Further journey of a post office lmao

[Mermaid]

Post officesor other mail out (http://nervousness.org/lmao/index.cgi?id=1716)

This had a few spare pages left to decorate, and it did go to Alisoun. I think it then went to somebody else too and I haven't had any confirmation about where it is for some time.

Does anybody know?

Mermaid

[alisoun]

As I recall, I sent it to worm@work, and then littlest bee has it or had it and sent it back to you.

Hope it surfaces soon!

[Mermaid]

Thanks Alisoun,
I left a Q&A for Littlest-Bee

Mermaid :)

[littlest-bee]

I've got it - I'm sorry Mermaid. I have been a really bad Nervousness person lately and let everything pile up. I put it in an envelope this afternoon and it's going in the post tomorrow. There's still a few pages left but the book looks great.

Once again, sorry to hold it up.

Rosie

[Mermaid]

Hey I'm glad to hear from you Rosie

I hope you had fun contributing to the object. Is it filled up now?

Victoria, the friendly mermaid

[littlest-bee]

There's about 4 pages empty still - space for a couple more people!

[Mermaid]

This book looks great and has arrived home safely.

Littlest bee, I was surprised that I hadn't left you feedback already. That is corrected now :)

[alisoun]

Mermaid, congratulations on a LMAO that has made it home twice!

[littlest-bee]

Hey Mermaid, don't worry about the feedback - I'm just thrilled it made it home again. Like Alisoun said, it's great that an LMAO has been round the block a couple of times! Must be some kind of record.

Are you going to send it out one more time and see if those last few pages can be filled?

[Mermaid]

This book is now on its way to Seoul, South Korea

to the dreamer of the Peace Trains, Jeremy Seligson.
http://www.worlddreamspeacebridge.org/peacetrain.htm

First, in January 2002, it left home - Frankston Australia
and went to

Ii
Finland {I'm not sure how to pronounce that town)

then
hürth
germany

then
Houma, Louisiana USA

then, I think
Praha 7, 170 00
Czech Republic

***
Somebody in Western Australia who no longer appears on the lmao page had it.

**
It came home.

Then it went back out to

New York City [hi Alisoun]

Bellevue Washington USA

then to Newcastle in the UK.

now it is in transit to Korea.

[littlest-bee]

Mermaid, what a wonderful LMAO this has been! Truly international and still going strong almost two years since it was created. I'm so pleased that I had the opportunity to be involved.

Keep us informed as to its whereabouts!

[Mermaid]

This just in...
Sun, 2 Nov 2003 20:18:45 -0800 (PST)
From: Jeremy Seligson

Dear Vic,

Just received your amazing ly well-done P.O. Book. I couldn't iamgine it so well done & interesting. Will get get to work on the Korean version soon.

Yours truly,

Jeremy

[Mermaid]

How cool too that it was a 50cent-or-less exercise book to begin with.

Thank you all once more for contributing

and especially to you Alisoun for the beautiful green cover with stamps..

[alisoun]

I hope people are still adding stamps to the cover. It's one of those abstract designs that can keep evolving.

alisoun

[Mermaid]

I'm delighted that the book will end up in Istanbul, so I will have something 'really nervous' as a basis for formal nomination for Ilkin here.

Jeremy has been to a Post Office Museum in South Korea, to collect information to add to the book.

I'll scan the pages when the book comes home again.

[Mermaid]

I'll be scanning this again soon, including the latest contribution from Seoul, South Korea.

Then it will be on to Ilkin in Istanbul and may there be no more earthquakes or bombings there in the near future.

Nor anywhere for that matter.

[Mermaid]

http://www.alphalink.com.au/~mermaid/po_book_cover.jpg

It was Alisoun (Trish La Pointe) who put this lovely marbled cover and stamps (including a nervousness artistamp) on the cover of this object.

It started out as a very cheap exercise book from, I think Dimmeys.

[girl-who-loves-sharks]

Looks great!

[Mermaid]

I might be waiting a little before sending this on to Ilkin :(

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/11/...9027265172.html (http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/11/20/1069027265172.html)

[littlest-bee]

Isn't it terrible Victoria? Is your friend safe?

[Mermaid]

Yes she is, thanks Rosie - Ilkin is still sending email.

Let's keep finding ways to work together and work at creating, rather than destroying things in the world.

Who has a link to some inspiring artwork?

[Mermaid]

http://www.alphalink.com.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_cover_221103.jpg

I've just added some more stamps to the cover of this post office object.

[Mermaid]

The 10c plain exercise book set out from Frankston East in early 2002:



http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_2.jpg


http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/po_book_1.jpg

[Mermaid]

It went all the way to Ii, Finland

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_3.jpg


A post office in the snow:

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_4.jpg

[Mermaid]

Next stop was Hurth, near Cologne in Germany:

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_5.jpg

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_6.jpg

[Mermaid]

Then to Swan View, Western Australia

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_7.jpg



http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_8.jpg

[Mermaid]

The next stop was

Houma, Louisiana

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_9.jpg

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_10.jpg

[Mermaid]

Carrboro, NC

although the entry seems to be for California

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_11.jpg

[Mermaid]

from there it went to Prague:

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_12.jpg

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_13.jpg

and a page of stamps:

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_14.jpg

[Mermaid]

The book returned to me again mid 2002.

In May 2003 it went to Trish/ alisoun in New York:

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_15.jpg

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_16.jpg

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_17.jpg

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_18.jpg

[Mermaid]

Next stop Washington State, USA

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_20.jpg

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_21.jpg

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_22.jpg

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_23.jpg

[Mermaid]

Next stop, UK


http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_24.jpg

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_25.jpg

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_26.jpg

[Mermaid]

The book was home again with me in September 2003, then it went to Seoul, Korea

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_27.jpg

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/lmao_1716_28.jpg


November 2003 I still intend it to go to Istanbul.. I just need to time it right.

[Fairy Sparkles]

Wow, it's amazing...I've really enjoyed looking at all the great contributions. You must be absolutely stoked about the success of this piece. Congrats!

[Mermaid]

Yes it is great.
I'm trying to decide what to put over the stamps decorating the cover to keep them in place, without ripping them or the lovely marbled paper that Trish put on the cover.

**

Ilkin needs to receive something good.

These two pictures are of the streets where she has bought most of her food for the past 30 years:

http://www.alphalink.com.au/~mermaid/istanbulnov03_3.jpg

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~mermaid/istanbulnov03_2.jpg

[Mermaid]

I have this book addressed and ready to send to Ilkin today.

[littlest-bee]

It all looks great Victoria (even though I've seen most of it in reality anyway!). Please do post pictures when it gets back from Turkey.

[Mermaid]

Ilkin in Istanbul has received this now, and she may even begin a second book, as there are only two pages left in this one.

If that's the case, I can scan what Ilkin has added then return and ask here who would wish to add to the second book.

[picasso]

Mermaid...this book is amazing! How cool that it has travelled so far only to come home to you and be out and about again. Looking forward to reading more about it!

~picasso

[Mermaid]

It's great what can become of an exercise book that cost less than 10c initially :)


Ilkin has added to the book, and I believe it is on its way back to me from
Istanbul, or will be soon.

Also, look in the 'Peace Trains' thread to see some of the amazing efforts of Ilkin in partcular that have resulted in toys, musical instruments and art supplies going to children in Iraq.

Yesterday morning, the trucks carrying them were in Jordan.

I'm not sure just how long it might take from there.

[Mermaid]

Ilkin will be sending the post office journal to Cieart in Fiji