Mailing List Archive/2012-06-29

From This Might Be A Wiki
This is a chain email. Forward to your friends in Zimbabwe right now.

Do not break the chain!

If YOU are FROM or live in THESE COUNTRIES,
or know FOLKS who live there--
WE NEED YOUR HELP WITH PHOTOS FOR A NEW PROJECT!




Afghanistan, Algeria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Belgium, Brunei,
Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chad, China, Denmark, Dominica, Egypt,
Ecuador, Fiji, France, the Gambia, Guatemala, Hungary, Iran, Japan,
Kazakhstan, Libya, Mongolia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar,
Russia, Suriname, Turkey, Uruguay, Vietnam, Yemen, and Zimbabwe.

They Might Be Giants are creating a brand new crowd-sourced
video for the new extended version of ALPHABET OF NATIONS.

See the preview here on youtube: http://bit.ly/Lltcc2

Post your photos to @tmbg on TWITTER with the hashtag

  1. TMBGnation. Please include the name of your country!


Or submit on TUMBLR at http://tmbgnation.tumblr.com/
(and do include where it's from--we can't always tell!) The deadline is July 10!

We are requesting THREE PHOTOS!
A PORTRAIT OF YOUR FACE It's all about your face (or your child's or friend's face)
with a BIG SMILE. Native garb always welcome!

A PHOTO OF YOU AND YOUR FLAG A small (or big) FLAG
of your nation squarely in front of you (or your child or friend)!

A PHOTO EXPRESSING YOUR CULTURE A pic of traditional clothing, craft or crop,
maybe with someone pointing to your country on a map. It should celebrate your culture!

BONUS CHALLENGE: AN ACTION PHOTO! An action photo!
A photo of you (or your child or friend) jumping, in a karate pose,
piggyback riding, making a peace symbol, or somehow celebrating YOURSELF!

IF YOU ARE FROM A COUNTRY NOT ON THE LIST but still want to participate
please post a photo with the NAME of your country clearly in it!
Wherever you post, make sure to include the name of your country!