May 16, 2012
Posted at 03:22 PM
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TONIGHTS, THE NIGHT, SPOKANE: And hell, like, in an hour or something! We're on the ground, we're checked into a lavish flophouse, we've been fed well and are enjoying Zipline Creative's STRONG Wi-Fi signals right now, preparing for the big show. Here's all the gory details, Eastern Washington: "Tall Tales From A Large Man" with Aaron Draplin of the Draplin Design Co. When: May 16, 2012 - - - - OUR FINAL PITCH TO YOU, THE GOOD CITIZENS OF SPOKANE: For the love of Gary, you need to come to this. I mean, come on, I had a 52-minute flight over here. And, the seat next to me was empty! And, you ought to see me in the robe at the flophouse they've got me. So what I'm getting at is this: They've taken INCREDIBLE care of me, and that mean precisely this: I'm gonna give the greatest talk of my goddamn life. So be there. Hear our tall tales Laff with us. Laff at us. Wonder about dachshunds. Think about a dirty life in graphic design. Hell, think about dirty things. Whatever you want. Dumb stuff. Heartfelt stuff. Orange stuff. Whatever. Be there, Spokane. One fuckin' night only! - - - - SPECIAL GODDAMN THANKS TO: Ryan, Shawn, Zipline Creative, Seven Two, Daniel from Boom, Ed from Sixth Man Marketing, Joe Preston, the record stores of Spokane and whoever the hell made that amazing Expo '72 logo you are seeing up above. Thanks, y'all. Appreciated!
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REALLY READY: Alright, Spokane, enough's enough. We're hopping a cramped puddle jumper tomorrow morning, heading to your fair Eastern Washington city. We're there on official business, of course! Another speaking fiasco, put on by our buddies at the Spokane chapter of the American Advertising Federation: Tall Tales From A Large Man with the Draplin Design Co. Be there, Spokane! Have some friends from Coeur d'Alene come down? Or hell, all you Montanans can rip across that Idaho panhandle? Come on over. Walla Walla is invited, too. Why not, right? Do it. LaTray, we are looking at you right now, you muthaeffer! - - - - ON THE PLAYER: 01. Sugar - Copper Blue
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A NEW WEEK, AND WE'RE BACK AT IT: And holy shit, we've got a list of shit to tear into. My gawd. And on that list, rather high, is a little something we've got going in Spokane this week. Eastern Washington, we are coming for you! Be there! Proof of what we're jawing about: Tall Tales From A Large Man with the Draplin Design Co. - - - - WE ALWAYS GET A JOLT: Whenever Michael links us on the A Continuous Lean site, I get a little jolt. I love that blog. Sometimes, the shit's over my head, other times, I'm really moved. Great stuff on there, always. Our little Field Notes memo book archive project/movie/doo-dad link is up, and of course, a couple turkeys got their feathers ruffled by my unsophisticated, sentimental, blowhardable ways. Check the comments for wildness. Wow. Our apologies, you cynical fucks. Sorry we can't be what you need, at all times. We're trying, that's for sure. And dumb as our shit might be, it comes from a good place, and I'm proud of that. So there you go. Thanks, Michael! Always appreciated, man.
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May 13, 2012
Posted at 06:55 PM
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FLEW BACK FROM VERMONT TODAY: And as slammed the fuck up against some professor guy who was heading out to Eugene to teach for awhile. Nice guy, even if I was up against him for some five hours from Newark to Portland. A long, sweaty flight. Sore butt. Dropped my pencil and couldn't reach the thing a couple feet away. Devised a "grabber rig" out of puke bags, airline plastic cutlery and that illustrated emergency card. Finally got my pencil back after much "fishing." That's a Lockup: RAW term for all you jail fucks. See, television does teach.
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HEADED BACK UP THROUGH NEW HAMPSHIRE: Leaving Brimfield was a bummer. Maja and Evan had a wedding at Stowe to attend and I tried hard to back out, but they insisted I come along. So I did, and sat on my big ass enjoying strong Wi-Fi, room service and a robust project list that never lets up on us for a second. Relentless. I slept hard and snored like a ogre. I got up at 6:30 AM to take a piss, and the bathroom door was locked. I knocked gently and heard a hoarse, "Hold it in." Turns out my snoring kept Evan up, and he had to sleep in the shitter. Ha. So like any proper survivalist, I found a Coke bottle, hid behind the curtain and delicately drained the main vein, filling up that plastic bottle with surgical precision. I'm not bragging or anything, but that little opening is tricky. Gatorade bottles are a little more forgiving. Anyhoo. I laid back down to sleep, thinking about some twilight riser, out in the courtyard, and if they were to look up at our window that morning during my sad transaction, what a sight they'd have seen. Ah, the magic of Vermont!
