The iPod has landed
August 22, 2011 |
18 comments
Once more, a brief blog, but good news: as you might have seen from the Comments, the iPod has arrived in the hands of its winner, not far short of 18 months after the journey began. In case you missed this at the time, I sent an iPod around the country from one blog reader to the next. They all added music to it and arranged handovers to ensure the little MP3 player stayed in transit. There were some lulls but after a heartwarming amount of cooperation the prize is now in the possession of its rightful owner Anna. Tomorrow my aim is to find time to write this up in more detail. For now, very well done to everyone involved. This was quite a project. Good has triumphed over evil I think. Yet to be confirmed. But I think it has.
Posted by Clembear on August 24, 2011
Lovely – now what’s the playlist?
Posted by Rachael on August 23, 2011
Yay! I hope it has made Anna feel like a cool mum now.
Posted by Jen on August 23, 2011
Well done y’all!!Jx
Posted by Josie on August 23, 2011
Proof that Watsonians are kind of awesome but incredibly geeky.
Whey!
Posted by Lydia on August 23, 2011
Yay! Now you just have to think of something else huge and ridiculous-yet-awesome and we’re all set.
Posted by Jorik on August 23, 2011
Great to hear that the iPod has finally made its way to the rightful winner. This is also my first post since that ill-advised competition-entry in Feb 2010. In other news, the Fringe is awesome. Hope to see your show Mark!
Posted by Sarah on August 23, 2011
Wow – I’m glad the little iPod that started its journey when I met Mark at the Apple Store in London what seems like an age ago has finally made it to its destination…And it makes that 9 hour round trip to Fort William seem worth it now too. Well done to one and all involved in the process and I hope Anna enjoys her prize and all the new music she’s got with it.
Posted by Tom Beasley on August 23, 2011
Wooo! The first of the big Watsonian challenges has been successful!
Posted by lora on August 23, 2011
Its brilliant to know the Ipod has finally reached its destination, I’m glad I was part of the journey around the country. Also Mark, I really enjoyed the work in progress show last night.
Posted by cymruangel on August 23, 2011
Hurray for the safe delivery of the iPod – what cheery news for a wet Tuesday, as I catch up with the blog.
I think a blog listing all the songs would be very interesting indeed – I bet the musical tastes of Watsonians are pretty varied…
Posted by Phill on August 23, 2011
It’s a real achievement, who’d have thought a random bunch of people could transfer an iPod round the country like that!
I’ve just emailed through a photo of the final handover. Anna said she was thinking about doing a blog of the songs on the iPod which I think is a great idea, if that does go ahead I look forward to reading it
Posted by amycool on August 23, 2011
Excellent news! I hope Anna enjoys it!
Posted by Ally on August 23, 2011
I haven’t commented in awhile (though rest assured I am still an avid reader), but this news deserves a massive congratulations to everyone who was involved! Such awesome work, and such a massive challenge
Posted by Misha on August 23, 2011
Hurrahh!
Posted by Suzanne aka Senior Watsonian on August 23, 2011
HOORAY!!! SUCCESS!!! YAY!!! YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!
A triumph for all man … and woman … kind! Definitely a large degree of kindness involved!!!
Am shhhlightly shhhloshed at present … only takes a whiff of wine nowadays thus proving that drinking in old age is cheaper … I think … maybe, p’rapshhhh !!!
Dishgrace full eggsample to the younger generation, am shhho assshamed!!!
Only kidding!!!
Night to one and all … x
Posted by Laurs on August 23, 2011
I’m delighted that the Ipod has reached its final destination, hurrah for our little collective success!
And I’m also delighted to have played a small part in it!
Posted by Josh (the magnificent one) on August 23, 2011
Hurrah for us. I’m happy to have met it on its way past.
Posted by Rick Procter on August 22, 2011
Wow – first comment AND I’ve got an iPod-related video to share…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az-jmnMjuw0
Well done to everyone in the iPod chain – it was a great pleasure meeting (some of) you, and I’m so impressed with the niceness and carefulness you all possess.