questions re: HBML
i let this diorama thing become a hassle, in that i’ve extended the deadline too many times (all the way to tomorrow), and i started to take it personally when people didn’t come through. anyway i realize this is counterproductive (to feel this way), so i’m working on a new tactic for next time- strict rules and cash prizes. i don’t know what the next big collaborative community project is going to be, but i want to do another, and do better publicity beforehand, and all that. any ideas on what this next project might be, drop me a line.
also, i was thinking about using the idea “cash prize” as an impetus for getting more homemade stuff at the store- is this a good idea? i was thinking there would be a monthly (or bi-monthly?) $50 prize (30 cash, 20 store credit) for the best new item. the rules would be that it has to be at least in part homemade (altered clothing, cds, zines, jewelry), and it can’t be just one thing, you have to bring in 5 items (in one month) to be eligible (5 copies of that one thing or 5 individual things). is this a good idea, a good idea that needs tinkering, or a bad idea that needs serious reworking? weird homemade shit is the main reason i got the store started, and i need to light fires under the maximum numbers of asses. i want more zines, more cds and tapes, more jewelry, more cool fucked-up clothes. the market is there (people really buy clothes with dumb shit sewn to it), so step up!
providencers- talk to jenine about getting your dioramas to worcester.
UPDATE i just want to say that all the dioramas i got are totally awesome and i consider the dioramarama to be a complete success.
