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I love the idea, Tracie!! :dance: I promise, promise, promise to get my byte in before the deadline. I think I may just go out and buy a new mic to record it (the one I have right now is pretty awful.....but it was free, so I can't complain toooo much :laugh3:).....

(Finally) Here's one of the designs I've been working on. It's still in a bit of a draft stage, meaning that some of the photo orders might be shuffled around still. About half of the photos are my own, with the rest found on free photography stock sites. (Look, I put Zali in there too!! :nice:) Please note that I included dummy text to act as a placeholder.....I doubt there will really be a track called, "Orange (The New Yellow)" :laugh3: I'll edit this post if I change anything. Ekk, sorry they're so huge! Front: Back: Sample:

haha well, it is the only logical conclusion! And 9 mos before today would put us somewhere in the middle of Spring...:laugh4:

I wont lie. The same thought ran thru my head when I saw todays Bday list! :stunned: Crazy. Time for a big birthday bash! Happy Birthday to all y'all! :P

Yes, you did! Thanks Angie ;) (...love the new avi...!) Deadline has been extended so that we may reach our $50.00 goal. Just $8.00 more!! Donations anyone? Let's continue to help Zali and his village. A little can go a long way.

Happy Birthday, Jo!! :D :jester: :juggle: Hope I'm not too late! Looks like you had fun and got some nice prezzies!

Oh Lore!! I've arrived in this thread a bit late....but woo! I'm so happy for you!!! Thanks for sharing all your photos! Have a fantastic time tomorrow...we'll continue to live vicariously through your experiences. Bring us back some more stories and 'goodies!' :D:D

Eeek, this can't be happening, can it?? In the preview for next week, they said something to the effect of "Stay tuned for the DEVASTATING conclusion...." NO! I don't like Mer all that much, but I don't want her to die! :bigcry: Why must I watch such stressful shows? Between Grey's Anatomy, Lost and 24, I'm going to have grey hair by the time I'm 30!!!

Got it, Collee. Huge thanks as always! :nice: I just put in my donation for this month too, which brings our total up to $18.82 USD. We still need roughly $30.00 to reach our goal of $50.00. I also hope some more donations come in soon!!

Wow. I love this show. Can't wait for next week!!!

Collee, thanks for bringing this to my attention again. Is anyone else having this issue?? For now, please go ahead with your workaround solution and donate directly to [email protected]. I'll email PayPal later today, to see if there is something wrong (I'm guessing it has something to do with your internet settings?). I'll let you know, as soon as I get an answer. Thanks in advance for your donation!!

Tracie, do you have a tracklist yet? I'm working on my CD artwork submission, and wanted to put the tracks on the inside flap. :) Cool design yamfox!

Concert review with several Coldplay references: The Fray rocks devoted fanbase at packed UM house BY MICHAEL HAMERSLY [email protected] If not for Coldplay bursting onto the pop-rock scene in 2000, The Fray would be truly unique. Both bands boast charismatic frontmen whose command of the piano and sensitive, poetic lyrics are matched by fragile yet smooth falsettos. Both have backing bands that shift seamlessly from tender ballads to lively rock 'n' roll. And both have a way with simple, heartbreaking melodies. And as the sold-out crowd at The Fray's concert Thursday night at the University of Miami's BankUnited Center proved, both bands have a rabid following (although when Coldplay played the same venue in 2003, their fans were quite a bit older than the squealing 'tween girls that made up a good two-thirds of this audience). The 7,000-plus turnout was somewhat of a surprise: The Denver-based group has only one album to its credit, even though it has scored two of 2006's biggest pop hits -- Over My Head (Cable Car) and How To Save a Life, the album's title track. Half an hour after an impressive, jazzy, electronica-kissed set by New Orleans It-band Mute Math, The Fray took the stage, inspiring mass shrieking one would expect at a boy band concert. The group wisely kicked off with Over My Head, while hundreds of cellphones were waved -- they're the new lighters, you know -- and a chipmunk chorus of young girls echoed singer Isaac Slade's every line, and ended with How To Save a Life. Since The Fray's catalog contains only 12 songs -- and they played them all -- there wasn't much suspense surrounding the possible set list. But the band was tight, Slade's voice clear and powerful, and the sound system flawlessly balanced, which made the show enjoyable for even the most casual fan. Highlights included the poignant All At Once and Heaven Forbid, rocking versions of Little House and Trust Me, and the maudlin piano ballads Hundred and Vienna, on which Slade was a dead ringer for Coldplay singer Chris Martin, even down to the tilted head. The evening's lone surprise turned out to be a boisterous cover of Weezer's Undone (The Sweater Song) right before the encore, enhanced by a Sonic Youth-style swirling guitar crescendo. Three new songs were extremely well-received -- especially one that Slade, alone on acoustic guitar, dedicated to his recently remarried grandfather. The response bodes well for The Fray's future. http://origin.thestate.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/16554996.htm?source=rss&channel=miamiherald_entertainment