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TONIGHT, VERMONT: Get yer asses over to Burlington's Signal Kitchen for a one-night-only speaking fiasco with, well, the Draplin Design Co. We brought the entire gang out here with us. Mere hours from now, at 7 in the P.M., our traveling roadshow we're calling "Tall Tales From A Large Man" will commence. Us, up on a stage, telling our whole story to Vermont finest creative denizens. And, a couple of downright scrubs. We won't name any names. Dabica. Violette. Paddock. "Tall Tales From A Large Man: Vermont Edition" Anyhoo, the poster up above's got all the details, and here's the link if you still want to lock down a ticket: A night with the manure-mouthed Draplin Design Co.! Plus, Burlington's own Rough Francis will be playing after our hot air explosion! The sons of Detroit's Death! So fired up for this. Hell, screw the DDC, we're going for Rough Francis alone! Be there, you Green Mountain State warriors! Bring a friend. Come one, come all. All are invited! Break the ice with that neighbor you hate and invite them. Call a friend down in Stowe and have them drive up? Sure. Door at six, and the action starts at seven. Do not miss this! One fuckin' night only. See you there! - - - -
IMAGINE THAT, VERMONT: We made a poster for you! We're calling that goddamn Ver-monster the "Very Vermont" poster and it weighs in at a whopping 18 by 30 inches. That's pretty big. Like, take Smuggler's Notch, right? Real big and dark and weird like that. There you go. You need one of these. We'll be selling these tonight at "Burlington-Only" prices, and we think you should get one. You should. Good for that Killington a-frame. Or dorm room. Or Rutland wooded lean-to. Or Montpelier state office. Or cell at the local clink. Or some colonial house in a quiet, green neighborhood near the airport with a beagle escaping out a doggie door every 14 minutes. Spruce up that man cave. These look great in big, lavish homes in Portland populated by Burlington ex-pats. Add some green to that living room? Figure it out, you dicks. Get one of these. Tonight! We've got a big stack. Going fast! - - - - THE DETAILS: 01. A whopping 18" x 30" in dimension.
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TRYING TO REMAIN UPBEAT: The red-eye flights we're staring down are gonna be a slog. But don't cry for us. It's just another snippet in our ongoing "Go Wherever They'll Have You" program. We'll go anywhere. And part of that means Burlington, Vermont! Even there. Evan Rose, that giant hunk of shit, called years ago BEGGING the DDC to come to Burlington to tell our story. We caved in, accepted and booked the tickets. And of course, Burlington is just a couple miles away from the Ends Of The Earth™, so getting up there is a little weird. Tomorrow night, Burlington, we come for you. For throats wrapped in turtlenecks. One night only. Here's proof: "Tall Tales From A Large Man" with Aaron Draplin of the Draplin Design Co. And hell, we love Luis Guzman. He lives in Vermont. So awesome. One of our favorites. - - - - ON THE PLAYER: 01. Death - ...For The Whole World To See
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RACING TO GET IT ALL DONE BEFORE I SPLIT: I've got official business this Wednesday in Vermont. Yeah, another one of my spirited "Tall Tales From A Large Man" speaking fiascos, for free range Burlington design community. You fucks better be there. We're coming a long way, on some real shit flights. I have a short list with yer name on it. BE THERE FOR THE SHOW. Or else. C'mon Burlington, leave the house for a change: "Tall Tales From A Large Man" with Aaron Draplin of the Draplin Design Co.
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May 06, 2012
Posted at 11:34 PM
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SURE WAS A NICE DAY TODAY HERE IN PORTLAND: The was out but it wasn't hot. We did a couple errands around town and I remember looking down and seeing "7 degrees." Nice. Just right, really. I celebrated by going down to the shop for a very-productive Sunday session. You know, getting a jump on shit for the week. I leave for Vermont late Tuesday night, and will going apeshit the next couple days on projects and upcoming speaking gigs. It's been a wild spring. So fun. - - - - JUST A COUPLE NIGHTS AWAY, VERMONT: DDC vs. VERMONT! Get a ticket, you Vermonters! Wednesday night! One night only!
