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Update #13: Quick note to our Athenians
Hey guys,
My last post said I would be at Normal Bar tonight (Friday) to hand out more stuff. I forgot we're going out of town to play in Charleston tonight, so I won't be able to do that. Instead, I'll be at Hendershot's Coffee on Monday starting at about 5 PM and hanging out till probably 7 or 8. If you guys wanna come by and get your things, come on by!
JoJo
Update #12: Athens peeps: come to Normal Bar tonight
Hey Athenians.... I'm planning on heading up to Normal Bar tonight with some albums and stuff and hanging out from about 6 to 8 or later if anyone wants to come and pick up their Kickstarter stuff from me tonight. I may do another sitting on Friday, in case some folks can't make it tonight.
For the rest of you.... going to the post office today. Things will start trickling in soon!
Update #11: Gramahawk Landed
Hey guys,
Today is an exciting and stressful day for us.... after taking on this huge and ambitious project all on our own, today the record, after tears, screaming, stress, sleepless nights, and organ failure, the record is released.
We've been struggling with the vinyl mailing for months now, and we're getting everything out today and tomorrow, a little later than we had hoped, but if we'd known how much more we'd bitten off than we could chew, we could have anticipated things a little better.
So here's how it's gonna go from here: We're going to send out all of the Gramahawk downloads today, so be looking for that. We all have to go to our jobs today, so we can't work on it as quickly as we like, but we'll get them out today at some point.
Otherwise, we're packing and mailing the physical stuff, the vinyls, posters, CDs, etc. If anyone in Athens wants to meet up today or tomorrow and just get their stuff from me, email me at jojo@modernskirts.com and we'll work something out.
I know we couldn't quite pull off what we intended to accomplish exactly the way we wanted it to go, but we appreciate everyone's patience and we pulled it off nonetheless. Feel free to email me with any concerns or questions or demands you have, and, congratulations, everyone, this beautiful thing is finally out in the world.
We love you guys. Enjoy the day and celebrate in your own little ways!
JoJo
and Modern Skirts
Update #10: Last Level
Hi, all.
We're nearing the end of our little project.... the records are in, the wheels are in motion, and we'll soon be ready to dole out all of the rest of the rewards. We've had a little transition period here recently that put a little pause on getting things together, mainly that we've signed on with a new manager, Mark George of London, and so we've had to take pause to get that stuff in motion.
Anyway, our general plan is to get these recordings out (sorry to you guys who have yet to receive them, I'm working on that as I type this), then we're going to do a local pickup for anyone who wants to get your stuff in person and come say hi (which also saves some shipping costs), and mail everything out to the rest of ya ASAP.
After we get everything out to everyone, we'll dummy-check and see if we missed anything for anyone, and that will be the grand finale!
I'll let you guys know soon when the local pickup day/days is/are, and packages will be going out soon!
Hope you're all doing well and so far having a good holiday season.
JoJo
Update #9: Fun w/ numberz
I thought, for fun, I'd send you guys a rundown of the rewards everyone got and are getting in this. I was kinda surprised, when I did the math, what a success this was. Check it:
You all are getting
(101) Downloads of Gramahawk on Jan. 18th
(93) Downloads of the Happy 81 EP
(83) Show posters, signed or otherwise
(68) Advance copies of Gramahawk on Vinyl
(49) Personal recordings (the last stint are on their way)
(32) Handmade CDs of some unreleased home made cassette demos
(16) Photo books (which are also almost ready to be sent off to the printers)
(3) Personal live shows
and 3 kind people donated and wouldn't take any rewards.
More coming soon! Please feel free to get in touch if you need anything at all.
and
Thanks again.
JoJo
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on June 28, 2010.
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Come up with something you'd like! Send us a message and we'll work out a fair donation and reward, tailored especially to you! We can draw you a picture for five bucks, or build you a cardboard fort for $50, or whatever you want. Wide open. Just message us before committing and we'll work it out!
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You get the new record and the new EP in digital format, on the day each is released.
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You get downloads of the digital album and EP, plus a show poster from the cd release show. Let us know, and we'll all sign it for you if you'd like.
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You get all above: the album, EP, release party poster, and we'll get you an advance copy of the beautiful vinyl version of the album for your record player six weeks before the album release.
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You get everything above: album, EP, release party poster, advance vinyl six weeks early, and you pick a song of ours that you love, and we'll set up a microphone and record a version for you and only you. You will be the only person in the universe who has that recording.
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You get everything above: Album, EP, poster, advance vinyl, personal one-of-a-kind recording, plus we'll give you a handmade CD of the best of our home demos, which is where this whole album originated from. We'll decorate the CD and make the album art by hand.
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You get all above: album, EP, poster, vinyl, personal recording, handmade home recording CD, plus a VERY limited edition picture book of our favorite personal and professional photos from our time at home and on the road. It's likely we will only print as many as needed for our friends who pledge $150 or more, so there will only be a few in existence.
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Everything above: album, EP, poster, vinyl, personal recording, handmade CD, picture book, plus we will play your house party. You find a house, invite all of your friends, and we'll bring a little PA and play a raucous house party set for you and yours. If your house is outside of a two hour drive from Athens, please check with us before donating, because we'll have to make sure we can swing it. Just work with us on this one.
