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At 2:16am on April 3, 2011, Jennie Hinchcliff said…: Mr. David -- there's a #3, but it hasn't been sent quite yet (although it -is- completed...); my postal activities slipped away from me last week, so I'm a bit behind, I'm afraid... :-)

At 10:56pm on April 1, 2011, Kathy McKindles said…: love you bad boys!

At 3:19pm on March 30, 2011, Valentine Mark Herman said…: Mission Control to Santa Fe Space Station! Mission Control to Santa Fe Space Station!

Your Space Mailing safely received. Many thanks. Sigean to Santa Fe return Mailing scheduled for 08.00 CET on Monday. Over and Out.

At 6:03pm on March 29, 2011, Jen Staggs said…: Oh-the box didn't fit in my mail slot at my apartment, so the mailman took it to the office. The office manager liked the imagery on the outside of the box. I took that as an opportunity to pimp out IUOMA to the other people that work in the office.

At 10:14pm on March 28, 2011, Jen Staggs said…: Just got the vintage magazine care package- thank you!! Now I see where the duct tape was used. I'm eager to get to work- also- my apartment office staff loved the box- I told them they ain't seen nothin yet!

At 2:37pm on March 28, 2011, Red Head Love said…: No-I never have. I just apply it right on the surface with a paint brush and I think it comes out fabulous..hopefully you'll feel the same way?

At 10:54am on March 25, 2011, De Villo Sloan said…: David, I read the Joe Brainard book in a few hours. Again, can't thank you enough. There is so much in there I didn't know. It makes me wonder - he was working at the same time and same place as Ray Johnson. Some of Brainard's work is very close to what Ray Johnson was doing. There had to be some crossover between the two groups somewhere, although Padgett does not indicate that. I need to look into it more. Tom Clark was way more involved with Brainard than I realized. And I need to look more into Bill Berkson. You've designed a course for me for the next few months. Regards, DVS

At 12:59am on March 24, 2011, cheryl h. said…: Hi David! You are welcome. It is not as professional as yours but a bit indicative of who I am. Menlo Park is rainy. We have huge puddles where I live. A little boy was playing so sweetly, engrossed in a huge puddle, with his mom watching him so attentively the other day. I couldn't park my car, but who cares!

Why did you move to NM? No puddles for you? Poor guy!

cheryl

At 9:20pm on March 23, 2011, Carla Cryptic said…: I've just finished that myself - really fun to commemorate something which I remember clearly.

At 5:32pm on March 23, 2011, Carla Cryptic said…: Thanks for the cool ATCs!!! :D

At 6:47pm on March 22, 2011, Red Head Love said…: Hah-I get nervous while making and before I send it out as in my god what am I trying to send out?!

Then I forget all about it!

At 5:26pm on March 22, 2011, Red Head Love said…: Glad I'm not alone!

At 5:10pm on March 22, 2011, Karen Champlin said…: Very fine work on those dark ATCs. Excellent David. I smile when I get one of your envelopes. :-)

At 5:03pm on March 22, 2011, Red Head Love said…: Actually that card was not coating with anything-just color printed paper!

At 4:43pm on March 22, 2011, Red Head Love said…: GLUE, SEALER AND FINISH.

LOVE-LOVE-LOVE!!

At 3:49pm on March 22, 2011, Red Head Love said…: I'm glad you received it...took me long enough to get something back too you. Was trying new things out so I procrastinated because I get neeeervous!

Looks like the collage got a little wear and tear through the mail...even better.

And you are right-I cut and pasted the collage together on back of a manilla folder and then minimize, scanned and threw it to a piece of cardboard. Nothing on the front-just paper and glue! I like to keep it simple...mostly cuz thats all I know!

Sometimes I mount my art and use Mod Podge...I LOVE that stuff!

Anyway-thanks for posting it on your page and for the kind words :)

At 11:55pm on March 21, 2011, De Villo Sloan said…: Incredible David, and I hadn't seen the comic. I hope we can get into all this sometime, somewhere because it seems so relevant to mail-art. Thanks for the tip on the O'Hara biography. I've always been lukewarm on the NY School for one reason: John Ashbery. And I hate to bring cultural politics into our peaceful little world here, but I think Ashbery is a case of hyper-inflation of reputation and a wrong direction artistically. I'm just bypassing and following the O'Hara line. There's a lot of great humor there. Wow, thanks again

At 10:22pm on March 21, 2011, Jennie Hinchcliff said…: You are seriously cracking me up! :-) x100...would you have any interest in a real live dymo? I have an extra I'd love to share with you, if it would be of use...

At 10:14pm on March 21, 2011, De Villo Sloan said…: David! I can't thank you enough for sending Ron Padgett's "A Memoir of Joe Brainard." The synchronicity of all this amazes me - I'm reading about the second generation New York School right now. I was reading a chapter in David Lehman's book about Brainard's "I remember" poem right before your package arrived. I'm talking about Tom Clark all the time only because I've been a fan of his work for years, and I consider him a part of the New York School. This is fantastic! Thanks again. Those photos are cool too. But what are they? DVS

At 4:11am on March 21, 2011, Jennie Hinchcliff said…: Mr. David! :-) Yes, the text was typed on the typewriter; I am somehow surprised that you don't have one! What about a dymo labeler? You've used/seen 'em, right?

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