First, le big sigh
This little project has been in the oven for a while but due to workload and babyload it’s been finally released and I’m well excited about it. It’s an idea I worked on with the lovely Nicky who actually hand-made this beautiful book (no, really - binding, screen-printing and stuff). We called it “This Book Will Be Famous” and the aim is to raise a whole bundle of money for charity.
It’s a little social experiment that is best described as Pass the Parcel, meets Six Degrees of Separation, meets Message in a Bottle. A wiki-welldoing of sort.
Here’s how it works:
Every person who receives this book leaves a trace on the next available page. What is a trace, you ask? Anything you fancy, really. A picture, a poem, a shoelace, your mum’s choc-chip cookies recipe or, if you’re a Rock Star, a pair of tickets to one of your gigs would be pretty awesome.
Once they’ve left their trace on their page they will send the book to the most famous person they know personally . What is famous? Well, that’s for them to decide. The important bit here is that they can comfortably email or call that person and be certain that he/she will be willing to take part, leave their own trace and pass it on to the most famous person they know. There are only six pages on this book - but that should be enough to make it to someone like Stephen Fry, Nelson Mandela, Angelina Jolie or even Rick Astley!
Once we get the book from the last famous person, we’ll auction it on ebay and donate all the money to the NSPCC.
Because cruelty to children must stop. Full stop.
So we now sent this book to the most famous person we know. Fingers crossed you will hear/read about it next time from them. We will follow and report about the book’s journey on our blogs. But if you like this idea, please help us spread the story. Blog about it, talk to friendly journalists, mention it on the radio or natter about it in the pub. Hopefully by the time it will get back to us the whole world will be talking about it…
Now let’s wait patiently for the book to pop up somewhere…
(le’ nail biting)
Good weekend
* Thank you Dave for every little helps
Comments 13
What a charming, lovely idea Asi. Have twittered the link
Posted 21 Nov 2008 at 3:58 pm ¶yay! Brilliant stuff, Asi
Posted 21 Nov 2008 at 4:04 pm ¶beautiful.
Posted 21 Nov 2008 at 4:06 pm ¶It’s a brill idea. Really really nice.
Posted 21 Nov 2008 at 4:19 pm ¶Love this idea. Wish I was more famous.
Posted 21 Nov 2008 at 11:56 pm ¶I’m so looking forward to seeing the results of this one. It’s good to see you doing an offline social experiment for a change!
Posted 22 Nov 2008 at 12:43 pm ¶I love what I see of the book (hand-lettering, very nice). I might have liked it better if it was “This Book Will Be Interesting” and you pass it to the most interesting person you know. But I understand for auctioning sake.
Posted 23 Nov 2008 at 3:41 am ¶i got to get famous real quick!
i love it
Posted 23 Nov 2008 at 7:28 am ¶an awesome thing indeed. a great idea for a great cause.
Posted 23 Nov 2008 at 10:23 am ¶lovely idea mate! really nice.
I just tagged you in a less lovely thing. sorry.
Posted 23 Nov 2008 at 2:52 pm ¶WOW
I’m amazed from all the love and support
Thank you lovely people, you rock
A
Posted 28 Nov 2008 at 6:57 pm ¶Cracking idea! Can’t wait to seeing who it reaches and of course to how much money you raise for the NSPCC.
Posted 06 Dec 2008 at 2:46 pm ¶great idea! All the best from Buenos Aires!!!
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