Aww, poor pooch! :(

Here is some more useful information to consider: Bulk pricing on Cafepress (15+ shirts): http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/help/help_bulkpricing.aspx ^^ This looks promising! There are some significant discounts on some items. Granted, someone would still have the hassle of mailing out the bulk orders....but hey! if it saves us some money.....(rather, if a larger percentage of the profits can go to the CCC and not Cafepress).....I'm for it. I found this in answer to your question, mc_squared (Mark, right?? :P): "Do you ship internationally?" Yes, we do ship to most international locations. All orders are shipped via UPS and take anywhere from 8 to 14 business days for delivery, depending on your shipping address. Please refer to the following link for our international shipping prices and delivery times: http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/help/shipping.aspx#5 "I live in another country; do I need to pay customs or taxes?" You may be subject to import duties and taxes, which are levied once the package reaches your country. Additional charges for customs clearance must be borne by you; we have no control over these charges and cannot predict what they may be. Customs policies vary widely from country to country; you should contact your local customs office for further information. Additionally, when ordering from CafePress.com, you are considered the importer of record and must comply with all laws and regulations of the country in which you are receiving the goods. Customs forms for all international packages list the value of your order's contents by product type. For instance, orders containing T-Shirts, Mugs, and Mousepads will be listed in a way similar to the following example: T-Shirt value: $15.99 Mug value: $ 10.99 Mousepad value: $10.99

Yes, there is already a PayPal acct setup for the CCC which can be used if we decide to do bulk orders. As it has been pointed out, having tshirt buyers pay in advance seems like the only way to go. However, if people feel uncomfortable with this idea, I have set up a Cafepress store (actually set it up months ago when this idea was first tossed around!). It certainly would be easier in terms of shipping out the shirts, etc as Cafepress would take care of that aspect. The store is ready and waiting on stand by if we decide to use it. Prices seems to be main thing we need to agree upon. Assuming we do use Cafepress, below are some of the clothing items we may be interested in producing (ignore the mock up designs on the shirts...those are NOT what we'll be using! :P). The prices shown are the BASE PRICES. An additional cost would be added so that some of the proceeds can go to the CCC. How much OVER base price is everyone willing to pay? And which items are you interested in? Something else to keep in mind is that if we DO use Cafepress we could have many designs available for purchase, as opposed to bulk orders in which we would be limited to ordering many shirts of one particular design. Just something else to think about. Edit: I think I might have mentioned it before, but we can also do customized 'user name' shirts on Cafepress at no additional cost. Am I pushing for Cafepress? :P Maybe just a little!

Updated!

Thanks Mari and Collee! Got your donations and added in my own for a total of $70.71 USD. Mari, of course it's worth something! :nice: Every dollar helps Zali. For the next collection month, let's see if we can reach $50.00 USD by Feb 12th. Collee, if Paypal acts up on you again in the future, could you let me know?

I signed it for you, Lore! Good luck!! :)

I like it! :nice:

Awesome, Tracie!! I'm so excited to see this all coming together so smoothly. I'll start experimenting with some designs!

Oh goodness! Looks like I really need to update the list! :confused: I'll get on that a little later today.

Deadline extended until we reach a minimum of $50. Thank you vic and iriden for your donations!! :nice: Collee, humm, I don't know why it could be giving you trouble. I would suggest that you clear your cookies and cache. If the problem persists, I'll contact paypal and ask whats up.

And just to be clear on what we can and cant do in terms of designs...Debs said that we can't use the "coldplay" font, and no using lyrics either. It violates copyrights.

Hi guys! I'm so glad there is still an interest to print some tees! I've wanted this to happen for a long time! I've done some research into this in the past (the first time it was discussed as a CCC project), and from what I gather, our best bet is to go with cafepress. I know they are a bit spendy, but compared to other 'cafepress-esque' sites out there, they are actually below avg. for prices...and they have quite a large product selection. We can make pins, magnets, mouse pads, etc. The problem with ordering in bulk is that you usually have to make the bulk order in one size. Customization fees for names on the back can be quite expensive too on the bulk order sites that I've checked. Also, one person would have to be in charge of shelling out the money for the order.....I don't mind doing this, but if people start backing out, well.....that can get messy really quickly. I've started working on another t-shirt design (not yet finished) that relates to Zali (our sponsored child). I'm going to add something about The $1.36 Campaign on there too. I don't like it as much as my other ones.......but its just a start. Mali and Zali just sound so cool together! I guess it doesn't make much sense to an 'outsider' at first glance.....but it would prompt questions and we'd get the chance to spread the word about the $1.36 Campaign. :nice: If we did cafepress, it would be basically like an online store. We can have as many designs as we'd like.... EDIT: Oooo, just thought of it, but we can easily do "personalized" shirts on cafepress. We'd basically have to make up an individual shirt graphic for each person who wants their name on the back, but I don't think it costs any extra to print front and back on cafepress. Yippie.