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MORE SPRING CLEANING: Around the house, cleaning shit up. Spring's that time, right? Today Leigh and I scraped a shitwhack of moss off the driveway. That was a real hoot. Little organisms messing up my concrete. GrRrr. - - - - GETTING INTO THE RIGHT HEADSPACE FOR THIS ONE: DDC vs. VERMONT!
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COOL STUFF IN MY INBOX: From England of all places. And for the life of me, I lost track of the gent who sent it over. I'm just a little upside down with all this travel, wildness and open projects. I've been either on a plane or in the shop hammering away. And I love it. Thank you, world. And thank you to the kind fella who sent the goodies in up above. Very appreciated, and good eye!
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WE HOP A PLANE IN, LIKE, SHIT, 90 MINUTES: And said puddle jumper, it takes us north, completely passing Seattle, into the mysterious land of British Columbia. We land in Vancouver, and I go through a harrowing customs process, with my eye on the prize: A speaking fiasco, tonight, in downtown Vancouver! A couple months back Mike Cober and Mark Busse came down to my Seattle talk, you know, to scout a bit. Spirited fellas, I remember that Busse grabbing me by the throat and saying, "You'll be bringing this mess to Vancouver. Mark these words, eh!" And mark them I did. And tonight, those words come to life. Here's the details: "Tall Tales From A Large Man" with the Draplin Design Co. - - - - THEY MADE A POSTER FOR THE GIG: The poster up above! Check that beauty out! That's made by one Stu Ross of the GDC/BC! They printed it up and everything! I don't know where to start on how awesome this is. Usually, I whip something together at the last minute, right? But this, holy shit...I'm speechless. So awesome. Get in a little closer, and check those hat logos. So good. Thank you, Stu! And thank you Met Printers! - - - - WE'VE GOT POSTERS, TOO: We have a severely limited pile of "Canada Collected" posters for the event, at "Vancouver-Only" prices. Please stop by our viciously-stocked merch table. We think you should get one. Simple transaction. Thick inks on the thickest of paper. Act now, Canada. Ottawa, Toronto and Waterloo did! Ask them. These do no disappoint!
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BEFORE WE SPLIT, WE PACK IN A LIVE "SONG AND DANCE" SHOW: Tonight was Lambchop night, and they played a beautiful, soft set at the Doug Fir. Piano Tony was in fine form of course, kinda freaking me out with his jokes and seemingly short patience with the hecklers in the crowd. The guy looked a little diabolical. Long tour? Pull it together, Tony! There was a big tour bus outside the place, and I assume that was for the band. Looked pretty comfortable. Hope the rest of the tour goes well, Lambchoppers! - - - - TOMORROW NIGHT, VANCOUVER: "Tall Tales From A Large Man" with the Draplin Design Co." - - - - ON THE PLAYER: 01. Lambchop - Mr. M
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COUPLE DAYS OUT, VANCOUVER: We are coming for you! a Northwest/Western Canada edition of our "Tall Tales From A Large Man" speaking fiasco, with a couple wild twists. You just never know. We mix shit up from time to time out there on the road. Just to mess with you animals a bit. Here's proof of the big night out this Thursday up in Vancouver: "Tall Tales From A Large Man" with Draplin Design Co. Someone invite Nomeansno! And Ladyhawk! And Harry Brumer, you molecular warrior, you are on the list! Same goes for Vancouver photo champion Dano Pendygrasse. Front row seats! - - - - WE"LL BE SELLING THESE SUCKERS THERE: Our "Canada Collected" poster! Now online and shipping violently! Get one! Way limited edition. Big as hell. So much Canada on there! Here's that link again!
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April 30, 2012
Posted at 11:07 PM
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READYING OUR SHIT FOR VANCOUVER: Posters are on their way. Our multi-media presentation is ready. Flights have been booked. A night in a seedy flophouse reserved. A guest list filled up. And tickets are still selling, so, if you are from Vancouver, or hell, in Dawson Creek, get a ticket and come to our big show. Here's the link: "Tall Tales From A Large Man" with Draplin Design Co. - - - - ON THE PLAYER: 01. Nomeansno - Live and Cuddly
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FROM OUR FINEST MINNEAPOLIS CORRESPONDENT: Derek Schille comes in hot, and in focus, with an old Konica Super 8 manual. Here's what he scanned in: Konica Zoom 8 Model II. Get in there, you bastards. So much cool shit to check out. And then, all high on old goodness, think about how fuckin' shitty whatever PDF you downloaded to tell about whatever convoluted hierarchy you can't figure out on whatever Olympus Supra-Color 15.9 megapixel digital snapper you have hanging around yer neck. Goddammit. - - - - WE TOOK ON THE YARD TODAY: Leigh led the charge with lawn mowing, weeding and edging. Ewok raked and looked like he wanted to die. I weedwhacked the shit out of whatever looked at me wrong. And man, the ranch looks good. Sure, the grass is 98% weeds, but it's trimmed and tight. Spring cleaning.
