:Title:    June 2007: Funky Town
:Author:   Mark Grimes
:Date:     Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:20:28 PDT
:URL:      http://www.omidyar.net/group/foodchain/news/216/

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`Lost in the FOOD CHAIN`_ the painting, as seen on eBay.

OK, the painting was bought and paid for...how on earth could I not get an original Dee Landerman painting entitled "Lost in the Food Chain" and *not* buy it?  

C'mon.

Also I'm sensing the need for some fun around here, here's an idea.

I'm putting $35 in *a pot* for "the right" hang the painting on my wall and in turn will also include a photo montage of its trip into o/net FOOD CHAIN existence.  During the month of June anyone is free to also put money into *the pot* and at the end of June the painting will be shipped to the person who has put the most cash in the pot.  

And we can repeat the process in July if this has any remote chance of being interesting.  Money in a pot, and agree to take some interesting pix of the painting should it grace your presence. 

All collected funds go towards the o/net related project determined by the current painting holder.   For June I direct any funds collected to whatever the final project selected in `UCSC's CMPS80J Technology Targeted at Social Issues`_ group.   

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It arrived

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It crept out of the box

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It demanded some attention 

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Finally it attached itself to the wall of my office

So, trying to have some fun here if anyone wants to play along.  

Have this beauty hanging in your office or garage during the entire month of July.  But you'll have to put more than $35 in the pot for the right to do so...and even then someone might put some more cash in...so drop a wad.

Think of this as our strange little Food Chain version of Flat Stanley.

.. _`UCSC's CMPS80J Technology Targeted at Social Issues` : http://www.omidyar.net/group/cmps80j/


.. _`Lost in the FOOD CHAIN` : http://cgi.ebay.com/LOST-IN-THE-FOOD-CHAIN-Original-American-OIL-painting_W0QQitemZ220109079063QQihZ012QQcategoryZ20135QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting