to add my name. i've had more creative ideas in the last 30 minutes than i've had in the last year, can't wait can't wait can't wait... 080726 ... jane ms. tessa? 080802 ... native persimmon excited it's almost her turn. . . 080802 ... suicidalchinadoll can I have a turn? please! I wish I could have seen the end of the blue book...anyone know what happened to it? 080802 ... jane checking in! how's this going? 090112 ... cocoon posted it a few days ago (slighty late...sorry!) so birdmad should be enjoying it soon... 090112 ... bird coooool! i'm eager to get my hands on it 090112 ... jane exciting! thanks for the speedy update :) 090112 ... . ? 090228 ... j bump 090301 ... bump again 090302 ... bird I have it now, working on it in fits and starts, 090303 ... j how's it coming, dear? 090327 ... jane (bumpin) 090415 ... birdmad slooooowly...the last four weeks have been exceptionally unproductive, what with the cluster of birthdays in my little social circle and the copious consumption of booze involved therein...i feel somewhat unworthy of the book at the moment 090415 ... jane take your time, how does another 4-6 weeks sound? 090415 ... birds fly between skyscrapers yeah, i'll see what i can concoct in that time, and if not, i will pass it on 090415 ... jane don't pass it on until you feel it's done, friend. 090416 ... jane is it coming to me next, to scan in? just curious. 091001 ... grendel yes, soon as i accomplish the necessary do-over as described in the red_book_hiccup 091001 ... is native persimmon next? (after jane?) 100510 ... hsg oh! I wanna contribute my wordplay if it's welcome! 100511 ... lostgirl as a red blather "new girl" i don't know much about this blather red book, and likewise, you all don't know much about me...however i am very intrigued and interested in being a part of it if you all will consider having me. (perhaps by the time it gets to me i will be somewhat of a veteran!) 100511 ... native persimmon drats! I'll soon be out of the country with unknown address again for a few months. . .bump me back on the list? 100512 ... jane did we skip you and tessa? how did that happen? 100512 ... cocoon i got it from tessa. when i was done, native_persimmon was travelling so she switched with birdmad see: blather_red_book i cant wait to see what the bird added. 100513 ... jane blather_red_book_updates 100519 ... now_now can't wait to get the sacred book from jane! 100608 ... thorn i can't believe it's been three years since it started 101126 what's it to you? who go blather from