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April 28, 2012
Posted at 12:38 PM
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THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY: Was going down to see nephew Oliver in Sellwood. Leigh, Ewan and I shot down there to lay around and take a load off. Cute as ever, just a week or so shy of his second birthday, we ran around the house, wrestled, ate pretzels and watched him pound around his sandbox. In other Oliver news, Leah and almost-brother-in-law Jacob took the little man to his first movie. A motion picture about chimpanzees. That's what you are seeing up above. Pretty damn cute.
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IT'S HARD TO LEAVE, BUT WE HAVE TO: Dammit, Canada, our "All Points Ontario" tour comes to an end right now. And that sucks, cuz my last night and morning in Waterloo was super cool. Not only did I get to tell my story to a spirited group of folks, but I also met Josh and Krista from Bon Mot, ate an incredible grilled cheese at the Princess Cafe prepared by Marc, had a pork burger at Harmony Lunch (Where John Candy would dine!) and went record shopping at the Orange Monkey. Such a great neighborhood in a cool, little town. Thanks, Canada! Thank you, Jon! I'm coming back! Bet on it!
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TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT, WATERLOO: Waterloo's very own Jon Johnson of Bearface Design seduced us with a chance to come to Waterloo, and we met his challenge! We're here, we're ready and we're VIOLENTLY prepared to give a spirited talk tonight, rounding out the final date of our feisty "All Points Ontario" Spring 2012 tour! Sure, Ottawa put up a good, fair fight. And Toronto, that lakeside hellhole, it took a BITE out of our ass! So yeah, we're seeing double but we won't let that stop us. We've got one more talk left in us, and shit goes down at 7 in the P.M., or, uh, 19:00 in the P.M. here in Waterloo shortly. Be ready We are coming for you! Here's the link to lock down that last-second ticket. Be there! Hell, we were on Facewhizz too, utilizing billion dollar technology! Not bad, not bad. And for the love of Tim Horton, buy one of our "Canada Collected" posters, you guy! We've got a stack. You need one. Seriously. We'll be selling them at "Waterloo-Only" prices! Act now. Spruce up that Ontario apartment? Or Kitchener halfway house? Or cell over at "her Majesty's Royal Clink? Lean-to? Works well in all domiciles. See you at the show! It's a a movie theater and that means one thing: "Popcorn." Er, two things. "Popcorn" with "Extra Butter." Wham.
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TORONTO, THAT WAS FUN: Thank you, FITC! I had a big ol' blast. Met so many cool people! Saw wild talks. Gave a couple wild talks. Had fun. Ate like a king. Enjoyed a nice hotel room! Much appreciation!
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I GAVE IT MY ALL: I gave my talk today to the crowd at FITC. It was fun. We loaded the room up pretty good. I let some shit fly. We had some laughs. I fought back tears a couple times. We talked about everything in my stupid, little life, and I hope they dug it. Thank you for coming to the big show. And thank you for buying our "Canada Collected" poster! We had a merch table outside the room, and business was GOOD! Thank you, Toronto. Gigantically appreciated. So awesome. Sold a ton of the things, and just about sold out of our DDC merch and Field Notes. That's awesome. Enjoy the gear, Canada! I got done with my talk and merch table extravaganza and retreated to the room where I took a nice nap, came down from that big ol' adrenaline buzz, and worked really late on a bunch of awesome stuff. Stuff I can't really talk about, but will, AS SOON AS I CAN. Hell yeah. - - - - COOL MOTION GRAPHIXXX: Saw some Los Angeles guy talk about wild motion graphics stuff. You know, Tron particles and shit. Super interesting, and weird, and beautiful. I tried to shake his hand but he kept looking down andaway, and shit got weird fast, so I backed off. Making friends here in Toronto! - - - - BIT OF A BUMMER: Adobe had a monster show in a monster hall, and frankly, it was a monster dud. Sorry, Adobe. I love you, and I love the "big three"—Illustrator, Photoshop and Indesign—but come on, if I want a commercial, I'll go online to yer site. Here's an idea: How about bringing the programmers or designers or whatever to talk about "what it takes to make the shit." Now that's interesting. Corny jokes in between watered-down product pitches ain't gonna cut it. I fell asleep. Seriously. You guys have the loot, and our attention, so make it count. I was excited to see what it took. Like, get a "backstage pass" to the magic at Adobe. But hell, I know what the new icons for Adobe CS6 looks like, and, well, cool, right? Not really. I expected more for that 90 minute wake. Come on. I'll stop. Having a shitwhack of fun here in Canada! See you tomorrow, FITC! We'll be giving a spirited talk to 10-15 people. Be there. Make it 16. Done! Thanks for coming to the show! See you guys around the conference!
