Making a list, calling you twice (or maybe 8 times):
It wasn't that hard making the list of 100 but it was a lot harder getting the gifts to 100 people. I had a lot of where's waldo battles where I had to eventually ship them. I got to give the gifts in person to over 60%. There was actually 8 people who didn't even re: to numerous attempts to meet or with their info to even receive a shipment so I just gave their their gifts away randomly at shows.
Drop a time on it:
It took a lot of time to make everything. I must shout out to my lady Rebecca who sat through many of movies helping me spray paint, super glue, cut, paste and design. I really lost track of the time it took to create, produce, write cards and deliver everything so i couldn't say how long this took to happen. Lets just say 4 months. It doesn't really even matter because it was fun and more fun when your with someone making good things for people.
It wasn't that hard making the list of 100 but it was a lot harder getting the gifts to 100 people. I had a lot of where's waldo battles where I had to eventually ship them. I got to give the gifts in person to over 60%. There was actually 8 people who didn't even re: to numerous attempts to meet or with their info to even receive a shipment so I just gave their their gifts away randomly at shows.
Drop a time on it:
It took a lot of time to make everything. I must shout out to my lady Rebecca who sat through many of movies helping me spray paint, super glue, cut, paste and design. I really lost track of the time it took to create, produce, write cards and deliver everything so i couldn't say how long this took to happen. Lets just say 4 months. It doesn't really even matter because it was fun and more fun when your with someone making good things for people.
What did people say?
I got so many different reactions it was crazy. I quoted most of them on my Twitter @davenoodlez
A lot of people said I should patent some of the ideas and I got a lot of encouragement from everyone. Some were confused at first then eventually understood. A few called me a genius, few said it was the nicest thing someone has done for them and many were surprised. When I delivered like 13 gifts in one day, I felt like I was on steroids between the adrenaline and the boost of my ego from everyone complimenting.
All in All:
It was great to give gifts to everyone I knew instead of my immediate family, my girlfriend and a couple of friends like I normally do. So many people were blown away by the principle of the gift/card. When someone gets a gift unexpectedly you really get to see how humble and grateful someone can be.
All in all this was one of the best experiences of my life. I got to give to a lot of people and acknowledge friendships. I got to share my art and ideas seeing first hand response to my latest inventions. I got to be the most effective with my $ on a holiday giving 100 people a gift instead of my normal 7. My total expenses which included 100 gifts in bags with cards totaled to about $230. ($2.30 a gift)
I got to make history.
Everyone that received a gift got one for a reason and I thank you all for giving me a reason to do what I do. I look forward to this year so I can continue to use my ideas to help, assist, inspire and give while dreaming out loud.
One last thing:
Ideas are no good when they are kept secret. I learned it was best to share them and help make people's life more full with them. You might just have what someone needs or have been looking for so give someone something they didn't know they wanted till you showed up with it.
I look forward to doing to an amazing 2010 with a bunch more art projects. Now it's time
All in all this was one of the best experiences of my life. I got to give to a lot of people and acknowledge friendships. I got to share my art and ideas seeing first hand response to my latest inventions. I got to be the most effective with my $ on a holiday giving 100 people a gift instead of my normal 7. My total expenses which included 100 gifts in bags with cards totaled to about $230. ($2.30 a gift)
I got to make history.
Everyone that received a gift got one for a reason and I thank you all for giving me a reason to do what I do. I look forward to this year so I can continue to use my ideas to help, assist, inspire and give while dreaming out loud.
One last thing:
Ideas are no good when they are kept secret. I learned it was best to share them and help make people's life more full with them. You might just have what someone needs or have been looking for so give someone something they didn't know they wanted till you showed up with it.
I look forward to doing to an amazing 2010 with a bunch more art projects. Now it's time
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and look out for "I Eat Beats" on the Stereotype FBpage
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-Dave Noodlez
dave you really did such a nice thing with this. thanks so much
ReplyDeletethis was wonderful! your gift is sitting on my desk at work
ReplyDeletethanks dave! i hope im on next years Holiday 100
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