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Statement:
October 2005
262 CD's.
This month was a learning curve. I changed my collection criteria
slightly (see below) I've had several online communiqué
with people in response to my posts. I've also been emailing
people selling groups of AOL cd's on eBay. I've been asking
them to donate their cd's to me if they don't sell. I'm surprised
to find out that these things are highly collectable! Many
people receive these discs, then hang on to them. Here is
one website--> http://www.aolcollecting.com/.
For the upcoming months, I'm going to concentrate on flyering
my neighborhood, encouraging people to drop cd's in my mailbox;
contact mailrooms of colleges to see if I can get their unwanted
cd's; and work on getting returned discs from the post office.
We'll see what happens. I'm also going to stand next to my
accumulations and take a monthly picture, for size comparison.
Process:
I changed the process of collecting slightIy. I will no longer
be taking AOL cds from displays. Through dialog with others,
I decided that that taking CDs from displays tells the companies
supplying them that they are more in demand, and that is something
I wish to avoid. This forces me to concentrate on gathering
CDs from where they are forced upon people; primarily from
people who have received them in the mail, or from publications
where the cds are inserted as advertisements. I will accumulate
as many AOL cds over the course of the year as possible. I
will enlist the help of friends and strangers through word
of mouth, emails, craigslist, freecycle, and other existing
social networks.
My role in this project is to gather as many AOL cds as possible
until September 2006. I will stack them and build "Pillars
of Decency" (a funny comment on the wastefulness of this
form of advertisement). The more I get, the taller the "Pillars"
will be!
When the year is over, I will donate them to --> http://www.nomoreaolcds.com/
What I would like from you is the following:
1. Your AOL cds! - The ones you and your friends, family and
neighbors receive in the mail! Whenever you find some, keep
them and think of me.
2. Get the cds to me. - If you live in the New York City area,
I can probably pick them up, if you have a bunch, or you can
mail them to me (sorry, I have $0.00 budget for this project,
so I can't reimburse you for postage. However, I will offer
you fame and good feelings by mentioning your name in thanks
when the project is exhibited. If you send them "Bulk
Mail" it will be cheaper!)
-OR- Send me an email, and we'll figure out how to get the
CDs to me. (see below for addresses)
3. Tell your friends! - Talk to, or email your friends, family,
coworkers, strangers, etc. about this project. The more the
better!That's it.
I very much appreciate your time and effort in making this
project a success, and welcome you to check out the website
frequently, as it grows every month!
Eric Brown
93 Bright St.
Jersey City, NJ 07302
eric@dogseat.org
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