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THE CONFERENCE STARTED TODAY: I saw a bunch of cool presentations, met a bunch of cool folks, saw James White of Signalnoise destroy whatever Hilton Convention room we were in, ate lunch with a couple roughnecks from Rochester, N.Y., ate supper with a bunch of spirited design folks, then worked late on posters, posters and posters. Our little life here in Toronto. It's killing me to have all this new vinyl around and not be listening to it. I've listened to the new Spiritualized album about 14 times in here. It's late and I've got a hunger messing with me. That's dumb. Still haven't turned the TV on in the room, which is fine. I usually use it like a radio. Not this time. Just jammin' tunes. - - - - TOMORROW, CONFERENCE PEOPLE: I'll be giving my spirited "Tall Tales From A Large Man" presentation in the big room, and I'm hoping the place is packed. Hell, the :HTML5 discussion across the way is quite a draw too. Competition. Roll the dice on the DDC, you fuckers! Come laugh with and at us, as we do our best to prove to you that we belong here, and other places. Plus, we'll have a VICIOUSLY STOCKED merch table FILLED with stuff THAT YOU REALLY NEED to survive the upcoming SUMMER and FALL. Come say hello. Buy a poster or some Field Notes or something orange from the DDC. "Toronto Only" prices. Can't be beat. - - - - ON THE PLAYER: 01. Spiritualized - Huh?
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RAN AROUND TOWN SOME TODAY: Hit a bunch of record stores downtown today. Just hammering around rescuing shit from shop to shop. Takin' it all back to Portland with me. A nice day, with the sun out and cool temps. When I wasn't messing around on some city street, I was holed up in the room hammering on a number of projects. The DDC Mobile Command Unit hums right along, like it always does on the road.
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April 21, 2012
Posted at 12:58 PM
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THANK YOU, OTTAWA: Man, I had a hell of a time. I always do! I feel thankful for that. Steve zipped me all over the city, met so many cool folks, snagged some records from Record Store Day, snored on Steve's couch while he sat next to me cringing, ate solid meals and felt VERY welcome all over the place. Thank you, Ottawa! I'm coming back you goddamn Ottawans! Bet on that. And all sad to have to leave town, I get out to the airport and guess who's checking in, just in front of me? Richard Simmons, of all people. I got to meet THE Richard Simmons in the airport an hour ago. That was wild. I can still smell him on me. Very floral and perfume-ish. Can't hurt, right? He called me a "bear" and gave me a big ass bear hug. Grab ahold, little buddy. We love Richard Simmons. All jokes aside, Richard Simmons has helped a lot of people. Respect is felt. Those little shorts, well, that's a little trickier. Long may you run, buddy! Here's proof: Grab ahold, little buddy! Let's be buddies! Okay, we've got Rush blasting on the headphones. Gonna go hornswaggle myself through security and get my ass to the gate. I'm going to Toronto. Right now. That makes me happy as hell. I've only whipped past it one time...seeing the cityscape in the distance. This time, we're going right downtown! Let's do this? Who knows where Geddy lives?
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WE'RE ON FOOT: Steve and I are pounding around the city. We scouted a record store to hit tomorrow morning for Record Store Day festivities, had a burger at a diner, hit a guitar store, hit a couple antique joints, stopped in to Shopify headquarters to meet Harley Finkelstein (helluva name!) and walked amongst thousands of stoned youth celebrating Ottawa's weird weed laws near the Parliament building. That's the "White House" of Canada, people. Now you know. All in all, a full day. I'm in the hotel room right now, pounding on a "Big Ol' Boston" poster, readying myself for supper in an hour with Steve and Harley. Big night out, you goddamned Canadians! Let's eat! - - - - AND TO ALL WHO ASKED: We will have our monstrous "Canada Collected" posters up on the site as soon as we get a couple spare minutes. Our promise to you, and Canada. You need this. Tell a friend. Stay tuned!
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TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT, OTTAWA: Go to this: DDC vs. OTTAWA! Shit's sold out, too! Been for awhile, so I'm told. I'm at the Northern Army offices right now, sucking off their wireless. We made nice with each other, discussed current geopolitical issues facing America and Canada, and agreed that "shit gets weird" as soon as you cross the border. That's a good thing. I'm in the care of Steve St. Pierre, so I AM SAFE AND SOUND in a FOREIGN LAND. Take that, U.S. Consulate! See you tonight! Shit gets rolling around 6:30, so get there and let's get to the bottom of some shit. Namely, a monster "Canada Collected" poster that we whipped out over the last week, barely got printed in Minneapolis, and shipped over to Ottawa. You need one of these. That's what you are seeing right here, just below these words!
Not impressed? Okay, we offer more pixels. Get in a little closer, you hosers! Okay, it's fuckin' time for lunch. So hungry. Let's eat, you goddamn Canadians. See you at the big show!
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April 18, 2012
Posted at 10:38 AM
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GOING NORTH, AND THEN EAST: Catching a big jet plane to Ottawa in a couple hours here! We have OFFICIAL BUSINESS there tomorrow night in the form of one of our spirited speaking fiascos. We're calling it "Tall Tales From A Large Man," but I'll assure you, it's much more than that. It's been morphing. We've been adding new rants. New warnings. New warts. New moles. Hell, we might even go bi-lingual on this one, and do half the show in French? You never know. Just show up and let's see what happens, Ottawa! Hell, the gig is sold out, which is just wild. Be there. I know one person in Ottawa, and that's Steve St. Pierre. And hell, I've never met the guy, just shot the shit on the internet. "E-Buddies" or something like that. So, I'll me a large man in a strange land. Go easy on me, Ottawa. If cornered, I will brawl. Stern words. Okay, I gotta go pack my underoos, socks and one pair of jeans ready for the big plane ride. Here's the links for tomorrow night: OCC & NA present: Aaron Draplin and Draplin’s coming to Ottawa - Northern Army! I'd say that falls under the "bonafide proof" category! Believe it. Canada, you strange and mysterious land, we are coming for you! - - - - NEXT WEEK, THE TOUR CONTINUES: From Ottawa, we head down to Toronto for the FITC super convention, do a couple nasty days in the big city, and then we head to Waterloo for the final stop of our "All Points Ontario" super tour. Here's the links: FITC Toronto - Aaron Draplin of the Draplin Design Co. - April 23-25 DDC vs. Waterloo! Aaron Draplin of the Draplin Design Co. - April 26 - - - - ON THE PLAYER: 01. Rush - Permanent Waves
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HITTING THE ROAD TOMORROW: Big day in the shop today, scrambling to tie up all the loose ends. Uploading files, sending off initial rounds, tweeting, posting shit, scanning more shit in, paying bills, shipping DDC merch, stepping on pedals, tuning guitars and wondering about Ontario. That's a province in Canada, people. Look it up. We're going there tomorrow. Excited.
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April 16, 2012
Posted at 04:59 PM
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FEELING PRIDE OVER THIS ONE: Our new "National Crop Edition" super set of Field Notes! Our tribute to the American Agricultural landscape. Six books, a box, a poster and a patch! Celebrating the mighty grains: Corn, Wheat, Hay, Sorghum, Soybeans and Cotton. Act now and get yerself a set. Right here! - - - - SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WORKING HARD ON: The Memo Book Archive by Field Notes! Special thanks to my lady Leigh McKolay for scanning, clipping and prepping the majority of the collection. Without her, we would've been in a bad place. Thank you, sweetie. Thank you to Eric Lovejoy for kicking this thing off some years back. And to Dawson for coding the whole mess up so beautifully. And finally, to my trusty, rusty, old, outdated Epson super scanner for holding up through the project, and all these years. What a pile of shit, but still worth his salt. - - - - WE EVEN MADE A LITTLE MOVIE OF THE AFFAIR: Steve from Field Notes Midwest came out to Portland and we made a little moving picture. Watch it. You'll see me and my girth hobbling around the shop, trying to make sense of the collection, how proud we are of it and how they fit in to the story how we brought Field Notes into the world. That's where it all started. Remember that. Wow. - - - - AND OF COURSE: Thank you to Michele, Bryan and Jim at Field Notes Midwest for putting this whole thing together, and hell, for the whole thing. So proud, you guys! Thank you! - - - - ON THE PLAYER: 01. John Cougar Mellencamp - Scarecrow
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